THE oBJecrrvE OF THE School of Business and Technology is to pro- vide students with the professional preparation necessary for careers in modem business. Emphasis is placed not only upon the concepts and analytical techniques of business decision making, but also upon the obligations and opportunities of businessmen for effective service to society. The School is accredited by the American Association of Collegiate Schools of Business. School of Business and Technology General Statement FACULTY As of January 1969 The School of Business and Technology offers three degree EARL GODDARD, D.B.A., Dean of the School of Business and Technology. EDISON E. EASTON, D.B.A., Associate Dean of the School of Business and Technology. Louis L. EDWARDS, M.E., Head Adviser and Placement Director. WIL H. POST, M.B.A., Assistant Placement Director. Departments in business administration MARTIN (department chairman). Professors EASTON, NEWTON. Associate Professors EDWARDS, MCFARLANE, SHIRLEY. Assistant Professors ABRASSART, BENTLEY, ROBINSON, SOLOMON, WOODWORTH. Instructors ANDERSON, BOWLBY, MORAN, OLSON, PANCOAST. Marketing, Finance and Production: Associate Professor WmIcus (department chairman). Professors DANE, PFANNER, SEATON, STRICKLER. Associate Professors EGAN, GRAY, SJOGREN. Assistant Professors BROWNE, MONKS, ScHARY, STrrzEL. Business Environment and Organizational Behavior: Professors RETTIG (department chairman), CAMPBELL, GODDARD, LEMASTER, SEELYE, WALTON. Associate Professors GRAHAM, SCHREIMA, STONEHILL. Professors AMANO, DECKARD, PARK, PIERCE, SCHULTZ, SNYDER, SOULE. Instructors EVES, GoRDHAMMER, NIBLER, POST, SINGH. Other departments Business Education: Professors YERIAN (department head), LARSE, WINGER. Associate Professors CHRISMER, JONES. Assistant Professor LARSON. Instructor KAUFFMAN. Secretarial Science: Professors YERIAN (department head), LARSE, WINGER. Associate Professor JONES. Assistant Professor LARSON. Instructors KIERSKY, MARKSHEFFEL, PALMER, RoNDEAU, SCHOESLER. 98 Oregon State University Business Administration, with areas of concentration in accounting, financial management, production management, marketing management, personnel management, agribusiness, international business, and general business. Minors, which are taken along with the major in business administration, are available in science, mathematics, and science-technology. Business Education, with areas of emphasis in office occupations education, distributive education, and basic Accounting and Management Science: Associate Professor Assistant programs: business and bookkeeping-accounting education. Secretarial Science High School Preparation The following high school courses are recommended for students planning to enroll in the School of Business and Technology: English, four years; mathematics, four years; history and social studies, three years; typing, one year; natural science, two years. University Honors Program The Honors Program in this School is coordinated with the programs in other Schools and administered by the Director of the University Honors Program (see page 28). Information concerning eligibility and application forms may be obtained from the Director. Transfer Students Students planning to transfer into the School of Business and Technology should, when feasible, do so prior to or during the sophomore year. Those planning to transfer from a community college should consult a business adviser at the community college to determine the recommended courses to be completed prior to transfer. Counseling and Placement The School of Business and Technology has a centralized counseling program. Experienced counselors are available in the areas of curriculum and job placement, and faculty members are always ready to assist students in any way they can. The services of the Placement Director of the School of Business and Technology are available to all students seeking information concerning placement opportunities, interviews with visiting firms, and general information concerning career objectives. Degrees Offered Double Degrees The Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) and Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degrees are offered in all curricula; the Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) in business administration; the Master of Science (M.S.) in management science; and the Master of Students who wish to obtain a degree in Business Administration, in combination with a degree in other areas in which degrees are offered at Oregon State University, can enroll in the double-degree program. The requirements which students Arts (M.A.), Master of Science (M.S.), and Master of Edu- cation (M.Ed.) in business education. For advanced degrees see GRADUATE SCHOOL. need to fulfill in order to qualify for two degrees are listed elsewhere in this Catalog. Students who intend to obtain one of their degrees in Business Administration should see the Head Adviser of the School of Business and Technology as soon as possible. Administration in Areas of Concentration Business Administration The major curriculum in Business Administration reflects the increasingly complex economic, social, and technological aspects of modem business decision-making. The major in Business Administration is combined with a minor in science, mathematics, or science-technology, and with work in the social sciences. In all course work, emphasis is given to the development of effective decision-making, including an understanding of personal values and motivation, and an awareness of the interrelationship between business and society. Freshman Year Hours Introduction to Business (BA 101) ........................................ 3 Introduction to Business Data Processing (BA 131) ............ 3 'Mathematics (Mth 161,162,163) ........................................ 12 English Composition (Wr 121) .............................................. 3 History of Western Civilization (Hst 101,102,103) .......... 9 'Electives or officer education ................................................ 15 Physical education or general hygiene .................................. 3 Students in Business Administration must complete 18 term hours of upper division business administration or related courses in one of the areas of concentration listed below. ACCOUNTING AND COST CONTROL Hours Junior Year 'Advanced Accounting (BA 417,418,419) .......................................... 9 Senior Year Cost Accounting (BA 421,422) .......................................................... 6 Auditing (BA 427) .............................................................................. 3 AuditinCase Studies (BA 428) or The Federal Tax System 3 --------------------------...................-------------....------------(BA 425) RELATED COURSES Auditing Case Studies (BA 428) Cost Accounting (BA 423) Controllership (BA 429) Anal of Fin Statements (BA 424) Bus Data Processing (BA 431 432 ) The Federal Tax System (BA 425) Tech Report Writing (Wr 227 ) Accounting Theory (BA 426) 48 Sophomore Year Principles of Economics (Ec 201,202,203) ........................ 9 Quantitative Business Methods (BA 201,202,203) ............ Principles of Accounting (BA 211,212,213) ........................ 