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BUS 0005 - ENTREPRENEURSHIP, SMALL BUSINESS, & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: ANALYSIS BETWEEN EUROPE & THE U.S.
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course analyses the way in which entrepreneurship and small business assist economic development. It focuses on the interrelationships between these two basic constitutive terms of the development process, and how they shape the process when they overlap. A comparative analysis of the main features of the entrepreneurial process and the development of the small business sector in Europe and the U.S. will be the core of the course.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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BUS 0010 - YOUR ACADEMIC AND CAREER SUCCESS
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
In this course, you will: learn the technical aspects (academic and experiential attributes) pertaining to the majors and certificates offered in CBA; Explore paths of self-awareness and career opportunity utilizing assessment models including StrengthsFinder; Utilize Bloomberg Business Week to develop business literacy; explore global opportunities, such as study abroad, and the international internship program; develop networking skills, and relate those skills to establishing your personal and professional network; create a resume that has been reviewed by a professional development consultant; establish a CBA Connect account on which you will post your resume, schedule appointments with CLDC staff, register for events, view internship/job opportunities, and access secure documents; establish a professional profile on social media; and explore basic competency of Excel.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Satisfactory/No Credit
Course Requirements: PROG: College of Business Admin
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BUS 0020 - YOUR CAREER SUCCESS
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
In this course, you will: learn and practice a variety of tools used in the exploration of career paths (e.g., StrengthsFinder, Skill Clusters, informational interviewing, job shadowing, etc.); Explore your skills, abilities, and preferred roles and environments; develop and implement a personal strategy for career goal setting and planning; learn the internship and job search processes; learn and practice communication tools necessary throughout the job application process (e.g., resume, cover letter, social media, networking, interviewing, and accepting job offers).
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Satisfactory/No Credit
Course Requirements: PROG: College of Business Admin
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BUS 1020IS - CBA INTERNATIONAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM - IS
Minimum Credits: 0
Maximum Credits: 0
Non-graded course for in-state tuition.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Internship
Grade Component: No Grade Required
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BUS 1020OS - CBA INTERNATIONAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM - OS
Minimum Credits: 0
Maximum Credits: 0
Non-graded course for out-of-state tuition.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Internship
Grade Component: No Grade Required
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BUS 1021IS - COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION INTERNATIONAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM PARIS - IS
Minimum Credits: 0
Maximum Credits: 0
Non-graded course for in-state tuition.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Internship
Grade Component: No Grade Required
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BUS 1021OS - COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION INTERNATIONAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM PARIS - OS
Minimum Credits: 0
Maximum Credits: 0
Non-graded course for out-of-state tuition.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Internship
Grade Component: No Grade Required
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BUS 1023 - GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
This one-credit, one-week international experience is for students who wish to gain valuable experience and exposure to several business sectors and firms within the visited country. The purpose of experience is to focus on four industry-specific business sectors relevant to the historical, cultural, political, and economic background of the country. The sectors will be chosen from the following: healthcare, tourism/hospitality, arts, sports/athletics, human/social services, education, real estate, and banking. As a result of the experience, students will develop a “tool kit” of concepts and information regarding the cultural and business climate of the country in focus, begin developing of a working knowledge of how differences in cultural context affect business activities and develop a basis for critical evaluation of a country- specific, cross-sector business analysis.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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BUS 1023IS - GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES IN-STATE
Minimum Credits: 0
Maximum Credits: 0
Non-graded course for in-state tuition.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: No Grade Required
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BUS 1023OS - GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE- OUT-OF-STATE
Minimum Credits: 0
Maximum Credits: 0
Non-graded course for out-of-state tuition.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: No Grade Required
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BUS 1025 - DOING BUSINESS IN EUROPE
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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BUS 1027 - DOING BUSINESS IN ASIA
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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BUS 1028 - DOING BUSINESS IN JAPAN
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
The purpose of this course is to provide a broad introduction to business in Japan. Topics covered include: the Japanese economy, from post-war growth, through the ‘bubble’ and post-‘bubble’ years, to today; ongoing demographic, social/cultural, and structural change; human resource and production management; women in the workforce; and working with Japanese in a business setting. By the end of the course, students will be more knowledgeable about Japan and Japanese business, and about the opportunities and challenges facing Japanese firms and individuals working in or with Japanese firms.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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BUS 1030 - DOING BUSINESS IN LATIN AMERICA
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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BUS 1036 - DOING BUSINESS: GERMANY
