Business Administration (Bus Ad)
8. Introduction to Business Law (3)
For nonbusiness students. Legal concepts common to all; rights, duties,
and obligations in the law of contracts, sales and business torts; functioning
of judicial institutions.
10. Business as a Social Institution (3)
The nature of business society and the management of firms in that society;
interrelationships among business, government, labor, and the public; case
studies.
18. Law and the Business Environment (3) (Former Bus Ad 118A)
Prerequisite: sophomore standing. Sources, forms, and expressions of
law; general law of contracts, agency and employment; case studies.
21. Business Mathematics (3)
Fundamental operations and arithmetical processes; equations and use
of formulas; application to specialized fields.
22. Quantitative Analysis of Business Data (3)
Not open to students with credit in Bus Ad 102. Prerequisite: one year high
school algebra. Application of mathematical processes to business: marketing,
economics, finance; introduction to statistics; compilation and classification
of data.
50. Business Lectures (1; max total 2)
Not open to freshmen. Points of view of business executives on current business
developments; problems of various businesses presented by visiting lecturers.
61. COBOL Programming (1)
Introduction to the use of a compiler, oriented toward the handling of business
data; study of the structure of COBOL (Common Oriented Business Language),
organization of data and files, practice in COBOL programming.
62. Automation and Data Processing (3) (Former Bus Ad 160)
Not open to students with credit in Engr 70, Bus Ad 61, or 160. Principles
and practice in programming in a source language (presently FORTRAN); impact
of automation and computers on business and society. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours)
100. Business Economics (3)
Prerequisites: Econ 1A-B. Applications of economic principles in business
management; measure of profit, analysis of demand, cost analysis; price,
wage, and public policies; case studies.
102. Business Statistics (3)
Primarily for juniors. Prerequisite: Math 51 or 71 or equivalent; Econ 1A-B.
Principles and methods of statistical analysis; application to business
and economic problems; descriptive statistics, introduction to probability,
statistical inference, index numbers, time series analysis, correlation
and regression analysis. (3 lecture, 1 lab hour)
104. Business Forecasting (3)
Prerequisite: Bus Ad 100, 103, 135. Business activity analysis; methods
of forecasting; general and specific forecasts; analysis of trends in product
groups, sectors, regions, and other areas of the world economy; mathematical
models and statistical deci- sions; analysis of case problems.
105. Economics of Consumption (3)
Prerequisite: Econ IA-B. Theory of consumer equilibrium; theory of value
and price under various market structures; market performance and public
policy.
107. Transportation Management (3)
Prerequisite: Econ 1A-B. Movement of goods and people; comparison of alternatives;
firm management; national transportation policy; significance of transportation
to industrial location, pricing, and markets.
109. Industrial Trafric Management (3)
Prerequisite: Bus Ad 107 or Econ 170. Physical distribution systems; cost
and service comparisons of transportation alternatives; impact of legal
restrictions and regulatory controls. Organization and operation of traffic
departments.
110. Principles of Management (3)
Primarily for juniors. Art, science, and theory of management, universal
functions of the manager; development of analytical and administrative skills;
case studies.
118A-B. Business Law (3-3)
Prerequisite: junior standing. (A) Sources, forms and expressions of
law; general law of contracts; law of agency and employment; case studies.
(B) Law of bailments, shipments; sale of personal property; negotiable instruments;,'personal
property security; case studies.
119. Advanced Business Law (3)
Prerequisite: Bus Ad 118A-B or equivalent. Law of partnerships, corporations,
estates, real property acquisition, conveyances and transfers; encumbrances
such as easements, leases, mortgages and liens; riparian rights and boundaries;
wills, administration of estates, bankruptcy, debtor and creditor relations,
surety; case studies.
120. Proseminar in Business Policy (3)
Prerequisite: second semester seniors only. Undergraduate seminar with
emphasis on integration of business and behavioral disciplines in presenting
solutions to case studies.
124. Production Management (3)
Prerequisite: Bus Ad 65 or 102, 110A. Production systems and problems;
facility location and design; material handling; production planning and
control; purchasing; inventory control; product development; quality control;
methods analysis and job design; work measurement; quantitative methods
in solution of production problems. Field trip required.
129. Association Management (3)
Prerequisite: Bus Ad 110. Application of management theory and methods to
nonprofit civic and service organizations; development of objectives; planning;
organization; staffing; leadership; evaluation; case studies.
132. Financial Institutions (3)
Prerequisite: Econ 1A-B, Acct 1A-B. Theory of the financial system; intermediaition;
gross and net money doctrines; financial institutions; sources of funds;
case studies.
133. Business Finance (3)
Prerequisite: Econ 1A-B; Acct 1A-B. Theory of financing the business firm
under conditions of uncertainty. The supply of and demand for capital; asset
management and capital structure analysis, cost of capital and the capital
budgeting decision.
134. Investments (3)
Prerequisite: Bus Ad 133. Analysis of security markets; financial instruments;
stocks, bonds and mortgages; fundamental analysis; public and private regulation
of security markets.
135. Monetary Theory and the Banking System (3)
Not open to students with credit in Econ 135. Prerequisite: Econ IA-B. Monetary
standards, the commercial banking system, central banking and the Federal
Reserve system; monetary theory; the international monetary system.
