This course focuses on the development, presentation, and analysis of financial information to assist management in making better business decisions. Points of emphasis include cost behavior and allocation, methods of costing, cost-volume-profit analysis, planning and budgeting, financial statement analysis and performance measurement, and management decision making. Prerequisite: BUS 591.

This course is an introduction to the application of management science techniques and statistical tools to business decisions. Students will learn the assumptions and techniques necessary to apply and to implement solutions from optimization and other decision science models. The focus of the course will be on problem solving, which includes problem definition, problem analysis, evaluation and choice of alternatives, and implementation and evaluation of the decision. Prerequisites: MGT 330 and BUS 308 or MAT 332.

This course provides a link between the traditional advisement services (finance, investment, tax, insurance, retirement planning, trust planning) and the client’s life plan to manage financial affairs. As a final exercise, students complete a model financial plan for a mock client. Prerequisites: GEN 499. This course must be taken last in the program. 

An examination of the international aspects of corporate finance and investing, the course covers balance of payments, foreign exchange with emphasis on exchange rate determination, exchange risk, hedging, and interest arbitrage, international money and capital markets, international financing, and international banking.

Students analyze production control requirements as applied to both “push” and “pull” production environments. Students will gain an understanding of the strategic issues and practical applications related to forecasting, planning, scheduling, and managing operations with regard to the important relationship between the supply chain and production control. Students further learn how data is captured and utilized in the production of goods and services.

This course addresses the central issues of retailing business while emphasizing issues related to channel options available to the final consumer. The course features concepts applied to both store based (e.g., specialty store, department store, multi-unit retail) and non-store based (e.g., Internet and catalog) retailing channels.

The purpose of this course is to provide an in-depth understanding of the issues and considerations in the pricing of retail products, illustrate the role of pricing and product management in achieving strategic retail business goals, and demonstrate the link between pricing and product management within the context of the marketing mix within the marketing management process. Prerequisites: ECO 204 and SRV 340.

This course incorporates the concepts and practices of entrepreneurial methodology in developing the framework for a small business venture based on each student's individual entrepreneurial desires and goals. The course provides students with a unique opportunity for engaging in the practice of entrepreneurship that focuses on the creation of a feasible working prototype for an actual small business venture. Students will explore the application of sound management practices related to strategic planning, operating, financing, and launching a small business venture or operating family-owned and managed companies or privately-held firms. Prerequisite: BUS 362 (Completion of BUS 365, BUS 368, & BUS 433 recommended).

This course reviews the fundamentals of wage and salary programs, including conducting salary surveys, defining compensable factors, adjusting pay structures, evaluating pay differentials, and relating pay to performance. Benefit programs and related employee incentive and service programs are also covered. Prerequisite: BUS 303.

This course is intended to provide prospective entrepreneurs with information and tools for evaluating opportunities for starting a new firm—how to choose markets for entry, when to enter, and what resources and capabilities it will take to enter and provide a platform for future growth.