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U = for undergraduate credit only, UG = for undergraduate or
graduate credit, G = for graduate credit. R after the credit
indicates the course may be repeated for credit to the maximum
indicated after the R.
Courses at the 500 and 600 levels are open only to graduate
students admitted to degree programs.
Accounting
U 195 Special Topics Variable cr. (R 6) Offered intermittently.
Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental
offerings of new courses, or one time offerings of current topics.
U 196 Independent Study Variable cr. (R 3) Offered every
term. Prereq., consent of instr.
U 198 Cooperative Education Experience Variable cr.
(R 3) Offered every term. Extended classroom experience which
provides practical application of classroom learning during
placements within the business community. The student must complete
a learning agreement with a faculty member, relating the placement
opportunity to his or her field of study.
U 295 Special Topics 1 6 cr. (R 9) Offered intermittently.
Experimental Offerings of visiting professors, experimental
offerings of new courses, or one time offerings of current topics.
U 296 Independent Study Variable cr. (R 3) Offered every
term. Prereq., consent of instr.
U 310 Accounting Information Systems 3 cr. Offered autumn
and spring. Prereq., BADM 270, 202 and junior standing. Focus
on manual and computer accounting systems, including understanding
internal control and security issues. Topics include database
and spreadsheet applications, using Internet resources, and
current technology advances.
U 311 Intermediate Accounting I 3 cr. Offered autumn and
spring. Prereq., junior standing in Business, BADM 201 and 202
or consent of instr. Topics include concepts in financial accounting,
the accounting cycle, time value of money, assets and related
income statement accounts.
U 312 Intermediate Accounting II 3 cr. Offered autumn
and spring. Prereq., junior standing in Business, ACCT 311(ACCT
310 may be taken concurrently with ACCT 312), or consent of
instr. Continuation of ACCT 311. Topics include concepts in
financial accounting, coverage of the liability and equity side
of the balance sheet, the cash flow statement, and several special
financial accounting topics.
U 321 Cost Accounting 3 cr. Offered autumn and spring.
Prereq., junior standing in Business; BADM 201 and 202 or consent
of instr. Development and application of cost systems. Analysis
of cost behavior and use of cost information by management.
U 394 Undergraduate Seminar Variable cr. (R 6) Offered
intermittently. Prereq., junior standing in Business and consent
of instr.
U 395 Special Topics Variable cr. (R 9) Offered intermittently.
Prereq., junior standing in Business and consent of instr. Experimental
offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of
new courses, or one time offerings of current topics.
U 396 Independent Study Variable cr. (R 6) Offered every
term. Prereq., junior standing in Business and consent of instr.
UG 413 Advanced Accounting Topics 3 cr. Offered autumn
and spring. Prereq., junior standing in Business; ACCT 312 or
consent of instr. Application of accounting principles to partnerships,
foreign currency transactions and translations, accounting for
income taxes, post-retirement benefits, accounting changes and
other accounting topics.
UG 431 Income Tax 3 cr. Offered autumn and spring. Prereq.,
junior standing in Business, ACCT 312 or consent of instr. The
application of the federal income tax law to determine income,
deductions and losses. Special topics include property transactions.
UG 441 Auditing 3 cr. Offered autumn and spring. Prereq.,
junior standing in Business, ACCT 312 or consent of instr. Introduction
to auditing with emphasis on the independent audit of financial
statements. Coverage includes professional standards, ethics,
audit risk, evidence, internal controls, procedures, opinions,
operational and compliance auditing.
UG 451 Non Profit Accounting 3 cr. Offered autumn. Prereq.,
junior standing in Business and ACCT 312 or consent of instr.
Principles of accounting and financial reporting for governmental
units, hospitals, the federal government, and other non profit
organizations.
U 461 Accounting Leadership 1-6 cr. (R-6) Offered autumn.
Prereq., junior standing in Business and consent of instr. Leadership
training for students holding positions of responsibility in
professional accounting organizations, to include conducting
meetings, delegation, committees, motivating others, following
through on assignments and evaluating performance.
UG 494 Seminar Variable cr. (R 6) Offered intermittently.
Prereq., junior standing in Business and consent of instr.
UG 495 Special Topics Variable cr. (R 9) Offered autumn
and spring. Prereq., junior standing in Business and consent
of instr. Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental
offerings of new courses, or one time offerings of current topics.
U 496 Independent Study Variable cr. (R 6) Offered every
term. Prereq., junior standing in Business and consent of instr.
UG 498 Accounting Internship Variable cr. (R 9) Offered
every term. Prereq., junior standing in Business and consent
of instr. Students are placed with private or governmental organizations
to receive on the job training. Written reports are required.
G 509 Financial Reporting and Control 3 cr. Offered autumn.
Prereq., admission or application to M.B.A. or M.Acct. programs.
