ACCT 210 - Financial Accounting
Prerequisite: None
Minimum Class Standing: SO1
This first accounting course presents the principles, practices and procedures used by accountants in processing business data. Units of study include the elements of the accounting cycle plus accounting for cash, accounts receivable, plant and equipment, liabilities and corporate ownership. Terms Offered: Summer, Fall
ACCT 212 - Managerial Accounting
Prerequisite: ACCT-210
Minimum Class Standing: SO II
This course focuses on the use of financial information in the making of managerial decisions. Subject areas included here are the development of manufacturing costs and their control, budgeting, performance analysis, cost-profit-volume analysis, relevant costs, time value of money techniques, and capital budgeting. Terms Offered: Winter, Spring
ACCT 313 - Cost Accounting
Prerequisite: ACCT-212
Minimum Class Standing: JR
This course is designed for students who expect to be using cost information. Units of study include the nature and behavior of production costs, cost cycle, overhead and overhead rates, absorption costing, cost standards, variance analysis and reporting for cost control. Emphasis is placed on the nature of cost concepts and reports as they relate to management objectives. Terms Offered: As Needed
ACCT 315 - Accounting Concepts
Prerequisite: None
Minimum Class Standing: JR
This course provides students with understanding of how accounting data is developed and used by managers in evaluating the firm's financial performance, in planning and controlling operations, and in making decisions. The course is divided into three sections. First, the Financial Accounting section discusses how basic financial events are recorded and presented in the accounting statements. Next, the Cost Accounting section discusses the nature and recording of manufacturing costs, development of overhead rates, job and process costing, budgeting, and control of manufacturing cost. Finally, the Managerial Accounting section discusses profit volume analysis, relevant cost analysis, time value of money concepts, and capital budgeting. Terms Offered: All
ACCT 411 - Auditing/Taxes
Prerequisite: ACCT-210
Minimum Class Standing: N/A
This two-part course first exposes the student to concepts and standards related to the audit methodology and to the judgments and decision processes inherent in audit practice. The second part of the course, taxes, is designed for students to recognize the important tax consequences attached to many common business transactions, which result in substantially different tax liabilities from nearly identical economic events. Terms Offered: As Needed
ACCT 413 - Advanced Cost Accounting
Prerequisites: ACCT-210, ACCT-212
Minimum Class Standing: N/A
This course is designed for students who expect to be using cost information. Units of study include the nature and behavior of production costs, cost cycle, overhead and overhead rates, absorption costing, cost standards, variance analysis and reporting for cost control. Emphasis is placed on the nature of cost concepts and reports as they relate to management objectives. Terms Offered: As Needed
BUSN 104 - Introduction to Business
Prerequisite: None
Minimum Class standing: FR
This course is designed for students who desire an introduction to the business world. Units of study include the dynamic nature of business, economics, ethics and social responsibility, the legal and regulatory environment of business, managing information technology, managing the business enterprise, human resource management, marketing, accounting and financial statements, finance and international business. Terms Offered: Summer, Fall
BUSN 122 - Quantitative Methods for Bsn.
Prerequisite: None
Minimum Class Standing: NA
This course provides a sound introduction to some elementary mathematical techniques which have applications in business. The course enables students to improve their mathematical knowledge so that they can solve business problems at workplace. The emphasis is on applications to problems in accounting, finance, marketing, production, operation. and economics including linear and non-linear equations, geometric series, differential equation, matrices, determinants, and integrals. Terms Offered: Winter, Spring
BUSN 226 - Business Statistics
Prerequisites: MATH-100 or MATH-101
Minimum Class Standing: NA
This course focuses on the use of statistics to make managerial decisions under conditions of uncertainty. Students will learn to use descriptive statistics and charts, probability distributions, sampling, hypothesis tests, regression and ANOVA in managerial settings. Use of statistical software will be emphasized. Terms offered: Summer, Fall
BUSN 372 - Innovation and New Ventures
Prerequisite: NA
Minimum Class Standing: SO
This inter-disciplinary course focuses on the creation or startup of a new organization based on an innovation in product, process or delivery. Particular emphasis is placed on creating new products or services in response to a human need, testing at several stages of the new product development process, gaining initial customers, gaining distribution, obtaining financial support and managing the new organization. This is a "hands on" course where students will actually develop some new product idea and/or prototype, conduct various types of market research and write initial business plans. The course is flexible to support students interested in a varitey of fields including fuel cell, international business and biomedical. Terms Offered: Summer, Fall
BUSN 451 - International Business
Prerequisite: NA
Minimum Class Standing: JR
This course provides an overview of the expanding role of international business in the world marketplace. Emphasis is placed on exploring the complex differences between domestic and international management. These differences and issues are examined within the context of the global business environment, the national business environment, managing an international business, and managing the operations of an international firm. Terms Offered: As Needed
