BA 101 BUSINESS NOW (6)
Presents an integrated view of both established and entrepreneurial business organizations by studying their common processes and characteristics. Introduces theory and develops basic skills in the areas of management, finance, accounting and marketing. Lec/lab/rec.
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BA 150 EXPLORING ENTREPRENEURSHIP (1)
Participants are challenged with economic concepts and projects. Inspirational speakers address key topics concerning all aspects of business and leadership development. Students must be registered for Young Entrepreneurs Business Week Camp to receive credit for the course. Graded P/N.
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BA 151 EXPLORING INVESTING (1)
Students participating in Investing Week will learn about basic investment vehicles and the principles of evaluating a potential investment. Students will also learn how to understand the financial market system and how it affects their personal and business life. Students will be assigned a role as a junior analyst with "Toots, Toots and Peabody," and critically assess the benefits and strengths of individual investment vehicles. Graded P/N.
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BA 152 EXPLORING SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP (1)
Provides an immersive experience regarding responsible business practices. In addition, from an entrepreneurial prospective, students have the opportunity to explore ways in which real social change is being conducted worldwide. Graded P/N.
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BA 160 THE WEATHERFORD WAY (2)
Building a foundation of entrepreneurial knowledge and gaining a competitive edge. Focuses on four important skills sets crucial to success in today's global marketplace: teamwork, communication, creativity, and adapting to change.
PREREQS:
Instructor permission required.
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BA 161 RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS PRACTICES: FROM AWARENESS TO ACTION (1)
A discussion with students regarding responsible business practices so that employees, managers and owners can conduct themselves with the highest degree of professional integrity. Students have the opportunity to explore ways in which real social change is being conducted worldwide.
PREREQS:
Instructor permission.
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BA 162 FROM IDEAS TO REALITY: BUILDING A BUSINESS PLAN (2)
Students will have the opportunity to explore the commercial potential of an idea by writing a business plan. The course will address the basics of a business plan including concept feasibility, market assessment, competition, finance, intellectual property, building management teams, and pitching a concept.
PREREQS:
Instructor permission required.
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BA 199 SPECIAL STUDIES (1-4)
Graded P/N.
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 4 credits.
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BA 211 FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING (4)
Accounting information from the perspective of external users, principally investors and creditors. Emphasis on the preparation and interpretation of financial statements, income recognition and determination, and asset valuation.
PREREQS:
(MTH 111 or MTH 241 or MTH 251 or Placement Test) or Placement Test)
and
MTH 111 and sophomore standing.
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BA 213 MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING (4)
Accounting information from the perspective of management users with an emphasis on data accumulation for product costing, planning, and performance evaluation and control.
PREREQS:
BA 211
and
with a C- or better.
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BA 215 MONEY & INVESTMENT MGMT: MANAGER, LENDER, INVESTOR VIEWPOINT (4)
Financial statement analysis of companies assessed from managers' lenders' and investors' perspectives. Designed for non-business majors to understand financial issues driving companies, make personal finance decisions (e.g. investments), and understand capital markets. Emphasis on practicum of accounting, corporate finance, and personal finance.
PREREQS:
Sophomore, junior, or senior standing. Not open to business students.
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BA 215H MONEY & INVESTMENT MGMT: MANAGER, LENDER, INVESTOR VIEWPOINT (4)
Financial statement analysis of companies assessed from managers', lenders', and investors' perspectives. Designed for non-business majors to understand financial issues driving companies, make personal finance decisions (e.g. investments), and understand capital markets. Emphasis on practicum of accounting, corporate finance, and personal finance.
PREREQS:
Sophomore, junior, or senior standing and Honors College approval required. Not open to business majors.
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BA 230 BUSINESS LAW I (4)
Nature and function of law in our business society. Obligations arising out of agency, contract formation and breach, crimes, torts, warranty, regulation of competition, and international aspects thereof.
PREREQS:
Sophomore standing. Not open to business majors.
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BA 233 LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS (2)
Nature and function of U.S. law in our business society. Obligations arising out of agency and employment law, contract formation and breach, warranty, crimes and torts.
PREREQS:
Sophomore standing.
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BA 260 INTRODUCTION TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP (4)
Topics include evaluating entrepreneurial capabilities, creativity, business plan creation, opportunity assessment and feasibility analysis, business implementation, new product introduction, and seeking funds.
PREREQS:
Sophomore standing.
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BA 260H INTRODUCTION TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP (4)
Topics include evaluating entrepreneurial capabilities, creativity, business plan creation, opportunity assessment and feasibility analysis, business implementation, new product introduction, and seeking funds.
