College of Business
College of Business
T
he primary mission of the
College of Business is to
educate. Our goal is to prepare
students for lifelong learning,
and to enable them to participate in
society and in the workforce as educated
individuals who can succeed in a chosen
career and contribute in a positive way to
a changing global economic system. The
undergraduate and graduate programs in
business and the undergraduate program
in accounting are all accredited by the
Association to Advance Collegiate
Schools of Business.
The College of Business offers two
undergraduate degree programs and one
graduate degree program. Curricula lead
to Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of
Science (BS), and Master of Business
Administration (MBA) degrees. The
college participates in the MAIS program,
but college faculty do not serve as major
professors for MAIS degrees. For advanced degrees see the Graduate School
section of this catalog.
The Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of
Science degrees in business administration
offer options in accounting, finance,
general business, international business,
management, management information
systems, and marketing management. A
minor in a non-business area is required
of all business students.
College of Business undergraduate
students have the opportunity to
participate in student exchange programs
around the world.
Undergraduate Majors
Business Administration (BA, BS)
Options
Accounting
Finance
General Business
International Business
Management
Management Information Systems
Marketing Management
Minor
Business Administration
Entrepreneurship
Certificate Program
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in
Accounting
Graduate Major
Business Administration (MBA)
FACULTY
Accounting, Finance, and
Information Management:
Associate Professors Brooks, C. Brown,
Coakley, Graham, Herrmann, Kleinsorge,
Reitsma, Sullivan
Assistant Professors Moulton, Raja, Wong
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Management, Marketing
Management, and International
Business:
Professors Becker, DeYoung, Gobeli, Larson,
Parker
Associate Professors Drexler, Kim, J. King,
Koenig, Lawton, McAlexander
Assistant Professors Dibrell, Down, Hsieh, N.
King, Lekse, McKee-Ryan, Pagell
200 Bexell Hall
Oregon State
University
Corvallis, OR
97331-2603
(541) 737-3716
Web site:
http://www.bus.
oregonstate.edu
HIGH SCHOOL PREPARATION
The following high school courses are
recommended for students planning to
enroll in the College of Business: English,
four years; mathematics, four years;
history and social studies, three years;
foreign language, two years; natural
science, two years. In addition, competence in microcomputer word processing,
spreadsheet, and database software is
recommended.
ADMINISTRATION
TRANSFER STUDENTS
Students planning to transfer into the
College of Business should do so as early
as possible. Those planning to transfer
from a community college should consult
with the business adviser at the community college to determine the most
appropriate courses to complete prior to
transfer. An adviser in the College of
Business may also be contacted for advice.
ADVISING AND PLACEMENT
The College of Business has experienced
advisers available to assist students in all
academic matters, as well as in the areas of
career choice and job placement. The
resources of the Career Services office are
available to all students seeking information concerning placement opportunities
and interviews with visiting firms.
CONCURRENT DEGREES
Students who wish to earn an undergraduate degree in business administration combined with another OSU degree
may enroll in the concurrent degree
program. The requirements for earning
two degrees are listed under Requirements
for Baccalaureate Degrees. Students who
intend to obtain one of their degrees in
business administration should an adviser
of the College of Business as soon as
possible.
INTERNATIONAL DEGREE
Undergraduate majors in business can
earn a second degree in international
studies. See the International Education
section of this catalog for more
information.
MINOR PROGRAM
The College of Business offers a transcriptvisible minor for students majoring in
other disciplines. The minor allows
students to tailor a program of study to
enhance their skills in areas such as
marketing, management, and finance.
Ilene Kleinsorge
Sara Kimball Hart Dean
737-6024
ilene@
bus.oregonstate.edu
James R.
Coakley
Associate Dean of
Academic Services
737-3716
coakley@
bus.oregonstate.edu
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Oregon State University
More information may be obtained
from the Office of Student Services,
214 Bexell Hall, (541) 737-3716.
AUSTIN FAMILY BUSINESS
PROGRAM
Located within the College of Business
since 1985, the Austin Family Business
Program fosters family businesses
through workshops, checklists, videos,
academic courses, and Internet resources.
The program helps business-owning
families manage day-to-day operations
and plan for future generations.
POST-BACCALAUREATE
CERTIFICATE IN ACCOUNTING
A post-baccalaureate accounting
certificate is intended for those preparing for careers in professional accounting. The certificate is available to those
holding a baccalaureate degree that did
not involve specialized accounting
education. The required accounting
course work is identical to that required
for the BS in Business Administration
with an accounting option. In addition,
certain business and related elective
courses are recommended.
GRADUATE PROGRAM
Master of Business Administration
The MBA program represents a broad,
yet responsive, general management
curriculum with a technology focus that
crosses the functional disciplines of
business and is enhanced by advanced
management and contemporary topics
course work. The MBA program is open
to both business and non-business
undergraduates. Its advanced management emphasis and technology focus
creates practical value-added content for
all students. The focus is on the use of
technology and those tools’ outputs,
rather than on creating technology.
Business managers must be able to
understand those technologies important to their business and how best to
exploit technologies to solve practical
business problems.
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
MAJOR
The undergraduate curriculum in
business administration reflects the
increasingly complex economic, social,
and technological aspects of modern
business decision-making. Course work
emphasizes the development of effective
decision-making, an understanding of
personal values and motivation, and the
awareness of the interrelationships
between business and society. In the
junior or senior year, students select one
of several options that include specialized course work in an area of interest.
(See options.)
The study of business administration
is combined with a minor in a nonbusiness area. Minors are designed to
augment the education of the business
executive by providing tools or understanding related to the increasingly
complex demands business professionals
encounter during a business career.