Reporting and using financial information of an enterprise,
with a focus on internal and external decision-making. Topics
include analysis and recording financial transactions, understanding
how these events affect financial statements, and using quantitative
tools for internal decision-making.
G 611 Consolidated Financial Statements 2 cr. Offered
autumn. Prereq., graduate student in Business. The equity method
of accounting for investments, accounting for acquisitions,
non-controlling interest, intercompany transfers, intercompany
debt and other consolidation issues.
G 615 Accounting Theory 3 cr. Offered autumn. Prereq., Business
core, accounting core, and graduate student in business or consent
of accounting graduate director. A critical analysis of the
concepts underlying the development and application of financial
accounting in the United States. Coverage of current accounting
standards as well as other current topics in financial accounting.
G 621 Problems in Managerial Accounting 3 cr. Offered autumn.
Offered intermittently. Prereq., ACCT 321, graduate student
in business or consent of accounting graduate director. Development
and application of cost systems. Analysis of cost behavior and
use of cost information by management. Behavioral impact of
cost accounting systems, and other current topics.
G 631 Advanced Tax 3 cr. Offered spring. Prereq., ACCT
431, graduate student in business or consent of accounting graduate
director. The application of the federal income tax law to corporations
and partnerships, and special problems associated with taxation
of trusts, estates and gifts.
G 641 Advanced Auditing 3 cr. Offered autumn. Prereq.,
ACCT 441, graduate student in business or consent of business
graduate director. Research cases in auditing and coverage of
contemporary topics in auditing, typically including attestation
standards, other reports and services, legal and ethical environment,
and fraud detection.
G 655 Technology Perspective Seminar 1-2 cr. (R-2) Offered
intermittently. Prereq., graduate student in business. Selected
topics addressing contemporary issues in information technology,
emphasizing its use in business organizations. Topics vary,
depending on technology trends and developments.
G 656 Accounting Information Systems Topics 1-3 cr.
(R-3) Offered autumn. Prereq., graduate student in business.
Selected topics addressing information systems issues as they
relate to accounting. Selected topics may include systems auditing,
expert systems, databases, specific accounting applications,
report design, electronic transactions, and internal controls.
G 661 Accounting Law and Ethics 3 cr. Offered spring.
Prereq., graduate student in business or consent of business
graduate director. Legal issues from the common law and appropriate
statutes applicable to the public practice of accounting. The
professional responsibilities and ethics of a practicing CPA.
G 671 Accounting Information Systems 3 cr. Offered intermittently.
Prereq., graduate student in business or consent of business
graduate director. Broad coverage of topics including general
and application system controls, system documentation, organization
and use of accounting data, report design, electronic transactions,
systems auditing, and current development in accounting information
systems.
G 675 Contemporary Accounting Problems 4 cr. Offered
spring. Prereq. or coreq., ACCT 611, 615, 631, 641, and 661.
Integration of accounting theory and practice. Primarily for
the student preparing to take the uniform CPA examination. Graded
only on pass/not pass basis.
G 694 Seminar 3 cr. (R 15) Offered every term. Prereq.,
graduate student in business or consent of business graduate
director. Selected topics in accounting.
G 696 Independent Study Variable cr. (R 9) Offered every
term. Prereq., graduate student in business or consent of business
graduate director and consent of instr. Directed study of individual
or small groups of students in topics not available in scheduled
classes.
G 698 Internship Variable cr. (R 6) Offered every term.
Prereq., graduate student in business or consent of business
graduate director and consent of instr. Placements with private
or governmental organizations for practical training. Written
reports required. Grade option pass/not pass only.
G 699 Thesis Variable cr. (R 6) Offered every term.
Prereq., graduate student in business or consent of business
graduate director.
Business Administration
U 100S Introduction to Business 3 cr. Offered every term.
Nature of business enterprise; role of business in society;
problems confronting business management; career opportunities
in business. Open to non business majors and business majors
of freshman or sophomore standing only. Business majors are
advised to register for the course their freshman year. Credit
not allowed for both BADM 100S and BUS 103S.
U 196 Independent Study Varible cr. (R-6) Offered intermittently.
U 201 Financial Accounting 3 cr. Offered every term. Prereq.,
Math 117 or consent of instr. Introduction to financial accounting
concepts, including transactions analysis, financial statement
analysis, and corporate financial reporting practices.
U 202 Managerial Accounting 3 cr. Offered every term.
Prereq., BADM 201. Continuation of BADM 201 with a focus on
managerial accounting topics.
U 257 Business Law 3 cr. Offered every term. An analysis
of the legal and ethical implications of domestic and international
commercial transactions.
U 270 Quantitative Business Applications 3 cr. Offered every
term. Prereq., CS 172 and MATH 241. Introduction to the computer-based
information systems used in business. Provides proficiency in
a number of quantitative computer-based information tools used
in upper-division courses. Graded only on pass/not pass basis.