PREREQS:
Sophomore standing and Honors College approval required.
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BA 272 BUSINESS APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT (4)
Introduction to business programming with VB.NET. Overview of programming processes, .NET programming environment, object-oriented and event-oriented models and console/Web integration of applications.
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BA 275 QUANTITATIVE BUSINESS METHODS (4)
Management decision processes utilizing statistical methods, use and application of probability concepts, sampling procedures, statistical estimation, and regression to the analysis and solution of such business problems as income and cost estimation, sales forecasting, performance evaluation, inventory analysis, and quality control.
PREREQS:
MTH 245 and sophomore standing.
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BA 276 INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL INFERENCE (2)
An introductory level statistics course on data analysis and statistical inference with an emphasis on business applications. Coverage includes descriptive statistics, random variables, probability distributions, sampling and sampling distributions, statistical inference for means and proportions using one and two samples. It serves as a prerequisite to BA 376.
PREREQS:
(MTH 245 or MTH 251)
and
MTH 245 and sophomore standing.
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BA 302 BUSINESS PROCESS MANAGEMENT (4)
Integrates core concepts from Management Information Systems (MIS) with those of Operations Management and introduces a process-oriented view of the flows of materials, information and services through and across organizations. The course helps students identify information-bearing events, assess and improve process efficiency, learn to model and analyze business processes, and understand the interactions between human behavior and process design. Hands-on, case-based assignments and labs allow students to practice the principles addressed.
PREREQS:
MTH 245 and sophomore standing.
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BA 333 LEGAL AND ETHICAL BUSINESS SOLUTIONS (2)
Legal and ethical regulations of U.S. and global business organizations including financial, human resources, operations and marketing functions. Emphasizes legal and ethical strategies for entrepreneurs including business entity selection, raising capital and managing intellectual property.
PREREQS:
( (BA 230 or BA 233) and (ECON 201 or ECON 201H) ) or ( )
and
junior standing.
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BA 340 FINANCE (4)
Role and functions of a financial manager in the modern business environment in which a manager operates; formulation of financial objectives and policies; financial analysis, forecasting, planning, and control; asset management; capital budgeting; acquisition of funds through borrowing, stock issue, and by internal means; dividend policy; and international aspects of finance.
PREREQS:
( (BA 213 or BA 215 or BA 215H) and (ECON 201 or ECON 201H) ) or ( )
and
junior standing.
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BA 340H FINANCE (4)
Role and functions of a financial manager in the modern business environment in which a manager operates; formulation of financial objectives and policies; financial analysis, forecasting, planning, and control; asset management; capital budgeting; acquisition of funds through borrowing, stock issue, and by internal means; dividend policy; and international aspects of finance.
PREREQS:
( (BA 213 or BA 215 or BA 215H) and (ECON 201 or ECON 201H) ) or ( )
and
junior standing. Honors College approval required.
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BA 341 INVESTMENTS (4)
Risk and reward characteristics of investments; sources of investment information; domestic and international security markets; investment characteristics of common stocks, debt securities, convertible securities, option contracts, and investment companies; real property investment; economic market analysis; technical market analysis; tax aspects of investments; and investment management.
PREREQS:
(BA 340 or BA 340H or BA 360)
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BA 342 ADVANCED FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT (4)
Capital market theory and the valuation of risky assets, capital budgeting, valuing the firm's securities, capital structure theory, long-term financing alternatives, cost of capital, dividend policy, working capital management, financial analysis and planning, mergers, and takeovers.
PREREQS:
(BA 340 or BA 340H or BA 360)
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BA 347 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS (4)
Integrated view of international business including current patterns of international business, socioeconomic and geopolitical systems within countries as they affect the conduct of business, major theories explaining international business transactions, financial forms and institutions that facilitate international transactions, and the interface between nation states and the firms conducting foreign business activities.
PREREQS:
(ECON 202 or ECON 202H)
and
junior standing.
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BA 350 ORGANIZATIONAL SYSTEMS (4)
A system perspective for managing organizations is applied to processes and structures. Emphasis is placed on total quality management. Topics include changing environments, systems analysis, planning, organizing, directing, and evaluating.
PREREQS:
Junior standing.
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BA 351 MANAGING ORGANIZATIONS (4)
A systems perspective to understanding the management functions of planning, organizing, leading and controlling. Ethical and diversity issues are addressed as they are relevant in entrepreneurial and established ventures.
PREREQS:
Junior standing. No credit for business administration majors.