9 9 English Composition (Wr 222) ............................................ 3 'Electives or officer education ................................................ 6 Physical education .------......................................------...------ 3 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT Businxss FINANCE OPTION Hours Senior Year Advanced Accounting (BA 417,418) ....... .---- ._....._................. ........... 6 Financial Management (BA 447, 448) ............ ........ ................. _....... 8 Related courses ............................................. --------------------------------- 6 RELATED COURSES Insurance and Risk Management Cost Accounting (BA 421) Money and Capital Markets (BA 445) Health Ins 442) 4Life 48 Junior Year Business Managerial Economics (BA 301) -------------------------- (BA 443) Investment Investment Analysis (BA 444) Taxation and Business (BA 438) 3 Organization and Management Theory (BA 302) ............ 3 Production (BA 311) .......................................................... 4 Marketing (BA 312) .............................................................. 3 Finance (BA 313) ..-.....---4 Business Law (BA 411,412) ................................................ 6 English Composition (Wr 323) .............................................. 3 ....................................---...---.....- 'Minor Electives --------------------------..-.......-......................------------------. 13 Gr(BA 46)) International Financial Mgmt (BA 485) INSTITUTIONAL FINANCE OPTION Senior Year Hours Financial Institutions (BA 441)) ..........................................---............ Money and Capital Markets (BA 442) .............................................. Financial Management (BA 447, 448) .............................................. 3 3 6 Related courses ............................................--------......----------------.......... 8 RELATED COURSES Public Finance (Ec 429) Investment Management (BA 443) Public Finance (Ec 430) Investment Analysis (BA 444) International Financial Mgmt Insurance and Risk Mgmt (BA 445) (BA 485) Group Life and Health Ins (BA 446) 48 Senior Year Human Relations in Business (BA 497) .............................. Government Relations in Business (BA 498) ...................... Business 'Students minoring in mathematics or industrial engineering exclude 3 3 Policy (BA 499) .................................................... 3 ' Business administration (concentration) ............................ 18 'Minor 'Electives ................................................................................ 12 48 Mth 163. B At least 12 of the total elective credits must be in the social sciences, excluding Psy 111. ' Beginning with their sophomore year, students in business adminis- tration are required to register in an approved minor in science or science-technology or mathematics (see pages 100-101). Courses in the following areas are not acceptable in fulfillment of the minor requirements; geography, nursing, photography, science education. 4 Students majoring in business administration are required to choose an area of concentration no later than beginning of the senior year. ' Replaces BA 411,412 which is then deferred to the senior year. School of Business and Technology 99 IMARKETING MANAGEMENT Minors Senior Year Hours Marketing Management (BA 477, 478) ............................................ 8 Related courses ...................................... ............................................ 12 A minor in either science or science-technology is taken by all students majoring in business administration. Minors are RELATED COURSES designed to assist students to become effective business execu- Selling and Promotion (BA 471) Advertising (BA 472) Retail Management (BA 474) Marketing Research (BA 475) tives by acquainting them with the increasingly important Case Prob in Marketing Mgmt (BA 479) Business Logistics (BA 481) International Marketing (BA 484) scientific and technological considerations in modem business decisions. Students may select a minor which: (a) covers broad, basic scientific concepts related to many different business areas or industries, (i.e., science or chemistry), or (b) relates to career interests in specific industries, (i.e., forestry or food PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT Hours Senior Year Cost Accounting (BA 421) .................................................................. 3 Production Management (BA 457, 458) ............................................ 6 Case Problems in Production Management (BA 459) ........................ 3 Related courses ...................................................................................... 6 Basic industrial engineering) . Minors available to business administration majors are listed below. In addition, special minors may be arranged in RELATED COURSES Linear Prog in Bus (BA 433) Labor Economics (Ec 427) Labor Problems (Ec 425) Meth and Motion St (IE 361) Labor Legislation (Ec 426) technology), or (c) contributes directly to improved professional competence in business, (i.e., applied mathematics or Statistics and Op Res (St 371,372,373) agriculture, engineering, home economics, and naval science to fit the needs of individual students. Students who are inHead Adviser terested in a special minor should consult the of the School of Business and Technology. SCIENCE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS Senior Year Labor Problems (Ec 425) ............................................._...................... Labor Legislation (Ec 426) ................................................................ ..................... Labor Economics (Ec 427) ..................... Personnel Management (BA 467, 468) .............................................. Case Problems in Personnel Management (BA 469) ........................ hW F Natural science sequence ................................................ 3-4 3 3 3 6 3 RELATED COURSES Courses in psychology Office Organization and ManageCourses in sociology ment (SS 422) Courses in industrial engineering INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS Hours Senior Year International Marketing (BA 484) .................................................... 3 International Financial Management (BA 485) ................................ 3 International Business Environment and Management (BA 488) ------ 3 International Economics (Ec 440) .................................................... 3 Related Course (Ec 441, 442, 445, or 448) ........................................ 3 Related Course ..............................................................................°°.... 3 RELATED COURSES The Far East (Hst 391,392,393) International Economics (Ec 441,442) Economic Development (Ec 445,446) Concepts of Internet Eel (PS 417) International Law (PS 442) -Term ours - Sophomore Year Europe Since 1789 (Hst 343 Internat Agri Dev (AEc 462 Latin-American Civ (Hst 350, 351,352) AGRICULTURAL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT 3-4 3-4 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 Junior Year 1 Three natural science courses, dependent upon or related to the sophomore-year natural science courses or Natural science sequence in another area ...................... Senior Year Natural science courses, related to each other and dependent upon or related to the sophomore-year and/or the junior-year natural science courses ........ or 7 Science in Antiquity (GS 411) and 2 The Scientific Revolution (GS 412) and 7 Nineteenth-Century Scientific Thought (GS 413) ...... APPLIED MATHEMATICS Professor Enw uw KArl.wx, Adviser -Term urs - Freshman Year hoW F Trigonometry (Mth 80) Analytic Geometry (M 110) .............................................. ....................................................... (4) .... 2 (4 ) 4 4 Sophomore Year 4 Calculus (Mth 111,112,113) ............................................ Junior Year 'Approved courses in mathematics or statistics .............. 3-4 Senior Year Natural science sequence (may be completed any time from the freshman year forward) ............................ 3-4 3-4 3-4 3-4 3-4 Senior Year Hours Marketing Farm Products (AEc 341) ._......_...._.._......._.._...___..------- 3 Agricultural Cooperatives (AEc ]eR 3 Plant Efficiency Analysis (AEc 421 ._ ............................................... 3 Land and Water Economics (AEc 4 1) ....................... ........ ............... 3 Agricultural Policy (AEc 411) ......................................................... . 3 Agricultural Prices (AEc 451) or Farm Finance (AEc 431) ............ 3 RELATED COURSES Pric Arr for Farm Prod (AEc 444) Agri Econ Anal (AEc 312) International Agri Dev (AEc 462 Con and the Market (AEc 412) Livestock Economics (AEc 440) Money and Banking (Ec 423,424; AGRICULTURE Sophomore Year -Term hou S Science courses related to junior- and/or senior-year minor courses .............................................. W 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Junior Year Science courses basic to, or prerequisite to, senior-year minor courses ..................... Senior Year Related courses ........... The related courses must be chosen from one of the following depart- GENERAL BUSINESS ments of the School of Agriculture: Awmn sciENca, WASH coops, WrsaEEIES AND WILDLIFE, ROETICOLTVEE, POVLTEY SCIENCE, SOILS, Or AGEICOL IDEAL ENGINEERING The student in the General Business concentration will program his 18 hours of upper division business administration or related courses before the beginning of his senior year in terms of his career objectives. A maximum of three approved upper division courses in economics may be accepted in lieu of busi- ' Chemistry and physics especially recommended. Courses in geography, mathematics, nursing, photography, science education, and statistics are not acceptable. t Business students enrolled in the science minor will be permitted to submit 18 hours of natural science and 9 hours of History of Western Civilization in fulfillment of the prerequisites listed for GS 411.412, and 413. ness administration courses. Technology. 100 Oregon State University 'Caine. approved by the Head Adviser, School of Business and FOOD TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING Professor C. E. SAMUELS, Adviser Professor JAams RIGGs, Adviser Sophomore Year .-Term hours F W General Chemistry (Ch 104,105) .................................... or General Chemistry (Ch 201,202,203) .............................. 5 4 .... 3 3 3 Junior Year Food Processing (FST 221) ............................................ 3 Food Processing (FST 222 or 223) ................................. Food Grades and Standards (FST 271) .............................. .... 4 Trigonometry (Mth 60) ...................................................... Mathematics (Mth 161,162) ............................................ Sophomore Year 2 .... 2 4 .... Calculus with Analytic Geometry (Mth 111,112) .......... 'Probability (Mth 361) ...................................................... 4 4 2Engineering Economy (IE 381) ...................................... 3 .--. 3 3 3 3 Junior Year 4-3 .... -Term hours S F W Freshman Year S Abridged General Physics (Ph 111,112) .............................. 3 Senior Year Related courses - Systems Analysis (IE 371,372 373),3 Senior Year Food Technology (FST 350) .......................................... 4 'General Microbiology (Mb 304) or Introductory Microbiology (Mb 130) ............................ Related course ........................................................................ Materials Handling (IE 394), Production Planning and Control (IE 397), or Quality Control (IE 91)3 INSTITUTION MANAGEMENT 4-3 .... 3 RELATED COURSES Animal Science (AnS 121) Federal and State Food RegulaMeats (AnS 351) tions (FST 421) Nutrition (FN 225) Elements of Horticulture 3 Professor VIRGINIA HAnGER, Adviser Sophomore Year -Term urs hoW General Chemistry (Ch 104,105) .................................... or General Chemistry (Ch 201,202,203) ............................ Junior Year (Hrt 111) ' All students who are capable of completing General Microbiology (Mb 304), rather than Introductory Microbiology (Mb 130), should do so. Nutrition (FN 225) F 5 4 .... 3 3 3 --- .........-----...................................................................... Quantity Food Production (IM 311) ................................ 4 Senior Year Microbiolog(Mb 130 or 204), Meal Related courses Foods 3 5 - Management (FN 313),1 nstitution Organization and Administration (IM 430), Purchasing for Institutions FORESTRY (IM 440), or Institution Experience (IM 450) ................ Professor W. I. WEST, Adviser Term hoursF W S Sophomore Year Natural Science sequence .................................................. Those who have not had high school trigonometry must add Trigonometry (Mth 60). Tree Identification (F 153) is recommended. 3 3 3 SPECIAL MINORS Special Minors must follow the outline below and must be approved by the Head Adviser before the second year of the minor begins. First (or Second) Year Junior Year Forest Engineering (FE 123) .......................................... 3 Conservation of Natural Resources (F 260) .................... Forest Mensuration (F 224) ............................................ .... Senior Year Wood Technology (FP 210) ............................................ 3 3 Natural science sequence, preferably one related to other courses in the minor ........................................................................................ 9-12 ---- 3 5 ' For those with sufficient math prerequisite it is recommended that 3 Wood Utilization (FP 310) ---------------------------------------------- --Logging Methods (FE 392) ---------------------------------------------- .... Second (or First) Year Science and/or mathematics (in addition to Freshman mathematics requirement) related to other courses in the minor .................... 9-12 Third Year Courses in Agriculture, Engineering, Home Economics, preferably within one department ................................................................ 