2008–2009 - Florida Institute of Technology

BUS 3302 MONEY AND BANKING (3 credits). Examines both the role of
money and the nature of the Federal Reserve’s management of the monetary system.
Includes interest rate determination, banking regulations, formulation and execution
of Federal Reserve monetary policy and transmission channels through which monetary
policy affects employment and inflation. Prerequisites: BUS 2303, BUS 2304.
BUS 3401 CORPORATE FINANCE (3 credits). Surveys the components of the
three basic issues that embody the financial management of a firm: capital budgeting,
capital structure and short-term finance and net working capital. Also examines
corporate governance, ethics and international issues. Prerequisites: BUS 2212.
BUS 3404 PERSONAL FINANCIAL PLANNING (3 credits). Prepares students
to maximize resources in lifelong personal financial planning. Includes budgeting, credit
management, insurance, home ownership, investments and tax, retirement and estate
planning. Prerequisites: MTH 1000 or MTH 1001 or MTH 1701 or MTH 1702.
BUS 3500 HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION (3 credits). Gives theoretical
and practical experience with human-computer interaction concepts. Addresses
empirical, cognitive, predictive and anthropomorphic approaches to HCI. Includes
computer task analysis, HCI design guidelines, usability engineering, and testing and
enhancing Web design interaction. (Requirement: Prerequisite course or computer
literate.) Prerequisites: BUS 1601.
BUS 3501 MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES (3 credits). Helps students acquire
management knowledge and develop management skills. Enables the student to
understand management as it relates to both the employer and employee, and
acquaints the student with the various schools of management and the philosophy of
management. (Requirement: Sophomore standing.)
BUS 3503 HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (3 credits). Provides
the student with the foundation to embark on further study in the area of human
resource management. Includes equal employment opportunity, staffing the organization,
training and development, performance appraisals, compensating employees,
safety and health issues and labor relations. Prerequisites: BUS 3501.
BUS 3504 MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS (3 credits). Examines
information systems used in business organizations. Includes discussions of system
design, implementation and control of computer-based systems for managerial
planning, decision-making and control of an enterprise. (Students may take BUS 3501
as either a prerequisite or as a corequisite.) Prerequisites: BUS 1601 or CSE 1301.
Corequisites: BUS 3501.
BUS 3510 ADVANCED COMPUTER BUSINESS APPLICATIONS
(3 credits). Uses Virtual Basic programming to provide an environment and language
for building custom programs that extend Office’s capabilities. Students learn to
build customized business information systems that are fully integrated with standard
Microsoft Office applications. (CL) Prerequisites: BUS 1601.
BUS 3512 SYSTEMS DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT FOR BUSINESS
(3 credits). Introduces students to systems development life cycle and other structured
analysis and design techniques. Includes computer-aided software engineering
tools and concepts support the design, development, implementation and documentation
of software projects. Presents a modern approach to systems analysis and
design. Prerequisites: BUS 3504 or CSE 2410.
BUS 3514 INTRODUCTION TO OPERATING SYSTEMS AND NET-
WORKS FOR BUSINESS (3 credits). Provides understanding of computer
operating systems and networks while avoiding technical discussions covered in
traditional operating systems and networking courses. Focus is on practical aspects
of evaluating operating system and network alternatives for business. Prerequisites:
BUS 3504.
BUS 3516 ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING SYSTEMS (3 credits).
Provides an understanding of enterprise resource planning (ERP), the processcentered
organization, integration of enterprise systems, and how ERP supports
global business. Focuses on the ERP concept, basic principles of enterprise system
software, and the technical issues in applying enterprise systems software in decision-making,
using SAP R/3. Corequisites: BUS 3504.
BUS 3517 INFORMATION ASSURANCE AND SECURITY (3 credits). Covers
information security systems within organizations. Emphasizes systems controls,
identifying threats, and techniques for auditing and monitoring access control; and
planning, designing, implementing, managing and auditing security including enterprise
systems. Covers accidental and intentional breaches of security and disaster
recovery. Prerequisites: BUS 3504.
BUS 3518 SURVEY OF GLOBAL eCOMMERCE TECHNOLOGY (3 credits).
Introduces Internet technology and applications for electronic commerce. Covers
components of e-commerce, including digital payment, catalog, data exchange
and security, and the application of e-commerce technology for organizations, business
and industries. Prerequisites: BUS 3504.
BUS 3601 MARKETING PRINCIPLES (3 credits). Examines the principles of
marketing. Emphasizes the marketing concept, functions, consumer behavior, market
segmentation, marketing strategy, marketing mixes, market research, marketing
legislation and marketing control, as well as providing a foundation for higher-level
courses in marketing.
