2008-2009 Academic Catalog - Queens University of Charlotte

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BUSN 454 International Trade
This course includes topics on international payments, international economic theory, contemporary
economic nationalism, international investment and currency problems and the commercial
policies of foreign countries. May be taken as ECON 454. Prerequisites: ECON 203 and
204. 3 Hrs.
BUSN 455 Personal Selling
This course focuses on the fundamentals of personal selling with an emphasis on the development
of professional selling skills. Since selling is an essential key to success in the marketing
process, understanding selling is essential for all marketers. The course combines recitation,
case study, and applied experiential learning. Prerequisite: BUSN 340. 3 Hrs.
BUSN 460 Business Systems
Using the operations rubric of a supply chain and/or the marketing rubric of the consumer value
chain, the course approaches business from a systems perspective. The objective is to focus
on basic concepts in systems thinking. This course bridges the gap between the functional nature
of the core curriculum and the integrative nature of the capstone course in Strategic Management.
In addition, the course introduces, re-enforces and enhances concepts of operations
management and the use of information systems in the management of the enterprise. Prerequisites:
BUSN 333 and 340. 3 Hrs.
BUSN 470 Investment Analysis
This course relates the economic and investment environment to security investment decisions.
It includes an introduction to the concepts and techniques relevant to the formulation of investment
objectives, strategies and policies for individual and institutional investors and an elementary
treatment of portfolio theory and the capital asset pricing model. Prerequisite: BUSN 360.
3 Hrs.
BUSN 474 Advanced Financial Management
This course provides an in-depth study of financial theory, analysis and application in selected
areas. Topics include advanced valuation techniques, risk and return, cost of capital, capital
structure theory and policy, dividend policy, capital budgeting, real options, mergers and acquisitions
and working capital management. Prerequisite: BUSN 360. 3 Hrs.
BUSN 476 Financial Markets and Institutions
This course describes the various financial markets and the financial institutions that serve
those markets. The course will focus on the behavior of major financial institutions, including
commerical banks, and their role in the intermediation process as suppliers of funds to the
money and capital markets. Other topics include primary and secondary financial markets,
treasury and agency securities markets, municipal securities markets, financial futures markets
and stock markets in the U.S. and worldwide. Prerequisite: BUSN 360. 3 Hrs.
BUSN 478 Seminar in Finance
This course provides an in-depth treatment of advanced problems in managerial finance. Topics
include working-capital management, capital budgeting, cost of captial, valuation, dividend
policy and long-term financial management. Prerequisite; BUSN 470 and BUSN 474. 3 Hrs.
BUSN 485 Strategic Management
This is the capstone course for the major requiring basic knowledge of accounting, finance,
economics, marketing management, legal environment, and international business. It is designed
to develop analytical skills in strategy formulation and implementation and an integrated
view of business operations. It also provides a basic grasp of policy problems in a variety of
business and governmental settings through the use of case studies. Prerequisites: Admission
to the major, and BUSN 305, 333, 340, 360 and 420. 3 Hrs.
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