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ACCOUNTING COURSES

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ACC 2051 Principles of Financial Accounting (3) - Offered: Fall
An introduction to the accounting process from transactions through financial statements. Emphasis is placed on joumal entries, including adjustments and closing entries. Special journals and subsidiary ledgers are also examined. Concentrates mainly on accounting for a sole proprietorship.

ACC 2052 Principles of Managerial Accounting (3) - Offered: Spring
An introduction to managerial accounting concepts including financial statement analysis, job order and process costing systems, cost-volume-profit analysis, budgeting, variances, etc. Prerequisite; ACC 2051.

ACC 3025 Survey of Accounting (3) - Offered: On Demand
A concise overview of the fundamental theories of managerial and financial accounting. This course is designed to provide a comprehensive perspective of the accounting field. Topics will include costing, budgeting, and the accounting framework. Offered on demand as an MBA prerequisite.

ACC 3150 Intermediate Accounting I (3) - Offered: Fall
An in-depth examination of the accounting process and financial statements. Builds on concepts introduced in Principles of Financial Accounting by considering more advanced topics with a more report-oriented approach. Prerequisite; ACC 2052.

ACC 3250 Intermediate Accounting II (3) - Offered: Sprlng
A continuation of ACC 3150, providing an in-depth examination of the accounting process and financial statements. As with ACC 3150, topics are considered with a more report-oriented approach. Prerequisite; ACC 3150.

ACC 3073 Individual Income Tax (3) - Offered: Sprlng
An introduction to Federal income tax law and procedure pertaining to individuals, including income recognition, income character, deductions, credits, gains and losses, and alternative minimum tax.

ACC 3074 Corporate Income Tax (3) - Offered: Fall
An introduction to Federal income tax law and procedure pertaining to corporations, partnerships, S corporations, estates, and trusts. Includes an overview of the Federal Unified Transfer (estate and gift) Tax.

ACC 3083 Accounting for Decision Making (3) - Offered: Fall
Even years This course combines traditional cost accounting with newer management accounting concepts. It is designed to assist the student in becoming a valuable strategic partner with management through the use of accounting and fmancial information. Prerequisite; ACC 2052.

ACC 4022 Auditing (3) - Offered: Spring Odd years
An overview of an independent auditor in examining the financial statements of a company with emphasis on internal control evaluation and generally accepted auditing standards. Prerequisite: ACC 2052

ACC 4051 Advanced Accounting (3) - Offered: Fall Even years
Advanced topics in accounting including business combinations, consolidated statements, multinational accounting and fiduciary accounting. Pre or co requisite; ACC 3250

ACC 4085 Internship in Accounting (3) - Offered: On Demand
Internship placement is to be at a local CPA firm, small business, or corporate setting where the intern's work is closely supervised by a professional who will provide a variety of assignments to thoroughly acquaint the student with the organization's various functions. Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing and department approval.

BUSINESS COURSES

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BUS 2000 Introduction to Business (3) - Offered: Every Semester
A survey of the fundamentals of business organization, operation, finance and management designed to help the student determine aptitudes and interests in business by exposure to a broad spectrum of today's business world plus an effective review of management history and the use of effective human relations in business.

BUS 3000 Organizational Behavior and Management (3) - Offered: Fall
Literature of organizational theory with an emphasis on theoretical concepts, organizational design, dynamics of formal and informal groups, communication in leadership, organizational fundamentals, organizational effectiveness, and social science research techniques.

BUS 3001 Managing In a Global Environment (3) - Offered: Fall
A study of the international dimensions of the business enviroment from a management perspective.

BUS 3006 Principles of Management (3) - Offered: Every semester
This course is an overview of management principles and is designed to examine and teach the critical skills needed by managers. Emphasis will be placed on skill development and application.

BUS 3010 Marketing (3) - Offered: Every Semester
An introduction to marketing and to the development of marketing strategy, including product, price, promotion, and place in today's business world. Discusses the decision areas in marketing and how to utilize marketing concepts to make business decisions. Prerequisite: BUS2000 or departmental approval.

