BUS

This course is a primer in sound personal financial management. Students are introduced to the financial challenges that occur over a life-time: cash budgeting, credit management, debt management, personal income taxes, evaluating mortgages and installment loans, investing in the financial markets, and planning for retirement. In addition, current articles related to personal finance topics are analyzed and discussed. May not be used to satisfy a requirement in the Business major or minor.

This course provides students with a basic understanding of the global environment in which organizations operate. The course also aims to equip students with the research and analytical tools needed to scan and assess the global environment. The growing interconnectedness of countries, organizations and individuals present organizations with innumerable opportunities and challenges; and thus, it has become essential for students in business and other fields to have a basic understanding of the global environment and its impact on organizational activities.

Health allows people to pursue productive lives, yet many do not have good health or a reasonable path to good health. Innovative thinking and entrepreneurial action can create solutions. In this course, students learn about health and its precursors, from fitness to social services to urban revitalization. They learn to think entrepreneurially to develop innovative paths to health. Students learn how business models can be used to test and develop ideas. Students learn to put their ideas into action through lean start and business planning.

The natural environment is approaching a tipping point. Bold innovations are required to prevent further degradation. Because entrepreneurship combines innovative and forward thinking with action, it provides a strong framework for addressing environmental concerns. In this course, students will learn about environmental sustainability innovations around the world. Deep reading, field trips, speakers, thinking and meaningful discussion form the basis of learning. Active participation is required.

This required core course in Accounting is split into two parts. Part I covers the essential topics in Financial Accounting and Part II covers the essential topics in Managerial Accounting.

In Financial Accounting, students examine the accounting principles and methods (GAAP) used in the preparation of the four principal financial statements, understand how transactions affect a firm's financial statements, and analyze and interpret financial statements.

The Business Leadership Seminar meets between 10-12 times per semester and offers students an opportunity to network with representatives from regional businesses and to learn about their companies' strategies and business practices. Guest speakers in the Business Leadership Seminar also discuss careers in various business fields and functional areas. Speakers present information on current leadership topics and practices and provide perspective on the theories and tools studied in class. Some seminars are devoted to the particular needs of a BLP class.

The Business Leadership Seminar meets between 10-12 times per semester and offers students an opportunity to network with representatives from regional businesses and to learn about their companies' strategies and business practices. Guest speakers in the Business Leadership Seminar also discuss careers in various business fields and functional areas. Speakers present information on current leadership topics and practices and provide perspective on the theories and tools studied in class. Some seminars are devoted to the particular needs of a BLP class.

Arts organizations and artists face many challenges that could benefit from an entrepreneurial mindset. Entrepreneurial thinking requires focusing primarily on finding the right questions rather than finding the right answers. In this course, students develop an entrepreneurial mindset by focusing on an issue in a local arts organization, identifying the concepts that help them understand the issue, de-constructing and re-constructing their knowledge, and creating a feasibility study that tests their potential solution against reality.

This course introduces students to the business environments and practices of Europe. The countries of this region are viable trading partners and destinations for foreign direct investment, and the course considers pertinent historical, cultural, macro-economic and political factors that impact business activity in the region. The course focuses on business opportunity and risk assessment, and introduces students to appropriate managerial, organizational, and strategic planning skills and methods for successfully doing and growing business in the region.

This course begins with a macroeconomic perspective and introduces students to international financial markets. Students examine the economic and governmental factors that influence exchange rates and study currency derivatives which are commonly traded to profit from or hedge against expected changes in foreign currencies. The perspective is then microeconomic. Students examine financial issues faced by managers of firms that are engaged in international business.