BUS - Business

This course emphasizes global competitiveness by introducing students to the way companies operate and to how they compete with other companies. In addition, students learn about the importance of leadership, ethical behavior and corporate responsibility in becoming successful and sustaining that success. The course examines each of the functional areas in businesses and how they work together to produce the goods and provide the services that customers demand.

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 responsibility to society.

For MBA students only. The practicum allows the MBA student to design a set of educational experiences over multiple semesters to best meet the student's learning needs and career aspirations. The student selects from a wide array of activities covering a broad spectrum of business experiences including leadership, ethics, research, community involvement, internships and seminars. A student may create a practicum in a particular functional discipline such as finance or marketing or in multiple disciplines. Students will learn independently and chronicle their experiences on e-portfolio software.