BSB Undergraduate Student
Handbook
BSB Undergraduate Student
Handbook
Table Of Contents
I. Welcome!
II. Questions about policy and procedures
III. Questions about the curriculum
IV. Questions about resources
V. Other Questions
I. Welcome!
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b.
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d.
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What can I expect from this handbook?
What can I expect from the Bertolon School of Business?
What is expected of me as a student?
What can I do with a degree from Bertolon School of
Business?
How can I contact the Bertolon School of Business?
When should I pick a major and a concentration?
What should I concentrate in?
How and when do I declare a concentration?
How can I change my concentration?
Do I need a minor?
Who are the Business School faculty?
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I.a. What can I expect from this
handbook?
• This handbook contains answers to basic
questions that students new to the Bertolon
School of Business typically ask.
• You can use the handbook by either going
directly to any of the questions listed on the
Welcome page, or you can read it through.
Some questions will provide an electronic link
to information found elsewhere, while others
provide a written answer.
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I.b. What can I expect from the
Bertolon School of Business?
The Bertolon School of Business is here for
you!
• About the BSB
• BSB mission statement
• BSB vision statement
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I.c. What is expected of me as a
student?
• Be open to learning about
– professionalism
– skills (e.g. writing, presentations)
– academic integrity
– learning goals
• Be prepared for at least
– three hours of homework for each hour of
class
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I.d. What can I do with a degree from
Bertolon School of Business?
• You will find many links to business career
opportunities at the following links on our
Career Services website:
http://careersvs.salemstate.edu/major.htm
• We recommend that you take a look at the
list of concentrations and then go to the
link above for that concentration for career
information.
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I.e. How can I contact the Bertolon
School of Business?
• Tel: 978.542.6608
• bertolon@salemstate.edu
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I.f. When should I pick a major and
a concentration?
• If you enter Salem State University as a
freshman without declaring a specific major,
you will take First Year Seminar, a course that
will help guide your decision.
• You can choose to major in business without
picking a concentration, but you must pick a
concentration by the first semester of your
junior year.
• Note that you cannot double major in two
business concentrations
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I.g. What should I concentrate in?
• Are you interested in numbers? Follow the links to get more
information.
• Accounting and Finance
– Accounting
– Finance
– Accounting and Finance
• Or are you more of a people-person? Follow the links to get more
information.
• Management
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Entrepreneurship
Hospitality Management
Human Resource Management
International Business
Management
• Marketing and Decision Sciences
– Management Information Systems
– Marketing
– Operations and Decision Sciences
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I.h. How and when do I declare a
concentration?
• Once you decide to major in Business, you
will be taking our Introduction to Business
(BUS170), in which you will learn about all of
our concentrations.
• Faculty advisors, other faculty members, and
Peer Mentors (CC147) can also help you
choose a concentration.
• Your academic advisor and the Peer Mentors
will have a declaration of concentration form
for you to fill out.
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I.i. How can I change my
concentration?
• We encourage you to talk with your faculty
advisor and/or another faculty member
before changing your concentration.
• Change of concentration forms are
available from our secretaries on the
second floor of the Bertolon School of
Business.
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I.j. Do I need a minor?
• No, you do not need a minor as a
business major
• If you want to have a minor you may want
to have a minor in computer technology,
communications, or some other field
depending on your career goals.
• Bertolon School of Business students may
not minor in a business concentration.
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I.k. Who are the Business School
faculty?
• Faculty as a whole have many years of
business and teaching experience.
• Most of our faculty have Ph.Ds in their field of
expertise.
• Most of our faculty have published in national
and international scholarly journals.
• Individual faculty profiles may be found at:
http://www.salemstate.edu/academics/school
s/2127.php
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II. Questions about policy and
procedures
a.
