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Course Descriptions

for
Finance and International
Business


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ACCT 230- Financial Accounting (4.5) F, S-CSU, UC
Skills Advisories: ACCT 110; MATH 4; eligibility for ENG 110.
Four hours lecture weekly, two hours lab weekly for four weeks only, plus one hour weekly T.B.A.
Analysis and ethical application of financial accounting concepts, principles and procedures for corporations, partnerships and proprietorships engaged in manufacturing, merchandising or service operations. Specialized areas of study include preparation, use and analysis of financial statements and reports (cash flows, financial position, results of operations, changes in equity); internal control systems analysis and design; stocks and bonds (financing and investments); retained earnings; cash, inventories and receivables; property and equipment; intangibles and natural resources; current, and long-term liabilities (leases, mortgages, etc.).

ACCT 240- Managerial Accounting (4) F, S-CSU, UC Prerequisites: ACCT 230.
Skills Advisories: MATH 4; eligibility for ENG 110. Four hours lecture, plus one hour weekly T.B.A.
Study and application of managerial accounting concepts, ethics and procedures. Specialized areas of study include costing systems analysis and design; cost behavior analysis; cost-volume-profit analysis; standard costing; just-in-time inventories and total quality control; flexible manufacturing systems; activity-based costing; static and flexible budgets; cost variance analysis; control of decentralized operations; transfer prices and pricing; relevant costs for optimal decision-making; capital budgeting; product and department cost allocation for service and manufacturing operations, including activity-based costing.

BUSAD 101- Introduction to Business (3) F, S-CSU, UC Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 110. Three hours weekly.
Examines the nature of economic activity in the American free enterprise system. Includes the effects of societal norms and political systems on the American free enterprise system and the distribution and utilization of resources. Provides the student with a broad understanding of the basic principles and practices of business, including social responsibility and ethics, government regulation, culture, globalization, entrepreneurship, economic systems, management, marketing, accounting and finance.

BUSAD 102- International Business (3) F, S - CSU
Skills Advsories: BUSAD 101; eligibility for ENG 110. Three hours weekly.
The extension of basic management principles to the international arena. The environment of international business, including politics, culture and economics are emphasized. The structure of multinational companies, international trade and international finance also receive attention. Topics include global strategic planning, global organization, global production, marketing, human resources strategies, political risk and negotiation, and international financial management. Students apply these concepts to doing business in Europe, Japan, North America and elsewhere.

BULAW 101- Business Law (3) F, S-CSU, UC*
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 110. Course Advisories: BUSAD 101. Three hours lecture weekly.
Study of the law concerned with business and business relationships, including a survey of the American legal system, crimes, torts, contracts and agency.
(*UC transfer limit: BULAW 101,102, 110; maximum credit, one course)

BULAW 110- Legal Environment of Business
(3) F, S- CSU, UC*
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 110. Course Advisories: BUSAD 101. Three hours lecture weekly, plus one hour T.B.A. weekly.
Study of the law concerned with the courts, business enterprises, ethics, the Constitution, torts, crimes, contracts, commercial paper, real/personal property, secured transactions, security regulations, bankruptcy, employment, antitrust, administrative and international law.
(*UC transfer limit: BULAW 101, 102,110; maximum credit, one course)

 

CIS 101- Introduction to Computers & Information Systems (3) A, S-CSU, UC* Corequisites: CIS 102.
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 110. Three hours lecture weekly. Introductory survey of the roles of computer information systems within modern organizations. Topics include hardware and software functions, programming (using the BASIC language), systems development and computer operations. Students use computers for programming, as well as popular micro computer applications, such as word processing, spreadsheet and database management. To be taken concurrently with CIS 102. Conforms to DPMA model curriculum. (*UC transfer limit: CIS 101 combined with COMSC 101 maximum credit one course)

COMAP 101- Microsoft Office Professional (3) F, S-CSU Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 110. Course Advisories: COMAP151A. Two hours lecture plus three hours lab weekly. An introduction to Microsoft Office, including the operating system; Microsoft Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint. Includes an introduction to multimedia and the Internet.