BUSN 453 - Business Law
Prerequisite: None
Minimum Class Standing: JR
This course identifies the basic areas of law that relate the nature, objectives, and functions of conducting business transactions. It covers the development and impact of the legal system on business activities. It emphasizes the court system, contracts, commercial paper, and government regulation of business activities. Terms Offered: As Needed
FINC 311 - Financial Management
Prerequisite: ACCT-210 or ACCT-212 or ACCT-315
Minimum Class Standing: JRI
This course identifies and discusses the role financial management plays in the successful operation of a business enterprise. Highlighted is the risk vs. return tradeoff that is inherent in financial decisions. Subject areas include the capital asset pricing model, capital budgeting, cost of capital, capital structure management, working capital management and financial statement analysis. Terms Offered: Summer, Fall
FINC 315 - Intro Financial Mgt & Busn Law
Prerequisite: ACCT-315
Minimum Class Standing: JR
This course covers two subjects. First, it identifies and discusses the role financial management plays in the successful operation of a business enterprise. Highlighted is the risk vs. return tradeoff that is inherent in financial decisions. Subject areas include the capital asset pricing model, capital budgeting, and working capital management. In its second half, this course identifies the basic areas of law that relate the nature, objectives, and functions of conducting business transactions. It emphasizes the court system, contracts, commercial paper, and government regulation of business activities. Terms Offered: All
FINC 411 - Corporate Finance
Prerequisite: FINC-310
Minimum Class Standing: NA
This course provides the student with an in-depth survey of advanced finance topics. Topics covered include: managing for shareholder value; planning the firm's financing mix; working capital management; short term financing; current asset management; risk management; international business finance and corporate restructuring. Terms Offered: As Needed
FINC 412 - International Finance
Prerequisite: BUSN-104 or FINC-311 or FINC-315
Minimum Class Standing: JR
This course enables students to improve their international finance knowledge so that they can utilize theories and quantitative tools that are necessary for utilization of global financial markets, international financial management, operations of multinational firms, and international investment. The emphasis is on global financial environment, foreign exchange, currency markets, financing global firm, foreign investment decisions, and managing multinational cooperation. Terms offered: As Needed
FINC 415 - Entrepreneurial Finance
Prerequisites: ACCT-210 or ACCT-212 or ACCT-315
or BUSN-375 Minimum Class Standing: JR
Using basic financial concepts including time value of money, valuation, capital investment and cost of capital, students explore financial issues that face entrepreneurs. Topics covered include stages of financing, sources of investment, financial management, valuation, harvesting and strategic positioning of the early-stage company. Terms Offered: As Needed
FINC 452 - International Management
Prerequisite: BUSN-104
Minimum Class Standing: NA
This course focuses on advanced theories, skills and practice in leadership for modern business organizations. The course begins with an overview of the history and philosophy of management in organizations. Other topics include leadership theories, communication and ethics, organizational learning, culture, change and development and team dynamics, leadership, problem solving, quality tools, international organizational change. Terms Offered: Summer, Fall
ISYS 201 - Fund of Info Systems
Prerequisite: None
Minimum class standing: FR
Systems theory, quality, decision making, and the organizational role of information systems are introduced. Information technology including computing and telecommunications systems are stressed. Concepts of organizations, information systems growth, and process improvement are introduced. Terms Offered: Winter, Spring
ISYS 440 - Information Management
Prerequisite: NA
Minimum class standing: JR
The concepts, principles, issues and techniques for managing corporate data resources. Techniques for managing the design and development of large database systems including logical data models, concurrent processing, data distribution, database administration, data warehousing, data cleansing, and data mining. Terms Offered: As Needed
ISYS 444 - Systems Analysis
Prerequisite: NA
Minimum class standing: JR
Systems development life cycle; analysis and design techniques; information systems planning and project identification and selection, requirements collection and structuring, process modeling, data modeling, design of interface and data management, system implementation and operation, system maintenance, and change management implications of systems. Globalization issues in systems. Students will use current methods and tools such as rapid application development, prototyping, and visual development. Terms Offered: As Needed
ISYS 448 - InfoTechnology Mgmt
Prerequisite: NA
Minimum class standing: JR
The top management, strategic perspective for aligning competitive strategy, core competencies, and information systems. The development and implementation of policies and plans to achieve organizational goals. Defining the systems that support the operational, administrative, and strategic needs of the organization, its business units and individual employees. Approaches to managing the information systems function in organizations, including examination of the dual challenges of effectively controlling the use of well-established information technologies, while experimenting with selected emerging technologies. Role of the CIO. Terms Offered: As Needed
ISYS 450 - E-Commerce
Prerequisite: NA
Minimum class standing: JR
