Business Courses

Course Description: This course is an overview course in business and economics for the non-major and a first step for all business majors. The course both defines and applies the fundamental principles of economics, management, marketing, management information systems (MIS), accounting and finance, including personal finance.

Course Description: An overview of business and economics for the non-major, and a first step for all business majors. The course both defines and applies the fundamental principles of economics, management, marketing, management information systems (MIS), accounting and finance, including personal finance.

Course Description: The focus of the course is to provide students with the computer and information system skills to support computer requirements for the School of Business program and meet essential business career demands. The course will cover an introduction to computers and information system technologies. In addition, the goal of the course is to learn basic skills in the Windows operating system, Internet essentials (including e-mail) and Microsoft Office 2007. Make sure you have the correct software before you begin (Office 2007). If you have Office XP (2002), you will still be able to take and complete the course, but make sure you have the books for Office 2007. Make sure you have all of the applications in the Office suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access. (Some students find out too late that they do not have Access.)

Course Description: Course begins with necessary bookkeeping skills for recording simple financial transactions and preparing basic financial statements. Theory behind accounting rules is emphasized so the student can apply knowledge gained to ever changing real world situations. Students must complete and submit 11 practice sets/applications and 5 proctored exams.

Course Description: This is the first of two Introduction to Accounting Courses. This course is an introductory course in Accounting and will cover an overview of basic accounting, accounting transactions, preparing financial statements, completing the accounting cycle, inventories, cash and internal controls, accounts receivable, plant assets, current liabilities and payroll accounting.

Course Description: This is the first of two Introduction to Accounting Courses. This course is an introductory course in Accounting and will cover an overview of basic accounting, accounting transactions, preparing financial statements, completing the accounting cycle, inventories, cash and internal controls, accounts receivable, plant assets, current liabilities and payroll accounting.

Course Description: This is the second course of two courses covering financial accounting. Emphasis is placed on current and long-term debt, partnerships, corporations, income statements with special items, cash flows statement, and analysis of financial statements. This is a hands-on course that requires preparation of entries and financial statements. Submission of homework is required for each chapter.

Course Description: Continuation of Introduction to Accounting I (Bus 207-Financial Accounting) covering the accounting for capital provided through the partnership and corporate forms of business enterprise. Emphasis is also placed on analyzing the conceptual components of the financial statements, including the Statement of Cash Flow.

Course Description: This basic business law course presents those areas most crucial to the legal environment of business. It covers topics encountered in everyday businesses such as law concerning contracts, property, product liability, sales and commercial paper (Uniform Commercial Code), legal concerns for employers and principal-agents, as well as new issues involving the Internet and e-commerce.

Course Description: This basic business law course presents those areas most crucial to the legal environment of business. It covers topics encountered in everyday businesses such as law concerning contracts, property, product liability, sales and commercial paper (Uniform Commercial Code), legal concerns for employers and principal-agents, as well as new issues involving the Internet and e-commerce. Two case analyses, one term paper, five proctored exams. Web-based 16-week course/semester based.

Course Description: Description and analysis of marketing processes, methods, policies, and institutions involved in the distribution process with an evaluation of marketing institutions and middleman according to functions they perform. Prerequisite: BUS 103, ECON 256 or by permission of instructor. Students must submit 4 exams.

Course Description: Description and analysis of marketing processes, methods, policies, and institutions involved in the distribution process with an evaluation of marketing institutions and middleman according to functions they perform. Web-based 16-week course/semester based.

Course Description: This course is designed to introduce students to management techniques as they relate specifically to the marketing and sales areas. Topics covered include: the selling process, compensation systems, motivation and leadership, times and territory management, sales forecasting, quotas, and evaluating the sales force. Prerequisite: BUS 304 Principles of Marketing.

Course Description: This course is designed to introduce students to management techniques as they relate specifically to the marketing and sales areas. Topics covered include: the selling process, compensation systems, motivation and leadership, times and territory management, sales forecasting, quotas, and evaluating the sales force.

Course Description: Provides a basic understanding of the fundamental principles with emphasis on the application of statistical techniques to the analysis and solution of real business problems. Prerequisites: College Algebra or related math skills. Homework problems, 5 exams.

Course Description: Provides a basic understanding of the fundamental principles with emphasis on the application of statistical techniques to the analysis and solution of real business problems. Prerequisites: College Algebra or related math skills. Homework problems, 5 exams. Web-based 16-week course/semester based.