BUS 3015 Personal Finance (3) - Offered: On Demand
This course prepares the student to manage their own financial affairs and examines such topics as career strategies, money management, tax strategies, credit acquisition and management, housing, insurance, investing, and retirement planning.

BUS 3020 Operations Management (3) - Offered: Fall
Management of operations, with emphasis on planning, forecasting, scheduling, inventory control, facilities management, and quality control. Some interface with operations research methods will be conducted with respect to production type problems, planning, and scheduling with selected topics in operational research. Prerequisites: BUS 3090 or MAT 1040.

BUS 3025 Managerial Communication (3) - Offered: Every Semester
This course is designed to provide instruction and practice in business and professional communication settings. Elements of this course will bring to light communication situations and techniques for addressing those circumstances with effective communication. Skill development in the use of a variety of communication tools, particularly speaking and writing, will occur in the context of simulated work situations. Prerequisite: ENG 1020.

BUS 3050 Promotion Strategy (3) - Offered: Fall
This course addresses the total marketing communications function. Discusses the importance of integrated marketing communications (IMC) and provides coverage of: advertising, sales promotion, public relations/publicity, direct response and interactive advertising, and personal selling, Prerequisite: BUS 3010.

BUS 3060 Business Law 1 (3) - Offered: Fall
An analysis of the legal and ethical environment of business, the effects oflegislation and regulation on business activity, and the role of law and ethics in the decision-making process.

BUS 3062 Business Law II (3) - Offered: Spring Odd years
Continued study of the legal environment of U. S. businesses with particular concentration in property law, employment law, securities law, and certain emerging or expanding areas such as environmental law, international business, and the ADA.

BUS 3070 Entrepreneurship & Small Business Management (3) - Offered: Fall
A systematic study of the methods, problems, and skills necessary for launching and operating a small business venture. Prerequisite: BUS 2000 or department approval.

BUS 3080 Topics in Marketing (3) - Offered: Spring
Marketing topics offered as demand and opportunity warrant, allowing subjects of pertinent andlor current nature to be explored in detail. Prerequisite: BUS 3010.

BUS 3090 Business Statistics (3) - Offered: Every semester
This course is designed to teach basic skills in descriptive and univariate statistics, with some consideration given to certain multivariate techniques. Experience in collecting and organizing data and drawing conclusions on the data are emphasized. All statistics will be taught from a business perspective. Also offered on demand as an MBA prerequisite. Prerequisite: MAT 1030 or higher.

BUS 3150 Management Science (3) - Offered: Spring
An introduction to the application of the scientific approach to managerial decision-making. This course is designed to give the student a study ofthe quantitative methods used in solving business problems. The student is expected to formulate problems for computer-based solutions to operations, finance, and marketing problems of organizations. Prerequisite: MAT 1030 or MAT 1040.

BUS 3160 Managerial Finance I (3) - Offered: Spring
A course designed to teach the principles of financial management, analysis of balance sheets and income statements, capital markets, sources of capital funds, the time value of money, and the interpretation of future cash flows. Prerequisites: MAT 1030 or MAT 1040.

BUS 3260 Managerial Finance II (3) - Offered: Fall
Even years A continuation of Managerial Finance, emphasizing the relationship between risk and return, the cost of acquiring capital for a firm, capital structure decisions, and other miscellaneous topics. Prerequisite: BUS 3160.

BUS 4014 Computer Applications in Business (3) - Offered: Spring
An introduction to computer software programs and techniques for the business environment, including business forms, business plans, etc. Prerequisite: BUS 2000.

BUS 4085 Internship in Business (3) - Offered: On Demand
Internship placement is to be in a small business or corporate setting where the intern's work is closely supervised by a professional who will provide a variety of assignments to thoroughly acquaint the student with the organization's various functions. Placements and assignments will be based on the student's concentration. Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing and department approval.

