Topics include but are not limited to compensation administration, wage and salary administration, legal constraints, policies and procedures, and collective bargaining. While theory is discussed, emphasis is on practical application. Probability distributions, multiple regression, and correlation analysis are applied to issues confronting private and public decision-makers. A course project focuses on these real-life applications. Students apply the lessons learned from courses in accounting, business, and economics to contemporary problems in business.
Analysis includes tools and techniques learned in the business curricula.
Investigation of issues is accomplished in a case approach context. Contemporary business readings are used. A study of the basic concepts of investing. Topics covered include the stock and bond markets, commodities, options, money market funds, and mutual funds. An analysis of investment strategies and portfolio management as they apply to both the small and large investor.