Business
Management Course Descriptions
ACNT
1403 - Introduction to Accounting I - 4 sem. hrs.
A study of analyzing,
classifying, and recording business transactions in a manual and computerized
environment. Emphasis on
understanding the complete accounting cycle and preparing financial statements,
bank reconciliations, and payroll. Three
lecture and three laboratory hours per week.
Prerequisite: None. Lab Fee-
$24
ACCT 2401 - Principles
of Accounting I - Financial - 4 sem. hrs. (3-3-0)
Emphasis on financial accounting. Accounting
procedures and practices; the theory of accounts; the accounting cycle;
preparation of classified financial statements; internal control; notes
and interest; inventory systems; depreciation; payroll; accounting systems and
concepts. Three lecture and three
laboratory hours per week. Prerequisite:
THEA Computation. Co‑requisite:
THEA Reading. Lab Fee- $24
BCIS 1405 - Business
Computer Applications - 4 sem. hrs.
(3-3-0)
Computer terminology, hardware,
software, operating systems, and information systems relating to the business
environment. The main focus of this
course is on business applications of software, including word processing,
spreadsheets, databases, presentation graphics, and business-oriented
utilization of the Internet.
lecture and three laboratory hours per week.
Prerequisites: Keyboarding
proficiency. Lab Fee- $24
BMGT 1301 -
Supervision - 3 sem. hrs. (3-0-0)
A study of the role of the supervisor. Managerial functions as applied to leadership, counseling,
motivation, and human skills are examined.
Three lecture hours per week. Prerequisite:
None
BMGT 1303 -
Principles of Management - 3 sem. hrs. (3-0-0)
Concepts, terminology, principles, theory, and issues that are the substance
of the practice of management. Three
lecture hours per week. Prerequisite:
None
BMGT
1307 - High Performance Work Teams - 3 sem. hrs.
(3-0-0)
Basic principles of building and sustaining teams in organizations including
team dynamics and process improvement Three lecture hours per week:
Prerequisite None
BMGT 1382 -
Cooperative Education - Business Administration and Management, General
- 3 sem. hrs. (1-0-14)
Career related activities encountered in the student's area of
specialization are offered through a cooperative agreement between the college,
employer, and student. Under
supervision of the college and the employer, the student combines classroom
learning with work experience. Directly
related to a technical discipline, specific learning objectives guide the
student through the paid work experience. This
course may be repeated if topics and learning outcomes vary.
One lecture and fourteen external experience hours per week.
Co-requisite: BMGT 1301 or 1303. Coop
Fee- $24
BMGT 1383 -
Cooperative Education - Business Administration and Management, General - 3 sem.
hrs. (1-0-15)
Career related activities encountered in the student's area of
specialization are offered through a cooperative agreement between the college,
employer, and student. Under
supervision of the college and the employer, the student combines classroom
learning with work experience. Directly
related to a technical discipline, specific learning objectives guide the
student through the paid work experience. This
course may be repeated if topics and learning outcomes vary.
One lecture and fifteen external experience hours per week.
Prerequisite: BMGT 1382.
Coop Fee- $24
BMGT
2303 - Problem Solving and Decision Making - 3 sem. hrs.
(3-0-0)
Decision making and problem solving processes in organizations, utilizing
logical and creative problem solving techniques.
Application of theory is provided by experiential activities such as
small group discussions, case studies, and the use of other managerial decision
aids. This is a capstone course and
should only be taken during the last semester before graduation.
Three lecture hours per week. Co-requisite:
BMGT 2383
Concepts of leadership and its relationship to management.
Prepares the student with leadership and communication skills needed to
inspire and influence. Three lecture hours per week.
Prerequisite: None
BMGT
2311 - Management of Change - 3 sem. hrs. (3-0-0)
Knowledge, skills, and tools that enable a leader/organization to facilitate
change in a pro-active participative style.