What is AACSB accreditation and what does it mean for students
and the School of Business?
b. Can I minor in Business?
c. How do I major in business?
d. Who will be my advisor?
e. How do I find out who my advisor is?
f. Can I change my advisor?
g. What do I need to prepare before seeing my advisor?
h. Do I have to attend every class?
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What is your policy on academic integrity?
j.
Will I get credit for classes I took somewhere else? How do I know
what will transfer? How do I get transfer courses approved?
k. Do I have to take an internship?
l.
How do I get an internship?
m. When should I ask for a Senior Audit?
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II.a. What is AACSB accreditation and what
does it mean for students and the School of
Business?
• The Association to Advance Collegiate
Schools of Business (AACSB) accreditation
represents the highest standard in business
education worldwide.
• The Bertolon School of Business is currently
undergoing the rigorous process of becoming
AACSB accredited.
• More information about AACSB can be found
at: http://www.aacsb.edu/accreditation/
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II.b. Can I minor in Business?
• Bertolon School of Business students cannot
minor in a business concentration.
• Students majoring in programs outside of the
Business school can minor in one of the
following:
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Business Administration
Accounting
Entrepreneurship
Management
Marketing
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II.c. How do I major in business?
• If you have not entered Salem State with a
major in Business Administration, you may
declare the major by completing a form
that is available in the Registrar’s Office.
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II.d. Who will be my advisor?
• If you have declared a Business
Administration major, but have not yet
chosen a specific concentration, you will
be assigned to an advisor for undeclared
students. Once you have declared a
concentration you will be assigned to an
advisor within that concentration.
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II.e. How do I find out who my advisor
is?
• Your advisor’s name will appear on
Navigator.
• Students’ names and their assigned
advisors are also posted in the hallway
outside of the Bertolon School of Business
office as advising-time approaches.
• Your advisor may try to contact you
through your Salem State University email;
be sure to check it regularly.
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II.f. Can I change my advisor?
• Yes, with permission of the faculty member
who you would like to have as your
advisor. Change of advisor forms are
available at the Bertolon School of
Business office.
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II.g. What do I need to prepare before
seeing my advisor?
• Although it is not required, we highly
recommend that you go talk to the Peer
Mentors (CC147) before seeing your advisor
• If you have not yet chosen a concentration,
prepare by checking off all of the courses you
have taken on any of the concentration flow
sheets, and writing down whatever questions
you may have.
• If you are already in a concentration, bring
that specific flow sheet with courses you have
already taken checked off and your
questions.
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II.h. Do I have to attend every
class?
• It is impossible to do well in a course
without consistently attending classes.
• Almost all faculty members take
attendance and base part of final grades
on attendance records.
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II.i. What is your policy on academic
integrity?
• All students should familiarize themselves with our
academic integrity information found at:
– http://catalog.salemstate.edu/content.php?catoid=24&
navoid=3773#Academic_Integrity
• We expect the highest levels of integrity of our
students. Integrity violations would include
engaging in the following:
– Cheating (such as copying exam answers, submitting
papers written by others, etc.)
– Plagiarism (quoting or paraphrasing an author’s work
without proper attribution),
– Collusion (helping someone cheat or plagiarize)
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II.j. Will I get credit for classes I took
somewhere else? How do I know what will
transfer?
• For information related to transfer credits, we
recommend that you read the following information
from our catalog:
– http://catalog.salemstate.edu/content.php?catoid=24&navo
id=3773#TransferCreditPolicy
• Transfer Services is a unit of the Office of Student
Records & Registrar that facilitates the process of
transfer credit evaluation and all related functions for
newly admitted students
• For more information on applying to Salem State
University as a Transfer Student, please visit the
Office of Admissions web page. Applications will be
available at the end of September
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II.k. Do I have to take an
internship?
• Only for entrepreneurship and hospitality
concentrations, but they are highly
recommended for all business students.
– An internship helps you define your career and
learn more about a specific industry or job
– An internship is a way to “get your foot in the
door”, learn new skills, and make contacts.
