Students develop problem solving, critical thinking, and research skills using business-computing tools. Topics covered: research, analysis, and communication using campus software and hardware tools and the Internet. Uses software for searching Internet and library resources (ethical use of materials), image manipulation, file transfer, archiving and storage, word processing, spreadsheet analysis, and presentation development. Includes in-depth work with spreadsheets, employing simple algebraic equations and what-if analysis. (Offered every semester.)
Units: 1 to 4
Economics as a social science is applied to understand the structure and function of the U.S. economy. We examine the institutions within the economy and macroeconomic concepts to understand the economy, from business cycle fluctuations through determinants of economic growth & decline. Through service learning in a local community, students examine issues of personal identities, social responsibility, and skills to develop equitable communities.(Offered every term: classroom-based or hybrid.)
Units: 6
Introduction to economics; analysis and theory of national income; money and banking; public finance and taxation; and international trade. Primary concentration on market-based systems and the United States economy. Students reflect upon how global and national monetary policy impacts business and society. (Offered every semester.)
Units: 3
Theory of prices and markets; industrial organization; public policy; income distribution; and contemporary problems of labor and business, including issues of equity, diversity, and ethics from a stakeholder perspective. (Offered every semester.)
Units: 3
Accounting principles and concepts essential to an understanding of the role of accounting in the collection, interpretation, use, and reporting of business data. While attention is given to the uses of accounting data by investors, emphasis is on the needs of management and the limitations and usefulness of accounting data for purposes of planning and controlling business activities. Students reflect on the ethical and compliance requirements for financial reporting. (Offered every term: classroom-based, hybrid or online.)
Units: 3
Provides an overview of the basic mathematics skills and elementary statistical procedures used in business applications and applied research settings. Places special preparatory emphasis on the quantitative reasoning skills for entry to BUS 300 Major ProSeminar. Develops proficiency in the use of data in tables, graphs, and elementary descriptive statistical applications; linear correlation and regression models; probability theory and probability distributions; hypothesis testing and statistical inference; and computer techniques using software packages. (Course currently being redesigned.) [Prereq: (BUS 200 and MATH 130) and (Exclude First Time Freshman)]
Units: 3
Explores uses of accounting data. Covers budgeting & profit planning, cost-volume-product relationships, principles and purpose of accounting information systems, designing and using internal cost control systems, identifying and tracking product costs, cost standards and variance analysis, and reporting for decision making. Develops an understanding on the creation and impact of accounting information systems on business decisions, ethics and strategy. (Offered every term: classroom-based, hybrid or online) (Prereq: BUS 203)
Units: 3
Examines the principles of law as they apply to everyday business, including ethical-social responsibility. Legal topics include forms of business entities, & legal issues, e.g., corporate governance, shareholders, board of directors & officers, mergers, issuance of securities & taxation. Other legal subjects include constitutional law, torts/Cybertorts, criminal law, agency/employment law, employment discrimination, & contracts and E-commerce. (Offered every term: class-based, hybrid, online.) (Exclude First Time Freshman)
Units: 3
Provides students foundational data analysis skills - how to model and solve analytical problems arising in modern business environments using Microsoft Excel and statistics to support business decisions. Topics include effective cell referencing, if-then modeling, built-in functions (statistical, financial, lookup, logical), chart design, transferring data across applications, and PivotTables (Offered every semester; sections may be offered as classroom-based, hybrid, or online courses) (Prereq: MATH 115 or MATH 130)
Units: 1 to 4
Students develop an Individualized Learning Plan that will guide their learning experiences at CSUMB and their continuing professional development. (Offered every semester; sections may be offered as classroom-based, hybrid or online courses.) [Prereq: (BUS 201 and BUS 203) and (GE Areas A1 and A2 and A3) and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
Units: 2
Students explore their professional aspirations and ethical values. They develop respect for multiple perspectives through community reflections. Students finalize individual learning plans. They integrate business concepts with Service Learning components. This learning takes place in the context of community development in the Monterey County area with a minimum of 30 service hours. (Offered every semester; sections may be offered as classroom-based, hybrid, or online.) (Prereq: Junior or Senior Standing)
Units: 4
Introduces contemporary statistical tools with an emphasis on applied methodologies as desired for future managers. Methodology for statistical analysis of business and economic data, such as time series methods, ANOVA, forecasting methods, investment valuation, real options, linear optimization, news vendor, and simple transportation problem are introduced. Focuses on decision making and risk management in business. (Sections may be offered as classroom-based, hybrid or online courses.) [Prereq: (MATH 115 or MATH 130) and BUS 299 and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
Units: 4
Students explore concepts of culture and cultural identity, differential power relationships among cultural groups, and ways to achieve greater equity and social justice. Students explore ethical dilemmas which occur when business and personal perspectives differ from that of community stakeholders. They do so in the context of community development in the Monterey region. As an integral aspect of learning, students work with a community nonprofit organization and reflect on that experience. [Prereq: (BUS 300 and BUS 304) and (Junior or Senior Standing) or (Coreq: BUS 300 and BUS 304)]
Units: 6