9-12 3 3 .... .... Related courses are available in the Departments of Forest Engineering, Forest Management, and Forest Products. Basic Statistics and Operations Research (St 371) be substituted for Mth 361. St 371 would then be taken during fail term of the junior year. 2 ME 460 (Mechanical Engineering) may be taken in place of IE 381 if scheduling problems are encountered 2 BA 201,202,203 acceptable as prerequisite. L49urfd in Business AJri tirtrat30n Courses in business administration in the first two years orient the student to the field and in the last two years provide professional preparation. Courses offered in the Department of Economics supple- BA 102. Survey of American Industry. 3 hours. BA 201,202,203. Quantitative Business Methods. 3 hours each term. 3 QI dustry, including extractive, processing, as- ironic data processing, tabular and graphic 30 Structure and development of American in- sembling, construction, and service industries. Not offered 1968-69. IQ Major institutions and ideas which form an important part of the business environment, such as freedom, competition, justice, values, BA 211,212,213. Principles of Accounting. 3 hours each term. BA 103. Courses numbered in the 400's are restricted to students with junior or senior standing. Conceptual Foundations of Business. 3 3 hours. and social responsibility. Not offered 1968-69. Lower Division Coures BA 101. BA 131. Introduction to Business. 3 hours. Business organization, operation, and manage- ment intended to orient the student in the field of business and to help him determine a field of major concentration. Introduction to Business Data Processing. 3 QI presentation. descriptive statistics, probability theory, and statistical inference; statistical decision making, expected value and utility, regression and correlation, index numbers, forecasting and time series analysis; m Mematical models, simulation, queuing, mathematical programing, and game theory. Pierequisite: Mth 50 or Mth 51. ment the work of the Department of Business Administration. Sources and collection of business data, elec- 3 hours. 3Q Concepts, elements, and structure of business data processing systems; classifying, calculating, and reporting functions; programing; computer fundamentals. 3Q First Term: Financial accounting: the accounting cycle: principal accounting state- ments and problems encountered by the firm in reporting to outsiders. Second Term: Managerial accounting: tech- niques and constraints involved in reporting to organizational decision makers. Third Term: Contemporary issues in accounting. Specialized accounting reports for both insiders and outsiders; the evolution of accounting. School of Business and Technology 101 BA 217. Basic Accounting and Financial Analysis. 3 hours. 3Q For students who take only one term of accounting. Methods of recording, summarizing, and presenting accounting data. Emphasis on basic principles and terminology; significance, analysis, and interpretation of accounting data; accounting as tool of management. Upper Division Courses Courses numbered 400-499 and designated (g) or (G) may be taken for graduate credit. BA 301. Business Managerial Eco- nomics. 30 Application of economic theory to business 3 hours. decisions concerning demand, production, and pricing. Emphasis upon business conditions analysis and forecasting. Prerequisite: BA 202, 213; Ec 202. BA 302. Organization and Management. 3 hours. 3 QQ Organization structure and management pmetree. Basic functions of management and related aspects of organization. Production. BA 311. 4 hours. 4 QQ Decision making methods in the management of production of goods and services. Equipment justification, system analysis, inventory management, simulation, quality control, work methods, facilities selection. Prerequisite: BA 203 or equivalent. BA 312. BA 413. Business Law. 3 hours. 3 QQ Legal aspects of property rights, commercial transactions, and forms of business organizations. BA 414. Real Estate Law. 3 hours. 3 QQ Creation and rights of ownership under various estates, title protection, deeds, wills, and inheritance; property transactions related thereto, including contracts, mortgages, leases, and brokerage. BA 415. Environmental and Air. (g) 3 hours. Law: Water 3 QQ Legal relationships arising out of rights to natural resources: rights to air, water, and navigable streams; control of pollution and the impact of federal and state legislation. Perequisite: senior standing. BA 417,418,419. Advanced Accounting. 3 QQ Basic accounting theory and conventional accounting procedures. More difficult problems encountered in accumulation and presentation of financial data; balance sheets and other financial reports, measuring costs and evenues, partnership accounting, installments, consignments, agency and branch accounting consolidations and fiduciary accounting. Pee- requisite: BA 213. 3 QQ Industrial and consumer markets and activities and enterprises involved in distributing goods to those markets. Objective to develop understanding of distribution processes, marketing problems and principles. BA 313. Finance. Cost Accounting. (G) 3 hours each term. 3 QQ First Term: Material, labor, and overhead costs; job order and process cost accounting 40 4 hours. Role and functions of financial manager in modem business firm; environment in which he operates; formulation of financial objectives and policies; financial analysis, forecasting, planning, and control; cash, credit, and asset management; acquisition of funds through short term and long term borrowing, leasing, stock issue, and by internal means; dividend policy and other aspects of dealing with business owners. Prerequisite: BA 212. Second Term: Estimated and standard costs; standard cost accounting systems; variances and their disposition; in-depth coverage of first-term topics. Third Term: Distribution costs- analysis and use of break-even points, differential costs, and other cost data. Prerequisite: BA 212. BA 424. ments. Reading and Conference. (g) Terms and hours to be arranged. Supervised individual work in some field of special application and interest. Subjects (G) 3Q Preparation, analysis, and interpretation of balance sheets and operating reports for effec- tive management and control of industrial and trading concerns. Prerequisite: BA 419. BA 425. The Federal Tax System. 3 hours. (G) 3Q Taxation principles- economics and philoso- chosen must be approved by professor in charge. Consent of instructor required. Prerequisite: senior or graduate standing. Seminar. Terms and hours to be arranged. praisals. Prerequisite: upper division standing. Business Law. 3 QQ History, nature, and function of law in our business society; lawmaking and legal reasoning. 3Q Formation, performance, and discharge of ob- ligations arising out of contracts, torts, and the agency relationship. 102 Oregon State University Prerequisite: (G) 3 QQ 419. Planned and supervised work experience at selected cooperating business firms. Supplementary training conference, reports, and ap- BA 412. Business Law. 3 hours. of incomes. Economic factors, law, and administrative ruling; concepts and procedures for measurin income, cost, value, and results of price level change; accounting ethics. Prerequisite: BA BA 410. Business Internship. 1 to 6 hours. 3 hours. tration, and judicial review at federal level with reference to overlap at state level; determination of tax liabilities; ream e-eking BA 426. Accounting Theory. 