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2019-2020 Edgewood College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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BUS 494B G - International Study Tour B- Germany
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 2
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Each year, the School of Business offers students the opportunity to participate in a short-term international travel experience to different countries through two sequential courses (BUS 494A and 494B G). Through the courses, students gain critical insights and valuable real-world experience of global business processes and practices. In BUS 494B G, students will participate in an approximately 10-day trip to the focus country as well as attend classes in the fall semester. During the trip, student tour locally- and foreign-owned companies, meet business executives to discuss business challenges and opportunities in the country, attend lectures about the country’s economy and culture, and participate in guided tours of historical and cultural sites. In the fall semester, students will meet 1 - 2 hours weekly to further explore business practices in the focus country within an historical, cultural and social context. In addition, students will analyze and compare the business practices in the US and focus country. Students must enroll in both BUS 494A and 494B G in order to receive the G-tag.
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BUS 495 - Income Tax Accounting II
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Tax laws and regulations for partnerships and corporations; tax administration and research. Cross-listed BUS 709
Offered Fall
Prerequisite(s): BUS 485 .
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BUS 499 3 - Business Capstone
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
This interdisciplinary capstone course provides students with the opportunity to integrate multiple components of their business education and to practice the critical thinking, communication, managerial and entrepreneurial skills necessary to lead and manage organizations in the real world. Students hone quantitative skills and integrate prior learning across business disciplines in a complex corporate strategy simulation. Students examine who they are through reflections about their personal experiences and their personal and professional goals. Students also develop a better understanding of the needs and opportunities of the world through a service-learning project. Students explore and evaluate, as consultants, a problem faced by a local business to aid in innovative business development and problem solving. The resulting project is then presented to both community partners and the Edgewood community. Students study, integrate, and apply key business concepts throughout the course, with a specific focus on the development of ethical, sustainable business practices. Students will participate in field trips, hear from guest speakers, and be coached and mentored by business professionals and faculty to enhance their learning and personal development. The fee assessed for this course covers the cost of the Clifton Top 5 Strengths Assessment.
Offered Fall, Spring
Course Fee: $25
Prerequisite(s): COR 2, business major, BUS 448 and BUS 449, Junior standing and above.
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BUS 500 - Mathematics for Graduate Business
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Successful completion of this course satisfies the graduate mathematical prerequisite. Students will complete an arithmetic and basic algebra review module before the first class. Topics in the class include, linear, quadratic, exponential, and logarithmic functions. The final two classes will include time-value of money theory and applications.
Offered Fall
Prerequisite(s): A previous course in algebra with a grade of C or better
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BUS 500A - Mathematical Models in Bus Part A
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 1.5
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
This course is designed to introduce students to some of the common mathematical tools used in business applications. The mathematical theory will be developed at a deep enough level to enable students to understand and solve real-world problems, but no mathematics will be introduced that does not have ready application. While these applications are the focus of the course, students will also learn about some of the connections between mathematics and other disciplines and larger societal issues involving mathematics.
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BUS 500B - Mathematical Models in Bus Part B
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 1.5
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
This course is designed to introduce students to some of the common mathematical tools used in business applications. The mathematical theory will be developed at a deep enough level to enable students to understand and solve real-world problems, but no mathematics will be introduced that does not have ready application. While these applications are the focus of the course, students will also learn about some of the connections between mathematics and other disciplines and larger societal issues involving mathematics.
Prerequisite(s): BUS 500A
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BUS 501 - Financial Accounting for Grad Stdnt
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
This course explores the role of financial accounting in measuring and communicating business activities to external users primarily through financial statements. Information is measured through the application of the double entry system of accounting to financial transactions that impacts a company’s resources and claims to those resources. Fundamental principles of financial accounting are explored as they relate to accounting systems, internal control, asset, liability and equity accounts. This course also includes an introduction to the time value of money concepts and to the Intuit QuickBooks small business accounting software.
Offered Fall, Spring, Summer
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BUS 503A - Intro Bus Statistics Part One
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 1.5
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
An introduction to the statistical tools commonly used in professional disciplines. Theory will be explored at a level deep enough to make concepts accessible, but all of the serious computation will be done by computer.
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BUS 503B - Intro Bus Statistics Part II
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 1.5
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
An introduction to the statistical tools commonly used in professional disciplines. Theory will be explored at a level deep enough to make concepts accessible, but all of the serious computation will be done by computer.
Prerequisite(s): BUS 503A . (Graduate students must complete Part I and II of BUS 503 to receive full credit for Business Statistics).
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BUS 504 - Legal Environments
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
An overview of the role and methodology of the legal environment within which business must operate. Topics will include a) the essential elements of a contract including mutual assent, consideration, legality, capacity and compliance with the statute of frauds; b) other introductory legal concepts of agency, bailments, sales under the uniform commercial code, negligence and product liability; and c) property law including Wisconsin’s Marital Property Law. In addition, the student will use current technology in completing a legal research project involving the operation of our legal system in the context of its relationship to a current social and ethical issue.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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BUS 505 - Macro-Economics for Grad Students
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Economics is concerned with the efficient utilization or management of limited productive resources for the purpose of attaining the maximum satisfaction of human material wants. Macro-economic looks at an overview of the economy and the relationships among the many aggregates that can be measured and compared over time. Organizational planning should take place only after studying the macro-economic environment.
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BUS 506 - Micro-Economics for Grad Students
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Micro-economics is concerned with specific economic units and makes a detailed appraisal of these units’ economic functions. The purpose of studying micro- economics is to more intelligently make decisions. Strategic planning should only take place after there is a thorough understanding of the organizations micro-economic design.
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BUS 598 - Graduate Student Orientation
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 0
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
In the tradition of Edgewood College this course introduces newly enrolled students to the essentials of engaging in a learning community balanced in contemplation, study, and active service. The course explores Edgewood values in the classroom, best practices for educational success and basics of Blackboard. Course is only offered online.