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BA 352 MANAGING INDIVIDUAL AND TEAM PERFORMANCE (4)
Diagnose individual and small-group behavior and develop skill in improving individual and small-group performance in entrepreneurial and established ventures. Emphasis on professional skill development and the practical application of theory and research. Concepts of ethics, diversity and cross-cultural relations are integrated throughout the course.
PREREQS:
(COMM 111 or COMM 114)
and
junior standing.
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BA 352H MANAGING INDIVIDUAL AND TEAM PERFORMANCE (4)
Diagnose individual and small-group behavior and develop skill in improving individual and small-group performance in entrepreneurial and established ventures. Emphasis on professional skill development and the practical application of theory and research. Concepts of ethics, diversity and cross-cultural relations are integrated throughout the course.
PREREQS:
(COMM 111 or COMM 114)
and
junior standing. Honors College approval required.
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BA 353 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (4)
Designed to improve the ability of students to describe their accomplishments and sell themselves in situations like professional networking, company meetings, response to proposals for services, and interviews. Emphasizes writing skills, workplace integration, verbal communication, and preparation of developmental roadmaps that will lead students to success within their chosen profession. (Writing Intensive Course)
PREREQS:
(BA 101 and (COMM 111 or COMM 114) and (WR 222 or WR 323 or WR 327)) and junior standing.
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BA 357 OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT (4)
Decision making in managing the production of goods and services: product planning, process planning, facility planning, control of quantity, cost and quality. Special emphasis on exponential forecasting, inventory management, work methods, project management, productivity improvement, and international comparisons.
PREREQS:
(BA 275 or BA 276)
and
junior standing.
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BA 360 INTRODUCTION TO FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT (4)
Explore the issues facing a financial manager in new business ventures, small businesses, and corporations. Focus on the role of the financial manager in business settings, explores the functions of a financial manager in financial analysis, forecasting, planning, and control; asset and liability management; capital budgeting; and raising funds for new business ventures, small businesses, and corporations.
PREREQS:
( (BA 213 or BA 215 or BA 215H) and (ECON 201 or ECON 201H) ) or ( )
and
junior standing.
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BA 362 SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND SOCIAL INITIATIVES (4)
The core concepts of entrepreneurship, using entrepreneurship to craft innovative responses to social problems. Entrepreneurial skills are as valuable in the social sector as they are in business. Includes both profit and non-profit firms that have programs designed to create social value.
PREREQS:
Junior standing.
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BA 363 TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION MANAGEMENT (4)
Introduces students to the fundamentals of managing innovation and technology towards the production of intellectual assets; how innovations are created, evaluated and leveraged within business strategy; and how innovation is managed within various business environments.
PREREQS:
(BA 260 or BA 260H)
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BA 364 PROJECT MANAGEMENT (4)
Covers the tools available to project managers, the human and organizational dimensions in different project environments, some computer applications, cases, and a project.
PREREQS:
( (BA 351 or (BA 352 or BA 352H) ) or ( )
and
(BA 351 or (BA 352 or BA 352H))
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BA 370 BUSINESS INFORMATION SYSTEMS OVERVIEW (4)
Introduce students to the field of information management. Topics include information systems technology, the strategic role of IT, the business applications of networks, databases and Internet technologies, and the development and implementation of information systems. Use relational database models to design a real-world case study.
PREREQS:
BA 302 and junior standing.
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BA 371 BUSINESS SYSTEMS DESIGN (4)
Explore systems analysis, logical design, control, documentation, and implementation of information systems (IS) applications. Implement process-oriented and data-oriented development methodologies with CASE and application development tools. Develop prototype client-server business applications.
PREREQS:
(BA 272 and (BA 370 or BA 378 or ACTG 378) ) )
and
junior standing.
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BA 372 BUSINESS INFORMATION SYSTEMS DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT (4)
Logical and physical design of computer-based information systems; tools and techniques that underlie the design processes. Design of an enterprise information system with CASE tools. Alternative approaches to systems design with emphasis on object-orientation.
PREREQS:
BA 371 and junior standing.
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BA 376 APPLIED QUANTITATIVE METHODS (2)
An in-depth discussion on advanced quantitative methods most relevant to business students. Topics may include regression analysis, time series and forecasting, design of experiments, simulations, decision analysis, survey data analysis, data mining and computationally intensive statistical methods.
PREREQS:
BA 276 or equivalent. Available to business majors only.
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BA 390 MARKETING (4)
Consumer and industrial markets, and activities and enterprises involved in distributing products to those markets. Objective is to develop an understanding of distribution processes, marketing problems, and marketing principles.
PREREQS:
(ECON 201 or ECON 201H) and junior standing.
