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College of Undergraduate Studies Course Descriptionsmicroeconomic principles to solve common challenges faced byindividuals, business, and government.sector. Students will study a systematic approach to decision makingand apply it to practical problems.College ofUndergraduate StudiesBUS 2015 macroeconomics 3is course provides students with an opportunity to examine theworld of macroeconomic theory. Students will be able to usepractical applications of economics in strategic planning, businessmanagement and investing. Prerequisite: BUS 2010.BUS 2500 math for managers 3is course focuses on the basic mathematical principles used toanalyze, interpret, and solve the financial challenges of everydaybusiness situations. is course will prepare students for thecomputational business disciplines of accounting, finance, andeconomics.UPPER DIvISION COURSESBUS 3002 BSBA Student Orientation 0is course is an introduction to JFK University, to the College ofUndergraduate Studies and to the BSBA program. Students will begiven information on registration, academic policies, and supportsystems. General guidelines about coursework and e College will bediscussed. Emphasis will be placed on assisting students insuccessfully completing the BSBA program.BUS 3000 Financial Accounting 4is course addresses accounting both for producing andunderstanding financial statements and for managing organizations.Students will learn about the process of accounting; theidentification and recording of transactions and the generation ofreports based on the recorded information.BUS 3020 Business Finance 4is is an introductory course in the principles and objectives ofcorporate finance. Students will be able to use present valuemethodologies to evaluate capital budgeting projects, value bondsand common stock, analyze financial statements and evaluatecurrent asset management techniques. Prerequisite: BUS 3000.BUS 3030 Advanced Business Law 4is course provides students with the basic principles of law thatare applicable to business transactions and the legal system. Topicsinclude the legal and social forces that shape our government andbusiness society. In addition, this course examines, analyzes andapplies the nature, formation and system of law to the modernbusiness environment.BUS 3032 Essentials of Human Resourcemanagement 4is course critically examines the fundamental principles ofhuman resource management for organizations, focusing on thebuilding, management and development of an organization’sworkforce. Students will be able to better understand the criticalrole of human resources in an organization’s success.BUS 3033 Problem Solving and managerial Decisionmaking 4is course helps students develop basic skills in decision makingand conflict resolution in business, government and not-for-profitBUS 3041 Statistics and Research Applications 4is course prepares students to apply statistics and probabilityconcepts to business decisions. Students learnimportant criterion for developing effective research questions,including the creation of appropriate sampling populations andinstruments. Prerequisite: BUS 3180.BUS 3151 Principles of management 4is course explores management theory and practice as bothscience and art. Students will understand why organizations needmanagers and will be able to articulate the various functions ofmanagement.BUS 3160 Organizational Behavior 4is course explores the study and application of knowledge abouthow individuals and groups act in organizations. Students will beable to explain key organizational behavior concepts and describeobservable aspects of organizational culture.BUS 3196 Entrepreneurship 4is course is designed to provide students with an understandingof the process for identifying and evaluating entrepreneurialopportunities. Students will learn how strategy, marketing,financing, legal matters, and cash flow impact opportunities interms of execution and growth and how to position a new businessfor success.BUS 3400 Advanced Business Communication 4is course addresses basic skills needed by students to both writeeffectively and understand verbal and non verbal communication.Students will develop competencies in business presentations,professional business writing, team communication and identifyingtechniques to improve effective communication among diverseworkplace audiences.BUS 3405 Ethics in Society 4is course examines the theoretical and practical issues of ethicsin today’s society. Students learn how to manage ethical issues onpersonal, business and environmental levels.BUS 3414 Project management 4is course focuses on the theory and core methodology used tomanage projects. Students will learn how to use projectmanagement techniques to plan, organize, control, document, andclose out the project successfully with minimum risk.BUS 3590 Advanced International Business 4is course provides students with an introduction tointernational/global business. Students will develop a basicfundamental understanding of the concept of international/globalbusiness, and the significance of cultures, national environmentsand multi-national systems to the conduct of business between andamong nations.54 College of Undergraduate Studies JOHN F. KENNEdy UNIvERSITy