Offered Fall, Winterim, Spring, Summer
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BUS 601 - Executive Communication
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
This course surveys key managerial communication perspectives with a focus on managerial and organizational effectiveness. The course prepares the student to utilize technical, verbal, nonverbal and social-media tools to improve their own communication skills. Students self-evaluate and improve prior communication events, generate improved feedback processes, and participate in a group project to evaluate the culture and communication of real-world organizations. The course concludes with the development of a Communication Strategy for a real-world organization.
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BUS 602 - Accounting for Managers
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
This graduate level course is designed to provide insight into managerial accounting concepts with a focus on real-world application. Specifically, this course will examine managerial accounting tools and resources that assist managers with business decisions spanning different disciplines, including human resources, marketing, finance and operations. Standard costing, budgeting and forecasting methodologies will be examined. Financial statements will be analyzed by examining key ratios and trends. Sustainability reporting, which is becoming increasingly more important for businesses today, will also be covered. An entrepreneurial perspective will be provided throughout different aspects of the course, including an entrepreneurship case study. This course is challenging, fast paced and relevant for business managers or those making or supporting business decisions.
Prerequisite(s): BUS 501 ; or UABUS 211 ; or RBUS 211; or BUS 298 and BUS 299
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BUS 603 - Organizational Development/Behavior
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Organizational Development and Behavior is the study of human behavior in an organizational setting. The purpose of this kind of study is to equip organizational leaders with the insight necessary to develop interpersonal relationships that will build teams, increase productivity, enhance the quality of work life, orchestrate change, improve employee retention, and augment communication. Topics in management including: Perception, Personality and Attitudes, Group Process: Building Teams, Communication, Orchestrating Change, Motivation, Empowerment, Leadership,Performance Appraisals and Business Ethics.
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BUS 604 - Operations Management
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
This course is a study of concepts and techniques relating to operations functions in both manufacturing and service organizations. The primary purpose of this course is to establish operations as a competitive advantage, study operation components of an enterprise as a system, and learn methods to optimize operation processes and resources: people, material, capacity, information, and technology. Quantitative methods of analysis are used to support decision-making in the various operations management activities. Process analysis, capacity planning, queueing models, quality concepts, project managements and process simulation are taught as the foundations of the course.
Prerequisite(s): BUS 605
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BUS 605 - Statistics for Managers
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
This course is an intermediate-level business statistics course. Topics include the application of One-Way ANOVA, Simple Linear Regression, and Multiple Linear Regression and Time-Series models to business applications. Students are required to be proficient in EXCEL, which will be used for statistical applications.
Prerequisite(s): BUS 500 , BUS 503A , and BUS 503B .
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BUS 606 - Strategic Marketing
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
This is a course that intends to integrate marketing knowledge and apply it in addressing strategic decision making situations. Strongly emphasizing application, the course is centered around the process of analyzing cases in marketing management with the express purpose of making clear, specific, and justifiable strategic marketing decisions. This course emphasizes the use of analytical skills in making judgments under uncertainty in a variety of marketing contexts, including strategic selling, sales management, new product introduction, franchising, marketing research, and others. It is intended to help students apply critical thinking skills in making better decisions using strategic criteria.
Prerequisite(s): BUS 601
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BUS 607 - Corporate Finance
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the world of corporate finance. Topics covered include financial statement analysis, cost of capital, capital structure, common stock valuation, capital budgeting, market efficiency, dividend policy, mergers and acquisitions, corporate hedging, and corporate restructuring and failure.
Prerequisite(s): BUS 602 and BUS605
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BUS 609 - MBA Strategic Management
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Students will develop an understanding of strategy and its formulation, implementation, and evaluation. The course focuses on strategic management decisions and actively incorporates multi-disciplinary elements of marketing, finance, operations, and quantitative analysis. It is designed to help students learn how to identify, dissect, and answer strategic management problems; research, analyze, and offer solutions to crucial challenges facing organizations; and present fact-based analysis and recommendations in oral and written formats to persuade an audience to support recommendations. The course utilizes readings, business cases and real-life examples to accomplish the synthesis.
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BUS 616 - Business Ethics
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
This interdisciplinary course explores and implements the critical thinking and managerial and ethical decision-making skills necessary for developing ethical organizations and an ethical society. The objective of this course is to design ethical organizations and create organizations of high integrity. Students explore real-life ethical dilemmas and benchmark their organization’s performance with the best practices in business ethics.
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BUS 618 - Managing Information and Technology
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
This course provides the foundation for business professionals to collaborate with IT experts while making business decisions with a significant technology component. This course is more strategic than technical and is designed to help the students appreciate and integrate the idea of IT as a critical and strategic asset of the enterprise. This course will cover the strategic use of IS/IT in various industries and sectors including health care, financial services, professional services, manufacturing, distribution, government, among others. Cross-listed BUS 786
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BUS 679 - Business Internship
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 6
Prerequisite(s): At least six credits of graduate work.
