Undergraduate Catalogue - UPRM

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
ADMI 4016. THE ENVIRONMENT OF
ORGANIZATIONS. Three credit hours. Three
hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: CISO
3122.
A study of the legal and sociopolitical environment
within which the business system operates in order
to be able to analyze and understand the basic
problems and issues the organization is facing in
today's world.
ADMI 4039. RESEARCH METHODS IN
BUSINESS. Three credit hours. Three hours of
lecture per week. Prerequisites: ESTA 3002 and
MATE 3049.
Fundamentals of research methods and design;
application of research techniques in the solution of
business and related problems.
ADMI 4040. BUSINESS DOCUMENTS. Three
credit hours. Three hours of lecture per week.
Prerequisite: ESPA 3102.
The study and use of language in oral and written
communication. Application of the principles of
logic and psychology in the editing of commercial
and official documents commonly used in business.
Use of principles of editing in letters of reference,
claims, and collections. Analysis of publicity as a
mass communication media and its effective use in
the business world.
ADMI 4057. SEMINAR. Three credit hours.
Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisites:
ESTA 3002 and twelve credits in program areas.
An advanced and integrated course for business
students. Philosophies, practices, and investigation
of current problems in the field. Every student is
required to submit an original dissertation on a
subject or a current problem for the business
manager, in partial fulfillment of the course
requirements.
ADMI 4058. COMPARISON OF
ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEMS AMONG
ENTERPRISES IN PUERTO RICO AND OTHER
COUNTRIES. Three credit hours. Fifteen hours of
conference and a minimum of eighteen hours of
visits to enterprises in Puerto Rico and a trip of at
least twelve days to the selected countries.
Prerequisite: Authorization of the Dean of Business
Administration.
Comparative analysis of administrative and
industrial practices among different enterprises in
Puerto Rico and the other countries. Managerial
functions, processes, and organizational structures
of enterprises will be highlighted. Includes
conferences; and plant tours of enterprises.
ADMI 4995. SPECIAL PROBLEMS. One to
three credit hours per semester. Prerequisite:
Authorization of the Dean of the Faculty.
Individual studies, investigations, or special
problems in any of the various aspects of Business
Administration. Problems or topics will be
assigned according to the interests and need of
individual students. Work will be carried out under
the supervision of a faculty member.
ADMI 4996. SMALL BUSINESS ADVISING.
One to three credit hours. Two to six hours of
consultation and advising per week to participating
enterprises. Prerequisite: Authorization of the
Dean of the Faculty.
Students will be assigned to small business
administration cases, Junior Achievement minicompanies,
and other appropriate organizations to
develop perspective and analytical insight about
operations, decision-making processes, and
interpersonal, group and intergroup relations.
Supervision will be in charge of a Faculty member.
ADMI 4997. BUSINESS PRACTICE FOR COOP
STUDENTS. Three to six credit hours. A
maximum of three work periods will be permitted.
Prerequisite: Authorization of the Dean of the
Faculty.
Supervised work experience in a government
agency, private enterprise or foundation, in
accordance with the student’s academic
background and the requirements of the work.
OFFICE ADMINISTRATION
ADOF 3005. ABBREVIATED WRITING
SYSTEM IN SPANISH. Four credit hours. Four
hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: ESPA
3102.
Principles of the abbreviated writing system in
Spanish. Use of a fast and legible abbreviated
reading and writing system at a reasonable speed
rate. Review of essential rules for the abbreviated
writing system: grammar, punctuation, spelling,
and word division.
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