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100. Fundamentals
of Business
This course features an introductory focus on a wide range of business
subjects including the following: business in a global environment; forms
of business ownership including small businesses, partnerships, multinational
and domestic corporations, joint ventures, and franchises; management
decision making; ethics; marketing; accounting; management information
systems; human resources; finance; business law; taxation; uses of the
internet in business; and how all of the above are integrated into running
a successful business. You will learn how a company gets ideas, develops
products, raises money, makes its products, sells them and accounts for
the money earned and spent. This course will not fulfill a distribution
requirement.
110. Financial
Accounting
This course is oriented toward the user of financial information (rather
than the preparer) and provides students with useful tools for understanding
and using accounting information. By the end of the course, students will
understand the basic principles and concepts of accounting, the business
and economic activities that generate accounting information, how to use
accounting information for economic decision-making, and how accounting
affects society and individuals. Students are also introduced to the international
dimensions of financial reporting. This course fulfills the Quantitative
Reasoning distribution requirement.
200. Global
Economy
Concentration upon strategies pursued by nation states in their interaction
with international business enterprises and nongovernmental organizations.
Students will work from an interdisciplinary perspective, with case studies
of episodes in U.S. economic history and of selected countries from Africa,
Asia, Europe and Latin America. To facilitate their analysis, students
will study concepts drawn from trade theory, commercial and industrial
policy, balance of payments accounting, exchange rate determination, and
open-economy macroeconomics. As such, the course will draw heavily from
the introductory economics courses. This approach will help develop an
appreciation for the complex environment in which both political leaders
and corporate managers operate. Prerequisite: Economics 111 and 112; concurrent
enrollment in Economics 112 by permission of the instructor. This course
fulfills the Quantitative Reasoning distribution requirement.
220. Managerial
Economics
Applies the principles and methods of economics to analyze problems faced
by managers in a business or other type of organization. This course emphasizes
how managers can (and should) use economic tools to further the objectives
of the organization. Emphasis is on application of theory to actual business
decisions. Many applications will require students to build economic models
using spreadsheets, just as they will be required to do in a business
setting. Prerequisite: Economics 111. This course fulfills the Quantitative
Reasoning distribution requirement.
230. Organizational Behavior
This course looks at how human systems function within the structure of
the organization and how individual and group behaviors affect collective
organizational culture and organizational effectiveness. Students study
individual, interperson, and group processes; the relationship between
attitudes and behavior; ethical decision-making; and the management of
organizational conflict and change. Approaches for developing leadership,
managing conflict, communicating effectively, enhancing efficiency, and
encouraging organizational adaption to changing environments are explored.
Examples taken from domestic and international organizations are used
throughout the course. Depending upon topic, this course may fulfill Comparative
Civilizations requirement.
240. Marketing
How companies set out to identify and satisfy their customers' needs is
the primary objectives of this course. Not only are the "4p's of
marketing" covered (product, price, promotional programs like advertising
and public relations, and place or distribution), but working with a specific
semester-long case, you will learn how to manage an integrated marketing
program. We will also examine other important aspects of marketing: market
research, new product development, consumer behavior, ethics, competitive
analysis and strategic planning, and marketing internationally and on
the Internet. Field trips and videos are used to reinforce the ideas presented
in the classroom. Prerequisite: 100 (or co-requisite).
300. Issues
in International Management
A topics course examining important issues in international management.
Examples of course possibilities include issues in cross-cultural communication
and ethics, issues in international marketing, issues in international
dimensions of financial reporting, issues in government regulation of
business, and issues in financial decision-making. Prerequisite: varies
by topic area. Prerequisite(s) will typically include one or more IB&M
courses at the 100 and 200 level. This course will not fulfill a distribution
requirement.
400. Seminar in
International Business Policy and Strategy
This capstone course focuses on the challenges associated with formulating
strategy in multinational organizations. The course will examine multinational
business decisions from the perspective of top managers who must develop
strategies, deploy resources, and guide organizations that compete in
a global environment. Major topics include foreign market entry strategies,
motivation and challenges of internationalization, the analysis of international
industries, building competitive advantage in global industries, and the
role of the country manager. Case studies will be used to increase the
student's understanding of the complexities of managing international
business operations. Prerequisite: 300 or permission of the instructor.
This course will not fulfill distribution requirement.
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