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BUS 106 - Introduction to Entrepreneurship
Credits: Three (3)
Introduction to Entrepreneurship is designed for students of all majors who wish to learn about the entrepreneurial process. The course explores methods for starting and maintaining business ventures, and also explores the importance of entrepreneurship in our economy. Specifically, students will learn about the role and duties of an entrepreneur, business plans, business operations, forecasting and risk management.
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BUS 150 - Business Communications
Credits: 3
In today’s business world, effective communication, whether it is delivered face-to-face or in a written format, is essential. This course increases the ability of students to express themselves effectively through various forms of communications channels. The course is designed to enhance the quality of student’s communication skills.
Prerequisite: ENGL-101
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BUS 220 - Sustainability Practices in Business I
Credits: 3
This course provides a broad overview of sustainability topics and how they affect today’s business climate. This course focuses on specific consumer products and services and how the social and environmental impact of their organizations.
Cross-listed: SUST-220
Prerequisite: SUST 101
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BUS 241 - Business Statistics
Credits: Three (3)
This course develops business data analysis skills and statistical techniques using spreadsheets. Topics include data collection storage and analysis using descriptive statistics, tables and charts; probability and data distributions, statistical tests, correlation, regression, forecasting, and quality control analysis.
Prerequisite: ISYS-100 and MATH-116
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BUS 280 - Business Law I
Credits: 3
This course examines legal rights and ethics, crimes, torts, contracts, personal property, bailments and sales.
Prerequisite: ENGL-101, ENGL-104, or ENGL-204H
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BUS 293 - Cooperative Education
Credits: 1-4
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BUS 314 - Operations Management
Credits: 3
This course examines business operations as they relate to both product and service type components. The course provides techniques of production and operation, as well as techniques for service type organizations.
Prerequisite: MGMT-321 and BUS-241
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BUS 320 - Sustainability Practices in Business II
Credits: 3
This course blends the knowledge of sustainability and general business enterprise techniques to cultivate effective business strategies for sustainable organizations. Case study examples are used as a way to examine how organizations have historically been successful in developing, implementing, and maintaining sustainable practices as the focal point of organizations, operations, and products.
Cross-listed: SUST-320
Prerequisite: BUS-220
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BUS 325 - International Business
Credits: 3
This course introduces the field of international business. Topics include national economic and cultural differences, international trade policies and institutions, foreign direct investment, regional economic integration, global investment and competition, and current international business developments.
Prerequisite: MGMT-321 with a minimum grade of C-
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BUS 380 - Business Law II
Credits: 3
This course examines commercial paper, secured transactions, bankruptcy, insurance, employment, agency, partnerships, corporations and real property.
Prerequisite: BUS-280
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BUS 393 - Cooperative Education
Credits: 1-4
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BUS 431 - Small Business Management
Credits: 3
The course develops the knowledge and skills necessary to identify and exploit entrepreneurial opportunities through the development, organization and effective operation of a small business.
Prerequisite: MGMT-321 and ACCT-211
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BUS 435 - Supply Chain Management
Credits: 3
This course provides a study of how purchasing, inventory, suppliers, and logistic systems are managed, coordinated and integrated to form effective supply chains. Issues such as supplier audits, outsourcing, electronic and virtual markets, electronic data interchange (EDI), and global business networks will be examined in depth. Both quantitative and qualitative analysis will be used to evaluate supply chain management systems.
Prerequisite: BUS-314
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BUS 450 - Business Ethics
Credits: 3
This course studies Historical and Contemporary Ethics from a management perspective to enable students to understand the impact of actions and decisions made in an organizational setting.
Prerequisite: MGMT-321 with a minimum grade of C-
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BUS 475 - Global Issues
Credits: 3
This course is a culmination of the study of the process, institutions and problems associated with global businesses with an emphasis on the study of cultural traditions other than one’s own. The objective of the course is to promote awareness of the critical issues impacting global business activities and to provide the foundation on which a global business career can be developed
Prerequisite: BUS-325
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BUS 491 - Business Policies (Capstone)
Credits: 3
This course focuses on the tools and concepts of strategic management as applied within the business context. Students will develop both the understanding and analytical skills necessary for strategic analysis, formulation and implementation. The course will also involve integration of concepts from prior business core courses.
Prerequisite: ISYS-100, BUS-150, ACCT-210, ACCT-211, ECON-203 (or both ECON-201 and ECON-202), BUS-280, MGMT-321, MKT-360, FIN-312, BUS-314, and BUS-241
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BUS 493 - Cooperative Education
Credits: 1-4
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BUS 496 - Independent Study
Credits: 1-3
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BUS 497 - Special Studies
Credits: 1-3
These courses are offered periodically based on the interests of our students and faculty. More information can be requested from the department.
Spring 2022:
Strategic Business Development and Innovation
This course provides students with applied experience in the design and delivery of practical business solutions to real-world businesses. Real organizations serve as clients for whom we will develop and implement innovative business strategies to address their needs in order to grow and strengthen the organizations. As an undergraduate student, you will gain knowledge of the business development process, client relations, consulting services, project management, and strategic initiative implementation. The course will help you build your resume while providing pro-bono services to a variety of organizations.
