Bridge Course Description
BUS 501 - Financial Accounting/Business Finance (2) Use and interpretation of financial statements under generally accepted accounting principles. Emphasis is on underlying theory, concepts, principles and practice. A survey of the decision framework for financial management, forecasting and planning, risk, valuation and cost of capital, capital structure and budgeting.
BUS 502 - Operations Research/Business Statistics (2) Applications of quantitative decision analysis to solve complex business problems including production systems, marketing analysis, transportation systems and inventory control. Utilizes the collection and interpretation of data for use in decision-making including probability theory and applications, random sampling, estimation, hypothesis testing, regression and correlation.
BUS 503 - Management Theory/Legal Environment (2) Analysis of principles and theories of management, organization theory, planning and control techniques. Considers the relationships of information utilization for competitive advantage, data as a resource, and decision support. Includes consideration of the legal environment, governmental regulation, social accountability, and ethical issues in business organizations.
BUS 504 - Marketing Principles/Economics of the Firm (2) Analysis of the interdependence of elements in a firm's marketing function including the marketing environment and target markets, marketing strategy with emphasis on the marketing mix, social and ethical responsibilities of marketing. Applications of macroeconomic and microeconomic theory to management decisions. Emphasis is on analysis and quantitative techniques appropriate for solving forecasting, production cost and pricing problems under various market conditions.
BUS 505 - Management Information Systems (1) Introduction, analysis, and applications of the use of information for decision processes, planning, and decision support in organizational systems. Considers the concepts of information systems for competitive advantage, data as a resource, quality control and reengineering, development and management of systems, and end-user computing.
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