2013 – 2014 - Barton College

218 BusinessACC 450. Legal Environment of Professional Accounting. 3.This second course in business law serves to familiarize the student with the Uniform CommercialCode and the law as it relates to the professional accountant. This course provides in-depthcoverage of many topics tested on the law sections of professional account examinations. Spring.Prerequisite: ACC 420.ACC 480. Individual Research Problems in Accounting. 3.Individual research problems in the theory and/or the practice of accountancy, chosen by thestudent, with the approval of the sponsoring faculty member.Note: Also listed as ACC 481 for one semester hour, and ACC 482 for two semester hours credit.ACC 490. Current Topics in Accounting. 3.Contemporary topics are discussed and analyzed with respect to both theoretical and practicalapplications to accounting. Research and analytical skill development is emphasized. Spring.Prerequisites: ACC 310, 320.Note: Pass/Fail grading.Courses of Instruction: General BusinessBUS 101. Introduction to Business. 3.Enables student to acquire and apply business principles to personal and professional life. Presentsa contemporary overview and innovative study of business trends, business formulations, marketing,management, human resources, finance, ethics, and international business.Note: Not open to School of Business majors with junior or senior standing.BUS 325. Entrepreneurship I - New Venture Creation. 3.This course focuses on the identification and exploitation of opportunities that create value for thefirm and society without regard to initial resources. Students will examine the issues that start-up,for-profit, governmental, and nonprofit organizations face in their efforts to sustain a competitiveadvantage through innovation and change. In addition, students will develop a working knowledgeof a business plan and its contribution to the entrepreneurial process.BUS 335. Entrepreneurship II - Management of the Enterprise. 3.This course focuses on the management of the emerging enterprise and procurement of resourcesas the new venture implements their business plan. Close attention will be given to the issues thatfor-profit and nonprofit organizations face in their attempts to secure human, financial, physical,and organizational assets, and the important considerations that these firms face as they grow andconfront the challenges of organizational change.Prerequisite: BUS 325.