Undergraduate Catalog 2008-2010 - Immaculata University

BUS 338 Business Ethics (3)
This course provides students with insights into an
organization’s responsibilities to its stakeholders: employees,
customers, shareholders, competitors, and the community at large.
Moral principles and codes of ethics will be examined as the basis
for the standards of leading and managing a commercial enterprise.
BUS 340 Topics in e-Commerce (3)
This course is an introduction to the business models, strategies,
and tactics of doing business in the Internet economy. The course
objective is to build a solid knowledge of e-commerce, current e-
business trends, and the fundamental underlying web technologies,
which will be achieved through case studies and online activities
BUS 348 Business Employment Law (3)
This course presents a concentration of employment legal issues.
Topic focus addresses views from the perspective of both the
employer and employee. Identification and implementation of
relevant laws will be discussed as well as presented within the case
study format.
BUS 360 Business Management (3)
Introduction to the structure and role of business organizations.
Emphasis of discussions concentrates on the business strategies of
planning, organizing, leading and controlling regarding policies and
procedures.
BUS 365 Strategic Planning (3)
A survey of current concepts, models, and practices of strategic
planning and resource allocation in a business organization.
Discussions, exercises, and projects will provide practical
experience with the development of organizational mission, vision
and values statements, external and internal environmental analyses,
long range goals and objectives, and implementation plans.
(Students must hold senior status (90 credits) as department majors)
BUS 366 Leadership Dynamics (3)
This course will develop an awareness of the knowledge,
abilities, and skills that a professional needs in order to perform
effectively in leadership situations. Areas of inquiry include
examination of individual temperament, leadership theory styles,
leader-collaborator relationships, group and organizational
dynamics, problem and decision analysis, and conflict resolution.
BUS 398 Business Practicum (3)
An opportunity to engage in business experience in a specific
area of the major field. The internship provides an in-depth analysis
of practical business field experience to prepare students for career
choices. (Instructor permission required) (Graded Pass/Fail)
BUS 399 Business Practicum (3)
An opportunity to engage in business experience in a specific
area of the major field. The internship provides an in-depth analysis
of practical business field experience to prepare students for career
choices. (Instructor permission required) (Graded Pass/Fail)
BUS 401 Independent Study and Research (1-6)
Designed to provide an opportunity for a junior or senior to
engage in independent study and research in a specific phase of the
major field.
BUS 402 Independent Study and Research (1-6)
Designed to provide an opportunity for a junior or senior to
engage in independent study and research in a specific phase of the
major field.
ACCOUNTING
ACC 200 Special Topics in Accounting (1-3)
Current topics which deal with on-going facets of accounting.
ACC 201 Accounting and Budgeting (3)
An introduction to accounting information and the basic
accounting cycle. Techniques of accounting for business
transactions, preparation and interpretation of financial statements
for internal control and external reporting and for use in making
sound business decisions, forecasting and budgeting methods. May
not be substituted for ACC 203 or 204.
ACC 203 Accounting Principles I (3)
Development and application of procedures underlying theories
of accounting principles relating to major forms of business
organizations.
ACC 204 Accounting Principles II (3)
Development and application of procedures underlying theories of
accounting principles relating to major forms of business organizations.
This is a continuation of ACC 203. (Prerequisite: ACC 203)
ACC 205 Financial Accounting (Offered only through ACCEL ®
Programs) (3)
Focuses on the financial aspects of accounting, financial
statements, and applications. Emphasis is placed on three forms of
business organization.
ACC 206 Managerial Accounting (Offered only through
ACCEL ® Programs) (3)
Introduces concepts in analyzing and interpreting accounting
information in product and service costing and the application of
this information and statements in management planning, control,
and decision-making.
ACC 303 Intermediate Accounting I (3)
Comprehensive review of accounting principles with detailed
study of balance sheets; accounting statements analysis.
(Prerequisites: ACC 203 and 204)
ACC 304 Intermediate Accounting II (3)
Comprehensive review of accounting principles with detailed
study of balance sheets; accounting statements analysis. This is a
continuation of ACC 303. (Prerequisite: ACC 303)
ACC 305 Intermediate Accounting III (3)
Course will include in-depth coverage of selected accounting
topics, including, but not limited to, deferred income taxes,
accounting for pension costs, cash flow statements, capitalized
leases, and financial statements analysis. (Prerequisites: ACC 303
and 304)
ACC 313 Federal Income Tax (3)
Study of Federal Income Tax law as it applies to individuals.
(Prerequisites: ACC 203 and 204)
ACC 314 Advanced Taxes (3)
Tax problems of partnerships, corporations, estates, trusts,
deferred payments, gifts, with particular emphasis on tax planning
and the role of the accountant. (Prerequisite: ACC 313)
ACC 317 Cost Accounting 1 (3)
Basic cost accounting principles applied to job order, process,
and standard cost systems. (Prerequisites: ACC 203 and 204)
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