– Employers generally convert 50% of interns into
full-time employees.
– Although not all internships are paid, the average
hourly wage is approximately $16.50.
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II.l. How do I get an internship?
• Internships are open to juniors and seniors
with a minimum 2.7 grade point average.
– Internship information at career services
– Internship information at BSB
• Internships differ by department; talk to
your advisor for information relevant to
your major.
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II.m. When should I ask for a Senior
Audit?
• Academic Advising generates senior
audits for students just becoming seniors
*after* Spring Commencement. You
should automatically get it when it is done.
• If you have already received an audit,
Academic Advising can make another
copy for you.
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III. Questions about the curriculum
a. What are the required general business
courses I would have to take to get a BS
in Business?
b. What courses are required for each
different concentration?
c. Do I have to take the courses in some
specified order?
d. What electives can I take?
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III.a. What are the required general business courses I
would have to take to get a BS in Business?
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All Business majors have to take the same Major Core Courses and
Support Courses
– Major Core Courses
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BUS 170 Intro to Business
ACC 106 Financial Accounting
ACC 202 Managerial Accounting
MGT 332 Organizational Behavior
MKT 241N Principles of Marketing
BUS 252 Business Law I
FIN 301 Financial Management
MIS 201 Introduction to Information Systems
ODS 262 Quantitative Analysis
ODS 333 Operations and Logistics Mgt.
BUS 470 Business Policy and Strategy
– SUPPORT COURSES (15 credits total)
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ECO 201 Principles of Macroeconomics
ECO 202 Principles of Microeconomics
An ITC course – preferably ITC 117
MAT 108 Finite Mathematics
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MAT 208 Business Calculus
SOC 201 Introduction to Sociology
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III.b. What courses are required for
each different concentration?
• Accounting
– Major Concentration Courses (24 credits)
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ACC 300 Intermediate Accounting I
ACC 301 Intermediate Accounting II
ACC 304N Federal Taxation
ACC 364 Accounting Informations Systems
ACC 400 Advanced Accounting
ACC 407 Auditing Theory & Practice
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ECO 302 Interm. Microeconomics
ACC 306 Cost Accounting
ACC 350 Forensic Accounting
ACC 414N Advanced Federal Taxation
ACC 417 Accounting Theory Seminar
ACC 418 Law for Accountants
ACC 420N Acctg. for Gov. & Non-Profit Entities
ACC 485 Accounting Internship
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III.b. What courses are required for
each different concentration?
• Finance
– Concentration Courses (21 credits)
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FIN 409 Intermediate Financial Mgt.
FIN 450 International Finance
FIN 466 Investment and Security Analysis
FIN 469 Finance Seminar
– And choose three of these Concentration Electives
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ECO 301 Interm. Macroeconomics
ECO 302 Interm. Microeconomics
FIN 323A Financial Institutions Management
FIN 423A Entrepreneurial Finance
FIN 464 Real Estate
FIN 468 Adv. Financial Analysis
FIN 485 Finance Internship
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III.b. What courses are required for
each different concentration?
• Accounting and Finance
– Major Concentration Courses (21 credits total)
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ACC 300 Intermediate Accounting I
ACC 301 Intermediate Accounting II
FIN 409 Intermediate Financial Mgt.
FIN 466 Investment and Security Analysis
FIN 468 Advanced Securities Analysis
– And choose two of these Concentration Electives:
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ACC 304N Federal Taxation
ACC 350 Forensic Accounting
ACC 364 Accounting Informational Systems
ACC 414N Advanced Federal Taxation
FIN 423A Entrepreneurial Finance
FIN 450 International Finance
FIN 464 Real Estate
ACC 485 Accounting Internship
FIN 485 Finance Internship
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III.b. What courses are required for
each different concentration?
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Entrepreneurship
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Major Concentration Courses (21 credits)
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Take one of the following (3 credits):
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And take one of the following (3 credits):
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BUS 563 Princ. & Meth. of Bus. Res.
