Business Administration Department

Bachelors Courses

Number of credit hours (Cr.) for each course is designated with a number following Cr. Then two numbers inside the parenthesis follow the credit hours. The first digit in the parenthesis represents the lecture hours per week and the second one shows the lab hours. Internship courses indicate no standard lecture or laboratory contact hours as class time is spent outside the normal classroom environment. For internships and others, the number of credits is shown as a third hyphenated digit in parenthesis.  Example: Cr. 4. (3-2) means that this course has 4 credits; 3 lectures and 2 lab hours per week, i.e., it has a total of 45 lecture hours and 30 lab hours for the whole 15-week semester.
Cr. 3. (3-0). This course introduces students to the theory of accounting and financial reporting, and generally accepted accounting practices. The primary emphasis is on financial statements and accounting for assets, liabilities, equities, revenues and expenses.

Prerequisite: None.

Cr. 3. (3-0). This course introduces students to the theory of accounting and financial reporting, and generally accepted accounting practices. The primary emphasis is on financial statements and accounting for assets, liabilities, equities, revenues and expenses.

Prerequisite: None.

Cr. 3. (3-0). This course introduces students to the theory of accounting and financial reporting, and generally accepted accounting practices. The primary emphasis is on financial statements and accounting for assets, liabilities, equities, revenues and expenses.

Prerequisite: None.

Cr. 3. (3-0). This course focuses on the development, interpretation and use of relevant cost behavior, control, and traceability concepts for management planning, controlling and decision making. Topics include product and direct costing, performance standards and variance analysis, accounting, profitability, and capital budgeting.

Prerequisite: ACCT 2311.

Cr. 3. (3-0). This course focuses on statistical methods, their applications in business contexts and how to interpret analyses performed by others. Topics include data collection, frequency distributions, probability and probability distributions, sampling and sampling distributions, hypothesis testing, regression and correlation analysis.   

Prerequisite: MATH 1311 or higher. 

Cr. 3. (3-0). This course overviews mathematical operations related to a variety of business disciplines. Students learn and apply the following skills: computation, fractions, decimals, percentages, bank transactions, trade/cash discounts, business statistics, payroll calculations, interest, notes and present value calculations.

Prerequisite: MATH 1311 or higher.

Cr. 3. (3-0). This interdisciplinary course focuses on computer-based information systems and explores the basic technical, behavioral, economic, and organizational concepts relevant to information, decision making, and systems in a business context.  

Prerequisite: Must have earned at least 30 credit hours prior to registering for this course. 

Cr. 3. (3-0). This course examines the role and importance of ethics in a complex business environment, as well as the relationships and social responsibilities of individuals, organizations and communities. Students will also discuss ethical philosophy and apply an ethical decision-making process to practical ethical dilemmas confronting leaders and managers in the workplace.

Prerequisite: Must have earned at least 30 credit hours prior to registering for this course.

Cr. 3. (3-0). This course provides an overview of the business law and legal environment. Topics for this course include the legal principles of business, dispute resolution and procedures, contract law, bankruptcy law, property law, internet law and e-commerce, security interests, negotiable instruments and sales. 

Prerequisite: Must have earned at least 30 credit hours prior to registering for this course. 

Cr. 1. (0-0-1). This course is designed to supplement coursework in Business Administration. It helps students apply their knowledge into real-world problems in professional settings. Students recognize the need for continuous learning and experience the challenges of workplace environment.

Prerequisites: Instructor approval required. Must have earned at least 60 credit hours prior to registering for this course.

Cr. 3 (3-0). This course overviews financial, managerial, and marketing problems confronted by multinational firms. Worldwide patterns of trade and investments are also discussed.

Prerequisites: MNGT 2311, MRKT 2311, FINA 3312 or concurrent enrollment. Must have earned at least 60 credit hours prior to registering for this course.

Cr. 3. (3-0). This course focuses on application of acquired knowledge and skills to real world business problems. Students utilize problem solving principles and techniques to evaluate case studies in a variety of business disciplines.

Prerequisites: MNGT 2311, MRKT 2311, ACCT 2312, FINA 3312 or concurrent enrollment, BUSI 3314 or concurrent enrollment. Must have earned at least 60 credit hours prior to registering for this course. .

Cr. 3. (0-0-3). This course is designed to supplement coursework in Business Administration. It helps students apply their knowledge into real-world problems in professional settings. Students recognize the need for continuous learning and experience the challenges of workplace environment. 

Prerequisites: Instructor approval required. Must have earned at least 60 credit hours prior to registering for this course. 

Cr. 3. (3-0). This course focuses on international trade in goods, services, and capital. It serves as an introduction to international economic issues and related policies. The issues discussed in the course include gains from trade and their distribution; analysis of protectionism; strategic trade barriers; the trade deficit; exchange rate determination; and government intervention in foreign exchange markets.

Prerequisites: ECON 2311 or ECON 2312, and FINA 3312. Must have earned at least 30 credit hours prior to registering for this course.

Cr. 3. (3-0). This course provides students with skills to solve real world problems. It focuses on problems and applications related to personal finance, including financial planning, personal investing, budgeting, tax planning, real estate financing, credit management, insurance protection, and retirement and estate planning.

Prerequisite: None.