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BUS 703 - Intermediate Accounting I
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
An in-depth study of the theoretical foundations of financial accounting and reporting at the intermediate level. Topics include the accounting conceptual framework, the accounting information system, advanced financial statement preparation (balance sheet, income statement, statement of stockholders’ equity and statement of cash flows), footnote disclosures, time value of money concepts, accounting for cash, receivables, inventories, property, plant, and equipment, and intangible assets. International accounting convergence topics are introduced. The course includes an introduction to Sage Peachtree accounting software. Application of topics through written case analyses and through research in the FASB Accounting Standards Codification is required. Cross-listed BUS 380
Prerequisite(s): BUS 602 or BUS 298 & BUS 299 or UABUS 212 or RBUS 212
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BUS 704 - Intermediate Accounting II
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
A continuation of Intermediate Accounting I. Topics covered include accounting for current and non-current liabilities, contingencies and equity accounts; accounting for leases, investments, income taxes and pensions; dilutive securities and earnings per share; accounting changes, disclosure in financial reporting and revenue recognition. International accounting convergence topics are introduced. Application of topics through written case analysis is required. Cross-listed BUS 381
Prerequisite(s): BUS 703 or BUS 381 or UABUS 320 & UABUS 321 or RBUS 320 & RBUS 321
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BUS 705 - Cost Accounting I
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
In addition to providing data used to cost products and services, cost accounting provides data to managers for planning and controlling. Today cost accountants are increasingly expected to actively contribute in the making of strategic decisions instead of simply providing data. Cost accounting is a managerial tool used by business to formulate strategy and its implementation. The course’s focus is upon how accounting information can assist managers in controlling the activities for which they are responsible, and how manager’s use cost information to make better decisions to improve their organization’s competitiveness. The course covers the fundamentals of cost accounting, including job order, process, and activity based costing. Particular emphasis is given to current practices in cost control through reports to management. Cross-listed BUS 385
Prerequisite(s): BUS 602 or BUS 298 & BUS 299 or UABUS 212 or RBUS 212
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BUS 706 - Auditing
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Principles of auditing and the audit process. The course describes the foundation for the role of the independent auditor in the global economy, professional standards, planning the audit and designing audit programs, audit working papers, auditing specific financial statement categories, auditors’ reports and professional ethics. Cross-listed BUS 481
Prerequisite(s): BUS 703 or BUS 381 or UABUS 320 & UABUS 321 or RBUS 320 & RBUS 321
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BUS 707 - Income Tax Accounting I
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Tax laws and regulations relating to individual taxpayers and the principles of taxation common to all taxpayers (i.e., individuals, partnerships and corporations). Cross-listed BUS 485
Prerequisite(s): BUS 602 or BUS 298 & BUS 299 or UABUS 212 or RBUS 212
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BUS 709 - Income Tax Accounting II
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Tax laws and regulations for partnerships and corporations; tax administration and research. Cross-listed BUS 495
Prerequisite(s): BUS 707 or BUS 485 or UABUS 322 & UABUS 323 or RBUS 322 & RBUS 323
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BUS 712 - Investments
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
The purpose of this course is to offer a well-rounded exposure to the core concepts of investments and to provide students with the tools needed to conduct in-depth asset valuation analysis. We will examine key asset classes such as equity, fixed income, derivatives (futures and options), commodities, currencies and including but not limited to volatility. This course will also examine risk and return in a Modern Portfolio Theory setting.
Prerequisite(s): BUS 607 or consent of instructor
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BUS 714 - Advanced Cost Management & Control
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
An advanced course in cost and managerial accounting from a strategic decision-making perspective. Topics include strategy considerations, operational planning, performance and quality controls, variance analysis in accounting information, inventory management and social responsibility. This course also includes an introduction to project management.
Prerequisite(s): BUS 705 or BUS 385 or UABUS 325 or RBUS 325
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BUS 717 - Volunteer Income Tax Assistance I
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 1
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
The first of a two-semester academic and experiential series, this course introduces students to different types of tax systems while presenting diverse perspectives on what makes up a fair and just tax system. We will explore how culture plays a role in the development of tax systems both in the US and internationally. We will also discuss how government uses taxes to influence behavior and promote social goals. During this 8 week session, students will complete the Department of Revenue certification required to volunteer at the IRS sponsored Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) sites during the Spring semester. VITA provides free tax service to clients in need, generally low-income, handicapped, and/or the elderly. Cross-listed BUS 307
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BUS 718 - Volunteer Income Tax Assistance II
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 2
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
This course includes participation in the IRS sponsored Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program, giving students an opportunity to provide free tax service to clients in need, generally low-income, handicapped, and/or the elderly. The course will challenge the student to develop a philosophy on what constitutes a just and compassionate tax system and to understand what the social goals are for a tax system. 50 volunteer hours through VITA are required to earn 2 credits; 100 volunteer hours through VITA are required to earn 3 credits. Cross-listed BUS 308
Prerequisite(s): BUS 717 .
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BUS 719 - Personal Financial Planning
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Financial Planning: Designed for those considering a career in personal financial planning or those desiring to take personal control over their retirement planning. You will develop a personal financial plan which can serve as a road-map to your retirement. ONLINE ONLY
Prerequisite(s): BUS 607 or consent of instructor.
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BUS 723 - Business Law II
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Commercial paper, real property, secured transactions, bankruptcy, partnerships, corporations, wills and trusts. Case study approach.
Prerequisite(s): BUS 504 or UABUS 314 or RBUS 314 or BUS 398 & BUS 399
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BUS 725 - Accounting Systems
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Understanding current information technology. Topics include accounting information system, flow charting, internal control, advanced spreadsheets and database techniques, information system selection, and developing business requirements. Cross-listed BUS 483
Prerequisite(s): BUS 703 or BUS 381 or UABUS 320 & UABUS 321 or RBUS 320 & RBUS 321
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BUS 726 - Advanced Accounting I
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
A study of advanced accounting topics including business combinations, equity method of accounting for investments, consolidated financial statements, various intercompany transactions, multinational accounting, foreign currency transactions, and translation of foreign financial statements. This course is challenging, fast paced and current with the rapidly changing environment of financial reporting, especially as it relates to convergence with international accounting standards.
Prerequisite(s): BUS 703 or BUS 381 or UABUS 320 & UABUS 321 or RBUS 320 & RBUS 321
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BUS 727 - Governmental & Not-For-Profit Accounting
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
A study of advanced accounting topics including accounting for governments and not-for-profit organizations. Topics include the analysis of organizational structure, strategy decision-making and reporting. Practical application includes governmental CAFRs and not-for-profit financial and tax compliance reporting.
Prerequisite(s): BUS 703 or BUS 381 or UABUS 320 & UABUS 321 or RBUS 320 & RBUS 321
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BUS 751 - Marketing Research
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
This course covers the process of designing and implementing the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data used to make marketing decisions. A mix of theory and application, the course focuses on conducting quantitative survey research to assess facts, attitudes, and behaviors.
