Curriculum

This course introduces students to the general nature of functional areas in business such as marketing, management, accounting, finance, research and development, and risk management. The relationship between business, the government, the economy, and the environment is examined.

This course teaches techniques for effective oral and written communication. In a workshop environment that features continual instructor and peer evaluation, students develop a process approach to writing and speaking. Students will write in a variety of genres and will reinforce rhetorical strategies pertaining to audience awareness while practicing oral delivery skills. A grade of C or better is required to pass the course.

This course is designed to assist entering students in making a successful transition to life at Husson College. The goals of this mandatory course include personal development and campus community engagement. Students will work together to identify academic and social resources, to develop skills for academic and social success, to make meaningful connections with the campus community, and to develop academic and career goals. The course is experiential in nature and all course activities are directed toward fostering the above two goals.

The course places in historical perspective the development, organization, and function of American national government. Emphasis is placed upon development of the United States Constitution, the governmental administrative system and the political socialization process essential to an understanding of the American political system.

The elements of hardware, software and the uses of the microcomputer in today's society. Hands-on experience includes word processing, spreadsheet, database management, and presentation software.

Contemporary College Algebra provides students a college level academic experience that emphasizes the use of algebra and functions in problem solving and modeling, provides a foundation in quantitative literacy, supplies the algebra and other mathematics needed in partner disciplines, and helps meet quantitative needs in, and outside of, academia. Students address problems presented as real world situations by creating and interpreting mathematical models. Solutions to the problems are formulated, validated, and analyzed using mental, paper and pencil, algebraic, and technology-based techniques as appropriate. Four credit hours.

This course is an introduction to the principles of economic geography, ranging from physical and biological geography to cultural and political factors. The decision making processes, both local and global, for different types of service oriented, manufacturing, transportation, and resource based businesses will be examined. The relationship of natural resources, population, and culture, and how such factors affect economic activity will be emphasized.

This introductory course develops students' ability to deliver and evaluate public speeches of both prepared and impromptu nature. Students explore connections between the written and spoken word. The significance of nonverbal language and listening skills is also emphasized.

This course teaches techniques for effective oral and written communication. In a workshop environment that features continual instructor and peer evaluation, students develop a process approach to writing and speaking. Logical argumentation, academic conventions, and research-related skills are the primary focus. Public speeches are based on written assignments that incorporate various source materials. As students explore connections between the written and spoken word, the significance of nonverbal language and listening skills are emphasized. A grade of C or better is required to pass the course.

In this the student studies the algebraic development of linear and nonlinear equations and inequalities. Topics include math of finance, analytic geometry, linear systems of equations and inequalities, matrix theory, and linear programming. This course is designed as a continuation for those students who have taken Ms 111.

This course is an introduction to the fundamental concepts and perspectives of culture. It surveys the dynamics of cultural evolution and its significance to civilization. Special attention will be directed towards the geographical basis of culture, the origins of civilization, the structure of civilization and culture - economic, political, familial, and religious structures and factors that lead to the demise of civilization.

This introductory course covers fundamental principles and procedures of accounting. It is designed to meet the needs of business students as well as the accounting major. Emphasis is on developing the technical procedures of the accounting cycle including journalizing, posting, adjusting entries, closing procedures, payroll accounting, inventory accounting and preparing financial statements. Students are also introduced to cash control and financial statement analysis.

This course provides students with a basic knowledge of the law of contracts, personal property and real property.

This is an introduction to American capitalism and microeconomic concepts including the mechanics of supply and demand, elasticity, consumer demand, and price and output determination of purely and impurely competitive firms.

This course, building upon EH 111, introduces students to the study of literature and the fundamental of literary research. Students explore fiction, poetry, and drama from both the western and non-western worlds. The creative process is explored through reading, discussion, research and writing. Additionally, the key themes of power, identity, justice and adaptation and explored in relation literature.

This is a scientifically based introduction to the discipline of psychology. It examines the study of basic patterns of behavior including motivation, learning, emotions, the physiological basis of behavior, human growth and development, personality theory and measurement, and abnormal and deviant behavior.

Managerial accounting involves the use of accounting information to make business decisions. Topics covered include cost concepts, cost-volume-profit relationships, capital budgeting, master budgets, cost variances and present value analysis, as well as financial statement analysis.

This course is intended to augment Ba 201 with in depth analysis of the law in Contracts, UCC, Corporations, Principal Agency Law, Advanced Tort Law, Environmental Law, Real Property Law, Securities Law and Employment Law.