Enables upper division students to acquire & demonstrate critical thinking & business writing & speaking skills. Examines ethical & socially responsible behavior through case studies. Students learn & demonstrate empathetic written & oral communication skills, problem-solving strategies, & analytical skills applicable to real world business issues & events. (Offered: class-based or hybrid.) [Prereq: (GE Areas A1 and A2 and A3) and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
Units: 4
Concepts of management including managerial roles, organizational and team dynamics, leadership and motivation, decision making, ethical and legal issues, and communication. Individually and in teams, students explore how organizations do or do not function effectively in international and multicultural contexts. Students also develop management plans as part of multi-course business planning process. (Offered every semester; sections may be offered as classroom-based, hybrid or online.) (Prereq: Upper Division Standing)
Units: 4
Market opportunity identification, market & competitive analysis, consumer behavior measurement & analysis, use of marketing tools, strategic market planning & program development, organization & management of marketing & distribution value chain, product management, ethical & legal aspects of marketing along with corporate social responsibility, & applications of Internet marketing are studied. (Offered every semester; sections may be offered as classroom-based, hybrid or online.) [Prereq: GE Area B4 and (Upper Division Standing)]
Units: 4
Emphasizes the entrepreneur/manager raising funds at minimal cost and risk, and the allocation of those funds to increase shareholders' wealth and company value. Encompasses financial statements, time value of money, bond/stock valuation, cost of capital, and related subjects. Develops both the skills and ability to understand the impact of financial decision making to business and its stakeholders. Stresses ethical financial reporting. (Offered every semester.) [Prereq: (BUS 203 or Financial Accounting) and (BUS 205 or Managerial Accounting) and (Upper Division Standing)]
Units: 4
Provides the foundation for designing Information Systems (IS). Students apply quantitative and analytical concepts for decision making in business using advanced tools in spreadsheet software such as nested IFs, macros, database functions, basic VBA procedures, & understand ethical issues in IS. Students analyze the data requirements of a business using systems approach to create business intelligence by implementing a complex spreadsheet-based information system. (Offered every term or hybrid) [Prereq: (BUS 299 and BUS 304 and BUS 305) and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
Units: 4
Emphasizes interrelationships between operations, marketing, & finance. Major topics covered include decision making, strategy in a global environment, capacity planning & production, quality concepts, statistical process control (SPC), human resources, J I T, inventory control, & MRP. Students organized into teams to write & present a semester case study on a contemporary topic. (Offered every semester; sections may be offered as classroom-based, hybrid or online.) [Prereq: BUS 304 and (Upper Division Standing)]
Units: 4
Focuses on the entrepreneurial process, opportunity recognition, entry strategies, market opportunities, business plan creation, financial projections, venture capital, debt & other forms of financing, external assistance for startups & small businesses, legal, tax, & ethical issues, intellectual property, franchising, & entrepreneurship economics. Internet & eCommerce examples are provided. (Offered every semester; sections may be offered as classroom-based, hybrid or online.) [Prereq: (BUS 300 or BUS 300S) and (BUS 304 and BUS 305 and BUS 306 and BUS 307) and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
Units: 4
Explores operational systems in service industries such as banking, hospitality, financial services, and telecommunications. This course is also applicable to nonprofit organizations. Examines the customer service delivery, internal processes, and operational principles that govern service-based industries and nonprofit organizations. May be taken in place of BUS 309 or BUS 312. (Offered as interest warrants; sections may be offered as classroom-based, hybrid or online courses.) [Prereq: (BUS 300 or BUS 300S) and BUS 304 and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
Units: 4
Focuses on sustainable hospitality operations management. Emphasizes delivery of quality customer service. Students engage in data collection and choose a specific hospitality operation for an in-depth analysis. Topics include strategic decision-making, product and service delivery, forecasting, budgeting, measuring operational and employee performance, ethics, and technology. (Offered only in Spring, as interest warrants; sections may be offered as classroom-based, hybrid or online courses.) [Prereq: BUS 304 and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
Units: 4
Firms are experiencing dramatic shifts in standard business practices caused by the emergence of a global electronic marketplace and investment in web commercialization. Explores models firms are applying in a socially responsible and ethical manner. Focuses on the marketing issues in commercialization of computer-mediated environments (CMEs) like the WWW and emerging electronic media. (Offered only as interest warrants; sections may be offered as classroom-based, hybrid or online courses.) [Prereq: BUS 306 and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
Units: 4
Integrated Marketing Communications are explored by creating a new intangible product. Develops marketing communication plans that include traditional methods such as advertising, sales promotion, public relations, direct marketing, and product placements as well as current social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, blogs, mobile marketing, location marketing, etc. Examines marketing communications over the product life cycle. (Offered every term: classroom-based, hybrid, or online.) [Prereq: BUS 306 and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
Units: 4
Focuses on marketing as applied to service businesses. Topics include marketing a service vs. a manufactured product; marketing (planning, pricing, research, segmentation); customer loyalty; distribution channels; & advertising. Students identify a service industry, develop a marketing plan including situational & SWOT analyses, & action plans with success measures from a legal & ethical perspective. (Offered as interest warrants; sections may be offered as classroom-based, hybrid or online.) [Prereq: BUS 306 and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
