Bisiness Adminnist Department 

BA100 Introduction to Financial Accounting (3) Survey and analysis of contemporary accounting information systems; emphasis on external reporting by a firm to its investors and creditors. Sophomore or higher standing required.

BA113 Taxes and Business Decisions (3) Introduction to important tax concepts; emphasis on recognizing tax-planning opportunities and pitfalls inherent in common management decisions; for non majors.

BA200 Managerial Cost Accounting (3) Survey and analysis of contemporary accounting information systems; emphasis on preparation of information for management decision making.

BA230 Cost Accounting for Management (3) Selection and preparation of information that serves to support and assist management in planning and controlling a firm's operations; cost estimation and reporting, cost-volume-profit analysis, budgeting, variance analysis, cost allocation; quantitative techniques integrated with more traditional approaches. Senior standing and admission to professional program in accounting required. Prerequisite: BK476

BA370 Special Topics in Accounting (3) Advanced topics in accounting covered in-depth; topics determined by student/faculty interest. Consent of instructor required.

BB365 Business Policy (3) Responsibilities of general managers; functional aspects of business integrated through problem-solving.

BB488 Honors project (3) Independent research project for seniors in business administration. May be repeated.

BB489 Undergraduate Honors Seminar (3) Presentation and discussion of business honors projects. Open only to business administration honors students. May be repeated.
BE100 Principles of Microeconomics (3) Study designed for principles of economic theory of consumer behavior, producer behavior, and role of market coordinating economic decisions; conditions for efficient resource allocation by the market mechanism.

BE105 Macroeconomics (3) Measurement of national product, unemployment, and inflation; determination of national income and the price level; analysis of the use of stabilization policies; explanation of the dynamics of inflation and the problem of stagflation.

BE200 Principles of Macroeconomics (3) Studies designed for principles of measurement of national product, unemployment, and inflation; determination of national income and the price level; analysis of the use of stabilization policies; explanation of the dynamics of inflation and the problem of stagflation.

BE225 International Economics (3) Foreign exchange and balance of payments; international monetary arrangements and policy; theory of international trade; role of tariffs and restrictions in international trade. Prerequisites: BE100 and BE200, or senior standing.

BE233 Environmental Economics (3) Economic analysis of current environmental and resource use problems; policies for environmental protection. Prerequisites: BE100 and BE200, or senior standing, or consent of instructor.

BE350 Introduction to Economic History (3) Western economic development from antiquity to the present, with equal emphasis on the centuries before and after A.D. 1700; topics include the evolution of population, technology, business organization, production, and trade; the dynamics of economic systems; methodology. Prerequisites: BE100 or equivalent. BE480 Mathematics for Economists Ⅰ (3) Matrix algebra, determinants, linear systems of equations; review of single variable differential calculus, calculus for functions of several variables; Lagrangian and second order conditions for the maximization problem with single equation constraint. Offered fall semesters. Prerequisite: one year of calculus or consent of instructor.

BF100 Introductory Financial Management (3) Financial planning and management of money and capital in business firms; security markets. BA200, BE100, BE200, and junior standing.

BF101 Directed readings in Finance (3) Individually guided readings in selected topics in business.

BF102 General Insurance (3) Theory of risk and risk bearing; arrangements for dealing with risk; insurance industry; types of insurers, functions of insurers, and government regulation of insurance; social insurance; basic features of selected insurance contracts. Prerequisites: BE100 and BE200.
 
BF111 Investments (3) Activities involved in choosing alternative financial assets from an individual's viewpoint; present value; security markets; industry developments. Prerequisite: BF100 or consent of instructor.

BF230 International Finance (3) Multinational business, international monetary system, bases for world trade, development of less-developed countries, foreign investment; emphasis on distinctions between international and domestic business operations. Prerequisite:

BF100 or consent of instructor.

BF241 Real Estate Appraising (3) Theory and practice of valuing real property. 

BJ100 Administrative Management (3) Basic treatment of principles of management, organizational structure, decision making, leadership line staff relationships, and administration of organizations. Prerequisites: BE100, BE200, and junior standing.