Prerequisite(s): BUS 606 and [(Bus 503 A&503 B) or (UAMAT125&126) or MATH 121 or Bus 605]
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BUS 755 - Consumer Behavior
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
A course on consumer psychology examining how consumers process information, form attitudes, and make decisions on how to behave. Social influences, global issues, and ethical considerations are all covered, and qualitative methods of studying consumer behavior are applied in order to acquire a more in-depth understanding of “what makes people tick” as consumers.
Prerequisite(s): BUS 606 .
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BUS 756 - Fraud & Forensic Accounting
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Detecting and deterring occupational fraud are key elements of an organization’s risk management plan. Topics included in this course include the impact of fraud on auditing and financial reporting, the recognition of weaknesses in business processes and control systems, the measures organizations can take to prevent fraud, and the ways allegations of fraud should be investigated and resolved.
Prerequisite(s): BUS 706 or BUS 481 or UABUS 328 & UABUS 329 or RBUS 328 & RBUS 329
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BUS 761 - Quality Improvement Methods
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
The primary purpose of this course is to present knowledge about variation as the basis of management decision making. The principles of Shewhart quality control charts are the main approach in understanding and managing variation. The quote by Dr. Lloyd Nelson clearly states the aim of this course that “The central problem of management in all its aspects, including planning, procurement, manufacturing, research, sales, personnel, accounting, and law, is to understand better the meaning of variation, and to extract information contained in variation.” To bridge classroom learning with practical experience, students will complete and improvement project during the semester.
Prerequisite(s): MATH 121 or UAMAT 125 & UAMAT 126 or RMATH 125 & RMATH 126 or [[permalink
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BUS 762 - Quality as a Business Strategy
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
The primary purpose of this course is to establish quality as a business strategy. Particularly, the course will introduce the leadership competencies necessary to lead the organization as a system. Although broad-scale organizational change strategies, systematic approach to improvement models, methodologies to improve efficiency and quality will be addressed, the main focus of this course is to understand and manage the organization as a system. System view of the organization, the SIPOC Model (Supplier, Input, Process, Output, and Customer), interactions and interdependencies, motivational theories and fallacy of employee performance appraisals will be discussed in detail.
Prerequisite(s): BUS 503A and BUS 503B or MATH 121 or UAMAT 125 & UAMAT 126 or BUS 605 or RMATH 125 & RMATH 126 or equivalent
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BUS 775 - Managerial Health Economics
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
This is a course in applied microeconomics. It is designed for students who already understand basic consumer and producer theory, and focuses on how health care markets differ from other markets. Because of asymmetric information, uncertainty, government involvement, and externalities, the economics of the health care sector and its players (patients, providers, insurers, employers, and government) requires a special analysis. The student will learn how to apply microeconomic tools to study the medical care system and analyze the economic aspects of health care policy implications.
Prerequisite(s): BUS 506 , ECON 256 , UAECO 163 , or RECON 163 and (BUS 503A and BUS 503B ), (UAMAT 125 and UAMAT 126 ), MATH 121 , or comparable intro statistics course
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BUS 782 - MBA Business Internship
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
This course is designed to provide students with at least 100 hours of supervised, professional experience in a US business. Students will have an opportunity to integrate and apply the knowledge and skills learned in the classroom to actual work settings. Students will deepen their knowledge and understanding of a broad range of business practices. The internship will be supervised by a Business Department faculty member working closely with the mentor of the company where the student interns in order to provide an experience appropriate for the student.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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BUS 784 - Healthcare Finance
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Study of the financing, accounting and management of the US health care system. Regulations and reimbursement, accounting principles, analysis of financial statements, cost analysis, staffing, and budgeting are examined. Cross-listed NRS 615
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BUS 785 - Health Policy and Law
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
This online course offers a broad survey of legal and policy issues relevant to health care policy makers, administrators and other critical health care stakeholders (i.e., consumers and providers). It provides an overview of the national and state legal and regulatory structure and examines the common law, statutes, and regulations that affect hospitals, physicians, and other health care providers. It explores how health care regulation may help or hinder increasing access, reducing cost, and improving quality. The legal and policy ramifications of the Affordable Care Act will also be an important discussion topic throughout the course.
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BUS 786 - ERP in Health Systems
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
This course provides the foundation for healthcare professionals to collaborate with IT experts while making business decisions with a significant technology component. This course is more strategic than technical and is designed to help the students appreciate and integrate the idea of IT as a critical and strategic asset of the healthcare enterprise.This course will cover the strategic use of IS/IT in various industries and sectors including health care, financial services, professional services, manufacturing, distribution, government, among others. Cross-listed BUS 618
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BUS 787 - Health Systems Operations
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
This online course explores the complex business and operational challenges of health care organizations including hospital and clinic systems. Health systems encompass multiple functional subcomponents, and human, financial and technical resources are required to efficiently and effectively deliver quality products and services to customers. Students will learn how systems are organized and processes effectively planned, managed and improved to achieve organizational success. The course will also explore how the various sub-functions and processes (e.g., emergency care, pharmacy, lab radiology, nursing service, and foundational operations such as information technology) seamlessly interrelate to optimize care and service quality.
Prerequisite(s): (BUS 503A & BUS 503B) or (UAMAT 125 & UAMAT 126) or MATH 121 or Bus 605
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BUS 788 - Health Insurance Principles
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
This online course examines the various private and governmental insurance programs common in the U.S., with a special focus on Wisconsin policies and practices. Insurance revenue, including private and public policies are the primary revenue source for healthcare organizations. The course is also designed to familiarize students with various health policy issues related to insurance for both patients and employees.