Three lecture hours per week. Prerequisite:
None
BMGT 2382 -
Cooperative Education - Business Administration and Management, General - 3 sem.
hrs. (1-0-15)
Career related activities encountered in the student's area of
specialization are offered through a cooperative agreement between the college,
employer, and student. Under
supervision of the college and the employer, the student combines classroom
learning with work experience. Directly
related to a technical discipline, specific learning objectives guide the
student through the paid work experience. This
course may be repeated if topics and learning outcomes vary.
One lecture and fifteen external experience hours per week.
Prerequisite: BMGT 1383.
Coop Fee ‑ $24
BMGT 2383 -
Cooperative Education - Business Administration and Management, General - 3 sem.
hrs. (1-0-15)
Career related activities encountered in the student's area of
specialization are offered through a cooperative agreement between the college,
employer, and student. Under
supervision of the college and the employer, the student combines classroom
learning with work experience. Directly
related to a technical discipline, specific learning objectives guide the
student through the paid work experience. This
course may be repeated if topics and learning outcomes vary.
One lecture and fifteen external experience hours per week.
Prerequisite: BMGT 2382.
Co‑op Fee ‑ $24
BUSG
2309 - Small Business Management - 3 sem. hrs. (3-0-0)
A course on how to start and operate a small business.
Topics include facts about a small business, essential management skills,
how to prepare a business plan, financial needs, marketing strategies, and legal
issues. Three lecture hours per
week. Capstone course that
consolidates the student's learning experience. Prerequisites:
None
BUSI 1301 - Business Principles -
3 sem. hrs.
A basic course in the
fundamentals of business. The
course is intended to give an overview of business and to develop an intelligent
understanding of the realistic problems and practices of business.
It includes a study of business organizations and operations, business
function, and various areas of business. Three
lecture hours per week. Co-requisite:
THEA Reading
BUSI
1307 - Personal Finance - 3 sem. hrs. (3-0-0)
Topics studied include inflation, tax problems, insurance, annui
BUSI
1311 - Salesmanship - 3 sem. hrs. (3-0-0)
Fundamentals of personal salesmanship; procedures in the selling of goods
and services; psychological factors in selling; the salesman in relation to his
company, to the product or service sold, and to the prospective buyer; sales
management. Three lecture hours
per week. Co-requisite: THEA
Reading
BUSI 2301 -
Business Law - 3 sem. hrs. (3-0-0)
The primary purpose of a course in business law is to develop an
understanding of the legal framework of business -- the basic principles of law
that apply to business transactions. Attention
is given to law enforcement agencies, property crimes, contracts and bailments.
Three lecture hours per week. Co‑requisite:
THEA Writing and Reading
ECON 2301 -
Principles of Macroeconomics - 3 sem. hrs.
(3- 0-0)
History, development, and application of macroeconomic and microeconomic
theory underlying the production, distribution, and exchange of goods and
services including the utilization of resources, analysis of value and prices,
national income analysis, fiscal policies, monetary and banking theory and
policy,, distribution of income, labor problems, international economics, and
economic systems. Attention given
to the application of economic principles to economic problems.
Three lecture hours per week. Prerequisite: THEA Computation.
Co-requisite: THEA Reading
ENGL 1301 -
Composition I - 3 sem. hrs.
This course is devoted to the study of written English as a means of
effective communication. Emphasis
is given to the structure of the sentence, the paragraph, and the essay.
Three lecture hours per week. Co‑requisite:
THEA Reading and Writing
MATH 1332 - Math for
Liberal Arts I - 3 sem. hrs.
This course is directed toward students who are not majoring in sciences or
engineering. Study of applied
problems related to ratio, proportion, and variation; consumer mathematics;
measurements and geometric concepts including trigonometry; introduction to
probability and statistics; logic and problem solving skills involving deductive
reasoning; sets; number systems; and functions involving linear, quadratic,
logarithmic, and exponential equations, including applied problems involving
systems of equations. Prerequisite:
Mathematics 0302 with a grade of C or better or high school Algebra I,
high school plane Geometry, and co-requisite THEA reading and math. Three semester hours
IBUS
1305 - Introduction to International Business and Trade - 3 sem. hrs. (3-0-0)
The techniques for entering the international marketplace.
