This course provides an introductory survey of business administration functions. Concepts from management, marketing, finance, accounting and information technology are developed. It may filfull a general education requirement for a unit outside the major for non-business administration majors. An assignment to compile a background performance profile for a selected company requires familiarization with computer databases and sources of business information accessible through the Internet.
Students also examine the ethical implications of business decisions.
This course provides an introductory survey of the principles of microeconomics, those principles governing the behavior of individuals and business firms and their interaction in market situations. The overriding objective of this course is to develop the student's ability to analyze complex and novel patterns of behavior. Students are expected to familiarize themselves with the rich historical literature of economics and and with the political and social implications of economic behavior. This course surveys the economic role of money, banking, and financial markets. Students engage in the analysis of complex and novel financial behavior and examine the importance of stable and efficient financial markets to the economic prosperity of the nation.