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BUS 789 - Service and Clinical Quality
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
The online course evaluates health service and clinical quality from a comprehensive system perspective utilizing analytic tools and contemporary case studies. Data analysis techniques including process flow, variation, and control charts will be studied. A data-based quality improvement project proposal is required. Cross-listed NRS 820
Prerequisite(s): BUS 503A & BUS 503B or MATH 121 or UAMAT 125 & UAMAT 126 or BUS 605 or RMATH 125 & RMATH 126 or equivalent
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BUS 790 - Independent Project
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 1
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Each independent project involves choosing a topic, conducting research, developing conclusions or hypotheses, and presenting a paper. Goals and objectives are set individually with an instructor to allow exploration of areas of individual interest .
Prerequisite(s): consent of instructor.
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BUS 792A - International Study Tour A-China
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 1
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 1
Each year, the School of Business offers students the opportunity to participate in a short-term international travel experience to different countries through two sequential courses (BUS 792A and BUS 792B ). Through the courses, students gain critical insights and valuable real-world experience of global business processes and practices. In BUS 792A, students learn about various aspects of a country’s culture and society, history, cultural values/customs, and social and economic development and the impact of these issues on business practices. Books, readings and videos will be assigned for students to read/watch with class discussion focused on comparing and understanding differences in these topic areas between the US and the focus country. Cross-listed BUS 492A
Prerequisite(s): Completion of two 600-level business courses.
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BUS 792B - International Study Tour B-China
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 2
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 2
Each year, the School of Business offers students the opportunity to participate in a short-term international travel experience to different countries through two sequential courses (BUS 792A and 792B). Through the courses, students gain critical insights and valuable real-world experience of global business processes and practices. In BUS 792B, students participate in an approximately 10-day trip to the focus country. During the trip, student tour locally- and foreign-owned companies, meet business executives to discuss business challenges and opportunities in the country, attend lectures about the country’s economy and culture, and participate in guided tours of historical and cultural sites. After the trip, students will write a report in which they analyze and compare the business practices of companies in the US and the focus country. Cross-listed BUS 492B
Prerequisite(s): Completion of BUS 792A .
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BUS 795A - International Study Tour A-Germany
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 1
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Each year, the School of Business offers students the opportunity to participate in a short-term international travel experience to different countries through two sequential courses (BUS 795A and BUS 795B ). Through the courses, students gain critical insights and valuable real-world experience of global business processes and practices. In BUS 795A, students learn about various aspects of a country’s culture and society, history, cultural values/customs, and social and economic development and the impact of these issues on business practices. Books, readings and videos will be assigned for students to read/watch with class discussion focused on comparing and understanding differences in these topic areas between the US and the focus country.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of two 600-level business courses.
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BUS 795B - International Study Tour B-Germany
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 2
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Each year, the School of Business offers students the opportunity to participate in a short-term international travel experience to different countries through two sequential courses (BUS 795A and 795B). Through the courses, students gain critical insights and valuable real-world experience of global business processes and practices. In BUS 795B, students participate in an approximately 10-day trip to the focus country. During the trip, student tour locally- and foreign-owned companies, meet business executives to discuss business challenges and opportunities in the country, attend lectures about the country’s economy and culture, and participate in guided tours of historical and cultural sites. After the trip, students will write a report in which they analyze and compare the business practices of companies in the US and the focus country.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of two-600 level business courses and BUS 795A .
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BUS 796 - Health Systems Strategic Management
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
This an online capstone course that will tie together all the prior academic requirements of the degree program. This course focuses on strategic management decisions pertinent to a health system, and on managing organizational change in the context of complex system of organizations that make up the “system” of care financing and delivery. The student will learn how to identify strategic issues, and to create and evaluate strategic solutions that most effectively deliver excellent and affordable care to patient-customers. The students will assimilate and apply their prior academic and experiential knowledge to achieve “mastery” on the path to becoming strategic leaders. The course will include strategic concepts and frameworks, case studies, real-life examples and interactions with executives/experts in strategic management and innovation. Intended to be taken at end of program.
Prerequisite(s): consent of advisor.
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BUS 798 - Strategic Management Accounting
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
This capstone course to the MS Accountancy program challenges students to think critically and strategically from the perspective of a chief financial officer. This course includes a cross-functional immersion experience into the competitive business environment through a Capsim business simulation. Students will demonstrate AICPA core competencies through a final electronic portfolio presentation. Topics include comprehensive business strategy, change management, finance application, ethical leadership and social responsibility.
Prerequisite(s): At least six courses at 600-level and higher in MS Accountancy program.
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BUS 799 - Independent Study
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 1
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Topics and credits arranged.
Prerequisite(s): consent of instructor.
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ORG 605 - Employee Learning & Development
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
This highly practical and relevant course emphasizes individual and organizational adult learning concepts and theories as well as pragmatic application that will accelerate effective organizational learning and development. Students learn and apply the techniques and procedures used in the development of adult learners, including employment settings in different organizations and at all organizational levels. Course topics include creating a culture of learning, theories of learning and teaching, practices that enhance adult learning (performance consulting, needs analysis, design and delivery). The course includes contemporary and emerging perspectives as they pertain to movements toward individualized learning, learning in a social enterprise, new discoveries in neuroscience, and technological advancements.
Offered Fall
Prerequisite(s): None.
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ORG 610 - Organizational Theory and Design
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
This course is focuses on organizations as entities within a diverse social system, striving to survive in an evnrionment that is unpredictable and turbulent, where stakeholder demands for social and environmental responsibility are escalating, and where increasingly intesne pressures to stay compettiive drive strategy and leadership. With introduction to current persepctives in organizational theory and design, the course explores how organizations are affected by their enrivonrments, how they are structured and designed, their leadership, culture, capability, processes and the implications for organizational effectiveness to perform and sustain value creation.
Offered Spring
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ORG 615 - Organizational Leadership
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Leadership, provides students with an overview of a variety of theories, methods, and models of leadership, with an emphasis on the cultural context in which leadership is pursued. Students will explore their own model of leadership by reflecting on the models presented in class, through interactions with peers/colleagues within the course, and by constructing a leadership profile.
