Undergraduate - Lee University

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS 137
CIS 492. INTERNSHIP IN COMPUTERS
Three hours credit
A course designed to provide practical field experience for the business student. The
course is designed for junior and senior departmental majors and minors.
Economics
ECO 200. UNDERSTANDING ECONOMIC ISSUES
Three hours credit
A basic course in economics designed to expose students to the fundamentals of economic
analysis. Course presentation will consider current economic issues such as inflation,
unemployment, poverty, urbanization, social stratification, economic growth, international
trade, finance, and development from the perspective of modern economic paradigms.
ECO 301. CONSUMER ECONOMICS/PERSONAL FINANCE Three hours credit
An investigation of consumer behavior and of the different markets where consumer purchases
of goods and services occur. The economic, legal, political, and social aspects of consumerism
will also be explored.
ECO 311. MACROECONOMICS
Three hours credit
A study of the principles and problems associated with the production, exchange, and use
of wealth. Offered Fall Semester.
ECO 312. MICROECONOMICS
Three hours credit
The study of how small economic units (household, business firms, and government
units) deal with scarcity. Offered Spring Semester.
ECO 351. MONEY AND BANKING
Three hours credit
A study of the economics concerned with the nature, history, and functioning of moneycreating
institutions.
CAMPUS COMPUTER LAB
The Lee University Academic Computer Lab, located in the Walker
Memorial Building and managed by the Business Department, is a modern
computer lab open to all students. All computers in the lab are IBM compatible
using Windows 95 and are connected to a central server and the World
Wide Web with Novell NetWare 5.0. There are literally dozens of software
packages available for use including a large selection of popular productivity
items like Microsoft Word, Access, PowerPoint, Excel, Office 2000, Internet
Explorer, FoxPro, and SPSS. There is also a wide variety of programming and
other systems development packages for the more technically inclined.
Available hardware includes digital cameras, digital scanners, headsets for
multimedia applications, and multimedia presentation systems.
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS INTERNSHIP
Students interested in being introduced to international business
experience may participate in the Business Department’s international
internship, which is offered each summer. Students stay with local families
or at other facilities provided by the hosting institution during this
two-week program. In addition to visits to several indigenous sites of
interest, opportunities include site visits to various local companies.
The experience may include presentations by governmental leaders and
business leaders and hands-on work experience. (One example is two
weeks in Paraguay in the summer.) Candidates must be approved by the
Business Department faculty and must have a GPA of 2.5.