Non-Business Minors (27)
A non-business university-approved
minor or an approved alternative is
required of all business undergraduate
majors. Minors and alternatives must
consist of a minimum of 27 credits, with
at least 12 credits at the upper-division
level. Students are responsible for
determining whether the minor has been
approved for transcript visibility and to
request the notation on their transcript.
Approved alternatives will not be noted
on transcripts.
A list of approved alternatives is
available from the College of Business.
In addition to the approved alternatives,
students may also propose a coherent set
of non-business courses to fulfill this
requirement. Students must demonstrate
how the proposal supports their career
goals. Proposals must be submitted to
the Office of Student Services no later
than the beginning of the junior year.
Proposals will not be approved that
represent a deviation from a universityapproved minor or an approved
alternative.
Candidates for the BA degree must
complete a minor offered by the
Department of Foreign Languages and
Literatures or complete 27 pre-approved
credits of foreign language and culture
studies, 12 credits of which must be at
the upper-division level. Students who
choose the latter must also demonstrate
a foreign language proficiency equivalent to that attained at the end of a
second-year language sequence.
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (180)
Business Administration Core
Curriculum (50–53)
The business administration core
curriculum provides students with basic
skills in accounting, data processing and
quantitative methods; an understanding
of the legal and social environment of
business; a background in management
and organizational behavior, marketing,
finance, and operations management;
and the opportunity to integrate course
work and further develop decisionmaking skills through the analysis of
business cases.
Option (23–36)
Options are designed to allow
students to extend their professional
preparation beyond the introductory
level in one or more areas. Many options
may be completed within one academic
year and are designed for the senior year.
Students electing accounting, marketing
management, or management information systems begin their option course
work in the junior year.
Minor (27 or more)
Each business administration student is
required to complete a minor area of
study or an approved alternative in
course work outside the College of
Business. Students typically begin course
work for their minors in their sophomore year.
Mathematics (12)
The basic mathematics requirements
are MTH 111. *College Algebra; MTH
241. *Calculus for Management and
Social Science; and MTH 245. *Mathematics for Management, Life and Social
Sciences, preceded, if needed, by
prerequisite mathematics courses.
Economics (8)
Micro- and macroeconomics are covered
in ECON 201 and ECON 202. Students
transferring from another institution
who have completed a one-year course
in the principles of economics have
completed this requirement.
Written and Oral Communication (6)
Business students also must take
WR 121. *English Composition;
and COMM 111. *Public Speaking,
or COMM 114. *Argument and
Critical Discourse
University General Requirements
MTH 111, ECON 201/ECON 202, WR 121,
and COMM 111 or COMM 114 meet the
university’s baccalaureate core requirements for Mathematics, Social Processes
and Institutions, Writing I, and Writing
III/Speech, respectively. All students must
meet the other baccalaureate core
requirements and the other requirements
for baccalaureate degrees. (See Requirements for Baccalaureate Degrees.)
CORE CURRICULUM
Freshman Year
COMM 111. *Public Speaking (3)
or COMM 114. *Argument and
Critical Discourse (3)
MTH 111. *College Algebra (4)
MTH 241. *Calculus for Management
and Social Science (4)
MTH 245. *Mathematics for
Management, Life, and Social Sciences (4)
WR 121. *English Composition (3)
Baccalaureate core, unrestricted electives (24)
Sophomore Year
BA 211. Financial Accounting (4)
BA 213. Managerial Accounting (4)
BA 230. Business Law I (4)
BA 271. Information Technology in
Business (3)
BA 275. Quantitative Business Methods (4)
ECON 201. *Intro to Microeconomics (4)
ECON 202. *Intro to Macroeconomics (4)
Baccalaureate core, minor courses, or
unrestricted electives (18)
College of Business
Junior Year
BA 340. Finance (4)
BA 347. International Business (4)
BA 350. Organizational Systems (4)
BA 352. Organizational Behavior (4)
BA 357. Operations Management (4)
BA 390. Marketing (4)
Baccalaureate core, minor courses, or
unrestricted electives (21)
Senior Year
BA 469. ^Strategic Management and
Business Policy (4)
BA 471. Management Information
Systems (3)1
Business Administration option (23–36)
Baccalaureate core, minor courses, or
unrestricted electives (5–17)
Students majoring in business administration must choose an option no later
than the last term of their junior year.
Students in accounting, marketing
management, and management
information systems begin their option
in the junior year, reducing their elective
credits as needed.
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Students with an option in accounting or
management information systems do not take
BA 471.
ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS
The standards set forth below apply to
all students enrolled in the College of
Business and are in addition to those
standards applicable to all students in
the university. Students are responsible
for satisfying these requirements and
should seek clarification in the Office of
Student Services, 214 Bexell Hall.
Students are expected to make satisfactory progress toward a degree. Satisfactory progress includes (but is not limited
to) the completion of all review group
courses listed below by the time the
designated number of credits has been
completed within a specified number of
terms. At a minimum, the record of
every student in the college will be
reviewed at the completion of 45, 90,
and 135 credits. Students will be suspended from the College of Business and
required to transfer from the college if:
a. a minimum of 2.50 grade-point
average (OSU grades only) is not
achieved in each set of review group
courses listed below, or
b. two or more review group courses have
not been completed in the designated
year. (Exception: transfer students who
are following a schedule approved
during their first term at OSU.)
To graduate, a student must also have a
2.50 grade-point average in all course
work taken in the College of Business
and in all 400-level course work taken in
the college.
