Business Management & Administration (BUS)

BUS 100. Introduction To Business. (3 Credits)

Presents a broad introduction to the functioning of business enterprise within the U.S. economic framework. Introduces economic systems, essential elements of business organization, production, human resource management, marketing, finance, and risk management. Develops business vocabulary. Lecture 3 hours per week. Total 3 hours per week.

BUS 118. Concepts of Supervision. (3 Credits)

Teaches the five functions of management: planning, organizing, staffing, directing and controlling. Includes instruction in leadership skills, problem-solving and decision-making, effective communications, dealing with conflict and employee relations, time management, delegation, and motivation. Lecture 3 hours per week. Total 3 hours per week.

BUS 165. Small Business Management. (3 Credits)

Identifies management concerns unique to small businesses. Introduces the requirements necessary to initiate a small business, and identifies the elements comprising a business plan. Presents information establishing financial and administrative controls, developing a marketing strategy, managing business operations, and the legal and government relationships specific to small businesses. Lecture 3 hours per week. Total 3 hours per week.

BUS 200. Principles of Management. (3 Credits)

Teaches management and the management functions of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. Focuses on application of management principles to realistic situations managers encounter as they attempt to achieve organizational objectives. Lecture 3 hours per week. Total 3 hours per week.

BUS 205. Human Resource Management. (3 Credits)

Introduces employment, selection, and placement of personnel, forecasting, job analysis, job descriptions, training methods and programs, employee evaluation systems, compensation, benefits, and labor relations. Lecture 3 hours per week. Total 3 hours per week.

BUS 224. Business Statistics. (3 Credits)

Introduces methods of probability assessment and statistical inference. Includes data presentation; descriptive statistics; basic probability concepts; discrete and continuous probability distributions; decision theory; estimation and sampling distributions; Central Limit Theorem; simple linear regression and hypothesis testing for a single sample or population. Emphasizes business and economic applications. Utilizes computer software as a tool for problem-solving. Credits - 3 Lecture - 3 hours Total 3 hours per week. Prerequisite: MTH 161.

BUS 227. Business Analytics. (3 Credits)

Includes overview of quantitative methods in business decision-making, simple and multiple regression and correlation analysis, time series analysis and business forecasting, decision analysis, linear programming, transportation and assignment methods, and network models. May include computer applications. Lecture 3 hours per week. Total 3 hours per week. Prerequisites: (BUS 221 or MTH 245) AND (MTH 263 or MTH 261).

BUS 240. Introduction to Business Law. (3 Credits)

Presents an introduction to the American legal system, including an overview of the courts, civil and criminal law. Develops an in-depth understanding of contracts, agency law, and business organizations. Also includes an overview of property, UCC Sales, and Commercial Paper. Lecture 3 hours per week.

BUS 242. Business Law II. (3 Credits)

Focuses on business organization and dissolution, bankruptcy and Uniform Commercial Code. Introduces international law and the emerging fields of E-Commerce and Internet Law. Lecture 3 hours per week. Total 3 hours per week.

BUS 270. Interpersonal Dynamics. (3 Credits)

Focuses on intra- and interpersonal effectiveness in the business organization. Includes topics such as planning and running effective meetings, networking and politicking, coaching and mentoring, making effective and ethical decisions, developing interpersonal skills that are essential to effective managers, and to improve skills in verbal, non-verbal and written communication. Lecture 3 hours per week. Total 3 hours per week.