Units: 4
Examines human resource management challenges confronting decision making in a rapidly challenging global environment. Focuses on motivation, cross-cultural communication, ethics, recruitment, selection, compensation, benefits, health and safety in the workplace, legal requirements and limitations, affirmative action, and career development. (Offered as interest warrants; sections may be offered as classroom-based, hybrid or online.) [Prereq: BUS 305 and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
Units: 4
Explores individual & organizational behavior within an institution's environment. Includes personality, group dynamics, organization change, conflict resolution, multiculturalism, ethics, leadership, & motivation. Applies skills in communication, decision making, problem solving, teamwork, handling ambiguity, taking initiative, and interpersonal sensitivity, such as cross-cultural differences. (Offered as interest warrants; sections may be offered as classroom-based, hybrid or online courses.) [Prereq: BUS 305 and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
Units: 4
Focuses on: 1) theories & models of leadership & its business/cultural/ethical contexts by examining leader-follower interaction; 2) effective use of power, politics & influence, & what motivates followers; 3) process of mobilization & sustaining vision, mission, core values, & ethical practices; and 4) development of organizational culture and change through effective communication. (Offered only as interest warrants; sections may be offered as classroom-based, hybrid or online courses.) [Prereq: (BUS 300 or BUS 300S) and (BUS 304 and BUS 305) and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
Units: 4
The course presents procedures and tools necessary to determine value and analyze risk/return characteristics of equity, fixed income securities, and alternative individual investments. Furthermore, it emphasizes responsible decisions and provides background for portfolio analysis and investment valuation. Although the ultimate objective of the course is to develop a conceptual/theoretical and applied background for investment decisions, emphasis will also be put on practical applications. (Prereq: Junior or Senior Standing)
Units: 4
Examines financial management and accounting aspects of doing business in global markets. Applies international financial management theories to problems of trade finance, direct foreign investment, international project finance, reduction of risks unique to international finance. Also examines international investment and roles of major international financial markets and institutions. (Offered only as interest warrants; sections may be offered as classroom-based, hybrid, or online courses.) [Prereq: BUS 307 and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
Units: 4
Explores savings and investment strategies, including stocks, bonds, mutual funds and real estate within the framework of human resources management. Other topics include retirement & estate planning, insurance, career opportunities and credit management. (Offered Spring only: classroom-based, hybrid or online courses) [Prereq: (BUS 203 and BUS 305) and GE Area B4 and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
Units: 4
Examines depository institutions and other financial intermediaries, asset management companies, and other financial institutions. Analyzes money and capital markets and the institutions that operate within those markets. Through case studies, exercises, and field research, students face and solve problems faced by mid-level managers of these institutions. (Offered only as interest warrants; sections may be offered as classroom-based, hybrid, or online courses.) [Prereq: BUS 307 and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
Units: 4
Theory of prices and markets; industrial organization; innovation and growth; limitations of markets and public policy; income distribution; and contemporary problems of labor and business, including issues of equity, diversity, and ethics from a stakeholder perspective. (Offered every semester; sections may be offered as classroom-based, hybrid, or online courses.) (Prereq: Junior or Senior Standing)
Units: 4
Analyzes and applies the principles of sales, advertising, and public relations to hotel/resort operations. Project-based. Includes problem solving and solution techniques applied to factors that impact the sales, advertising, and public relations of the hotel/resort industry. (Offered in Spring as interest warrants; sections may be offered as classroom-based, hybrid, or online courses.) [Prereq: (BUS 306 and BUS 312) and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
Units: 4
Introduces students to fundamentals of commodities in agriculture and energy sectors. Structure of financial commodity markets and commonly used strategies to manage risk are presented. Application of such strategies to manage financial risk and commodity trading are simulated in the classroom environment. (Sections may be offered as classroom-based, hybrid or online courses.) [Prereq: (BUS 358 or Microeconomics Equivalent) and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
Units: 4
Principles and applications of accounting for assets, liabilities, and equity; preparation of balance sheets; & measurement of income. Develops in-depth understanding of accounting and report preparation, and expects students to understand the ethical and business implications of various reporting requirements. Requires use of spreadsheet software. (Offered in Fall; classroom-based, hybrid, or online.) [Prereq: (BUS 203 and BUS 205) and (Upper Division Standing)]
Units: 4
Principles and applications of accounting expenses. Preparation and utilization of income statements and statements of cash flow. Analysis of financial statements and supporting accounting data. Requires use of spreadsheet software. (Offered in Spring: classroom-based, hybrid, or online.) [Prereq: BUS 383 and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
Units: 4
Focuses on the Federal tax laws for individuals and most small businesses. Analyzes Federal tax form 1040 with its supporting schedules and forms. Teaches students how to make tax-planning decisions for themselves, their families, their businesses, and perhaps, their clients. Covers legal requirements and ethical dilemmas encountered through tax reporting options. (Sections may be offered as classroom-based, hybrid, or online courses.) [Prereq: BUS 203 and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
