Undergraduate - Lee University

134 COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
BUS 452. ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT PROCEDURES
Three hours credit
A study of the proper role of the office employee in facilitating managerial operations
including human relations, information retrieval systems, handling correspondence, arranging
schedules and itineraries, using communication media effectively, and the simplification
of office tasks. Offered Spring Semester.
BUS 453. ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE MANAGEMENT
Three hours credit
Management of human resources and administrative services. Focuses on increased productivity
by integration of office technologies. Prerequisite: BUS 305 or permission from
instructor. Offered Fall Semester.
BUS 460. HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Three hours credit
Theory and practices relative to the management of people. Major attention is devoted to
the basic human resource management processes that are involved in the recruitment, training,
and maintenance of human resources. Prerequisite: BUS 305.
BUS 461. PRODUCTION & OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT Three hours credit
Fundamental concepts, models, and techniques of operations in the business firm.
Materials cover development and control of the system’s output (goods, services, and ideas),
the transformation process (flows, facilities, and operating centers), and the system’s inputs
(materials, time, and energies). Prerequisites: BUS 305 and BUS 341. Offered Spring Semester.
BUS 462. BUSINESS RESEARCH METHODS
Three hours credit
A course to help students develop research skills and provide concepts and methods for
developing effective reports through data collecting and analysis.
BUS 470. INVESTMENTS
Three hours credit
An introduction to the basics of inventory, ranging from descriptive material on how
securities are bought and sold to theoretical material on how securities are valued in an efficient
financial market.
BUS 480. PRINCIPLES OF INSURANCE
Three hours credit
AND RISK-MANAGEMENT
A study of the principles of insurance and risk-management to identify risk exposures and
the appropriate risk-management techniques.
BUS 490. SENIOR RESEARCH SEMINAR
One - three hours credit
A seminar and course of directed studies dealing with specialized topics related to
accounting, business, and economics selected on the basis of research value and the interests
and needs of the student.
BUS 492. INTERNSHIP IN BUSINESS
Three hours credit
A course designed to provide practical field experience for the business student who will
explore the application of theory to practice. The course is designed for junior and senior
departmental majors and minors.
BUS 498. BUSINESS POLICY AND STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT Three hours credit
A course designed to assist the student in the development of conceptural skills needed
by mid- and upper-level managers and leaders. Emphasis is placed on the integration of ethics
in the application of subject matter with accounting, finance, management, marketing, economics,
and statistics. The primary tool will be the analysis of business case studies.
Prerequisites: ACC 242, BUS 305, BUS 409, BUS 307, BUS 461, BUS 341, ECO 311-312.
Computer Information Systems
CIS 100. COMPUTER LITERACY AND APPLICATION
Two hours credit
A computer literacy course to introduce students to basic computer concepts, hardware,
software, and computer applications and to provide essential hands-on computer experience.
The course schedule is a one-hour lecture followed by a two-hour lab each week.