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2009-11 Marian University Course Catalog, fall 2010 edition

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BUS 3<strong>11</strong> 3 credits<br />

Sport Facility and Event Management<br />

See ESS 310<br />

BUS 317<br />

Business Internet<br />

Applications Design 3 credits<br />

Prerequisite: 101 or permission. The course will introduce<br />

students to the fundamental areas of internet website<br />

development and design using simple tools like HTML and<br />

FrontPage. This course is for all students who are interested<br />

in studying and designing personal, business, or organization<br />

web site designs. Cross-listed as MIS 317. (SPR)<br />

BUS 325<br />

Business Creation<br />

and Development Consulting 1-3 credits<br />

Prerequisites: Summer workshop participation and<br />

permission of instructor. Business Creation and Development<br />

Consulting (“the A-Team”) is an experiential exercise which<br />

places the student in the business environment in order to<br />

add value to an existing business. This is a project-oriented<br />

experience in which students work in teams with the principal<br />

of a business to address a business problem or opportunity.<br />

This course can be repeated; only three credits can count<br />

toward the major. (SEM)<br />

BUS 330<br />

Leadership 3 credits<br />

Prerequisite: 250. A study of the theory and practice of<br />

leadership, the most current research trends and models, as<br />

well as the basic components of leadership. (ADD)<br />

BUS 335<br />

Promotion of Sports 3 credits<br />

A study of techniques that get sport programs noticed and<br />

respected; assessment of promotional needs and limitations:<br />

how to develop a comprehensive promotional plan. (SPR)<br />

BUS 338<br />

Global Marketing 3 credits<br />

Prerequisite: 240. A study of world markets and the legal,<br />

economic, and cultural conditions influencing marketing<br />

abroad. Examines the marketing issues required to identify<br />

and evaluate the product, price, promotion, and distribution<br />

demands in global markets. Elements of an international<br />

marketing plan are discussed and developed. (2FE)<br />

BUS 341<br />

Promotion 3 credits<br />

Prerequisite: 240. A study of the elements of the promotion<br />

mix from a managerial perspective. Topics include developing<br />

objectives used by firms to advance their products,<br />

promotional positioning and advertiser roles, strengths and<br />

weaknesses of advertising media and forms of publicity, roles<br />

of salespersons in personal selling, and types of sales<br />

promotion and reasons for their use. (2FO)<br />

BUS 342<br />

Selling and Sales Management 3 credits<br />

Prerequisites: 240 and 250. A study of the management of<br />

the selling function, including sales communications, theories<br />

of motivation, ethical and legal issues in the selling<br />

profession, the organizational buying process, and the<br />

elements of personal selling. Students demonstrate individual<br />

sales proficiency through case study presentations and role<br />

plays. (2SE)<br />

BUS 344<br />

Marketing Research 3 credits<br />

Prerequisite: 205 and 240. A study of the nature and scope of<br />

marketing research and its applications to marketing<br />

management. The course provides an overview of the<br />

primary uses of marketing research along with a review of the<br />

various tools and techniques of marketing research. The<br />

student learns how to apply the basic marketing research<br />

principles in decision making and planning through study<br />

materials and projects. (2SE)<br />

BUS 346<br />

Marketing Management 3 credits<br />

Prerequisites: 240, 250, ECN 201, and 202, or permission. An<br />

advanced marketing course that builds upon introductory<br />

marketing principles and concepts. The course addresses the<br />

analysis of marketing opportunities, the development of<br />

marketing strategies, the management of marketing<br />

programs, and the challenges confronted in international<br />

marketing. (2SO)<br />

BUS 348 3 credits<br />

Sport Marketing and Sponsorships<br />

A comprehensive study of marketing and sponsorship as it<br />

relates to the sport industry. This course is designed to<br />

provide the sport manager with an overview of the sport<br />

industry with emphasis on: defining sport marketing<br />

principles as they apply to the sport industry; understanding<br />

consumer behavior, media relations, public relations,<br />

publicity, sales and distribution, and sponsorship within the<br />

sports world. Emphasis will be placed on practical experience<br />

conceptualizing, designing and presenting a sport marketing<br />

plan, and a sponsorship proposal packet. (FAL)<br />

BUS 350<br />

Operations Management 3 credits<br />

Prerequisites: 205 and 250, or permission. A study of modern<br />

analytical techniques and methods employed in operations<br />

planning and control. Topics include TQM, inventory<br />

management, MRP, and JIT. (SPR)<br />

BUS 351<br />

Human Resources Management 3 credits<br />

A study of the objectives, organization, policies, and activities<br />

in typical human resource programs and of the problems<br />

encountered in their effective administration. Topics include<br />

recruiting, selecting, placing, training, safety, health<br />

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