Units: 4
Studies a particular topic in the major. May be repeated for credit when topics vary. (Offered only as interest warrants; sections may be offered as classroom-based, hybrid, or online courses.) [Prereq: (BUS 300 or BUS 300S) and (BUS 304 and BUS 305) and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
Units: 1 to 6
Independent study under the direction of a faculty member. The student must prepare a study proposal approved by the appropriate faculty member and major advisor prior to registration. (Offered only as interest warrants; sections may be offered as classroom-based, hybrid, or online courses.) (Prereq: Junior or Senior Standing)
Units: 1 to 6
An intensive experience in designing a startup business. Participants will develop skills in teamwork and presentation and learn tools for designing a startup business or social enterprise, including business models, prototyping, market validation and feasibility, and pitching the business. In addition to class meetings, the course requires participation in Startup Weekend (typically the first weekend of the semester) and two additional Friday half-day sessions. (Offered in Spring) [Prereq: BUS 310 and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
Units: 4
A practical, comprehensive, applied, and managerial approach to both quantitative and qualitative marketing research. Explores a step-by-step framework to defining problems, understanding ethical research considerations, preparing a research design and sampling, information gathering, interpretation, and analysis and report preparation in a domestic and international context. (Offered in Fall, as interest warrants; sections may be offered as classroom-based, hybrid or online.) [Prereq: BUS 306 and GE Area B4 and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
Units: 4
Examines the global marketing environment, the differences and similarities in societies and cultures with regard to the legal and ethical implications of marketing strategies, developing global readiness, and global marketing strategies. Each student engages in a specific country's market analysis, developing marketing strategies and marketing of a specific product or service. (Offered in Fall, as interest warrants; sections may be offered as classroom-based, hybrid, or online courses.) [Prereq: BUS 306 and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
Units: 4
Social entrepreneurship is a rapidly developing field in which business and nonprofit leaders design and grow financially sustainable enterprises that meet societal needs. As the lines blur between nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and businesses, it is critical to understand emerging opportunities and challenges in this interdisciplinary field. This introductory course draws heavily from case studies, guest lectures, speaker experiences, and student inquiry and presentations. [Prereq: BUS 310 and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
Units: 4
Covers the principles and practices of managing a not-for-profit organization. Knowledge areas include strategic planning, human resource management, ethics and social responsibility, volunteer development, and influences of multiple stakeholders. Students examine actual practices of community organizations in education, health care, social services, and the arts. (Offered only as interest warrants; sections may be offered as classroom-based, hybrid, or online courses.) [Prereq: BUS 305 and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
Units: 4
Examines the complex agribusiness policy and regulatory environment. Students survey governmental policies and regulations, and analyze their effect on local agribusiness. Explores the process by which policies and regulations are made and enforced. Students address specific ethical and stakeholder issues such as water and land use, pesticides, food and worker safety. (Offered only as interest warrants; sections may be offered as classroom-based, hybrid, or online.) (Prereq: Upper Division Standing)
Units: 4
Provides an introduction to principles of supply chain management, risk, and uncertainty associated at different stages of supply chain, inventory management, and material resource planning. Analytical tools are provided to optimize a part of, or the whole, supply chain. Traditional agricultural and sustainability approaches are used to explore the interplay between domestic and global supply chain management issues. (Sections may be offered as classroom-based, hybrid or online courses.) (Prereq: Junior or Senior Standing)
Units: 4
Introduces key issues in agricultural strategy and marketing, including market structure, performance measures, options and futures, and game theory. Marketing systems applicable to agribusiness and food/fruit/vegetable marketing systems are presented. Focuses on options and futures markets, financial derivatives, and how they are used by speculators, hedgers, and managers to mitigate or reduce market price risk. (Sections may be offered as classroom-based, hybrid or online courses.) [Prereq: BUS 375 and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
Units: 4
Analysis of software-based routing of fleet vehicles, transportation-based applications, fleet vehicle requirements for logistics of a company, inventory management, geographical information systems (GIS) based mapping and visualization of supply chains as applicable to the produce industry. Concepts of spatial statistics will be introduced. [Prereq: (BUS 435) and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
Units: 4
Examines venture formation and growth following completion of a business plan. Focuses on ongoing marketing, accounting, financial, and human resource management issues. Students examine startup and growth management issues faced by real-life ventures, and meet with entrepreneurs, and investors. Students also receive guidance on approaching potential sources of capital. (Offered only in Spring, as interest warrants; sections may be offered as classroom-based, hybrid, or online courses.) [Prereq: (BUS 307 and BUS 310) and (Coreq: BUS 310) and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
Units: 4
Analyzes the economics of agribusiness operations, and identifies all the potential sources of financing. Performs financial analysis of agricultural projects, using the same methodology as top agricultural leaders in the region. Evaluates various credit and capital market alternatives in terms of their likely financial impacts on borrowers. Interact directly with providers of financing. (Offered only as interest warrants; sections may be offered as classroom-based, hybrid, or online.) [Prereq: (BUS 305 and BUS 306 and BUS 307) and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