Emphasis on the impact and dynamics of sociocultural, demographic,
economic, technological, and political-legal factors in the foreign trade
environment. Topics include
patterns of world trade, internationalization of the firm, and operating
procedures of the multinational enterprise.
Three lecture hours per week. Prerequisite: None
IBUS
1351 - Coordination in Multinational Industries
Introduction to the essential relationship between
domestic and foreign industries engaged in shared production. Topics include economic development through international
co-production agreements with governments, technology transfer, legal,
financial, labor, management factors, and practical applications of such
agreements, such as those for Mexican maquiladora operations.
Three lecture hours per week. Prerequisite: None
IBUS 2345 - Import Customs Regulations
A study of the duties and
responsibilities of the licensed customs broker or customhouse broker.
Topics include processes for customs clearance including appraisement,
bonded warehouse entry, examination of goods, harmonized tariffs, fees, bonding,
penalties, quotas, immediate delivery, consumption, and liquidation,
computerized systems, laws, and regulations.
Three lecture hours per week. Prerequisite:
None
HAMG 1321 - Introduction to Hospitality Industry
Introduction to the elements of the hospitality industry.
Three lecture hours per week. Prerequisite: None
HAMG 2305 - Hospitality Management and Leadership
An overview of management and leadership in the hospitality industry with an
emphasis on management philosophy, policy formulation, communications,
motivation and team building. Three
lecture hours per week. Prerequisite:
None
HAMG 2307- Hospitality
Marketing and Sales
Identification of the core principles of marketing and sales, focusing on their
impact on the hospitality industry.
Three lecture hours per week. Prerequisite:
None
HAMG 2337 - Hospitality Facilities Management
Identification of building systems, facilities management, security and safety
procedures. Three lecture hours per
week. Prerequisite:
None
PBAD 1321 - Public
Administration - 3 sem. hrs.
An introduction to the organization and management of the public sector.
Topics include intergovernmental relations, overview of different levels
of government program management, and management of non-profit agencies. Three lecture hours per week.
Prerequisite: None
PBAD 1341 -
Government Agencies - 3 sem. hrs.(3-0-0)
An overview of governmental agencies and their interrelationships; goals and
objectives; and organizational structures of each agency.
Topics include grants-in-aid, revenue and expenditure patterns, and
global influence on governmental agencies.
Three lecture hours per week. Prerequisite: None
PBAD 2305 - Public
Sector Management - 3 sem. hrs.
General principles of public management and strategies of dealing with internal
and external systems. Topics
include planning, decision-making and leadership models, organizational
behavior, and resource management. Three lecture hours per week.
Prerequisite: None
PBAD 2311 - Public
Sector Supervision - 3 sem. hrs.
Skill development in supervisory techniques in public management.
Topics include organizational structure, motivation, planning, control,
delegation, and leadership. Instructional
techniques may include case studies, role playing, and teamwork. Three lecture hours per week.
Prerequisite: None
PBAD 2331 - Budgeting in the Public Sector - 3 sem. hrs. (3-0-0)
Examination of revenue-producing activities and sources of funds; construction
and implementation of budgets; and basic terminology, concepts, and mechanics as
they relate to fiscal factors. Topics include budget cycle, taxation, bonds, indebtedness,
and fund accounting. Three lecture
hours per week. Prerequisite:
None
PBAD 2335 -
Ethics in the Public Sector - 3 sem. hrs.
Examination of reconciling the practice of public administration with provisions
of law. Topics include codes of
conduct, financial disclosure, conflict of interest, nepotism, and ethical
dilemmas. Three lecture hours per
week. Prerequisite:
None