MGT 420 Business Plan Development
And take all of the following (9 credits):
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MGT 337 Small Business Management
MGT 350 Introduction to Entrepreneurship
FIN 423A Entrepreneurial Finance
✝ MGT 485 Internship in Management
MKT 347 Guerrilla Marketing
And choose two of these Concentration Electives:
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BUS 340 Doing Business on the Internet
BUS 352 Business Law II
BUS 370 International Business
COM 350 Introduction to Public Relations
FIN 464 Real Estate
MGT 330 Human Resource Management
MGT 231 Mgmt. Theory and Pract.
MGT 335 Family Firm management
MGT 349 Management. of Diversity in Organizations
MGT 403 Leadership in Management
MGT 445 Conflict Res. & Neg Skills for Managers
MKT 343 Advertising
MKT 344 Retailing
MKT 342 Consumer Behavior
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III.b. What courses are required for
each different concentration?
• Hospitality Management
– Major Concentration Courses (21 credits)
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ACC 275 Accounting for the Hospitality Industry
HRI 201 Hotel Operations Management
HRI 204 Food and Beverage Management
HRI 500 Internship
MKT 320 Hospitality Marketing and Sales
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BUS 370 International Business
HRI 350 Human Res. Manage. in the Hopsitality Indus.
HRI 352 Hospitality Law
FIN 375 Hospitality Finance & Development
HRI 450 Meetings, Conferences & Conventions
HRI 475 Casino Operations and Management
MGT 337 Small Business Management
MGT 420 Business Plan Development
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III.b. What courses are required for
each different concentration?
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Human Resource Management
– Major Concentration Courses (21 credits)
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BUS 370 International Business
MGT 301 Employment Law for Business
MGT 330 Human Resource Management
MGT 231 Mgmt. Theory and Practice
MGT 442 Labor/Management Relations
– And choose two of these Concentration Electives:
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BUS 563 Princ. & Methods of Bus. Res.
MGT 333 Compensation & Benefits Management
MGT 345 International Human Resource Management
MGT 349 Management of Diversity in Organizations
MGT 403 Leadership in Management
MGT 415 Employee Training/Develop in Organizations
MGT 445 Conflict Resolution and Management
MGT 472 International Management
MGT 473 Adv. Topics in Hum. Res. Mgt.
MGT 475 Interpersonal Rel. for Managers
MGT 485 Internship in Management
PSY 326 Industrial/Organizational Psychology
SOC 352 Sociology of Organizations
SPC 215 Intercultural Communication
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III.b. What courses are required for
each different concentration?
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International Business
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Major Concentration Courses (18 credits)
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BUS 370 International Business
BUS 473 Export/Import Management
MGT 472 International Management
And choose three of these Concentration Electives:
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BUS 400 Business Institute
BUS 563 Princ. and Methods of Business Research
COM 335 Writing for Corporations
ECO 301 Intermediate Macroeconomics
ECO 306 Comparative Economic Studies
ECO 312 International Trade
ECO 313 Economic Development
ENG 402 Business Writing
FIN 450 International Finance
GPH 110 World Regions
GPH 251 Cultural Geography
GPH 360 Globalization-Georgaphies of Global Change
MGT 345 International Human Resource Management
MGT 337 Small Business Management
MGT 349 Management. of Diversity in Organizations
MGT 445 Conflict Resolution and Management
MGT 420 Business Plan Development
MKT 445 International Marketing
MGT 485 Internship in Management
ODS 470 Global Operations Management
POL 251 International Politics
POL 271 Intro. to Comparative Politics
POL 354 International Organizations
POL 360 International Political Economy
POL 379 Pol and Modernization of Develop Countries
SPC 215 Intercultural Communications
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III.b. What courses are required for
each different concentration?
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Management
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Major Concentration Courses (21 credits)
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BUS 370 International Business
MGT 231 Mgmt. Theory and Pract.