COMAP 103- Internet & E-Mail (1) F, S-CSU
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 110. Four and one-half hours lecture plus two hours weekly, for four weeks.
An introduction to the use of the Internet and electronic mail (e-mail). Topics include the World Wide Web, search engines, and getting and using e-mail.

COMAP 171- Business English (3) F, S-CSU
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 110. Three lecture hours weekly.
A review of English fundamentals necessary for personal and business success: grammar, sentence structure, punctuation and word usage, with practical writing applications, such as reviews, reports and compositions on assigned topics.

COMM 151- Intercultural Communication (3) F, S- CSU, UC
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 110. Three hours lecture weekly.
Provides an introduction to communication between people from different cultures. Focuses on the application of theory and research to intercultural communication. The topics and activities are designed to develop communication skills that improve competence in intercultural situations.

ECON 101- Microeconomics (3) F, S-CSU, UC
Prerequisites: MATH 100.
Skills Advisories: ENG 110; completion of MATH 100 recommended. Three hours lecture weekly.
Presents modern theories of price formation, industrial organization, factor pricing and income determination. Emphasis on U.S. markets and their relationships with the rest of the world.

ECON 102- Macroeconomics
(3) F, S-CSU, UC
Prerequisites: Sophomore standing recommended.
Skills Advisories: ENG 110; completion of MATH 100 and ECON 101 recommended. Three hours lecture weekly.
A systematic analysis of the factors which determine national income, business cycles, unemployment and inflation. Overview of U.S. banking structure.

ECON 106- International Economics
(3) S-CSU, UC
Skills Advisories: ENG 110. Three hours lecture weekly.
Focus on techniques of economic analysis for application to international issues. Patterns of international activity and institutions.

FIN 201- Investments: Securities Analysis & Portfolio Construction (3) F, S-CSU
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 110; MATH 100. Course Advisories: BUSAD 101. Three hours lecture weekly.
General techniques and concepts of personal investing are examined. Topics include the economic function of financial markets, investment opportunities, securities markets, methods of fundamental and technical analysis, and sources of investment information. Students apply these techniques to stocks and bonds.

FIN 202- Managerial Finance (3) S-CSU
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 110; MATH 100. Course Advisories: BUSAD 101. Three hours lecture weekly.
Designed to equip the student with the specific techniques of business financial management- anticipation of cash needs, acquisition of financial resources, and allocation of cash in the company. Financial statement analysis, financing business activity, capital budgeting, and working capital management are emphasized.

FIN 290- Finance Work Experience (1-4) F, S-CSU
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 110.
75 hours of work experience = 1 unit of credit.
Consists of supervised employment for students whose career objectives, course of study and employment complement each other. Students must accomplish specific course objectives. Class meetings on campus are scheduled each semester.

GEOG 101/ Earth 141- Physical Geography (3) F, S- CSU, UC Prerequisites: ENG 100,103; MATH 1.
Skills Advisories: ENG 110. Corequisites: EARTH 14l L Three hours lecture weekly, plus one hour in Learning Laboratory weekly.
Study of the interaction of man with the basic elements of the physical environment, emphasizing the interrelationships among landforms, climates, natural vegetation and mineral resources.

GEOG 101L / Earth 141L- Physical Geography Lab
(1) F, S-CSU, UC Prerequisites: ENG 100,103; MATH 1.
Skills Advisories: ENG 110. Corequisites: EARTH 141.
Three hours laboratory weekly.
Laboratory approach to a combination of geography and earth science. Topics include geology, geomorphology, meteorology, climatology, hydrology and agronomy.

GEOG 102- Cultural Geography (3) F, S-CSU, UC
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 110. Three hours lecture weekly.
Cultural geography is an exploration of culture around the world as seen in the patterns of settlement, belief systems, economic development, political units, and responses to the physical world. Investigates the characteristics of the countries of the world divided into regional groupings. The dynamics between countries-and regions are also explored as they affect the cultural landscape.

MKT 209- International Marketing (3) F, S-CSU
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 110 Course Advisories: MKT 101. Three hours lecture weekly.
Theory and practice of marketing on an international scale. Presents information on the global nature of the marketing process and its impact upon the effectiveness of firms entering a different market. Special emphasis is placed upon economic and business systems throughout the world. Provides information about the Pacific Rim and EC markets and their development.

 




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