Offered Fall
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ORG 620 - Individual and Team Interventions
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
This course focuses on how people’s behavior is influenced by their actions and the actions of others in organizational settings. This course examines individual and team interventions from a business perspective. Professionals in the workforce today are facing new challenges and the rapid pace of organizational change requires us to deepen our expertise and prepare for the demands of the present and future. Successfully designing, aligning, and implementing adaptive people management practices is an essential component of organizational effectiveness and value delivery. Topics covered include individual performance improvement, performance coaching, teams and teamwork, conflict resolution, change management, motivation and process consulting. The course is designed to be highly practical, current, and relevant.
Offered Summer
Prerequisite(s): None.
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ORG 625 - Global Organizational Development
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
The purpose of this course is to introduce concepts and theories related to globalization and culture. As organizations prepare for conducting business in the 21st century, their people need the ability to traverse organizational and country boundaries. Cross-cultural interactions are anticipated and the challenges inherent in working in countries other than one’s own are identified.
Offered Fall
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ORG 630 - Organizational Change
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Investigates the nature of change, forces for change, and the impact of change on its recipients. Introduces students to the practice of organization development with respect to change efforts in organizations as they examine their own roles and skill sets as change agents. Stresses the design and implementation of various organizational interventions. Students learn to choose between, and then design, appropriate interventions to transform an organization from a current state to a desired future state.
Offered Fall
Prerequisite(s): None.
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ORG 635 - Consultation in Organizations
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Theoretical and practical examination of the process of consulting in organizations in an applied learning setting is examined in both internal and external organizational consulting practices. Effective consulting can support the creation of workplaces that are more collaborative, agile, and ultimately more successful. Topics include entry and contracting, diagnosis and role setting, implementation, evaluation, withdrawal, and maintenance. The course also provides pragmatic suggestions for dealing with difficult clients, and contains expansive guidelines on engaging forms of implementation. Students learn to effectively contribute in teams, develop and empower others, and apply what they learn directly to organizations.
Offered Spring
Prerequisite(s): None.
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ORG 690 - Action Research in Organizations
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
This course is designed to teach action research as both a process and a methodology. Emphasis is placed on the development of skills that can be transferred to any organization as an internal or external consultant. This course will focus on the creation, implementation, assessment and evaluation of an organization in a specific area. Concepts of tests and measurements will be emphasized for interpreting research results and gathering data for applied research. Students will develop a project based upon their research and apply the concepts learned within their own setting under the guidance of the professor.
Offered Fall, Spring
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UABUS 211 - Financial Accounting
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
This course explores the role of financial accounting in measuring and communicating business activities to external users primarily through financial statements. Information is measured through the application of the double entry system of accounting to financial transactions that impacts a company’s resources and claims to those resources. Fundamental principles of financial accounting are explored as they relate to accounting systems, internal control, asset, liability and equity accounts. Ethics in decision-making and financial reporting will be analyzed. This course also includes an introduction to the time value of money concepts and to the Intuit QuickBooks small business accounting software.
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UABUS 212 - Managerial Accounting
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
This course defines the role of management accounting in producing information that is relevant in a fast-paced, competitive environment for internal decision makers within business organizations. Alternative methods for the computation of costs for products and services will be explored including job order costing, process costing, activity-based costing and standard costing. The behavior of costs will be analyzed using cost-volume-profit analysis. Cost information will be utilized for budgetary planning and controlling, capital investment decisions, pricing, variance analysis and decision making activities in organizations. This course also completes the financial topics of UABUS 211 through an in depth analysis of the cash flow statement and a comprehensive review of the financial statements. In addition, students will assess how managerial techniques are used in real world scenarios.
Prerequisite(s): UABUS 211 , UAMAT 124 .
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UABUS 311 - Principles of Marketing
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
An introduction to the different aspects of marketing. Using applications to illustrate the various theoretical concepts, the basic functions that marketing serves will be taught. Building skills will be emphasized at least as much as building knowledge. In addition to covering the course material, this class will challenge students to think critically, write better, and voice opinions persuasively and with confidence.
Prerequisite(s): UAENG 151 or W Tag.
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UABUS 312 - Management Concepts
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
This course is designed to familiarize students with the principles and concepts of management. Planning, organizing, directing, and controlling are functions fundamental to organizational management. Leadership, ethical decision making, motivation and team building are essential skills. Connecting all the functions and skills is the ability to effectively communicate. Because communication is an essential core competency, students will be given opportunities to practice and polish their verbal communication skills. It is the purpose of this course to equip students with the foundation necessary to lead their organizations with confidence and a clear sense of social responsibility.
Prerequisite(s): UAENG 151 or W Tag, UACA 160 or O Tag.
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UABUS 313 - Corporate Finance
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
This course will introduce the student to the basic ideas related to corporate financial management. Topics covered will include the role of financial management in the firm, fundamental financial analysis, capital structure, capital budgeting, working capital management, the corporate capital markets, and the concept and creation of shareholder value from a shareholder perspective. The course will provide a fundamental understanding of corporate finance to serve as a basis for future study in Business and Finance.
Prerequisite(s): UAMAT 124 ; UAMAT 126 or MATH 121 ; UABUS 212 ; UAECO 164 or ECON 255 .
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UABUS 314 - Business Law
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
This course introduces students to the court system, the legal process, contract formulation and performance, remedies, agency relationships, sales, product liability, and the Uniform Commercial Code. It provides students with 1) an understanding of how the law affects business operations; 2) an understanding of the principle of stare decisis and the ability to apply the rule of precedent to case studies; 3) skills to use current technology in completing a legal research project involving a current ethical issue; and 4) a thorough understanding of basic contract law principles.
Prerequisite(s): UAENG 151, ENG 110 , or W Tag and completion of 40 credits.
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UABUS 315 - Operations Management
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Operations Management (OM) focuses on how organizations transform their resources into finished goods and services, how they make these products and services available to their customers, and how they create value for themselves and their customers. The course will cover key issues, concepts, and analytical tools related to: Relationship of OM with Marketing and Finance functions; Inventory Management; Quality Management; Supply-chain Management; Project Management; Wait Line Models; and Trends and technology in OM. In addition to the instructor-led activities, students will actively participate in class-room discussions, problem-solving and simulation exercises.