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BUS 3603 ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION MANAGEMENT (3 credits).
Covers various advertising techniques used in radio, TV, magazines, newspapers,
direct mail and billboards, including the relative advantages of the different media.
Also reviews the integration of advertising as one element within the promotional and
marketing mix. Prerequisites: BUS 3601.
BUS 3700 INTRODUCTION TO LINEAR PROGRAMMING (1 credit).
Introduces the formulation, solution and interpretation of linear programming
models used to solve business problems. Noncredit for College of Business majors.
Prerequisites: BUS 2703 or MTH 2401.
BUS 3704 QUANTITATIVE METHODS (3 credits). Emphasizes management
science and operations research techniques in solving managerial problems. Includes
linear programming, sensitivity analysis, transportation and assignment problems,
inventory models, CPM and PERT analysis, decision analysis and queuing analysis.
Prerequisites: BUS 2703, MTH 1001 or MTH 1702.
BUS 3705 MANAGING SMALL BUSINESS (3 credits). Focuses on the
practical aspects of successfully launching and managing a small-business enterprise.
Presents relevant topics that enable the student to better evaluate entrepreneurial
opportunities, choose small business ownership, and to foresee potential pitfalls in
operating a small business entity. (Requirement: Junior standing.)
BUS 3801 CROSS-CULTURAL MANAGEMENT (3 credits). Examines the
importance of effectively managing soft skills in a global organizational context.
Specifically emphasizes the impact of national culture in shaping values, behaviors
and employment practices in organizations operating within a global environment.
Prerequisites: BUS 3501.
BUS 3802 GLOBAL MACROECONOMIC ISSUES (3 credits). Explores the
macroeconomic interdependence of global economics. Examines the working of
monetary and fiscal policies under various exchange-rate regimes and uses international
case studies to assess the policy trilemma, the trade-off among exchange rate
stability, price stability and independent monetary policy. Prerequisites: BUS 2303,
BUS 2304.
BUS 4211 INTERNAL AUDIT (3 credits). Examines the professional responsibility
of auditors; professional auditing standards and ethical responsibilities; audit
programs, procedures and evaluation of evidence; review and evaluation of internal
controls and risks; and effective audit communication. Prerequisites: BUS 3211.
BUS 4212 ENVIRONMENTAL AUDITING (3 credits). Overviews the roles
of internal audit and risk assessment as tools to improve environmental performance
and management systems, with focus on ISO 14001, regulatory compliance,
exposures and liability, environmental due diligence, audit process, and technology
specific to environmental auditing, reporting and ethics. (Requirement: Instructor
approval or prerequisite course.) Prerequisites: BUS 2212.
BUS 4213 INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING 3 (3 credits). Continues study of
financial reporting concepts and generally accepted accounting principles. Includes
accounting for income taxes, accounting change and error analysis, pension accounting,
other post-retirement employee benefit accounting, the statement of cash flows,
and current topics. Prerequisites: BUS 3212.
BUS 4216 GOVERNMENTAL ACCOUNTING (3 credits). Covers the
principles and procedures of accounting, financial reporting, and budgeting for governmental
and nonprofit entities. Includes general funds and special revenue funds,
capital project funds, enterprise funds, fiduciary funds, and accounting for colleges
and universities, healthcare entities, and voluntary health and welfare organizations.
Prerequisites: BUS 3211.
BUS 4284 ACCOUNTING PRACTICUM (3 credits). Real-world business experience
that complements the varied academic disciplines covered in the accounting
curriculum. Minimum requirements include written and oral presentations, weekly
summary reports and 150 hours working at a host employer’s location. Must be taken
in the final semester before graduation. For accounting majors only. Prerequisites:
BUS 4783. Corequisites: BUS 4702.
BUS 4401 INVESTMENT ANALYSIS (3 credits). Introduces investment
analysis. Includes capital market theory, portfolio theory and management, and
derivatives. Discusses current issues with respect to the securities markets. Prerequisites:
BUS 3401.
BUS 4402 SPECIAL TOPICS IN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT (3 credits).
Covers special topics pertaining to the field of finance including the financial
environment, financial tools and models, along with the advanced study of financial
institutions and corporate finance. Blends advanced theory with practical application.
Prerequisites: BUS 3401.
BUS 4425 ENVIRONMENTAL AND URBAN PLANNING (3 credits).
Introduces the concepts and implementation strategies for productive urban and
environmental planning. (Requirement: Senior standing or prerequisite course.)
Prerequisites: BUS 3501.
BUS 4426 ENVIRONMENTAL AND RESOURCE ECONOMICS (3 credits).
Introduces the behavioral sources of environmental problems. Includes property
rights, externalities, cost-benefit analysis, depletable and recyclable resources,