BUS 100. ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES I: FINANCIAL
CLASS HOURS: 3, CREDIT: 3
Prerequisite: None
The objective of this course is to provide the financial accounting principles within which a company functions. Topics include measuring income, establishing financial position, and reporting the results of the accounting cycle.
BUS 101. ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES II: MANAGERIAL
CLASS HOURS: 3, CREDIT: 3
Prerequisite: BUS 100
The focus of this course is on planning and controlling business operations. The course includes data analysis, budgets, product costing and pricing, and quantitative decision-making.
BUS 120. THE ENVIRONMENT OF MODERN BUSINESS
CLASS HOURS: 3, CREDIT: 3
Prerequisite: None
A survey course to introduce the student to the various components and issues relating to modern business. Topics to be covered include: management, operations, human behavior in business settings, human resources, marketing, financial management and planning both personal and enterprise, and business ethical issues. The focus of the course will be the introduction to the student of the business faculty and the different aspects of business practices today, the interaction between global business, people, and the governments, and the issues facing enterprises large and small. Business career opportunities will also be addressed during each part of the course.
BUS 165. BUSINESS DECISION ANALYSIS
CLASS HOURS: 3, CREDIT: 3
Prerequisite: None
The success of business executives and managers depends on their decision-making abilities and sound knowledge they incorporate in their decision-making process. The Business Decision Analysis course covers concepts and quantitative tools as aids in managerial decision making. Students will learn to utilize algebraic techniques and computer technology to solve business decision problems. They will be introduced to the concepts of probability and time value of money, their importance to business and how to incorporate them in business problems and solving them. A wide range of business applications will be covered, including many from transportation, logistics, the maritime industry, and international business.
BUS 185. STUDY ABROAD ELECTIVE
BUS 190. CRUISE PORT ANALYSIS
CLASS HOURS: 1, CREDIT: 1
Prerequisite: None
Co-requisite: Cruise
Students conduct studies of ports to be visited during cruise. They plan and arrange for site visits, factory or transport enterprise visits, seminars, and other activities to be conducted while in port, and/or during voyages.
BUS 200. INTRODUCTION TO MARKETING
CLASS HOURS: 3, CREDIT: 3
Prerequisite: ECO 100
This course introduces the student to the marketing function in a business environment. The various marketing components of product, price, promotion, and place are examined in the con-text of the competitive business arena. Case studies and the analysis of marketing plans are discussed.
BUS 205. BUSINESS STATISTICS
CLASS HOURS: 3, CREDIT: 3
Prerequisite: MTH 205
This foundation course discusses statistical methods that management would find useful in solving common business problems. The course discusses such topics as decision-making in the face of uncertainty, probability and expectation, estimation, tests of hypothesis, regression analysis, and analysis of variance.
BUS 220. BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS
CLASS HOURS: 3, CREDIT: 3
Prerequisites: None
Focuses on the three main communication skills required by a decision-maker: written, oral, and presentational. Besides communication skills, the course also has a critical thinking component that builds analytical skills and includes library and Internet research.
Formerly BUS 320
BUS 300. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
CLASS HOURS: 3, CREDIT: 3
Prerequisite: ECO 100
This course introduces the student to the effects of multi-national operations on business strategy and decision making by exploring the economic, political, financial, legal, and social nature of the international environment. The formulation, selection, and implementation of multi-national strategies are examined in the context of the global business environment.
BUS 301. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS II—COUNTRY RESEARCH ANALYSIS AND GLOBAL
MARKETING
CLASS HOURS: 3, CREDIT: 3
Prerequisites: BUS 120, BUS 200, BUS 300
Students explore, in detail, some major issues of doing business globally, such as environment, supply chain competition, regulation, security, exchange rates and international finance, and legal and cultural issues. Focus will be principally maritime and transport related. Students learn through case studies and research and analysis of specific country information from major international organizations.
BUS 302. PRINCIPLES OF RESEARCH DESIGN, IMPLEMENTATION & ANALYSIS
CLASS HOURS: 3, CREDIT: 3
Prerequisite: BUS 205, or an equivalent at least sophomore level statistics course from transfer credits or another Cal Maritime department.
Corequisite: BUS 302L
The purpose of this course is to give students a working appreciation of both quantitative and qualitative research methodologies. The classroom presentations will focus on theory and examples; the lab will give students an opportunity to put theory into practice by designing, implementing and analyzing a business research project. Student teams conduct work on the projects. Within the teams there will be a cross-functional approach so that each student will be involved at one time or another in assignments that involve all major aspects of the research project. In addition to the usual evaluation by the professor, peer evaluations will round out the students’ project experiences.
BUS 302L. PRINCIPLES OF RESEARCH DESIGN, IMPLEMENTATION & ANALYSIS LAB
LAB HOURS: 2, CREDIT: 1
Prerequisite: Same as for BUS 302.
Corequisite: BUS 302
BUS 305. MONEY AND BANKING
CLASS HOURS: 3, CREDIT: 3
Prerequisites: BUS 205, BUS 310, ECO 100, ECO 101
This course examines the structure of our banking system at the federal, state, and local levels. The impact of the monetary and fiscal policy on this system, market behavior and the participants, and the organization and function of the money markets are addressed.
BUS 310. FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
CLASS HOURS: 3, CREDIT: 3
Prerequisites: BUS 101, BUS 205, MTH 205
Introduction to management and formation of capital; the finance function and its environment; techniques of financial analysis; planning and control; management of working capital; capital budgeting; cost of capital; money and capital market analysis; management of capital structure.
BUS 385. STUDY ABROAD ELECTIVE
BUS 390. INDEPENDENT STUDY
BUS 395. SPECIAL TOPICS
BUS 400. BUSINESS AND SOCIETY
CLASS HOURS: 3, CREDIT: 3
Prerequisite: ECO 101
Analysis of the American business system in terms of socioeconomic and political constraints imposed upon business organizations by external environments. Special reference to ethical issues in business, corporate social responsibility, and profit maximization.
BUS 405. BUSINESS LEADERSHIP AND GROUP DYNAMICS
CLASS HOURS: 3, CREDIT: 3
Prerequisites: BUS 220, CEP 300, EGL 300, Senior Class Standing
Behavioral and psychological aspects of leadership in the business environment are the focus of this course. Behavioral concepts include practical training in how to follow, development of skills in leadership, communication, team membership, and management of personal stress. Psychological concepts include attitude development, corporate culture values, and personality assessment. In addition, students perform a detailed leadership analysis of their co-op (or other work experience, with instructor’s approval), resulting in a professional paper, and an oral presentation in class.