ACG 2021

Principles of Accounting I

3

Prerequisite: Sophomore standing
Introduction to financial accounting concepts. Emphasis is placed on the accounting cycle.

ACG 2071

Principles of Accounting II

3

Prerequisite: ACG 20021
Introduction to managerial accounting concepts. Emphasis is placed on use of accounting information in decision making.

ADV 3000

Principles of Advertising

3

Prerequisite: Junior standing
Broad survey of basic advertising in marketing contexs. Includes advertising management, social & buyer issues, creative & media strategy, agency, and domestic and global aspects.

BSC 1010

Biological Principles

3

A comprehensive treatment of biological principles, including the scientific methods, evolution and natural selection, cell biology, energy transformation, development, genetics and molecular biology.

BUL 4421

Business Law

3

Prerequisites: junior standing
Contracts, agency matter applies to all business fields of study.

CPO 4303

Latin American Politics

3

(Political Science Dept. course)

ECO 2013

Macro Economics

3

Prerequisite: Sophomore standing
Introduction to the modern theory of income determination, with emphasis on monetary and fiscal policies to achieve full employment and economic growth.

ECO 2023

Micro Economics

3

Prerequisite: Sophomore standing
Introduction to the determination of prices in a market economy and to the concepts of scarcity and the role of prices in distributing incomes.

ECO 4223

Money and Banking

3

Prerequisites: ECO 2013 and ECO 2023, or ECO 3003, or equivalent.
An examination of the roles of money and credits our economy, emphasizing the impact of monetary factors on income and prices.

ECO 4713

International Monetary
Economics

3

Prerequisites: ECO 2013 and ECO 2023, or ECO 3003, or equivalent.
The international monetary system with special emphasis on the balance of international payments, exchange rates and adjustment problems, and the world’s debt problem.

ENC 1101

College Writing I

3

Reading examples of effective expository prose and writing essays practicing the forms of rhetoric.

ENC 1102

College Writing II

3

A continuation of College Writing I.

ENC 3213

Writing for Management

3

Prerequisite: ENC 1102
Prepares the student to write professionally in support of management objectives for audiences within and outside a corporation or nonprofit enterprise. Some projects designed in consultation with departments of the Business School. Proofreading skills stressed

ENC 3310

Advanced Exposition

3

Prerequisite: ENC 1102
A study of rhetorical techniques, including principles of classical rhetoric.

FIN 3403

Principles of Financial
Management

3

Prerequisites: ACG 2021, ACG 2071, and junior standing.
Survey of Financial Management, including capital budgeting, cost of capital and financial analysis.

FIN 4303

Financial Institutions

3

Prerequisites: FIN 3403
An examination of commercial banks and other financial intermediaries, in their relationship to the money and capital markets and to their interaction in the channeling of saving into investment.

FIN 4424

Advanced Managerial Finance

3

Prerequisite: FIN 3403
Advanced techniques of financial analisys for dealing with the problems of a business, including budgeting of financial resources, cost of funds, capital structure, mergers, consolidations liquidation, risk analysis, and other aspects of financial planning and control. Integrating cases are used.

FIN 4624

International Finance

3

Prerequisites: FIN 3403
A study of financing international trade. The tranfer of international payments, trades and payments, trade and payment restrictions, foreign exchange rates and investment. A suvery of the European Economics Community and developing nations with particular attention to the Caribbean and South America.

ISM 2000

Information Systems
Fundamentals

3

Prerequisite: College Algebra
Introduction to data processing concepts and beginning use of representative microcomputer software packages.

ISM 3011

Management Information
Systems

3

Prerequisites: ISM 2000 or equivalent and junior standing.
Essentials and management of information systems resources; information system in the organization: social implications: use and evaluation of common microcomputer software packages.

ISM 3232

Intermediate Business
Programming

3

Prerequisite: ISM 2000
An examination of the underlying structure of computer systems. Digital logic and computer hardware, operating system functions, algorithms, and introduction to programming in C and assembly languages.

ISM 4234

Object-Oriented Application

3

Programming
Prerequisites: ISM 3232
Introduction to algorithms and object-oriented language (e.g. C + + or JAVA). Topics include collections (e.g., arrays, linked lists, stacks), programming techniques (e.g., iteration, recursion) and common algorithms (e.g., hashing, sorting).

LAH 3200

Modern Latin American History

3

Studies the Latin American republics from the wars of independence to the present. Major problems facing the region studied in their historical context.

LAS 2000

Introduction to American Studies

3

Beginning course for Latin American Studies curriculum. Serves as an introduction to the methodologies of the field and describes life in Latin America. Required for Latin American Studies students.

MAC 1105

College Algebra

3

Prerequisite: Intermediate Algebra
Linear and quadratic functions, systems of equations and inequalities, polynomial function and equations, complex numbers rational exponents and radicals, matrices and determinants, exponential and logarithmic functions.

MAC 2233

Methods of Calculus

3

Prerequisite: College Algebra
A descriptive and intuitive introduction to the methods and applications of differentiation and integration. Primarily for social science and business administration majors

MAC 2242

Life Science Calculus II

3

Gordon Rule, computational
Prerequisite: Life science Calculus I
Continuation of the topícs listed under Life Science Calculus I, examples and other topics of interest to Biology and Psychology students.

MAC 2311

Calculus with Analytic
Geometry I

4

Prerequisites: MAC 1147, or MAC 1140 and MAC 1114, and passing grade or pretest.
Continuity, differentiability, differential approximation, optimization and curve sketching of funtions and inverse functions of a single variable, including treatment of trigonometric funtions. Mean value theorem and L´hopital´s Rule. Introduction to integration.

MAN 3025

Introduction to Management
and Organizational Behavior

3

Prerequisites: Junior standing
An introduction to managerial principles including planning, organizing, staffing, leadership and control techniques. A behavioral science foundation of individual needs, motivation and group processes will be utilized.

MAN 3506

Operations Management
(Production)

3

Prerequisites: MAN 3025 and QMB 3600
A descriptive and introductory course in the fundamentals of operations management. Students will be introduced to the basic concepts and techniques of managing operations both in manufacturing and non-manufacturing sectors. Includes product and process design, demand forecasting, facilities layout and location, materials management, inventory management, production planning and quality assurance. The international aspects of operations are highlighted wherever appropriate, as is the role of management information systems in operation management.

MAN 4301

Personnel Administration

3

Prerequisites: MAN 3025
Covers all aspects modern personnel administration including selection, training, appraisal, compensation, incentives and discipline. Will be taught from the viewpoint of management generalist as well as those planning a career in personnel.

MAN 4600

International Business

3

Prerequisite: Junior standing
International dimensions of American enterprise.
Examination of businesses, overseas organizations, operation, and problems of conducting international business.

MAN 4720

Global Strategy and Policy

3

Prerequisites: Completion of core requirement and senior standing. This is the capstone course for all majors. In this class, students will explore the competitive environment on a global, examine all external factors that affect the firm domestically and globally, and provide solutions that include globalization as a strategy option.