137. Credit Management (3)
Mercantile and consumer credit; derivation of credit information from business
data; credit agencies and credit bureaus; valuation; analysis of financial
statements; technical and legal problems; collections.
139. Financial Management (3)
Prerequisite: Bus Ad 133. Analysis of financial policies; flow of funds
under changing economic conditions; alternate methods of financing; capital
budgeting; valuation; case studies.
143. Risk and Insurance (3)
Prerequisite: Bus Ad 8 or 18 (may be taken concurrently). Fundamental principles
of insurance; descriptive, nontechnical study of property and casualty insurance
and insurance carriers.
144. Life Insurance (3)
Prerequisite: Bus Ad 8 or 18 (may be taken concurrently). Nature and use,
scientific basis, types and forms of life insurance; organization, management;
public regulation and control.
151. Personnel Management (3)
Prerequisite: Bus Ad 110. Acquisition and utilization of human resources
in organizations: recruitment; selection; performance appraisal; individual
and group relationships; motivation; compensation; communications; labor
relations; role of government.
152. Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining (3)
Prerequisite: Bus Ad 151 or Econ 150. Relations between employers and organized
employee groups; organization, election, and certification procedures; techniques
of collective bargaining; labor agreements; grievance handling; settlement
of industrial disputes.
153. Management Development (3)
Prerequisite: Bus Ad 151. Knowledge and skills leading to effective interpersonal
relations; understanding one's self as leader and others as individuals
and members of working groups; leadership practice and decision making as
individuals and small groups.
154. Wage and Salary Administration (3)
Prerequisite: Bus Ad 151. Economic forces and institutional factors in wage
determination; wage programs; job evaluation; wage payment methods; wage
supplements.
156. Labor Law (3)
Prerequisite: Econ IA-B; Bus Ad 18, 110A-B. State and federal labor statutes
workmen's compensation. social security; procedures and methods in handling
labor problems; leading decisions of courts and other bodies in settling
labor-management disputes.
159. Problems in Manpower Management (3)
Prerequisite: Bus Ad 150, 152. Manpower policy formulation and decision
making; labor market analysis; governmental manpower policy; methodology
and application of manpower research. Individual and group research projects;
case analysis and presentation; computer applications.
161. Principles of Operations Research (3)
Prerequisite: Bus Ad 102. Quantitative methods in solving business problems;
applications by various industries in fields of linear programming, queuing
problems, inventory control problems, cost-value models, and problem simulation.
162. Advanced Computer Programming (3)
Prerequisite: Bus Ad 62A-B. Algorithmic and procedure-oriented languages;
arrays, graphs, sorting, merging, symbol tables, searching, list processing,
simulation techniques, discs and tape program segmentation and linkage.
165. Work Simplification (2)
Offered in extension. Recomniended prerequisite: work experience. Basic
principles of motion economy and industrial engineering applied to office
and shop; flow process charts, man and machine charts; social and personnel
problems involved in work simplification procedures.
169. Practicum in Computer Programming (1-31 niax total 3)
Prerequisite: Bus Ad 61 or 62 or 162 or Engr 70 or familiarity with
IBM 1620 programming. Developing design and test models suitable for computer
programming, with emphasis on accounting systems and simulation problems.
170. Agricultural Production Economics (3)
Prerequisite: Econ 1A-B. Study combining the resource structure and organization
of agriculture as an industry with the application of economic principles
in agricultural production.
171. Rural Land Economics (3)
Prerequisite: Econ 1A-B. Rural land use problems, policies and programs;
land and water resource development; population influences.
172. Marketing of Agricultural Products (3) (Former Mkt 102)
Prerequisite: Econ 1A-B. Basic marketing functions, policies, and problems
in- volved in handling agricultural products; economic concepts, business
decisions, and practical applications.
177. Agricultural Finance (3)
Prerequisite: Econ 1A-B. Analysis of agricultural credit problems; acquisition
and management of capital; financing the farm business enterprise.
179. Agricultural Policy (3)
Prerequisite: Econ 1A-B. Governmental policies and programs affecting
the economic position of agriculture; evaluation of specific programs which
influence agricultural production, marketing, prices, income, and financial
aids.
180. Urban Land Economics and Real Estate Principles (3)
Prerequisite: Econ IA-B. Processes and patterns of urban land utilization;
urban land in a market process; competition among alternative uses; case
studies.
181. Valuation of Real Property (3)
Prerequisite: Bus Ad 190. Theory of real property value; historical development;
methods used in urban and rural property appraisals; special purpose appraisals.
Field work required.
183. Urban Real Estate Investment and Management (3)
Prerequisite: Bus Ad 180. Acquisition, development, management, and sale
of investment properties; guest lecturers; case studies.
184. Real Estate Law (3)
Prerequisite: Bus Ad 118 or equivalent. Legal aspects of acquisition and
ownership of real estate; conveyances, mortgages, evidences of title; planning
and zoning.
186. Land Use in Urban Areas (2)
Prerequisite: Bus Ad 180 or equivalent. Urban growth and development; relative
land values in different uses; urban economics; investment decisions and
analysis in land use; case studies.
190. Independent Study (1-3, max see reference)
See Regulations and Procedures-Independent Study.
199. Supervised Work Experience (1; max total 4)
Open only to business administration majors. Prerequisite: permission of
instructor. Supervised work experience in business and industry; analyzed
in weekly class meeting.
200 series. Graduate courses are listed under Business.