The course examines written and oral forms of business communication, from memos and letters to research proposals and reports. Flexibility in addressing diverse audiences and human resource issues is a focus. The construction of resumes, cover letters, job interviews, and formal presentations is also emphasized.

This is an introduction to macroeconomics in the American economy: national income accounts, unemployment, inflation, government fiscal policy, monetary policy and economic growth.

This course is an introduction to the theory and application of probability and statistical analysis. Both descriptive and inferential techniques will be studied, with emphasis placed on statistical sampling and hypothesis testing. Also considered will be linear regression, contingency table analysis, and decision-making under uncertainty.

This course focuses on how to design organization systems and effectively manage them. Students completing the course should understand the universal process of management and key terminology in the language of management. Students are encouraged conceptually to blend contributions from the various schools of management thought into an integrated perspective of what managers do and why.

The components of the marketing structure are covered, together with the development of the modern concepts of marketing. Among the topics included are: the legal environment, channels of distribution, segmentation, the international market, consumer behavior, retailing and advertising.

The foundation finance course covers basic personal and corporate financial management issues. Topics include personal financial planning, financial statements, financial ratio analysis, capital budgeting, financial forecasting, and cash inventory and receivables management. Students are expected to become proficient in financial analysis of a corporation and in various aspects of corporate financial management.

This course is designed to close the gap between economic theory and business application. It reviews traditional analysis and shows its application to the understanding and solution of economic problems of the firm and industry.

*Students, for whom English is a second language, will substitute Eh or writing intensive courses approved by their academic advisors.

This course is designed to raise a moral consciousness and sensitivity within the various disciplines of the business curriculum. The disciplines focused on here are business, accounting, marketing, multinational corporations, and those areas of human resource management inclusive of diversity in the workplace within the context of environmental and social responsibility.

This course addresses traditional personnel administration issues. Emphasis in the course is on how to manage the major human resource administration functions of job design, reward system design, staffing, training and performance control, to achieve maximum employee performance and satisfaction.

One of the following courses: Sc 101, Sc/Sl 102, Sc/Sl 103, Sc/Sl 121, Sc/Sl 122, Sc/Sl 180, Sc/Sl 181, Sc/Sl 182, Sc/Sl 240, Sc/Sl 241, Sc 271, Sc 272, Sc 330, Sc 362, Sc 299, Sc 151 or Sc 132.

Electives are non-specific courses available to complement the goals and interests of an individual student. Those electives preceded by two letters (for example "Mi Elective") means that you may choose a course from the group of "Mi" courses. Likewise, those courses with a numeric listing (for example "Eh 3XX Elective") means you may choose a course from the group of "Eh" courses with a number of 300 or above. Some electives may require that you take a prerequisite course before you can enroll in the course you want.

*Students, for whom English is a second language, will substitute Eh or writing intensive courses approved by their academic advisors.

The factors affecting exchange rates are discussed, as well as different types of exchange rate systems and how governments attempt to influence exchange rates. The relationships among interest rate parity, purchasing power parity, the Fisher effect and International Fisher effect and exchange rates are analyzed. Students learn how currency futures, currency options and money market hedges are used to hedge exchange rate risk.

This course is designed for beginning graduate students who have little or no formal preparation in those areas of research and problem-solving essential for a comprehensive study of business and education at the graduate level. Emphasis is placed on the identification of common problem types and the selection and use of appropriate methods of analysis (primarily statistical in nature).

This is an advanced communications course that builds upon a student's experience and prior undergraduate course work in writing and oral communications. Topics include: advanced business writing, use of visual materials, selection of secondary sources of information, report preparation, and presentations to small and large groups.

Electives are non-specific courses available to complement the goals and interests of an individual student. Those electives preceded by two letters (for example "Mi Elective") means that you may choose a course from the group of "Mi" courses. Likewise, those courses with a numeric listing (for example "Eh 3XX Elective") means you may choose a course from the group of "Eh" courses with a number of 300 or above. Some electives may require that you take a prerequisite course before you can enroll in the course you want.

Electives are non-specific courses available to complement the goals and interests of an individual student. Those electives preceded by two letters (for example "Mi Elective") means that you may choose a course from the group of "Mi" courses. Likewise, those courses with a numeric listing (for example "Eh 3XX Elective") means you may choose a course from the group of "Eh" courses with a number of 300 or above. Some electives may require that you take a prerequisite course before you can enroll in the course you want.

This Business Administration senior seminar focuses on decision making at the executive management level, the formulation of strategy, and its implementation in the organization. The course will employ case studies, laboratory simulation techniques, and computer spreadsheet analysis.

