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ACC 201 Elementary Accounting
Fundamental concepts of financial accounting and uses of accounting data by managers, owners, and creditors.

ACC 202 Elementary Accounting
Prerequisite: ACC 201
Continuation of ACC 201. For all students enrolled in a business major and for others who plan to engage in a business or professional activity.

ACC 301 Intermediate Accounting I
Prerequisite: A 2.5 GPA in ACC 201 and 202 or consent of accounting advisor
Theory and techniques in the preparation and interpretation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

ACC 302 Intermediate Accounting II
Prerequisite: ACC 301 with a grade of C
Continuation of ACC 301.

ACC 303 Cost Accounting
Prerequisite: ACC 202 required; ACC 305 recommended
Cost accounting principles and techniques needed for financial statements and management planning and control.

ACC 305 Managerial Accounting
Prerequisite: ACC 202
Interpretation, use, and analysis of accounting reports and data for management planning, coordination, and control.

ACC 401 Advanced Accounting
Prerequisite: ACC 302
Business combinations and consolidated financial statements.

ACC 403 Federal Tax Accounting I
Prerequisite: ACC 202
Consideration of the basic features of the federal income tax system with particular emphasis on the determination of the taxable income of individuals.

ACC 405 Introduction to Auditing
Prerequisite: ACC 302
A survey course introducing the student to auditing standards, services, ethics, legal responsibility, internal control structure, report analysis, and SEC requirements.

ACC 406 Accounting Information Systems
Prerequisites: ACC 201, ACC 202, and MIS 326
An introduction to the development, analysis, and design of accounting systems. Includes the basic elements of flowcharting, transaction processing, and internal control.

ACC 407 Governmental Accounting
Prerequisite: ACC 202
Application of accounting principles to governmental units and nonprofit institutions with emphasis on budgetary control, the operation of funds, and financial reporting.

ECO 231 Economic Principles I
(Can be taken in freshman year with the consent of School of Business advisor)
A study of macroeconomics topics, including national income accounting, equilibrium analysis, fiscal and monetary policy.

ECO 232 Economic Principles II
(Can be taken in freshman year with the consent of School of Business advisor)
A study of microeconomics, including supply and demand analysis, demand theory, cost theory, and market structures.

ECO 332 Money and Financial Institutions
Prerequisites: ECO 231, 232
The history, theories, and functions of monetary systems and their relation to the economic order. (Cross listed as FIN 342; therefore, students taking ECO 232 for credit cannot receive credit for FIN 342.)

ECO 333 Comparative Economic Systems
Prerequisites: ECO 231, 232, or instructor's consent
An evaluation of global economic problems from the perspective of geo-political and cultural phenomena. Open to all students, regardless of field of study.

FIN 341 Business Finance
Prerequisites: ACC 201, 202, MAT 205 required; MIS 326 recommended
An introduction to financial management principles. Emphasis on analysis of financial statements, time value of money concepts, security valuation principles, risk and return relationships, and the capital budgeting process.

FIN 440 Short-Term Financial Management
Prerequisite: FIN 341
An overview of short-term finance.  Emphasis placed on making decisions about cash, credit extension and collection, payables, bank relations, short-term investing and borrowing and the development of near-term financial plans.

FIN 441 Investments
Prerequisite:  FIN 341
An introduction to investments.  The study and application of the investment environment (markets, instruments, institutions), risk and return relationships, portfolio diversification, market efficiency, mutual funds, security analysis, valuation, and allocation.

GBU 321 Business Communications
Prerequisites: ENG 101, 102
Principles and applications in letter and memo writing, career research, and employment communications. Other topics include international, interpersonal, and oral communications and legal and ethical communication guidelines.

GBU 355 Global Dimensions of Business
A broad survey of the international aspects of business and the challenges of globalization.

GBU 451 Business Law and Ethics
Prerequisite: Junior Standing
A study of domestic and international law. Topics include property law, contracts, administrative law, constitutional issues, and ethics.

GBU 454 Entrepreneurship
A historical perspective of economic activity with topics including:. Requirements for a market system; characteristics of the information society; the character of the entrepreneur; the role of entrepreneurship in the economy; technology transfer; establishing the entrepreneurial venture; sources of venture capital; case studies; identifying business opportunities and developing a business plan.

MGT 371 Principles of Management & Organizational Behavior
Prerequisite: ECO 232
An introduction to management theory and practice through the study of (1) the basic functions of management - planning, organizing, leading, and controlling - and (2) individual and group behavior. Focused on preparing the student to respond effectively to a dynamic, global business environment.