The course focuses on the linkage between organizational strategy and networked information technologies to implement a rich variety of business models in the national and global contexts connecting individuals, businesses, governments, and other organizations to each other. The course provides an introduction to e-business strategy and the development and architecture of e-business solutions and their components. Terms Offered: As Needed
MGMT 350 - Managing Organizations
Prerequisite: NA
Minimum Class Standing: SOI
The art and science of management is introduced and examined through multiple perspectives within a global and ethical context. An examination of the functions of a manager (to plan, organize, lead, and evaluate) builds upon the elements of organizational theory and behavioral sciences, leading to topics in motivation and leadership. Principles of organizational structure and design and the importance of management in dealing with the complexity of modern organizations will be emphasized. Terms Offered: Summer, Fall
MGMT 360 - Management Science
Prerequisite: MATH-226
Minimum Class Standing: SO
This course provides students with different quantitative approaches to decision making. It stresses formulation of managerial problems from many different fields and finding solutions using management science models. The course involves use of computer to perform the computational procedures. Quantitative techniques include linear programming, integer programming, transportation and assignment models, network models, PERT/CPM and waiting line models. Terms Offered: Winter, Spring
MGMT 389 - Organizational Behavior
Prerequisite: MGMT-350
Minimum Class Standing: NA
The purpose of this course is to provide students with a foundation of fundamental knowledge and skills. Students will learn to understand, diagnose and manage organizational behavior. Knowledge and skills include individual assessment (e.g., personality, leadership style), group dynamics (teams, functions) and organizational analysis. Terms Offered: As Needed
MGMT 390 - Managing Human Resources
Prerequisite: MGMT-350
Minimum Class Standing: JRII
This course examines human resource management as a pervasive activity affecting all units and members of an organization. Emphasis is given the role of line managers as they interface with the human resource functions in attaining individual and organizational goals. Areas of concern will include environmental factors, public policy, human resource planning, selection, training and development, compensation, benefit plans, and health and safety. Attention is given the development of policies and procedures in these areas, as well as the skills needed for implementation. Terms Offered: As Needed
MGMT 395 - Labor Relations
Prerequisite: NA
Minimum Class Standing: NA
This course examines the development and growth of the labor movement in the United States and beyond. The evolution of the legal framework for collective bargaining in the private sector is reviewed including current laws and administrative procedures. Topics include the growth of labor organizations, conflict resolution through grievance/arbitration and other relevant labor topics. Terms Offered: As Needed
MGMT 446 - Project Management
Prerequisite: NA
Minimum Class Standing: JR
Managing projects within an organizational context, including the processes related to initiating, planning, executing, controlling, reporting, and closing a project. Project integration, scope, time, cost, quality control, and risk management. Managing the changes in organizations resulting from introducing or revising information systems. Identifying project champions, working with user teams, training, and documentation. The change management role of the IS specialist. Terms Offered: As Needed
MGMT 450 - Adv Mgmt of Organizations
Prerequisite: MGMT-350
Minimum Class Standing: JRI
This course focuses on advanced theories, skills and practice in leadership for modern business organizations. The course begins with an overview of the history and philosophy of management in organizations. Other topics include leadership theories, communication and ethics, organizational learning, culture, change and development and team dynamics, leadership, problem solving, quality tools, international organizational change. Terms Offered: Summer, Fall
MGMT 452 - International Management
Prerequisite: BUSN-104 or MGMT-350
Minimum Class Standing: JR
This course focuses on advanced theories, skills and practice in leadership for modern business organizations. The course begins with an overview of the history and philosophy of management in organizations. Other topics include leadership theories, communication and ethics, organizational learning, culture, change and development and team dynamics, leadership, problem solving, quality tools, international organizational change. Terms offered: As Needed
MGMT 456 - Strategic Management
Prerequisites: FINC-311, MGMT-390, MRKT-370
Minimum Class Standing: SRI
The capstone business class focuses on the formulation and implementation, and evaluation of organizational policy and strategy from the perspective of the general manager. Consideration is additionally given to information technology, global operations, ethics, and the functional level strategies of the organization. An integrative approach uses the case method to explore executive decision making in the global marketplace. Terms Offered: Summer, Fall
MGMT 461 - Operations Management
Prerequisites: ACCT-212, MATH-227
Minimum Class Standing: SRI
The objective of this course is to provide students with a basic understanding of issues in both manufacturing and services as well as to the management of productive resources. The course will expose students to the technical and behavioral sides of operations management, the activities of an operations manager, and the skills set needed to achieve productivity and quality while producing goods and services on time. Topics to be covered are: production objectives, design and improvement of production processes, capacity management, production planning and control, quality control, service operations, JIT, and materials management. Terms Offered: Summer, Fall
