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Course Information
Business
BA 101 Introduction to Business (3) Business organization, operation and management; intended to orient the student in the field.
BA 199 Special Studies (1-6) Terms and hours to be arranged.
BA 211 Financial Accounting (4) Students will gain a basic understanding of how accounting is used by investors, managers, government agencies, and others. Includes the study of transaction analysis with emphasis on accrual versus cash accounting, and the preparation, interpretation, and use of financial statements.
BA 213 Managerial Accounting (4) The study of accounting continues from the perspective of management users, with emphasis on planning, performance evaluation, and information needed for effective decision making. Prereq: BA 211.
BA 217 Accounting for Non-accountants (3) Provides a comprehensive non-technical accounting course for the business minor and others interested in a survey of financial and managerial accounting techniques. Assumes no prior knowledge of accounting. Not available for credit in the Business major.
BA 220 Introduction to Financial Management (3) Basic processes, principles, tools and concepts of finance. Topics include financial analysis, financial forecasting, profit planning, budgeting, working capital management and capital budgeting. Not available for credit in the Business major. BA 229 Personal Finance (3) Study of the role of the consumer in American society, consumer decision-making, consumer credit and borrowing, home ownership, life insurance, annuities, estate planning, wills, trusts, expenditures and taxes for government.
BA 230 Introduction to Business Law (3) Nature and role of the law in conducting business; tort, formation, performance, and discharge of contracts; commercial transactions, and law of business organization, sales, bankruptcies; and the general nature of government regulation.
BA 240 Quantitative Business Methods (4) The use of functional forms to describe variables commonly encountered in business, such as sales revenue and financial asset value. Development and application of constrained and unconstrained optimization,
including differential and integral
calculus.
BA 284 Introduction to International Business (3) This course will address the organization, marketing, and finance of international business. Each section will address the role of culture and the restrictions placed on international business.
A minimum of junior standing is required as a prerequisite for all 300 and 400 level Business courses.
BA 305 Business Analysis and Report Writing (3) Instruction will concentrate on various forms of written communication, with special emphasis on small business analysis. BA 310 Principles of Marketing (3) Introduces the theories, concepts and terms that marketers use in their daily planning activities. Begins with an overview of strategic marketing planning. Strategic elements of the marketing plan (target definition, product strategy, distribution strategy, promotion strategy and price strategy) are examined in greater detail.
BA 311 Personal Selling (3) Application
of personal selling theories with
a focus on basic steps in the
selling process: prospecting,
qualifying, presentation, objections,
closing and follow-up.
BA 315 Financial Management (3) Basic
processes, principles, tools and
concepts of finance. Topics include
financial analysis, financial
forecasting, profit planning,
budgeting, working capital management,
and capital budgeting. Course
also covers the basics of financial
markets, institutions and sources
of supply of different types of
funds available to a firm.
BA 316 Advanced Financial Management (3) Extensive
use of Excel and Monte Carlo Simulation
in the structuring and analysis
of financial problems. Major topics
include liquidity, pro forma financials,
forecasting, and capital budgeting.
BA 317 Intermediate Accounting I (4) Study
of major accounting principles;
summary of accounting process;
revenue and expense recognition;
balance sheet and income statement;
concepts in the valuation of all
current assets.
BA 318 Intermediate Accounting II (4) Concepts
in the valuation of both short-term
and long-term liabilities; contingencies;
recording and adjusting plant
assets; long-term assets and intangible
assets; stockholders equity transactions.
BA 319 Intermediate Accounting III (4) Study
of revenue recognition, accounting
changes, error analysis, taxes,
pensions, leases, statement of
cash flows and full disclosure.
BA 325 Portfolio Management (3) Develops an understanding
of key ingredients in portfolio
selection. Examines alternative
investments and how to combine
them into an efficient portfolio.
BA 340 Business Forecasting (4) A survey of forecasting methods, including trend regression, seasonal effects, smoothing and autoregressive moving-average models. Emphasis is on understanding the underlying process and interpreting the results of computer programs.
BA 345 Internet and Electronic Commerce (4) The Internet as a resource for researchers, investors, employers, and employees. Focus will be on information access and distribution. Topics will include Internet basics, search techniques and resource evaluation, marketing, electronic commerce, government regulation, job searching, and web page design.
BA 361 Organizational Behavior (3) A survey of current theories about the behavior of individuals and groups within organizations, as well as the operation of the organization as a whole. Topics include individual differences, job attitudes, decision making, motivation, job design, group structure and process, communication, leadership, power and politics, organizational structure and design, and organizational change.