Prerequisite(s): UAENG 151 or W Tag, UABUS 312 , UAMAT 124 , and UAMAT 126 or MATH 121 .
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UABUS 320 - Intermediate Accounting I: Part A
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 2
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 2
Intermediate Accounting I: Part A is an in-depth study of the theoretical foundations of financial accounting and reporting at the intermediate level. Topics include the accounting conceptual framework, the accounting information system, advanced financial statement preparation (balance sheet, income statement, statement of stockholders’ equity and statement of cash flows), footnote disclosure sand time value of money concepts. International accounting convergence topics are introduced. The course includes an introduction to Sage Peachtree accounting software. Application of topics through written case analyses and through research in the FASB Accounting Standards Codification is required.
Prerequisite(s): UABUS 212 .
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UABUS 321 - Intermediate Accounting I: Part B
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 2
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 2
Intermediate Accounting I: Part B is a continuation of Intermediate Accounting I Part A. An in-depth study of the theoretical foundations of financial accounting and reporting at the intermediate level. Topics include accounting for cash, receivables, inventories, property, plant, and equipment, and intangible assets. International accounting convergence topics are introduced. Application of topics through written case analyses and through research in the FASB Accounting Standards Codification is required.
Prerequisite(s): UABUS 320
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UABUS 322 - Intermediate Accounting II: Part A
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 2
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 2
Intermediate Accounting II: Part A -Topics covered include accounting for current and non-current liabilities, contingencies and equity accounts; accounting for leases, investments, dilutive securities and earnings per share and revenue recognition. International accounting convergence topics are introduced. Application of topics through written case analysis is required.
Prerequisite(s): UABUS 321
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UABUS 323 - Intermediate Accounting II: Part B
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 2
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 2
Intermediate Accounting II: Part B is a continuation of Intermediate Accounting II: Part A. Topics covered include accounting for income taxes, pension benefits, leases, accounting changes and financial disclosure. International accounting convergence topics are introduced. Application of topics through written case analysis is required.
Prerequisite(s): UABUS 322
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UABUS 325 - Cost Accounting
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
In addition to providing data used to cost products and services, cost accounting provides data to managers for planning and controlling. Today cost accountants are increasingly expected to actively contribute in the making of strategic decisions instead of simply providing data. Cost accounting is a managerial tool used by business to formulate strategy and its implementation. The course’s focus is upon how accounting information can assist managers in controlling the activities for which they are responsible, and how manager’s use cost information to make better decisions to improve their organization’s competitiveness. The course covers the fundamentals of cost accounting, including job order, process, and activity based costing. Particular emphasis is given to current practices in cost control through reports to management.
Prerequisite(s): UABUS 212 .
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UABUS 326 - Income Tax Accounting Part A
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 2
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 2
Tax laws and regulations relating to individual taxpayers and the principles of taxation common to all taxpayers (i.e., individuals, partnerships and corporations).
Prerequisite(s): UABUS 212 .
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UABUS 327 - Income Tax Accounting Part B
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 2
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 2
Continuation of Income Tax Accounting I. Tax laws and regulations relating to individual taxpayers and the principles of taxation common to all taxpayers (i.e., individuals, partnerships and corporations).
Prerequisite(s): UABUS 326 .
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UABUS 328 - Auditing Part A
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 2
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 2
UABUS 328 AUDIT: Part A: Principles of auditing and the audit process. The course describes the foundation for the role of the independent auditor in the global economy, professional standards, planning the audit and designing audit programs, audit working papers, auditing specific financial statement categories, auditors reports and professional ethics.
Prerequisite(s): UABUS 323 .
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UABUS 329 - Auditing Part B
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 2
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 2
UABUS 329 AUDIT: Part B -Principles of auditing and the audit process. The course describes the foundation for the role of the independent auditor in the global economy, professional standards, planning the audit and designing audit programs, audit working papers, auditing specific financial statement categories, auditors reports and professional ethics.
Prerequisite(s): UABUS 328 .
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UABUS 400 - Organizational Management
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
This course will explore the structure and relationships within an organization and the skills management must develop to maintain the successful operation of the enterprise. Topics include: managing in a global environment, organizational structure and design, communication, human resource management, managing change and innovation, and controlling for organizational performance.
Prerequisite(s): UABUS 312 ; UACA 160 or O Tag; UAENG 151 or W Tag; and UAENG 306 .
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UABUS 401 - Improv Organizational Effectiveness
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
The primary purpose of this course is to study and improve organizational effectiveness and leadership from the viewpoint of a system. The primary topics include systems thinking, organizational learning, systems and processes improvement, understanding and managing variation and improvement methodologies. Topics include: strategies for continuous improvement, leadership, application of statistical process control methods, small group improvement, and PDCA & DMAIC Cycle for improvement model. The course emphasizes organizational leadership in terms of having both the obligation and the opportunity to bring the organization to high levels of effectiveness and efficiency.
Prerequisite(s): UAENG 151 or W Tag, UABUS 312 and UABUS 400 or their equivalent.
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UABUS 402 3 - Social Responsibility in Business
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
This COR 3 interdisciplinary course explores and implements the critical thinking and managerial and ethical decision-making skills necessary for developing ethical organizations and an ethical society. First, students examine who they are by writing weekly journal entries about ethical dilemmas experienced at work and compose a purpose of life essay associated with their professional goals. Second, students develop a better understanding of the needs and opportunities of the world through a service-learning project that improves social well-being. Third, students benchmark their organization’s performance with the best practices in business ethics.
Prerequisite(s): COR 2, senior standing.
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UABUS 429 - Advertising and Promotion Strategy
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Covers the elements of the promotional mix, including the communication process, creative advertising strategies, direct marketing and interactive media, sales promotion strategies, the role of personal selling in sales promotions, measuring advertising and promotional effectiveness, and social, ethical and regulatory issues in advertising and promotion strategy.