U 322 Business Finance 3 cr. Offered every term. Prereq.,
junior/senior/graduate standing; BADM 201, BADM 202, ECON 111S
and ECON 112S or consent of instr.
The methology and practice of business financial decisions.
U 340S Management and Organizational Behavior 3 cr.
Offered every term. Prereq., junior standing in Business. An
intensive examination of the fundamentals of management and
organization supported by the application of behavioral science
principles to the management of people in organizations.
U 341 Systems and Operations 3 cr. Offered every term. Prereq.,
junior standing in Business and BADM 270. Survey course bridging
the gap between the design and the utilization of information
systems in the enterprises operations function.
U 360 Marketing Principles 3 cr. Offered every term. Prereq.,
junior standing in Business. The marketing environment product,
price, distribution, and promotion strategies including government
regulation and marketing ethics.
UG 445 Small Business Management and Strategic Planning 3 cr.
Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., senior standing, all business
core. Application of the concepts of strategic management to
small businesses. Integrates the functional areas of management,
marketing, finance and accounting. Students work with local
businesses in a consulting role and are required to write a
consulting report. Credit not allowed for both BADM 445 and
446.
UG 446 Strategic Management 3 cr. Offered every term.
Prereq., senior standing, all business core. Integration of
the functional areas of management, marketing, finance and accounting.
Heavy case orientation, class discussions. Industry and competitor
analsis and strategy formulation. Credit not allowed for both
BADM 446 and 445.
UG 448 Management Game 3 cr. Offered autumn and spring.
Prereq., senior standing, all business core, or consent of instr.
Simulation of a large business organization in which students
make executive level decisions in the areas of production, marketing,
finance,
human resources and organization.
Finance
U 195 Special Topics Variable cr. (R 6) Offered intermittently.
Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental
offerings of new courses, or one time offerings of current topics.
U 196 Independent Study Variable cr. (R 3) Offered every
term. Prereq., consent of instr.
U 198 Cooperative Education Experience Variable cr. (R 3)
Offered every term. Extended classroom experience which provides
practical application of classroom learning during placements
within the business community. The student must complete a learning
agreement with a faculty member, relating the placement opportunity
to his or her field of study.
U 228 Personal Financial Planning and Investment 3 cr. Offered
spring. Concepts, strategies and techniques in analyzing financial
situations and investment opportunities from the individual's
perspective. Cannot be taken for credit after completing BADM
322 or equiv.
U 296 Independent Study Variable cr. (R 3) Offered every
term. Prereq., consent of instr.
UG 301 Analysis of Financial Statements 3 cr. Offered
autumn. Prereq., junior standing in Business, BADM 201. Analysis
of balance sheets, income and cash flow statements and statements
of owners' equity in terms of structure, strategy and performance
of the company being analyzed. Emphasis is on the use rather
than preparation of financial statements.
U 321 Real Estate Fundamentals 3 cr. Offered intermittently.
Prereq., junior standing in Business or consent of instr. Introduction
to the principles and practices of real estate. Includes the
study of real estate law, financing, valuation, brokerage and
land use.
UG 331 Income Tax for Managers 3 cr. Offered intermittently.
Prereq., BADM 201. Tax issues and concepts which affect management
decisions in areas such as business form, capital budgeting,
dividend policy, investment and the like. For non accounting
business students.
U 394 Undergraduate Seminar Variable cr. (R 6) Offered
intermittently. Prereq., junior standing in Business and consent
of instr.
U 395 Special Topics Variable cr. (R 9) Offered intermittently.
Prereq., junior standing in Business and consent of instr. Experimental
offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of
new courses, or one time offerings of current topics.
U 396 Independent Study Variable cr. (R 6) Offered autumn
and spring. Prereq., junior standing in Business and consent
of instr.
UG 410 $50,000 Portfolio 3 cr. Offered autumn. Prereq.,
junior standing, BADM 322, or consent of instr. Under the guidance
of a broker, students manage a diversified investment portfolio
for a semester. Students analyze and discuss investment opportunities
and implement their decisions.
UG 420 Investments 3 cr. Offered autumn. Prereq., junior
standing in Business, BADM 322 or consent of instr. Principles,
practices and methodology in investment analysis and portfolio
management.
UG 424 Financial Markets 3 cr. Offered spring. Prereq.,
junior standing in Business, BADM 322 and ECON 112S or consent
of instr. Operations and analysis of the national and international
money and capital markets, and financial institutions.
UG 429 Financial Management I: Theory and Analysis 3 cr.
Offered autumn. Prereq., junior standing in Business, BADM 322
or consent of instr. Understanding the practice of business
investment and working capital decisions. Computer models and
cases used to demonstrate the management process.
UG 439 Financial Management II: Analysis and Problems 3 cr.
Offered spring. Prereq., junior standing in Business, BADM
322 or consent of instr. Raising capital, capital structure
issues and debt and equity markets.