3 hours. BA 407. BA 411. torical; processes of tax legislation adminis- taxation BA 213; Ec 203. Business Data Processing. 3 hours each term. 30 Electronic computers and punched-card processing facilities; another systems; business data flow, basic computer progmming, input, output, storage, control, and automatic recessing equipment; business programing and processing procedures; systems design; and economic feasibility studies. Prerequisite: one term of statistics; BA 202,212. BA 433. Linear Programing in Busi- 30 3 hours. A management planning technique; business and industrial applications; transportation and simplex methods of linear programing; other programing methods; use of the computer in solving linear programing problems. Prerequisite: BA 203. BA 438. Taxation and Business. 3 hours. (G) 30 BA 427. Auditing. 3 hours. tax system; taxation problems- tax incidence and burden theories. Tax implication in selection of legal business orgamzational form, plant location, depreciation, executive compensation, raising funds, the contemporary scene. Prerequisite: BA 313. BA 441. Financial Institutions. 3 hours. (G) 3 QQ Development, organization, and operations of important domestic financial institutions; their roles in savings and investment processes; requisite: BA 313. Analysis of Financial State- 3 hours. sources; BA 431,432. their implications for monetary policy. Pre- phies of the federal system, current and his- BA 405. 30 The controller and his organization; coordination and control of accounting, budgeting, and planning; controllership's contribution to management and responsibilities for office organization and procedures. Prerequisite: BA 419. The roles of taxes in business decisions; systems; standard costs. Marketing. 3 hours. (G) ness. 3 hours each term. BA 421,422,423. BA 429. Controllership. 3 hours. (G) 30 Review of financial statements and expression of an opinion on reliability and adequacy of management disclosures in statements; auditing standards followed by independent pro- fessional accountants in conducting the re- view; conditions and responsibilities accepted by auditor in offering his opinion. Prerequisite: BA 419. BA 442. Money and Capital Markets. 2 (1%) (G) 3 hours. Theory and structure of money and capital markets; role of financial markets in channeling of investment funds throughout the economy- market structure of interest rates; flow of funds analysis. Prerequisite: BA 313. BA 443. Investment Management. (C) 3 QQ 3 hours. Investment instruments; financial, interest-rate, purchasing-power, and market risks; common types of investment policies; securities exchanges and over-the-counter market; meas- urement of investment results. Prerequisite: BA 313. BA 444. Investment Analysis. (G) 3 QQ 3 hours. Industry analysis; market analysis; theory of common stock valuation; growth stock valuation; risk and uncertainty in portfolio selections; integration of technical analysis with fundamental analysis. Prerequisite: BA 443. BA 445. ment. Insurance and Risk Manage- (G) 3 hours. risk concepts and analysis; management of risk via prevention, control, pooling, shifting, self-insurance, and commercial insurance. Emphasis on non-life forms. BA 446. BA 428. Auditing Case Studies. 3 hours. (G) 3 QQ Cases involving the attest function which illustrate work of the independent professional accountant and circumstances within which the work is performed. Prerequisite: BA 427. 3 QQ Risk and its treatment by business managers; Group Life and Health In- surance. (G) 3 hours. 3 QQ Business use of life insurance, health insurance, and pension media: roles, principles, carrier selection, costs, markets, administration; social insurance. coverages, BA 447,448. Financial Management. 30 Advanced treatment in a business firm; the (G) 3 hours each term. finance function in business; financial planning and control- raising of funds; other re- sponsibilities of fiinancial managers. Prerequi- site: BA 313. Either BA 447 or BA 448 may be taken separately. BA 457,458. (G) Production Management. 3 hours each term. 3 QQ Overview of system theory, application of system theory to production systems, detailed development of the production system-depth study of material covered in BA 311. Decision models used in the management of production of goods and services. Prerequisite: BA 311. Need not be taken in sequence. BA 459. Case Problems in Production Management. (G) 3 hours. 3 QQ To enable student to formulate an over-all picture of interrelationship of major aspects of production; actual cases drawn from industry. Prerequisite: BA 457,458. BA 467,468. (G) Personnel Management. 3 hours each term. 3 QQ First Term: Survey of the field, including analysis of personnel objectives, functions, and practices as they relate to overall objectives of Second an Term: Deeper study of key areas cov- ered in BA 467, with emphasis on the properiodical literature in the Either term may be taken separately. fessional field. BA 469. Case Problems in Personnel Management. (G) 3 hours. 3 QQ Cases involving personnel problems and policy, drawn from real situations in business and industry. The student is given an opportunity to apply material learned in BA 467 and BA 488. Prerequisite: BA 487 or BA 468. BA 471. Selling and Promotion. 3 hours. 3 QQ Role of selling and promotion as marketing ac- tivities; concepts and practices involved in the several selling methods; special function(s) each method may have in the selling program. Emphasis on personal selling, display, demonstration, and publicity. BA 472. Advertising. 3 hours. 3 QQ A tool of marketing management; preparation of advertisements- copy, illustration, and layout; use of media: newspapers, magazines, direct mail, radio, and television. BA 473. Sales Management. 3 hours. (G) BA 498. Government Relations in Business. (G) 3 hours. Marketing Management. 3 3 hours each term. BA 477. For planning purposes, the study of marketing channels, marketing enterprises, and their functions. Prerequisite: 471. BA 478: Pricing, organizing, and control activities. Prerequisite: BA 477. BA 479. Case Problems in Marketing Management. (G) 3Q 3 hours. With the purpose of developing proficiency in solution of marketing problems representative cases are studied involving choice of distribution channels, product and price policies, distribution cost analysis, and sales programs. Prerequisite: BA 478. BA 481. Business Logistics. 3 hours. (G) 3 QQ Interrelationship of traffic management warehousing, materials handling, and packaging. International Marketing. (C) BA 484. 30 3 hours. Influence of foreign environments on choice of the marketing mix: product policy, pricing, channels of distribution, delivery servicing, promotion, advertising, credit, and insurance; export and overseas marketing. Prerequisite: BA 312. International Financial Management. (G) 3 hours. 3( BA 485. International monetary environment; source and availability of funds to finance trade and multinational operations; taxation; accounting, controlling, and reporting; capital budgeting; methods of risk absorption; evaluation of performance. Prerequisite: BA 313. International Business Environment and Management. (G) BA 486. 