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ACCR 4330   Principles of Taxation   ACCR 4330 Principles of Taxation (3-0). Principles of income taxation with emphasis on basic individual deductions exemptions and losses. Prerequisite: ACC 2301 or ACC 2303. Equivalent courses: ACCT 4330 (through Summer 2022), ACCA 4330.  
ACCR 5307   Accounting for Management   ACCR 5307 Accounting for Management (3-0).The study of accounting as related to problems of making business decisions. Readings, cases and problems dealing with accounting concepts; budgeting and cost control, use of accounting data in planning operation and policy formulation. Equivalent courses: ACC/ACCT 5307 (through Summer 2022), ACCA 5307  
ACCR 5310   Taxation Business Enterprise   ACCR 5310 Taxation Business Enterprise: Seminar in Taxation (3-0). An investigation and analysis of a variety of taxes and their impact on strategic business decisions. The tax implication of alternate business forms such as corporations or partnerships are examined in detail. Equivalent courses: ACCT 5310 (through Summer 2022).  
ECOR 3301   Intermediate Economics   ECOR 3301 Intermediate Economics (3-0). A macro-micro survey that examines supply demand and price theory including aggregated demand aggregate supply macroeconomic instability unemployment and inflation. Fiscal and monetary policy money and banking taxes deficits and the national debt are also examined. Includes a survey of contemporary microeconomic problems and includes consumer behavior elasticity production and costs and a thorough examination of market structures and pricing and production policies. Equivalent courses: ECON 3301 (through Summer 2022); ECOA 3301.  
FINR 3340   Corporate Finance   FINR 3340 Corporate Finance (3-0). Money and Capital Markets, financial news, and investor services; and gives a broad view of the entire financial field with special emphasis on discounted cash flow analysis, stock and bond valuation models, financial statement analysis, capital budgeting, cost of capital, and working capital management. Equivalent courses: FINA 3340.  
GBAR 3350   Business Information Systems    
GBAR 3351   Business Law   GBAR 3351 Business Law (3-0). Legal aspect of business transactions with emphasis on the law of contracts, agency, bailment, and commercial paper. BLAW 3310 (through Summer 2021), GBA/GBUS 3351 (through Summer 2022), GBAA 3351.  
GBAR 3352   Quantitative Systems in Bus   GBAR 3352 Quantitative Systems in Business (3-0). A study of data presentation, descriptive measures, probability distributions, sampling distributions, confidence intervals, and hypothesis testing with emphasis on business applications. Prerequisite: MATH 1314. Equivalent courses: QMTS 4311 (through Summer 2021), GBA/GBUS 3352 (through Summer 2022), GBAA 3352.  
GBAR 4305   Business & Society   GBAR 4305 Business and Society (3-0). A study of the major laws and social issues affecting business policy and practice. This course examines the corporation and its stakeholders corporate social responsibility ethical issues in business corporate governance the community and the corporation and other current ethical and social issues related to the firm and society. Equivalent courses: GBUS 4305 (through Summer 2022).  
GBAR 4355   International Business   GBAR 4355 International Business (3-0). Covers the economic underpinnings of free trade; investment and trade barriers; foreign direct investment; the multi-national enterprise; assessing the international business environment; and global organization and strategy. Equivalent courses: IBUS 4306 (through Summer 2021); GBA/GBUS 4355 (through Summer 2022); GBAA 4355.  
GBAR 4360   Business Capstone   GBUS 4360 Business Capstone (3-0). The BBA capstone course involving the integration of all functional business areas. Emphasis on management decision making as it pertains to planning, implementing, and evaluating organizational strategy. Prerequisites: Business Major - Senior standing. MKT 4379 (through summer 2021); MGMT 4317 (through summer 2021); GBA/GBUS 4360 (through summer 2022); GBAA 4360.  
GBAR 5301   Bus Res & Reprtng   GBAR 5301 Business Research and Reporting (3-0). Designed to aid graduate students in analyzing reports and evaluating research and in planning research reports. Selection of research problems sources of data analysis presentation and report-writing are investigated. (MBA Core Course). Equivalent courses: GBUS 5301 (through Summer 2022).  