UG 450 Banking 3 cr. Offered spring. Prereq., junior standing,
BADM 322, or consent of instr. The financial management of banking
institutions including financial analysis, interest rate risk
and loan portfolio management. Students manage a bank within
a simulated bank community.
UG 473 Multinational Financial Management and Accounting
3 cr. Offered spring. Prereq., junior standing in Business,
BADM 322, BADM 202, MGMT 368. Financial skills required of corporate
executives in international business. Topics may include: differences
in global accounting practices and the resulting effects on
multinational corporations.
UG 494 Seminar Variable cr. (R 6) Offered intermittently.
Prereq., junior standing in Business and consent of instr.
UG 495 Special Topics Variable cr. (R 9) Offered intermittently.
Prereq., junior standing in Business and consent of instr. Experimental
offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of
new courses, or one time offerings of current topics.
U 496 Independent Study Variable cr. (R 6) Offered every
term. Prereq., junior standing in Business and consent of instr.
UG 498 Finance Internship Variable cr. (R 9) Offered
every term. Prereq., junior standing in Business and consent
of instr. Students are placed with private or governmental organizations
to receive on the job training. Written reports are required.
G 522 Principles of Financial Analysis 3 cr. Offered
spring. Prereq., admission or application to M.B.A. or M.Acct.
programs; ACCT 509. Introduction to principles of microeconomics
and financial management and the application of these principles
to business decisions. Topics include supply and demand, market
demand, theory of the firm, theories of competition, financial
analysis, time value of money, theories of risk and return,
stock and bond valuation and capital budgeting.
G 694 Seminar Variable cr. (R 15) Offered intermittently.
Prereq., graduate student in business or consent of business
graduate director. Selected topics in finance.
G 696 Independent Study Variable cr. (R 9) Offered every
term. Prereq., graduate student in business or consent of business
graduate director and consent of instr. Directed study of individual
or small groups of students in topics not available in scheduled
classes.
G 698 Internship Variable cr. (R 6) Offered every term.
Prereq., graduate student in business or consent of one of the
business graduate directors and consent of instr. Placements
with private or governmental organizations for practical training.
Written reports required. Grade option pass/not pass only.
G 699 Thesis Variable cr. (R 6) Offered every term. Prereq.,
graduate student in business
or consent of business graduate director.
Information Systems
U 195 Special Topics 1-6 cr. (R-6) Offered intermittently.
Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental
offerings of new courses, or one-time offerings of current topics.
U 196 Independent Study 1-3 cr. (R-3) Offered every term.
Prereq., consent of instr.
U 198 Cooperative Education Experience 1-3 cr. (R-3)
Offered every term. Extended classroom experience which provides
practical application of classroom learning during placements
within the business community. The student must complete a learning
agreement with a faculty member, relating the placement opportunity
to his or her field of study.
U 281 Administration of Network Operating Systems 2 cr. Offered
intermittently. Prereq., consent of instr. Knowledge and skills
necessary to perform post-installation administrative tasks
in today's network environment.
U 282 Implementing Core Server Technologies 2 cr. Offered
intermittently. Prereq., IS 281 or consent of instr. Advanced
information systems issues and heterogeneous network environments.
U 283 Implementing and Designing Advanced Network Infrastructures
2 cr. Offered intermittently. Prereq., IS 282 or consent
of instr. Implementation of complex networks in medium to large-sized
organizations.
U 284 Implementing and Designing a Directory Services Infrastructure
2 cr. Offered intermittently. Prereq., IS 283 or consent
of instr. Implementation of directory services in a large heterogeneous
network environment.
U 296 Independent Study 1-3 cr. (R-3) Offered every
term. Prereq., consent of instr.
UG 370 Database Management Systems 3 cr. Offered autumn.
Prereq., junior standing in Business and BADM 270. Information
systems design and implementation within a database management
system environment. Topics include data models, structured and
object design, relational, hierarchical, network and object-oriented
models.
U 371 Business Application Development 3 cr. Offered
autumn. Prereq., junior standing in Business and BADM 270. Provides
an understanding of algorithm development, programming, computer
concepts and the design and application of data and file structures.
U 372 Telecommunications Management 3 cr. Offered spring.
Prereq., junior standing in Business and BADM 270. Provides
in-depth knowledge of data communications and networking requirements
including telecommunications technologies, hardware and software.
Emphasis on the analysis and design of networking applications
in business.
U 394 Undergraduate Seminar Variable cr. (R-3) Offered
intermittently. Prereq., junior standing in Business and consent
of instr.
U 395 Special Topics 1-9 cr. (R-9) Offered intermittently.
Prereq., junior standing in Business or consent of instr. Experimental
offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of
new courses, or one-time offerings of current topics.
U 396 Independent Study 1-6 cr. (R-6) Offered every term.
Prereq., junior standing in Business and consent of instr.