Course Description: The focus of the course is to explore application software on a comprehensive level to gain expertise to support decision-making and manage information. We will study intermediate to advanced PowerPoint, intermediate Word, intermediate Excel applications; intermediate Access, and integration of Office applications using Microsoft Office 2007. Web-based 16-week course/semester based.

Course Description: This course is intended as an introductory course on creating Web page by creating HTML code in a text editor (Notepad). The objectives of this course are: to teach the fundamentals of developing Web pages using HTML; to acquaint students with the XHTML guidelines; to show students how to create Web pages suitable for course work, professional purposes, and personal use; to expose students to common Web page formats and functions; to promote curiosity and independent exploration of the World Wide Web resources; to develop an exercise-oriented approach that allows students to learn by example; to encourage independent study and help those who are learning how to create Web pages in a distance education environment. Web-based 16-week course/semester based.

Course Description: This course discusses the history, purposes, and regulations of the advertising industry. Topics covered include creative principles, media advantages and disadvantages, the structure of the industry, advertising planning and promotions, media planning, regulation of advertising, and coordination with other promotion activities.

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Course Description: Retail Management (BUS 357) takes an in-depth look at marketing and management issues involved in retail business. Beginning with an emphasis on relationship building and consumer behavior, this course focuses on the specific elements of retailing strategy: planning the store location; managing a retail business; planning, handling, and pricing merchandise; communicating with the customer; and integrating and analyzing a retailing strategy.

Course Description: The goal of this course is to introduce students to the theory and practices associated with communication within and between organizational entities.

Course Description: The goal of this course is to introduce students to the theories and practices associated with communication within and between organizational entities.

Course Description: This course will provide you with comprehensive knowledge of the American judicial system. It will also teach you practical skills including how to assist trial attorneys, interview witnesses, investigate complex fact patterns, research the law, & assist in Preparing cases for courtroom litigation. Web-based (7-week course).

Course Description: This course will provide you with a working knowledge of legal authority: how it is used in the litigation process & how to locate it through legal research. You will also learn the basics of law office management, substantive law (such as criminal law, domestic relations, real property law, & bankruptcy), & informal & formal advocacy. Web-based (7-week course).

Course Description: This course is intended to be the student's first exposure to governmental and not-for-profit accounting. Some of the topics covered include: financial analysis and planning, accounting for general capital assets and capital projects, and long term financing. By the end of this course, you should develop a feel for the basic concepts of governmental accounting and financial reporting, and be able to perform routine governmental bookkeeping.

Course Description: This Principles of Management course presents those areas most crucial to understanding the management theories and applications necessary for success in the business world. It covers the management functions with focus on Planning, Controlling, Staffing, Leading and Organizing. Proctored Examinations consist of True/False, Multiple Choice, and short answer or definition type questions. The proctored final exam covers the last group of chapters (50 questions) and questions from other chapters (50 questions).

Course Description: This Principles of Management course presents those areas most crucial to understanding the management theories and applications necessary for success in the business world. It covers the management functions with focus on Planning, Controlling, Staffing, Leading and Organizing. Proctored Examinations consist of True/False, Multiple Choice, and short answer or definition type questions. The proctored final exam covers the last group of chapters (50 questions) and questions from other chapters (50 questions). Web-based 16-week course/semester based.

Course Description: Analysis of techniques used to organize, motivate, and manage personnel in public or private organizations. Includes case studies and examines current literature and the current legal environment. Prerequisite: BUS 361: Principles of Management. 12 lessons, 2 exams, and 1 term paper are required in this course.

Course Description: Illustrates the ways finance and financial management are utilized in successfully managing a modern business enterprise. Considerable emphasis placed on financial planning and forecasting, management of short and long term assets, and the firm's capital structure and cost of capital. The student must submit 3 proctored exams. Prerequisites: Intro to Accounting I & II, Principles of Economics I & II. Business Statistics recommended.

Course Description: Illustrates the ways finance and financial management are utilized in successfully managing a modern business enterprise. Considerable emphasis placed on financial planning and forecasting, management of short and long term assets, and the firm's capital structure and cost of capital. The student must submit 3 proctored exams. Prerequisites: Intro to Accounting I & II, Principles of Economics I & II. Business Statistics recommended.