BA 362 Business Ethics (3) Focuses on recognizing, analyzing, and resolving ethical issues in business. Topics include privacy in the workplace, product saftey, corporate social responsibility and international ethics.
BA 367 Regression Analysis (3) A
second course in statistics. Course work
includes hypothesis testing, simple
regression, multiple regression
and the study of the validity
of the assumptions used in regression
models.
BA 368 Introduction to Operations Research (3) Study of quantitative
techniques for decision support.
Topics include linear programming,
integer programming, project management,
and dynamic programming.
BA 370 Business and Society (3) Explores the complex interrelationships among business, government, and society, with an emphasis on the social responsibilities of business. Topics include diversity in the workplace, consumerism, environmental policy and risks, ethical decision making, and business involvement in the political process.
BA 390 Management (3) An introduction to basic management processes with an emphasis on problem-solving skills. The course examines the four managerial functions of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. Students apply management theories to current topics.
BA 391 Human Resource Management (3) An
introduction to personnel functions.
Topics include personnel planning,
recruitment, promotion and personnel
development, employee compensation
and motivation, job analysis and
design, supplemental benefits,
labor relations, and occupational
health and safety.
BA 392 Management of Diversity (3) Focuses on managing diversity within organizations by addressing topics such as: development and management of multi-cultural work teams, cross-cultural communication, and performance evaluation. Prereq: BA 361 and BA 362 (or BA 370 or BA 390).
BA 398 Personal Investment Analysis (3) Provides
student with an exposure to budgeting,
investing, taxes and tax planning,
estate planning, financial leverage,
and stocks and bonds.
BA 399 Special Studies (1-12) Terms and hours to be arranged.
BA 406 Special Individual Studies (1-12) Terms and hours to be arranged. A specialized or individualized course of study within the business area, developed in consultation with the instructor.
BA 407 Seminar (1-12) Terms and hours to be arranged. Special seminar topic offerings in business.
BA 409 Internship/Practicum (1-12) Practical application of business theory and/or collection of data for theoretical interpretation.
BA 410 Marketing Research (3) Includes
the definition of marketing research,
the process of marketing research,
classifications of marketing research,
and the stages in the research
process.
BA 411 Marketing Strategy (3) Students learn the
process of creating strategic
marketing plans using (1) A situational
analysis which is based on research
of a company's external and internal
environments, and (2) Tactical
decisions regarding product strategies,
pricing, distribution channels
and communications for a product,
idea, good or service.
BA 415 Advertising and Promotion (3) Introduces
advertising as one variable in
the overall marketing program.
Covers advertising management,
research, creative development,
and media planning. Also
addresses the economic and social
consequences of advertising in
society.
BA 416 Government Regulation (4) Student
will review the philosophy of
regulation in the marketplace,
evaluate the impact of regulation
on business practices, and study
the cost/benefit ratio of regulation
for selected sectors of the American
economy. Special emphasis will
be placed on the cost of regulation
as it impacts small businesses.
BA 420 Securities Analysis (3) Develops
the theory and the requisite tools
of securities analysis using computer
modeling and portfolio applications.
BA 421 Cost Accounting (4) The
study of cost accounting concepts
and procedures as a managerial
tool for implementing and monitoring
business strategy; including accounting
for cost inputs, assigning responsibility,
analysis of cost behavior, capital
budgeting, actual versus standard
cost systems.
BA 424 Capital Budgeting (3) Suggests
a logical framework for analysis
of how much a firm should invest
in plant and equipment, how the
funds invested should be allocated
to specific assets and how these
expenditures should be financed.
BA 427 Small Business Finance (3) Utilizes
the basic processes, principles,
tools and concepts of finance
within the parameters of a small
business. The course centers around
a project to develop a complete
financial plan that projects the
future flow of funds by analyzing
and integrating the impact of
investment decisions and financing
decisions.
BA 430 Business Taxation (3) Philosophy of the tax system and required reporting under tax law; emphasis on small business; impact of taxes on investments and capital expenditures; introduction to estate and gift taxes; tax planning techniques.
BA 431 Federal Income Tax I (4) Study
of individual income tax, gains
and losses, dividends, business
and personal deductions and tax
computations.
BA 432 Federal Income Tax II (4) Philosophy
of the tax system and required
reporting under federal tax law
for corporations, partnerships,
estates and trusts, estate and
gift taxes; installment sales;
cash and accrual basis taxation.
BA 438 Real Estate Investment (3) Comprehensive
overview of real estate finance.
Factors affecting real estate
investment are emphasized. Specific
topics covered include: valuation,
market analysis, ownership forms,
financing, development and portfolio
effect.
