Business Management Major

Common SBE Core

• SBEN 100 - Globalization and Society

  SBEN 100 - Globalization and Society

  4.00 credit hours

  An introductory course identifying the role of the business institution in our society, how business behavior is shaped and influenced by its stakeholders-managers, consumers, employees, government and community members. Key topics include: business systems, corporate governance, the business and society relationship, business and public issues, ethical dilemmas in business, corporate social responsibilities in relation to stakeholders, globalization, ecological and sustainability issues and the influence of technology on business and society.

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• ACCT 201 - Financial Accounting

  ACCT 201 - Financial Accounting

  4.00 credit hours

  An introduction to accounting principles and procedures as they are employed in the communication of financial information to various users, such as management, stockholders and government agencies. Topics include accounting for assets, liabilities, owner's equity and other reporting issues.

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• ACCT 202 - Managerial Accounting

  ACCT 202 - Managerial Accounting

  4.00 credit hours

  Analysis of accounting for managerial decision-making, planning and control. Topics include budgeting, variance analysis, traditional and nontraditional product costing methods and cost-volume profit analysis.

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• BUSN 205 - Business Law and Ethics

  BUSN 205 - Business Law and Ethics

  4.00 credit hours

  Surveys the major aspects of the law governing business and commerce including the domestic and international legal environment, the range of dispute resolution processes, legal liability including torts and negligence, contracts, employment law including employment discrimination, business entities, commercial transactions and intellectual property—all with particular emphasis on business ethics and ethical decision making.

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• BUSN 265 - Business and Economics Statistics

  BUSN 265 - Business and Economics Statistics

  4.00 credit hours

  Provides an overview of basic statistics as it applies to business. The focus is on learning statistical concepts by applying analytical reasoning to business applications. Examples illustrating the relevance of statistics to broad areas of business are used. The course requires students to use spreadsheet programs, statistical programs, the Internet and other computer tools in analyzing statistics. The focus is on application of the material and on solving problems. Only one of BUSN 265 and PSYC 250 may be taken for credit.

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• BUSN 485 - Business Strategy

  BUSN 485 - Business Strategy

  4.00 credit hours

  The capstone course requirement for all business majors. As befits a capstone, student skills in business strategy are developed in a highly integrative manner such that students use knowledge and frameworks from all functional areas of business to develop a holistic perspective of firms and competitive advantage. The knowing component of this course is focused on theoretical knowledge and frameworks applied in the critical analysis of business case studies. The doing component of this course centers on an online simulation where students compete to run a successful business.

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• ECON 200 - Principles of Microeconomics

  ECON 200 - Principles of Microeconomics

  4.00 credit hours

  Introduction to the theory of consumer choice, social and individual welfare, the behavior of business firms and market structure, and other applied microeconomic topics.

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• ECON 205 - Principles of Macroeconomics

  ECON 205 - Principles of Macroeconomics

  4.00 credit hours

  Introduction to macroeconomic theory, with emphasis on factors which explain changes in national income, unemployment and inflation. Other topics include money and banking, fiscal and monetary policies, distribution of income and economic crises.

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• FINA 350 - Corporate Finance

  FINA 350 - Corporate Finance

  4.00 credit hours

  An introduction to corporate financial management. Topics include financial statement analysis, discounted cash flow analysis, bond and stock valuation, common stock/debt financing, risk and return, cost of capital, and capital budgeting.

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• MGMT 305 - Management and Organizational Behavior

  MGMT 305 - Management and Organizational Behavior

  4.00 credit hours

  Provides a formal overview of why organizations exist and how they operate within the context of society. Basic management issues such as the structure of organizations are explored. In many cases management topics are covered in a generic manner that can be applied to any organization. Other issues are addressed with specific applications to certain firms. This course examines our role as individuals as it pertains to organizations. It is generally meant to provide a framework to analyze organizations that exist in the U.S. but will also cover some international topics.

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• MKTG 300 - Principles of Marketing

  MKTG 300 - Principles of Marketing

  4.00 credit hours

  Presents an overview of Marketing as a principle, a discipline, and as a profession. Students examine all elements of Marketing including integrated promotional strategies, consumer behavior, and ethics and social responsibility. Emphasis is placed on the Marketing Mix (Product, Place, Promotion and Price) as students design and implement a comprehensive marketing plan.