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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BUS 1038 - DOING BUSINESS IN THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course is for students who wish to gain valuable work experience, develop professional skills, and earn academic credit while in a foreign setting. The first two weeks will be spent on Pitt’s campus, providing students with an opportunity to develop cultural knowledge and language skills. Faculty will then accompany students abroad and hold courses for an additional two weeks; students then begin their business internship. Final student presentations will take place in September. No prior language knowledge is required.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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BUS 1039 - DOING BUSINESS: FRANCE
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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BUS 1040 - DOING BUSINESS IN BRAZIL
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course is for students who wish to gain valuable work experience, develop professional skills, and earn academic credit while in a foreign setting. The first two weeks will be spent on Pitt’s campus, providing students with an opportunity to develop cultural knowledge and language skills. Faculty will then accompany students abroad and hold courses for an additional two weeks; students then begin their business internship. Final student presentations will take place in September. No prior language knowledge is required.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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BUS 1045 - DOING BUSINESS IN SPAIN
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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BUS 1175 - INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Examines why firms engage in international activities foreign trade, operating abroad, technology transfer, and various ways business can be conducted internationally. Critical economic, legal, political, social and cultural factors affecting international business will be reviewed as they influence corporate objectives and actions.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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BUS 1392 - PERSONAL FINANCIAL PLANNING
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
This course deals with the basics of personal financial planning. Students will create personal financial plans based on projected horizons of 1, 3, and 5 years. The primary focus is on near term planning with emphasis on: initial savings, paying off student debt, judicious use of credit, and investing for short and long term goals. Students will prioritize and codify their plans based on personal, professional, and lifestyle objectives projected over the plans stated horizons.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Satisfactory/No Credit
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BUS 1447 - TOPICS IN INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course explores topics of current interest in international human resources management. Topics covered will vary by instructor in areas such as HRM planning, selection, recruitment, appraisal, compensation and benefits, training and development, labor relations, and organizational culture and structure.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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BUS 1448 - TOPICS IN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course explores topics in the field of organizational behavior that have significant international dimensions such as leadership, work motivation, organizational culture, communication, and team dynamics. Topics covered will vary by instructor.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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BUS 1449 - TOPICS IN INTERNATIONAL MARKETING
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course explores topics of current interest in international marketing. Topics covered will vary by instructor.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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BUS 1755 - SERVICE LEARNING IN ORGANIZATIONS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course is designed around an experiential learning methodology in an international context that uses an international service project for a community organization to enhance student understanding of a particular content area in leadership and ethics. Students will be challenged to immerse themselves in readings, essays, and discussions in a specific content area that will be operationalized and reviewed throughout the duration of the community service project. Students in this course are required to participate in the international service learning component of the program.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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BUS 1755IS - SERVICE LEARNING ORGANIZATIONS: ALPHA KAPPA PSI - IN-STATE
Minimum Credits: 0
Maximum Credits: 0
Non-graded course for in-state tuition. Course relates to Alpha Kappa Psi.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: No Grade Required
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BUS 1755OS - SERVICE LEARNING ORGANIZATIONS: ALPHA KAPPA PSI - OUT-OF-STATE
Minimum Credits: 0
Maximum Credits: 0
Non-graded course for in-state tuition. Course relates to Alpha Kappa Psi.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: No Grade Required
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BUS 1756IS - SERVICE LEARNING ORGANIZATIONS: PHI BETA LAMBA - IN-STATE
Minimum Credits: 0
Maximum Credits: 0
Non-graded course for in-state tuition. Course relates to PHI BETA LAMBA.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: No Grade Required
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BUS 1756OS - SERVICE LEARNING ORGANIZATIONS: PHI BETA LAMBA - OUT-OF-STATE
Minimum Credits: 0
Maximum Credits: 0
Non-graded course for out-of-state tuition. Course relates to PHI BETA LAMBA.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: No Grade Required
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BUS 1757IS - GLOBAL BUSINESS INSTITUTE: BUENOS AIRES IN-STATE
Minimum Credits: 0
Maximum Credits: 0
Non-graded course for in-state tuition.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: No Grade Required
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BUS 1757OS - GLOBAL BUSINESS INSTITUTE: BUENOS AIRES OUT-OF-STATE
Minimum Credits: 0
Maximum Credits: 0
Non-graded course for out-of-state tuition.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: No Grade Required
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BUS 1758IS - GLOBAL BUSINESS INSTITUTE: SHANGHAI OS
Minimum Credits: 0
Maximum Credits: 0
Non-graded course for in-state tuition.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: No Grade Required
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BUS 1758OS - GLOBAL BUSINESS INSTITUTE: SHANGHAI OUT-OF-STATE
Minimum Credits: 0
Maximum Credits: 0
Non-graded course for out-of-state tuition.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: No Grade Required
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BUS 1865 - TOPICS IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course explores topics in the field of entrepreneurship. The topics covered will vary by instructor.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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BUS 1900 - BUSINESS INTERNSHIP