Review Group Courses
Only grades earned in courses completed
at OSU are used in the 2.50 grade-point
average computation.
a. At the end of the freshman year
(45 credits or three terms): WR 121,
MTH 111, MTH 241, MTH 245, and
COMM 111 or COMM 114;
b. At the end of the sophomore year
(90 credits or six terms): BA 211, BA
213, BA 230, BA 271, BA 275, ECON
201, ECON 202;
c. At the end of the junior year
(135 credits or nine terms): BA 340, BA
347, BA 350, BA 352, BA 357, BA 390;
d. During the senior year (135–180 credits
or 12 terms): BA 469, BA 471, and all
specified 400-level course work.
Review group courses for which a W or
grades A–F are received may be repeated
no more than once.
ACCOUNTING OPTION (36)
The primary goal of the Accounting
option at Oregon State University is to
provide a professionally oriented
program to prepare students for
successful careers in the major fields of
accounting. Accounting students take
the courses shown below (beyond the
introductory accounting courses that are
taken by all business students).
Junior Year
BA 317. Accounting Processes and
Controls (4)
BA 318, BA 319. External Reporting I, II (4,4)
BA 370. Intro to Information
Management (4)
BA 420. Accounting Information
Systems and Analysis and Design (4)
Senior Year
BA 321. Cost Management I (4)
BA 325. Intro to Tax (4)
BA 422. Cost Management II (4)
BA 427. Assurance and Attestation
Services (4)
Students in accounting will begin their
36-credit option in the junior year,
reducing their elective credits as needed.
All accounting option course work must
be taken on a graded (A–F) basis.
Courses that are beyond introductory
accounting and that are completed at
another institution or through correspondence study are not transferable.
Students should consult the departmental office for enrollment requirements.
Accounting students are required to take
135 credits of non-accounting classes.
FINANCE OPTION (24)
Financial managers engage in many
activities designed to ensure the efficient
utilization of an individual’s or
organization’s capital resources. Oregon
State University’s emphasis is on
institutional finance.
Finance careers include bank loan
officer, bank operations officer, insurance claims, underwriting, insurance
sales, stock broker, security analyst,
portfolio manager, credit manager, cash
manager, and risk manager.
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Senior Year
BA 436. Financial Risk Management (4)
BA 440. Corporate Finance (4)
BA 441. Financial Institutions (4)
BA 442. Investments (4)
BA 445. International Financial
Management (4)
Select one from the following:
BA 317. Accounting Processes and
Controls (4)
BA 325. Intro to Tax (4)
ECON 330. Money and Banking (4)
GENERAL BUSINESS OPTION (24)
All students in the General Business
option must take 24 credits of 400-level
College of Business courses in addition
to the undergraduate business core
curriculum. A request for approval must
be submitted to the Office of Student
Services, 214 Bexell Hall.
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
OPTION (25)
The International Business option
prepares students for management
positions in organizations engaged in
international trade. Graduates of this
program are typically employed with
firms involved in exporting, importing,
or service organizations that facilitate
international trade. Students study the
economic, political, geographical, and
sociocultural factors that impact
business across national boundaries.
Senior Year
BA 445. International Financial
Management (4)
BA 447. Topics in International Business (4)
BA 497. Global Marketing (4)
ECON 440. International Trade and
Policy (4)
Area Study courses (9)
Area study courses must be approved by
an adviser in the Office of Student
Services, 214 Bexell Hall. Students must
also demonstrate second-year foreign
language proficiency consistent with the
area identified above.
MANAGEMENT OPTION (24)
The Management option prepares
students for careers as managers and
supervisors in goods-producing and
service enterprises. Students obtain a
solid grounding in the management of
systems, personnel, and quality. The
integrative focus of the Management
option also provides excellent preparation for graduate-level studies in law,
urban and regional planning, public
services administration, and health care
administration.
Senior Year
Select six of the following:
BA 407. Seminar/Supply Chain
Management (4)
BA 447. Topics in International Business (4)
BA 450. Topics in Management (4)
BA 452. Leadership and Team Building (4)
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BA 453. Human Resources Management (4)
BA 460. Venture Management (4)
BA 462. Project Management (4)
BA 463. Family Business Management (4)
MANAGEMENT INFORMATION
SYSTEMS OPTION (24)
The mission of the Management
Information Systems option is to
prepare students for entry level positions
and successful careers within the field of
information management. The program
builds on the business and computer
skills classes required of all business
students, and prepares students specifically to apply the information technologies to business tasks. Students complete
a programming course (CS 151, Introduction to C Programming (4)) and
three information management courses
during the junior year.
Junior Year
BA 370. Intro to Information
Management (4)
BA 371. Business Systems Analysis and
Design (4)
BA 372. Business Systems Development (4)
Satisfactory completion of these courses
puts the student in a good position to
work as an intern during the summer
between the junior and senior years.
Senior Year
BA 462. Project Management (4)
BA 479. Business Telecommunication
and Networking (4)
BA 483. Management of Information
Technologies (4)
MARKETING MANAGEMENT
OPTION (23)
The Marketing Management option
provides students with both technical
marketing skills and leadership training.
Students may enter marketing careers in
business, not-for-profit organizations,
and the public sector. International and
domestic markets are studied.
Junior Year
BA 396. Fundamentals of Marketing
Research (3)
Senior Year
BA 492. Consumer Behavior (4)
BA 496. Market Research Practicum (4)
BA 499. Marketing Policy (4)
Select at least two of the following (8):
BA 493. Advertising Management (4)
BA 494. Marketing Channels (4)
BA 495. Retail Management (4)
BA 497. Global Marketing (4)
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
MINOR (28)
The Business Administration minor is
developed for students with majors
outside of the College of Business. The
minor assumes familiarity with computerized word processing, spreadsheets,
and database management. Students
without such preparation should take
BA 131 or a similar course. MTH 111
and ECON 201 are prerequisites to the
minor.
