Management

Interplay between private persons, their beliefs and values, and the larger community with its customs and laws. Individualistic vs. community values; the influences of individuals on public policy. Strategies of resistance, nonviolence, civil disobedience and political activism. Ethical and legal issues in regulating variant behavior, high-risk activities and victimless crimes. Privacy, civil rights, civic responsibilities and related issues. Minority protections, church-state relations. Role of personal beliefs in the public arena and schools. CC,CD,ETH

The mechanisms by which resources are allocated in a market system and study of modifications to account for imperfections in the system. Topics include demand, production and cost, theories of business and consumer behavior, market performance in the U.S. economy and comparative economic systems. CC

A course in basic statistical concepts and techniques for the non-mathematics major. Topics include descriptive statistics, measures of central tendency and dispersion, probability theory, standardized probability distributions, correlation and regression, inferential statistics, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing and analysis of variance. Prerequisite: 098/100 or math placement exam results. NS

System elements required to recruit, select, train and maintain a workforce in business.  Emphasis on management development, wage and salary administration and personnel planning. Prerequisite: BUS 124.

Multidisciplinary approach to the business organization as a complex system. Concepts and theories related to structure and function of organizations, comprehensive study of strategy formulation and organizational implementation, analytical focus on internal operation and structure and external posture; from that, alternatives are developed and policies proposed. Prerequisite: BUS 124.

Study of contract, agency, debtor credit, trusts and estates, property, corporation and partnership law; Uniform Commercial Code; areas of governmental regulation, including antitrust, securities and employment law; work papers, privileged communications and confidentiality. Prerequisite: BUS 124. CC

Study of management from a general perspective. Major functional areas of internal and external activities of an organization, the decision- making process and the computer’s place in contemporary management. Emphasis on formulation and implementation of policy in keeping with an organization’s goals.