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BUS 499 - Business Internship
Credits: 1 to 4
Note: A maximum of 3 credit hours of internship credit can count towards the major or minor requirements/electives. Students may take additional hours (up to 18 total) of internship credit, however, remaining credits will be applied to general electives.
Related Courses: ACCT-499, FIN-499, HRMG-499, ISYS-499, MKT-499, and MGMT-499
Prerequisite: Permission of supervising faculty
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BUS 500 - Graduate Preparation Course
Credits: Zero (0)
This course provides all graduate students anopportunity to review essential content prior tostarting a graduate program in the John E. SimonSchool of Business. This course consists ofexercises involving paraphrasing, citing,avoiding plagiarism, and business math.
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BUS 501 - Survey of Business
Credits: Zero (0)
This survey course examines the purposes, organization, and major activities of business operations. Emphasis is placed on understanding relationships of business, government, and the consumer in a global economy. This course is designed to give students a brief outline of most of the major activities in business to include accounting and financials, marketing and management.
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BUS 541 - Business Statistics
Credits: Three (3)
This is a course about telling stories with data.The issue facing managers is not a shortage of data but how to use the available data to create information to make better decisions. It is from this perspective of informed decision making that we study the subject of business statistics. Statistical methods are applied in all functional areas of business: accounting, finance, management, and marketing.
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BUS 541 - Business Statistics
Credits: Three (3)
This is a course about telling stories with data. The issue facing managers is not a shortage of data but how to use the available data to create information to make better decisions. It is from this perspective of informed decision-making that we study the subject of business statistics. Statistical methods are applied in all functional areas of business: accounting, finance, management and marketing.
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BUS 614 - Supply Chain Management
Credits: 3
This course addresses the integrated management of the set of value-added activities from product development, through material procurement from vendors, through manufacturing and distribution of the good to the final customer. In addition to examining operational topics of partnering, negotiation, purchasing and logistics, the course uses case studies to examine issues in corporate supply-chain strategy and the influence of emerging technologies and globalization.
Prerequisite: MGMT-647
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BUS 617 - Process and Operations Management
Credits: 3
This course will examine how to effectively integrate operations across all functional areas of the organization.
Prerequisite: MGMT-647
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BUS 618 - Transportation and Distribution Logistics
Credits: Three (3)
This course focuses on understanding the basic components of a global transportation and distribution system and its operation. This course develops the principles, practices, and tools required to address all the major issues and tradeoffs in domestic and international transportation in order to minimize transportation and distribution costs.
Prerequisite: MGMT-647
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BUS 620 - Strategic Sourcing and Purchasing
Credits: Three (3)
This course will introduce students to the area of strategic sourcing, as part of an integrated supply chain. Strategic sourcing involves leveraging business sourcing activities in ways that support and extend the strategic initiatives of the firm.
Prerequisite: MGMT-647
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BUS 625 - Enterprise Planning and Quality Control
Credits: 3
This course provides an understanding of enterprise-wide resource planning and control.
Prerequisite: MGMT-647
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BUS 640 - Project Management
Credits: 3
This course examines the roles and skills of the project manager and project teams through the phases of the project life cycle. Topics including project initiation and planning, project organizational structure, teamwork, leadership, resource planning and scheduling, control and project termination. Case studies of real organizations focus on the issues associated with new product, reengineering and technology implementation projects and with behavioral aspects including culture, conflict, risk and change management. The course is a general coverage of project management issues commonly found in the project management certification resources relevant for a wide variety of project types.
Prerequisite: MGMT-647
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BUS 641 - Legal Environment of Business
Credits: 3
This course focuses on legal issues relating to business relationships. The social and ethical duties of business are studied within the legal context. Analysis and evaluation are applied to legal problems to develop and understand the philosophies underlying the legal rules and regulations controlling business activity.
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BUS 643 - Business Ethics
Credits: 3
This course focuses on ethical problems in business as well as issues of current interest (e.g. the environment, technology, international relations).
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BUS 676 - Global Business
Credits: 3
Developments and issues in the international marketplace are covered to gain a basic familiarity with global business strategies and philosophies. Different cultural, economic, legal and political environments also are addressed. Emphasis is on the application of the core business functions in an international context and the implications of global issues for business decision makers.
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BUS 690 - Innovative Challenges in the 21st Century
Credits: 3
This course will examine contemporary theory and practice in the current business environment. It will explore several conceptual frameworks for analyzing the character, impact and consequences of innovation and challenges facing American businesses. A multi-disciplinary approach will be taken to explore the dynamics of innovation and ongoing future challenges.
Prerequisite: Four electives from one area
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BUS 691 - Business Policies (Capstone)
Credits: 3
This capstone course summarizes prior required curriculum in marketing, finance, economics, accounting and management. Using primarily a case study approach, the course integrates the components into a strategic decision-making model.
Prerequisite: ACCT-610, ECON-620, FIN-630, MKT-660, MGMT-647, BUS-641, BUS-643 and BUS-676
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BUS 697 - Special Topics
Credits: 1-6
These courses are offered periodically based on the interests of our students and faculty. More information can be requested from the department.
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BUS 699 - Internship
Credits: 0.5-6
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