Requirements
BA 215. Fundamentals of Accounting (4)
or BA 211. Financial Accounting (4)
and BA 213. Managerial Accounting
(4) if required by the major
department
Select at least one of the following:
BA 230. Business Law I (4)
BA 347. International Business (4)
Select at least three of the following:
BA 340. Finance (4)
BA 350. Organizational Systems (4)
BA 352. Organizational Behavior (4)
BA 357. Operations Management (4)
BA 390. Marketing (4)
Select a minimum of two 400-level
business courses (8 credits), or
additional business courses from the
list above (prerequisites must be
satisfied). Does not include BA 230 or
BA 347. Students who have completed
BA 211 and BA 213 as part of their
major need only one additional course
from this area.
Total: 28 credits minimum
All courses must be taken on a graded
(A–F) basis. A minimum overall 2.50
grade-point-average in all courses is
required for certification.
ENTREPRENEURSHIP MINOR (32)
Available to non-business majors only.
BA 260. Introduction to
Entrepreneurship (4)
BA 230. Business Law I (4)
BA 215. Fundamentals of Accounting (4)
BA 360. New Venture Finance (4)
or BA 340. Finance (4)
BA 390. Marketing (4)
BA 460. Venture Management (4)
BA 467/ENGR 467. New Venture
Laboratory (4)
ECON 201. *Intro. to Microeconomics (4)
GRADUATE MAJORS
MASTER OF BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION (MBA)
The MBA program represents a broad,
yet responsive, general management
curriculum with a technology focus that
crosses the functional disciplines of
business and is enhanced by advanced
management and contemporary topics
course work. The MBA program is open
to both business and non-business
undergraduates. Its advanced management emphasis and technology focus
creates practical value-added content for
all students. The focus is on the use of
technology and those tools’ outputs,
rather than on creating technology.
Business managers must be able to
understand those technologies important to their business and how best to
exploit technologies to solve practical
business problems.
The MBA program is intended to
provide the broad knowledge and skills
necessary to become competent and
responsible managers.
Persons interested in the MBA
Program should write: MBA Program,
College of Business, Bexell 200, OSU,
Corvallis, OR 97331-2603, or e-mail to:
osumba@bus.orst.edu.
GRADUATE MINORS
Business Administration Graduate
Minor
Persons interested in a graduate minor in
Business Administration should contact
the MBA Program at College of Business,
Bexell 200, OSU, Corvallis, OR 973312603, or e-mail to: osumba@bus.orst.edu.
CERTIFICATES
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in
Accounting
A post-baccalaureate accounting
certificate is intended for those preparing for careers in professional accounting. The certificate is available to those
holding a baccalaureate degree that did
not involve specialized accounting
education. The required accounting
course work is identical to that required
for the BS in Business Administration
with an accounting option. In addition,
certain business and related elective
courses are recommended.
COURSES
BA 131. BUSINESS PRODUCTIVITY SOFTWARE
(2). Use of application programs as communication
tools; primarily e-mail, word processing, and
spreadsheet modeling.
BA 171. ORIENTATION TO BUSINESS AND
TECHNOLOGY (3). Introduction to the business
profession, fields of business, business
organizations, operations and management, and
careers in business. The impact of computer
technology on how business is conducted using
application software programs complements the
business exposure.
BA 199. SPECIAL STUDIES (1-4). Graded P/N.
BA 211. FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING (4). Accounting
information from the perspective of external users,
principally investors and creditors. Emphasis on
the preparation and interpretation of financial
statements, income recognition and determination,
and asset valuation. PREREQ: MTH 111 and
sophomore standing.
BA 213. MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING (4).
Accounting information from the perspective of
management users with an emphasis on data
accumulation for product costing, planning, and
performance evaluation and control. PREREQ:
BA 211 and sophomore standing.
BA 215. FUNDAMENTALS OF ACCOUNTING (4). A
survey of basic accounting principles and
procedures that is designed for non-business
students. Encompasses both financial and
managerial accounting from a user perspective.
Not open to business students. PREREQ:
Sophomore standing.
BA 230. BUSINESS LAW I (4). Nature and function
of law in our business society. Obligations arising
out of agency, contract formation and breach,
crimes, torts, warranty, regulation of competition,
and international aspects thereof. PREREQ:
Sophomore standing.
College of Business
BA 271. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN
BUSINESS (3). Application of information
technology as a personal productivity tool
within a business environment. Integrative use
of application programs such as database
management systems, spreadsheets,
presentation graphics, and Internet usage.
PREREQ: BA 131 or equivalent demonstrated
proficiency; sophomore standing.
BA 275. QUANTITATIVE BUSINESS METHODS
(4). Management decision processes utilizing
statistical methods, use and application of
probability concepts, sampling procedures,
statistical estimation, and regression to the
analysis and solution of such business problems
as income and cost estimation, sales forecasting,
performance evaluation, inventory analysis, and
quality control. PREREQ: MTH 241, MTH 245 and
sophomore standing.
BA 317. ACCOUNTING PROCESSES AND
CONTROLS (4). Examines the processing and
controls phases of the accounting system.
Processing is traced from source documents to
financial statements; control principles ensure the
reliability of accounting information. Business
cycles are used as the basis for integration.
PREREQ: BA 213, BA 271, junior standing, and
departmental approval.
BA 318. EXTERNAL REPORTING I (4). Financial
accounting theory and practice. Measurement
rules, attributes of useful inputs, and reporting
rules, which data to present. Covers financial
statements and balance sheet assets. PREREQ:
BA 317, BA 340, and departmental approval.