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BA 390H MARKETING (4)
Consumer and industrial markets, and activities and enterprises involved in distributing products to those markets. Objective is to develop an understanding of distribution processes, marketing problems, and marketing principles.
PREREQS:
Honors College approval required.
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BA 396 FUNDAMENTALS OF MARKETING RESEARCH (4)
Introduction to the fundamentals of market research. Provides a basic understanding of marketing research and relevant decisions in the process.
PREREQS:
( (BA 275 or BA 276 or ST 202) and (BA 390 or BA 390H) ) or ( )
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BA 403 THESIS (1-16)
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits.
PREREQS:
Departmental approval required.
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BA 405 READING AND CONFERENCE (1-16)
Supervised individual work in some field of special application and interest. Subjects chosen must be approved by professor in charge.
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits.
PREREQS:
Senior standing and departmental approval required.
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BA 406 PROJECTS (1-16)
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits.
PREREQS:
Departmental approval required.
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BA 407 SEMINAR (1-16)
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits.
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BA 407H SEMINAR (1-16)
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits.
PREREQS:
Honors College approval required.
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BA 410 BUSINESS INTERNSHIP (1-6)
Planned and supervised work experience at selected cooperating business firms. Supplementary training, conference, reports, and appraisals. Graded P/N.
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits.
PREREQS:
Upper-division standing and departmental approval required.
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BA 435 FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS (4)
Students develop the understanding and skill to use financial statements for investment decisions, credit decisions, performance analysis, and forecasting. Three main topic areas: analysis overview, accounting analysis, and financial analysis.
PREREQS:
ACTG 317 and (BA 340 or BA 360 or BA 340H)
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BA 441 FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS (4)
Operation of commercial banks and other financial institutions; management of financial services; analysis of loan and investment policies, operating and pricing policies, and current developments in financial services.
PREREQS:
(BA 340 or BA 340H or BA 360 or ECON 330 or AREC 465)
and
junior standing.
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BA 443 PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT (4)
An introduction to the construction, revision, and performance evaluation of financial asset portfolios.
PREREQS:
BA 341
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BA 444 FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT (4)
Investigation of financial hedging activities for corporations and financial institutions using futures, options, and other derivative securities. Identification of risk attributes, valid hedging rationales, and management of hedging programs.
PREREQS:
BA 442
and
BA 442
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BA 445 INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT (4)
International monetary environment; foreign exchange risk management; source and availability of funds to finance trade and multinational operations; taxation planning and control; international portfolio diversification; international banking; capital budgeting; political risk evaluation of performance.
PREREQS:
(BA 347 and (BA 342 or BA 440 or ECON 440) ) )
and
junior standing.
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BA 446 MANAGEMENT OF THE MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE (4)
Advanced integrative course in international business with an emphasis on the multinational enterprise. Focus on the unique problems, characteristics, and demands that face firms engaged in international business. Reviews the evolving patterns, management practices, and the strategic and operational decisions of multinational enterprises.
PREREQS:
BA 347 and (BA 340 or BA 340H) and BA 350 and (BA 352 or BA 352H) and (BA 390 or BA 390H) and senior standing or (BA 530 and BA 547and BA 550 and BA 590)
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BA 447 TOPICS IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS (1-4)
Analysis of current topics in international business. Topics will vary from term to term.
PREREQS:
BA 347
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BA 450 TOPICS IN MANAGEMENT (1-4)
Analysis of current topics in management theory and/or applications.
PREREQS:
Senior standing.
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BA 452 LEADERSHIP AND TEAM BUILDING (4)
In-depth practice and development of three skills: leadership, team building, and negotiations. Provides opportunities for learning to increase effectiveness as a group member or leader.
PREREQS:
(BA 351 or BA 352 or BA 352H)
and
senior standing.
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BA 453 HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (4)
Personnel administration for line supervisors and managers. Integrates systems approach to understanding government regulation of employment, resolution of workplace personnel problems, and performance-based personnel management.
PREREQS:
(BA 351 or BA 352 or BA 352H)
and
senior standing.
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BA 455 MANAGEMENT FIELD PRACTICUM I (4)
The first in a two-course series that provides an integrative application of key management principles and tools to real life projects. Students will be responsible for developing, designing, executing, and evaluating projects.
PREREQS:
(BA 333 and BA 357 and BA 364)
and
(BA 333 and BA 357 and BA 364)
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BA 456 MANAGEMENT FIELD PRACTICUM II (4)
The second in a two-course series that provides an integrative application of key management principles and tools to real life projects. Students will be responsible for developing, designing, executing, and evaluating projects.
