Courses

Provides an overview of how business works through the application and integration of the fundamental business functions of accounting, finance, management, marketing, and systems. Weekly discussion of current events will focus on entrepreneurship, international business, business and society, and career topics. Restricted to freshmen business majors. Prerequisites: Restricted to Business majors with less than 53 units.

Covers descriptive statistics, basic probability theory, statistical inference and hypothesis testing, correlation and simple linear regression analysis. Students learn decision making and solving business problems by using data. Uses statistical features of commonly used business spreadsheet software. Prereq., MATH 1071. Formerly BCOR 2010. Credit not granted for this course and MATH 2510. Prerequisites: Restricted to Business, ADVT or IAFS Majors only. Requires pre-requisite course of ECON 1078 or MATH 1071 or MATH 1001 or MATH 1011 or MATH 1150 or MATH 3130, or APPM 3310, or APPM 2360 or APPM 2380

Builds a basic understanding of how information regarding a firm's resources and obligations is conveyed to decision makers both outside and within the firm. Prereq., BCOR 1020 or MATH 2510 or ECON 3818. Restricted to Business, SPPR-PRO, IAFS majors, or students with a subplan of WBE only. Prerequisites: Requires pre-requisite course of BCOR 1020 or MATH 2510 or ECON 3818. Restricted to BU, SPPR-PRO, IAFS Majors, or students with a subplan of WBE only.

Emphasizes the concepts and skills needed to make sound financial decisions. Topics include financial statement analysis, time value of money, interest rates, bond valuation and bond markets, stock valuation and stock markets, cost of capital and capital structure, capital budgeting, financial forecasting, and working capital management. Prereqs., BCOR 1020 or MATH 2510 or ECON 3818 and BCOR 2000. Restricted to Business or IAFS majors or students with a sub plan of WBE and 26-180 units completed. Formerly BCOR 2100. Prerequisites: Requires prerequisite courses of BCOR 1020 or MATH 2510 or ECON 3818 & BCOR 2000. Restricted to Business or International Affairs majors or students with a subplan of WBE and 26-180 units competed.

Focuses on how modern business firms compete in the global marketplace by adding value. Examines the value-chain of a firm and how firms use people, organizations, operations, and information systems to compete and win in world markets. Also covers contemporary issues such as total quality management, process reengineering, teams and team building, employee empowerment, and horizontal organizations. Restricted to Business, SPPR-PRO majors, or students with a subplan of WBE only and 26-180 units completed. Formerly BCOR 2150. Prerequisites: Restricted to Business, SPPR-PRO majors, or students with a subplan of WBE only and 26-180 units completed.

Examines how activities in organizations provide value to the purchasers of its products and services. Includes gathering information about consumers and competitors through research and information systems, applying knowledge and technology to the design of products and services, communicating information to consumers and organizational units, and pricingand distributing products and services. Also includes issues in global marketing, ethics and diversity, relationship marketing, and integrating marketing with financial analyses. Prereq., BCOR 1020 or MATH 2510 or ECON 3818. Restricted to Business, SPPR-PRO, Advertising, IAFS majors, or students with a subplan of WBE only and 26-180 units completed. Prerequisites: Requires prerequisite course of BCOR 1020 or MATH 2510 or ECON 3818. Restricted to Business, SPPR-PRO, Advertising, International Affairs majors, or students with a subplan of WBE only and 26-180 units completed.

Takes a systems perspective in exploring the use of information, processes, and models used by businesses to produce goods and services and to effectively manage accounting, finance, human resources, strategy, supply chains/inventory, and other activities in a business. Focuses on making better business decisions faster through better business intelligence by using the right information, at the right time, provided to the right managers. Prereq., BCOR 1020 or MATH 2510 or ECON 3818. Restricted to Business majors with 13-180 units completed. Prerequisites: Requires pre-requisite course of BCOR 1020 or MATH 2510 or ECON 3818. Restricted to Business majors with 13-180 units completed.

Surveys major topics and case studies in business law, business ethics, and government policy. Business law topics include the American legal system, constitutional law, common law, contract principles, criminal and tort law, intellectual property, employment law, and personal and real property law. Ethics topics include the philosophy of law, legal versus moral issues, and professional responsibility. Public policy topics include the roles of business and government, types of government intervention, and the nature and theory of governmental policy formulation. Restricted to Business, Spanish (SPPR), students with a subplan of WBE, or Concurrent Degree majors only and 52-180 units completed. Prerequisites: Restricted to Business, Spanish (SPPR), students with a subplan of WBE, or Concurrent Degree majors only and 52-180 units completed.

Explores alternative views of the role of business inour global society through detailed case analyses, beginning with the free market view. This is a cross-functional area course that helps students to isolate and articulate their personal values that will shape business conduct. Emphasizes individual and organizational responsibility for business behavior in the broader social context. Prereq., BCOR 1010, 1020, 2000, 2200, 2300, 2400, 2500 and 59 hours completed. Prerequisites: Restricted to Business majors with 60-180 units completed.