Course Description: The practical analysis of problems faced by a small business with emphasis on techniques of starting, financing, and managing a successful operation. Coursework: 1 course plan, 9 lessons, 2 exams, and 1 business plan. Prerequisites: BUS 207: Introduction to Accounting I, BUS 208: Introduction to Accounting II, BUS 304: Principles of Marketing, and BUS 361: Principles of Management.

Course Description: Gain a basic understanding of how personal computers work. Topics include hardware, how hardware and software work together, understanding the motherboard, the CPU, and troubleshooting basics, managing memory, understanding, installing, and troubleshooting disk drives, supporting input, output, and multimedia devices, supporting printers, installing and using Windows XP Professional, managing and supporting Windows XP, connecting PCs to networks and the Internet, purchasing or building a personal computer, and maintenance and troubleshooting fundamentals. Web-based 16-week course/semester based.

Course Description: This course explores the paralegal's role in estate planning. The requirements of creating enforceable wills and trusts will be covered, and study of resulting and constructive trusts will be provided.

Course Description: The practical application of federal and state legislation and executive orders governing the employer-employee relationship, legal rights of organizations, and collective bargaining. Prerequisite: BUS 361: Principles of Management or instructor's approval.

Course Description: This intensive class is designed to give students, particularly from Colorado and neighboring states, an appreciation of the importance of allocation of water resources in the American West. Participants will learn of the common law and civil law approaches to the distribution of water in arid regions, the transportation of water from one basin to another, and a hierarchy of competing uses for the water. Water was first viewed as an instrumentality of transportation (and the main impetus behind junking the Articles of Confederation in favor of the Constitution), later as power for industry, irrigation for agriculture, and the water resource behind the growth of cities of the American West. Las Vegas and Phoenix, for example, would have been mere refueling stations on the transcontinental railroads were it not for massive water projects to make the desert bloom. Special emphasis will be given to Colorado's unique system of water courts and water judges.

Course Description: The internship is a pre-arranged, credit-bearing work experience which allows a student to achieve personal goals which are aligned with the goals of a supervising professional or agency. Internships provide opportunities to explore career options, test career choices, and encourage the development of skills within a chosen field. An internship allows students to relate classroom theory with practical job experience as well as develop new skills that will be transferable to future employers. Click here for more information. Web-based 16-week course/semester based.

Course Description: International financial management is designed to provide students with the fundamentals of the international financial environment and international financial markets. The emphasis will be on managerial perspectives such as export and import, financing techniques, exchange risk management, and issues arising in the financing of foreign affiliates. Prerequisites: BUS 363: Managerial Finance.

Course Description: This course illustrates the dynamic, progressive, and influential nature of sports marketing. This course explores the sports marketing concept as a consumer-driven, integrated, goal-oriented philosophy for a team, event, organization, or athlete. Topics covered include athletic endorsements, team sports, event sponsorships, and alternative sports.

Course Description: Broad analysis of real estate principles including legal description, agency and listing agreements, financing, property management, fair housing, appraisal, tax considerations, closing, record keeping, and trust accounts. Partially satisfies requirements to sit for State of Colorado Licensing Exam. Prerequisites: BUS 211: Business Law.

Course Description: Provide an in-depth understanding of Colorado peculiar real estate law including State approved contracts for the listing and sale of property, the uniqueness of being legally able to prepare legal documents associated with the closing of the sale of property, and to complete the students' preparation to sit for the Colorado Real Estate Licensing exam. Additionally, to provide the student with an overall understanding of real property ownership as it applies to real life situations that almost all students will encounter after graduation. Prerequisites: BUS 386: Principles of Real Estate.

Course Description: In the workplace today, a good understanding of the theories of human relations in organizations is essential. Participants in the course will explore these theories. The emphasis will be on the application of behavioral science knowledge to contemporary organizational issues, which may include individual and group dynamics, motivation, leadership, organizational structure, morale, power, labor-management behavior, organizational change, and development. Prerequisite: BUS 361.

Course Description: This course is intended to be the student's first exposure to auditing. Some of the topics covered include: Introduction to financial statement auditing, basic auditing concepts, planning an audit, auditing internal controls, sampling tools for audits, reporting and professional responsibilities. By the end of this course, you should develop a feel for the basic concepts of auditing.