MGT 330 Human Resource Management
And choose four of these Concentration Electives:
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BUS 340 Doing Business on the Internet
BUS 352 Business Law II
BUS 400 Business Institute
BUS 473 Export & Import Management
BUS 563 Prin. & Meth. of Bus. Research
FIN 464 Real Estate
MGT 301 Employment Law for Business
MGT 337 Small Business Management
MGT 345 International Human Resource Mgt.
MGT 349 Management. of Diversity in Organizations
MGT 375 Corporate Social Responsibility
MGT 445 Conflict Resolution and Management
MGT 403 Leadership in Mgt.
MGT 420 Business Plan Development.
MGT 442 Labor/Mgt. Relations
MGT 471 Management Seminar
MGT 472 International Management
MGT 473 Advanced Topics/Human Resources Mgt.
MGT 475 Interpers. Rel. for Mgrs.
MGT 480 Hosp/Health Care Aministration
✝ MGT 485 Internship in Management
POL 315 Public Administration
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III.b. What courses are required for
each different concentration?
• Management Information Systems
– Major Concentration Courses (21-23 credits)
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MIS 301 Principles of Information Systems
MIS 310 Project Management Methods
MIS 410 Database Management
MIS 420 Principle of Networking Technologies
– And choose three of these Concentration Electives:
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CSC 200A Survey of Computer Science I
CSC 201J Software Design and Programming I
CSC 202J Software Design and Programming II
GPH 340 Geographic Information Systems
✝ MIS 485 Internship in MIS
ODS 467 App. Forecast. Methods for Management
ODS 485 Advanced Quant. Models I
ODS 440 Principles of Quality Management
ODS 470 Global Operations and Logistics Mgt
ODS 487 Advanced Quant. Models II
ODS 486 Management Information Systems II
ODS 484N Management Information Systems I
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III.b. What courses are required for
each different concentration?
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Marketing
– Major Concentration Courses (21 credits)
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MKT 342 Consumer Behavior
MKT 444N Marketing Management & Strategy
MKT 445 International Marketing
MKT 543 Marketing Research
– And choose three of these Concentration Electives:
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MKT 320 Hospitality Marketing and Sales
MKT 343 Advertising
MKT 344 Retailing
MKT 345 Sales Management
MKT 347 Guerrilla Marketing
MKT 351N Business Marketing
ODS 467 App. Forecasting Methods for Management
ECO 301 Interm. Macroeconomics
MKT 346 Sports Marketing
MKT 305 Marketing of Services
MKT 360 Nonprofit Marketing
MKT 365 Professional Services Marketing
MKT 466 Special Topics in Marketing
MKT 485 Internship in Marketing
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III.b. What courses are required for
each different concentration?
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Operations and Decision Sciences
– Major Concentration Courses (21-23 credits)
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ODS 440 Principles of Quality Management
ODS 467 App. Forecast. Methods for Management
ODS 470 Global Operations Management
ODS 485 Advanced Quantitative Models I
– And choose three of these Concentration Electives:
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BUS 400 Business Institute
CSC 200A Survey of Computer Science I
CSC 201J Software Design and Programming I
CSC 202J Software Design and Programming II
ECO 301 Interm. Macroeconomics
ECO 400 Econometrics
FIN 468 Adv. Financial Analysis
GPH 340 Geographic Information Systems
MIS 301 Principles of Information Systems
MIS 310 Project Management Methods
MIS 410 Database Management
MIS 420 Principles of Networking Technologies
ODS 484N Mgt. Information Systems
ODS 486 Management Information Systems II
ODS 487 Advanced Quant. Models II
ODS 495 Internship in ODS
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III.c. Do I have to take the courses
in some specified order?