Units: 4
Introduces risk management and financial analysis for enterprises operating within agribusiness. Focuses on investment decisions under uncertainty, opportunity costs, capital budgeting, financial risk for the firm, and measures to mitigate and manage risk using various strategies. Key financial indicators of performance, growth, and liquidation are introduced, along with the structure of the U.S. agricultural finance sector. (Sections may be offered as classroom-based, hybrid or online courses.) [Prereq: (BUS 307 and BUS 358) or Microeconomics and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
Units: 4
Explores emerging e-business models in enterprises including impact of technologies such as analytics and social media. Students will develop an understanding of technology concepts and how these can be used for strategic advantage in a global economy. Explores problems such as security-authentication, privacy-encryption, and safeguarding of intellectual property rights, & ethical issues. (Offered in Spring, as interest warrants; sections may be offered as classroom-based, hybrid, or online.) [Prereq: (BUS 304 and BUS 305 and BUS 306 and BUS 308) and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
Units: 4
Investigates models of designing an electronic commerce initiative, a crucial channel for market expansion. Students gain hands-on experience using the hardware, software, & applications in developing an e-commerce site, & learn ethical & legal responsibilities for data handling. Focuses on learning various technology & design issues, & building a prototype of an e-commerce site. (Offered only as interest warrants; sections may be offered as classroom-based, hybrid, or online courses.) [Prereq: (BUS 308 and BUS 363) and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
Units: 4
Introduces the concepts of planning, analysis, & design of modern information systems (IS). Covers structured analysis/design, rapid prototyping techniques, & project management. Investigates the complex nature of IS, the dynamic & iterative nature of the systems development life cycle (SDLC), & the challenges in the socio-technical process of designing & implementing successful IS. (Offered only as interest warrants; sections may be offered as classroom-based, hybrid, or online courses.) [Prereq: (BUS 305 and BUS 306) and (Coreq and/or Prereq: BUS 308) and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
Units: 4
Bus Intel (BI) refers to the use of technologies to collect & analyze complex info. about an organization & its competitors for use in decision making. BI helps organizations in strategic & operational decision making by improving corp. performance mgmt., optimizing customer relations, & monitoring business activity. Course provides an understanding of the concepts for mgmt. of BI capabilities using data visualization/ warehousing/mining, decision support systems (DSS), ethics & other topics. [Prereq: (BUS 299 and BUS 305) and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
Units: 4
Explores relational database design & implementation using database tools. Discusses data management concepts & terminology currently in practice, fundamentals of relational database management, data sharing, retrieval, data dictionaries, & queries using SQL. Students apply database software to create & query databases to solve real-world problems, including ethical & privacy issues. (Offered in Fall, as interest warrants; sections may be offered as classroom-based, hybrid, or online.) [Prereq: (BUS 305 and BUS 308) and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
Units: 4
This course examines the concepts, theories, and practice of responsible business (People, Ethics, Equity, Planet, and Profit), including how social entrepreneurs create and manage social enterprises and sustainable businesses. Responsible business principles, frameworks, and tools are integrated to design responsible business models, strategies, and activities and are applied to the design, production, commercialization, and marketing of innovative social businesses and products. [Prereq: BUS 310 and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
Units: 4
Internship in a hospitality-related organization under the direction of a faculty member. Faculty member helps students clarify internship learning outcomes, potential hotel/resorts sites, and internship agreements. The faculty member mentors throughout the internship. The student must prepare an internship application and an approved learning outcomes proposal before registering. (Offered only as interest warrants; sections may be offered as course-based, hybrid, or online courses.) [Prereq: (BUS 300 or BUS 300S ) and (BUS 304 and BUS 305 and BUS 306 and BUS 307 and BUS 308 and BUS 310) and (BUS 311 or BUS 312) and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
Units: 4
Roles and responsibilities of independent auditor. Generally accepted auditing practices and standards; professional ethics. Auditing procedures, planning the audit, work paper preparation, report writing, rendering an opinion on financial statements. Requires use of spreadsheet software. (Offered only as interest warrants; sections may be offered as classroom-based, hybrid, or online courses.) [Prereq: (BUS 383 and BUS 384) and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
Units: 4
Technical, ethical, and policy aspects of operational auditing. Effectiveness of audits in the for-profit and not-for-profit sectors. Issues in operational auditing and case studies of how those issues have been addressed. (Offered only as interest warrants; sections may be offered as classroom-based, hybrid, or online courses.) [Prereq: BUS 482 and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
Units: 4
Concentrates on the underlying theory and application of business combinations, consolidated financial statements, foreign currency transactions, partnerships, segment and interim reporting, SEC reporting, accounting for non-profit organizations and estates and trusts. Explores current FASB and GASB rulings as well as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and ethical/legal issues on account reporting. (Offered only as interest warrants; sections may be offered as classroom-based, hybrid or online courses.) [Prereq: (BUS 383 and BUS 384) and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
Units: 4