UG 452 Management Science 3 cr. Offered intermittently.
Prereq., junior standing in Business, BADM 341, or consent of
instr. Study of the theory and application of management science
techniques including mathematical programming and simulation.
UG 453 Manufacturing Planning and Control Systems 3 cr.
Offered intermittently. Prereq., BADM 341, junior standing in
Business, or consent of instr. Principles and techniques of
production scheduling and inventory control. Systems for setting
strategic and tactical objectives, accomplishing detailed material
and capacity plans, and establishing and executing shop floor
priorities.
UG 473 Business Systems Analysis and Design 3 cr. Offered
spring. Prerq., junior standing in Business and BADM 270. Provides
an understanding of the systems development and modification
process including requirements determination, logical design,
physical design, test planning, implementation planning and
performance evaluation..
UG 474 Quality Management Systems 3 cr. Offered intermittently.
Prereq., junior standing in Business and BADM 270. Focus on
the primary objectives of world class organizations, i.e., teamwork,
customer focus and continuous improvement. TQM, JIT, and SPC
are discussed in detail.
UG 476 Project Management 3 cr. Offered spring. Prereq.,
junior standing in Business and BADM 270. Emphasis on project
planning, team selection models, and network management techniques.
An innovative software package is used to demonstrate how projects
are planned, managed, monitored, and controlled.
UG 494 Seminar 1-6 cr. (R-6) Offered intermittently. Prereq.,
junior standing in Business and consent of instr.
UG 495 Special Topics 1-9 cr. (R-9) Offered autumn and spring.
Prereq., junior standing in Business or consent of instr. Experimental
offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of
new courses, or one-time offerings of current topics.
U 496 Independent Study 1-6 cr. (R-6) Offered every term.
Prereq., junior standing in Business and consent of instr.
U 498 Information Systems Internship 1-9 cr. (R-9) Offered
every term. Prereq., junior standing and consent of instr. Extended
classroom experience which provides practical application of
classroom learning during placements off campus. Prior approval
must be obtained from the faculty supervisor and the Center
for Work-Based Learning.
G 541 Systems and Operations 3 cr. Offered spring. Design
and use of information systems to meet the tactical and strategic
needs of an enterprise, particularly within the operations function.
Topics include systems analysis, data and process modeling,
database designs, manufacturing planning and control, forecasting,
and quality management.
Management
U 195 Special Topics Variable cr. (R 6) Offered intermittently.
Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental
offerings of new courses, or one time offerings of current topics.
U 196 Independent Study Variable cr. (R 3) Offered every
term. Prereq., consent of instr.
U 198 Cooperative Education Experience Variable cr. (R 3)
Offered every term. Extended classroom experience which provides
practical application of classroom learning during placements
within the business community. The student must complete a learning
agreement with a faculty member, relating the placement opportunity
to his or her field of study.
U 296 Independent Study Variable cr. (R 3) Offered every
term. Prereq., consent of instr.
UG 344 Human Resource Management 3 cr. Offered every
term. Prereq., junior standing in Business, BADM 340S; PSYC
100S recommended. Examines the personnel function in business
organizations, with emphasis on staffing, equal opportunity
employment, job design, training and development, performance
appraisal, compensation, and labor management relations. Includes
case analyses and experiential exercises.
UG 348 Entrepreneurship 3 cr. Offered autumn and spring.
Prereq., junior standing in Business, BADM 322, BADM 340S, BADM
360. Focuses on starting and managing a growing business. Topics
include recognizing business opportunities, setting strategy
for the firm, raising capital, marketing new products, and organizing
a management team. Students write a business plan for themselves
or for a local entrepreneur.
UG 368 International Business 3 cr. Offered every term.
Prereq., junior standing in Business. Analysis of business in
diverse parts of the globe. Examines the impact of socio economic,
political, legal, educational, and cultural factors on management.
U 394 Undergraduate Seminar Variable cr. (R 3) Offered intermittently.
Prereq., junior standing in Business and consent of instr.
U 395 Special Topics Variable cr. (R 9) Offered intermittently.
Prereq., junior standing in Business or consent of instr. Experimental
offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of
new courses, or one time offerings of current topics.
U 396 Independent Study Variable cr. (R 6) Offered every
term. Prereq. junior standing in Business and consent of instr.
UG 440 Business and Society 3 cr. Offered autumn and spring.
Prereq., junior standing in Business. Business organizations
and their relationship to the external environment and various
stakeholders. Focuses on responsibilities to society and their
impact on decision making, with particular emphasis on business
ethics and values.
UG 444 Management Communications 3 cr. Offered autumn
and spring. Prereq., junior standing in Business. Focuses on
internal and external business communications. Selected topics
include: developing communications strategies, designing and
conducting communications audits, selecting appropriate message
vehicles, orchestrating presentations, and management press
relations.
UG 449 Business Plan Implementation 3 cr. Offered spring.