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 3
The business internship provides an opportunity for students to study in depth a particular area of business management in a work setting. An internship is primarily an academic experience, not a part-time or full-time job, in which students work for a firm or organization under a supervisor and faculty sponsor to achieve specific educational objectives.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Internship
Grade Component: Satisfactory/No Credit
Course Requirements: Restricted for College of Business Administration
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BUS 1901 - INDEPENDENT STUDY
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 3
An independent study course for students desiring to pursue in greater depth a specific set of business problems or functions to which they have been introduced in other business courses. The course involves directed reading and research under guidance of a full-time faculty member.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Independent Study
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: Restricted for College of Business Administration
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BUS 1901IS - INDEPENDENT STUDY - IS
Minimum Credits: 0
Maximum Credits: 0
Non-graded course for in-state tuition.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Independent Study
Grade Component: No Grade Required
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BUS 1901OS - INDEPENDENT STUDY - OS
Minimum Credits: 0
Maximum Credits: 0
Non-graded course for out-of-state tuition.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Independent Study
Grade Component: No Grade Required
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BUS 1902 - INDEPENDENT STUDY
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 3
An independent study course for students desiring to pursue in greater depth a specific set of business problems or functions to which they have been introduced in other business courses. The course involves directed reading and research under guidance of a full-time faculty member.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Independent Study
Grade Component: Satisfactory/No Credit
Course Requirements: Restricted for College of Business Administration
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BUS 1903 - CAREER EXPLORATION INTERNSHIP
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
CBA students who participate in a full-time, career-developing internship experience as an integral part of their CBA academic program may register for this course. Students must have completed at lEast 60 credits, be in good academic standing, and plan to return to campus the first spring or fall term immediately following the internship term. Internships for this course are designated by the offering organization as full-time and lasting the duration of the term. Internship agreements specifying the academic work to be completed as part of the internship are required.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Internship
Grade Component: Letter Grade
Course Requirements: Restricted for College of Business Administration
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BUS 1904 - CBA FULL-TIME CO-OP
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
CBA students who participate in a full-time career-developing internship experience as an integral part of their CBA academic program may register for this course. Students must have completed at least 60 credits, be in good academic standing, and plan to return to campus the first spring or fall term immediately following the internship term. Internships for this course are designated by the offering organization as full-time and lasting the duration of the term. Internship agreements specifying the academic work to be completed as part of the internship are required.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Internship
Grade Component: Satisfactory/No Credit
Course Requirements: Restricted for College of Business Administration
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BUS 1905 - MANAGERIAL COMPETENCIES INTRNSHP
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
The managerial competencies internship is an opportunity for students to explore a career interest and develop competencies necessary for effective performance as a manager through a formal work experience in a business or non-profit organization. The course focuses on those managerial roles and competencies required for successful performance in the intern’s position. Interns learn about the primary roles of their position and develop several key competencies with the company supervisor and instructor as mentors.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Internship
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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BUS 1906 - CAREER EXPLORATION INTERNSHIP
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
This internship course is designed to help students improve self-awareness of personal preferences with respect to career interests in the context of a work experience. Incorporates readings, self-assessment instruments and exercises, job analysis, journal entries and two performance appraisals. May be used for internships, summer jobs, part time jobs and full-time positions that involve work related to a possible career interest. The internship site may be located anywhere in the world.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Internship
Grade Component: Satisfactory/No Credit
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BUS 1910 - BUSINESS INTERNATIONAL INTERNSHIP
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 6
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Internship
Grade Component: Satisfactory/No Credit
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BUS 1915 - DIRECTED RESEARCH
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Independent Study
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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BUS 1920 - BRAZIL TODAY: ETHNICITY, ECONOMY, AND ENVIRONMENT
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
After an overview of brazil, this course will provide an introduction to brazil in three dimensions: its diverse groups of people, the growth and development of the Brazilian economy, and the environmental opportunities and challenges in modern Brazil.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Seminar
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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BUS 1925 - CHINA TODAY
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
The course will explore: who are “the Chinese”? How does china’s multi-ethnic composition affect educational opportunity and career advancement? Education in china past and present: how does the history of education in china affect educational opportunity today?’ What is in store as china moves from technological supplier to technological innovator?