BA 319. EXTERNAL REPORTING II (4).
Continuation of financial accounting theory and
practice. Coverage includes long-term
investments, debt, equity and reinvestment
financing, comprehensive income, consolidated
financial statements and regulatory environment.
PREREQ: BA 318 and departmental approval.
BA 321. COST MANAGEMENT I (4). Reinforces
and builds on the language and concepts of
management accounting. Emphasizes different
models for product costing and examines their
effects on profit planning, budgeting, motivation,
and control. PREREQ: BA 213, BA 271, BA 340,
junior standing, and departmental approval.
BA 325. INTRODUCTION TO TAX (4). Provides a
broad overview of the federal tax system as it
applies to individuals and business entities that
includes fundamental tax compliance issues
related to income, deductions and losses, and
specialized topics. Emphasis is placed on applying
tax to decision making and the ability to research
tax issues. PREREQ: BA 213 and junior standing.
BA 340. FINANCE (4). Role and functions of a
financial manager in the modern business
environment in which a manager operates;
formulation of financial objectives and policies;
financial analysis, forecasting, planning, and
control; asset management; capital budgeting;
acquisition of funds through borrowing, stock
issue, and by internal means; dividend policy; and
international aspects of finance. PREREQ:
ECON 201; BA 213 or BA 215; junior standing.
BA 347. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS (4).
Integrated view of international business including
current patterns of international business,
socioeconomic and geopolitical systems within
countries as they affect the conduct of business,
major theories explaining international business
transactions, financial forms and institutions that
facilitate international transactions, and the
interface between nation states and the firms
conducting foreign business activities. PREREQ:
ECON 202 and junior standing.
BA 350. ORGANIZATIONAL SYSTEMS (4). A
system perspective for managing organizations is
applied to processes and structures. Emphasis is
placed on total quality management. Topics include
changing environments, systems analysis,
planning, organizing, directing, and evaluating.
PREREQ: Junior standing.
BA 352. ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR (4).
Diagnose behavior at the individual and small
group level and develop skills in improving
individual and small group performance. An
emphasis is placed on the practical application of
theory and research. Concepts of total quality and
diversity are integrated into course topics.
PREREQ: Junior standing.
BA 357. OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT (4).
Decision making in managing the production of
goods and services: product planning, process
planning, facility planning, control of quantity, cost
and quality. Special emphasis on exponential
forecasting, inventory management, work
methods, project management, productivity
improvement, and international comparisons.
PREREQ: BA 275; and junior standing.
BA 370. INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION
MANAGEMENT (4). Introduce students to the field
of information management. Topics addressed
include information systems technology, the
strategic role of IT, the business applications of
networks, databases and Internet technologies,
and the development and implementation of
information systems. Develop prototype desktop
business applications. PREREQ: BA 213, BA 271,
BA 275; and junior standing.
BA 371. BUSINESS SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND
DESIGN (4). Explore systems analysis, logical
design, control, documentation, and
implementation of information systems (IS)
applications. Implement process-oriented and dataoriented development methodologies with CASE
and application development tools. Develop
prototype client-server business applications.
PREREQ: CS 151 or equivalent, BA 370 and junior
standing.
BA 372. BUSINESS SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT
(4). Apply the systems development process to
study physical design, coding, testing, and
implementation. Develop and maintain enterprisewide business applications using application
development tools. PREREQ: BA 371 and junior
standing.
BA 390. MARKETING (4). Consumer and industrial
markets, and activities and enterprises involved in
distributing products to those markets. Objective is
to develop an understanding of distribution
processes, marketing problems, and marketing
principles. PREREQ: ECON 201 and junior standing.
BA 396. FUNDAMENTALS OF MARKETING
RESEARCH (3). Introduction to the fundamentals
of market research. Provides a basic
understanding of marketing research and relevant
decisions in the process. PREREQ: BA 275 and
BA 390.
BA 405. READING AND CONFERENCE (1-16).
Supervised individual work in some field of special
application and interest. Subjects chosen must be
approved by professor in charge. PREREQ: Senior
standing and departmental approval required.
BA 406. PROJECTS (1-16). Departmental approval
required.
BA 407. SEMINAR (1-16).
BA 407H. SEMINAR (1-16). PREREQ: Honors
College approval required.
BA 410. BUSINESS INTERNSHIP (1-6). Planned
and supervised work experience at selected
cooperating business firms. Supplementary
training, conference, reports, and appraisals.
PREREQ: Upper-division standing and
departmental approval required. Graded P/N.
BA 420/BA 520. ACCOUNTING INFORMATION
SYSTEMS AND ANALYSIS AND DESIGN (4).
Extends processing and control functions of
accounting systems. Emphasizes analysis and
design of accounting systems using database
management systems. State-of-the-art programs
are used to solve business problems. PREREQ:
BA 370, BA 317, and departmental approval
required. This course is not open to students who
have taken BA 471.
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BA 422. COST MANAGEMENT II (4). Continuation
of concepts and processes of management
accounting. Emphasizes relevant costs, cost
accumulation and allocation, segment performance
measurement and control and quantitative
techniques. PREREQ: BA 321, BA 357, senior
standing, and departmental approval.
BA 425. ADVANCED TAX (3). Examination of the
federal tax system as it applies to corporations,
partnerships, and estates and trusts. Emphasis is
placed on understanding tax planning for business
owners and refining the ability to research tax
issues. PREREQ: BA 325 and senior standing.
BA 427. ASSURANCE AND ATTESTATION
SERVICES (4). Assertions of enterprises gain
credibility when examined by an independent third
party. Assurance and attestation provide credibility.
