BUS - Business

This course introduces students to the way companies operate and how they compete with other companies, locally and globally. Students learn about the functional areas of business and how they work together in a successful organization. In addition, through experiential activities, students explore current issues in business, how global trade takes place, the importance of ethical behavior, the role of leadership, and the use of technology to improve a company's performance.

Study of the legal, moral and ethical structures in business. Topics include contracts, legal framework, constitutional law, business crimes, business torts, business entities and enterprise responsibilities to society.

Study of legal issues involving accounting and financial professionals. Topics addressed include uniform commercial code sales, secured transactions, negotiable instruments and banking, along with creditor's rights, agency, enterprise organizations, securities, professional licensing/regulation and the legal liability of accountants.

This course is designed to give students an opportunity to develop personal familiarity with the global business environment. By combining academic lectures in various functional areas of business and visits with local companies and governmental representatives, students are able to gain in-depth understanding of the local business environment and how it is influenced by economic, legal/political, and sociocultural factors.

This course sets the stage for students' professional and career development throughout their years at UT and beyond through a highly intensive, personal approach that entails not only classroom sessions but one-on-one coaching and mentoring. Students will focus specifically on the creation of a strategic career management plan and development of leadership knowledge and skills.

For graduate students only. BUS 698 allows students to design a set of educational experiences to best meet the students learning needs and career aspirations. In order to fulfill the course requirements, each student selects from a well-defined list of activities covering a spectrum of business experiences including leadership certification, research projects, service learning projects, career development seminars, SAP certification workshops, travel study courses and internships.