Prereq., senior standing. Development and implementation of
a business plan through the complete sequence of steps required
for financing and actual startup of a business enterprise.
UG 465 World Trade and Commerce 3 cr. Offered every term.
Prereq., junior standing in Business and consent of instr. A
practical hands-on approach to understanding the complexities
and intricacies of successfully working in the new global marketplace.
Classes are supported by work assignments at the Montana World
Trade Center.
UG 480 Cross Cultural Management 3 cr. Offered autumn.
Prereq., junior standing in Business, MGMT 368. Study of issues
related to cultural diversity within the work force and the
problems inherent in the management of a firm's activities on
an international scale.
UG 485 Seminar in Contemporary International Issues 3 cr.
Offered spring. Prereq., junior standing in Business, MGMT
368; recommended prereq., FIN 473, MGMT 480. Focus on the application,
synthesis and integration of business concepts in the international
business community.
UG 494 Seminar Variable cr. R 6) Offered intermittently.
Prereq., junior standing in Business and consent of instr.
UG 495 Special Topics Variable cr. (R 9) Offered autumn
and spring. Prereq., junior standing in Business or consent
of instr. Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental
offerings of new courses, or one time offerings of current topics.
U 496 Independent Study Variable cr. (R 6) Offered every
term. Prereq., junior standing in Business and consent of instr.
UG 498 Management Internship Variable cr. (R 9) Offered
every term. Prereq., junior standing in Business and consent
of instr. Extended classroom experience which provides practical
application of classroom learning during placements off campus.
Prior approval must be obtained from the faculty supervisor
and the Center for Work-Based Learning.
G 540 Managment and the Legal System 3 cr. Offered summer.
Prereq., admission or application to the M.B.A. or M.Acct. programs.
Basic management principles, exploration of concepts such as
strategic planning, goal-setting and giving feedback, leadership,
motivation, and reward systems. Law as it relates to doing business
in the global environment; ethical dimensions of business decision-making.
G 595 Special Topics 1 9 cr. (R 9) Offered intermittently.
Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental
offerings of new courses, or one time offerings of current topics.
G 696 Independent Study Variable cr. (R 9) Offered every
term. Prereq., graduate student in business or consent of business
graduate director and consent of instr. Directed study of individual
or small groups of students in topics not available in scheduled
classes.
Marketing
U 195 Special Topics 1-6 cr. (R-6) Offered intermittently.
Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental
offerings of new courses, or one-time offerings of current topics.
U 196 Independent Study 1-3 cr. (R-3) Offered every
term. Prereq., consent of instr.
U 198 Cooperative Education Experience 1-3 cr. (R-3) Offered
every term. Extended classroom experience which provides practical
application of classroom learning during placements within the
business community. The student must complete a learning agreement
with a faculty member, relating the placement opportunity to
his or her field of study.
U 296 Independent Study 1-3 cr. (R-3) Offered every term.
Prereq., consent of instr.
UG 362 Consumer Behavior 3 cr. Offered autumn and spring.
Prereq., junior standing in Business and BADM 360; PSYC 100S
and 240S recommended. A behavioral analysis of consumer decision
making and of the factors influencing consumer decisions, i.e.,
those decisions directly involved with the obtaining of economic
goods and services.
UG 363 Marketing Communications 3 cr. Offered autumn
and spring. Prereq., junior standing in Business, BADM 360.
An integrated course in promotion strategy. Topics include advertising
message design, media selection, promotions, public relations,
personal selling, and other selected topics.
UG 366 Marketing Research 3 cr. Offered autumn and spring.
Prereq., junior standing in Business, MATH 241, BADM 360. Emphasis
on data acquisition and analysis for improved decision making
in marketing. Topics include problem definition; secondary data;
primary data via observation, interrogation and experimentation;
data analysis; written and oral reports. May include field project.
U 369 Advertising Competition 3 cr. (R-6) Offered autumn
and spring. Prereq., junior standing in Business, BADM 360,
MKTG 362, 363, 366; or consent of instr. An experiential course
in the strategy, research, and execution of an integrated marketing
communications plan. Students' work culminates in the American
Association of Advertising's National Student Advertising Competition.
U 394 Undergraduate Seminar 1-3 cr. (R-3) Offered intermittently.
Prereq., junior standing in Business and consent of instr.
U 395 Special Topics 1-9 cr. (R-9) Offered intermittently.
Prereq., junior standing in Business or consent of instr. Experimental
offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of
new courses, or one-time offerings of current topics.
U 396 Independent Study 1-6 cr. (R-6) Offered every term.
Prereq., junior standing in Business and consent of instr.
UG 461 Marketing Management 3 cr. Offered autumn and spring.
Prereq., senior standing; BADM 360; MKTG 362, 363, 366 or consent
of instr. Case analysis in marketing management.
UG 494 Seminar 1-6 cr. (R-6) Offered intermittently.
