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Part of the Pamplin Professional Preparation Program (P4), this course prepares students for a meaningful internship experience. Course is graded P/NP. Junior status. Fee: $45

Examines theoretical issues involving the valuing, classifying, recording, and reporting of accounting transactions related to asset and revenue recognition. Includes the analysis of financial statements, in particular the statement of financial position and statement of profit and loss and statement of comprehensive income. 

Examines theoretical issues involving the valuing, classifying, recording, and reporting of accounting transactions related to liabilities and equity. Includes the analysis of financial statements, in particular the statement of financial position, the statement of changes in stockholders' equity, the statement of cash flows, and the related footnotes.

Develops analytical skills used in cost and managerial accounting that are used for internal decision-making as distinct from external financial accounting. Topics include: cost terms and purposes, cost-volume profit analysis, job costing, process costing, activity based costing, budgeting, variance analysis and other relevant information for decision making.

Considers the function of finance in relation to the overall strategy of an organization. Provides a conceptual and theoretical treatment to key corporate financial activities, including investing, financing, distribution, and risk-management. Extends core concepts relating to valuation, risk assessment, and financial statement analysis.

This course provides information and financial tools to empower students to make good financial decisions. We will cover developing a personal financial plan, the importance of good credit and debt management (including student loans and credit cards), compound interest, investing, taxes, retirement planning, and stewardship.

This optional lab serves as a complement to BUS 355. The lab time is used to clarify student questions, help students with Excel and statistical analysis software skills required to be successful in business, and provide feedback concerning assignments. There will not be any additional graded topics covered in the lab beyond those covered in BUS 355.

Develops understanding of analytics-based decision making by considering problems in accounting, finance, human resources, marketing, operations, and strategic business management. Examines the impact of uncertainty on business results and the tools and methods useful in making business decisions under uncertainty and constraints. Stresses use of Microsoft Excel and statistical software in business analysis.

Examines how data management supports & enables business processes/objectives. Focuses on analysis of business processes, data structure, design & implementation of database systems using the relational, non-relational, star schema data models. Covers database skills such as entity relationship model, normalization, data warehouse & database systems skills, structured query language using mysql, data warehouse with PowerPivot & NoSql.

Course will prepare students to work with people from other cultures, both domestically and abroad, which is vital given today’s global economy and diverse work force. Students will gain greater understanding of the role of culture in organizational behavior; develop facility in applying frameworks for ethical decision-making & understand the role of corporate social responsibility. Junior status.

Focuses on the essential elements of Operations Management. Covers a diverse set of quantitative methods used in managing technology and operations such as queuing, quality management, inventory management, and scheduling. Provides students with a practical understanding of basic concepts related to the effective management of manufacturing and service operations.

This optional lab serves as a complement to BUS 361. The lab time is used to clarify student questions, help students with Excel and statistical analysis software skills required to be successful in business, and provide feedback concerning assignments. There will not be any additional graded topics covered in the lab beyond those covered in BUS 361.

Examines the key elements of creativity and innovation and managing innovation from both individual/team and organizational perspectives. Positions successful innovation outcomes as contributing to a firm's competitive advantage. Explores innovation as a creative problem-solving capability that is applied to a wide variety of market opportunities and social/institutional challenges.

Examines accounting information systems and internal control environments.  Course content includes understanding enterprise risk management and internal control frameworks, understanding and documenting transaction cycles, and evaluating the design, implementation and controls of accounting information systems. Junior status.

Provides an in-depth examination of the internal mental processes and external factors that shape consumers' responses to marketing strategies, purchase decisions, and product usage behavior. Emphasizes application of core concepts to marketing decisions. Junior status.

Explores the roles of marketing in a sustainable society. Sustainable marketing has two imperatives: 1) to conduct itself in a way that advances an organization's economic success while creating a positive impact on society and the environment, and 2) to help bring about a society that values and practices social and environmental sustainability in all its behaviors. Junior status.

Experience the entrepreneurial process. The course covers creating stand-alone new ventures as well as new business creation in established firms. Students are provided a hands-on opportunity to discover, develop, test, and present a financially viable and technically feasible new venture. Includes in-depth development of business plan and presentation to a panel of experts. Junior status.

In the semesters in which offered, varying subject matter as business faculty deems appropriate for needs of the student in meeting the objectives of the undergraduate business program.

Students must complete an approved internship to complete this course. Students will receive an In Progress (IP) grade until the completion of their internship and approval of final internship paper and evaluation. Course is graded P/NP.