2014-15-Undergraduate-Catalog

Course Descriptions • 379BA 424 Governmental and Non-Profit AccountingA study of the accounting principles, procedures and financial reporting used by governmental and non-profit entitiesas well as an analysis of the environment and characteristics of these entities. Prerequisite: BA 212. Three credits.BA 426 Financial InstitutionsAn examination of the financial services industry. Specific topics include the role of financial markets andinstitutions in the intermediation of credit, the determination of the structure of interest rates, the influence of lawand regulation on the industry, and a survey of financial instruments, institutions and markets. Prerequisites: EC 350and BA 330 (may be taken concurrently). Three credits.BA 429 Leadership and Cultural ChangeThis course is designed to develop and put into practice fundamental leadership skills in the context of anorganization’s overall corporate philosophy and value system. Emphasis is placed upon how the leadership processis derived from and supports the overall organizational culture. It shows how the practice of leadership in turninfluences and modifies this culture. Prerequisites: Senior-level standing. Three credits.BA 430 Sustainable Business StrategySustainability means choosing business models that perform along three key dimensions — economic,environmental and social — over the long haul. The course provides a comprehensive overview of the issue,covering the spectrum from broad ecological, ethical, social, political, legal and economic considerations, down tofirm level strategies and tactics at all levels and across all functional areas. Prerequisite: BSB Senior-level standing.Three credits.BA 431 Project ManagementThis course provides a comprehensive overview of project management. The course addresses the culture,principles and basic techniques of project management. The course reviews the general states of a project in roughchronological order and describes how the stages interrelate. Basic tools of project management, such as workbreakdown structure, scheduling, earned value analysis and risk management are introduced. The principles andtools are integrated and clarified through case studies from a variety of organizational settings and throughcreation of project management plans developed by students working in a team. This course is designed to helpstudents prepare for examinations leading to professional certification in project management. Prerequisites: BSBsenior-level standing and BA 395. Three credits.BA 442 Purchasing and Supply ManagementThis course addresses modern practices and techniques of the purchasing and supply management (PSM) function.Included in the coverage of PSM are supply organization, quality, supplier selection, price determination, purchasingpolicy and procedures, material and logistic systems, inventory, global purchasing, acquisition of capital assets andsupplier relations. This course is designed to help students to prepare for examinations leading to professionalcertification in supply chain management. Prerequisites: BSB senior-level standing and BA 395. Three credits.BA 446 Logistics and Distribution ManagementThis course provides an overview of distribution operations and tools to make strategic, tactical and operationallevel decisions. The course includes order management, packaging and materials handling, transportation, locationselection, warehousing management and global logistics. This course is designed to help students to prepare forexaminations leading to professional certification in supply chain management. Prerequisites: BSB senior-levelstanding and BA 395. Three credits.BA 453 Human Resource Management and Business EthicsThis course provides a rigorous and comprehensive approach to understanding the management of both humanresources and ethics in a framework of current trends and practice. Emphasis is placed on practical, theoretical,and ethical management principles as well as examples and methods for promoting good employment practices. Inthe study of ethics, the course seeks an understanding of the day-to-day ethical and moral forces impactingemployees within public organizations both domestically and internationally where local practices and culturalnorms differ from our own. Situational public policy case studies, analysis and problem solving approaches toenhancing passion and commitment to personal and corporate honesty are highlighted. In the field of humanresource management, emphasis will be placed upon planning, strategy, personnel selection, equal employment, thelegal environment, training, appraisal, compensation and contemporary issues. The course has been developed forthe student of general management whose job will involve responsibility for principled leadership in a globalenvironment. Prerequisite: Senior-level standing. Three credits.