TROY UNIVERSITY
MASTER SYLLABUS
SORRELL COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
BUS 4480
Business Seminar
Prerequisites
Senior standing and completion of/or concurrent enrollment in remaining business core courses.
It is recommended that this course be taken concurrently with the BSBA capstone course, MGT
4476.
Course Description
The purpose of this course is to strengthen the student's competencies in each of the major
functional areas of business, including accounting, finance, global/international and business
ethics issues. The course focuses on an application and understanding of business via case
studies and experiential activities.
Student Learning Outcomes:
On completion of the course, the student will be able to:
1. Describe the interactions among the functional areas of business – Accounting,
Economics, Finance, Management, etc. – based on the perspective of an organization as a
system.
2. Demonstrate the ability to integrate functional knowledge and skills via the development
or analysis of a business plan, case analysis or and/or other experiential activities.
3. Discuss the sources, nature, and impacts of the stresses as a business conducts operations
internationally.
4. Identify and assess the impact of current challenges in the areas of ethical considerations,
global operations, and sustainability issues on an organization’s situation.
Purpose
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: BUS 4480
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Integrates and synthesizes major business concepts, practices, and theories from Accounting,
Finance, Economics, and other functional areas in business to assess and evaluate the operations
of an organization, given current challenges in the areas of ethical considerations, global
operations, and sustainability issues.
Approved Texts
Carpenter, M., & Dunung, S.P. (2012). International Business: Opportunities and Challenges in
a Flattening World, V.1.0 (first edition). Irvington, NY: Flat World Knowledge, Inc.
ISBN: 978-1-4533-2822-4.
Supplements
To be decided.
Troy University Faculty Handbook (2010): Section 3.9.2.8 [extract] — essential elements of the syllabus (somewhat modified for space):
1. Course title
2. Course number +
section
3. Term
4. Instructor
5. Prerequisites
6. Office hours
7. Class days, times
8. Classroom
location
9. Office location +
e-mail address
10. Office telephone
11. Course
description,
objectives
12. Text(s)
13. Other materials
14. Grading methods, 16. General supports
criterion weights,
(computer works,
make-up policy,
writing center)
mid-term grade
17. Daily assignments,
reports
holidays, add/drop
15. Procedure, course
& open dates, dead
requirements
day, final exam
18. ADA statement
19. Electronic device
statement
20. Additional
services,
statements
21. Absence policy
22. Incomplete-work
policy
23. Cheating policy
24. Specialization
requirements
(certification,
licensure, teacher
competencies)