Course Descriptions

Course catalog descriptions for courses offered in the W11 term.
 

Business Administration
Department Chairperson: London, Ted
 
 
BA 201 Business Thought and Action
  3 hours Elective Terms Offered: W11
   
  Business Thought and Action --- This course introduces students to business. In this course we foster development of the key skill of learning via reflection on one's own experience. The course will rely heavily on examination of individual organizations or industries from which generalizations can be made. Specific situations will be selected to convey the excitement of business situations, the role of business in society and the global scope of business. The primary purpose of this class is to educate students about the broad range of problems and opportunities that businesses face and the tools and skills that are necessary to face them. A secondary purpose is to show the students the richness of business activity by 'peeling back the onion' via case discussions of situations and companies they have experienced in their lives. Students will gain familiarity with different kinds of information resources: from trade magazines to mass market books to research journals.
 
 
BA 353 Action Learning Project
  7.5 hours Elective Terms Offered: W11
  Advisory Prerequisites: Core Requirements 
   
  Action Learning Project --- Action Learning Projects is a field study program in which a team of students works on an intense hands-on project at a sponsoring organization. The course provides students with an opportunity to test and develop personal capabilities, professional competencies, and academic knowledge that increase the likelihood of career success ? including problem/opportunity definition, project scoping, effective adaptation of core theory and methods to practical situations, developing an integrated perspective on core knowledge and skills, project planning and task management, team formation, and managing team dynamics, persuasive and effective communication, and accounting for context in making business decisions.
 
 
BA 399 Independent Study Project
  1 - 3 hours Elective Terms Offered: W11
   
  Independent Study Projects --- Independent study projects, supervised by faculty, are available to juniors and seniors in good academic standing. To select a study project, students should consult the appropriate professor about the nature of the project and the number of the credit hours the work would earn. One to three credit hours may be earned. Junior and senior BBAs may elect only one independent study project in a term, and no more than three during the BBA program. No more than seven credit hours from study projects may be counted toward the BBA degree. To register for a project students must submit an approved Independent
Study Project application, available online.
 
 
BA 415 Advanced Business French
  3 hours Elective Terms Offered: W11
  Advisory Prerequisites: Three years of university-level FRENCH and pre-screening with instructor 
   
  Advanced Business French --- This course, taught in French, targets undergraduates and graduates with an interest in International Business and Trade. Topic-specific vocabulary is learned and applied in a comprehensive overview of banking, import/export, stock market, e-trade, office matters and business etiquette. Students come away with a strong sense of their ability to perform a job among French-speaking co-workers and with a full understanding of French business systems. Case studies, guest speakers and in-class student presentations in French contribute to the comprehensive nature of this class.
 
 
BA 499 Doing Business in German
  3 hours Elective Terms Offered: W11
  Advisory Prerequisites: GERMAN 350 or one 300-level course beyond GERMAN 232, and permission of instructor 
   
  Doing Business in German --- This course introduces students to the language of business German and gives them insight into Germany's place in the global economy. The course is organized around major business and economic topics, such as: the geography of business and industry in German; the European Union and Germany's role therein; traffic, transportation and trade; social structure; economic structure; ecology. In addition to the basic text, students will read actual business, merchandising, and advertising material; newspapers and magazines. There will also be short videos on business and related topics.