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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BUS 1930 - SOUTH AFRICA TODAY: ECONOMY, TECHNOLOGY AND PEOPLE
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
South Africa’s 2010 entry into brics transformed bric from a body founded on comparable economic performance, to an increasingly a political club representing the developing world, determined to counterbalance Western influence in major international forums. Entrance into this club is connected to the race for mineral resources needed by emerging nations. South Africa is the fourth largest source of gold and diamonds, and sitting on three-quarters of global pLatinum reserves. By 2014, the IMF predicts Brazil, India, China, Russia and South Africa will contribute to 60% of the global growth.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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BUS 1940 - STUDY ABROAD
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 18
Study abroad represents credits earned in an approved study abroad program.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Independent Study
Grade Component: Satisfactory/No Credit
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BUS 1941 - STUDY ABROAD: ARGENTINA
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 18
Study abroad Argentina represents credits earned in an approved study abroad program in Argentina.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Independent Study
Grade Component: Satisfactory/No Credit
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BUS 1942 - STUDY ABROAD: AUSTRALIA
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 18
Study abroad Australia represents credits earned in an approved study abroad program in Australia.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Independent Study
Grade Component: Satisfactory/No Credit
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BUS 1943 - STUDY ABROAD: AUSTRIA
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 18
Study abroad Austria represents credits earned in an approved study abroad program in Austria.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Independent Study
Grade Component: Satisfactory/No Credit
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BUS 1946 - STUDY ABROAD: BRAZIL
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 18
Study abroad Brazil represents credits earned in an approved study abroad program in Brazil.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Independent Study
Grade Component: Satisfactory/No Credit
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BUS 1949 - STUDY ABROAD: CANADA
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 18
Study abroad Canada represents credits earned in an approved study abroad program in Canada.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Independent Study
Grade Component: Satisfactory/No Credit
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BUS 1950IS - GLOBAL BUSINESS INSTITUTE: SHANGHAI - IN-STATE
Minimum Credits: 0
Maximum Credits: 0
Non-graded course for in-state tuition.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: No Grade Required
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BUS 1950OS - GLOBAL BUSINESS INSTITUTE: SHANGHAI - OUT-OF-STATE
Minimum Credits: 0
Maximum Credits: 0
Non-graded course for out-of-state tuition.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: No Grade Required
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BUS 1952 - STUDY ABROAD: CHINA
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 18
Study abroad China represents credits earned in an approved study abroad program in China.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Independent Study
Grade Component: Satisfactory/No Credit
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BUS 1953 - STUDY ABROAD: COSTA RICA
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 21
Study abroad Costa Rica represents credits earned in an approved study abroad program in Costa Rica.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Independent Study
Grade Component: Satisfactory/No Credit
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BUS 1955 - STUDY ABROAD: DENMARK
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 18
Study abroad Denmark represents credits earned in an approved study abroad program in Denmark.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Independent Study
Grade Component: Satisfactory/No Credit
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BUS 1958 - STUDY ABROAD: ENGLAND
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 18
Study abroad England represents credits earned in an approved study abroad program in England.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Independent Study
Grade Component: Satisfactory/No Credit
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BUS 1961 - STUDY ABROAD: FRANCE
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 18
Study abroad France represents credits earned in an approved study abroad program in France.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Independent Study
Grade Component: Satisfactory/No Credit
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BUS 1964 - STUDY ABROAD: GERMANY
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 18
Study abroad Germany represents credits earned in an approved study abroad program in Germany.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Independent Study
Grade Component: Satisfactory/No Credit
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BUS 1965 - STUDY ABROAD: INDIA
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 18
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Independent Study
Grade Component: Satisfactory/No Credit
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BUS 1967 - STUDY ABROAD: IRELAND
