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ACC 105: Financial Accounting
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The accounting cycle, from the analysis of business transactions through
the preparation of the three basic financial statements: the income
statement, balance sheet and the statement of cash flows; basic theory
and practice with respect to accounting for assets, liabilities and
equities; external uses of accounting information; interpretation of
accounting data; analysis of financial statements; income and cash flow
analysis. Prerequisite: MAT 096/099 or Mathematics Placement Exam
Results.
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ACC 106: Managerial Accounting
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Utilization of accounting information for purposes of managerial control
and decision-making; cost concepts; cost behavior analysis; cost-volume
profit analysis; budgetary controls; responsibility accounting;
standard costing; internal use of operational and financial accounting
information; terminology; tools for pricing, product and investment
decisions,; and capital budgeting. Prerequisite: MAT 096/099 or
Mathematics Placement Exam Results.
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BUS 124: Introduction to Management
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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.
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BUS 240: Corporate Finance Fundamentals
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Introduction to the theoretical concepts of corporate finance. The
course focuses on the management of working capital, cost of capital,
capital budgeting and capital structure planning. The course also
provides an overview of money and capital markets. Prerequisite: ACC
105, MAT 098/100.
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BUS 335: Operations Management for Sustainability
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The study of the supply chain and innovations that improve efficiencies
while benefiting the environment. Focus is on work-flow designs,
productivity, quality, forecasting, process innovations, procurement
management and other value-added strategies that lead to the promotion
of a sustainable business operation. Prerequisites: MAT 115, BUS 240.
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BUS 365: Business Consulting
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This course examines the major practice areas in the management
consulting business and the role of a successful consultant. Course
content will cover the consulting process from the initial client
meeting to the execution of solutions. Students will be introduced to a
variety of diagnostic tools and their applications. Managing client
relationships, proposal writing, and ethics will also be covered within
the context of the service and solution business.
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ECO 101: Introduction to Macroeconomics
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Institutions and functioning of capitalism; national income and its
determination; monetary and fiscal policy; international economics; and
problems of growth and development. CC
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ECO 102: Introduction to Microeconomics
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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
behavior and consumer behavior, market performance in the U.S. economy
and comparative economic systems. CC
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ECO 208: Environmental and Resource Economics
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This course examines a broad range of environment and natural resource
issues. Topics include: the economic theory of externalities, public
goods and depletion of resources; valuation of non-market benefits and
costs; theoretical and applied cost-benefit analysis; advantages and
quality of the environment; and importance of environmental quality and
policy in determining the distribution of income. Numerous case studies
and practical examples may be used, including air and water pollution,
mineral and energy resources extraction, and wilderness preservation and
recycling. Prerequisites: 101, 102. ES
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MAT 115: Introductory Statistics
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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 Mathematics Placement Exam results. NS
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ENV 105: Foundations of Environmental Sustainability
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The purpose of this non-majors class is to offer an introductory course
on what students need to know as responsible citizens to become more
environmentally literate and ecologically conscious. The course examines
the way people are damaging the earth and, in the process, their own
bodies and minds. It then presents essential tools necessary for both
planetary and personal transformation. The Fulton Center for Sustainable
Living and its staff take an active role in the course by instructing
students and demonstrating sustainability projects on campus. ES
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ENV 110: Introduction to Environmental Science
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This course examines the interrelationship of causes of environmental
issues that confront the human species: pollution, resource consumption
and human population. To thoroughly understand the root causes of these
problems and discover acceptable, equitable solutions, an
interdisciplinary approach is taken. The course combines ideas and
information from the natural sciences, social sciences and ethics to
examine how the natural world operates and is connected. The course
includes a laboratory component. ESL
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ENV 204: Environmental Policy
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Investigates selected environmental issues from an interdisciplinary
perspective with a focus on how environmental issues shape policy in the
United States. The course will explore the institutional setting in
which environmental policy proceeds, the participants involved in
creating policy and the political, economical and ethical factors that
shape policy. Prerequisite: 110. ES, CC, WI
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ENV 215: Environmental Impact Assessment
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Historical survey of the impact of human beings on the environment.
Topics include cultural-historical land use and its environmental
impact, sustainable land use planning and assessing the impact of
development on the social and natural environment. Class will perform an
environmental impact assessment of a campus, borough or county plan or
project. Prerequisites: 110 or 201. ES
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ENV 355: Internship
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Work experience with a significant academic component. Students will
complete a portfolio that exhibits both a visual and written display of
learning, including evidence of theoretical knowledge and experiential
learning. The portfolio may be used as a record of the student’s work
for graduate school or employment. A presentation to the college
community is also required. Prerequisite: second-semester junior or
senior if used to fulfill capstone requirement.