ECON 201 - PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS
An introduction to microeconomics, the study of the price system and resource allocation, problems of monopoly, and the role of government in regulating and supplementing the price system.

 

ECON 202 - PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS
An introduction to macroeconomics, the study of total output and employment, inflation, economic growth, and introduction to international trade and development.

 

ACTY 210 - PRIN OF ACCOUNTING I
This course introduces basic business concepts and the use of accounting information in business to plan for, record, and evaluate the performance of operating activities. The course integrates the use of accounting information for both financial (external) reporting and managerial (internal) decision-making purposes.

 

ACTY 211 - PRIN OF ACCOUNTING II
This course examines the use of accounting information in planning and decision-making in business organizations. It includes the use of accounting information in planning for long-term financing and investing activities within an organization. The course also covers how a company's profitability from various activities, its cash flows, and its overall financial status are evaluated.

 

BUS 175 - BUSINESS ENTERPRISE
This course introduces students to the development and value of business institutions in society. Students will examine the dynamics of business decision making and demonstrate the ability to identify, define, and interpret essential business concepts. The relationships among business activities will be studied to determine their interactions with the economic, political, legal, global, and social environments.

 

BUS 270 - INFO AND COMM INFRASTRUCTURE
This course provides foundational knowledge about business information and communication infrastructures. A systems approach is used to present material on enterprise, national and global information, and communication infrastructures. The student will be introduced to applications for managerial information, data warehousing, decision support systems, CAD/CAM and logistic systems within the framework of integrated business and systems strategies. Electronic communication systems in networked, extended, and virtual enterprises also will be examined.

 

MGMT 250 - ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR
This course provides an examination of individual, interpersonal, group, and organization processes faced by employees. Current theory, research, and practice regarding variables that influence human behavior are discussed. Emphasis is placed on learning relevant to goal setting, managing change, team processes, reward structures, human productivity, and career management in organization settings.

 

GEOG 244 - ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY
This course reviews the spatial processes and patterns for primary production, transportation, manufacturing and energy, service functions, trade and economic development.

 

MATH 116 - FINITE MATH/APPLIC
This course is designed to give the student a background in the elements of finite mathematics. Included will be a discussion of: sets, relations and functions; systems of linear equations and inequalities; vectors and matrices; concepts of probability; random variables and distribution functions; applications of linear algebra and probability.

 

STAT 216 - BUSINESS STATISTICS

 

SOC 304 - NONWESTERN WORLD
This course uses the evolution of modes of production as a key to gaining a meaningful understanding of the cultures of Africa and Asia. Its conceptual framework is the ageless struggle of humankind to (1) come to terms with nature (cultural evolution), (2) come to terms with one another (social evolution), and (3) raise consciousness (the evolution of ``universalizing'' values). This enables the student to compare and contrast African, Asian, and ``Western'' cultures; to analyze the impact of these cultures on one another; and to understand the ``indivisible nature of the human condition.''

 

MKTG 250 - MARKETING PRINCIPLES

Introduction to the role of marketing in the U.S. and global economy. Emphasis on how organizations create customer value through marketing strategy planning. Topics covered include buyer behavior, market segmentation, product planning, service quality, promotion, pricing, and managing channel relationships.

 

MKTG 290 - INTRO FOOD & CPG INDUSTRIES
An introductory course designed to provide an overview of food marketing systems. The marketing functions performed by producers, manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers are examined, along with consumer shopping, purchasing, and consumption behavior.

 

BCM 142 - INFORMATIONAL WRITING

 

BCM 242 - ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION

 

BCM 380 - BUSINESS WEB DESIGN

 

CS 105 - INTRO TO COMPUTERS
This course, which consists of one hour of lecture and two hours of laboratory/recitation each week, provides an introduction to computers and their applications. Topics include computer terminology and social and ethical issues of computing. Students will be introduced to a variety of computer applications which may include spreadsheets, databases, word processing or an introduction to the BASIC programming language. Recitation and laboratory sections may vary according to the applications covered. Students will also be introduced to the campus network and system utilities available there.