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Management Courses

• MGMT 335 - Logistics and Supply Chain Management

  MGMT 335 - Logistics and Supply Chain Management

  4.00 credit hours

  However large or small a business' operations might be, they are part of at least one supply chain. Recognizing this system, its counterparts and the level of control each member has on the operations constitute the foundations of effective management. Within this course, the distinction between the terms of logistics management and supply chain management are examined. The synergy created through partnerships in the supply chain, and the alignment of strategies for logistics and supply chain management are highlighted. Implications and impact of decisions made on the supply chain, the society and the environment are in focus.

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• MGMT 405 - Environmental Management

  MGMT 405 - Environmental Management

  4.00 credit hours

  Provide students with an overview of how management of firms intersects with the environment. It examines purchasing decisions by consumers and production choices by firms and how these can be made to reduce the negative impact on the environment. Other topics covered include: how our market system contributes to global climate change, sustainability of our economy and ecology, production Life-Cycle-Analysis (LCA), Internal Rates of Return (IRR), Return on Investment (ROI) and 'green' products.

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• MGMT 435 - Productions/Operations Management

  MGMT 435 - Productions/Operations Management

  4.00 credit hours

  Studies the production process and its relationship to scientific decision-making. The main scope of study is the supply chain with its manufacturing, service provider and intermediary parties. Students are introduced to the complexities of supply chains and supply chain management and within this context, gain hands-on operations planning experience with quantitative methods such as quality management, capacity planning, constraint management, project management, forecasting and inventory management.

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• MGMT 475 - International Management

  MGMT 475 - International Management

  4.00 credit hours

  Explores organizational management and business strategy issues in an increasingly global environment. It explains the origins of global interdependence and its implications for multinational corporations. The course analyzes the process and impact of internationalization and its contributions to the development of a multicultural world and utilizes international management theories to help students acquire basic global business analytical and cross-cultural management and communication skills. Finally, it provides an ability to utilize the tools for the assessment, analysis and decision-making related to organizational internalization.

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• BUSN 265 - Business and Economics Statistics

  BUSN 265 - Business and Economics Statistics

  4.00 credit hours

  Provides an overview of basic statistics as it applies to business. The focus is on learning statistical concepts by applying analytical reasoning to business applications. Examples illustrating the relevance of statistics to broad areas of business are used. The course requires students to use spreadsheet programs, statistical programs, the Internet and other computer tools in analyzing statistics. The focus is on application of the material and on solving problems. Only one of BUSN 265 and PSYC 250 may be taken for credit.

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• ECON 200 - Principles of Microeconomics

  ECON 200 - Principles of Microeconomics

  4.00 credit hours

  Introduction to the theory of consumer choice, social and individual welfare, the behavior of business firms and market structure, and other applied microeconomic topics.

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• MGMT 305 - Management and Organizational Behavior

  MGMT 305 - Management and Organizational Behavior

  4.00 credit hours

  Provides a formal overview of why organizations exist and how they operate within the context of society. Basic management issues such as the structure of organizations are explored. In many cases management topics are covered in a generic manner that can be applied to any organization. Other issues are addressed with specific applications to certain firms. This course examines our role as individuals as it pertains to organizations. It is generally meant to provide a framework to analyze organizations that exist in the U.S. but will also cover some international topics.

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Elective

Three of the following:

• BUSN 301 - Leading in a Global World

  BUSN 301 - Leading in a Global World

  4.00 credit hours

  An overview of globalization and its effects on leading successful multinational business and organizations. It explores systematically the theories and models of global leadership and explains social relationships and human behavior across cultural boundaries. It analyzes the relationships among individuals, communities and societies across the world. It provides a context expressing the cultural identities of leaders. It assists learners in developing key professional and personal competencies for effective global leadership and offers an integrated, practical and dynamic framework to think, act and mobilize people to develop global literacy.