• There are some courses that you must take
in your first 30 credit hours. See the catalog
for the specific requirements:
– http://catalog.salemstate.edu/content.php?catoid
=24&navoid=3982#Restrictions_for_Completion_
of_General_Education_Requirements
• Pay attention to pre-requisites for your
business courses; some courses have
multiple – so you need to plan ahead!
– http://www.salemstate.edu/assets/documents/AC
A_Bertolon/Revised_Core_flow_diagram.pdf
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III.d. What electives can I take?
• Free electives can be any course outside
the Business School except MAT 90, MAT
104N, and ENG 100A
• Concentration Electives are listed on the
flow sheets for each concentration
– http://catalog.salemstate.edu/content.php?cat
oid=24&navoid=3977#
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IV. Questions about resources
a. What resources are available to help me
academically?
b. What other resources are available?
c. What opportunities are there for my
personal and professional enrichment?
d. Where can I study?
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IV.a. What resources are available
to help me academically?
• Faculty
http://www.salemstate.edu/academics/schools/2127.php
• Writing center
http://www.salemstate.edu/academics/schools/6041.php
• Math lab
http://www.salemstate.edu/academics/schools/2854.php
• Student Academic Support Services
http://www.salemstate.edu/academics/2425.php
• Peer Mentors (CC147)
http://www.salemstate.edu/academics/schools/7614.php
• Accounting lab (CC115)
http://www.salemstate.edu/academics/schools/4831.php
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IV.b. What other resources are
available?
• Health services http://www.salemstate.edu/chs/
• Alumni
• IT (for your wireless, software, Canvas needs)
http://www.salemstate.edu/4408.php
• Center for International Business and Economic
Studies (CIBES)
http://www.salemstate.edu/academics/schools/2171.p
hp
• Center for Entrepreneurial Activities (CEA)
http://www.salemstate.edu/academics/schools/2170.p
hp
• Commuter Center Lounge
http://www.salemstate.edu/student_life/425.php
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IV.c. What opportunities are there for my
personal and professional enrichment?
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Speakers’ series
Entrepreneurship networking café
Student associations
Delta Mu Delta
http://www.salemstate.edu/academics/school
s/2131.php
• Small Business Development Center
http://www.salemstate.edu/academics/school
s/2172.php
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IV.d. Where can I study?
• There are many places for students to study
alone, or in groups, within our building. The
cafeteria, study carrels equipped with computers
lining the hallways, and study rooms are all
available whenever the building is open.
• Study rooms
http://www.salemstate.edu/academics/schools/484
0.php
• Library http://www.salemstate.edu/library/
• Café http://www.dineoncampus.com/salemstate/
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V. Other Questions
a. Are there any business-related clubs or
events I can join?
b. What happens if I need help with my
classes?
c. What if I have other questions?
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V.a. Are there any businessrelated clubs or events I can join?
• Center for International Business and Economic Studies
(CIBES)
http://www.salemstate.edu/academics/schools/2171.php
• Center for Entrepreneurial Activities (CEA)
http://www.salemstate.edu/academics/schools/2170.php
• The honor society Delta Mu Delta
http://www.salemstate.edu/academics/schools/2131.php
• Small Business Development Center
http://www.salemstate.edu/academics/schools/2172.php
• Accounting Association
http://www.salemstate.edu/academics/schools/4844.php
• American Marketing Association
http://www.salemstate.edu/academics/schools/2244.php
• Finance Association
http://www.salemstate.edu/student_life/4728.php
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V.b. What happens if I need help
with my classes?
• First, ask your professor(s) for help; most faculty are
happy to help students with specific questions or
problems
• Accounting lab (CC115)
• Writing Center
http://www.salemstate.edu/academics/schools/6041.p
hp
• Math lab
http://www.salemstate.edu/academics/schools/2854.p
hp
• Peer mentors (CC147)
http://www.salemstate.edu/academics/schools/7614.p
hp
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V.c. What if I have other
questions?
• Tel: 978.542.6608
• bertolon@salemstate.edu
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