BUS (Business Administration)
BUS 1123 Business Communication
Three hours
Development of professional communication skills, both written and oral, in business. Includes mechanics, techniques, and psychological principles of effective business communications with emphasis on contemporary communication technologies. Prerequisite: EGL 1013.
Offered spring semester
BUS 2113 Financial Spreadsheet Applications
Three hours
Practice in using spreadsheets for accounting and financial applications. Emphasizes creating schedules, financial modeling, generating macros, and producing reports. Prerequisite: ATG 1163 or 2173.
Offered spring semester
BUS 2153 Financial Mathematics
Three hours
A study of mathematical tools and models used for time-value of money calculations. Topics include simple interest, compound interest, annuities, debt extinction, and bond pricing. Prerequisite: MTH 1113 or consent of instructor.
Offered fall semester
BUS 2193 Business Statistics
Three hours
A study of statistical theory as it applies in business settings. Topics include probability, distributions, descriptive statistics, estimation, hypothesis testing, regression and correlation, non-parametric methods, ANOVA, and statistical quality control. Prerequisite: MTH 1113 or consent of instructor.
Offered spring semester
BUS 2333 Introduction to Sport Management and Recreation
Three hours
An analysis of the total field of recreation, leisure, and sports management-its scope, organizational practices and problems-and detailed discussions of relevant research and information. Students also gain a basic understanding of recreation and leisure as increasingly important aspects of our culture.
Offered fall semester (even-numbered years)
BUS 2353 Commercial Recreation
Three hours
A study of recreational opportunities in the private sector, including industrial corporations, establishment of private corporations, for profit and nonprofit camps and sport clubs, and the use of public land by private endeavor.
Offered spring semester (even-numbered years)
BUS 3123 Developing Applications with Access
Three hours
Practice in developing applications for managing information with Microsoft Access. Specific activities include creating and maintaining electronic files, forms, sorts, reports, queries, and writing macros and procedures. Prerequisite: junior standing.
Offered fall semester
BUS 3153 Applied Business Ethics
Three hours
An integrated set of activities designed to raise student awareness of real-life business moral dilemmas while gaining practical experience in the implementation and operation of business ethics programs and departments. Students write business cases, draft corporate codes of conduct, and study cases and laws related to corporate governance. Students interact with business ethics professionals and The Soderquist Center for Leadership and Ethics. Prerequisite: junior standing.
Offered each semester
BUS 3993 Internship
Three hours
Supervised learning involving field experience in a business firm. Offered during the summer after the junior year. Arrangements for taking the course must be made with the intern coordinator in the spring of the junior year and completed during the fall semester of the senior year. (Same as ATG 3993). Prerequisite: junior standing.
Offered fall semester
BUS 4111 Field Experience
One hour
Supervised learning involving field experience in a business firm. Students enter into a learning agreement, document the work, meet with supervising faculty, and complete reflective assignments on the learning outcomes. As many as three field experience credits may count toward graduation hours. Prerequisite: BUS 3993.
Offered upon sufficient request
BUS 4131, 4132, 4133 Selected Topics
One to three hours
A course offering students opportunities to study subjects of special interest. May be offered on a group basis in a classroom setting or as independent study under faculty supervision. Prerequisites: junior standing and consent of instructor.
Offered upon sufficient request
BUS 4143 Business Law
Three hours
Basic legal principles that govern modern business transactions. Topics include contracts, real and personal property, agencies, employment, business formation, and Uniform Commercial Code. Prerequisite: junior standing.
Offered fall semester
BUS 4173 Business Finance
Three hours
Study of decision-making techniques involving working capital management, capital budgeting, long-term financing, and dividend policy. Prerequisites: ATG 2183 or 1163, BUS 2153, and ECN 2123.
Offered fall semester
BUS 4353 Sport Law
Three hours
An opportunity for students to develop legal insight for effective management and the avoidance of legal complications associated with sport and recreation activities. Topics addressed include: liability for injuries, risk management, crisis management, assertion of legal rights, legal status of sports organizations, and right to participate. Other areas of sport industry law to be covered are: contracts, tort liability, negligence, gender equity, and sport labor relations.
Offered spring semester (odd-numbered years)
BUS 4993 Strategic Management
Three hours
An integrative study of business strategy and policy involving the creation and presentation of a formal business plan. This is a capstone course open only to seniors in the Division of Business and should be taken during the student's final fall semester at the university. An additional fee associated with this course. Prerequisite: senior standing or consent of instructor.
Offered fall semester