Course Description: Explores function and role of commercial banks, including operation, loan policies, security instruments, and socioeconomic impact. Prerequisites: Intro to Accounting I, Business Law, Principles of Economics I.

Course Description: General examination of financial problems faced by business firms with the purpose of developing integrated theories of financial policy at the firm level. Case studies used extensively. Prerequisite: Managerial Finance.

Course Description: General examination of financial problems faced by business firms with the purpose of developing integrated theories of financial policy at the firm level. Case studies used extensively. Prerequisite: Managerial Finance.

Course Description: Surveys current management issues in a competitive and rapidly changing business environment that more than ever is: challenged by global opportunities and threats; concerned with families and quality of work life; confronted by legal and ethical dilemmas; connected by technology; consumer oriented to provide high quality goods and services at low prices.

Course Description: Surveys current management issues in a competitive and rapidly changing business environment that more than ever is: challenged by global opportunities and threats; concerned with families and quality of work life; confronted by legal and ethical dilemmas; connected by technology; consumer oriented to provide high quality goods and services at low prices.

Course Description: Application of managerial decision making techniques. Covers forecasting, inventory models, linear programming, facility layout and the Transportation Model, process selection and capacity planning, design of work systems, location planning, quality control, scheduling, and project management. Available computer package utilized to solve related problems. Prerequisite: College Algebra. Web-based 16-week course/semester based.

Course Description: This is an advanced course in marketing covering the adaptations needed when marketing outside national boundaries. The course includes discussions of cultures; product and marketing modifications necessary in a variety of situations; and study of various world regions and their consumption, terrain, demographics, and geographics as they influence marketing practices.

Course Description: Strategic Marketing (BUS 442) focuses on the development of decision-making skills required in marketing through the use of text-based lessons and case studies involving real-world marketing scenarios. We will review and analyze key marketing concepts and strategies including marketing opportunity analysis; product and service strategy; pricing and financial strategy; segmentation, targeting and positioning; brand management strategy; IMC strategy and management; and channel strategy. We will then apply the concepts learned to solving issues presented in several marketing case studies.

Course Description: Business Ethics explores and puts into perspective the ethical role of business institutions and governments. The emphasis is on the need to examine the world of work from an ethical viewpoint. This course is an examination of issues addressing ethical, legal, social, and environmental responsibilities of business towards government, customers, employees, and the general public. People who understand the complex interplay of economic, political, and social forces are better able to comprehend the impact of globalization of markets, advances in science, and the changing relationships between humans and nature. More people, in more ways, feel the impact of business decisions than in an earlier time. Business leaders are required to think more carefully than ever about the effects of their actions on their company's employees, customers, suppliers, and inventors. This course is about how we, the stakeholders, try to understand, influence, and shape business behavior and social change.

Course Description: This intensive course is designed to train and qualify students to develop or participate in conflict mediation processes. Participants will review the growth and application of settlement options in the United States. The course focuses on both traditional and non-traditional dispute resolution options. Specific attention will be given to mediation, arbitration, summary jury trials, mini-trials, and moderated settlement conferences. Topics covered are history, origins and growth, the art of negotiation, the mediation process, arbitration, other forms of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) labor relations, and collective bargaining.

Course Description: This course is designed to educate existing and future business managers and IT professionals on the tremendous impact ethical issues play in the use of information technology in the modern business world. Students within the course will receive purpose and relative meaning behind the foundation of information technology, as well as acquire an invaluable guide for professionals who deal with information on a day to day basis. Web-based 16-week course/semester based.

Course Description: This course is designed to help you understand planning activities, determination of alternatives, policy formulation, execution of plans, and development of company strategy as currently used by business enterprises. It involves extensive case study to provide a practical, real world learning capability. Please pay particular attention to the requirements for the Course Project - it is much more than your typical paper and counts for almost 1/3 of your overall grade!! Prerequisite: BUS 207, 208, 304, 361, 363, ECON 255.

Course Description: The internship is a pre-arranged, credit-bearing work experience which allows a student to achieve personal goals which are aligned with the goals of a supervising professional or agency. Internships provide opportunities to explore career options, test career choices, and encourage the development of skills within a chosen field. An internship allows students to relate classroom theory with practical job experience as well as develop new skills that will be transferable to future employers. BUS 481 is the second semester of an internship. Students should complete BUS 381 prior to registering for BUS 481. Web-based 16-week course/semester based. Click for more information.