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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

firm in the various market structures as well as studies in the resource mar­ kets and regulatory activities. A paper will be a part of course requirement and will double as pass/fail on writing competency requiremenL May not be transferred without consent. Prerequi­ site: 201 and English ll0A and I !OB. 211,212 Principles of Accounting I, II (3,3) Basic for all business majors and those seeking to learn the language of lmsi­ ness; procedure for setting up a dou­ ble entry bookkeeping system. Sec­ ond semester: corporate accounting and elementary cost accounting meth­ ods. Prerequisite: 211 prerecp1isite for 212. One hour each week, non-<:redit, laboratory. Fee: $10. 220 Management lnlonnation Systems (3) Information ~rn.<;, their design, imple­ mentation and contribution to manage­ ment planning, decision making and control. Applicatiort, involving micro­ computers and deci-;ion support ~ystems. 223 Calculus for Management Sciences (3) Fundamental principles of differential and integral calcul11,. Application., cho­ sen mainly from the management sci­ ences. Prerequisite: Pa.-tiing proficiency. exam administered by Math Depart­ ment or receiving a "C" or better grade in Math 90 the prior year. 229 Personal and Family Finances (3) Managing family finances; budgeting use of credit; borrowing money; sav­ ing methods; purchase of life, heahh, property and auto insurance; buyinl( and renting property; taxes; buying securities; wills and estates. 230 lntroducUon to Mal1t:eUng (3) Introduction to the ba.,ic element, of modem marketing including the study of the marketing environment frame­ work, target market, market segmenta­ tion, marketing ethics, and the market­ ing mix variables of product, promotion, price, public relatiort,, and place/disuil>­ ution. Prerequisite: 190 or consent. 275 Data Structures (3) Linear lists, strings, arrays and orthog­ onal list,; graphs, trees, binary trees, multi-linked structures, searching and sorting techniques, dynamic storage allocation; applications. Prerequisite: 105. Fee: $25. Spring. (See also Computer Science J()(i.) 302 Computer OrganizaUon (3) Organization and structuring of major hardware component., of computers. Mechanics of information transfer and control within a digital computer

~ystem. Fundamentals of logit dt'sign. Prerequisite: IOI. Fee: $2:,. (See also Computer Science 302.) 311, 312 lntennediate Accounting I, II (3,3) Advanced treatment of cash-flow, funds-flow ana lyses, preparation of financial statement.,, income tax alloca­ tion, valuation, foreca.,t.,;, ca.sh rernncil­ iation. Prerec1uisite: 212,311 for 312. 313 Cost AccounUng (3) Cost accounting from managerial, conceptual and ted111ical viewpoint; product, labor, material and overht'ad costing; planning and control proces.ses; analytical proredurt's. Pre­

361, 362 Business Law I and II (3,3) First semester: function of law in our society, crimes, intentional torts, neg­ ligence, contract.,. Uniform Commer­ cial Code, sales, and negotiable instru­ men L,. Second semester: property, partnerships, corporations, agency, landlord and tenant, security agree­ menL,, bankmptcy and business reg11- latio11. Prerequisite for 362 is 36 I; requires upper division standing. 370 Business Finance (3) Problems and methods in securing funds for b1t-;i11e.'-'! firms, nature of secu­ rities markets, short- and long-term financing. Prerecp1L,ites: 190,212. 402 Data Base Management (3) Integrated data base ~-ystem, logical organization, data description lan­ guage (DDL), data manipulation lan­ guage (DML). hierarchical networks and relational data ba.ses, overview of selected data base management sys­ lt'ms (DBMS). Prerequisite: 280. Fee: $2!i. (See also Computer Science 40'2) 407 Computer Applicatiollli In Business (3) The study and application of spread­ sheet and databa.,e software to busi­ llt'SS problems with an emphasis on problem solving and presentation techniques. Prerequisites: 212, 220, 230,370. 411 Advanced Accounting (3) Examines e;.-sential elements of corp~ rate consolidations, branch and departmental accounting, interna­ tional accounting, advanced partner­ ship and fund accounting concepts. Prerequisite: 312,313. 412 Auditing (3) Introduction to standards and proce­ dures which comprise the contemp< ► rary audit environment. Topics include, ethics, legal liability, internal control, substantive evidence, and reporting. Course work includes comprehensive practice audit. Two hours each week non-creclit lah. Prerec1uL,ite: 312,313. 421 Managerial NegoUalion and Leadership (3) Managerial leadership within the polit~ cal realities of modern organizational life. A strong emphasis will be placed upon responsible handling of power and the etl1ical dilemma.~ that graduates will encounter in the b11,iness world . The course content will include exam~ nation of value stmctures and critical decision making tl1at is founded Up<m the 01ristian faith. Prerecp1isite: 328 (majors) and co!lsent (non-majors) .

