TROY UNIVERSITY
MASTER SYLLABUS
SORRELL COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
BUS 4493, 4494
Guided Independent Study
Prerequisites
Permission of the instructor (1-3 USH). May not be substituted for a required course.
Description
Additional information is indexed under Guided Independent Research and Study. NOTE: This
course may not be substituted for any required course.
Objectives
On completion of the course, the student should be able to:
1. Explore a selected topic in depth in the area of management.
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 a management topic of special interest to the student, in accordance with
the specific parameters of study to which the instructor has assented. Students taking this elective
should already have satisfied all of their 3000-level core and specified-elective requirements.
This is an unspecified elective course.
Approved Texts
American Psychological Association. (2001 or current). Publication manual of the American
Psychological Association (5th ed.). Washington, DC: American Psychological
Association.
Supplements
As deemed appropriate.
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