Courses: General Business Administration (GENB)College: C. T. Bauer College of Business

Any TCCN equivalents are indicated in square brackets [ ].

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Effective through end of Summer 2013 (see also GENB 3302):
GENB 2301: Connecting Bauer to Business
Cr. 3. (2-1). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304 or equivalent and pre-business or business major. Overview of the business programs in Bauer College of Business and the connection to career paths. Development of business protocol and communication skills.

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Effective beginning Fall 2013:
GENB 3300: Introduction to Personal Finance
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: completion of or concurrent enrollment in MATH 1310 or higher. Basic elements of personal finance. Includes budgeting, credit management, cash flow management purchasing strategies, student loan management, and career selection.

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Effective beginning Fall 2013 (see also listing below):
GENB 3301: Connecting College to Business
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: ENGL 1304 or equivalent and classified as a non-business major. Credit not given for both GENB 3302/2301 and GENB 3301. Effective communication and professional skills and exploration of business careers for non-business majors. Students who change their major to business with credit for GENB 3301 may substitute it for GENB 3302/2301 and must meet the business writing evaluation requirement.

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Effective through end of Summer 2013 (see also listing above):
GENB 3301: Effectiveness Skills 
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: junior standing. Personal effectiveness skills in business. Topics include effective written communication, effective presentations, listening skills, selling ideas and products, negotiation, networking, teaming, and leadership

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Effective beginning Fall 2013 (see also GENB 2301):
GENB 3302: Connecting Bauer to Business
Cr. 3. (2-1). Prerequisite: completion of or concurrent enrollment in ENGL 1304 or equivalent, business majors only. Credit not given for both GENB 3302/2301 and GENB 3301. Overview of the business programs in Bauer College of Business and the connection to career paths. Development of business protocol and communication skills. Students who change their major to business with credit for GENB 3301 may substitute it for GENB 3302/2301 and must meet the business writing evaluation requirement.

GENB 4320: Commercial Law
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: junior standing. Application of basic legal principles to contracts, sales, insurance, commercial paper, agency, business organizations, real property, personal property, trade regulation, secured transactions, and bankruptcy.

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Effective beginning Fall 2013:
GENB 4334: Principls of Microfinance
CR. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: junior standing. Study of the provision of financial services to low-income or solidarity lending groups including consumers and the self-employed, who traditionally lack access to banking venues.

GENB 4350: Business Law and Ethics
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: GENB 2301 and declared business major, or approval by program director, and a 2.0 gpa or higher. Commercial laws surrounding business transactions and the ethical aspect of organizational decision-making within these contexts. Includes contracts, business organizations, security regulations, and property transactions. Writing intensive.

GENB 4396: Business Internship
Cr. 3. Prerequisites: junior standing and approval of department chair. Enhancement of concepts and techniques learned in the classroom. Written report required.

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Effective beginning Fall 2013:
GENB 5303: Professional Accounting Communication
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: an undergraduate degree. Strategies to increase the effectiveness of oral and written communication to accounting information stakeholders.

GENB 5304: Business Ethics for Accountants
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: admission to the Certificate in Accountancy Program. Legal and ethical environment of accounting.

GENB 5305: Commercial Law
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: admission to the Certificate in Accountancy Program. Agency, contracts, debtor-creditor relationships, government regulation of business, and the uniform commercial code.

GENB 5397: Selected Topics in Business
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: admission to the Certificate in Accountancy Program. May be repeated when topics vary.

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Catalog Publish Date: August 22, 2012
This Page Last Updated: April 17, 2013