PREREQS:
BA 455
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BA 457 SUPPLY CHAIN STRATEGY (4)
Covers tools and concepts needed to manage the supply chain effectively. Topics include negotiation, purchasing, logistics operations, and applying e-business tools. Emphasis on creating integrated supply chains.
PREREQS:
BA 357
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BA 458 INNOVATION AND NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT (4)
Strategic management of an organization's system and technologies in support of innovation and new product/service development. Application experience with new product/service development process using problem solving skills, information management, and critical thinking.
PREREQS:
(BA 363 and (BA 390 or BA 390H))
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BA 460 VENTURE MANAGEMENT (4)
Entrepreneurial and innovation processes applied to new business start-ups, existing small businesses, and new ventures within larger organizations; new venture planning, project management, and productivity improvement. Cases and projects are used to apply concepts and to develop communication skills.
PREREQS:
( (BA 260 or BA 260H) and (BA 351 or BA 352 or BA 352H) and (BA 390 or BA 390H) ) or ( )
and
senior standing.
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BA 463 FAMILY BUSINESS MANAGEMENT (4)
Focuses on the opportunities and the problems characteristic of family businesses: entrepreneurship, management succession, transfer of ownership, mixing family and business roles, family conflicts, personnel issues, non-family employees, and outside advisors.
PREREQS:
Senior standing and instructor approval.
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BA 464 NEW VENTURE FINANCING (4)
Explore financial issues facing entrepreneurial business ventures: cash flow and budgets, financial analysis, financial statement forecasting, financial controls, asset management, and understanding the funding options at different points in the business life cycle including SBA loans, angel investment, venture capital, bank loans, and going public.
PREREQS:
((BA 260 or BA 260H) and (BA 340 or BA 360))
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BA 465 SYSTEMS THINKING AND PRACTICE (4)
Hard and soft system theories examined, methods and techniques for dealing with real-world problems; skills and dialogue techniques to identify mindsets, define problems, and explore alternative pathways for solutions. CROSSLISTED as H 490/H 590.
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BA 465H SYSTEMS THINKING AND PRACTICE (4)
Hard and soft systems theories are examined, including methods and techniques for dealing with real-world problems; skills and dialogue techniques to identify mindsets, define problems, and explore alternative pathways for solutions.
PREREQS:
Honors College approval required.
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BA 466 INTEGRATIVE STRATEGIC EXPERIENCE (4)
Provides students with an overview of the basic concepts in strategic management. Students learn frameworks and models to understand and analyze a firm's external environment and internal resources in an effort to create sustainable competitive advantages. Analysis and critique of conventional conceptions of business ethics. Evaluation of ethical issues involving businesses at firm, national, and international levels.
PREREQS:
( (BA 340 or BA 340H or BA 360) and (BA 352 or BA 352H) and BA 357 and (BA 390 or BA 390H) ) or ( )
and
senior standing.
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BA 467 NEW VENTURE LABORATORY (4)
Entrepreneurship capstone course. Fully develop a business plan including product specs with prototype, financial analysis, market analysis, marketing plan, management structure and proposed financing.
PREREQS:
(BA 357 or BA 458)
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BA 468 TECHNOLOGY COMMERCIALIZATION (4)
"Hands on" class in which students will exercise commercialization concepts on recently awarded Oregon State University patents. Students will learn a process and tools to assess the business viability of a technical idea, and to develop the best business approach for commercialization.
PREREQS:
BA 363 or instructor permission.
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BA 469 STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT (4)
Advanced integrative course on the role of top management that brings together functional areas of business and focuses on developing skills for formulating and implementing competitive strategies in both domestic and international contexts. Specific topics include setting corporate and business unit strategic goals, analysis of competitive environments, international strategy, and treatment of corporate ethics. Case studies are used to provide the basis for this integrative experience. (Writing Intensive Course)
PREREQS:
( (BA 340 or BA 340H or BA 360) and (BA 352 or BA 352H) and BA 357 and (BA 390 or BA 390H) ) or ( )
and
senior standing.
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BA 471 MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS (3)
Application of computers to solve business problems, with an emphasis on the development and use of business information systems. The course assumes each student is already a competent user of various computer-based application programs such as word processing, database management systems, spreadsheets, and presentation graphics.
PREREQS:
((BA 340 or BA 340H) and BA 350 and BA 357 and (BA 390 or BA 390H)) and senior standing. Not open to students who have taken or are taking BA 370 or BA 378.