siu·ement tl1eory problt'm, Prerftp1L'iite: I 90, 20'2, ?20, 223. Fee: $10. 328 Organizational Behavior (3) Principles of management; planning, controlling, organizing, organiza­ tional behavior and communication; leadership, management of conflict, change and innovation; business ethics and societal relationships. Pre­ re<p1isites: 201 , 212, P,ychology 200. 331 Consumer Behavior (3) Consumer buying patterns, decision making , motivation and behavior. &havioral science applied to the solu­ tion of marketing decisions involving behavioral rt'searcl1 lt'cl111iqut's. Pre­ recp1isites: 230, P,yd10l<'l,,Y 200. 332 Mamling lor Non-Profit Organizations (3) Examination and evd!uation of tl1e prin­ ciples of ha.sic marketill!( a., applied to tht' non-profit sector. Philosophy of nonprolit marketing and its practical application will be utilized through indi­ vidual student pn~cls. Sptt:ilic market­ inp; stralt'Jiit's will relate lo cl1urches, social se1virt' organizatio1t,, li1u11da1io11s and otl1er designated 11011-prolit organi­ zatio1t,. Prere<prisilt': 2'.-\0. 334 Promotions (3) lntrodui:tion to the role of Promotion and Advenisinp; a., currently used for product.,, St'tvices, idea., and event., hy busines., firms, community organiza­ tions and churcl1es. Understanding of tilt' promotion mix including pub­ lic relations , publicity, sales prom< ► tion and personal selling. Prerequi­ site: 230. 336 Sales Practicum (3) Analysis of the salt's manager a., a pr<~ fes.,;ional market tactician in a market­ ing firm. Includes su1vey of personal St'lling effort with t'mpha,is on inter­ relationships ht'tWet'll sales activity and related marketing functions. Involves applied approaches and actual real world experiences in sales.

requisite: 312 or rnnsent. 314 Federal Income Tax For Individuals (3)

An explanation of the federal inromt' tax law a., it relates to individuals. Tht' tax structure is examint'<l in light of its historical development with emphasis on problt'm solving. Premp1Lsi1e: 212. 315 Federal Income Tax lor Partner­ ships, Corporations and Estates (3) An explanation of tht' fedt'ral income tax law as it rt'lates to partnerships and corporations. Estatt' taxt's are reviewed with historical pt'rspective. Problem solving LS emphasizt'd to pn~ vide the student with practire in appli­ cation of tax principles to specilir situ­ ations. Premp1isite: 212. 318 Human Resource Management (3) Astudy of the relemnt idra, and devel­ opment~ in the field of hum2:: :·esource mana!(ement tl1at permit organizations of all types to improve productivity, quality and service. EEO, s1affirtg, training, compensation and labor rela­ tions are all emphasized. Prerequisites: Upper division standing. 3111 OrganlzaUonal Ethics (3) TI1e fou11datio11, and tl1eories of t'U1irs a.~ related to the Bible, the market plare , and the modern corporation. Ca.se studies in modern ethics are dis­ a1sse<l with a vit'W to raising tl1e moral conSLiOlLStlel,S of h1Lsi11ei..~ profes.,;ionaJs. (This course does 1101 met'I gt'nt'ral education rt•cp1irt'me11ts.) Prt'rt'<plisitt': uppt'T divLsion standing or COILSt>lll. 325 Management Science (3) Matht'matiral programming with emphasLs 011 prohlt'ms in managt'mt'nl and economics. Inrludt's applirations on produrtion wntrol, inwntory rnn­ tml, !i:ht'duling, inventory ronuul, PFRT and llt'twork flow problem, Fun<lamt'tl­ tal mathematical optimization and mt'a-

Prt'rt'quisite: 230 or consent. 345 CUnent Economic Issues (3)

Reading and analysis of articles in periodicals and the daily pres., relating to economir problems. Utilizes prin­ ciplt's dt'vt'ioped in 201, 20'2. Oflered on sullirient demand. 350 Money and Banking (3) Nature, fnnrtions and flow of mont'y and credit in tht' Ameriran economy and tht' world; analysis of commt'rcial banking and U.S. monetary system. Prerequisite: 201.

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