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BIM 2273 KEYBOARDING LETTERS & REPORTS Emphasis
on improving skills and preparing business-related documents. (Prerequisite:
beginning keyboarding course with a minimum grade of C)
BIM 2313 DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS Mastery of
an electronic database system in a business environment including
planning, creating, managing, and manipulating a database.
BIM 3133 INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNICATIONS Grammar
and its application to verbal communications.
BIM 3173 WORD PROCESSING APPLICATIONS Emphasis
on office simulations which provide opportunity for decision making
and setting priorities. (Prerequisite: BUSI 2273 or an intermediate
keyboarding course with a minimum grade of C)
BIM 3183 BUSINESS INFORMATION MANAGEMENT Examines
business information systems theory and business applications.
Topics include components of the life cycle, business information
analysis, design and implementation. (Prerequisites: BIM 1553 and
junior standing)
BIM 3353 INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
Application of systematic analysis and scientific control of business
records from their creation through processing, maintenance, protection,
and final disposition.
BIM 4253 INDUSTRY TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT Preparation
of trainers to develop, deliver, and evaluate training programs
in business and industry and other organizations. Oral and written
communication skills and techniques for teaching the adult learner
are emphasized.
BIM 4653 ORGANIZATIONAL SYSTEMS & TECHNOLOGIES
An overview of office systems within organizational and environmental
contexts. Improvement of productivity is stressed. Major technologies
that support information creation, storage, retrieval, manipulation, and
distribution are covered.
BIM 4763 TELECOMMUNICATIONS FOR MANAGERS Overview
of telecommunications in business information management.
Topics include theory and management issues relative to telecommunications
methods, data codes, protocols, network architectures,
local area networks, communications media, hardware and software,
including group systems software. An emphasis will be on the applications
of telecommunications to facilitate the interchange of business
information in many forms: voice, data, text, and image. (Prerequisites:
BIM 3183)
BIM 4950 INTERNSHIP Supervised professional level work
assignment with a business firm, government agency, or nonprofit
agency. (Prerequisites: ACCT 2203, FIN 3113, MKT 3233, MNGT
3143, and permission of instructor)
BIM 4960 DIRECTED READING Individualized literature study
selected in consultation with the professor.
BIM 4970 SPECIAL STUDIES Individualized project selected
in consultation with professor.
BIM 4980 SEMINAR Small group study of topic announced
by department.
BIM 4990 RESEARCH Independent investigation designed in
consultation with the professor.
BIM 5123 MANAGERIAL COMMUNICATIONS A study of the
procedures and methods of gathering and organizing data, interpreting
and presenting decisions, facts and ideas. Written communication, oral
communication, and multi-media presentation skills will be presented,
as well as principles of negotiation and persuasion at a managerial
or executive level.
BIM 5193 METHODS FOR TEACHING BUSINESS TECH-
NOLOGIES Emphasis on teaching computer applications for the
modern office; software packages, instructional units, objectives,
standards, evaluation, research.
BIM 5293 PRINCIPLES OF VOCATIONAL BUSINESS EDU-
CATION Organization and development of vocational programs in
business; federally-aided high school programs.
BIM 5693 METHODS FOR TEACHING BUSINESS SUBJECTS
Problems, materials, and methods of teaching accounting, business
communications, business math, economics, and general business.
BIM 5793 MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS The role
of information systems in organizations and managing in an Information
Age. Topics include the design of information systems to support
the organization’s strategic plan, information resource management,
structure of a management information system, human-machine
information systems, and implementation issues.
BIM 5960 DIRECTED READINGS Supervised reading of significant
literature not included in regularly scheduled courses.
BIM 5970 SPECIAL STUDIES Development of instructional
materials and plans based on individual and group interests and needs.
BIM 5980 SEMINAR Intensive study of selected problems in
business education.
BIM 5990 RESEARCH Intensive study, analysis, and evaluation
of research in business education and related fields.
BUSINESS LAW (BLAW)
BLAW 3123 #LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS This
course will consist of three main units of instruction. The first unit will
cover an introduction to legal theory, legal and deductive reasoning,
constitutional law, administrative law, the court system, civil and
criminal procedures, alternative dispute resolution, criminal law and
the concepts of tort and strict liability. The second unit, will consist of
the study of common law contract theory and an introduction of the
Uniform Commercial Code. The basic elements of contract will be
examined, along with remedies, statue of frauds and third party rights.
The final unit will consist of the application of the property, bailments,
agency, employment law, business structures, intellectual property,
E-commerce, international law, and other topics. The concept of
ethics and proper business conduct will be emphasized throughout
the course.
BLAW 3133 LEADERSHIP ETHICS A study of leadership in
the context of self-governance, responsibility, adherence to principle,
integrity, and constancy of purpose. The course specifically addresses
how leaders build and maintain organizations which are guided by a
sense of purpose, responsibility, and ideals. Two facets of the leader’s
role are emphasized: the leader as decision-maker, and the leader as
an organization builder.(Junior standing required)