Business, Accounting, Economics 457-3 Advanced Accounting A course of specialized accounting procedures, with emphasis on consolidated statements, partnerships, and foreign exchange. Prerequisite: Acct 302. Fall Business (Busn) 301-1 Introduction to Financial Planning This course provides an overview of personal and family financial planning. Students will be introduced to the financial planning profession and the financial planning process. Topics include professional financial planner certification requirements, planner-client relationship and communication, personal financial statement creation and analysis, risk tolerance, professional ethics, and time value of money concepts. Fall 305-3 Insurance Planning This course involves a comprehensive study that addresses the use of insurance for personal risk management within the overall financial planning context. Students will examine basic insurance principles, specific coverages provided by life, health, disability, homeowners, and automobile insurance policies, and strategies for determining appropriate coverages for individuals. Prerequisite or corequisite: Busn 301 and junior or senior standing. Fall 310-3 Retirement and Benefits Planning This course examines and analyzes various benefit programs and retirement planning vehicles. Topics include customer needs analysis; individual plan characteristics; and the distribution, reporting, and taxation requirements specific to each plan type. The course focuses on strategies for integrating retirement planning and benefits into a sound overall personal financial plan. Prerequisite: Busn 301. Spring 315-3 Business Law I This course introduces students to some of the areas of law applicable to personal and organizational business decisions. Course content includes an introduction to law, court
systems, torts, contracts, personal property, bailments, and agency. Fall 316-3 Business Law II This course is a continuation of Business Law I. Topics include contracts for the sale of goods, negotiable instruments, secured transactions, creditors’ rights, bankruptcy, partnerships, and corporations. Prerequisite: Busn 315. Spring 320-3 Marketing This course examines the fundamentals of the marketing of goods and services, with an emphasis on marketing management. Most of the course will focus on consumer behavior, product planning, the price system, market segmentation, and promotional activities, including public relations and personal selling. Fall 321-3 Business Management This course examines the principles, procedures, and policies involved in the organization of business enterprises. Special attention is given to the main functional areas of management: planning, organizing, staffing, directing, controlling, and the coordination of these activities. Fall 322-3 Human Resource Management This course approaches human resource management from the dual perspectives of both human resource department personnel and managers from other organizational departments. In addition to the various environmental dimensions that influence organizational decision making, the course examines the human resource functions within the context of equal employment opportunity requirements. The human resource functions addressed in the course include planning and staffing, development, compensation, health and safety, and labor relations. Spring 325-3 Introduction to Hospitality and Tourism This course introduces the basic principles and practices of management and marketing in the hospitality and tourism industries. 75