3 hours. 3 Ql Political, economic, cultural, and legal constrain a on the management of multinational the colonial legacy; political and economic integration; economic planning; commercial policies; personnel and community relations; legal systems, arbitra- corporations; and antitrust; organization structure. Prerequisite: senior standing. tion BA 490. Fundamentals of Accounting. 4 hours. 4 QQ The basic postulates of accounting: theory and system for classification of economic activities of the firm. Form, content, and mean- ing of various financial statements and re- ports, including analytical ratios, trends, and interpretation. Cash flow, systems, cost ac- (G) 3 QQ Functions in marketing process; administrative and executive duties; analysis of market, policy formulation; recruiting, selecting, contracting, training, equipping, compensating, supervising, and evaluating salesmen. BA 474. Retail Management. 3 hours. BA 477,478. (G) 3Q Organizing and operating retail institutions; store location, store layout, buying and selling, operating activities, personnel and control. BA 475. Marketing Research Proce3 QQ dures. (G) 3 hours. The role of marketing research in the management of marketing in consumer and industrial areas; a study of research methods and procedures; the application of research methods to the solution of typical marketing problems; development of a research project by members of the class. Prerequisite: BA 312. BA 476. Consumer and Buyer Be- havior. (G) counting, and managerial uses of accounting data. Prerequisite: graduate standing or ap- proval of Director of Graduate Studies Applied Business Statistics. 4Q 4 hours. Business information, business data, statistical inference, and hypothesis testing applied to business problems, index numbers, time series analysis, and business forecasting. Prerequisite: graduate standing or approval of Director of Graduate Studies in Business. BA 492. Mathematics for Business Analysis. 40 4 hours. Mathematical methods, including differential and integral calculus, used in the analysis of business problems. Prerequisite: standing or approval of Director of Graduate Studies in Business. BA 497. Human Relations in Business. behavioral concepts and theories social class, reference group influences, value, develop attitudes, frames of reference, and approaches which will be useful in solving human relations problems in business. Pre- Selected 2 (1%) concerning individuals and groups, as they relate to marketing: motivation, learning beliefs, attitudes, habits, taste, custom, fashion, and utility theory. Prerequisite: BA 312. (G) 3 hours. and other workers; actual cases used to help' requisite: senior standing. ness structure, and administrative policies; importance of constructive attitude and recognition of government aids and services to business community. Prerequisite: senior standing. BA 499. Business Policy. (G) 3 hours. 1 Advanced integrative course in analysis of topmanagement decisions, executive responsibilities, and company objectives. Poli cym is studied through business cases. Preregmsite: senior standing. Graduate Courses See also courses marked (g) and (G) above. BA 501. Research. Terms and hours to be arranged. BA 505. Reading and Conference. Terms and hours to be arranged. BA 507. Seminar. Terms and hours to be arranged. BA 511. Analytical Techniques in Business Decision Making. 3 hours. 3 QQ Analytical techniques and concepts necessary in making business decisions concerning marketing, costs, profits pricing, competition, production, and capital management. Forecasting techniques as related to decision making under conditions primarily of uncertainty. Prerequisite: 6 hours of undergraduate economics or Ec 499. BA 512. Management and Organiza3 QQ tion Theories. 3 hours. Study of organization theories and concepts with t e purpose of developing an integrated philosophy of management. Emphasis upon current research and concepts. BA 513. Behavior in Business Organi1 Qs zations. 3 hours. A study of various aspects of formal and informal organizations, communications, motivation, leadership, individual and group behavior, and the administrator's role in interpersonal relationships as they influence and are influenced by business organizations. BA 517. Conceptual Foundations of 2 Q% Business. 3 hours. Development of business as an institution from earliest times to present; changes in the concept (social, religious, political, etc.) of business and reasons for these changes. BA 520. Administrative Accounting. 3 QQ 3 hours. The adaptation of accounting to managerial operational planning, decision-making, and control. Concepts of cost, profits, value, control, planning, decision-making, uncertainty are itner-related. Prerequisite: 6 hours of undergraduate accounting or BA 490. graduate 30 Relationships among managerial, supervisory 3 hours. controls affecting modern business and their influence on budgetary considerations, busi- in Business. BA 491. 3 QQ Statutory, administrative, and common law BA 528. 3 hours. Business Conditions Analysis. 2 (D% Application of methods of economics and mathematics to analysis and forecasting of general business conditions; models in aggregate income analysis, business fluctuations and growth, and such forecasting techniques as input-output analysis, the ' indicators " approach, statistical and econometric methods Prerequisite: 6 bows of undergraduate economics or Ec 499. School of Business and Technology 103 BA 531,532,533. Quantitative Business Analysis. 3( 3 hours each term. First Term: Electronics processing of business information; unified business data systems, computer concepts, systems analysis and design, management considerations involving the use of computers. Prerequisite: Elementary knowledge of Fortran. BA 541. Management Systems. 3 hours. 1 QQ Philosophy of systems; system and problemsolving methodology; theory of information feedback systems; analysis of total business system by interactions between flows and levels of information, money, personnel, capital equipment; development of experimental models to study system behavior and principles. Second and Third Terms: Quantitative meth- pb of analyzing business problems; mathematical model building, deterministic models, stochastic models, advanced business statistics, simulation techniques and management uses of quantitative methods. Prerequisite: elementary knowledge of one computer programing language, preferably Fonrarwu; two terms of calculus or BA 492. BA 542. Information Systems. 3 hours. 1® mational systems integrating various viewpoints. Prerequisite: one term of undergraduate accounting. Business Education The Department of Business Education offers a four-year major curriculum designed to prepare high school business teachers. The fact that students completing this curriculum are prepared to enter both the teaching and the secretarial fields has made this program of study increasingly attractive. Both fields offer excellent opportunities to men and women. For requirements for a State Teacher's Certificate, and a list of teaching norms see SCHOOL OF EDUCATION. Freshman Year -Term hours- 'Stenography (SS 111,112,113) .................................... 