Elmhurst College Course Catalog, 2014-2015

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Accelerated Programs custom GIS solutions using VB.NET and ArcObjects. • Learn to apply best practices for GIS data modeling and collection combined with relational database design.

foreign exchange market, international finance and accounting, marketing, cultural differences and management strategy under the international environment, organizational structure and practices of the multinational company and international institutional arrangements. The course is taught from the state-of-the-art perspective with discussions on current economic and business problems.

Format Summer or Spring Term Start GIS 100 Introduction to Geospatial Technologies ISG 100 GIS Programming GIS 200 Remote Sensing Techniques IGS 200 Implementing Geodatabases GIS 300 Geospatial Capstone

BUS 380 Principles of Accounting .75 credit A study of the accounting cycle, the accounting process and accounting statement preparation and analysis. BUS 381 Excel-Based Decision-Making Tools I—Statistics .75 credit An introduction to the basic concepts of probability and statistics for the student in business management. Topics include descriptive statistics, probability distributions and random variables, hypothesis testing, forecasting and linear regression.

Software Registered students will access online via the dedicated GIS server the following software as part of the registration fee: ESRI ArcGIS Desktop 10.x including all extensions.

Course Offerings One unit of credit equals four semester hours.

BUS 263 Accounting and Financial Management for Non-Business Majors A study of the basic concepts of accounting and financial management and their applications to business processes, business analysis and business decisions. This course is not open to majors in business. It is open to students desiring to minor in business administration.

BUS 383 Accounting for Management .75 credit A study of the use of accounting data by managers with an emphasis on the use of accounting data as a basis for intelligent business decisions in planning and control. BUS 386 Management .75 credit An introduction to the theory of management and the structure of the organization. Topics include the integrative functions of management, objective setting, decision making, the behavior of the individual within the organization, and the role of human resources management in carrying out the mission of the organization.

BUS 350 Cultural Diversity in Organizations This course examines the nature and role of culture and diversity in the workplace, ways to manage diversity in the workplace, the implications of diversity for business operations and understanding of differences in light of globalization of the world’s economy. Prerequisite: sophomore standing or consent of the instructor. Fall Term, evening; Spring Term, day; Summer Term.

BUS 387 Business Communication .75 credit Development of skills of effective written and oral business communication and an understanding of the communication process and

BUS 371 Introduction to Global Business This course is designed to provide a basic understanding of the various facets of international business. Starting with basic trade theories, it covers the mechanics of the 356


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