Builds upon ethical frameworks introduced in BUS 300S and BUS 304. Focuses on ethical reasoning and the core ethical values of integrity, objectivity, and independence defined adhered to in business professions, particularly the American Institute of Certified Public Accounts. Ethical dimensions of accountability and responsibility are studied at the personal, institutional, and professional levels. (Sections may be offered as classroom-based, hybrid or online, and as interest warrants) [Prereq: (BUS 300S and BUS 304) and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
Units: 4
Focuses on management concepts and practices across the cultures and geographic boundaries; the impact of multinational corporations (MNCs) on the global economy; comparative leadership studies; global competitive strategies; intercultural communication; political risk analyses; negotiations; human resources across the cultures; and ethics and social responsibility. (Offered in Spring, as interest warrants; sections may be offered as classroom-based, hybrid, or online.) [Prereq: (BUS 304 and BUS 305 and BUS 306) and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
Units: 4
Studies a particular topic in the major. May be repeated for credit when topics vary. (Offered only as interest warrants; sections may be offered as classroom-based, hybrid, or online courses.) (Prereq: Junior or Senior Standing)
Units: 1 to 6
Independent study under the direction of a faculty member. The student must prepare a study proposal approved by the appropriate faculty member and major advisor prior to registration. (Offered only as interest warrants; sections may be offered as classroom-based, hybrid, or online.) [Prereq: (BUS 305 and BUS 306 and BUS 307) and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
Units: 1 to 6
Provides a structured work experience. Course faculty must approve objectives, sites & internship agreements. Students work with course faculty throughout the internship. According to BUS school policy only paid internships are accepted. Students must work a minimum of 200 hours during the term. Course faculty approval required. (Offered only as interest warrants; sections may be offered as classroom-based, hybrid, or online). [Prereq: (BUS 304 and BUS 305 and BUS 306 and BUS 307) and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
Units: 1 to 6
Capstone course integrating all BUS core courses into design of strategic analyses. Describes strategic management process, strategy formulation, strategy implementation, and evaluation activities. Explores why good ethics is good business. Involves action research project, domestic and international cases, and/or computer applications. (Offered only as interest warrants.) [Prereq: BUS 308 and (BUS 309 or BUS 311 or BUS 312) and BUS 310 and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
Units: 1 to 2
Capstone course integrating all BUS core courses into strategic analysis case, simulation, and/or applied research project. Describes strategic management theory and practice, strategy formulation process, and implementation and evaluation activities. (Offered every semester; sections may be offered as classroom-based, hybrid, or online.) [Prereq: BUS 308 and (BUS 309 or BUS 311 or BUS 312) and BUS 310 and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
Units: 1 to 6
An executive leadership perspective to business intelligence & analytics (BI&A) that provides insights for evaluation, strategic alignment, planning & investment in BI&A resources & people; addresses the governance of processes for BI&A deployments in business & government. The course reinforces the role of analytics for sound ethical decision-making strategies for creating a culture of evidence-based organization performance and innovation. (Offered as class-based, hybrid, or online.) Restricted to Senior and Graduate Level Standing Only
Units: 4
Social media is generating vast amounts of structured and unstructured data for organizations at an incredible rate. Data mining techniques are utilized in organizations to store, manage, and analyze this data to get useful and actionable intelligence for decision making. Data mining applications are used widely in marketing, banking, fraud detection, and finance. Topics will include data warehousing, dimensional modeling and data mining. (Offered every term or hybrid) (Prereq: BUS 468)
Units: 4
Social media technologies generate data which is unstructured in nature and require methodologies that can reveal hidden patterns and meaning. Data visualization can assist organizations in gaining valuable, actionable insight to allow an organization to better communicate and interact with its stakeholders. Topics range from text and stream mining, visualization, Hadoop, social media, NoSQL, GIS,and includes business case studies. (in-class, hybrid, or online format) (Prereq: BUS 468)
Units: 4
Course focuses on auditing theory, practice, philosophy & environment of the auditing profession. Topics include general auditing standards, professional conduct & ethics, legal liability, audit evidence, audit planning, internal control, auditing sampling, risk assessment, & accounts assurance. Examines SOX and SEC requirements for public companies, applying critical thinking for ethical dilemmas faced by auditors. (Offered as classroom-based, hybrid, or online) Restricted to Senior and Graduate Level Standing Only
Units: 4
Examines the accounting data that is collected, stored, and processed by computer technology under GAAP accounting practices. Analyzes the efficiency & effectiveness of information technology infrastructure & the operations. Integrates SOX and discuss the ethics, fraud, documents flow, segregation of duties, computer processing, including the risk of cloud computing, and the related control activities in a corporation. (Offered class-based, hybrid, or online) Restricted to Senior and Graduate Level Standing Only
Units: 4
Examines the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct as well as the additional requirements for auditors of public companies expressed in the Institute of Internal Auditors Codes of Ethics. Develops critical thinking frameworks to assess cases of ethical dilemmas frequently encountered by accounting professionals. Explores legal requirements & liabilities that govern the accounting profession. (Offered as class-based, hybrid or online) Restricted to Senior and Graduate Level Standing Only
Units: 4
Studies a particular topic in the major. May be repeated for credit when topics vary. (Offered only as interest warrants; sections may be offered as classroom-based, hybrid, or online courses.)
