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ACC1300

INTRO TO FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

3.00 credits
ACC1300 - INTRO TO FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING - (Foundation Management)
ACC1300 Introduction to Financial Accounting Foundation Management ACC 1300 is the required introduction to financial accounting course. Financial accounting involves the complete range of activity a company uses to prepare the financial statements it provides to people outside of the company, including shareholders, creditors, the government, customers, and suppliers. Students will learn how financial events (transactions) are identified, recognized, classified, recorded, and summarized into financial reports. These financial reports consist of the income statement, the balance sheet, the statement of cash flows, and the statement of stockholders' equity (as well as the associated explanatory statement footnotes). Students will learn both how to prepare and how to analyze and interpret these financial reports. Students will learn the language and terminology used in financial accounting that is prevalent in the financial press. Finally, the role ethics plays in the reporting of financial results will often be discussed. Many business scandals (such as Enron, WorldComm, and Tyco) result from falsifying financial accounting reports. Course offered each fall and spring.
ACC1301

PILOT CURRICULUM - INTRO TO FIN ACCT

3.00 credits
ACC1301 - PILOT CURRICULUM - INTRO TO FIN ACCT - (Foundation Management)
ACC1301 Introduction to Financial Accounting - Pilot Curriculum In this section of ACC1301, I will pilot a new ACC1300 curriculum that we will use for all sections of the course in the fall of 2012. The objective of this new curriculum is to teach you skills that will allow you to model and evaluate different strategic alternatives for a business. In order to accomplish that objective, you will need to learn how to prepare financial statements, how to analyze them, and how to forecast future performance. Those are the three broad sections of the course. In addition, we will discuss how different business models impact financial statements in very predicable ways. For example, you will be able to discuss the financial statement and cash flow implications of opening a new market or the implications of outsourcing the manufacturing of your product. We feel that this new approach will give you valuable skills that you will be able to use in whatever career path you choose.
ACC3501

INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING II

4.00 credits
ACC3501 - INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING II - (General Credit)
ACC3501 Intermediate Accounting II (General Credit) This course extends the in-depth study of accounting concepts and techniques which began in Intermediate Accounting I. Topics include earnings per share, leases, pensions and investments. Prerequisite: ACC3500 This course is typically offered in the following semester: Spring
ACC3510

FINANCIAL PLANNING & COST CONTROL

4.00 credits
ACC3510 - FINANCIAL PLANNING & COST CONTROL - (General Credit)
ACC3510 Financial Planning and Cost Control (General Credit) Explore cost systems and control for operations in profit and nonprofit organizations, and budgetary considerations and variance analysis, including their relation to fiscal planning and administration. Prerequisite: IME 3 or OEM This course is typically offered in the following semester: Spring
ACC7040

ADVANCED ACCOUNTING

4.00 credits
ACC7040 - ADVANCED ACCOUNTING - (MSA Program)
ACC7040 Advanced Accounting (General Credit) Theory and problem solving in special accounting areas, including business combinations, consolidations, financial derivatives, consolidation of foreign subsidiaries, governmental and nonprofit organizations, interim financial statements and segment disclosures, and partnerships. Prerequisites: ACC3501. ACC3501can be taken as a co-requisite with consent of faculty for both ACC3501 and ACC7040. This course is typically offered in the following semester: Spring
LAW1300

BUSINESS LAW

3.00 credits
LAW1300 - BUSINESS LAW - (Foundation Management)
LAW1300 BUSINESS LAW Foundation Requirement This course is an introduction to the legal system. Survey of agency employment, torts, crimes, and contracts; formation, management, and financing of corporations and partnerships; sales; consumer protections; and securities law. Prerequisite: NONE This course is typically offered in the following semesters: Fall and Spring This course is a prerequisite to: Integrated Strategic Management (ISM)
LAW1301

HONORS BUSINESS LAW

3.00 credits
LAW1301 - HONORS BUSINESS LAW - (Foundation Management)
LAW1301 Honors Business Law This course is the honors version of the required introduction to the legal system. Survey of agency employment, torts, crimes, and contracts; formation, management, and financing of corporations and partnerships; sales; consumer protections; and securities law. Prerequisite: NONE This course is a prerequisite to: Integrated Strategic Management (ISM) This course is typically offered in the following semesters: Fall and Spring
LAW3560

