23 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.
BUS 101INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS Three hours credit
A survey of the various fields of business designed to acquaint the student with the basic principles and practices involved in the interrelated functions of business and to point out career possibilities.
A beginning course with emphasis upon techniques and building speed with control. It includes an introduction to letter writing and tabulation. No credit is given if the student has had one year or more of typewriting in high school.
A study of the principles of law most frequently involved in business transactions with emphasis in the Uniform Commercial Code, including Contracts, Bailments, Sales, and Government Regulation. A basic aim is to develop techniques in the analytical, decision- making capacity of the students.
BUS 305PRINCIPLES OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT Three hours credit
A study of the managerial process which emphasizes the management functions of plan- ning, organizing, decision-making, and controlling with an integration of the concepts of the behavioral sciences as applied to managing people in organizations.
A study of the nature and scope of business finance. Emphasis is on sources and costs of short-term and long-term financing, financial analysis and interpretation, capital budgeting, and the cost of capital. Prerequisite: ACC 242 and BUS 341.
A further study of statistical and quantitative techniques used in business decision mak- ing. Quantitative techniques and business applications include but are not limited to the fol- lowing: hypothesis testing, forecasting, linear programming, PERT, CPM, queuing models, and inventory models. Prerequisite: BUS 341. MAT 342 recommended. Offered Fall Semester.
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BUS 399HONORS INDEPENDENT STUDY One-four hours credit
An independent study supervised by three faculty members provides the student who qualifies under the honors guidelines the opportunity to pursue a special topic of his /her choice.
A study of the principles and methods of marketing including the activities utilized in the movement of goods and services from producer to consumer while addressing govern mental and consumer relationships. The course investigates the processes of product devel- opment, promotion, distribution, and pricing.
BUS 420ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR & HRM Three hours credit
Emphasis is placed on the importance of work, process and content theories of motiva- tion, job satisfaction, organizational structure, organizational climate, social systems, and quality of work life. Prerequisite: BUS 305 or permission of instructor. Offered Fall Semester.
This course applies basic Christian principles to modem standard business practices. Emphasis will be placed on ethical decision-making in the business arena. The course is taught jointly by faculty from the School of Religion.
BUS 452ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT PROCEDURES Three hours credit
This course is a study of the proper role of the office employee in facilitating managerial operations including human relations, information retrieval systems, handling correspon- dence, arranging schedules and itineraries, using communication media effectively, and the simplification of office tasks. Offered Spring Semester.
BUS 461PRODUCTION & OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT Three hours credit
Fundamental concepts, models, and techniques of operations in the business firm. Materials cover development and control of the system’s output (goods, services, and ideas), the transformation process [flows, facilities, and operating centers), and the system’s inputs [materials, time, and energies). Prerequisites: BUS 305 and BUS 341. Offered Spring Semester.
BUS 462BUSINESS RESEARCH METHODS Three hours credit
Course to help students develop research skills and provide concepts and methods for developing effective reports through data collecting and analysis.
An introduction to the basics of inventory, ranging from descriptive material on how securities are bought and sold to theoretical material on how securities are valued in an effi- cient financial market.
BUS 490SENIOR RESEARCH SEMINAR ONE TO THREE HOURS CREDIT
A seminar and course of directed studies dealing with specialized topics related to accounting, business, and economics selected on the basis of research value and the interests and needs of the student.
This course is designed to provide practical field experience for the business student. The course is designed for junior and senior departmental majors and minors.
BUS 498BUSINESS POLICY AND STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT Three hours credit
A course designed to give the student the opportunity to develop conceptual skills need- ed by higher managerial levels. Emphasis is placed on the integration of ethics in the applica- tion of subject matter with accounting, finance, management, marketing, economics, and statistics. The primary tool will be the analysis of business case studies.