This course focuses on complex problems facing decision-makers in the marketing of goods and services. Emphasis is placed on the decision-making process, including assessment of the social, economic, and political environment in which the organization operates; problem definition; development and evaluation of alternatives, and the implementation of the best alternative. Cases in advertising, sales, marketing research, and strategic marketing management provide practice in marketing analysis and decision-making.

This course is designed to provide graduate management students with a comprehensive review of the essentials for effective leadership. It focuses on the identification of basic leadership styles, explores the theoretical and practical findings of research in leadership development, and seeks to synthesize the student's leadership style with the most effective working models of leadership.

Electives are non-specific courses available to complement the goals and interests of an individual student. Those electives preceded by two letters (for example "Mi Elective") means that you may choose a course from the group of "Mi" courses. Likewise, those courses with a numeric listing (for example "Eh 3XX Elective") means you may choose a course from the group of "Eh" courses with a number of 300 or above. Some electives may require that you take a prerequisite course before you can enroll in the course you want.

Electives are non-specific courses available to complement the goals and interests of an individual student. Those electives preceded by two letters (for example "Mi Elective") means that you may choose a course from the group of "Mi" courses. Likewise, those courses with a numeric listing (for example "Eh 3XX Elective") means you may choose a course from the group of "Eh" courses with a number of 300 or above. Some electives may require that you take a prerequisite course before you can enroll in the course you want.

See definitions for specific courses (BA 351, 352, 353, 354).

The basics of international marketing will be taught including the foundations of culture, cultural understanding, business customs and practices in global marketing, assessing global markets, and developing international marketing strategy.

Strategic Change Management focuses on the skills required to deal effectively with organizational change. The course addresses first the pressures in the business environment that make change a fundamental reality for managers. Particular attention is paid to change arising from public policy initiatives that impinge on business. The course then examines the manager as change agent responsible for initiating innovation and explores both the personal skills required in the role of change agent and the tools and techniques available to support the manager in that role. The course also examines the problems and opportunities of those who are the recipients of change in an organization and the skills required to cope effectively with that situation.

Electives are non-specific courses available to complement the goals and interests of an individual student. Those electives preceded by two letters (for example "GR Elective") means that you may choose a course from the group of "GR" courses. Likewise, those courses with a numeric listing (for example "GR 3XX Elective") means you may choose a course from the group of "GR" courses with a number of 300 or above. Some electives may require that you take a prerequisite course before you can enroll in the course you want.

Electives are non-specific courses available to complement the goals and interests of an individual student. Those electives preceded by two letters (for example "GR Elective") means that you may choose a course from the group of "GR" courses. Likewise, those courses with a numeric listing (for example "GR 3XX Elective") means you may choose a course from the group of "GR" courses with a number of 300 or above. Some electives may require that you take a prerequisite course before you can enroll in the course you want.

The basics of export-import procedures will be taught including justification for exporting/importing, market planning methods, selection of appropriate marketing mix variables, and regulation.

This course covers the international dimensions of managerial decision-making including: world economies, international trade theories, tariffs, quotas and other trade issues, global strategic planning, cross-cultural management, international market entry, international human resource management, international organization strategy, international logistics, import/export operations, currency exchange, international financial management. Current developments in global economic and business are emphasized; students participate in a computerized simulation throughout the semester.

Electives are non-specific courses available to complement the goals and interests of an individual student. Those electives preceded by two letters (for example "FA Elective") means that you may choose a course from the group of "FA" courses. Likewise, those courses with a numeric listing (for example "FA 3XX Elective") means you may choose a course from the group of "FA" courses with a number of 300 or above. Some electives may require that you take a prerequisite course before you can enroll in the course you want.

Electives are non-specific courses available to complement the goals and interests of an individual student. Those electives preceded by two letters (for example "GR Elective") means that you may choose a course from the group of "GR" courses. Likewise, those courses with a numeric listing (for example "GR 3XX Elective") means you may choose a course from the group of "GR" courses with a number of 300 or above. Some electives may require that you take a prerequisite course before you can enroll in the course you want.

Electives are non-specific courses available to complement the goals and interests of an individual student. Those electives preceded by two letters (for example "GR Elective") means that you may choose a course from the group of "GR" courses. Likewise, those courses with a numeric listing (for example "GR 3XX Elective") means you may choose a course from the group of "GR" courses with a number of 300 or above. Some electives may require that you take a prerequisite course before you can enroll in the course you want.