Units: 1 to 6
Graduate level independent study under the direction of a faculty member. The student must prepare a study proposal approved by the appropriate faculty member and graduate advisor prior to registration. (Offered only as interest warrants; sections may be offered as classroom-based, hybrid, or online courses. )
Units: 1 to 6
Introduction to e-commerce, information technology for businesses, and research methodology. Cross-listed as CST 600. (Offered Fall semester.)
Units: 4
Students will understand & achieve proficiency regarding statistics, introductory accounting, team building, ethics, & other business areas as these topics relate to the MBA program as well as business operations of the twenty-first century. Students will be introduced to the competencies that form the foundation of this MBA program & understand how they will be reinforced throughout the program. Students will develop an action plan that demonstrates application of the MBA core competencies. (Restricted to MBA Majors Only)
Units: 6
Students will become familiar with microeconomic as well as macroeconomic concepts relevant to managerial decision making. Topics will include: demand and supply analysis, consumer demand theory, production theory, price discrimination, perfect competition, externalities and public goods, risk aversion and risk sharing, hidden information and market signaling, moral hazard and incentives, rudimentary game theory, reputation and credibility, and transaction cost economics. (Restricted to MBA Majors Only)
Units: 6
The course is designed to equip students with the principles and the analytical tools of Macroeconomics. Students will investigate the economic concepts of output, income, the nature and role of money; and the impact of government expenditure and taxation on the economy. Students will examine economic theory dealing with the aggregate economic problems of employment, inflation, business cycles and growth. (Restricted to MBA Majors Only)
Units: 3
The primary goal is to explain and forecast the behavior of consumers and firms under various economic parameters and constraints. Topics include: supply and demand; individual and market demand; consumer behavior, production, cost functions, and competitive and monopolistic markets and strategies. (Restricted to MBA Majors Only)
Units: 3
The focus of this course is on assisting practitioners in solving business problems using various statistical and research methods. Topics include: basic descriptive and inferential statistics; appropriate interpretation of statistical results as they apply to the real-world presentation of data; research design and data analysis; inferential statistics; normal distribution using the z - test, t - testing, analysis of variance; and simple regression. (Restricted to MBA Majors Only)
Units: 3
Explores important issues shaping the IT systems that characterize contemporary organizations in the digital world. Introduces the basic system components found in most IT environments, predominant issues and factors pertaining to technology adoption and use at the enterprise level, and trends in emerging information technologies and their impact on organizations. (Offered Fall semester.)
Units: 4
Students integrate literature (research & practice), historical perspectives, analytical tools, & theoretical frameworks to design & conduct a market analysis. Students make marketing-related decisions based on identification & analysis of target markets, marketing mix variables, & market feasibility. Students identify & analyze high potential opportunities & develop a plan to exploit those opportunities. Students contribute to the startup or growth of entrepreneurial/intrapreneurial ventures. (Restricted to MBA Majors Only)
Units: 6
Follows the Project Management Institute model with a focus on IT-related projects. Covers basic project frameworks such as scope, time, cost, quality, human resources, communications, risk, and procurement. Discusses management skills required to lead a team to successful completion of projects. Applies the business enterprise model to architectural design and to project, program, and product management. Provides hands-on practice with industry-level PM software and covers several case studies. (Offered only as interest warrants.)
