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 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.

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.

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.

Electives are non-specific courses available to complement the goals and interests of an individual student. "Open Electives" give students the option of choosing from a wide array of courses. If you are required to take an open elective, you have the freedom to choose courses that interest you beyond those specified as part of your program. Some electives may require that you take a prerequisite course before you can enroll in the course you want.

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.

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 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.

A study is made of the risks encountered by individuals and business firms. A presentation is made of the basic principles and institutions, which have been developed in risk management. This material is treated primarily from the consumer point of view.

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.

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.

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.

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, 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 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 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.

An introduction to the field of advertising: Students plan campaigns, write copy and design layouts for the print and electronic media, and summarize their knowledge by submitting a complete advertising plan at the end of the semester.

The purpose of this course is to provide students with an understanding of the fundamentals of successful retail operations. Topics included are the market concept in retailing, factors of area and market analysis, and aspects of organizational structure, layout, and personnel planning. Also covered are methods of pricing, merchandising planning, inventory, expense control and sales promotion techniques.

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.

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.

This course provides the basic concepts of logistics and supply chain management. The student will study logistical problems and appropriate strategie to solve these problems in the major areas of transportation, inventory, location, logistics control and global logistics planning. This course will represent the basic marketing areas: distribution, product, price and promotion.

This course provides students with the fundamentals of good salesmanship and sales management. Prior to studying management principles students practice sales techniques in simulations. Cases are used to illustrate and evaluate principles of sales management.

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.

Projects are undertakings, which must be completed within cost, schedule and quality constraints. This course provides the student with practical methodology for planning and managing large or small projects effectively. Software such as Microsoft Project for Windows® is used.

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.

The basic research concepts and practices as applied to the analysis of marketing problems are examined. Topics include sources of data, collecting data, sampling, questionnaire construction, tabulating data, and report preparation; computerized statistical software is used.

This is the capstone course for marketing majors. Students apply concepts learned in other courses to marketing problems of business and nonprofit organizations. Cases and business simulations are used to teach decision-making in the complex environment of business. A complete marketing plan for a simulated company of the student's choice summarizes the student's knowledge of the field.

Any of the following courses: HU 111, LF 111, LS 111, LS 112, HU 299, BA 490, OT 499, or a combination of 3 one-credit language/culture classes.

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.

In this experiential course, the student serves as an intern with a business or non-profit organization. This placement may be in the public or private sector and is governed by an agreement signed by the student, the professional organization supervisor, and the internship director. The experience may be multidisciplinary, but should have a strong business element. Students are expected to be sufficiently motivated to seek out their own placement site with some guidance from the internship director.

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 teaches the basic e-business and e-commerce theory. The students will apply the theory through the development of a website for the prime purpose of marketing a product or service or idea online.

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. "Open Electives" give students the option of choosing from a wide array of courses. If you are required to take an open elective, you have the freedom to choose courses that interest you beyond those specified as part of your program. Some electives may require that you take a prerequisite course before you can enroll in the course you want.