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Business Administration Courses

(BUAD) College-Program: 14-22. Check with department for quarter when these courses are offered.Read each course description for prerequisites.

101 INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS (4 credits). Course provides an overview of the world of business. Included is an introduction to basic business terminology, concepts, and functions featuring an analysis of marketing, finance, production, personnel management, accounting, and economics as they relate to business meeting its social responsibility of resource allocation. Not open to business administration juniors or seniors.

109 BUSINESS COMPUTING (4 credits). An introductory course in business computing with emphasis placed on business information systems, including transaction processing, management information, decision support and expert systems and how these systems are utilized by the various levels of business management. Computer software and hardware is discussed in the context of their role in implementing different types of information systems. Emphasis is placed on end-user computing and productivity software such as spreadsheets, database management, and word processing as tools of business end-users.

184 BEGINNING COBOL PROGRAMMING (4 credits). Develop highly structured business application computer programs to solve managerial and organizational problems. Topics include file processing, conditionals, data manipulation, reporting, and control break processing. PC, minicomputer, and mainframe computer compatible. Prerequisite: BUAD 109 or equivalent and CS 150 (CS 150 concurrently or previously).

220 AMERICAN LEGAL ENVIRONMENT (4 credits). An introduction to the American legal environment with an overview of the legal system as it affects the individual's relationships with other individuals, the government, and commerce. The course explores the meaning and function of law, legal procedures, employment relations, consumer protection, and individual rights and responsibilities. Prerequisite: sophomore status.

269 BUSINESS STATISTICS I (4 credits). Collection, presentation, analysis and interpretation of business and economic data. Prerequisite: MATH 113 or equivalent.

280 QUANTITATIVE METHODS IN BUSINESS (4 credits). An introduction to quantitative methods utilized in business. A study of such topics as decision theory, mathematical programming, network models and simulations. Prerequisite: MATH 113 or equivalent.

286 RPG PROGRAMMING (4 credits). Programming in a language of small business and small computers. Prerequisite: BUAD 109 or equivalent and CS 150 (CS 150 concurrently or previously).

315 BUSINESS LAW I (4 credits). A study of the principles of law in the American legal system. Topics include contracts, sales, negotiable instruments, bank deposits and collections, secured transactions, bankruptcy, and suretyship. Prerequisite: junior level accounting major or consent of instructor.

316 BUSINESS LAW II (4 credits). A study of agency law, partnerships, corporations, federal securities law, accountant's legal liability, employer/employee relationships, property, insurance, trusts, and estates. Prerequisite: BUAD 315.

320 LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS (4 credits). Study of labor relations and collective bargaining, employment law practices, and negotiation theories. Students will be required to participate in presentations and simulated negotiation exercises. (May not be offered every year.) Prerequisite: Junior status or consent of instructor.

330 BUSINESS ETHICS (4 credits). A survey of business ethics. Examines conflicts and problems that have emerged in the American economy which are facing American business persons and the increase of American consciousness in business ethics. Concentrates on organizational, market, and governmental regulations of business ethics and their effects on American business and its stakeholders. (May not be offered every year.) Prerequisites: Junior status or consent of instructor.

351 MANAGEMENT (4 credits). An introductory course emphasizing the principal functional areas of management: planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling. Open to juniors and seniors or with consent of the instructor. Prerequisites: ACCT 207 or 312; ECON 203, and BUAD 269 for Business Administration majors. Non-business Administration majors must have junior standing and consent of instructor before admission.

353 ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR (4 credits). Focuses on the problems encountered by employees in work relationships with fellow employees, supervisors and subordinates. Empirical research providing models and tools for diagnosing and managing work situations, individual and group behavior, intergroup conflicts, supervisory problems and organizational change will be studied. Prerequisite: BUAD 351.

360 MARKETING (4 credits). Procedures and institutions involved in the distribution of goods and services; product development and pricing; marketing costs; consume motivation and buying habits; government regulation. Prerequisites: ACCT 207 or 312; ECON 203, and BUAD 269 for Business Administration majors. Non-business Administration majors must have junior standing and consent of instructor before admission.

