BUSN 101. BUSINESS AND ITS ENVIRONMENT.
Introduction to business, competition, and capitalism; to develop a better understanding of types of business and different forms of business ownership. Competencies: Analytical Reading, Civility. Prerequisite: None. Offered every year.

BUSN 201. PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS.
Analysis of the overall performance of economic systems. Topics discussed include employment, inflation, economic growth, and development. Forecasting techniques and the effects of monetary and fiscal policies are analyzed. Competency: Critical Analysis. Prerequisite: MATH 215 or permission of instructor. Offered every year.

BUSN 202. PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS II.
An introduction to microeconomics with emphasis on applying basic microeconomic concepts to consumer and firm decisions. Special consideration is given to price, production, and cost determination along with profit maximization for firms in various market structures. Competency: Critical Analysis. Prerequisite: BUSN 201. Offered every year.

BUSN 210. PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT.
Introduction to management theory and practice with emphasis on the functions of planning, organizing, staffing, leadership, and controlling. Social and ethical issues will be discussed. Competencies: Writing and Civility. Prerequisite: ENGL 111. Offered every year.

BUSN 211. ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES I.
Introduces the student to accounting principles and concepts. Includes the study of financial statements, information processing cycle, receivable, inventory methods, plant, equipment, and intangible assets. Competencies: Critical Analysis and Ethics of Social Responsibility. Offered every year.

BUSN 212. ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES II.
A study of accounting principles relevant to payroll accounting, liabilities, partnership, corporations, and investments. Also, techniques required in compiling and interpreting data to be used in decision making, includes funds flow, budgeting, and cost analysis. Competency: Critical Analysis. Prerequisite: BUSN 211. Offered every year.

BUSN 213. INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION IN ORGANIZATIONS.
A study of the theory and practice of communication within the organizational context, including consideration of small group information processing, individual roles, conflict resolution, formal and informal communication networks, and their relationship to organizational structure. This course will address specific managerial communication skills necessary for successful employee hiring, appraisals, reprimands, and termination interviews. Competencies: Public Speaking, Writing, and Civility. Prerequisite: BUSN 210 or permission of instructor. Offered every year.

BUSN 247. PERSONAL INVESTING.
An overview of the investment process, establishing personal investment objectives; exposure to principles of the market, portfolio diversification, fundamental and technical analysis techniques; and developing a personal investment status. Competency: Critical Analysis. Offered every other year.

BUSN 301. MACROECONOMIC THEORY AND APPLICATION.
Analysis and application of the theories of aggregate income determination in the long run and over the business cycle. Examination of the effect of fiscal and monetary policies. The course will establish explicit connections between theory and its empirical applications. Competency: Prerequisite: BUSN 202. Offered every other year.

BUSN 302. MICROECONOMIC THEORY AND APPLICATION.
Analysis and application of the theories of pricing in commodity and factor markets under different market structures. Examination of consumer behavior and demand analysis. The course will establish explicit connections between theory and its empirical applications. Competency: Critical Analysis. Prerequisite: BUSN 202. Offered every other year.

BUSN 305. PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING.
The study of marketing concepts and practice, including distribution, advertising, mix, segmentation, and differentiation. Competencies: Ethics of Social Responsibility and Public Speaking. Prerequisite: BUSN 210. Offered every year.

BUSN 310. STUDENTS IN FREE ENTERPRISE.
This course offers an opportunity to do in-depth study of a business issue. An approved project will be selected by a student and/or professor providing them with an opportunity to integrate their academic training with real-world conditions. Each project will be consistent with the goals of the SIFE organization. The mini-course will take two or more blocks to complete. Students can receive one-half credit hour for 11 contact hours of documented work on a SIFE project. Maximum allowable credit for this mini-course is two hours. Competency: Critical Analysis. Prerequisite: SIFE participation. Offered every year.

BUSN 312. ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR.
Deals with the relationship between the individual and the organization and such basic psychological processes as need satisfaction, attitude formation, and decision making. Within this area particular emphasis is placed on leadership, problem solving, conflict resolution, communication, and team building. This course will include a review of principles and concepts from lower division coursework in the major. Competencies: Public Speaking, Self Knowledge, and Writing. Prerequisite: BUSN 210. Offered every year.

BUSN 317. INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING I.
Fundamental theories and practices of accountancy, tangible assets, and deferred items, includes an insight into authoritative accounting pronouncements of various accounting organizations. Competency: Critical Analysis. Prerequisite: BUSN 212. Offered every other year.

BUSN 318. INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING II.
Fundamental theories and practices related to liabilities, bonds/notes, leases, ownership, and taxes, includes an insight into authoritative accounting pronouncements. Competencies: Analytical Reading and Writing. Prerequisite: BUSN 317. Offered every other year.

BUSN 321. ECONOMIC HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES.
Economic history of the United States from colonization to the present. Analysis based on the changing institutional structure, political-economic goals, and performance. Competency: Ethics of Social Responsibility. Prerequisite: BUSN 202. Offered every other year.

BUSN 322. PRINCIPLES OF FINANCE.
The study of the financial function of organizations including risk assessment and management, capital budgeting, funds sourcing, and working capital management. Competency: Critical Analysis. Prerequisite: BUSN 211. Offered every year.