Coverage includes ethics, risk, materiality, internal
control, evidence and reporting. PREREQ: BA 319,
senior standing, and departmental approval
required.
BA 436/BA 536. FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT
(4). Investigation of financial hedging activities for
corporations and financial institutions using
futures, options, and other derivative securities.
Identification of risk attributes, valid hedging
rationales, and management of hedging programs.
PREREQ: BA 340; or BA 530 and graduate
standing.
BA 440. CORPORATE FINANCE (4). Capital market
theory and the valuation of risky assets, capital
budgeting, valuing the firm’s securities, capital
structure theory, long-term financing alternatives,
cost of capital, dividend policy, working capital
management, financial analysis and planning,
mergers, and takeovers. PREREQ: BA 340.
BA 441/BA 541. FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
(4). Operation of commercial banks and other
financial institutions; management of financial
services; analysis of loan and investment policies,
operating and pricing policies, and current
developments in financial services. PREREQ:
BA 340; or BA 530 and graduate standing.
BA 442/BA 542. INVESTMENTS (4). Risk and
reward characteristics of investments; sources of
investment information; domestic and international
security markets; investment characteristics of
common stocks, debt securities, convertible
securities, option contracts, and investment
companies; real property investment; economic
market analysis; technical market analysis; tax
aspects of investments; and investment
management. PREREQ: BA 340; or BA 530 and
graduate standing.
BA 445/BA 545. INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL
MANAGEMENT (4). International monetary
environment; foreign exchange risk management;
source and availability of funds to finance trade
and multinational operations; taxation planning and
control; international portfolio diversification;
international banking; capital budgeting; political
risk evaluation of performance. PREREQ: BA 347,
BA 340, or BA 540 and BA 547 and graduate
standing.
BA 446. MANAGEMENT OF THE MULTINATIONAL
ENTERPRISE (4). Advanced integrative course in
international business with an emphasis on the
multinational enterprise. Focus on the unique
problems, characteristics, and demands that face
firms engaged in international business. Reviews
the evolving patterns, management practices, and
the strategic and operational decisions of
multinational enterprises. PREREQ: BA 347,
BA 340, BA 350, BA 352, BA 390, and senior
standing; or BA 530, BA 547, BA 550, and BA 590.
BA 447. TOPICS IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
(1-4). Analysis of current topics in international
business. Topics will vary from term to term.
PREREQ: Senior standing.
BA 450. TOPICS IN MANAGEMENT (1-4). Analysis
of current topics in management theory and/or
applications. PREREQ: Senior standing.
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BA 451/BA 551. QUALITY IMPROVEMENT (4).
Theory, principles, procedures, and tools of quality
management, with application exercises and an
integrative process improvement project. PREREQ:
BA 357 or instructor approval. Not open to
students who have taken BA 554.
BA 452. LEADERSHIP AND TEAM BUILDING (4).
In-depth practice and development of three skills:
leadership, team building, and negotiations.
Provides opportunities for learning to increase
effectiveness as a group member or leader.
PREREQ: BA 350, BA 352, and senior standing.
BA 453. HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (4).
Personnel administration for line supervisors and
managers. Integrates systems approach to
understanding government regulation of
employment, resolution of workplace personnel
problems, and performance-based personnel
management. PREREQ: BA 350, BA 352, and
senior standing; or BA 550.
BA 455. MANAGEMENT AND UNION RELATIONS
(4). Union organizing and recognition, contract
negotiation, strikes, and grievance administration
including collective bargaining policies and
practices, unions as organizations, labor
movement history, and labor law. PREREQ:
BA 350, BA 352, and senior standing.
BA 458/BA 558. INNOVATION AND PRODUCT
MANAGEMENT (4). Strategic management of an
organization’s system and technologies in support
of innovation and new product/service
development. Application experience with new
product/service development process using
problem solving skills, information management,
and critical thinking. PREREQ: BA 357 and BA 390
or BA 556 and BA 590.
BA 459/BA 559. COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS (4).
Strategic planning, macro and industry driver
variables and scenario construction. Projects
involve analysis of industry competition and
examination of behaviors in segmented
competitive groupings. Examination of competitive
strategies in different industries. PREREQ:
BA 340, BA 350, BA 390 and senior standing; or
BA 530, BA 550, BA 590; or instructor approval.
BA 460. VENTURE MANAGEMENT (4).
Entrepreneurial and innovation processes applied
to new business start-ups, existing small
businesses, and new ventures within larger
organizations; new venture planning, project
management, and productivity improvement. Cases
and projects are used to apply concepts and to
develop communication skills. PREREQ: 340,
BA 350, BA 390 and senior standing.
BA 461. E-BUSINESS STRATEGY (4). The creation
and management of strategic value through
different e-business models, including traditional
business transitions to e-business. Develops skills
to describe and analyze actual e-businesses,
including the information technology infrastructure
[e.g., supply chain management, enterprise
systems, and customer relationship marketing].
PREREQ: BA 271 and BA 390
BA 462. PROJECT MANAGEMENT (4). Covers the
tools available to project managers, the human
and organizational dimensions in different project
environments, some computer applications, cases,
and a project. PREREQ: BA 350, BA 352, BA 357,
and senior standing.
BA 463/BA 563. FAMILY BUSINESS
MANAGEMENT (4). Focuses on the opportunities
and the problems characteristic of family
businesses: entrepreneurship, management
succession, transfer of ownership, mixing family
and business roles, family conflicts, personnel
issues, non-family employees, and outside
advisers. PREREQ: Senior standing and instructor
approval.
