BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (BUS)
101. Principles of Macroeconomics: Three hours
National income and product, prices, employment and the development of monetary and fiscal policies are examined.
102. Principles of Microeconomics: Three hours
The theory of the firm, consumer behavior, and markets for goods, services and factors of production are studied.
200. Business Law: Three hours
Legal principles and objectives; contracts, agency and employment, negotiable instruments, personal property and bailments, sale of goods, other selected topics.
203. Students in Free Enterprise: One to Three hours (One hour per semester)
Prerequisites: Completion of 30 semester hours with a minimum GPA of 2.5.
Students teach the principles of free enterprise to others by creating a mission statement, developing programs guided by that statement, and creating and implementing projects to make those programs successful. Students empower the community by sharing with them concepts they have learned in the classrooms of Judson College while reinforcing their own knowledge, enhancing their presentation skills, and improving their business writing skills.
231. Introductory Statistics (See MAT 231): Three hours
Prerequisite: MAT 108 or MAT 111 or consent of the instructor
The course topics include descriptive statistics (data analysis, organization, and presentation), probability theory and distributions, and inferential statistics (confidence intervals and hypothesis testing). A course-appropriate technology component is introduced.
232. Statistical Methods: Three hours Prerequisite: BUS 231
The course topics include hypothesis testing, correlation and regression, and analysis of variance. Statistical technology components are an integral part of the course.
301. Management: Three hours
A study of the processes of planning, organizing, staffing, leading and controlling in an organization.
302. Marketing: Three hours
A study of the processes of product development, pricing, distribution and promotion to meet marketing objectives of the organization.
304. Personal Financial Management: Three hours
A survey of personal and household financial planning and management. Decisions about spending, saving, borrowing and investing are discussed.
305. Principles of Finance: Three hours
Prerequisite: BUS 101, BUS 231 and ACC 203, or consent of the instructor
A study of discounted cash flow analysis, risk and return principles, analysis of financial statements, capital budgeting, capital structure and the cost of capital, working capital management, and associated topics.
306. Business Communications: Three hours
Prerequisite: ENG 101 and 102 or consent of the instructor
Provides the pertinent skills for communicating within the business environment. Includes oral and written communication skills. Oral skills training includes intercultural communication, team building, and presentation skills. Written skills include formal report writing and letter writing. Long and short reports are written. Covers persuasive, positive and negative letter and memo writing. Also, includes a review of grammar and proper writing formats.
307. Human Resources Management: Three hours
Prerequisite: BUS 301 or consent of the instructor
Principles, practices, and programs relevant to personnel administration in modern organizations.
311. Intermediate Microeconomic Theory: Three hours
Prerequisite: BUS 102, MAT 151 or consent of the instructor
A study of price theory including utility theory, determinants of demand, theory of the firm, and factor markets.
312. Money and Banking: Three hours
Prerequisite: BUS 101
A study of financial institutions, financial markets, the monetary system, and the theory and issues of monetary policy.
325. Retail Management: Three hours
Prerequisite: BUS 301, BUS 302 or consent of the instructor
Retail business management, principles of operation, organizational structure, systems of control, legal aspects, and current trends.
331. Leadership: Three hours
Prerequisite: BUS 301 or consent of the instructor
A study of interpersonal dynamics in business and professional work environments with an emphasis on ethical decision making. The student's leadership and interpersonal skills are developed through case and simulation experiences.
335. History Of American Organizations: Three hours
Prerequisite: BUS 301 or consent of the instructor
A study of the influence of economic, political and social environments on the development of American organizations and the philosophies and prac-tices of labor and management.
338. Business Ethics: Three hours
Prerequisite: BUS 301 or consent of the instructor
Readings, cases and lectures emphasize the ethical aspects of business alter natives and decisions and the ethical responsibilities of the individual decision maker.
339. Introduction to U.S. Health Care System: Three hours
This course will provide students with a broad introduction to the formation, evolution, and current structure of the U.S. health care system. the course will cover system foundations, health service professionals, medical technology, and the financing of the system.
352. Advertising (See JRN 352): Three hours
Prerequisite: BUS 302 or consent of the instructor
Place of advertising in business, advertising media, methods of advertising, consumer habits and psychology, advertising campaigns, cost analysis, legal and ethical problems in advertising.
390. E-Commerce: Three hours
A survey course in use of the internet/web as a tool of business for (1) the acquisition of products, services and materials; (2) the marketing of goods and services; (3) communication between various organizational stakeholders and (4) researching the external environment.
401.Non-Profit Sector: Three hours
This course will provide students with a broad introduction to the formation, evolution, and current structure of the non-profit sector. The course will also provide a survey of the laws regarding non-profit operation and current issues impacting the non-profit sector with an emphasis of ethical decision making.
402. Small Business Management (See EQS 402): Three hours
Prerequisite: BUS 101, Junior/Senior standing, or consent of the instructor
Application and interpretation of business management concepts and techniques in the formation and operation of small business enterprises.
405. International Business: Three hours
Prerequisite: BUS 305 or consent of the instructor
A survey of international business theory, environment, institutions, strategy and operations.
410.Introduction to Health Insurance: Three hours
This course will provide students basic understanding of health insurance in the United States. The course will include the history and development of health insurance, and the role health insurance plays in funding the U. S.
411. Special Studies: Three hours
Prerequisite: Approval by the Department Head
A course for upperclassmen seeking to complete requirements in their major or minor disciplines. Subjects may be taught that do not appear in the college catalog but are of value to a student in her career objectives and/or graduate studies.
412. Special Studies: Three hours
Prerequisite: Approval by the Department Head
A course for upperclassmen seeking to complete requirements in their major or minor disciplines. Subjects may be taught that do not appear in the
college catalog but are of value to a student in her career objectives and/or graduate studies.
413. Special Studies: Three hours
Prerequisite: Approval by the Department Head
A course for upperclassmen seeking to complete requirements in their major or minor disciplines. Subjects may be taught that do not appear in the college catalog but are of value to a student in her career objectives and/or graduate studies.
414. Special Studies: Three hours
Prerequisite: Approval by the Department Head
A course for upperclassmen seeking to complete requirements in their major or minor disciplines. Subjects may be taught that do not appear in the college catalog but are of value to a student in her career objectives and/or graduate studies.
415. Investments: Three hours
Prerequisite: BUS101, ACC 203
An introduction to investment planning, markets, risk and return, portfolio development and management, and securities and other investment vehicles from the viewpoint of the individual investor.
425. Management Of Change: Three hours
Prerequisite: BUS 301 or consent of the instructor
Studies various approaches to organizational change, dealing with resistance to change, and change implementation in business, and in other public and private organizations.
449, 450. Independent Studies: One to Six hours
Prerequisite: Approval of the Department Head and Academic Dean
Tutorial courses designed to meet particular needs of the student.
460. Financial Analysis: Three hours
Prerequisite: BUS 305
A development of intermediate concepts in financial analysis including case studies in the application of decision techniques by the firm.
471. Internship: Three hours
Prerequisite: Approval of the Department Head and Academic Dean
Application and one page proposal describing the nature, location, and dura-tion of the desired internship should be submitted to the Department Head at least three months in advance. Internship guidelines and procedures stated elsewhere in this catalog will be followed.
495. Business Policy and Strategy: Three hours
Prerequisites: Last Semester of Senior Business Administration Student
This course integrates the functions of accounting, finance, management, and marketing in analyzing and solving problems within the student's specific interest of study (e.g. general business, small business, non-profit, health care). The course will use cases and simulations to gain valuable practice at exercising business judgment and critical thinking skills.