3 'Typing (SS 121,122,123) ---------------------------------------------- 2 Introduction to Business (BA 101) .................................. (4) Introduction to Business Data Processing (BA 131) ...... (3) Literature or science/math .............................................. 3 English Composition (Wr 121) ........................................ 3 Physical education ...................... rElectives ..... .............................. ...................................... 3 2 4 (3) 3 (3) 3 2 (4) 3 3 (3) 4 3 3 16 17 15 (3) (3) 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Sophomore Year English Composition (Wr 222) ........................................ 3 School in American Life (Ed 310) --------------------------- _... (3) General Psychology (Ps 201,202) ................................ (3) hh Applied Stenography (S 211,212,213) ._..._._ ............... 3 Principles of Accounting (BA 211,212,213) .......... ...,... 3 Principles of Economics Pc 201,202,203) ............ ..._... 3 Fundamentals of Speech (St, III) ..... ................... ......... 3 cSical education .......... ____ ._..._ .---- ----------------- ..._......... 1 Electives ........................................................................... .... E 16 Junior Year Enlish Composition (Wr 323) .._....._........__............... c (Ed .. ......._ _. Procedure (SS ho 3 4 Spinal Secondary Methods (Ed 408c) (Bookkeeping and da .__._ ....... (3) 40c....( Special ry M (T tug) ....._. .. Methods ( Special Secondary Methods (Ed 408c) (Shorthand) .... 3 Educational Psychology (Ed 312) ..................... ............. 3 Business English (\Vr 214) .......................................... (3) ( Business aw (BA 411,412) ...(...--------- ------------------------. .. Quantitative Business Methods (BA 20 01) ........_................ Methods of Reading (Ed 350) ..__.._._....._................ (3) Electives .......... ..... _........... ................................. ............. 16 Senior Year Office Organization and Management (SS 421,422) ...... `Secretarial Problems (SS 411) ---------------------------------------Organization and Management Theory (BA 302) ..... .... Marketing (BA 312) ....._..._.._ 3 .. 3 .......... _..... ................... Oregon State University ( 3) 3 16 business administration. Business Policy Formulation. Setting of organizational goals and formulation, evaluation, and implementation of alternative strategies to realize goals; case studies of companies in different industries of differing size and current condition to provide basis for basic organizational policies; opportunity to deal simultaneously with many in- led aspects of company operation. Pre- requisite: graduate standing in business administration. Science Secretarial Science Responsible secretarial and allied positions such as office manager, administrative assistant, and research assistant are going more and more to the college-trained person. Such positions require, in addition to the secretarial skills, background training in business administration, English and business cor- respondence, economics, psychology, and liberal arts. Students with previous training in typing and stenography are permitted to register in advanced classes according to their abilities. Many high school graduates begin with second-year stenography. -Term hoursFreshman Year F 'Stenography (SS 111,112,113) ............................. ......_. 3 'Typing (SS 121,122,123)1 ......._.........._.........._---- _....._ 2 Introduction to Business (EA 101) .................................. 4 Introduction to Business Data Processing (BA 131) ...... (3 ) Literature or science/math ............ ..... .............._.._....._.... 3 English Composition (Wr 121) ._ ..................................... 3 (3) American Governments (PS 201) 3 .... 16 15 3 3 3 (3) (3) Sophomore Year English Composition (Wr 222 ) ........................................ Applied Stenography (SS 211212,213) ........................ BA 211,212,213) .................. Principles of Principles of Economics (Ec 201,202,203) .................... 3 Business English (Wr 214) ............................................ (3) 'Physical education ------------------------------------------------------------ Electives ............................................................................ (3) (3) 3 (3) Electives ............................................................................ 3 (3) 3 3 3 16 16 (3) (3) (3) 3 3 (3) (4 ) ( (1 1 (3) 4) 1 (12) (1) 3 (5) 16 16 12 (3) 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 (3) 1 1 3 3 6 16 16 16 3 4 (3) 1 (3) 4 .... 3 .... 33 4 3 3 Business Law (BA 411,412) ........... Quantitative Business Methods (BA 201) ....................... .--- 6 3 4 17 16 16 3 .._ (3) 3 (3) 3 2 (4) 16 3 4) 2 (4) (3) S History of American Civilization (Hut 226) ..._............... .... .......... ...._...................................... 1 Physical rducation 'Elective's ................................... ............................................. (3) 3 ( 3 3 3 __. 4) W 3 J unior Y e ar English Composition (Wr 323) ........................................ Office Procedures (SS 311,312,313) ................................ ................. General Psychology (Psy 201 202) Applied Psychology (Psy 205' ) ------- .........* ( 1® 3 hours. 16 3 16 104 3) search undertaken and proposed solution or solutions. Prerequisite: graduate standing in Senior Year `Office Organization and Management (SS 421.422) .._. ................ ................... Secretarial Problems (SS 411) ------Secretarial Practice (SS 412) Technical Reporting (SS 32 ) ......................................_ Organization and Management Theory (BA 302) .......... Marketing (BA 312) ............................................. __..... . Finance (BA 313) .................. ...._.................................... Seminar (SS 407) .......................................... _.._........... Electives ................................. ......_...... ............._.............. 4 Finance (BA 313) ............................................................ (4) Seminar (SS 407) .__._ ......... ............................ ._. Psychology of Adolescence (Ed 461) . .... 3 Student "reaching: Secondary (Ed 416) ......................... (12) Seminar (Student Teaching. BEd 407) ............................ (1) Seminar (Student Teaching-observation and high school activities, BEd 407) .............................................. (3) Electives ( 3 1 Supervised research; analysis of a major problem area confronting a cooperating business firm; comprehensive written report on re- hau#tior tend i retaru .. Management Problem 3 hours each term. BA 599. Concept of total information system; relationships between informational needs and the organizations structure, objectives, decision centers, information retrieval requirements; information needs to service mansgement planning, execution and control; infor- Cur it. & in Buthwcs BA 545,546. Solving. 3 6 3 3 3 (3) (3) (4 (1 (3) (4) (1) (3) (4) 7 7 10 18 16 16 (3) .... 