21 courses with the subject BUS, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
This course will enable students to acquire and apply business principles to their personal and professional lives. It will present a historical and contemporary overview of business trends and the influence that business and these principles have on our everyday lives. Note: Not open to School of Business majors with junior or senior standing.
This course introduces the principles of standard statistical techniques applied to solutions of economic, social, and business problems. These techniques include descriptive statistics, sampling, the central limit theorem and other features of data distributions, hypothesis testing, correlation, linear regression, and additional statistical methods useful to well-prepared business leaders. Note: A student may not receive credit for both BUS 210 and (MTH 250 or PED 405 or PSY 372).
This interdisciplinary course is designed to equip students with a critical understanding of failure — not as an endpoint, but as a catalyst for growth, learning, and innovation. Drawing from case studies in business, the arts, science, and personal development, students will deconstruct the pyschological and practical dimensions of failure. The course will move beyond traditional academic success metrics to explore the essential role that embracing risk and learning from setbacks play in achieving long-term personal and professional goals through experimentation and safe failure in the classroom. Note: Sophomore standing.
This course introduces the student to the legal and ethical issues that arise in business decisions and the laws that apply to them. Contracts, negotiable instruments, the law of sales, torts, crimes, constitutional law, the Uniform Commercial Code, and the court systems are examined.
This course creates an environment for students to think strategically about the communication process within a business context. Given that effective written and oral communication skills are essential components of a successful business and academic career, the course will focus on business writing and oral presentation skills as well as the importance of improving students’ analytical abilities. Note: This course serves as the Gateway course for the School of Business. A grade of “C-” or higher is required for graduation.
This course focuses on the identification and exploitation of opportunities that create value for the firm and society without regard to initial resources. Students will examine the issues that start-up, for-profit, governmental, and nonprofit organizations face in their efforts to sustain a competitive advantage through innovation and change. In addition, students will develop a working knowledge of a business plan and its contribution to the entrepreneurial process.
This course focuses on the ability of the enterprise to positively influence society. Close attention will be given to the issues that nonprofit organizations face in their attempts to secure human, financial, physical, and organizational assets, and the important considerations that these firms face as they grow and confront the challenges of organizational change.
This course will focus on developing new ways of thinking that are different from those taught in most undergraduate business programs. Innovation represents fundamental change and is a key factor in the success of many organizations. Design represents alternatives to the dominant design (products and processes) of today and is an important framework for leaders to embrace. As a result, a culture of creativity and innovation is now recognized as the only sustainable competitive advantage an organization has in today’s dynamic environment.
This course is intended to facilitate development and sharing of knowledge of important and timely subjects in the areas of entrepreneurship, new venture creation, and innovation. Note: This is a topics course that may be taken for credit twice, providing that the course covers a different topic each time.
An in-depth study of a business organization or industry. The student is provided with background material; i.e., financial, management, and marketing aspects of the operation of the organization or industry. An extensive field trip is required, which reinforces the background material while allowing
The purpose of the internship is to provide students with an individualized educational opportunity through a structured employment situation. This work-related experience is designed to complement the student’s course work through the practical application of their own knowledge, skills, and abilities.
The purpose of the co-op experience is to provide students with an individualized educational opportunity through a full-time employment situation. This work-related experience is designed to complement the students’s course work through the practical application of personal knowledge, skills, and abilities. 3.3 GPA or higher in the major.
Provides students with the opportunity to experience seminars, workshops, and/or other instruction on topics of interest related to their area of study. Note: The subject matter of the course must be approved by the sponsoring faculty member and Dean before enrollment.
The objectives of this course include focus on the decision-making process with an emphasis on the individual and situation. The course simulates real-world dilemmas that test critical thinking skills with an emphasis on identifying and developing recommendations for action.
Experience of working within an agency related to the student’s career goals. Each student will select a faculty sponsor, identify an agency supervisor, and formulate internship objectives. Both the agency supervisor and faculty sponsor will evaluate the student. The student will complete a self evaluation and goals assessment, a reflection of experience, and other academic requirements (as assigned). Note1: Course is also listed as BUS 471 for one semester hour, as BUS 472 for two semester hours, and as BUS 474 for four semester hours. Note2: Must have junior or senior status in School of Business majors.
A seminar convened by the Internship Experience Coordinator. Students will complete written assignments and special projects, lead discussions focused on learning experiences, and present an overview of the internship experience to a faculty panel. point average.
Experience working within an agency related to the student’s career goals. Each student will select a faculty sponsor, identify an agency supervisor, and formulate internship objectives. Both the agency supervisor and faculty sponsor will evaluate the student. The student will complete a self evaluation and goals assessment, a reflection of experience, and other academic requirements (as assigned). (Minimum of 360 placement hours required.) point average.
Experience working within an agency related to the student’s career goals. Each student will select a faculty sponsor, identify an agency supervisor, and formulate internship objectives. Both the agency supervisor and faculty sponsor will evaluate the student. The student will complete a self evaluation and goals assessment, a reflection of experience, and other academic requirements (as assigned). (Minimum of 480 placement hours required.) point average.
Experience working within an agency related to the student’s career goals. Each student will select a faculty sponsor, identify an agency supervisor, and formulate internship objectives. Both the agency supervisor and faculty sponsor will evaluate the student. The student will complete a self evaluation and goals assessment, a reflection of experience, and other academic requirements (as assigned). (Minimum of 600 placement hours required.) point average.
Individual research problems in the theory and/or the practice of business, chosen by the student, with the approval of the sponsoring faculty member and Dean of the School of Business. Note: Also listed as BUS 481 for one semester hour and BUS 482 for two semester hours credit.
This course provides students with an opportunity to integrate the principles and theories presented in prior coursework to address the issues that face today’s organizations. Both for-profit and non-profit organizations will be examined to compel students to think critically when defining the problem, formulating solutions, and communicating recommendation of actions. OMT 290 or [COM 270; and three of the following: SPA 240, 340, 370, 410.]. Note: This course serves as the Summit course for the Business Administration (B.S.) major. A grade of “C-” or higher is required for graduation. Courses of Instruction:
Source: Barton College's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 61