BA 441 Advanced Accounting (4) Study
of business combinations and consolidated
financial statements, and introduction
to fund accounting.
BA 450 State and Local Government Finance (3) Economics and policy
analysis of government expenditures,
taxes, and intergovernmental fiscal
relations. The role of government
in the economy and policy analysis.
The division of functions and
revenues between state and local
governments; revenues, expenditures,
and indebtedness of these governments.
Analysis of state and local tax
structures. Application to study
of the Oregon system.
BA 451 Auditing (4) Role of auditor, ethics,
legal liability of CPA profession;
internal controls, analysis of
clients' accounting system; evidence
statistics sampling techniques;
audit work papers.
BA 455 Advertising Writing (3) Involves the formal planning and creation of persuasive ccommunications with an emphasis on advertising. Written plans and advertising copy drafts are translated into finished print advertisements, press releases, broadcast commercials and web sites; hence, the course touches on design issues through the develpment of web text and graphics, ad layouts, scripts, story boards and rudimentary electronic film production. Prereq: BA 310 and Business or Economics majors.
BA 475 Sales Management (3) The
management of personal selling
through the organization, forecasting,
budgeting, recruiting and selection,
training, compensation, motivation,
evaluation and control concepts,
theory and ethics.
BA 476 Topics in Management (3) Topics
may include at different times:
strategic planning and implementation;
productivity; computer applications;
women in management; and other
topics of special interest. May
be repeated under different subtitles.
BA 477 Topics in Marketing (3) Focus on marketing topics of special interest to students and faculty such as retail marketing, services marketing, consumer behavior, or social marketing. May be repeated for different topics. Prereq: BA 310.
BA 478 Topics in Finance (3) These varied courses in finance would allow the student to investigate topics of special interest such as long term stock market expectations, risk on the equity markets and advanced concepts in financial management. May be repeated under different subtitles. Prereq: BA 315.
BA 484 International Management (3) A
study of the political, social,
cultural, economic, and legal
environment for engaging in trade
between countries. Emphasis will
be on management strategies for
small business as participants
in international business operations.
BA 485 International Finance (3) A
study of international finance
and investing. Emphasis will be
on currency, working capital management,
sources of funds and investigation
of investment products.
BA 486 International Marketing (3) A
study of the influence of foreign
markets, competition, and government
policy in creating and penetrating
markets. Emphasis will be on marketing
strategies developed in the U.S.
for implementation in foreign
markets.
BA 487 International Law (3) A
study of law as it applies to
businesses participating in international
business operations.
BA 490 Operations Management (3) An
introductory investigation into
managerial processes pertinent
to internal operations of task
related enterprises. Subjects
related to operations planning
and control, locations, capacity
decisions, systems reliability,
facility layout, program scheduling,
and inventory management are the
focus of this course.
BA 491 Strategic Management (3) An
integrative, capstone course that
explores how firms can build competitive
advantage. The focus is the strategic
planning process, including analyzing
the external environment, assessing
internal strengths and weaknesses,
establishing objectives and strategies,
and implementing strategic plans.
BA 492 Total Quality Management (3) This
course will focus on using quality
practices within organizations
by addressing topics such as:
team development, statistical
process control, problem solving,
and organizational design.
BA 495 Organization Design (3) An
analysis of the structure and
behavior of the organization as
a whole. The course examines the
design of different types of organizations,
including bureaucracy and nontraditional
forms, in both the public and
private sector. Topics include
departmentalizing and coordination,
the effect of environment and
technology on structure, and organizational
growth, change, and decline.
Economics
EC 199 Special Studies (1-6) Terms and hours to be arranged. A means by which students may earn lower-division credit for such learning activities as intern programs and writing research reports on small business firms and international conglomerates.
EC 200 Introduction to Economic Perspectives (4) An issues-oriented introduction to economics that covers markets, unemployment, inflation, market power, the environment, crime, discrimination, health care, education, poverty, social security, international trade, and economic development. Includes intensive writing.
EC 201 Introduction to Microeconomics (4) Introduction to consumer and producer behavior and the market process. Theories of production, cost and perfectly and imperfectly competitive market structures will be covered as well as the role of the public sector, input markets and contemporary economic issues such as health care and the environment.
EC 202 Introduction to Macroeconomics (4) Introduction to the macro-economic behavior of the economy. Includes national income accounting, business cycles, growth, recession, inflation, unemployment and monetary-fiscal policies. Current issues in international trade and international finance are covered. Prereq: EC 201.
