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BAOL 131
Principles of Accounting I
3 credit hours
An introduction to the study of accounting, a financial information system. The course provides the concepts and techniques of collecting and presenting accurate data about an organization, and the knowledge to understand and interpret that information.
BAOL 132
Principles of Accounting II
3 credit hours
The course completes the study of financial accounting with topics concerning corporations and the statement of cash flows. The main focus is to provide an introduction to the field of managerial accounting including costing systems, planning and control, and analytical decision support. Prerequisite: BAOL 131.
BUOL 135
Macroeconomics
3 credit hours
A study of aggregate sectors of the economy covering principles that determine total output, total employment and total price levels.
BUOL 136
Microeconomics
3 credit hours
A study of principles of allocation of resources, distribution of income and operation of the price system.
BUOL 300
Probability & Sampling
3 credit hours
The course is designed to provide students with fundamental knowledge of statistical theory and procedure. The course includes such topics as descriptive statistics, basic probability theory and parametric procedures including hypothesis tests, ANOVA and regression. Prerequisite: MATH 132.
BUOL 330
Probability & Sampling
3 credit hours
The course is designed to provide students with fundamental knowledge of statistical theory and procedure. The course includes such topics as descriptive statistics, basic probability theory and parametric procedures including hypothesis tests, ANOVA and regression. Prerequisite: MATH 132.
BUOL 330
Legal Environment of Business
3 credit hours
Law and the legal system; social forces that make the law; business response to the social and legal environment. Focus on government regulation and federal regulatory agencies which impact business decision-making.
BUOL 331
Principles of Management
3 credit hours
A general introduction to the principles and problems of business organization and management; careful consideration is given to the policies and problems of management with respect to coordination of production, finance, marketing, personnel, and accounting in a going concern. Prerequisites: BAOL 132 and BUOL 136.
BUOL 332
Business Communications
3 credit hours
A study of business communications with emphasis on composing effective business letters, reports, and presentations. Prerequisite ENG 132.
BUOL 334
Principles of Marketing
3 credit hours
A comprehensive survey of the problems involved in the movement of goods and services from producers to consumers and some of the methods which have been used to solve these problems. Prerequisite BUOL 136.
BUOL 335
Financial Management
3 credit hours
This course surveys current finance theory and practice including such topics as financial statement analysis, cash budgeting and working capital management, valuation, and cost of capital and capital budgeting. Prerequisites: BAOL 132 and BUOL 136.
BUOL 336
Money, Banking & Credit
3 credit hours
A study of the nature and function of money; the importance of credit; the relation of money and credit to prices; bank deposits and loans; and a study of banking systems. Prerequisite BUOL 136.
BUOL 337
Investments
3 credit hours
A course in the principles of investments, including the demand and the supply of investment funds, flotation of new issues, types of stock and bonds, the stock exchanges, analysis of different types of securities and the government regulation of the securities market. Prerequisite: BUOL 136 or consent of the instructor.
BUOL 339
Human Resource Management
3 credit hours
A study of the importance of human resources to an organization and the interrelationships among the various human resource management functions.
BUOL 401
Personal Finance
3 credit hours
This course provides an overview of personal and family financial planning with an emphasis on financial record keeping, consumer spending decisions, tax planning, consumer credit, insurance protection, selecting investments and retirement and estate planning. This Integrated Studies course can fulfill a requirement in Section VI of the General Education Curriculum.
BUOL 430
Advertising
3 credit hours
Concepts and practices of advertising and the role of advertising in the marketing mix. Relationship between media characteristics and various kinds of goods and services and their respective markets will be studied. Prerequisite: BUOL 334.
BUOL 431
Entrepreneurship
3 credit hours
Introduces students to the basic concepts and skills required to understand the nature of entrepreneurship, recognize opportunities and asssemble the resources to start a new business.
BUOL 433
Services Marketing
3 credit hours
A study of the sales and marketing of services. Students will examine basic elements of promotion in service industries. The issues of general promotional strategies, personal selling, mass selling and sales promotion techniques will be covered. Major service industries, such as hospitality, education, medical/health services, and legal services will be covered.
BUOL 435
Consumer Behavior
3 credit hours
An extensive study of the psychological, social and situational influences involved in buying decisions. Students will engage in a balanced study of theory and application. Prerequisite: BUOL 334.
BUOL 436
International Business
3 credit hours
A study of American firms' involvement in the international community with special emphasis on the impact of foreign competition on domestic markets, management of multinational enterprises and decision making in the international environment.
BUOL 437
Business Law
3 credit hours
A survey of the principles of contracts, sales, negotiable instruments, principal and agent, principal and surety, insurance, bailment, partnerships, real property, personal property, and corporations. Prerequisite: To be taken in the final year of the Bachelor of Science with a major in Professional Accounting and after completion of all courses required for the Accounting major.
BUOL 438
Business Policy & Strategy
3 credit hours
A capstone business course using knowledge compiled from the functional areas of business and integrated into strategic management emphasizing the process of problem solving, decision making and policy formulating. A comprehensive program exam is administered. Prerequisite: Completion of the common core and senior standing. This course must be taken at University of the Cumberlands.
BUOL 439
Professional Development
3 credit hours
A course to alert student to the qualities and techniques needed both to find a job and be successful in that job. Prerequisite: Junior standing.
BUOL 490
Special Projects in Business and Related Subjects
3 credit hours
A course designed to allow the student to engage in intensive study of a specific area of business other than through normal course offerings. Prerequisite: Business major with senior standing and consent of department chair. Prerequisite: Junior standing.