MGT 471 Strategic Management
Prerequisites: ACC 202, ECO 232, FIN 341, MGT 371, MKT 381; must be taken in last 30 hours
The capstone course for the undergraduate business school curriculum that integrates the fundamental aspects of business (marketing, finance, accounting, economics, operations) into a coherent view of management. Through the case analysis method, students study the role of strategy in the management of large and small firms and investigate the principles and practices that lead to succesful organizations, both public and private.

MGT 473 Quantitative Business Modeling
Prerequisites: FIN 341, MAT 207, MIS 326
Quantitative Business Modeling is an applications course designed to prepare the
student for data analysis and decision making in the modern organization. The
course begins by preparing the student to conduct fundamental data analysis,
proceeds to develop the analytical and modeling skills requi red for decision
analysis (strategies and methods for optimization, queuing, and simulation) and
concludes with the basic skills necessary for managing technical projects. Along the
way, the student will apply the skills learned to situations in management, finance,
marketing, operations, accounting, and human resources management. The course
makes extensive use of spreadsheet analysis (Microsoft Excel) and spreadsheet add-
ins .

MGT 474 Human Resources Management
Prerequisite: MGT 371
A study of personnel management concepts and techniques, including recruitment and placement, training and development, and compensation, to provide the student with a practical working knowledge of the processes involved in managing the human resources of an organization in a dynamic business environment.

MGT 475 Production and Operations Management
Prerequisites: MAT 205, MAT 207, MGT 371
A study of the role of operations management in manufacturing and service firms. Special emphasis is placed on key topics in the fields of cost accounting, general management, industrial engineering, and quantitative methods.

MIS 326 Business Software Applications
Prerequisite: Basic keyboarding skills
A computer lab course emphasizing high-end advanced word processing, spreadsheet, data base management, and presentation applications as well as the integration of the applications with one another and with the Internet.

MIS 426 Advance Software Applications
Prerequisite: MIS 326
An advanced computer lab course emphasizing data base management, presentation software application, and computerized accounting in decision making.

MIS 427 Management Information Systems
Prerequisites: CSC 114, MIS 326, MGT 371
An overview of the values and uses of the various types of information systems and technologies found in today's businesses. Also discussed are the skills managers need to propose and participate in developing information system solutions to business problems and opportunties.

MKT 381 Marketing
Prerequisite: ECO 231, 232 or instructor's consent
An introductory overview of the marketing process, including segmentation and target market selection, marketing mix development, and marketing strategy with emphasis on the interaction with the business environment. Global impact, social responsibility and ethics, technology, and other macromarketing issues are included.

MKT 383 Personal Selling
Prerequisite: MKT 381 or instructor's consent
A detailed study of the sales function, the relationship between selling and the marketing mix, and trends in personal selling techniques.

MKT 384  Marketing Management
An overview of managerial decision making for the marketing function. The course focuses on teaching the tools of marketing management including environmental analysis, competitive and customer analysis, market analysis, and marketing strategy development. The course discusses the roles and responsibilities of the marketing manager including forecasting, budgeting, managing distribution, performance evaluation, and maintaining control.

MKT 429 Marketing Research
Prerequisite: MAT 207
The utilization of statistical techniques such as regression, ANOVA, correlation analysis, and other applications to business research.

MKT 481 Consumer Behavior
Prerequisite: MKT 381 or instructor's consent
The strategic implications of the internal, external, and decision-making factors which impact consumer purchasing patterns with emphasis on managerial applications.

MKT 485 Integrated Marketing Communications
Prerequisite: MKT 381
An application course that teaches the student the role of advertising in a company's marketing strategy through working with local businesses.

MKT 486 Marketing Strategy
Prerequisites: MKT 381, FIN 341
Application of marketing concepts and skills within the business environment. Case analysis is used to illustrate the effect of marketing on the total business system.

COM 403 Negotiation
Prerequisite: COM 102 for Communication Majors
This course teaches the communication principles involved in conflict resolution. Students will have the opportunity to develop those skills in multiple contexts including business and non-business structures.

COM 443 Public Relations
Prerequisite: Junior or Senior Standing, COM 102 for Communication Majors
This course addresses the task of building and maintaining positive or neutral relationships with the public based upon performance and communications.

COM 446 Media Sales
Prerequisite: COM 102 for Communication Majors and COM 330 or COM 442
This course is structured to provide the student with basic approaches to media sales, promotions, and networks. An oral presentation section will allow the student to polish sales presentational skills.