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BA 479 BUSINESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND NETWORKING (4)
Provide a fundamental understanding of the five-layer Internet model and its effects on the business environment. Planning and managing networks in support of enterprise-wide computing. Assignments involve server hardware and software configurations including DNS/DHCP server configurations, addition of clients to a network, and creating/managing user accounts.
PREREQS:
(BA 370 or ACTG 378)
and
/or instructor approval.
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BA 483 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, BUSINESS STRATEGY AND E-COMMERCE (4)
Presents foundation of information technology strategy for business, including effect of information technology on competition and value chain. Other topics covered include electronic and collaborative commerce, and security and legal issues.
PREREQS:
(BA 371 and BA 479) and senior standing.
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BA 491 PERSONAL SELLING (4)
An introductory course that focuses on two areas: the principles and theory of personal selling, and on understanding and developing the interpersonal communication skills needed for successful personal selling.
PREREQS:
(BA 390 or BA 390H)
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BA 492 CONSUMER BEHAVIOR (4)
Understanding the processes that lead to purchase, so as to improve decisions on segmentation and the appropriate marketing mix for each segment. How consumers and households make decisions, and why different individuals/groups make different decisions. Application of behavioral science concepts at individual, subcultural and cultural levels. Effects of consumerism and regulation also are considered.
PREREQS:
(BA 390 or BA 390H)
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BA 493 ADVERTISING MANAGEMENT (4)
Analysis of the influence of marketing communications on the attitudes and behaviors of consumer and industrial buyers. Identification and examination of the major decisions made by marketing/advertising managers in implementing the promotional mix.
PREREQS:
(BA 390 or BA 390H)
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BA 494 MARKETING CHANNELS (4)
Various channel institutions, channel design, channel coordination and implementation, and performance evaluation with special reference to business-to-business markets and technology.
PREREQS:
(BA 390 or BA 390H) and senior standing.
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BA 495 RETAIL MANAGEMENT (4)
Management of retail business with emphasis on strategic planning, analysis, and control, focused on middle- and upper-management decisions.
PREREQS:
(BA 390 or BA 390H)
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BA 496 MARKETING RESEARCH PRACTICUM (4)
Provides the student with practical experience in the collection, analysis and interpretation of primary data.
PREREQS:
Grade of "C" or better in BA 396. Marketing option students or instructor approval required.
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BA 497 GLOBAL MARKETING (4)
Consideration of cultural, political, regulatory, economic and trade barriers in the design of marketing plans for product development, pricing, channels of distribution; and promotion alternatives in a global market.
PREREQS:
(BA 347 and (BA 390 or BA 390H))
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BA 498 SERVICES MARKETING (4)
Formulation of strategic and tactical marketing plans for organizations (both profit and not-for-profit) in the service sector of the economy. Projects or cases are used to provide a comprehensive experience.
PREREQS:
(BA 390 or BA 390H) and senior marketing option students and BA 590.
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BA 499 MARKETING POLICY (4)
Market and competitive analysis for developing overall strategies and tactics to achieve the marketing objectives of the business enterprise. Projects or cases are used to provide a comprehensive experience.
PREREQS:
BA 396
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BA 501 RESEARCH (1-16)
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits.
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BA 505 READING AND CONFERENCE (1-16)
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits.
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BA 506 PROJECTS (1-16)
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits.
PREREQS:
Departmental approval required.
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BA 507 SEMINAR (1-16)
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits.
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BA 510 BUSINESS INTERNSHIP (1-6)
Planned and supervised work experience at selected cooperating business firms. Supplementary training, conferences, reports, and appraisals.
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits.
PREREQS:
Graduate standing, departmental approval required.
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BA 513 THE ESSENCE OF BUSINESS--BUSINESS LEGAL ENVIRONMENT (2)
Provides essential legal foundation for business managers in companies operating in the U.S. Emphasizes effective strategies for managers to prevent and resolve legal disputes against companies. Topics include legal issues related to the corporate form of doing business, forming and enforcing contracts, minimizing tort liability, and retaining and managing company employees and independent contractors.
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BA 514 THE ESSENCE OF BUSINESS-SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS OPERATIONS (4)
Provides a foundation for business managers in statistics and operations management. Emphasis on quantitative tools for sampling, interval estimation and hypothesis testing as well as operations management concepts for processes, quality systems, supply chain management, inventory management, resource planning, and sustainable lean systems.
PREREQS:
College algebra (including probabilities).
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BA 515 THE ESSENCE OF BUSINESS--ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE (4)
A graduate-level survey course that provides a foundation for business managers in the concepts of accounting and finance. Emphasis on the preparation and interpretation of financial statements, income recognition and determination, data accumulation for product costing, and financial analysis, forecasting, planning, and control.
