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.
15. Business and the Individual (2)
For nonbusiness students. Business enterprises; importance of business in
American life; history, philosophy and growth of American business; the
worker and job opportunities; functions and interrelationships of business
enterprise; specialized developments.
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.
27. Agribusiness Mathematics (3)
Not open to students with credit in Bus Ad 21. Basic mathematics for agricuilture.
Fundamental operations, percentage and interest, bank account reconciliation,
equations, ratio and proportion, averages, areas and volumes, square root,
measurement systems; applications to milk mixtures, fields, rations, tinks,
silos, soils, lamber, concrete, personal buying and loans.
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.
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.
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 1A-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. Human Resources in Industry (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; practice in leadership; sensitivity training.
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.
160. Automation and Data Processing (3)
Prerequisite: Bus Ad 102 or equivalent. Records, reports and information
in business, governmental, and industrial organizations; analysis of procedures,
charting, form design, and control necessary to automation; survey of data
processing machines and computers, principles; impact of automation on business
and society. One field trip required.
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.
180. Urban Land Economics and Real Estate Principles (3)
Prerequisite: Econ 1A-B. Processes and patterns of urban land utilization;
urban land in a market process; competition among alternative uses; case
studies.
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.
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.
Graduate courses are listed under Business.