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. Formerly BCOR 2010. Credit not granted for this course and MATH 2510. Prerequisites: Requires pre-requisite course of MATH 1071 or ECON 1078 or MATH 1001 or MATH 1011 or MATH 1150 or MATH 1300 or MATH 3130 or APPM 3310 or APPM 2360 or APPM 2380. Restricted to Business, ADVT or IAFS Majors only.

Surveys the entire undergraduate experience and includes topics, issues, and practices that focus on the professional, academic, and leadership growth of a business student. It addresses how to make an effective transition to college and puts students on a path to become well-rounded, engaged and globally-minded. Students will acquire the knowledge and skills to take advantage of all the opportunities and support services available to them while learning to balance the challenges and expectations of their business degree. A sample of the topics covered include: transition to college, dealing with academic rigor, developing a professional tool kit--resume and cover letter preparation, interview skills, project management, working in teams and public speaking--and preparing for the role as a global business leader. Prerequisites: Restricted to College of Business majors only.

In today's world of increased mobility, globally aware students have more choices for employment upon graduation and are immediately ready to contribute in global environments. They are aware of global issues and cultural differences, and their global mindset allows them to recognize good ideas from whenever they might come and new market/product opportunities wherever they might exist. This course is the first step toward the development of a global mindset. It provides a meaningful global experience to first-year business students through an in-depth perspective of a specific country or region outside the United States and a short academic trip to the region. Prerequisites: Restricted to College of Business majors only.

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. Prerequisites: Requires pre-requisite course of BCOR 1020 or MATH 2510 or ECON 3818 or APPM 3570 or 4570 or CHEN 3010 or CVEN 3227 or IPHY 2800 or MATH 4510 or PSCI 2075 or PSYC 3101. Restricted to majors in Business, SPPR-PRO, IAFS, or students with WBE subplan.

Teaches beginner to intermediate level Excel skills, emphasizing efficient use of Excel to make sense of substantial data sets. The course is designed to increase students' proficiency with Excel through a series of hands-on workshops. The workshops have a business problem solving orientation and use real data from Leeds' corporate partners. The workshops emphasize the most important skills that employers value. Prerequisites: Restricted to College of Business majors only.

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

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. Formerly BCOR 2100. Prerequisites: Requires pre-req course of BCOR1020 or MATH2510 or ECON3818 or APPM3570 or 4570 or CHEN3010 or CVEN3227 or IPHY2800 or MATH4510 or PSCI2075 or PSYC3101 and BCOR2000. Restricted to Bus., IAFS majors, students w/WBE subplan and 26-180 units completed.

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. Prereq., BCOR 1010. 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 majors, 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. Prerequisites: Requires pre-req course of BCOR1020 or MATH2510 or ECON3818 or APPM3570 or 4570 or CHEN3010 or CVEN3227 or IPHY2800 or MATH4510 or PSCI2075 or PSYC3101. Restricted to Bus., SPPR-PRO, IAFS, or ADVT majors, students w/WBE subplan and 26-180 units.

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. Prerequisites: Requires pre-requisite course of BCOR 1020 or MATH 2510 or ECON 3818 or APPM 3570 or 4570 or CHEN 3010 or CVEN 3227 or IPHY 2800 or MATH 4510 or PSCI 2075 or PSYC 3101. Restricted to Business majors with 13-180 units completed.

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.

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.

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. Prerequisites: Restricted to Business majors, Spanish (SPPR) majors, students with a subplan of WBE, and 52-180 units completed.

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: Requires pre-requisite course of BCOR 2200. Restricted to Business majors with 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. Prerequisites: Requires pre-requisite courses of BCOR 2000, 2200, 2300, 2400 & 2500. Restricted to Business majors with 60-180 units completed.

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. Prerequisites: Requires pre-requisite courses of BCOR 2000 and 2200. Restricted to Business Majors with 52-180 units completed.

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.

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. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior) Leeds School of Business (BUSN) majors only.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.