3 3 3 1 'Students who have had previous training in stenography and typing will be placed in classes commensurate with their abilities. z The student should decide during the first year whether be desires the Bachelor of Science or the Bachelor of Arts degree. This decision will influence the choice of electives. ' General Hygiene (PE 150, 1 term hour for men; PE 160, 2 term hours for women) is taken one term in place of physical education. 4 SS 421 offered fall and winter terms; SS 422 offered fall and spring terms only. Courses in Burinec Education and ,Secre4lrial.. Lower Division Courses OA 508. Workshop. Terms and hours to be arranged. BUSINESS EDUCATION Professional preparation for teachers of business subjects is provided in the Department of Business Education, a joint department in the School of Business and Technology and the School of Education. A student may major in either school, but before registering he must confer with the head of department of Business Education. SS 111,112,113. Stenography. 3 hours each term. BEd 536. Problems and Research Techniques in Business Education. 3 hours. 30 Philosophy and trends in business education; methods and available research studies. Prerequisite: Ed 408 or teaching experience in business subjects. The undergraduate program for a baccalaureate degree is outlined in the cur- riculum on a previous page. Courses from administration, business education, education, and secretarial science form the major background. The requirements for a State High School Teacher's business Certificate are listed under EDUCATION. Measurements in Business Education. BEd 537. 30 3 hours. Objectives and principles; testing in specific areas; construction of sample tests; available testing materials; use of tests in diagnostic and remedial teaching. Prerequisite: Ed 408; BEd 536, or teaching experience in business subjects in lieu of Ed 408. OA 538. Upper Division Courses Current Trends in Office Pro- cedure. 30 BEd 401. Research. Terms and hours to be arranged. 3 hours. BEd 403. Thesis. Terms and hours to be arranged. terials; organization of laboratories; objectives, standards, instruction sheets, courses of study, and miscellaneous teaching aids. Prerequisite: Ed 408; BEd 536. Clerical and secretarial procedure programs in secondary and collegiate schools; course content, teaching methods and ma- OA 539. Current Trends in Basic Busi- ness Subjects. BEd 407. Seminar. Terms and hours to be arranged. Ed 408. Special Secondary Methods. 3 hours. (See EDUCATION.) BEd 450. Distributive Education. (G) 3 hours. 3 QI Principles of an educational program in marketing and distribution: development, philosophy, legislation; functions within the total educational program. BEd 451. Coordination Techniques in Business Education. (C) 3 hours. 3 Establishing and conducting a functioning relationship between the classroom and onthe-job experiences. 3 hours. 3® BEd 540. Administration and Supervi- sion of Business Education. 3 hours. 3Q Principles of adult education applied to business education. Prerequisite: senior standing. 3® OA 541. Current Practices in Typewriting. 3 hours fall. 30 Principles underlying development of typing skills; motivation, supplementary materials, and special devices. Prerequisite: Ed 408. Stu- dents who have not had Ed 408 must have had teaching experience in typing. OA 542. Adult Programs in Business 3 hours. Current Practices in Short- hand. 3 hours winter. 3 Correct writing habits; correlation of sound and symbol responses word and sentencebuilding and transcription technique. Prerequisite: Ed 408. Students who have not had Research. Terms and hours to be arranged. Cooperative Programs in Vocational Education. (See School of Ed 547. EDUCATION.) BEd 503. Thesis. Terms and hours to be arranged. Seminar. Terms and hours to be arranged. PRACTICUM IN BusiNEss EDUCATION-The planning and development of practical and creative projects, group or individual, in the field of business education. Students will be urged to use actual school situations as nucleus for the term's work and to arrive at the best possible solutions. copy timings; training on both manual and electric typewriters. Students who have had one year of typing may receive credit for SS 121 only upon recommendation of instructor. SS 124. Typing. 2 hours. 5 QQ Speed, accuracy, figures, and remedial techniques. Use of wide variety of special drills, electric typewriters, and tachistoscope. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. SS 211,212,213. Applied Stenography. 3 3 hours each term. Advanced principles and phrases; dictation and transcripts covering vocabularies of representative businesses- legal forms; newspapers and magazine articles. Prerequisite: SS 113, 123, or equivalent. SS 215. Business Machines. 3 hours. 3 Rotary and printing calculators, key-punch machine, adding machines, addressing machines, voice-writing machines stencil and fluid-process duplicators, electric typewriters. Prerequisite: one year of typing. Upper Division Courses SS 311,312,313. Office Procedure. 4 hours each term. 2®2® Most efficient stenographic methods and office practice; filing; advanced dictation; transcripts; reports; modern office appliances. Prerequisite: SS 213 or equivalent. SS 321,322. Technical Reporting. 3 hours winter and spring. 3® business fields. Prerequisite: SS 123,213. SS 407. Seminar. 1 hour fall, winter, spring. 1 QQ SS 411. Secretarial Problems. 3 hours winter or spring. 3 QQ Duties and problems of the secretary in busi- ness and professions- relation to employer and fellow employees- oil;ce supervision. Prerequisite: senior standing. Secretarial Practice. 3 hours any term. SS 412. 3 Practical office experience. Ninety hours laboratory work in campus offices. Prerequisite: senior standing. Reading and Conference. Terms and hours to be arranged. OA 507. t Ed 408 must have had teaching experience Graduate Courses OA 505. 5 Theory and practice; drills of all kindsand mechanical arrangement of bun, ness correspondence, legal forms, tabulating, manuscripts, modem business forms; straight Advanced stenographic training in specialized in stenography. OA 501. Typing. 2 hours each term. used BEd 405. Reading and Conference. Terms and hours to be arranged. Education. (C) structor. SS 121,122,123. Baccalaureate Degrees BEd 452. 4 Gregg or machine shorthand. Theory of shorthand; practical applications in sentence and paragraph dictation. SS 121,122,123 must be taken concurrently unless the student has had the equivalent. Students with one year of high school shorthand may receive credit for SS 111 only upon recommendation of in- SECRETARIAL SCIENCE The major in secretarial science prepares young men and women for top-level office positions, most common of which is that of secretary. A student may elect a minor in an industrial field in which he plans to work. Service courses in this department are available to all students. SS 421,422. Office Organization and Management. 3 hours each term. 3 CI) SS 421: fall or winter, SS 422: fall or spring. Scientific office management; organization; arrangement; operation; employment and training of office workers; efficiency problems; business ethics. Prerequisite: SS 313 or consent of instructor. School of Business and Technology 105