MGMT 468 - Mgmt, Leadership & Ethics
Prerequisite: NA
Minimum Class Standing: JR
The course prepares students for leadership roles in the workplace and in society by giving them knowledge of management, leadership, and ethics. This course will focus on the evolution of management thought and the role of the leader within the ethical context. Students will use their understanding of leadership and the processes of moral reasoning to examine contemporary issues relating to organizations. Through the case method, students will apply their knowledge of leadership to contemporary situations. Terms Offered: As Needed
MGMT 481 - Global Supply Chain Management
Prerequisite: BUSN-226
Minimum Class Standing: NA
This course provides an enhanced understanding of key supply chain and logistics management concepts. The systems viewpoint and international application is explored at the individual firm level and from the perspective of interfirm relationships among participants in logistics supply chains. Opportunities to apply supply chain management concepts in a global context through cases and other collaborative activities are provided. Terms Offered: As Needed
MRKT 370 - Marketing Fundamentals
Prerequisite: NA
Minimum Class Standing: JRI
This course provides a basic understanding of marketing's role in connecting business to consumers and society. Emphasis is placed on analyzing the external marketing environment and customers needs as a basis for developing a firm's marketing strategy. Areas of concern include: marketing research, identifying opportunities, market segmentation, targeting customers, consumer behavior, the business-to-business market, business-to-business buying behavior, product and service planning of existing and new offerings, integrated promotion planning, logistics and channel development, and price planning. Terms Offered: Summer, Fall
MRKT 376 - Promotion Strategies
Prerequisite: MRKT-370
Minimum Class Standing: JR
This course provides an in-depth examination of the Integrated Marketing Communication alternatives available to a firm. Strategies are analyzed in view of a company's marketing objectives, market conditions, and the competitive environment. A basic objective of the course is to study the variables that will determine an optimal communication "mix". Terms Offered: As Needed
MRKT 381 - Fund. of Supply Chain Mgmt
Prerequisite: MRKT-370
Minimum Class Standing: JR
This course is designed to provide a conceptual framework for understanding the marketing and marketing management forces that assist in creating a Supply Chain competitive advantage. Case studies will be used to illustrate the strategic impact of each force and additional readings will provide discussion opportunities of firms that succeeded or failed by heeding or ignoring the forces. Terms Offered: As Needed
MRKT 471 - Marketing Management
Prerequisite: MRKT-370
Minimum Class Standing: JR
This course is a hands-on experiential course in which students are able to assimilate both the marketing and management role within a firm. With the use of an evolving business world marketing and management case computer simulation and classroom activities, small groups(teams) of students are given the opportunity to manage both the marketing and the related non-marketing aspects of a firm. Emphasis is placed on sorting out and organizing key marketing information, interpreting marketing data, identifying, analyzing and evaluating marketing problems and opportunities, selecting and developing marketing strategies, and making decisions under conditions of uncertainty. Terms Offered: As Needed
MRKT 472 - International Marketing
Prerequisite: BUSN-104 or MRKT-370
Minimum Class Standing: JR
As an advanced level marketing class, this course builds on the fundamentals of marketing. The primary objective of this course is to expose students to the global customer. Areas of concern include: the global environment, global marketing planning and organization, global marketing intelligence, segmentation and targeting, global product policy, foreign market entry along with global logistics and channels, and international promotion and pricing. Terms offered: As Needed
MRKT 477 - Sales Concepts & Strategies
Prerequisite: MRKT-370
Minimum Class Standing: JR
A growing demand exists in firms for college-trained sales representatives both in the consumer and business-to- business areas. Thus, this course has two major objectives (a) to explore the variables which must be considered in a relational sales process, and (b) to analyze strategies for developing, implementing, and controlling a company's sales program. Terms Offered: As Needed
MRKT 479 - Business to Business Mrkt
Prerequisite: MRKT-370
Minimum Class Standing: JR
This course provides an overview of marketing's role in connecting businesses to other businesses. While this course will cover the basic Business Management topics, a special emphasis is placed on the best practices in market relationship management, supply chain management, and strategy development. Cases will be used throughout the course to illustrate various concepts and issues. Terms Offered: As Needed
SCIE 199 - Science Transfer Course
Prerequisite: None
Minimum Class Standing: NA
This course is intended as a place to record credit for students transferring into Kettering's Management program. It grants transferring students credit towards a science course if they have completed a course at another institution that meets the following requirement: Minimum 4 semester hour course from a regionally accredited college or university or foreign equivalent; Identifiable lab requirement; Transfer course cannot be labeled as "developmental" or "remedial" in the transfer school's catalog; Course must be in a "natural science" discipline such as: Anatomy, Astronomy, Biology, Botany, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Geology, Physical Science, Physics, Zoology. Terms Offered: None - Transfer only.
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