The use of statistical methods for managerial decision making. Emphasis is on understanding concepts, including inferences from sample data and model formulation, as aids in decision-making. Lab: Using class-focused statistics problems, designed to provide opportunity to develop course-specific problem solving strategies; to adapt from mathematical to statistical thinking; to analyze and communicate significance and meaning of numerical outcomes; to develop course-specific test taking prowess. Prereq: MATH 420 or MATH 425 or equivalent.

This course is designed to give students some expertise in the life decisions that almost everyone must make concerning tax planning, purchasing or renting of a home or automobile, medical, life, auto and home insurance needs. Investments and planning for retirement among other financial decisions that adults must make.

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.

The sales and selling management (SSM) course covers both the strategies, and the tactics, of selling, from the wide-ranging perspectives of sales people and customers. Management topics include: motivation and behavior, sales methodologies, channel optimization, recruiting and selecting representatives, training, compensation, and evaluation. Class also covers in-depth through the class practice sales tactics such as: prospecting and sales call planning, communicating the sales message, negotiating for win-win situations, overcoming objections, closing the sale, and follow-up management. Reflecting the nature of practice selling, the SSM course is offered in a short series of longer days. Prereq: none, but BUS 400 or BUS 610 is encouraged. No credit earned if credit earned for BUS 675 if listed as Selling and Sales Management.