TROY UNIVERSITY
MASTER SYLLABUS
SORRELL COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
EMBA 5501
Survey of Business Concepts
Prerequisites
Admission into the EMBA program.
Description
An overview course of the business management field including the functional areas of
accounting, economics marketing, finance, human relations and human resource management.
Must be completed as a prerequisite by all students as a condition of entrance in the EMBA
program. (Pass/Fail only) (Prerequisite course to EMBA program; not for credit in other degree
programs)
Objectives
On completion of the course, the student should be able to:
1. Compare and contrast the major functional areas of business, including accounting, finance,
management, marketing, information systems, and legal environment.
2. List and describe the major branches of management, including operations management,
human-resource management, and management science.
3. Describe how business transactions affect financial-accounting statements.
4. Apply the concepts of supply and demand and competitive advantage to business scenarios.
5. Apply fundamental concepts of law, ethics, and social responsibility to business problems.
6. Describe the internal and external environments of business, including an evaluation of
company strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.
7. Identify mission statements, strategic objectives, and organization-level strategies.
8. Demonstrate written communication skills appropriate to the profession of business.
9. Apply basic management, marketing, finance, and information strategies to business
objectives in an apt scenario.
Purpose
To provide a survey of concepts needed in the EMBA degree program relating to the entire field
of business management. EMBA introductory requirement.
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.
1 August 2005
Master Syllabus: EMBA 5501
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Approved Texts
Boone, L. E., & Kurtz, D. L. (2006 or current). Contemporary business (11th ed.). Mason, OH:
Thomson/South-Western. [Use with Pierce & Newstrom supplement.]
Supplements
Pierce, J. L., & Newstrom, J. W. (2005 or current). The manager’s bookshelf: A mosaic of
contemporary views. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
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
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i.
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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