Business Bus 100 Introduction to Business Prerequisite, none. Not required for business or accounting major. An overview of the American business environment to provide insights into the nature of business. Topics covered include forms of business ownership, entrepreneurs, leaders vs. managers, forms of organizational structure, techniques of decision-making and control, managing and motivating people, marketing, production, accounting and funds management, globalization of the world’s economy and its impact on the U.S. economy and businesses, and technology’s and e-commerce’s influences. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits. Bus 215 Legal Environment of Business Prerequisite, none. Introduction into the legal business environment as it relates to agencies, partnerships, and corporations. Emphasis on law of contracts. Brief review of torts and crimes and their interaction with various business entities. Analyses of ethical issues as they relate to business decisions. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits. Bus 216 Business Ethics Prerequisite, Eng 104 or equivalent. Ethics and its scope in the context of its bearing on business is discussed. The course briefly covers the presuppositions of ethics and how ethics and economics are compatible, the structure of ethics, its various branches, and some of the main ethical theories. (Offered fall semester.) 1 credit. Bus 217 Business Communication: Writing Skills Prerequisite, Eng 104 or equivalent. This course is designed to provide students with the practical application of the principles of written communication with a special emphasis on business and management. (Offered every semester.) 1 credit. Bus 218 Business Communication: Oral Skills Prerequisite, Com 101 or equivalent. This course is designed to provide students with the practical application of the principles of oral communication with a special emphasis on business and management. (Offered every semester.) 1 credit. Bus 475 Business Policy: An International Perspective Prerequisites, senior standing and completion of lower and upper core requirements. This course provides for the examination of the relationships between policy-making, strategy, tactics, and organizational control. Policy formulation and execution are of primary importance. Issues surrounding corporate ethics and social responsibility are investigated. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits. Bus 491 Cooperative Education Prerequisites, completion of lower-division core requirements; junior or senior standing; up-to-date résumé. Cooperative education is a process of education which formally integrates a student’s academic and/or career interests with productive work experiences in cooperating employer organizations. (Offered every semester.) 1-6 credits in one position. Graded pass/no pass. Bus 496 Special Topics in Business In-depth study of a specific area; content of course changes each semester. May be repeated. 3 credits. Bus 499 Independent Study Prerequisite, approval of petition. For students who wish to pursue a special area of study not included in the curriculum. (Offered every semester.) 1-3 credits. Maximum of 6 credits. Graduate Courses Emba 610 International Business Emba 611 Management in the Global Environment Bus 615 International Business Environment Bus 670 Seminar in Administrative Strategy and Policy Bus 696 Special Topics in Business Bus 699 Independent Research