Current version - Indiana University South Bend

2863 IU SOUTH BEND COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
BUSB-A 545
BUSB-A 564
BUSB-A 591
BUSB-B 502
BUSB-B 503
BUSB-C 502
International Accounting (3 cr.)
P: BUS-A 312. This course discusses
issues in international accounting. Topics
of interest include currency translation,
comparative accounting and harmonization
issues, international financial reporting
issues, international financial analysis,
international management accounting
control issues, international taxation, and
international auditing issues.
interpretation and analysis of
financial statements (3 cr.)
P: BUS-A 312. This course provides
students with the skills necessary
to understand, analyze, evaluate,
and use the information available in
corporate financial reports. Investigates
corporate financial statements and
related disclosures primarily from
the perspective of financial statement
users. Consideration of issues faced
by corporate managers as they design
reporting strategy.
Advanced Independent Study (3 cr.)
For students who wish to investigate
specific technical or theoretical topics
in accounting, as agreed upon by the
student, instructor, and program director.
Organizational Behavior I (3 cr.)
A survey of major concepts relating
to personality, learning perception,
motivation, leadership, and group
dynamics. Some emphasis also is
placed on an analysis of organizational
structures, management of change, and
organizational cultures. Satisfactory
achievement on a placement examination
may exempt one from this course.
leadership and change (3 cr.)
P: Phase I and II of M.B.A.. Role of
the leader in responding to changing
conditions and achieving sustainable
competitive advantage via proud
employees, loyal customers, and
responsive systems. Leadership at the
small group and executive levels is
examined, using experiential learning and
a team study of an actual organization.
Legal and Ethical Environment of
Business (3 cr.)
P: Phase I of M.B.A. or equivalent. This
is a survey of the legal environment
within which business decisions are
made. There is an examination of both
the regulatory and ethical environment
that affect the firm. The focus is upon the
law of business organizations, including
BUSB-D 501
BUSB-D 502
BUSB-D 503
such areas as corporate securities, labor,
employment discrimination, agency and
tort law. Other areas that have an impact
upon the firm, such as the international
legal environment, are mentioned.
Special attention is given to the impact
that business firms have upon society,
including the ethical questions in the
legal regulation of business.
Management of Marketing (3 cr.)
P: BUSB-A 514. An overview of the
managerial process of analysis, planning,
implementation, and control of marketing
programs in a competitive environment to
enhance customer value and satisfaction.
Analyzing market opportunity, selecting
target markets, and developing and
implementing marketing strategies.
Satisfactory achievement on a placement
examination may exempt one from this
course.
Financial Management (3 cr.)
P: BUSB-A 501, BUSB-A 503, BUSB-A
514, or equivalent. An investigation of the
theory of finance. The principal objective
of this investigation is to improve the
business manager’s ability to handle,
with intelligence, the various financial
problems confronting businesses of all
sizes. Some of the topics covered include
objectives of financial management, time
value of money, risk analysis, CAPM,
capital budgeting, cost of capital, cash
flow analysis and multinational financial
management. Satisfactory achievement
on a placement examination may exempt
one from this course.
Production Management (3 cr.)
P: Phase I of M.B.A.. Production/operations
management is concerned with the basic
concepts, the interrelationships, and
interfaces of mathematics models; design
and process capability; flow processes
as related to material flows, location
of facilities, and product-line design;
microproduction systems; the design
and management of capacity; standards
in work design, production, and quality;
production and inventory management;
and all associated interrelated systems
of logistics and inventory control; supply
chain management, process strategy, and
capacity planning, material requirement
planning (MRP), and management
planning models.
P = Prerequisite, R = Recommended, C = Concomitant, VT = Variable Title
I = fall semester, II = spring semester, S = summer session(s)