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314 TAX ACCOUNTING (3) Theory and procedures in preparation of federal and California income tax returns for individuals, partnerships, corporations, gifts and estates. 320 BUSINESS STATISTICS (3) Collection and presentation of business data, central tendency and dispersion measures for business analysis , sampling and inference for hypothesis testing and quality control , business forecasting with simple and multiple regression , index numbers. (See also Mathematical Sciences 201.) Prerequisite 191. 330 MARKETING (3) Methods, policies, and principles of modern marketing systems; various channels of distribution and future trends. Prerequisite: Economics 201. 361 , 362 BUSINESS LAW (3, 3) First semester: Function of law in our society, contracts, agency, Uniform Commercial Code, Second Semester: Property, partnerships, security agreements, government and business. Prerequisite for 362 is 361. 364 SMALL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT (3) Methods , problems, and factors involved in launching and operating small mercantile or service business. Includes field

437 REAL ESTATE (3) Laws relating to rights and obligations inherent in ownership of real property; how title to real property is transferred; homesteads, trust and deeds , liens; land descriptions; escrow procedure; title insuranc~; the real estate broker. Alternate years, offered 1978-79. 450 DIRECTED READING (3) Extensive exploration of the literature in a selected field of business under faculty guidance. Prerequisite: Upper division standing and consent. 462 INVESTMENTS (3) Principles for the individual investor; tests of a sound investment, information sources; types of stocks and bonds; mechanics of purchase and sale. Prerequisite: Economics 201. 470 RESEARCH (3) Methods of modern research in industry, with projects designed to provide actual research experience. Prerequisite: 330; Economics 201 , 202 , Mathematical Sciences 201. Economics 201 , 202 PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS (3 , 3) Principles underlying the U.S. balance of payments, the Gross National Product, inflation, unemployment, ecology problems. Fall semester: Macro-economics; Spring semester: Microeconomics. 201 not a prerequisite for 202. 345 CURRENT ECONOMIC ISSUES (3) Reading and analysis of articles in periodicals and the daily press relating to economic problems. Utilizes principles developed in Economics 201, 202. Offered on sufficient demand. 350 MONEY AND BANKING (3) Nature, functions , and flow of money and credit in the American economy and the world; analysis of commercial banking and our monetary system. Prerequisite: 201. Alternate years, offered 1978-79. 360 ECONOMIC HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES (3) Key developments chronologically in agriculture, commerce, communications, industry, finance , and transportation: perspective in business administration and problem solving. See also History 360. 430 INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS AND TRADE (3) Principles and theory of international trade; analysis of U.S. trade with leading industrial nations; trade and growth in developing countries; national policies affecting trade; economics of foreign exchange; balance of payments and monetary arrangements. Prerequisite: Economics 201. Alternate years, offered 1977-78.

trips. Prerequisite: 111 or 211. 370 BUSINESS FINANCE (3)

Problems and methods in securing funds for business firms; nature of securities markets, short and long-term financing. Prerequisite: 211 , 212. 411 ADVANCED ACCOUNTING (3) Provides more advanced concepts of partnership, special sales procedures, consolidations , fiduciaries and actuarial problems. Prerequisite: 312, 313. 412 AUDITING (3) Standards and control concepts; internal control and procedures; closing the audit. Prerequisite: 312, 313. 415 BUSINESS MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION (3) Principles of organization , authority, responsibility, and accountability; problems of location , risks, merchandising control , levels of management, and human relations of the business enterprise. Prerequisites: 212, Economics 201. Offered on sufficient demand. 418 PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (3) Organization and role of the personnel department in business; analyzing and solving case problems drawn from industry. Includes fie ld trips.

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