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• BUSN 370 - Entrepreneurship Experimentation

  BUSN 370 - Entrepreneurship Experimentation

  4.00 credit hours

  Applies the principles of lean startup, customer development and iterative market testing to test whether you have a profitable business idea. This is a project-based course where skills in customer and market discovery, opportunity testing, iterative product development and entrepreneurial strategy are developed. In addition, skills in self-awareness, market responsiveness and creation of competitive advantage for oneself are cultivated.

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• MGMT 315 - Management Information Systems

  MGMT 315 - Management Information Systems

  4.00 credit hours

  Combines information theory and practice to prepare students to recognize computer-based information systems elements and develop effective and ethical decisions regarding managing information systems. The fit between corporate culture, strategies and information systems decisions is analyzed in detail. The concept of big data, its sources, the management of IT and the security concerns regarding big data, and any recent developments that affect information technologies are the main focus. Students also learn how the managerial decisions made at the firm level affect daily lives and how this has ethical implications as well as implications for privacy.

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• MGMT 325 - Data Analytics

  MGMT 325 - Data Analytics

  4.00 credit hours

  Provides in-depth knowledge about quantitative data analysis methods in order to tackle business problems. Students gain hands-on experience through the data analysis process, starting from analyzing problems in order to identify data requirements and analysis needs, applying appropriate data analysis methods and interpreting results within the given context. Data analysis software such as spreadsheet, optimization and simulation programs are used to support the skill building within this course.

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• MGMT 335 - Logistics and Supply Chain Management

  MGMT 335 - Logistics and Supply Chain Management

  4.00 credit hours

  However large or small a business' operations might be, they are part of at least one supply chain. Recognizing this system, its counterparts and the level of control each member has on the operations constitute the foundations of effective management. Within this course, the distinction between the terms of logistics management and supply chain management are examined. The synergy created through partnerships in the supply chain, and the alignment of strategies for logistics and supply chain management are highlighted. Implications and impact of decisions made on the supply chain, the society and the environment are in focus.

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• MGMT 345 - Human Resource Management

  MGMT 345 - Human Resource Management

  4.00 credit hours

  Examines the basic functions of personnel and labor relations. Discussions focus on valuing, employing, developing, motivating and maintaining human resources in organizations. The history of the American labor movement and the collective bargaining process is also examined.

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• MGMT 405 - Environmental Management

  MGMT 405 - Environmental Management

  4.00 credit hours

  Provide students with an overview of how management of firms intersects with the environment. It examines purchasing decisions by consumers and production choices by firms and how these can be made to reduce the negative impact on the environment. Other topics covered include: how our market system contributes to global climate change, sustainability of our economy and ecology, production Life-Cycle-Analysis (LCA), Internal Rates of Return (IRR), Return on Investment (ROI) and 'green' products.

  Schedule Of Classes

• MGMT 435 - Productions/Operations Management

  MGMT 435 - Productions/Operations Management

  4.00 credit hours

  Studies the production process and its relationship to scientific decision-making. The main scope of study is the supply chain with its manufacturing, service provider and intermediary parties. Students are introduced to the complexities of supply chains and supply chain management and within this context, gain hands-on operations planning experience with quantitative methods such as quality management, capacity planning, constraint management, project management, forecasting and inventory management.

  Schedule Of Classes

• MGMT 475 - International Management

  MGMT 475 - International Management

  4.00 credit hours

  Explores organizational management and business strategy issues in an increasingly global environment. It explains the origins of global interdependence and its implications for multinational corporations. The course analyzes the process and impact of internationalization and its contributions to the development of a multicultural world and utilizes international management theories to help students acquire basic global business analytical and cross-cultural management and communication skills. Finally, it provides an ability to utilize the tools for the assessment, analysis and decision-making related to organizational internalization.

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• MGMT 485 - Operations Research

  MGMT 485 - Operations Research

  4.00 credit hours

  An introduction to the application of mathematical models in operational decision-making. Provides a foundation in quantitative operations and logistics management. Models taught include linear programming, transportation modeling, network modeling, goal programming, heuristic programming, and simulation modeling. The basics of each method is taught at the theoretical and practical levels. Students build skills in analyzing real life problems, and identifying and applying effective solution methods to these problems, using heuristics and computer programs such as spreadsheet and/or specialized software.

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