Courses

BCOR-1010 (3) Introduction to Business

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.

BCOR-1020 (3) Business Statistics

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

BCOR-2000 (4) Accounting and Financial Analysis

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.

BADM-2050 (3) Honors/Special Topics

Variable topics in business, drawing from a variety of disciplines. Prereq., 3.50 minimum cumulative GPA.

BCOR-2200 (3) Introductory Finance

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.

BCOR-2300 (3) Adding Value with Management

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.

BCOR-2400 (3) Fundamentals of Marketing

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.

BCOR-2500 (3) Introduction to Operations and Information Management

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.

ACCT-2820 (3) Introduction to Personal Financial Planning

Introduces the concepts, tools, and applications of personal financial planning. Provides the students with tools and techniques for managing their personal finances. With these skills, students gain the ability to effectively deal with their ever-changing financial environment. Restricted to students with at least 26 hours completed.

BADM-2880 (3) Special Topics

Explores historical developments, contemporary issues, industry trends, and best practices pertinent to the business of sports. The course examines how sports enterprises are managed, and the impacts that such enterprises have on the economic and social fabric of communities. The course is designed to provide sufficient background for educated consumption of this literature and pursuit of further study if desired. Restricted to sophomores/juniors/seniors.

BCOR-3000 (3) Business Law, Ethics, and Public Policy

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.

REAL-3000 (3) Principles of Real Estate

Introduction to real estate as an asset with associated property rights, an industry, profession, and investment. Covers a broad spectrum of real estate principles and terms including legal concepts, regulation and land use, industry issues, valuation, financing methods and sources, and investment analysis. Excellent elective for all students and provides the foundation for other real estate courses. Prereq., BCOR 1010, 1020, 2000, 2200, and 52 hours completed. Prerequisites: Restricted to Business majors with 52-180 units completed.

BCOR-3010 (3) Business Applications of Social Responsibility

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.

FNCE-3010 (3) Corporate Finance

Covers the theory and practices governing the management of capital in a business firm. Examines the determinants of capital requirements, methods of obtaining capital, problems of internal financial management, and methods of financial analysis. Prereqs., BCOR 1020, 2000, and 2200. Prerequisites: Requires pre-requisite courses of BCOR 1020, 2000, & 2200. Restricted to Business Majors with 52-180 units completed.

MGMT-3030 (3) Critical Leadership Skills

Provides an opportunity to learn about and practice the skills required of all managers. These skills include leadership, negotiation, conducting performance appraisals, delegation, effective communication, interviewing and making hiring decisions, and managing employees with problem behaviors. Objectives include developing self-awareness of strengths and weaknesses as a manager, gaining familiarity with theory-based skills, and developing proficiency in the use of these skills. Prereq., BCOR 2300. Restricted to students with 52 hours completed. Prerequisites: Restricted to Business majors with 52-180 units completed.

BADM-3100 (1) Professional Development

Designed to provide opportunities to understand and develop professional competencies for successful careers in business. Designed to increase knowledge of job search strategies and formulate a career management plan for transitioning to the worksplace. Topics such as resumes, cover letters, personal branding, job search strategies, internships, career choices, networking and social media will be covered. A Self-Marketing Plan will be developed to help focus on long-term career goals. Restricted to juniors and seniors. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior).

ESBM-3100 (3) Introduction to Entrepreneurship

Introduces non-business students to the multiple facets of entrepreneurship and the entrepreneurial process. Entrepreneurship is a process of fundamental transformation: from innovative idea to enterprise and from enterprise to valuethus, entrepreneurship is more than a business practice. Innovation is central to this process and students will be challenged to develop creative solutions to a problem or need. Restricted to non-Business majors with 60-180 units completed. Prerequisites: Restricted to non-Business majors with 60-180 units completed.

MGMT-3100 (3) Management of Service Operations

Examines concepts, tools and techniques used in the management of service operations. Focuses on how firms add value and compete with high quality and efficient services. Emphasizes the use of models for designing new services and improving the effectiveness of service processes. Studies the application of technology in the context of productivity, growth and the globalization of services. Restricted to Business (BUSN) majors with 52-180 units completed. Prereq., BCOR 2500. Formerly SYST 3030, OPIM 3030. Prerequisites: Restricted to Business (BUSN) majors with 52-180 units completed.

MKTG-3150 (3) Sales Management

Explores the selling task and the essentials of managing the sales force. Includes recruiting, selecting and hiring, training, compensating, supervising, and controlling. Covers sales organization, sales planning, sales forecasting, assigning territories, quotas, and sales analysis. Prereq., BCOR 2400. Restricted to students with 52 hours completed. Formerly MKTG 4150. Prerequisites: Restricted to Business or Advertising majors and 52-180 hours completed.

ESBM-3200 (3) Principles of Business for Entrepreneurs

Provides non-business students with a basic understanding of the business principles required to start and grow an entrepreneurial venture. It is intended for individuals who have not taken a marketing, accounting or finance course. This course will focus on two aspects of business that are critical to the success of any new venture: marketing and financial management. Restricted to non-Business majors with 60-180 units completed. Prerequisites: Restricted to non-Business majors with 60-180 units completed.

MGMT-3200 (3) Business Intelligence

Focuses on acquiring accurate and timely knowledge to make effective operational, tactical and strategic decisions. This course focuses on how to create and use such knowledge. Topics include problem definition; critical factor isolation; data collection, storage, and querying; transformation of data into knowledge through appropriate analyses and aggregation; and the presentation of the knowledge to decision makers in meaningful ways. Restricted to Business (BUSN) majors with 52-180 units completed. Prereq., BCOR 2500. Formerly SYST 3100, OPIM 3100. Prerequisites: Restricted to Business (BUSN) majors with 52-180 units completed.

MGMT-3210 (3) Business Application Programming

Uses computer programming to teach a complex problem solving skill. Its two main course objectives are: (1) learn to use a structured problem decomposition method, designed to help decompose a complex problem into manageable sub-problems. This method is best exemplified in programming but is applicable to any complex business problem. (2) understand the core concepts of programming--such as variable, object model, and control flow--that will help you not only appreciate the power of programming behind modern technologies but also better understand business process models. Formerly SYST 2010, OPIM 2010 and MGMT 2010.

ACCT-3220 (3) Corporate Financial Reporting 1

First of a two-course sequence intended to provide students with increased fluency in the language of business. Focuses on U.S. and international accounting concepts and methods that underlie financial statements and the related implications for interpreting financial accounting information. Prereqs., BCOR 2000 and BCOR 2200. Restricted to 52 hours completed. Prerequisites: Restricted to Business majors with 52-180 units completed.

ACCT-3230 (3) Corporate Financial Reporting 2

Second in a two-course sequence building and extending detailed knowledge of preparation, analysis, and use of financial statements. Prereqs., ACCT 3220 and 52 hours completed. Prerequisites: Restricted to Business majors with 52-180 units completed.

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