You will find a variety of Business courses offered at Western. Below is a list of the Business Administration and Economics courses we offer. Some of these courses are required for Business Administration majors; please check the suggested program to see a complete list of required courses. Courses in other academic areas are also required for a Business Administration Degree; please check the College Catalog for course descriptions not listed below. To check course availability, please check the College Class Schedule.
Business Administration Course Descriptions
BADM 1000
INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS
An introductory business course emphasizing the role of business in the American economy. The course presents an overview of business organization and operations.
Prerequisites: None
Lecture/DiscussionBUSN 2000
INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
This course is a broad survey of the field of international business which introduces the basic concepts of international business activity and theory. Students will be introduced to the major foreign environmental forces – financial, economic and socioeconomic, physical, sociocultural, political, legal, labor, competitive, and distributive – within the context of strategic management issues.
Prerequisites: None
Lecture/DiscussionBADM 2010
BUSINESS LAW I
An introductory course intended to survey the law and its application in the business setting. The course will provide a student with a basic understanding of the law; students will be introduced to the ethical philosophies primarily used in business; emphasis will be placed on issue perception and formulating legal and ethical resolution. Topics covered include sources of law, torts, criminal law and the course system. The majority of the course will be devoted to the law of contracts.
Prerequisites: None
LectureBADM 2020
BUSINESS LAW II
A study of law in its application to business activity. The student will further develop the skill of issue perception and resolution. Topics covered include agency, partnership, limited partnerships, joint-ventures, corporations and government regulations.
Prerequisite: BADM 2010
LectureBADM 2030
BUSINESS ETHICS
Businesses exist to make a profit. Business ethics exists to set parameters for earning that profit. This course will cover the basic concepts of personal ethics and how they relate to business. An exploration of student’s own personal values will aid them with ethical problem-solving. Students will use a critical thinking model to recognize and resolve ethical dilemmas through the use of case studies. Topics include business and its relationship with customers, employees, society, competition, and the government.
Prerequisites: None
Lecture/DiscussionBADM 2800
BUSINESS PORTFOLIO/CAPSTONE
This course is a capstone course for students working towards an A.S. or A.A.S. in Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, or Marketing. This course will enable students to prepare a comprehensive portfolio to demonstrate their accomplishments in meeting WWCC's Goals for Student Success. Students will also prepare an in-depth evaluation of a business with respect to the accounting, marking, management, and economic functions.
Prerequisites: None
Lecture/DiscussionIMGT 2400
INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
This is a rigorous course focused on the role of information systems in the management of organizations. The primary focus will be on making businesses more competitive and efficient. Specific topics include organizational and technical foundations of information systems and building and managing systems.
Prerequisites: COSC 1200 or Minimum Score of 85% on the COSC 1200 Test-Out Exam
ECON 1010 (44-101)
MACROECONOMICS
A beginning study of how economic society is organized and uses scarce resources to provide for its material wants. Topics to be covered include national income analysis, business cycles, the banking system, monetary and fiscal policy, and inflation and unemployment.
Prerequisites: None
Lecture/DiscussionECON 1020 (44-102)
MICROECONOMICS
A basic study of value and price theory, monopoly and public policy, markets for productive goods and services, alternative forms of economic organization, and international trade.
Prerequisites: ECON 1010
Lecture/DiscussionECON 1200
Markets and free enterprise depend on supportive legal and political institutions. This course investigates the influence of these governmental and legal institutions on markets and individual economic decisions. By exposing students to the U.S. political economy, they will see important relationships between market development, the legal framework, and the political system. The U.S. and Wyoming constitutions are studied to show their importance to free enterprise. Alternative views of the appropriate roles of government in the economy will be discussed. This knowledge of economics, law, and government will then be applied to the study of current issues.
ECONOMICS, LAW & GOVERNMENT
Prerequisite: COMPASS Reading score of 71 or higher, or ACT Reading score of 20 or higher and BADM 1000 (may be taken concurrently)Finance
FIN 1000
A general course treating the fundamentals of personal financial planning. Topics will include personal budgeting, retirement planning, investment strategies, personal financial assessment, insurance, tax planning and estate planning.
INTRO. TO PERSONAL FINANCIAL PLANNING
Prerequisite: None
Lecture/DiscussionFIN 1020
This course studies the interaction of national economies through international financial markets. Among t he topics covered in the course are international parity conditions, the determination and management of exchange rates, balance of payments crises, Eurocurrency and Eurobond markets.
Introduction to International Finance
Prerequisite: None
LectureFIN 2100
This course deals with the management of capital in a business firm. It analyzes policies and actions relating to asset structure, risk, income and cash flows. Operating and financial analysis is introduced.
Managerial Finance
Prerequisite: ACCT 2010, and STAT 2010
LectureManagement & Supervision
MGT 1000 (40-102)
This course will furnish the student with a knowledge of employer-employee relations from the standpoint of both the employee and the supervisor. Current practices of this type of human relations are studied and discussed in recognition of their importance to worker morale and productivity.
INTRO. TO SUPERVISION
Prerequisite: None
Lecture/DiscussionMGT 1200 (40-101)
This course emphasizes learning to handle human conflicts as they arise, understanding the motivations of other people as well as one’s own, building sound working relationships in ‘forced’ associations, building honorable and lasting relations in many directions with many different kinds of people.
HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
Prerequisite: None
Lecture/DiscussionMGT 2100 (42-201)
The course is an introduction to the theory and practice of management in its application to the public and private sectors. The basic idea of the course is to stimulate an awareness of management, management functions, and management in utilizing and coordinating human and physical resources. Scientific and quantitative techniques are emphasized in the decision-making and the solving of decision problems involving alternatives.
PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT
Prerequisite: None
Lecture/Discussion