365 ADVERTISING MANAGEMENT (4 credits). Importance of advertising in the marketing function: buying motives, motivation and advertising research; media selection; advertising budgets; advertising agencies; social and economic effects of advertising; problems and testing of advertising effectiveness; advertising as part of marketing plan. Prerequisite: BUAD 360.

366 CONSUMER BEHAVIOR (4 credits). An interdisciplinary approach to the study of the buying behaviors of consumers. Emphasizes the implications for marketing of theory and findings from the behavioral sciences. Prerequisite: BUAD 360 or junior status.

367 PERSONAL SELLING (4 credits). A study of the principles and psychology of personal selling. Course requires the preparation and presentation of a sales story. Prerequisite: BUAD 360.

368 SALES MANAGEMENT (4 credits). Fundamentals and techniques in the administration of the sales function; sales forecasting; sales budget; evaluation of salesmen's performance; and relationship of sales to the other functional areas of the business enterprise. Requires the preparation and presentation of cases. Prerequisite: BUAD 360.

370 BUSINESS STATISTICS II (4 credits). Application of concepts for data analysis with emphasis on regression and correlation, time series, analysis of variance and business forecasting. Prerequisite: BUAD 269 or consent of instructor.

372 COMPUTERIZED APPROACH TO STATISTICS (4 credits). A computerized approach to statistics utilizing canned programs and the preparation of programs of common statistical formulas. (May not be offered every year.) Prerequisites: BUAD 109 and 4 quarter hours of statistics.

373 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS (4 credits). A survey of the various dimensions of the international business world. Course content includes national policies affecting trade and investment, international management, international finance, international marketing, international accounting practices, and international law. Prerequisite: ECON 201.

375 RISK MANAGEMENT AND INSURANCE (4 credits). Principles for decision making involving risk taking and risk avoidance. An examination of the theory of economic risk with emphasis on insurance as a major tool for dealing with risk.

376 PRINCIPLES OF REAL ESTATE (4 credits). Basic principles of the real estate profession. Use, property rights, land utilization, neighborhood growth, appraisal, sales and property management a they relate to the real estate profession.

377 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT (4 credits). An investigation of the financial management of corporate organizations. Basic principles of analysis, planning, and control are considered for determining the best combinations of obtaining and investing capital. Prerequisites: MATH 113, ACCT 207, BUAD 269, and ECON 203, or junior status.

378 ADVANCED FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT (4 credits). An in-depth analysis of financial management in corporations with emphasis on decision making. Working capital management, short-term and long-term financing, mergers, business failures, and reorganizations are considered in depth with an extension of the valuation concepts presented in the basic financial management course. Prerequisite: BUAD 377.

379 INVESTMENTS (4 credits). Analysis of alternatives in the investment environment required to evaluate the potential risk and return associated with an investment decision. Prerequisites: BUAD 377.

380 MICROCOMPUTER BUSINESS APPLICATIONS (4 credits). Techniques suitable for business decision-making, and planning utilizing end-user software with emphasis on spreadsheets, graphics, and word processing. Emphasis is on design, testing, and documentation of problem solutions that facilitate accuracy, efficiency, flexibility, and effective utilization of software capabilities. Prerequisites: BUAD 109 or equivalent.

382 DATA COMMUNICATIONS (4 credits). An overview of data communications network design issues and strategies critical to the design and implementation of effective distributed computing systems. Topics include data communications hardware and software, communications media, and OSI reference model. Prerequisite: BUAD 109 or consent of instructor.

384 ADVANCED STRUCTURED COBOL (4 credits). Advanced business systems computer programming with emphasis on the highly structured design techniques and CASE tools used by industry. Interactive processing concepts are integrated within table processing, file processing, and sub programming. PC, minicomputer, and mainframe computer compatible. Prerequisites: ACCT 104 and BUAD 184; or consent of instructor.

386 SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND DESIGN (4 credits). Information systems methodologies to solve enterprise-wide managerial and organizational problems. Students will use systems design methodologies to develop information system projects and evaluate cases. Approaches to information system implementation, installation, and maintenance activities are also addressed. Includes structured laboratory exercises using computer-based software engineering tools. Prerequisites: three quarter hours of data processing or computer science and 12 quarter hours of accounting.