BA 465/BA 565. *SYSTEMS THINKING AND
PRACTICE (4). Hard and soft system theories
examines methods and techniques for dealing with
real-world problems; skills and dialogue techniques
to identify mindsets, define problems, and explore
alternative pathways to solutions. CROSSLISTED
as ENGR 465/ENGR 565, H 490/H 590, HORT 490/
HORT 590. (Bacc Core Course)
BA 465H. *SYSTEMS THINKING AND PRACTICE
(4). Hard and soft systems theories are examined,
including; methods and techniques for dealing with
real-world problems; skills and dialogue techniques
to identify mindsets, define problems, and explore
alternative pathways for solutions. PREREQ:
Senior or graduate standing. (Bacc Core Course)
BA 469. ^STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT AND
BUSINESS POLICY (4). Advanced integrative
course on the role of top management; focus on
the tasks of the general manager, including
analysis of external environment, setting corporate
goals and objectives, and implementing plans
through policy making. A variety of techniques are
used, including a business simulation game and
case studies of companies, to provide the basis
for this integrative experience. PREREQ: BA 340,
BA 350, BA 352, BA 357, BA 390, and senior
standing. (Writing Intensive Course)
BA 471. MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
(3). Application of computers to solve business
problems, with an emphasis on the development
and use of business information systems. The
course assumes each student is already a
competent user of various computer-based
application programs such as word processing,
database management systems, spreadsheets,
and presentation graphics. PREREQ: BA 271,
BA 275, BA 340, BA 350, BA 357, BA 390, and
senior standing. This course is not open to
students who have taken or are taking BA 420 or
BA 370.
BA 477/BA 577. BUSINESS INTERNET
APPLICATIONS (4). Design, construction, and
evaluation of multimedia documents with an
emphasis on building commercial World Wide Web
applications, application of simulation techniques
to the solution of business problems, and
construction of pages with forms and database
access. PREREQ: BA 271 or equivalent database
experience, CS 151 or equivalent programming
experience, senior standing.
BA 479. BUSINESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND
NETWORKING (4). Provide a fundamental
understanding of networks and information
communications in a way that relates specifically
to the business environment. Emphasis on
planning, budgeting, and managing networks in
support of enterprise-wide computing. PREREQ:
BA 370.
BA 481X. ADVANCED BUSINESS NETWORKS (3).
Provide an advanced understanding of networks
and telecommunication architectures. Topics
include network protocols, operating systems,
hardware, security, remote connectivity,
troubleshooting, maintenance and network
certification requirements PREREQ: BA 479.
BA 483. MANAGEMENT OF INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGIES (4). Integration and management
of the various information resources in a business
organization, including management information
systems, decision support systems,
telecommunication data management, and office
automation. Analysis of the user/manager’s role in
information system design and the management of
information system departments. PREREQ:
BA 370, BA 371, and senior standing.
BA 492/BA 592. CONSUMER BEHAVIOR (4).
Understanding the processes that lead to
purchase, so as to improve decisions on
segmentation and the appropriate marketing mix
for each segment. How consumers and households
make decisions, and why different individuals/
groups make different decisions. Application of
behavioral science concepts at individual,
subcultural and cultural levels. Effects of
consumerism and regulation also are considered.
PREREQ: BA 390 and senior standing; or BA 590.
BA 493/BA 593. ADVERTISING MANAGEMENT
(4). Analysis of the influence of marketing
communications on the attitudes and behaviors of
consumer and industrial buyers. Identification and
examination of the major decisions made by
marketing/advertising managers in implementing
the promotional mix. PREREQ: BA 390 and senior
standing; or BA 590.
BA 494/BA 594. MARKETING CHANNELS (4).
Various channel institutions, channel design,
channel coordination and implementation, and
performance evaluation with special reference to
business-to-business markets and technology.
PREREQ: BA 390 and senior standing.
BA 495/BA 595. RETAIL MANAGEMENT (4).
Management of retail business with emphasis on
strategic planning, analysis, and control, focused
on middle- and upper-management decisions.
PREREQ: BA 390 and senior standing; or BA 590.
BA 496/BA 596. MARKETING RESEARCH (4).
Problem identification, problem definition,
alternative identification; research design,
methodology, questionnaire design; data collection
and analysis related to the marketing research
process. PREREQ: BA 390 and senior standing; or
BA 590.
BA 497/BA 597. GLOBAL MARKETING (4).
Consideration of cultural, political, regulatory,
economic and trade barriers in the design of
marketing plans for product development, pricing,
channels of distribution; and promotion
alternatives in a global market. PREREQ: BA 347,
BA 390 and senior standing; or BA 590.
BA 498/BA 598. SERVICES MARKETING (4).
Formulation of strategic and tactical marketing
plans for organizations (both profit and not-forprofit) in the service sector of the economy.
Projects or cases are used to provide a
comprehensive experience. PREREQ: BA 390 and
senior marketing option students; BA 590.
BA 499. MARKETING POLICY (4). Market and
competitive analysis for developing overall
strategies and tactics to achieve the marketing
objectives of the business enterprise. Projects or
cases are used to provide a comprehensive
experience. PREREQ: BA 390 and marketing
option students.
BA 501. RESEARCH (1-16).
BA 505. READING AND CONFERENCE (1-16).
BA 506. PROJECTS (1-16). Departmental approval
required.
BA 507. SEMINAR (1-16).
BA 510. BUSINESS INTERNSHIP (1-6). Planned
and supervised work experience at selected
cooperating business firms. Supplementary
training, conferences, reports, and appraisals.
PREREQ: Graduate standing. Departmental
approval required.