Units: 4
Students develop an "outside/in" perspective: seeing the United States, U.S.-based companies, and foreign-headquartered multinational corporations from the perspective of multi-varied constituencies around the world. Many of the readings are from Africa to provide the diversity of thought needed to break the barriers of U.S.-centric thinking. International governance structures are highlighted in the course. A two-country negotiation case applies what students have learned. (Restricted to MBA Majors Only)
Units: 6
Students analyze organizational effectiveness using theories of leadership, management, and organizational behavior. Students study leadership within the context of sensitivity to cross-cultural differences, firm culture, and employee motivation. Students reflect upon their own leadership styles and that of other leaders to determine how to shape their own management practice to improve their effectiveness. Students apply frameworks for thinking strategically about human resources. (Restricted to MBA Majors Only)
Units: 6
Analysis of electronic commerce systems and technologies to develop viable business models within the context of the strategic needs of the system. Focuses on analysis and assessment of emerging models and strategies, their potentialities and impact on electronic commerce (includes impact on business strategy and ethics), and the development of methodological tools for assessment of their success. (Offered in Spring, as interest warrants.)
Units: 4
Prepares students from Business Administration or other academic programs to pursue technology-based new venture opportunities. Includes opportunity recognition and evaluation; new venture strategies and formation; marketing; stakeholder management; financial management; entrepreneurial finance; and the process of sustaining organizational vision. Students prepare and defend a business plan, and identify sources of financing. If they have a promising opportunity, students receive assistance in approaching potential sources of capital and other resources. (Offered in Spring, as interest warrants.)
Units: 4
Introduction to the basic concepts and tools of finance. Review of balance sheet and income statement categories. Emphasis on the time value of money, present value calculations, the opportunity cost of capital, the valuation of simple securities, and the evaluation of investment opportunities in a capital budgeting system. (Restricted to MBA Majors Only)
Units: 3
Explores individual and organizational behavior in the context of the knowledge-based company environment, including structures, processes, and systems. Includes communication, group dynamics, organization change and development, conflict and conflict resolution, multicultural diversity, ethics, leadership, and decision making. Abilities to apply include communication skills, decision making, problem solving, and teamwork, including understanding of cross-cultural differences. (Offered in Spring, as interest warrants.)
Units: 4
Students study the importance of innovation to business success. Innovation is analyzed from three perspectives: products, processes, and organizations. Students understand the intricacies of developing new products, processes, and organizations. Students explore how information-based systems are used to address the challenges of adding value to organizations. Principles of operations management are examined to improve strategies, processes, and decision making to meet customer needs. (Restricted to MBA Majors Only)
Units: 6
Examines database design and implementation using relational database management system tools. Discusses data management concepts and terminology currently in practice in the business world, including data and database administration, fundamentals of database management systems and models (network, hierarchical and relational), data sharing, retrieval, data dictionaries, data proliferation, data integrity, and queries using SQL. (Offered as interest warrants.)
Units: 4
Assesses strategic implications of adopting new technologies and enabling transformational change at the enterprise level in our knowledge-based economy. Covers creating business value through IT, assessing and managing risk, measuring financial value and risk of IT adoption, managing disruptive technologies, managing technology innovation, positioning the CIO in enterprise leadership and strategy management, marketing innovative products in a global economy, and assessing enterprise implications of technology trends. (Offered Spring semester.)
Units: 4
Course examines accounting concepts, the accounting model, measurement processes, financial statements, financial analysis, the accounting cycle, monetary and fixed assets, inventory, current and long-term liabilities and equity structure. Students investigate internal reporting for use in planning and control, in making non-routine decisions and in formulating major plans and policies. Course covers cost-profit relationships, budgets, and standard variance analysis. (Restricted to MBA Majors Only)
Units: 3
Students: read, understand, & use corp. financial statements & published accounting reports; examine alternative costing methods & how cost information can be used for decision making; explore both financial & non-financial performance measures for evaluating business strategies & business unit success; prepare & analyze financial statements & projections for an investment; create a corporation, and/or a proposed project; and evaluate resources of financing for new & existing ventures. (Restricted to MBA Majors Only)
Units: 6
As the culminating experience of the MBA program, students integrate the knowledge from earlier courses and apply it in the same manner demanded of business, government, and non-profit general managers. As an experiential learning exercise, students plan, organize, implement, and control a business in a competitive, simulated market. Simulated internal and external data are analyzed to formulate the vision, mission, objectives, strategies, and policies needed to implement a business strategy. (Restricted to MBA Majors Only)
Units: 6
Studies a particular topic in the major; must have a research component. May be repeated for credit when topics vary (Offered only as interest warrants: classroom-based, hybrid, or online.) (Credit/No Credit Available)
Units: 1 to 6
(Restricted to MBA Majors Only)
Units: 0
Graduate independent study under the direction of a tenure track faculty member. The student must prepare a study proposal approved by the appropriate faculty member and graduate adviser prior to registration. Must have a research component. (Offered only as interest warrants: classroom-based, hybrid, or online.)
Units: 4 to 6
A capstone contributes to the disciplines or the professions by adding to technical/professional knowledge or by providing an original application of technical/professional knowledge in both management and information technology disciplines. Examples include a field study, a project, applied research, or a professional article of publishable quality. Students also master basic principles of strategic planning, including stakeholder management. Cross-listed as CST 699. (Offered Spring semester.)
Units: 4