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BUSINESS (BUS)
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| BUS
150 |
Introduction
to Business and Management |
3
cr |
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| A survey of the field of
business, including profit-seeking firms, not-for-profit
organizations, and new businesses created by entrepreneurs.
Emphasis on the business environment, organization
and management, current economic and international
issues, and career opportunities. Societal and
ethical issues are also examined. Open to Business
freshmen and all other freshmen and sophomores. |
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| BUS 245 |
Applied
Business Statistics I |
3 cr |
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| Expression of business and
economic concepts in mathematical terms; basic
models and solution methods underlying many problems
in economics and business; comparative static
analysis and optimation problems. Prerequisite:
MA 112. |
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| BUS 255 |
Applied
Business Statistics II |
3 cr |
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| The application
of statistical techniques for analysis for business
problems. Emphasis will be placed on forecasting
techniques. Topics will include: resources of
data, index numbers, time-series analysis, correlation
and regression analysis, step-wide regression,
and problems associated with the regression of
time-series data. Prerequisite: BUS 245 or ST
210. |
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| BUS
305 |
Information
Systems and Technology |
3
cr |
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| The analysis, design, and
implementation of information systems. Analysis
of the functional area of business and integration
of computer tools to satisfy information requirements.
Current developments in business computer systems,
including surveys of current systems and the Internet.
Computer classrooms are utilized to provide students
with “hands on” experience. Prerequisite:
CIS 250. |
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| BUS
498 |
Mitchell
Scholars Senior Project |
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| Applied business project
and presentation prepared under the direction
of the instructor in consultation with the student.
This course will have irregular meetings scheduled
by the instructor and will have both a classroom
component and a project component. The student
must have maintained his or her standing in the
Mitchell Scholars program and be a senior to be
eligible to enroll in this course. This class
will be counted in one of three ways: 1) as a
business elective, 2) as an additional course
not counting towards the business degree, or 3)
in special cases, as a major elective to be decided
by the major department’s faculty. Prerequisite:
Completion of the business core with the exception
of MGT 485. |
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| BUS
499 |
MCOB
Honors Senior Project |
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| Applied business project
and paper prepared under the direction of a project
advisor plus two other persons selected by the
advisor in consultation with the student. The
student must have developed a proposal for the
project and paper in consultation with the advisor
and received permissions from the committee to
proceed. In addition, the student must be entering
his or her senior year and be a major in the Mitchell
College of Business. The project proposal must
be formulated no later than the end of the first
semester of the student’s senior year and
the project must be completed by the student’s
graduation date. The student must have maintained
his or her standing in the university honors program
to be eligible to enroll in this course. The student
will formally enroll in the course in his or her
last full semester in school. The course may be
counted in one of two ways: 1) as an additional
course not counting towards the business degree,
or 2) in special cases, as a major or business
elective, to be decided by the committee. Prerequisite:
Completion of HON 399 and the business course
with the exception of MGT 485. |
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