PREREQS:
College algebra.
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BA 516 THE ESSENCE OF BUSINESS--MANAGEMENT AND MARKETING (4)
A graduate-level survey course that provides a foundation for business managers in the concepts of management and marketing. Diagnose individual and small-group behavior and develop skill in improving individual and small-group performance in entrepreneurial and established ventures. Develop an understanding of marketing principles and an awareness of marketing challenges.
PREREQS:
Microeconomics.
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BA 528 FINANCIAL AND COST ANALYSIS (3)
Analysis of the balance sheet and income statement to determine profitability, risk, and rate of return; preparation of pro forma financial statements; cost measurement for products, projects, jobs, customers, and markets; strategic cost decision making for pricing and resource allocation.
PREREQS:
BA 213 and graduate standing.
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BA 529 TOPICS IN ACCOUNTING (1-4)
Analysis of current topics in accounting. Topics will vary from term to term.
PREREQS:
Instructor approval required.
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BA 531 LEGAL ASPECTS OF MANAGING TECHNOLOGY AND E-BUSINESS (3)
An integrative course on managing legal issues in a business environment characterized by e-commerce, intellectual property, evolving technology, a global marketplace and government regulation. Students develop skills to identify and resolve legal issues, deal with administrative agencies, and proactively minimize legal liability. Ethical and legal considerations of management decision-making are emphasized.
PREREQS:
BA 230 and graduate standing.
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BA 540 CORPORATE FINANCE (3)
Emphasizes analytical tools to measure and manage firm value, through corporate strategies such as mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, international expansion, and new venture development.
PREREQS:
BA 340 and graduate standing.
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BA 541 FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS (4)
Operation of commercial banks and other financial institutions; management of financial services; analysis of loan and investment policies, operating and pricing policies, and current developments in financial services.
PREREQS:
(BA 340 or BA 340H or BA 360 or ECON 330 or AREC 465) and graduate standing.
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BA 542 INVESTMENTS (4)
Risk and reward characteristics of investments; sources of investment information; domestic and international security markets; investment characteristics of common stocks, debt securities, convertible securities, option contracts, and investment companies; real property investment; economic market analysis; technical market analysis; tax aspects of investments; and investment management.
PREREQS:
(BA 340 and senior standing) or (BA 540 and graduate standing)
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BA 543 FINANCIAL MARKETS AND INSTITUTIONS (3)
Investigates the five major financial markets: common stock, bond, derivatives, mortgage, and currency. The course examines the agents in each of these markets, the rules of trading, and the rationale of the agents participating in the different markets.
PREREQS:
BA 340 and graduate standing.
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BA 544 FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT (4)
Investigation of financial hedging activities for corporations and financial institutions using futures, options, and other derivative securities. Identification of risk attributes, valid hedging rationales, and management of hedging programs.
PREREQS:
BA 542
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BA 545 INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT (4)
International monetary environment; foreign exchange risk management; source and availability of funds to finance trade and multinational operations; taxation planning and control; international portfolio diversification; international banking; capital budgeting; political risk evaluation of performance.
PREREQS:
(BA 347 and (BA 342 or BA 440 or ECON 440)) and graduate standing.
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BA 550 ORGANIZATION MANAGEMENT (3)
Organization-wide implementation issues driven by change. Provides a balanced view of the structural and human sides of organization design.
PREREQS:
BA 352 and graduate standing.
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BA 553 HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (4)
Personnel administration for line supervisors and managers. Integrates systems approach to understanding government regulation of employment, resolution of workplace personnel problems, and performance-based personnel management.
PREREQS:
(BA 350 or BA 352 or BA 352H) and graduate standing.
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BA 555 PRACTICAL BUSINESS ANALYSIS (3)
Advanced survey of quantitative business methods useful for aiding management decisions. Topics include a review of basic statistics, mathematical programming, business simulation, statistical process control, advanced regression analysis and forecasting.
PREREQS:
BA 275 and graduate standing.
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BA 560 VENTURE PLANNING (3)
Entrepreneurial and innovation processes applied to new business start-ups, existing small businesses, and new ventures within larger organizations; emphasis on venture planning with project management.
PREREQS:
((BA 340 or BA 340H) and (BA 390 or BA 390H)) and graduate standing.
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BA 561 SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT (3)
Covers tools and concepts needed to manage the entire supply chain effectively. Topics include negotiation, purchasing, logistics operations, and applying e-business tools. Emphasis on creating integrated supply chains.
PREREQS:
(BA 357 and BA 555)
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BA 562 MANAGING PROJECTS (3)
Covers tools and concepts used by managers to plan and initiate business projects. Computer applications, cases and a project.