BUS 4095 Organizational Strategy & Policy (3) - Offered: Spring
A capstone course challenging the student to analyze organizational problems, and to design strategies and policies in dealing with those problems. A case approach will be used. Prerequisites: Junior or senior standing

BUS 4260 Money and Capital Markets (3) - Offered: Fall odd years
This course provides the student with an overview of money markets in the U. S. and with a general introduction to financial institutions and financial instruments. Current and future trends of the global financial system are also examined.

BUS 4310 Negotiation (3) - Offered: Fall
This course examines the art and science of negotiation. Students will engage in a number of simulated negotiations ranging from simple one-issue transactions to multi-party joint ventures, such as collective bargaining. Through these exercises and associated readings, students explore the basic theoretical models of bargaining and have an opportunity to test and improve their negotiation skills. Prerequisite. At least junior level standing.

BUS 4350 Marketing Research (3) - Offered: Spring
A study of marketing research methods, infonnation systems, and their relationships to strategic marketing, plarming, and problem solving as practiced by the modern market-oriented firm. Prerequisite: BUS 3010 and co or prerequisite BUS3090.

BUS 4450 Leadership in Business (3) - Offered: Every Semester
Students review the major theories of leadership, critically evaluate the defmition and meaning of leadership, developing their own interpretations and defmitions of leadership after learning how others have interpreted and defmed it. They also analyze their own leadership strengths and limitations and engage in activities to improve their leadership skills. Prerequisite: BUS 2000 or department approval.

BUS 4460 Investments (3) - Offered: Spring
Even years This course examines analysis and valuation techniques for stocks and bonds, including fundamental analysis, technical analysis, and duration. This course also covers such specialized topics as warrants, puts, calls, mutual funds, international securities markets, real assets, etc.

BUS 4520 Training and Development for Business (3) - Offered: Spring
This course covers strategies and methods for professional and human resource development in organizations by considering processes that will ensure the skills, knowledge, abilities, and perfonnance of employees to meet the current and future needs of the organization and the individual employee.

BUS 4550 Consumer Behavior (3) - Offered: Fall
Analysis of the theories of consumer behavior and their application to marketing decision-making. Psychological, economic, anthropological and sociological perspectives are integrated to enhance understanding of consumer acquisition processes. Prerequisite: BUS3010.

ECONOMICS COURSES

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ECO 2001 Principles of Economics: Macro (3) - Offered: Fall
Introduction to the central economic problems of every society, the price systems of free markets, the bare elements of supply and demand, business organization, labor and industrial relations; the economic role of government, national income detennination, prices and money, the nation's banking system and monetary and fiscal policies; analysis and determination of the effects on the economy of government spending and taxation, consumption spending, saving and investment spending.

ECO 2002 Principles of Economics: Micro (3) - Offered: Spring
Determination of the price of a commodity by supply and demand, the economics of the agricultural industry, the ideal production level for maximum profit as well as international trade and finance; economic growth, discrimination of minorities and alternative economic systems.

ECO 3025 Survey of Economics (3) - Offered: On Demand
A concise, rigorous overview of the fundamental theories of macroeconomics and microeconomics. This course is designed to provide a comprehensive perspective of the economics field. Offered on demand as an MBA prerequisite.

LAW COURSES

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LAW 3014 Legal Research and Writing (3) - Offered: Spring Odd years
An introduction to legal research using LEXlSINEXIS and to various legal writing styles, including memoranda and briefs. The exegetical thought process will be emphasized.

LAW 3033 Law Office Management (3) - Offered: Fall Odd years
This course will examine general office management issues and specific applications to the law office. Personnel, payroll, and deadline management will be emphasized.

LAW 3054 Legal Document Drafting (3) - Offered: Spring Even years
This course will instruct students to draft pleadings, contracts, wills, trusts, and other legal documents. Prerequisite: LAW 3014.