Business

BU 505. SPECIAL TOPICS IN BUSINESS 1-5 HRS. (Prerequisite, senior or graduate classification.) A course for the study of special topics and experimental course offerings in business. 1 21 505 0 0604 01

BU 528. INTERNSHIP IN BUSINESS 1-5 HRS. (Prerequisites, 85 credits or more and permission of instructor.) Professional employment experience in a business occupation coordinated through visitations, discussions; and written analysis. Students are employed by business firms, government offices, and nonprofit organizations. 1 21 528 3 0699 99

BU 540. BUSINESS AND SOCIETY 3 HRS. A study of the history, philosophy, and social responsibility of business; the relationship between business and a dynamic social, political, and economic environment; and the issues of poverty, ecology, and consumerism. 1 21 540 0 0604 01

BU 550. THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS 3 HRS. A law-based course that explores the legal environment a business person will encounter in international business transactions, including various legal systems and the International Code on the Sale of Goods. 1 21 550 0 0699 99

BU 573.  LAW OF COMMERCE 3 HRS.  (Prerequisite:  junior standing.)  This class covers, in detail, the common law of contracts, slae law (UCC), negotiable documents, secured transactions, property law, bailments, trust and estates, and bankruptcy law.  The class is intended to give students more detailed coverage of important areas of law for businesses and to prepare accounting majors for the CPA.

BU 705. SPECIAL TOPICS IN BUSINESS 1-5 HRS. (Prerequisite, graduate standing.) A course for the study of special topics or experimental offerings in the field of business. 1 21 705 2 0604 01

BU 758. BUSINESS CASE STUDY 1-3 HRS. (Prerequisite, consent of instructor.) To provide an opportunity for research into a felt, sensed, or known business problem under academic supervision. Designed to give the graduate student an insight into the ways in which principles and theories studied have actuality and reality in business situations. 1 21 758 3 0699 99

BU 770. OPERATIONS RESEARCH 3 HRS. (Prerequisite, BU 255.) Utilization of quantitative methods as a basis for allocation of resources. An analysis of quantitative models such as Program Evaluation and Review Technique, simplex linear programming, transportation linear programming, and Bayesian statistics. 1 21 770 0 0613 02

BU 820. QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS 2 HRS. (Prerequisite, Background in Statistics is required.) This course focuses on the application of quantitative procedures to business decision-making. It covers linear programming, transportation, decision analysis, multiple regression, and analysis of variance with extensive usage of optimization and statistical software packages.

BU 858. BUSINESS CASE STUDY 1-3 HRS. (Prerequisite, consent of instructor.) A study of an actual case in business and the development of a practical solution to the situation. 1 21 858 3 0699 99

Last Updated April 4, 2008