Prerequisite(s): UABUS 311 .
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UABUS 430 - Consumer Behavior
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Analysis of how consumers process information, form attitudes, and make decisions, and how consumer behavior is affected by cultural factors and interpersonal influences.
Prerequisite(s): UABUS 311 .
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UABUS 431 - Market Research
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Qualitative and quantitative research methods, with an emphasis on quantitative survey-based research applications.
Prerequisite(s): UAMAT 126 or MATH 121; UABUS 311 .
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UABUS 433 - Prof Selling and Sales Management
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
The steps of the relationship selling process, including the creation of effective sales presentation, analysis and use of state-of-the-art sales methods and negotiating techniques, use of technology in prospecting and selling, exploring careers in professional selling, ethical issues in sales, as well as effective hiring, training, and managing of salespeople.
Prerequisite(s): UABUS 311 .
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UABUS 445 - Exploring Entrepreneurship
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Entrepreneurship is about bringing new ideas to life. In this course, students explore the characteristics and behaviors of entrepreneurs. Working in teams, students will generate ideas for ventures and conduct extensive research to examine the financial viability and social sustainability of those ideas. Students will further develop their basic knowledge and skills in the areas of leadership and management, product development, marketing, accounting, and financial management. This course experience helps students develop a holistic and complex perspective of organizations, a deeper understanding of how different functional areas are connected, and an appreciation of the venture creation process.
Prerequisite(s): UABUS 312 .
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UABUS 461 - Introduction to Quality Improvement
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
The purpose of this course is to learn the fundamental principles of data analysis for quality improvement; particularly understanding and managing variation as the fundamental principle. Quality control charts based on the teachings of Walter Stewart and W. Edward Deming are used to understand variation. Control charts, distinction between common cause and special cause variation, graphical process, PDSA Cycle and Operational Definitions are the main topics. Numerous causes and problems from manufacturing and service are examined.
Prerequisite(s): UAMAT 126 or MATH 121
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UABUS 462 - Quality as a Business Strategy
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
The primary purpose of this course is to establish quality as a business strategy. Particularly, the course will propose the leadership competencies to lead the organization and the quality efforts as a system. This course is an extension of RBUS 461 where the emphasis is on understanding variation.
Prerequisite(s): UABUS 461 .
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UABUS 479 - Independent Study-Business
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 1
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
INDEPENDENT STUDY.
Prerequisite(s): consent of instructor.
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UABUS 490 - Strategic Business Practices
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
This course focuses on strategic management decisions, and actively incorporates multi-disciplinary elements of marketing, finance, operations, and quantitative analysis. It is designed to help students learn how to identify, dissect, and answer strategic management problems, how to apply analytical frameworks to business problems, and how to present their fact-based analysis and recommendations in oral and written formats. The course utilizes readings, business cases and real-life examples to accomplish the synthesis.
Prerequisite(s): UAENG 151 or W Tag; final course taken or consent of instructor.
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UABUS 492A - International Study Tour A-China
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 1
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 2
Each year, the School of Business offers students the opportunity to participate in a short-term international travel experience to different countries through two sequential courses (UABUS 492Aand UABUS 492B G). Through the courses, students gain critical insights and valuable real-world experience of global business processes and practices. In UABUS 492A, students learn about various aspects of a country’s culture and society, history, cultural values/customs, and social and economic development and the impact of these issues on business practices. Books, readings and videos will be assigned for students to read/watch with class discussion focused on comparing and understanding differences in these topic areas between the US and the focus country. Students must enroll in both UABUS 492A and UABUS 492B G in order to receive the G-tag.
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UABUS 492B G - International Study Tour B-China
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 2
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 2
Each year, the School of Business offers students the opportunity to participate in a short-term international travel experience to different countries through two sequential courses (UABUS 492A and 492B G). Through the courses, students gain critical insights and valuable real-world experience of global business processes and practices. In RBUS 492B G, students will participate in an approximately 10-day trip to the focus country. During the trip, student tour locally- and foreign-owned companies, meet business executives to discuss business challenges and opportunities in the country, attend lectures about the country’s economy and culture, and participate in guided tours of historical and cultural sites. After the trip, students will write a report in which they analyze and compare the business practices of companies in the US and the focus country. Students must enroll in both UABUS 492A and UABUS 492B G in order to receive the G-tag.
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing, 3 courses in the major, and UABUS 492A .
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UABUS 494A - International Study Tour A-Germany
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 1
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 2
Each year, the School of Business offers students the opportunity to participate in a short-term international travel experience to different countries through two sequential courses (UABUS 494A and UABUS 494B G). Through the courses, students gain critical insights and valuable real-world experience of global business processes and practices. In UABUS 494, students learn about various aspects of a country’s culture and society, history, cultural values/customs, and social and economic development and the impact of these issues on business practices. Books, readings and videos will be assigned for students to read/watch with class discussion focused on comparing and understanding differences in these topic areas between the US and the focus country. Students must enroll in both UABUS 494A and UABUS 494B G in order to receive the G-tag.
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UABUS 494B G - International Study Tour B-Germany
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 2
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 2
Each year, the School of Business offers students the opportunity to participate in a short-term international travel experience to different countries through two sequential courses (UABUS 494A and UABUS 494B G). Through the courses, students gain critical insights and valuable real-world experience of global business processes and practices. In UABUS 494B G, students will participate in an approximately 10-day trip to the focus country as well as attend classes in the fall semester. During the trip, student tour locally- and foreign-owned companies, meet business executives to discuss business challenges and opportunities in the country, attend lectures about the country’s economy and culture, and participate in guided tours of historical and cultural sites. In the fall semester, students will meet 1 - 2 hours weekly to further explore business practices in the focus country within an historical, cultural and social context. In addition, students will analyze and compare the business practices in the US and focus country. Students must enroll in both UABUS 494A and UABUS 494B G in order to receive the G-tag.
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