BUSINESS MANAGEMENT - MAJOR COURSES

Introduction to and application of financial accounting as the "language of business". Concepts related to the collection, analysis, evaluation, and reporting of financial information of business entities to enable stakeholder decision making related primarily to capital allocation. Prerequisite: MATH 180

This course provides the foundational principles for economic transactions and determination of prices in the marketplace. It delivers key economic insights for an individual or organization's ability to financially succeed in a world that is becoming more integrated and competitive every day. 

This course explores the fundamental quantitative and behavioral economics concepts and tools of modern financial and business decision-making in the domestic and global financial environment. Prerequisites: MATH 180 

This course will provide you with concepts and tools to utilize data for making informed business decisions. We will start with the raw data and work our way to conclusions and examine all the intermediate steps in detail. Topics such as data collection, model selection, built-in assumptions, and uncertainty will be at the core of the course. You will familiarize yourself with tools to apply these concepts in practice. 

This course will prepare students to use quantitative analysis to inform business decisions. Statistical techniques and quantitative methods will be explored and then applied to business problems. Topics include use of formulas/mathematical equations/probability to make business decisions, and models such as linear programming, forecasting, basic inventory, and project management. Prerequisites: MATH 180, CMPS 101.

This course provides the students with a comprehensive experience of business through an exploration of the foundations of ethical leadership and decision making; inclusion, and belonging initiatives and practices; an understanding of organizational behavior at the individual, group, process, and organizational level; an in-depth exploration of HR practices as applied to business, and an overarching in depth understanding of the factors, forces, and context of a global world. 

This foundational marketing and sales course introduces students to the principles and practices of marketing and sales, including and its foundations in influence and persuasion, including the marketing mix, environment, research, strategy, planning, and digital applications. Students will explore careers and gain an understanding of the dynamic role of marketing and sales in organizations and in society. 

An introduction to the law in general and a survey of the law as it relates to business transactions including the law of contracts, agency and employment, personal property, intellectual property, real property, wills, descendants' estates, trusts and international law.