Courses

    Provides an overview of the nature business in a global economy. In addition to exploring the economic, governmental, social and environmental context in which businesses operate, students will discover how business creates value and takes advantage of opportunities and challenges. Using examples, cases and projects, students will learn about the business functions in an integrated format. Weekly discussion of current events will focus on entrepreneurship, ethics, international business, business and society, and other topics. Formerly BCOR 1010. Prerequisites: Restricted to Business majors with less than 52 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. Credit not granted for this course and MATH 2510. Prerequisites: Requires prereq 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 (min grade D-) or an ALEKS math score of 61% or greater. Restricted to BUSN, ADVT, or IAFS mjrs only.
    Covers sampling concepts, graphical and numerical data summaries, basic probability theory, discrete and continuous probability models, sampling distributions, hypothesis testing, correlation, and both simple and multiple regression analysis. Students learn decision making and solving business problems by using data. Uses statistical features of Excel. Course requirements: laptop with Excel 2010 or newer; clickers. Prerequisites: Requires a prerequisite or corequisite course of MATH 1112 (minimum grade D-). Restricted to Business (BUSN), Advertising (ADVT) or International Affairs (IAFS) majors only.
    Helps develop basic communication skills to prepare you for success in the business world. This communication and social science theory-based, skill-building course is framed in Fiske and Cuddy's person perception theory that all people are perceived on two dimensions, competence and warmth. You will learn how to use communication skills to strategically demonstrate those dimensions. Prerequisites: Restricted to Business (BUSN) majors with 0 - 59 units completed.
    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 prerequisite course of BCOR1020 or MATH2510 or ECON3818 or APPM3570 or 4570 or CHEN3010 or CVEN3227 or IPHY2800 or MATH4510 or PSCI2075 or PSYC3101 (min grade D-). Restricted to mjrs in BUSN, SPPR-PRO, IAFS, or with a WBE subplan.
    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. Prerequisites: Requires prereq course of BCOR2000 and BCOR1020 and MATH2510 or 4510 or ECON3818 or APPM3570 or 4570 or CHEN3010 or CVEN3227 or IPHY2800 or PSCI2075 or PSYC3101 (min grade D-). Restricted to BUSN, IAFS, 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. Prerequisites: Restricted to Business (BUSN) or 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 prereq course of BCOR1020 or MATH2510 or 4510 or ECON3818 or APPM3570 or 4570 or CHEN3010 or CVEN3227 or IPHY2800 or PSCI2075 or PSYC3101 (min grade D-). Rstr to BUSN, SPPR-PRO, IAFS, or ADVT majors, students w/WBE subplan and 26-180 units.
    Introduces the processes and information needed to create products and service in a business organization. Explores the importance of managing the transformation of inputs (materials, labor and capital) into outputs (products and services) and how the availability of the right information, at the right time, in the right hands, is critical to making better decisions later. Prerequisites: Requires prerequisite course of BCOR 1020 or MATH 2510 or 4510 or ECON 3818 or APPM 3570 or 4570 or CHEN 3010 or CVEN 3227 or IPHY 2800 or PSCI 2075 or PSYC 3101 (minimum grade D-). 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. Prerequisites: Restricted to Business (BUSN) or Spanish (SPPR) majors or students with a subplan of WBE, 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. Prerequisites: Requires prerequisite courses of BCOR 2000, 2200, 2300, 2400 & 2500 (all minimum grade D-). Restricted to Business majors with 52-180 units completed.