Prereq., junior standing in Business and consent of instr.
UG 495 Special Topics 1-9 cr. (R-9) Offered autumn and spring.
Prereq., junior standing in Business or consent of instr. Experimental
offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of
new courses, or one-time offerings of current topics.
U 496 Independent Study 1-6 cr. (R-6) Offered every term.
Prereq., junior standing in Business and consent of instr.
U 498 Marketing Internship 1-9 cr. (R-9) Offered every
term. Prereq., junior standing and consent of instr. Extended
classroom experience which provides practical application of
classroom learning during placements off campus. Prior approval
must be obtained from the faculty supervisor and the Center
for Work-Based Learning.
G 560 Marketing and Applied Business Statistics 3 cr. Offered
autumn. Prereq., admission or application to the M.B.A. or M.Acct.
programs. Introduction to marketing principles to create long-term
competitive advantage for an organization. Topics include environmental
analysis, marketing planning, segmentation analysis, target
marketing, and planning for product, price, promotion and distribution.
Business statistic covered including cross-tabs, z-statistics,
and the central limit theorem, analysis of variance, regression
and correlation analysis.; statistics in context of marketing
research and marketing problems.
MBA/Business Administration
G 600 The Contemporary Organization 4 cr. Offered autumn.
Prereq., admission to the M.B.A. or M.Acct. programs. Provides
integrated framework to apply concepts and tools from 500-level
foundation courses; covers both role of strategy and role of
information systems as integrating themes for the various functional
areas of a business such as marketing, operations management,
finance and accounting.
G 605 Administrative Controls 2 cr. Offered spring. Prereq.,
admission to the program. The application of accounting information
to managerial and/or financial decision-making.
G 640 Human Resource Management 2 cr. Offered autumn.
Prereq., admission to the M.B.A. or M.Acct. programs. Professionally
oriented strategic overview of technical and pragmatic application
of human resource policy and administration, emphasizing personnel
management processes, systems, procedures and methods.
G 645 Interpersonal Perspective Seminar Variable cr.
(R-12) Offered every term. Prereq., admission to the M.B.A.
or M.Acct. program. Selected topics covering leadership theory
and practice, ethics in the workplace, and managerial processes
such as motivation, communication, conflict resolution, negotiations,
team building, critical thinking, goal setting, and building
workforce commitment.
G 650 Quantitative Analysis 2 cr. Offered autumn. Prereq.,
admission to the M.B.A. or M.Acct. programs. Quantitative methods
supporting managerial decision-making. Theory and logic underlying
such methods as linear programming and simulation. Solution
of complex problems and practice of interpersonal skills in
team projects.
G 655 Technology Perspective Seminar Variable cr. (R-12)
Offered every term. Prereq., admission to the M.B.A. or M.Acct.
programs. Contemporary issues in information technology with
emphasis on how technology is used in business organizations.
Topics vary each term and may include electronic commerce on
the Internet, decision support technology, electronic media
support, advanced spreadsheet applications, accounting applications
and quality control systems.
G 660 Marketing Management 2 cr. Offered spring. Prereq.,
admission to the M.B.A. or M.Acct. programs. Marketing decisions
faced by managers in a variety of business settings including
large corporations, small businesses and not-for-profit organizations.
G 665 Strategic Management Seminar Variable cr. (R-12)
Offered spring. Prereq., admission to the M.B.A. or M.Acct.
programs. Analysis of the firm within its industry and the structure
of the industry; competitive positioning and competitor analysis;
decision-making under conditions of uncertainty; developing
a competitive advantage in international markets.
G 681 Financial Management 2 cr. Offered autumn. Prereq.,
admission to the M.B.A. or M.Acct. programs. Advanced theory
and analysis in corporate financial management.
G 685 International Business 2 cr. Offered spring. Prereq.,
admission to the M.B.A. or M.Acct. programs. Review and analysis
of international trade theories and institutions, the role of
the multinational enterprise (MNE) in global trade and how the
MNEs operate in a global setting.
G 694 Seminar Variable cr. (R 15) Offered every term.
Prereq., graduate student in business or consent of business
graduate director. Selected topics in business.
G 696 Independent Study Variable cr. (R 9) Offered every
term. Prereq., graduate student in business or consent of business
graduate director and consent of instr. Directed study of individual
or small groups of students in topics not available in scheduled
classes.
G 698 Internship Variable cr. (R 6) Offered every term.
Prereq., graduate student in business or consent of business
graduate director and consent of instr. Placements with private
or governmental organizations for practical training in business.
Written reports required. Grade option pass/not pass only.
G 699 Thesis Variable cr. (R 6) Offered every term.
Prereq., graduate student in business or consent of business
graduate director.