BUSN 323. AUDITING.
A course in the fundamental theories and practices of internal and external auditing stressing content and development of audit programs with an emphasis on internal control systems evaluation. Competencies: Analytical Reading and Ethics of Social Responsibility. Prerequisite: BUSN 318. Offered every other year.

BUSN 324. ADVANCED AUDITING.
A further study of auditing, including case application, evaluation of theory, and philosophy of auditing. Prerequisite: BUSN 323. (Offered only as a supplement in the accounting concentration.)

BUSN 334. HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT.
This course covers the major topics that make a critical difference in the life of a manager/supervisor. Technical, psychological, social, and political issues in management will be addressed. Also included are issues related to selection and placement of personnel, induction, training, performance appraisal, wage and salary administration, and a discussion of union/management relations. Competencies: Analytical Reading and Self Knowledge. Prerequisite: BUSN 210. Offered every year.

BUSN 346. INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
Theories of economic development, policies and strategies used to promote economic improvement in less developed countries. The course is aimed at identifying major economic questions relevant to less developed economies and to showing how economic analysis can be used further to understand the obstacles to development and to formulate appropriate policies. Competency: Analytical Reading. Prerequisites: BUSN 202. Offered every other year.

BUSN 351. COST ACCOUNTING.
The theories, techniques, and procedures in cost accumulation, reporting, and control. The course includes a study of job order costing, process costs, by-products and joint products costing, and standard cost and variance analysis. Competencies: Critical Analysis, Analytical Reading, and Writing. Prerequisite: BUSN 212. Offered every other year.

BUSN 399. HONORS: HISTORY OF CAPITALISM.
In this honors course, students will study the development of capitalistic enterprises from the ancient world to the present day and will consider the future role of corporations in a globalized economy. A major theme of the course will be the relationship between the company and the state. The contributions of "capitalist philosophers" like Chester Barnard and Herbert Simon will be examined in depth as will the influence of important business leaders, like J. Pierpoint Morgan and Alfred Sloan. Each student will conduct independent research on a topic of relevance to the history of capitalism. Competencies: Analytical Reading, Writing. Prerequisite: Honors program requirements. Offered every year.

BUSN 400. SPECIAL TOPICS IN BUSINESS.
Management related topics selected to meet specific student needs. Designed to promote advanced study related to other Management course offerings. This course may be repeated once, with a different topic for a total of eight semester hours. Competency: Ethics of Social Responsibility. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.

BUSN 403. BUSINESS LAW AND ETHICS.
Contracts and agency, rights, obligations and relationship of the agent, principal, and third party conveyances and mortgages of real property, and negotiable instruments. Also includes study of computer law and data security and ethics. Competencies: Analytical Reading and Ethics of Social Responsibility. Prerequisite: BUSN 210. Offered every year.

BUSINESS 441. INCOME TAX I: PERSONAL.
A course in the preparation of personal income tax returns, including e comprehensive analysis of major option and supplemental schedules. Competencies: Critical Analysis, Writing, and Computer Literacy. Prerequisite: BUSN 212. Offered every other year

BUSN 442. INCOME TAX II: BUSINESS.
A course in the preparation of corporate and estate taxes with an emphasis on the general procedures related to small business. Competencies: Writing, Public Speaking, and Computer Literacy. Prerequisite: BUSN 212. Offered every other year.

BUSN 445 INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
Theory and practice of international trade, exchange rates, international finance. Examination of international economic institutions. Examination of the globalization process from business and social perspectives. Competency: Writing. Prerequisite: BUSN 202. Offered every other year.

BUSN 446. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS.
Investigates the economic, financial, legal, political, and cultural setting of international business. Evaluates problems, policies, and operations of multinational enterprises on such issues as strategic planning, organizational structure, and political risk management. Competencies: Analytical Reading and Civility. Prerequisite: BUSN 210. Offered every year.

BUSN 449. POLICY, ETHICS AND STRATEGY.
In this capstone Business Administration course, students will examine the processes by which organizations formulate strategy, implement policy, and evaluate outcomes. The ethical implications of strategic choices are a central concern of this course. Case study is extensive. Competencies: Writing, Public Speaking, and Ethics of Social Responsibility. Prerequisites: BUSN 210, BUSN 312, and senior standing as a Business Administration major. Offered every year.

BUSN 451. INTERNSHIP IN BUSINESS. 4-8 semester hours.
Students who want an opportunity to test their knowledge of business and their competency skills in a real organizational setting can elect to serve as an intern in a work-study program. This program will require a contractual agreement between the student, the organization and the Coordinator of the Business Administration Program. To be eligible to register for this course, a student must have a minimum GPA of 2.75 in the major and prior approval from the program coordinator. Competencies: Civility, Writing, and Critical Analysis.

BUSN 499. HONORS: POLICY, ETHICS, AND STRATEGY.
This course provides the qualified Business Administration major an opportunity to connect disciplinary training to an independent research project. Each student will conduct an in-depth study of the processes by which a specific organization formulates strategy, implements policy, and evaluates outcomes. The research will focus on the ethical implications of the organization's strategic plans and policy decisions. The results of this study will be defended in a public presentation to the Business Administration Program students and faculty. Competencies: Writing, Public Speaking, and Ethics of Social Responsibility. Prerequisites: BUSN 210, BUSN 312, Senior standing as a Business Administration major, and Honors Program requirements. Offered every year.