BJ101 Directed Readings in Industrial Relations and Human Resources Management (3) Individually guided readings in selected topics. Consent of instructor required.

BJ246 International Business Environment (3) Focus on discerning what makes international business different from domestic business, especially the cultural, legal, and political factors to which managers must adapt. Junior or higher standing required.

BJ357 Training and Development (3) Research trends in the human resources training, education, and development activities within organizational settings; learning theories; models of training; interrelationships of management, career, and organizational development programs. 

BJ358 Personnel Management (3) Application of social science research and concepts to decisions and processes involved in managing personnel in organizations; staffing, assessing, developing, and rewarding personnel. Prerequisite: BJ100.

BJ359 Current Issues in Industrial Relations (3) Specialized topics in industrial society; may include management development and training, research methods in industrial relations, quantitative methods in industrial relations; topics vary. Prerequisites: BJ358.
 
BJ362 Group Behavior in Organizations (3) Basic characteristics of organizational structure and group processes from the perspective of social science concepts and theories; authority and communication structures, intergroup relations, leadership and group task performance. Prerequisites: BJ100, or consent of instructor.

BK101 Directed Readings (3) Individually guided readings on selected topics in management sciences. Consent of instructor required.

BK373 Managerial Economics (3) Economic analysis applied to basic problems encountered in a marketing, finance, and production; foundation for more specialized work in these fields. Prerequisites: BE100, BE200.

BK476 Managerial Decision Models (3) Mathematical programming, including linear, nonlinear, and dynamic programming, with applications in economics and management; classical optimization techniques, transportation, and network flow problems.

BK480 Management Information Systems (3) Nature of systems; description and use of management information systems; survey of tools used in systems design and analysis; use of decision support systems. 

BK481 Systems Analysis and Design (3) Design and implementation of an information system; students are assigned a project that includes determination of information needs, system design, and development of information needs, system design, and development of information plans, followed by construction of prototype information system. Prerequisite: BK480.

BK482 Applications of Database Management Systems (3) Design and implementation of a database using a relational DBMS; emphasis on issues of logical and physical design, database administration, concurrency control, and maintenance. Prerequisite: BK480.

BM100 Introduction to Marketing (3) In this course, students assume the role of a marketing manager and learn how to make effective marketing decisions. Marketing permeates our lives, from the advertising that we are exposed to on a daily basis, to the product decisions we make as consumers, to the need for all of us to communicate with and persuade others in order to accomplish our personal and professional goals. Decision making and planning from the manager’s point of view; impact of marketing actions from the consumer’s point of view.
 
BM101 Directed Readings in Marketing (3) Individually guided readings on selected topics in marketing. Consent of instructor required.

BM234 Marketing Research (3) Introduction to marketing and distribution research methods and role of marketing information as a management tool in decision making.

BM235 Consumer Behavior (3) This course is emphasis on behavioral aspects of marketing; discussion of influences on buying behavior, including learning, perception, dissonance, imagery, symbolism, personality, attitude, self, role, life-style, reference groups, culture, social class, and family; strategic sue of persuasive communications in marketing. Prerequisite: BM101

BM237 Advertising Theory (3) Advertising as a promotional force; emphasis on theory, planning, and resulting strategic and tactical decisions made by advertising executives. Prerequisite: BM101.

BM247 Marketing Management (3) Marketing problems of organizations; emphasis on the marketing manager's role in developing and presenting goal-oriented marketing strategies; use of behavioral science concepts to understand buyers; study of marketing decision areas, including advertising, personal selling, product planning, pricing, distribution, competitive strategies; participation in computerized business games. Prerequisites: BM101 and two additional marketing courses.

BM351 International Marketing (3) Designed for advanced undergraduates: topics include international versus domestic marketing, cultural considerations, market entry strategies, review of currency markets, developing specific markets in Western Europe and the Pacific Rim, developing workable plans and programs. Prerequisite: BM101