Cr. 3. (3-0). This course examines financial principles applicable to the business organization. Topics include risk return trade off, the time value of money, fundamentals of stocks and bonds and their valuation, capital budgeting, dividend and debt policy.

Prerequisites: ACCT 2311, ECON 2311, and BUSI 2311 or MATH 1312. Must have earned at least 30 credit hours prior to registering for this course.

Cr. 3. (3-0). This course analyzes asset and liability management for financial institutions. Topics include financial markets such as stocks, bonds, mortgages, derivatives and foreign exchange.

Prerequisites: FINA 3312. Must have earned at least 30 credit hours prior to registering for this course.

Cr. 3. (3-0). This course provides principles of personal financial planning and opportunities for students to develop skills for making financial decisions. For effective financial decision-making, course topics will include making informed decisions regarding tax, budgets, investment, insurance, retirement, and estate planning.

Prerequisites: FINA 3312. Must have earned at least 30 credit hours prior to registering for this course.

Cr. 3. (3-0). This course focuses on investment theories and their application in terms of selecting assets and securities such as stocks, bonds, and mutual funds. Modern portfolio theory, leverage, and portfolio diversification is also discussed.

Prerequisites: FINA 3312. Must have earned at least 60 credit hours prior to registering for this course.

Cr. 3. (3-0). This course analyzes the financial statements of corporations, using analytical tools and methods ranging from ratio computation and cash flow measures to equity valuation. Topics include cash flow analysis, profitability analysis, credit analysis, short-term and long-term forecasting, and equity analysis and valuation. 

Prerequisites: FINA 3312. Must have earned at least 60 credit hours prior to registering for this course. 

Cr. 3. (3-0). This course focuses on the financial operations of corporations in international financial markets. Topics include forecasting exchange rates in foreign exchange markets, the components of international monetary systems, currency risk management techniques, and global financial decisions.

Prerequisites: FINA 3312. Must have earned at least 60 credit hours prior to registering for this course.

Cr. 3. (3-0). This course provides an in-depth study of capital budgeting, financing, dividends, and related issues in the context of risk, return, and creation of value in a corporation and other business organizations.

Prerequisites: FINA 3312. Must have earned at least 60 credit hours prior to registering for this course.

Cr. 3. (3-0). This course examines tools for understanding the management process, organizational structure and corporate culture. It also relates theory and research to organizational problems by reviewing concepts in individual behavior, motivation and performance, communication, conflict and negotiation, teamwork dynamics and decision-making.

Prerequisite: None.

Cr. 3. (3-0). This course examines the economic and social environment in which small businesses function, and the critical role of entrepreneurship in fostering business growth and development. Topics include facts about going into business, conducting a feasibility study, financing a business, essential management skills, marketing strategies and legal issues.

Prerequisites: MNGT 2311. Must have earned at least 60 credit hours prior to registering for this course.

Cr. 3. (3-0). This course provides students with in-depth knowledge on the various leadership theories and insight into effective leadership practices. Topics include management versus leadership, traits and characteristics of leaders, leadership attitudes and styles, situational leadership theories, power and influence, and motivation and coaching skills for leaders.

Prerequisites: MNGT 2311. Must have earned at least 60 credit hours prior to registering for this course.

Cr. 3. (3-0). This course is designed to introduce the field of Human Resource Management (HRM) and focuses on theories, principles, and practices of Human Resources Management (HRM) in organizations. Topics include human resource management functions such as recruitment, selection, training, performance management, motivation, communication, legal environment, benefits and compensation.

Prerequisites: MNGT 2311. Must have earned at least 60 credit hours prior to registering for this course.

Cr. 3. (3-0). This course introduces the basic concepts of project management and tools and techniques to effectively manage projects. Topics include project selection, project planning, budgeting, scheduling, resource allocation, project control and project termination. Tools such as work breakdown structures, network diagrams, project crashing will also be covered.

Prerequisites: MNGT 2311. Must have earned at least 60 credit hours prior to registering for this course.

Cr. 3. (3-0). This course introduces quantitative and analytical methods for modeling to solve business problems. Tools such as linear programming, integer programming, network flow models and decision analysis are examined.

Prerequisites: MNGT 2311 and BUSI 2311. Must have earned at least 60 credit hours prior to registering for this course.

Cr. 3. (3-0). This course introduces supply chain management in a competitive business environment. It involves coordinating and improving the flow of goods, services, information, and funds within companies and around the world, from raw materials to the final end user. This course integrates operations management, logistics, and computer information systems. Topics include relationship management, transportation and distribution, inventory control, purchasing, forecasting, production management, and the impact of technology on supply chain management.

Prerequisites: MNGT 2311. Must have earned at least 60 credit hours prior to registering for this course.

Cr. 3. (3-0). This course introduces marketing concepts and their application in the marketing of products, services, ideas, and organizations. Topics include consumer behavior; market segmentation and target market selection, and management of marketing mix variables such as product, price, placement, and promotion.

Prerequisite: None.

Cr. 3. (3-0). This course introduces characteristics of global marketing and the strategic marketing decisions for effective competition in the global environment. Topics include planning and organizing for international marketing operations, distinctive characteristics, environmental influences, and emerging trends in overseas markets.

Prerequisites: MRKT 2311. Must have earned at least 60 credit hours prior to registering for this course.