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 18
Study abroad Ireland represents credits earned in an approved study abroad program in Ireland.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Independent Study
Grade Component: Satisfactory/No Credit
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BUS 1970 - STUDY ABROAD: ISRAEL
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 18
Study abroad Israel represents credits earned in an approved study abroad program in Israel.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Independent Study
Grade Component: Satisfactory/No Credit
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BUS 1973 - STUDY ABROAD: ITALY
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 18
Study abroad Italy represents credits earned in an approved study abroad program in Italy.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Independent Study
Grade Component: Satisfactory/No Credit
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BUS 1976 - STUDY ABROAD: JAPAN
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 18
Study abroad Japan represents credits earned in an approved study abroad program in Japan.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Independent Study
Grade Component: Satisfactory/No Credit
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BUS 1979 - STUDY ABROAD: MEXICO
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 18
Study abroad Mexico represents credits earned in an approved study abroad program in Mexico.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Independent Study
Grade Component: Satisfactory/No Credit
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BUS 1982 - STUDY ABROAD: RUSSIA
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 18
Study abroad Russia represents credits earned in an approved study abroad program in Russia.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Independent Study
Grade Component: Satisfactory/No Credit
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BUS 1985 - STUDY ABROAD: SPAIN
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 18
Study abroad Spain represents credits earned in an approved study abroad program in Spain.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Independent Study
Grade Component: Satisfactory/No Credit
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BUS 1987 - STUDY ABROAD: URUGUAY
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 18
Study abroad Uruguay represents credits earned in an approved study abroad program in Uruguay.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Independent Study
Grade Component: Satisfactory/No Credit
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BUS 1990 - STUDY ABROAD: SEMESTER-AT-SEA
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 18
Study Abroad Semester-at-Sea represents credits earned in an approved Semester at Sea Program.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Independent Study
Grade Component: Satisfactory/No Credit
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BUS 1995 - STUDY ABROAD: INTERNSHIP
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 3
The study abroad internship provides an opportunity for students to study in depth a particular area of business management in a work setting outside of the United States. An internship is primarily an academic experience, not a part-time or full-time job, in which students work for a firm or organization under a supervisor and faculty sponsor to achieve specific educational objectives.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Internship
Grade Component: Satisfactory/No Credit
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BUS 1997 - STUDY ABROAD: EXCHANGE PROGRAM
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 18
The study abroad exchange program represents credits earned in an approved exchange agreement between the university of Pittsburgh and another educational institution.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Independent Study
Grade Component: Satisfactory/No Credit
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BUSACC 0030 - FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Helps students become informed users of firms’ external financial accounting reports. The basic structure and contents of such reports and the process by which they are prepared will be studied. Discussion will involve what items are included in financial accounting reports, how such items are measured, and how various economic events affect the reports. An understanding of what can be inferred from the reports about the past performance, present position, and future prospects of the firm will be developed.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
Course Requirements: PREQ: ECON 0100 or 0102 or 0103 or 0105 or 0110 or 0115 or 0120; PROG: College of Business Administration; LVL: So, Jr, Sr
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BUSACC 0040 - MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Introduces students to the basic terminology and concepts of cost accounting, including product costing, budgetary control, responsibility accounting, and the use of cost information in resource allocation and other managerial decisions. Textbook material and various applications in actual organizations are used to engage students in applying the concepts and methods that have been developed.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
Course Requirements: PREQ: BUSACC 0030 or BUSERV 1920 or CDACCT 6030 or MGMT 0022 or BUS 0115 or ACCT 0201; PROG: College of Business Administration
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BUSACC 1204 - INTERMEDIATE FINANCIAL REPORTING 1