Faculty
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Professors
Aaron W. Andreason, Ph.D., Brigham Young University; 1975 (Management)
Glenn R. Barth, Ph.D., Montana State University, 1966 (Management;Emeritus)
Teresa K. Beed, Ph.D., University of Colorado, 1981; C.P.A.,
Montana, 1973 (Accounting)
Paul B. Blomgren, D.B.A., Indiana University, 1952 (Management;
Dean Emeritus)
Bernard J. Bowlen, Ph.D., Iowa State University, 1954 (Malmstrom
Air Force Base; Emeritus)
Michael R. Brown, J.D., The University of Montana, 1969; C.P.A.,
Montana, 1963 (Accounting)
Bruce P. Budge, Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1968; C.P.A.,
Idaho, 1973 (Accounting; Emeritus)
Mary Ellen Campbell, M.A., University of Illinois, 1969 (Management)
Gary L. Cleveland, Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1986 (Management)
Robert J. Connole, Ph.D., University of Iowa, 1968 (Management;
Emeritus)
Richard T. Dailey, Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, 1968
(Management)
Gerald E. Evans, Ph.D., Claremont Graduate School, 1985 (Management)
Maureen J. Fleming, Ph.D., Southern Illinois University, 1969
(Management)
Jerry L. Furniss, J.D., University of Idaho, 1980 (Management)
Larry D. Gianchetta, Ph.D., Texas A & M, 1974 (Management;
Dean)
Fred A. Henningsen, M.A., The University of Montana, 1948; C.P.A.,
Montana, 1948 (Accounting; Emeritus)
Robert W. Hollmann, Ph.D., University of Washington, 1973 (Management;
Associate Dean)
Stanley E. Jenne, Ph.D, University of Illinois Urbana, 1982;
C.P.A., Utah, 1988; C.F.E., 1997 (Accounting)
Maxine C. Johnson, M.A., The University of Montana 1952 (Management;
Director, Bureau of Business and Economic Research Emeritus)
Jack J. Kempner, Ph.D., Ohio State University, 1956; C.P.A.,
Montana, 1957 (Accounting; Emeritus)
Thomas O. Kirkpatrick, Ph.D., Ohio State University, 1967 (Management;
Emeritus)
Jack K. Morton, J.D., The University of Montana, 1971 (Management)
Clyde W. Neu, Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1973 (Management;
Director of Off Campus MBA Programs)
Paul E. Polzin, Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1968 (Management;
Director, Bureau of Business and Economic Research)
Gary A. Porter, Ph.D., University of Colorado, 1977; C.P.A.,
Illinois, 1980 (Accounting; Chair, Department of Accounting
and Finance)
Roy W. Regel, Ph.D., University of Colorado, 1985; C.P.A., Colorado,
1973; C.M.A., 1992 (Accounting)
Perry F. Roys, M.B.A., University of Michigan, 1948 (Management;
Emeritus)
Stephen F. Seninger, Ph.D., Washington University, 1971 (Management;
Bureau of Business and Economic Research)
Nader H. Shooshtari, Ph.D., Arizona State University, 1983 (Management;
Chair, Department of Management)
Richard K. Smith, Ph.D., University of Oregon, 1971; J.D., University
of Iowa, 1941 (Finance; Emeritus)
Thomas J. Steele, Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, 1974
(Management)
Lee N. Tangedahl, Ph.D., University of Colorado, 1976 (Management)
Norman E. Taylor, Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1955 (Management;
Emeritus)
David W. Weber, Ph.D., University of Colorado, 1973 (Finance;
Emeritus)
Joseph A. Weber, Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1983; C.P.A.,
Montana, 1975 (Accounting)
Richard P. Withycombe, Ph.D., University of Oregon, 1972 (Management;
Emeritus)
Associate Professors
Belva Cooley, Ph.D., Oklahoma State University, 1976 (Management)
Timothy A. Manuel, Ph.D., University of South Carolina, 1988
(Finance)
Jakki J. Mohr, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1989
(Management)
Barbara P. Reider, Ph.D., Kent State University, 1991; C.P.A.,
Washington, 1992; C.M.A., 1992; C.I.A., 1996; C.F.M., 1998 (Accounting)
Assistant Professors
Carol L. Bruneau, Ph.D., University of Arizona, 1997 (Management)
Bruce Costa, Ph.D., Florida State University, 2000 (Finance)
Anthony J. Crawford, Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, 1993
(Finance)
Scott C. Douglas, Ph.D., Florida State University, 2000 (Management)
Terri L. Herron, Ph.D., University of Texas at Arlington, 1996;
C.P.A. Texas, 1987; C.I.S.A., 2000 (Accounting)
Keith J. Jakob, Ph.D., University of Utah, 2000 (Finance)
Fengru Li, Ph.D., University of Washington, 1996 (Management)
Jeffrey P. Shay, Ph.D., Cornell University, 1999 (Management)
Adjunct Associate Professor
Charles E. Keegan, M.S., The University of Montana, 1976 (Management;
Bureau of Business and Economic Research)