
Students will learn to communicate in a clear, courteous and complete manner on both personal and professional levels. Skills in oral, written, interpersonal, technological and employment communication are emphasized.
This course is designed is to provide students with an understanding of the field of organizational behavior and the various research strategies that it employs. Topics of study include the scientific method, various research methodologies, and the use of academic research journals.
This introductory course covers the topics of the importance of marketing, its different phases, the differences between marketing goods and services, wholesaling, retailing, pricing strategies, analysis of markets, and distribution.
Introduction to the basic functions of management in task-oriented organizations. Students will explore the functions of production, marketing, finance, and personnel, along with staff services and social responsibility.
An introduction to designing, planning, operating and controlling production systems. Emphasis is on managerial concepts and strategies relating to the management of operations in both manufacturing and service environments. Quantitative and qualitative methods and tools will be introduced and applied.
Topics covered include the accounting cycle, forms of business organizations, assets, liabilities, owner’s equity, and financial statement preparation and analysis.
Topics covered include cost behavior, job order costing, process costing, cost-volume-profit relationships, contribution costing, standard costs, relevant costs and budgets.
Studies on the topics of financial management, financial markets, and financial investments
Introductory course on the basic principles of macroeconomics, including national income accounting, business cycles, income determination, and monetary and fiscal problems and policy
Topics covered include the nature and method of economics and the role of the private and government sectors. Emphasis is placed on the firm, market structures, and resource allocation.
Studies in the national economic and cultural differences; international trade policies and institutions; foreign direct investment; regional economic integration; international monetary system; global competition; current international business trends and development
Comprehensive study of the legal and ethical issues of concern to business. The course will cover those areas of the U.S. legal system that are most relevant to business, such as the law of torts, strict liability, intellectual property, and contract law. It will explore the role of ethics and values in business decision making, and will approach these subjects from the perspective of the stakeholders as opposed to an economic interpretation of the firm and its responsibilities.