413 ADVANCED PROBLEMS IN BUSINESS LAW (4 credits). Specialized study of business law areas tested by the Certified Public Accountants examination. Course intended primarily for certified public accountant candidates.

450 ORGANIZATION THEORY AND DESIGN (4 credits). Survey of organization theories and application to issues of organizational structure. Principles of the design and arrangement of tasks, positions, and functions within the organization. Prerequisite: BUAD 351.

451 PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (4 credits). Role of personnel function; principles and practices in selection, staffing, wage and salary administration, training, motivation, collective bargaining, and personnel development. Prerequisite: BUAD 351.

452 OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT (4 credits). Study of the operations function in both manufacturing and service organizations in terms of operations planning and control, inventory management, quality control, and job design. Prerequisite: BUAD 351.

468 MARKETING RESEARCH (4 credits). Fundamentals and techniques involved in the gathering, recording, analysis, and presentation of data used in solving problems in marketing management. Requires the preparation and presentation of a research project. Prerequisite: BUAD 360.

469 MARKETING MANAGEMENT (4 credits). An integrative seminar focusing on the problems faced by the marketing executive in administration of marketing operations including advertising, personal selling, channels, marketing research, and product development. Emphasizes the decisions that evolve around organizational issues and the implementation of strategic decisions. Prerequisite: BUAD 360 and 468 or senior status and permission of instructor.

471 SMALL BUSINESS CASE ANALYSIS (1-4 credits). Provides management counseling experience for students and involvement in a business problem solving experience in an actual business environment.

472 NEW BUSINESS VENTURE CREATION (4 credits). Emphasizes the process of starting, financing, and managing a business of your own. Emphasis is on starting and financing aspects, because of their uniqueness to small companies. Open to senior students, practicing small business people, and others by consent of instructor. Prerequisites: To be seriously considering starting a business, or to be actively engaged in operating a small business, and/or be of BSU senior status.

477 CORPORATE FINANCIAL POLICIES (4 credits). Analysis of financial concepts as they apply to financial decisions with an in-depth study of the scope and nature of corporate finance. Prerequisite: BUAD 377.

479 BUSINESS POLICY (4 credits). Presents the top management perspective in an organization in terms of formulating and implementing corporate strategy. Written and oral presentations are made in terms of some aspects of intensive business cases. Prerequisite: senior status and completion of Business Administration Basic Core.

481 ADVANCED SPREADSHEET DESIGN (4 credits). A design process and macro techniques useful for the development of macro controlled spreadsheet applications. Topics include the design and development of macros for data entry, processing, and report generation. Design, documentation and auditing standards are defined and applied to template models and spreadsheet database applications. Prerequisites: BUAD 380 and ACCT 207 or ACCT 312.

482 DATA BASE MANAGEMENT (4 credits). The study of database design methodologies, implementation, and administration for centralized and distributed database environments. Students will use database design methodologies to develop database projects. Includes study of the Standard Query Language (SQL), security techniques, user interface design, testing, and implementation. Prerequisite: BUAD 184 and 386.

484 APPLIED SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT (4 credits). Solve client information system problem using project management and information system methodologies as part of a team. Utilize CASE tools, develop systems documentation, implement system, and present completed project report to colleagues and client. (May not be offered every year.) Prerequisites: BUAD 386 and 384.

488 MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS (4 credits). A study of the application of computers to management information systems, computer based or otherwise, in areas where the decision making process is structured or semi-structured. Course covers the following topics: the system approach; behavioral aspects of modern organization; planning, designing, and implementing information systems; the use of information systems for decision making. Prerequisite: Senior status and completion of Business Administration basic core.

491 DIRECTED INDEPENDENT STUDY (1-4 credits). When taken as Readings in Business Administration, the following description applies: Research in one of the functional areas of management, finance, marketing, accounting, or real estate. Prerequisites: Major in Business Administration and consent of adviser.

497 INTERNSHIP (arr.)

498 RESEARCH (4 credits). When taken as Honors Business Project the following description applies: Offers superior upper division undergraduate students in business administration the opportunity to do in-depth research in topics that are of interest to them, other students in the class, and the instructor(s). (May not be offered every year.) Prerequisite: open to business administration majors with a minimum of a 3.00 GPA.