PREREQS:
(BA 352 and BA 357) and graduate standing.
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BA 563 FAMILY BUSINESS MANAGEMENT (4)
Focuses on the opportunities and the problems characteristic of family businesses: entrepreneurship, management succession, transfer of ownership, mixing family and business roles, family conflicts, personnel issues, non-family employees, and outside advisors.
PREREQS:
Graduate standing and instructor approval.
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BA 565 SYSTEMS THINKING AND PRACTICE (4)
Hard and soft system theories examined, methods and techniques for dealing with real-world problems; skills and dialogue techniques to identify mindsets, define problems, and explore alternative pathways for solutions. CROSSLISTED as H 490/H 590.
PREREQS:
Graduate standing.
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BA 567 SELECTED TOPICS IN MANAGEMENT (1-4)
Examination of the impact of recent advances in management on contemporary business. Topic will vary from term to term.
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits.
PREREQS:
Graduate standing.
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BA 568 INTEGRATED BUSINESS PROJECT (3)
The project requires students to complete a business plan, as a means of directing the development of a business. A business plan can help focus a business idea, chart a course for strategic business development, and facilitate setting objectives and creating evaluative benchmarks of progress. To be taken during the last year of the MBA program.
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BA 569 ADVANCED STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT (3)
Advanced integrative case-based course on the process of systematically developing and managing firm strategies. Topics are covered from a general management perspective and include setting corporate goals and objectives, analyzing external competitive environments, understanding business models, identifying strategy options, and designing appropriate organization systems and structure for implementation of plans. International and e-business issues are integrated throughout.
PREREQS:
Graduate standing. All foundation courses.
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BA 572 ADVANCED INFORMATION SYSTEMS (3)
The development, implementation and management of information technology applications will be addressed. Topics will address the development and application of technology to support linkages within the organization and outside the organization. Projects will be assigned to illustrate the topics.
PREREQS:
Graduate standing.
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BA 590 NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT (3)
An in-depth examination of the strategic importance of understanding customers and their needs. This examination includes both theoretical and practical analyses of the rationale and limits of the marketing concept, marketing planning, segmentation and positioning, and the long-term value of customers. The course integrates concepts drawn from the fields of marketing, economics, marketing research (qualitative and quantitative), and buyer behavior.
PREREQS:
BA 390 and graduate standing.
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BA 592 CONSUMER BEHAVIOR (4)
Understanding the processes that lead to purchase, so as to improve decisions on segmentation and the appropriate marketing mix for each segment. How consumers and households make decisions, and why different individuals/groups make different decisions. Application of behavioral science concepts at individual, subcultural and cultural levels. Effects of consumerism and regulation also are considered.
PREREQS:
((BA 390 or BA 390H) or BA 590) and graduate standing.
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BA 593 ADVERTISING MANAGEMENT (4)
Analysis of the influence of marketing communications on the attitudes and behaviors of consumer and industrial buyers. Identification and examination of the major decisions made by marketing/advertising managers in implementing the promotional mix.
PREREQS:
(BA 390 or BA 390H) or BA 590 and graduate standing.
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BA 594 MARKETING CHANNELS (4)
Various channel institutions, channel design, channel coordination and implementation, and performance evaluation with special reference to business-to-business markets and technology.
PREREQS:
(BA 390 or BA 390H) and graduate standing.
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BA 595 RETAIL MANAGEMENT (4)
Management of retail business with emphasis on strategic planning, analysis, and control, focused on middle- and upper-management decisions.
PREREQS:
((BA 390 or BA 309H) or BA 590) and graduate standing
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BA 596 MARKETING RESEARCH PRACTICUM (4)
Provides the student with practical experience in the collection, analysis and interpretation of primary data.
PREREQS:
BA 396 (Grade "C" or better) or instructor approval required.
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BA 597 GLOBAL MARKETING (4)
Consideration of cultural, political, regulatory, economic and trade barriers in the design of marketing plans for product development, pricing, channels of distribution; and promotion alternatives in a global market.
PREREQS:
(BA 347 and (BA 390 or BA 309H) or BA 590) and graduate standing
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BA 599 SELECTED TOPICS IN MARKETING (1-4)
Concepts and methods in advanced marketing management practice. Latest theoretical developments and quantitative methods in marketing, with particular relevance to managerial applications. Topics will vary from term to term.
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits.
PREREQS:
Graduate standing.
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BA 808 WORKSHOP (16)
Workshops aimed at practicing professionals in the discipline. Topics may vary.
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