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Covers the conceptual framework of financial accounting and its influence on Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), with special emphasis on the valuation of assets and measurement of income.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
Course Requirements: PREQ:(BUSACC0030orBUSERV1920orCDACCT6030orMGMT0022orBUS0115or ACCT0201)and(BUSACC0040orBUSERV1925orCDACCT6040orMGMT0023or BUS1110orACCT0202);MINGRADE ‘C”ForListed Courses;PLAN: Acct,Fin,Gen Mgmt,Glbl Mgmt,Mrktng,Undclrd CBA,BIS,HRM,SCM,Not Cand Pre-MACC
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BUSACC 1205 - INTERMEDIATE FINANCIAL REPORTING 2
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Topics covered include valuation of liabilities, owners’ equity, cash flow statements, and disclosure outside the primary financial statements. Like intermediate financial reporting 1, this course also engages students as active participants in the learning process. Required for all accounting majors.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
Course Requirements: PREQ: BUSACC 1204; PLAN: PLAN: Accounting, FInance, General Management, Global Management, Marketing, Business Information Systems, Human Resources Management, Supply Chain Management, Undeclared, Not Cand for degree-Pre-MACC
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BUSACC 1210 - FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Financial statement analysis focuses on the evaluation of publicly traded company financial statements and related note disclosures as well as the correlation of this historic financial performance to the company’s stock prices. This course will assist students’ development of a systematic approach to analyzing reported financial data and understanding the underlying risks and possible inconsistencies among comparative companies. Requirements of the course include interim exams and written and oral presentations of analysis.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
Course Requirements: PREQ: BUSACC 1205; PLAN: Accounting, Finance, General Management, Global Management, Marketing, Business Information Systems, Human Resources Management, Supply Chain Management, Undeclared
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BUSACC 1216 - ADVANCED FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Covers topics that are of particular interest to financial report preparers and auditors. Special emphasis placed on accounting for business combinations and consolidated financial reporting. Other topics include international accounting, accounting for partnerships, and accounting by fiduciaries. Required for all accounting majors pursuing the CPA track.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
Course Requirements: PREQ: BUSACC 1205; PLAN: Accounting, Finance, General Management, Global Management, Marketing, Business Information Systems, Human Resources Management, Supply Chain Management, Undeclared
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BUSACC 1221 - STRATEGIC COST MANAGEMENT
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Topics covered include how product cost measurement affects resource allocation decisions; how to design modern cost systems; the strategic role of cost information and the relationship between process improvement and cost reduction; performance measurement and organizational transformation for value creation.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
Course Requirements: PREQ:(BUSACC0030orBUSERV1920orCDACCT6030orMGMT0022orBUS0115or ACCT0201)and(BUSACC0040orBUSERV1925orCDACCT6040orMGMT0023or BUS1110orACCT0202);MINGRADE ‘C”ForListed Courses;PLAN: Acct,Fin,Gen Mgmt,Glbl Mgmt,Mrktng,Undclrd CBA,BIS,HRM,SCM
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BUSACC 1236 - ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Focuses on the design and implementation of accounting information systems and their ability to: collect data on the activities of an organization, accumulate and summarize the data, and make the information available to managers for analysis, decision-making and control.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
Course Requirements: PREQ:(BUSACC0030orBUSERV1920orCDACCT6030orMGMT0022orBUS0115or ACCT0201)and(BUSACC0040orBUSERV1925orCDACCT6040orMGMT0023or BUS1110orACCT0202);MINGRADE ‘C”ForListed Courses;PLAN: Acct,Fin,Gen Mgmt,Glbl Mgmt,Mrktng,Undclrd CBA,BIS,HRM,SCM,Not Cand Pre-MACC
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BUSACC 1238 - AUDITING
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Introduces auditing process and profession. Main topics include nature and purpose of auditing, auditing standards, professional conduct, auditor legal liability and approaches in auditing financial statements. Emphasizes a risk-based approach to selecting appropriate auditing techniques. Examines auditor’s decision process relating to internal control assessment, audit decision process relating to internal control assessment, audit sampling and obtaining audit evidence about financial accounts. Examines extent of auditor’s responsibility to uncover fraud.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
Course Requirements: PREQ: BUSACC 1205; CREQ: BUSACC 1236; PLAN: Accounting, Finance, General Management, Global Management, Marketing, Business Information Systems, Human Resources Management, Supply Chain Management, Undeclared, Not Cand for Degree-Pre-MACC
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BUSACC 1242 - INDIVIDUAL TAX ACCOUNTING AND PLANNING
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course focuses on individual tax return preparation and planning. Students will learn how to calculate the taxes associated with a variety of personal, investment, property, and sole-proprietorship transactions. Concepts will be reinforced through the preparation of actual tax returns that reflect different combinations of such transactions. Students will develop tax planning skills by considering how various transactions can be restructured to minimize the current or future tax liability.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
