TROY UNIVERSITY
MASTER SYLLABUS
SORRELL COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
BUS 6613
Seminar in Business
Prerequisites
Admission into the MBA, MSM, or MSHRM program.
Description
Study and analysis of current topics on the leading edge of business. A combination of core
material, readings, and research reports on contemporary aspects of business.
Objectives
On completion of the course, the student should be able to:
1. Discuss a selected topic in depth in the area of business.
2. Demonstrate conversance in the selected topic through appropriate application.
3. Discuss how the selected topic may inform strategies to support business objectives.
Purpose
To select and focus on business topics of a timely nature or special interest. The special business
topics covered in this course are determined as deemed appropriate and are not necessarily the
same from term to term. MBA unspecified elective (non-Accounting).
Approved Texts
As appropriate. The following texts address some of the issues to which particular offerings of
the course have thus far been devoted:
Coase, R. H. (1988). The firm, the market, and the law. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago
Press.
Goetsch, D. L. (2005 or current). Occupational safety and health for technologists, engineers,
and managers (5th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. [Online version available as
SafariX WebBook.]
Pierce, J. L., & Newstrom, J. W. (2005 or current). The manager’s bookshelf: A mosaic of
contemporary views. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Master Syllabi are developed by the senior faculty in each business discipline. This Master Syllabus must be used as the basis for developing the
instructor syllabus for this course, which must also comply with the content specifications outlined in the Troy University Faculty Handbook.
The objectives included on this Master Syllabus must be included among the objectives on the instructor’s syllabus, which may expand upon the
same as the instructor sees fit. The statement of purpose seeks to position the course properly within the curriculum and should be consulted by
faculty as a source of advisement guidance. Specific choice of text and other details are further subject to Program Coordinator guidance.
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Posner, R. A. (2001). Antitrust law (2nd ed.). Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press.
Smith, A. (1998). An inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations. Washington,
DC: Regnery.
Smith, M. B. (2003). A history of the global stock market: From ancient Rome to Silicon Valley.
Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press.
Sowell, T. (2003). Applied economics: Thinking beyond stage one. New York, NY: Basic Books.
Supplements
As deemed appropriate.
Troy State University Faculty Handbook (2001): Section 3.8.2.8 [extract]—22 essential elements of the syllabus (somewhat modified for space):
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Course title
Course number
Term
Instructor
Prerequisites
Office hours
Class days, times
h.
i.
j.
k.
Classroom location n. Grading methods,
Office location
criterion weights,
Office telephone
make-up policy,
Course description,
mid-term grade
objectives
reports
l. Text(s)
o. Procedure, course
m. Other materials
requirements
p. General supports
r. Additional services u. Cheating policy
(computer works,
(Americans with
v. Specialization
writing center)
Disabilities Act,
requirements
q. Daily assignments,
other statements)
(certification,
holidays, add/drop s. Absence policy
licensure, teacher
& open dates, dead t. Incomplete-work
competencies)
day, final exam
policy