This course explores the historical development of American business institutions from the colonial era to the present. Thematic units organize the materical focusing in turn on the most significant developments in the American business environment. The goal is a cumulative understanding of the development of the system. A great deal of our discussion and reading centers on the interaction of market operations and social values and how these interactions influenced the business environment at different times. It is the sudy of business in the coontext of past times that makes this course different from a course in business methods or institutions. Through the study of the past students develop their critical thinking and writing skills.

Emphasizes how organizational managers use accounting information to support their functions of planning, control, and decision making. Examples taken from corporations, small business, and not-for-profit organizations. No credit for students who have received credit for ACFI 503, ADMN 503. Prereq: BUS 532.

The first of two in-depth financial accounting courses. Course provides student with the in-depth understanding of the theory, conceptual framework, and development of generally accepted accounting principles giving them the knowledge necessary to properly account for and present information in financial statements prepared for external uses. Topics include the income statement, the statement of cash flows and balance sheet with an emphasis on asset accounts. Prereq: BUS 532 and BUS 533. No credit if credit received for BUS 675 Intermediate Accounting I.

Applications of behavioral science concepts to work settings. Topics include worker incentives and perceptions toward work, group versus individual decision making, conflict resolution, interpersonal and leadership skills, and the study of other behaviors relevant to effective managing of a business organization. Prereq: Completion of Introductory Business Core or permission. Writing intensive.