INTERNATIONAL LAW FOR BUSINESS

4.00 credits
LAW3560 - INTERNATIONAL LAW FOR BUSINESS - (General Credit)
LAW3560 International Law for Business (General Credit) This course explores the basic principals of law as they affect international business. Examines the basic instruments and institutions of the international legal system and cultural underpinnings of major world legal traditions, such as the European Union and the World Trade Organization. Students learn how to structure and execute basic international commercial transactions in goods, services, and technology, including the impact of import-export issues, contract issues, and trade issues on business transactions. The course also examines the structure and regulation of foreign direct investment, including strategic choices for business structures and the impact of regulation on strategy. Finally, the course examines the ethical dimensions of corporate conduct in a transnational setting. This course uses materials from many countries and traditions, and makes extensive use of the World Wide Web. Prerequisite: (LAW 1300 or LAW 1301) or (LAW 1003 or LAW 1004)
LAW3573

BUILDING CONTRACTS FOR NEW VENTURE

4.00 credits
LAW3573 - BUILDING CONTRACTS FOR NEW VENTURE - (General Credit)
LAW 3573 Building Contracts for New Ventures (General Credit) Every business operates in a supply chain in which it buys and sells goods and services. The links to these suppliers and customers are formalized in contracts, which is why all managers should know something about how to read and write a contract. This course will teach you how to do that. We will review basic principles of contract law and apply them in a wide variety of transactions. The course will be writing intensive, and will equip you to do on the spot drafting and to understand drafts produced by your counterpart. This skill will enhance your ability to negotiate and structure deals. The foundation law course is a prerequisite, as is a solid ability to write. Prerequisites: (LAW1003 or LAW1004) or (LAW1300 or LAW1301)
LAW3616

ROLE OF ANIMALS IN TECH LAW AND SOC

4.00 credits
LAW3616 - ROLE OF ANIMALS IN TECH LAW AND SOC - (Advanced Liberal Arts)
LAW3616 The Role of Animals in Technology, Law and Society 4 Credit Advanced Liberal Arts The course will explore the various roles that animals play as contributors to industry and technology, the quality of human life and as part of the natural world around us. Learning about the role of animals in technology, law and society will help students cultivate entrepreneurial thinking that incorporates greater awareness of the impact that business development has on the natural world and the sustainability of the planet. The role of animals in a wide variety of industries will be examined, such as food production, gaming, pharmaceuticals, entertainment, fashion, and the pet industry. Topics covered will include property law relating to animals, the development of prevention of cruelty to animals laws, debates about the relationship between endangered species laws and environmental sustainability v. business development; how animals relate to the world of identity politics, and how ethical theories can help us develop ideas about our relationship to animals. All of these issues will be covered by examining court cases, cultural and legal developments and ethical theories from a current and historical perspective. We will also explore global cultural and legal issues relating to animals, including the phenomena of international animal trafficking. This is a writing intensive course.
LAW3661

AMER CONST LAW: CIVIL RIGHTS, LIBERTIES

4.00 credits
LAW3661 - AMER CONST LAW: CIVIL RIGHTS, LIBERTIES - (Advanced Liberal Arts)
LAW3661 American Constitutional Law (Advanced Liberal Arts Elective) Explores the specific limitations imposed upon federal, state, and local governments by the United States Constitution in the areas of civil and political rights. These include the rights to free speech and a free press; the right to practice one's religion; the rights of the criminal defendant to counsel and trial by jury, and against self-incrimination, cruel and unusual punishment, and unreasonable searches and seizures; the rights of privacy and due process; and the right to equal protection under the law. Students will study significant United States Supreme Court cases of the past, as well as cases currently pending. Prerequisite: LAW1300, LAW 1301, LAW 1003, or LAW 1004 This course is typically offered in the following semester: Spring
LAW3675

INNOVATION LAW: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS

4.00 credits
LAW3675 - INNOVATION LAW: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS - (Advanced Liberal Arts)
LAW3675 Innovation and the Law: A Critical Examination 4 credit Advanced Liberal Arts The legal system has long attempted to encourage business and technological innovation. This course inquires whether current intellectual property laws effectively do encourage innovation or whether their property rights approach might actually restrict innovation and the enjoyment of innovation by consumers. We also will examine laws that regulate the implementation of innovation (trademark, antitrust and safety law) to see if they might do more harm than good. This course constantly asks the question, should any of these laws be changed and if so how? Prerequisites: LAW130%
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