Course Requirements: PREQ: BUSACC 1205 or CDACCT 6205; PLAN: Accounting, Finance, General Management, Global Management, Marketing, Business Information Systems, Human Resources Management, Supply Chain Management, Undeclared
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BUSACC 1250 - SURVEY OF INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING ISSUES AND THE IASB
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This financial accounting elective focuses on exposing students to the international accounting standards setting process and the study of the application of international accounting issues in business. Learning will take place through a mix of classroom time as well as experienced based learning opportunities, with each weekly class focused on an accounting issues and a related site visit experience with a company working on the accounting issue. Participation requires a good understanding of the accounting process and an interest in the global business environment.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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BUSACC 1296 - ACCOUNTING INTERNSHIP
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
The accounting internship provides business credits for project assignments that augment a professional accounting work experience.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Internship
Grade Component: Satisfactory/No Credit
Course Requirements: PREQ: BUSACC 1205; PLAN: Accounting, Finance, General Management, Global Management, Marketing, Business Information Systems, Human Resources Management, Supply Chain Management, Undeclared
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BUSACC 1298 - ACCOUNTING INDEPENDENT STUDY
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 3
An independent study course for students desiring to pursue in greater depth a specific set of accounting issues or problems to which they have been introduced in other accounting courses. The course involves directed reading and research under the guidance of a full-time faculty member.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Independent Study
Grade Component: Letter Grade
Course Requirements: PREQ: BUSACC 1205; PLAN: Accounting, Finance, General Management, Global Management, Marketing, Business Information Systems, Human Resources Management, Supply Chain Management, Undeclared
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BUSECN 1010 - MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Primarily an applied microeconomics analysis although some applied macroeconomic analysis of relevance to the business firm may also be treated. Emphasizes the development of economic tools and concepts which can be used in the firm’s management decision-making process. Builds upon the standard economic analysis of the firm which integrates a company’s revenue, cost, output and pricing decisions. Marginal and incremental reasoning is stressed as an important decision making principle.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
Course Requirements: PREQ: (MATH 0120 or 0126 or 0136 or 0140 or 0220 or 0235) and (ECON 0100 or 0102 or 0105 or 0120) and (ECON 0103 or 0110 or 0115 or 0120); PROG: College of Business Administration
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BUSECN 1505 - INDIA TODAY: INNOVATION, INDUSTRY, AND EDUCATION
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
This short course will explore how innovation, industry and education interact in India and play a role in the perceived position of India as a world.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Seminar
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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BUSECN 1508 - INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS FOR MANAGERS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course introduces the broad field of int’l econ, with emphasis on developing framework for effective management in today’s global economoy. Key issues and problems are explored in areas of int’l trade, int’l investment & int’l payments, from perspective of manager of enterprises in operating in a cross-border, int’l environment. The approach will be verbal, graphical and non-technical and will draw from actual data sets and late-breaking news items from such business-oriented publications as Financial Times Economist, Wall Street Journal and New York Times.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
Course Requirements: PLAN: International Business (CPIB-CR1) or Global Management (GLMGT-BSBA)
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BUSECN 1509 - INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND TRADE
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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BUSECN 1510 - RUSSIA TODAY: ENERGY, ECONOMICS AND PUBLIC POLICY IN TRANSITION
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
This course will introduce students to Russia’s political, economic, and institutional transformation as a result of the collapse of communism. It will focus on the transition from communism and state-planned economy to democracy and market economy. The course will discuss political and economic transformations, as well as changes in public policy, including health, education and the arts. The course will also focus on pressing contemporary issues of global importance such as energy policy, international trade, and Russia’s position on the war of terror.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Seminar