GBAR 5302   Read & Case In Bus Adm   GBAR 5302 Readings and Cases in Business Administration (3-0) Covers one or more special fields. Separate sections for accounting, finance, marketing, quantitative analysis, risk management, industrial management, personnel and industrial relations and other fields are dealt with as needed. May be repeated for graduate credit course when course topic changes. Equivalent courses: GBUS 5302 (through Summer 2022), GBAA 5302  
GBAR 5302   Read & Case: Personal Budgets   GBAR 5302 Readings and Cases in Business Administration (3-0) Covers one or more special fields. Separate sections for accounting, finance, marketing, quantitative analysis, risk management, industrial management, personnel and industrial relations and other fields are dealt with as needed. May be repeated for graduate credit course when course topic changes. Equivalent courses: GBUS 5302 (through Summer 2022), GBAA 5302  
GBAR 5311   Business Strategy   GBAR 5311 Business Strategy (3-0). The MBA capstone course integrates the different functional business areas. Emphasis on strategic management decision making as it pertains to planning, implementing and evaluating organizational strategy. Prerequisite: 15 SCH of MBA Required Courses. Equivalent courses: GBA 5301 (through Summer 2021), MGMT 5303 (through Summer 2021), GBA 5311/GBUS 5311 (through Summer 2022, GBAA 5311  
MGTR 3306   Principles Of Management   MGTR 3306 Principles of Management (3-0). Introduction to basic management philosophy and decision-making processes; study of principles involved in the functions of planning organizing directing and controlling. Equivalent courses: MGT 3360 (through Summer 2021), MGT/MGMT 3306 (through Summer 2022), MGTA 3306  
MGTR 3322   Management Communication   MGTR Management Communication (3-0). The application of communication models and principals within organizations including leadership, coordination, control, and teams. Equivalent courses: GBA 4354 (through Summer 2014), MGT 4322 (through Summer 2021), MGT/MGMT 3322 (through Summer 2022), MGMT 4322 (through Summer 2022), MGTA 3322.  
MGTR 5307   Managing Organizational Change   MGTR 5307 Managing Organizational Change (3-0). This course exposes students to the process of organizational change. It discusses why change happens and why it is important for management to look at change in a proactive manner in order to stay ahead of potential industry and market demands. One of the course major goals is to help students develop an awareness of the issues involved in managing change and help them realize that there is a variety of change approaches and not only a single ?best? approach to change situations. Equivalent courses: MGMT 5307 (through Summer 2022), MGTA 3307  
MKTR 3317   Promotion   MKTR 3317 Promotion (3-0). Persuasive communication in marketing; elements of persuasion including personal selling advertising sales promotion indirect promotion; management and coordination of the promotion program. Prerequisite: MKTG/MKTR 3307 or MKT 3370. Equivalent courses: MKTG 3317 (through Summer 2022).  
MKTR 4310   Topics in MKTG: Strategic MKTG   MKTR 4310 (3-0). An elective marketing course designed to expand students? basic knowledge and skills beyond the Principles of Marketing course. The course will focus on readings and discussions addressing current topics in consumer marketing. May be repeated for credit when course topic changes. Equivalent courses: MKTG 4310 (through Summer 2022).  
MKTR 4310   Topics: Digital Marketing   MKTR 4310 (3-0). An elective marketing course designed to expand students? basic knowledge and skills beyond the Principles of Marketing course. The course will focus on readings and discussions addressing current topics in consumer marketing. May be repeated for credit when course topic changes. Equivalent courses: MKTG 4310 (through Summer 2022).  
MKTR 4349   Marketing Communications   MKTR 4349 Marketing Communications (3-0). An elective marketing course intended for students interested in expanding their marketing knowledge and skills beyond Principles of Marketing. Explores changes in technology buyer behavior economic cycles and industry performance that impact the ways in which organizations communicate with target markets. Prerequisite: MKTR/MKTA 3307 Principles of Marketing. Equivalent courses: MKTG 4349 (through Summer 2022); MKTA 4349.  
MKTR 4370   Marketing Research