(See Course Numbering System.)
101G. Fundamentals of Economics (3)
Not open to students with credit in Econ 1A-B. The pricing process in commodity
and factor markets; national income analysis, income determination, and
rates of growth.
105G. Essentials of Accounting (3)
Not open to students with credit in Acct 1A-B or 4A-B. Basic accounting
concepts; account construction; statement preparation, utilization, and
interpretation; alternative bases of valuation in measurement of income
and financial condition.
108G. Quantitative Methods in Business (3)
Not open to students with credit in B A 65, 102, 103. Statistical analysis
in business: tests of hypotheses, time series, correlation analyses, index
numbers, esti- mation models and Bayesian statistics in business decision
making.
115G. Legal Environment of Business (3)
Not open to students with credit in B A 115, 118, 119. Basic legal concepts;
nature of the legal system, law of contracts, sales, negotiable instruments,
agencies, partnerships, corporations.
200. Seminar in Business Research (3)
Methods of research; applications to business problems.
203. Seminar in Office Management (3)
Managerial control of office functions, services, and personnel; case studies.
220. Seminar in Business Policy (3)
Advanced problems in business policy; evaluation, determination, execution,
administration, and control; policy objectives in integration of product,
marketing, manufacturing, finance, and organization; analysis of administrative
policy-making bodies and processes.
223. Seminar in Organizational Behavior (3)
Problems of the individual and groups brought about by modern industrial
organizations and techniques; motivations for work and cooperation between
executives and different economic and social groups; analysis of effect
of company policy on employee and public relations.
232. Seminar in Money and Capital Markets (3)
Prerequisite: Bus 130G or equivalent. Analysis of money and capital markets,
their organization and role in economic activity.
233. Seminar in Business Finance (3)
Prerequisite: Bus 130G or equivalent. Critical review of theory and practice;
supply and demand factors; sources and uses of business funds; management
of financial assets; cost of capital; theory of financial structures; promotion;
liquidation of firms; current trends; changing institutional environment.
240. Seminar in Marketing (3)
Prerequisite: Bus 145G or equivalent. Critical review of the literature
of marketing, special reports and research dealing with marketing institutions
and organization, and marketing functions.
242. Seminar in Marketing Management (3)
Prerequisite: Bus 145G or equivalent. Analysis of basic problems of marketing
management and alternative methods of approaching these problems; case studies;
use of statistics, economics, psychology, and other tools in directing marketing
activities; relation of marketing to other areas of business administration.
250. Seminar in Personnel Management (3)
Prerequisite: Bus 150G or equivalent. Trends and problems in management-employee
relationships; administrative action in selection, motivation, and development
of personnel; relation of personnel administration to other areas of management;
concentrated study by each student of a special phase of personnel work.
252. Seminar in Labor Relations (3)
Prerequisite: Bus 150G or equivalent. Current trends in labor relations
theory and practice; labor relations systems; contract negotiations; dispute
prevention and settlement; role of government; applications of behavioral
sciences; individual research.
260. Seminar in Accounting Theory (3)
Prerequisite: Bus 261 or equivalent. Development of accounting theory; current
accounting theory; areas of accounting theory where professional differences
exist; AICPA research studies, governmental regulations, recent literature,
and accounting classics.
263. Seminar in Cost Accounting (3)
Prerequisite: Bus 261 or equivalent. Advanced study of process and standard
costs; overhead costs; budgeting; use of cost accounting data in economic
analysis and managerial control; problems illustrating course material.
265. Business Systems (3)
Prerequisite: Bus 261, Acct 162, or equivalent. Seminar in principles of
business system design, installation, and evaluation.
267A-B. CPA Problems (2-2)
Prerequisite: Acct 162, 167 or equivalent. Advanced study of accounting
theory; analysis and solution of type of problems given in CPA cmification
examination.
280. Seminar in Business Education (3)
Study of advanced problems in business education.
282. Principles of Business Education (3)
Seminar in objectives, principles, and curricula of business in secondary
schools, including junior colleges; evaluation and trends of current programs.
290. Independent Study (1-3; max see reference)
See Regulations and Procedures -- Independent Study.
291. Management Project (3)
Prerequisite: Bus 200, 220, 223, 261, or permission of instructor. Independent
field analysis of an operating business firm or one of its principal functional
areas. The managerial audit may be submitted to the faculty in lieu of a
thesis.
292. Readings in Business (2-3; max total 6)
Prerequisite: Bus 200, 220, 223, 261, or permission of instructor. Individually
directed readings in a field of special concern to the student's graduate
program; appropriate reports and evaluation required. Individual conferences;
no formal class meetings.
299. Thesis (2-4; max total 4)
Prerequisite: Bus 200, 220, 223, 261, or permission of instructor. See Master's
Degrees-Thesis Requirement. Preparation, completion, and submission of an
acccptable thesis for the master's degree. Elective for master of business
administration and master of science.
Note: In-service courses (300 series) are not intended for use on degrees except by special, prior approval. See Extension and Summer Session Bulletins for course descriptions.
389. Workshop in Business Education (1-6, max total 6)
Credit may not exceed one unit per week of workshop activity. Open only
to experienced teachers. Study and critical analysis of problems in content
and teach- ing in secondary school business education.
398. Business Internship (1-6; max total 6)
Designed for graduate students who need or desire supervised work experience.