EC 311 Intermediate Microeconomics (4) Provides the student
with a rigorous grounding in the
methods and techniques of modern
micro-economic analysis. The
course develops the standard neoclassical
theories of consumption, exchange,
and production under the assumption
of perfect competition and full
information. Situations in which
information and markets are imperfect,
including price discrimination,
monopolistic competition, oligopoly,
monopoly and cartels are also
covered.
EC 313 Intermediate Macroeconomics (4) Focuses upon the behavior
of the economy as a whole. Emphasizes
the forces and interactions that
naturally determine the levels
of - and changes in teh levels
of - employment, aggregate output,
interest rates, and prices in
a market economy; policy instruments
for manipulating those levels;
and policy problems.
EC 315 Economic Analysis and Report Writing (4) Basic methods of economic analysis; data sources, collection and presentation; report writing; projects to develop these skills.
EC 318 Money and Banking (4) In-depth
coverage of money, its forms,
how it is created by banks and
the Treasury, how its supply is
regulated by the Federal Reserve
System, and its vital role in
the functioning of the macroeconomy.
EC 319 Public Finance (4) Economic analysis of revenue collection and expenditure by federal, state and local governments. Deals with the effect of income taxes, corporate taxes, excise taxes, property taxes, fees, and other sources of public revenue on personal income, employment and production; incidence and shifting of taxes. Prereq: EC 201 and 202 or consent of instructor.
EC 321 Public Choice Theory (4) Overview of the development in public choice theory. Application of economic tools to traditional problems of political science. Positive analysis of collective decision-making and evaluation of outcomes.
EC 333 Economics of Professional Sports (4) Applies economic analysis
to professional
sports. Topics include: public
financing of arenas and stadiums;
the impact of professional sports
on local, regional and national economies,
labor issues such as free agency,
salary caps, discrimination, and
"superstars"; competitive
balance, revenue sharing and market
structure.
EC 334 Economics of Collegiate Sports (4) Applies economic analysis to collegiate sports. Topics include: history and function of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, compensation for collegiate athletes and coaches, acedemic standards for athletes, corporate sponsorships and the financing of collegiate sports, collegiate sports and the media, gender equity for coaches and athletes, and the impact of Title IX legislation. Prereq: EC 201 and EC 202 or consent of instructor.
EC 360 Industry Studies (4) An
examination of the causes and
consequences of market power using
a case study approach. The structure-conduct-performance
model will be used to explain
strategic decisions by firms and
regulatory decisions by government.
EC 395 Managerial Economics (4) Applies microeconomic concepts to managerial decision-making. Topics include the analysis of: demand, revenue and cost functions, forecasting models and techniques, market structures, pricing technology, and government regulation.
EC 396 Game Theory (4) Introduction to strategic ways of thinking and primer on game theory with applications likely to be encountered by business. Topics covered include: the prisoner's dilemma; dominant and mixed strategies; sequential and simultaneous moves; Nash equilibria; bargaining and collective action; uncertainty and information; threats, promises and negotiated games; and the evolution of cooperation. Prereq: EC 311.
EC 399 Special Studies (1-4) Terms and hours to be arranged.
EC 406 Special Individual Studies (1-9) Terms and hours to be arranged. A specialized or individualized course of study within the Economics discipline developed in consultation with the instructor.
EC 407 Seminar (1-4) Terms and hours to be arranged.
EC 409 Practicum (3-12) Practical application of economic theory and/or collection of data for theoretical interpretation.
EC 417 Development Economics (4) Focuses upon the prospects and problems facing more than 100 poverty-stricken countries in Latin America, Africa and Asia that are striving to attain standards of living approaching those of coutnries in Europe and North America.
EC 432 Urban Economics (4) Economic
analysis of spatially oriented
problems, with emphasis on the
problems and techniques related
to the understanding of economic
base and the comparative economic
growth of regions.
EC 436 Environmental Economics and Public Policy (4) An
economic study of environmental
problems with special reference
to social welfare and economic
efficiency criteria in evaluating
the alternative uses of natural
resources.
EC 440 International Trade (4) Analyzes
the causes and consequences of
international trade. Topics covered
include: the theory of comparative
advantage, models of international
trade under perfect and imperfect
competition, strategic trade policy,
the impact of trade on welfare,
protectionism, trade and the environment,
the role of trade in developing
countries, the effects of free
trade agreements, and the role
of multinational institutions
in facilitating trade.
EC 441 International Monetary Economics (4) Examines the macroeconomic linkages between countries. Topics include: institutions of flexible and fixed exchange rates, the balance of payments, the choice of an exchange rate regime, international money markets, currency crises, international policy coordination, and international debt and direct investment. Prereq: EC 201, EC 202 or consent of instructor.