BA 528. FINANCIAL AND COST ANALYSIS (3).
Analysis of the balance sheet and income
statement to determine profitability, risk, and rate
of return; preparation of pro forma financial
statements; cost measurement for products,
projects, jobs, customers, and markets; strategic
cost decision making for pricing and resource
allocation. PREREQ: BA 315 and graduate
standing.
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BA 540. CORPORATE FINANCE (3). Emphasizes
analytical tools to measure and manage firm value,
through corporate strategies such as mergers and
acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, international
expansion, and new venture development.
PREREQ: BA 340 and graduate standing.
BA 543. FINANCIAL MARKETS AND
INSTITUTIONS (3). Investigates the five major
financial markets: common stock, bond,
derivatives, mortgage, and currency. The course
examines the agents in each of these markets,
the rules of trading, and the rationale of the
agents participating in the different markets.
PREREQ: BA 340 and graduate standing.
BA 549. SELECTED TOPICS IN FINANCE (1-4).
Recent advances in selected finance fields. Topics
will vary from term to term. PREREQ: Graduate
standing.
BA 550. ORGANIZATION MANAGEMENT (3).
Organization-wide implementation issues driven by
change. This course provides a balanced view of
the structural and human sides of organization
design. PREREQ: BA 352 and graduate standing.
BA 553. HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (4).
Personnel administration for line supervisors and
managers. Integrated systems approach to
understanding government regulation of
employment, resolution of workplace personnel
problems, and performance-based personnel
management. PREREQ: BA 350, BA 352, or BA
550 and graduate standing.
BA 555. PRACTICAL BUSINESS ANALYSIS (3).
Advanced survey of quantitative business
methods useful for aiding management decisions.
Topics include a review of basic statistics,
mathematical programming, business simulation,
statistical process control, advanced regression
analysis and forecasting. PREREQ: BA 275 and
graduate standing.
BA 560. VENTURE PLANNING (3). Entrepreneurial
and innovation processes applied to new business
start-ups, existing small businesses, and new
ventures within larger organizations; emphasis on
venture planning with project management.
PREREQ: BA 340, BA 390, and graduate standing.
BA 561. E-BUSINESS MANAGEMENT (3). Focus
on the creation and management of strategic value
through different e-business models, including
business transitioning to e-business. Develop
skills to describe, analyze, and conceptualize
actual e-businesses, including the information
technology infrastructure [e.g., supply chain
management and enterprise systems]. PREREQ:
BA 357 and BA 571.
BA 562. MANAGING PROJECTS (3). Covers tools
and concepts used by managers to plan and
initiate business projects. Computer applications,
cases and a project. PREREQ: BA 352, BA 357,
and graduate standing.
BA 567. SELECTED TOPICS IN MANAGEMENT
(1-4). Examination of the impact of recent
advances in management on contemporary
business. Topic will vary from term to term.
PREREQ: Graduate standing.
BA 568. INTEGRATED BUSINESS PROJECT (3).
The project requires students to complete a
business plan, as a means of directing the
development of a business. A business plan can
help focus a business idea, chart a course for
strategic business development, and facilitate
setting objectives and creating evaluative
benchmarks of progress. To be taken during the
last term of the MBA program
BA 569. ADVANCED STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
(3). Advanced integrative case-based course on
the process of systematically developing and
managing firm strategies. Topics are covered from
a general management perspective and include
setting corporate goals and objectives, analyzing
external competitive environments, understanding
business models, identifying strategy options, and
designing appropriate organization systems and
structure for implementation of plans. International
and e-business issues are integrated throughout.
To be taken during the last term of the MBA
program.
BA 571. INFORMATION MANAGEMENT (3). Role of
information technology and information systems in
an organization. Topics will address the strategic
role of IT and contemporary business
technologies. Projects will be assigned to illustrate
the topics. PREREQ: Graduate standing.
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BA 572. ADVANCED INFORMATION SYSTEMS
(3). The development, implementation and
management of information technology
applications will be addressed. Topics will address
the development and application of technology to
support linkages within the organization and
outside the organization. Projects will be assigned
to illustrate the topics. PREREQ: BA 571.
BA 581. TOPICS IN COMPUTER INFORMATION
MANAGEMENT (1-4). Recent advances in the use
of computers to assist in the management
process. Study of the relationship between
information needs and the organizational structure,
objectives and decision centers. PREREQ:
Graduate standing.
BA 584. TOPICS IN DECISION SCIENCES (1-4).
Application of management science techniques to
selected problem areas within business. Topics will
vary from term to term. PREREQ: Graduate
standing.
BA 590. BUILDING CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIPS
(3). An in-depth examination of the strategic
importance of understanding customers and their
needs. This examination includes both theoretical
and practical analyses of the rationale and limits
of the marketing concept, marketing planning,
segmentation and positioning, and the long-term
value of customers. The course integrates
concepts drawn from the fields of marketing,
economics, marketing research (qualitative and
quantitative), and buyer behavior. PREREQ:
BA 390 and BA 555.
BA 591. CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP
MANAGEMENT (3). The role of customer
satisfaction and quality in customer relationship
management (CRM) is examined, and includes
CRM tools and applications. Brand loyalty and
dimensions are defined, and programs for loyalty
discussed. PREREQ: BA 590.
BA 599. SELECTED TOPICS IN MARKETING
(1-4). Concepts and methods in advanced
marketing management practice. Latest theoretical
developments and quantitative methods in
marketing, with particular relevance to managerial
applications. Topics will vary from term to term.
PREREQ: Graduate standing.
BA 808. WORKSHOP (16). Workshops aimed at
practicing professionals in the discipline. Topics
may vary.