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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BUSENV 0060 - MANAGERIAL ETHICS AND STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Examines the social, political and legal interfaces between the business institution (especially the corporation) and the environment. Topics typically considered include ethical and value issues in business, the social responsibilities of business, business-government relations, and the management of stakeholder relationships and corporate social policy.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
Course Requirements: PROG: College of Business Administration; LVL: So, Jr, Sr
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BUSENV 0061 - CERTIFICATE PROGRAM IN LEADERSHIP AND ETHICS: MANAGERIAL ETHICS AND STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Course examines the social, political and legal interfaces between the business institution (especially the corporation) and the environment. Topics typically considered include ethical and value issues in business, the social responsibilities of business, business-government relations, and the management of stakeholder relationships and corporate social policy. This section is reserved for students pursuing the Certificate Program in Leadership and Ethics.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
Course Requirements: PLAN: Leadership and Ethics (CERT)
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BUSENV 1701 - ETHICAL LEADERSHIP FUNDAMENTALS
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
In this first integrated seminar of the CPLE sequence, students are introduced to ethics concepts and leadership skills - with a particular emphasis on demonstrating how ethics and leadership are complementary areas of emphasis for an effective leader. Ethics and leadership must be considered together in order to produce leaders who have the foresight to consider issues of responsibility, account ability and the full impact of their actions as well as a skill set that will empower them to implement their vision.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
Course Requirements: PLAN: Leadership and Ethics (CERT)
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BUSENV 1704 - SOCIAL IMPACT OF ORGANIZATIONS
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
In this fourth and final integrated seminar of the CPLE sequence, students will learn to consider the broader implications of their organizations involvement in social issues and concerns. Students will be encouraged to develop their negotiation and delegation skills as a means of empowering them to act when their organization in the midst of a difficult social context. In particular, there will be an examination of the in-depth organization involvement in the holocaust.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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BUSENV 1706 - MARKET MANIPULATIONS: CRISES, BUBBLES, ROBBER BARONS AND CORPORATE SAINTS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Taking a historical perspective, the course focuses on the major kinds of market manipulations, as well as their impacts. Major topic areas include: the nature of a market and its ‘failures,’ and how firms as well as governments evolved to compensate for those failures; types of major market calamities, with historical comparisons, examining how they might have been successfully managed; the market manipulators, focusing on the ‘robber barons’ of the ‘gilded age;’ and the contexts and consequences of market manipulation, including an overview of factory towns and of worker impacts.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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BUSENV 1750 - LEADERSHIP AND ETHICS INTERNSHIP
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Students will complete both social and ethics audits of the organization for which they are working an internship assignment. These exercises are designed to lead students to examine and critique their organization’s commitment to ethics and leadership in a critical, yet balanced, manner. The content of the internship course centers around students independently recognizing & identifying how issues related to ethics & leadership are & are not addressed in the organizations that they serve. Students permitted to take any internship approved by CBA’s Berg Center for Leadership and Ethics.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Internship
Grade Component: Satisfactory/No Credit
Course Requirements: PLAN: Leadership and Ethics(CERT)
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BUSENV 1755 - SERVICE LEARNING IN ORGANIZATIONS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course is designed around an experiential learning methodology that uses a service project for a community organization to enhance student understanding of a particular content area in leadership and ethics. Students will be challenged to immerse themselves in readings, essays and discussions in a specific content area that will be operationalized and reviewed throughout the duration of the community service project.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
Course Requirements: PLAN: Leadership and Ethics (CERT)
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BUSENV 1760 - BUSINESS LAW
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Provides students with an exposure to the extensive laws and regulations that affect almost all major aspects of business operations. Topics covered are chosen on the basis of their importance to contemporary business.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
Course Requirements: PLAN: Accounting, Finance, General Management, Global Management, Marketing, Business Information Systems, Human Resources Management, Supply Chain Management, Undeclared CBA majors
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