Academic Catalog

Business (BUSA)

BUSA 1011  Basic Computer Concepts  
Prerequisite: Not open to students with previouse college-level computer credit.  
Credit Hours: (0-2-2).  
An introductory computer class focusing on basic technical skills of using the Windows operating system, the Internet, email, and word processing. The class will also cover general computer knowledge about how a system works and computer history.   
BUSA 1105  Introduction to Business  
Prerequisite: None.  
Credit Hours: (3-0-3).  
An integrative study of the functional areas of business, including finance, operations, marketing, and human resources.   
BUSA 2101  Intro to Business Info Sys  
Prerequisite: Not open to students who are enrolled in EDUC 2401 or who have credit for EDUC 2401.  
Credit Hours: (3-0-3).  
A survey of Management Infomation Systems and the application of computers in business and related areas, including hardware, software, data, procedures, human resources, an operating environment, an electronic spreadsheet, a database management system, a presentation management system, and the Internet.   
BUSA 2105  Communicating in Envir of Bus  
Prerequisite: None.  
Credit Hours: (3-0-3).  
An analysis and practical applications of the external and internal communications of business organizations.   
BUSA 2106  Environment of Business  
Prerequisite: None.  
Credit Hours: (3-0-3).  
An introduction to the legal, regulatory, political, social, ethical, cultural, environmental, and technological issues which form the context for business, including an overview of the impact of demographic diversity on organization.   
BUSA 2120  Visual Basic  
Prerequisite: CSCI 1101.  
Credit Hours: (3-0-3).  
(Same as CSCI 2102). An introduction to programming using Visual Basic with emphasis on designing practical applications for Windows, including problem-solving, algorithm development, and Visual Basic syntax for data types, arithmetic and logic operators, control structures, text editors and data file manipulation.   
BUSA 3000  Principles of Management  
Prerequisite: 45 hours of credit and one three credit hour course in BUSA, ACCT, or ECON.  
Credit Hours: (3-0-3)   
An introduction to the management functions and processes as applied to organizations and individuals in organizations. The course will focus on both theories and applications of management to practical problems in planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. A survey of the history of management will provide context for current approaches and emerging concepts in both domestic and international organizations.  
BUSA 3100  Principles of Marketing  
Prerequisite: 45 hours of credit and one three credit hour course in BUSA, ACCT or ECON.  
Credit Hours: (3-0-3)  
An introdution to the principles of marketing and the marketing environment with a focus on development of an understanding of ethical planning for marketing and implementing and controlling marketing activities on a local, national, and global scale.  
BUSA 3200  Financial Management  
Prerequisite: 45 hours including MATH 1111 and 3 hours in BUSA, ACCT, or ECON or Permission of the Professor.  
Credit Hours: (3-0-3)  
Introduction to managing an organization's financial resources with the aim of achieving its business objectives, emphasis on defining objectives, understanding and evaluating resources, and making financial decisions in an environment of uncertainty.   
BUSA 3341  Applied Statistics  
Prerequisite: Minimum of 45 hours completed, including Area A mathematics requirement  
Credit Hours: (3-0-3)  
This course is an introduction to managerial and administrative decision making utilizing statistical analysis. The emphasis will be on use of basic descriptive statistics, probability, and inferential statistics including estimation and hypothesis testing using contingency tables, analysis of variance, and regression. Specific examples will utilize Microsoft Excel, emphasizing decision making using datasets drawn from both business and non-profit environments.  
BUSA 3400  Bus Analytics & Decision Makin  
BUSA 4300  Labor and Industrial Relations  
BUSA 4900  Mgnt & Admin Senior Seminar