EC 444 Labor Economics (4) This
course applies microeconomic theory
to understand the behavior of
labor market dynamics in the U.S.
and in other industrialized countries.
Topics include: the demand and
supply of labor, human capital,
compensation and risk differentials,
mimimum wage/living wage legislation,
unemployment, collective bargaining
and unions, and discrimination.
EC 445 Industrial Relations (4) Theories
of the labor movement plus
history, aims, methods and policies
of trade unions. The mechanics
and functioning of collective
bargaining will be explored.
EC 450 Comparative Economic Systems (4) Theory, practice,
and reform of economic systems other
than capitalism. Emphasizes
socialist economies, the economies
of the former Soviet Union, East
Central Europe and China. Examines the origins of
the socialist economy, how it
is supposed to work, how it actually
works, and how it can and cannot
be reformed.
EC 451 Economic Systems in Transition (4) Focuses
on economies in transition, primarily
the post-socialist economies in
East Central Europe, the former
Soviet Union, and China. Topics
covered include: privatization
and enterprise restructuring,
labor markets and social insurance
policies, household welfare, public
finance, trade policy and regional
integration, crime and corruption,
entrepreneurship, environmental
degradation, and macroeconomic
issues.
EC 460 Industrial Organization (4) This course will examine
the relationship between market
structure, the conduct of individual
firms, and industry performance
in the presence and absence of
government regulation. Competitive,
oligopolistic and monopolistic
market structures will be analyzed
for their effects on the pricing,
marketing and investment behavior
of representative firms.
The course also studies the relationship
between government and business through interactions such as regulatory and antitrust
policy.
EC 470 History of Economic Thought (4) Traces the development of economic thought from ancient times to the present. Contributions of individual writers and schools of thought are examined in their historical settings and as they influenced economic thought and policy. Major contributions to economic thought in the 20th century are examined in greater detail.
EC 480 Mathematical Economics (4) A
review of relevant mathematical
tools currently utilized in the
economics profession, and the
application of these tools to
economic issues utilizing problem-solving
procedures.
EC 495 Econometrics (4) Use of statistical methods to estimate and test economic models. Theory and application of multiple regression techniques, with an emphasis on the problems arising in the analysis of economic data. Prereq: EC 311.
Entrepreneurship
ENT 320 Entrepreneurial Finance (1) Introduction to tools entrpreneurs use to manage scarce resources in a new venture. Covers bootstraping techniques and funding strategies of both debt and equity. Students will learn applied approches to current asset and liability management, risk management, and managing cash flow. Prereq: BA 211 or equivalent and BA 315
ENT 330 Planning and Creating New Ventures (3) How to start a business, with emphasis on the assessment of business opportunities and the concepts, skills, information and attitudes required to successfully create a new venture. Students will prepare a business plan.
ENT 350 Small Business Management (3) Understanding the process of managing one's own business. Includes organizational controls, strategic planning, ethics, the business owner's role in society, and human resource management.
ENT 360 Small Business Marketing (3) Focuses on key marketing concepts and methods used by small and growing businesses. Topics may include targeted marketing, distribution alternatives, assessment of market potential, personal selling, networking and referals, alternatives to high-cost advertising, and low-budget or no-budget market research. Prereq: BA 310
ENT 380 Entrepreneurs Today (1) Students will explore the entrepreneurial process for the viewpoint of successful entrepreneurs. Students will have the opportunity to evaluate their own interest and readiness for starting a business.
ENT 381 Creativity and Entrepreneurs (1) Interactive workshop designed to introduce students to the creative process, how ideas are generated, what blocks creative thinking and how to establish an environment that fosters creativity.
ENT 382 Innovation and Strategy (1) Interactive workshop exploring how to take a new idea to fruition, the barriers faced in the implementation stage and how to overcome them.
ENT 383 Entrepreneurs and Society (1) Interactive workshop exploring how entrepreneurs face ethical issues and the roles of personal values in the development and operation of a small business.
ENT 384 Going Into Business in Oregon (1) Interactive seminar which explores the legal and administrative requirements for establishing a business in Oregon. Topics covered will include filing and fees, employee rights and Oregon law, regulations of local jurisdictions, reporting requirements and other state regulations.
ENT 460 Entrepreneurship in Action (3) Students will gain practical experience of entrepreneurship by working on a consulting project for a business, performing an internship, writing a business plan for their own business idea, or through other projects approved by the instructor. Prereq: ENT 320 or consent of instructor.
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