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1050  Foundations of Business Thought (3) Fulfills Soc/Beh Sci or Hum Exploration.
   A liberal-education distribution course focusing on the nature of business and its historical, philosophical, and current role in today's world. Key issues include what a business is and how profit sustains that existence. Personal and organizational values and ethics are discussed in an environment of competing and complementary rights and monetary goals. Course addresses specific activities of a business (i.e., accounting, finance, marketing, production, and human resource management). Readings of a classical nature are presented to underscore the timeless nature of business and the relevancy of great works to today's business environment. Approach is pragmatic, with an emphasis on self discovery complimenting occasional lectures. Course is designed for students considering an undergraduate degree in business, for those pursuing the business minor, and for those who wish to use the course to satisfy a liberal-education distribution requirement.

1051  Honors Foundations of Business Thought (3) Fulfills Soc/Beh Sci or Hum Exploration.
   An undergraduate honors course combining the writings of classical authors from philosophy, economics, history, literature, business, religion, science, etc. with a student's own experience and knowledge of business. This discussion format course will emphasize the conceptual and human value based nature of business thought as seen through the eyes of the classical authors and as applied to the fields of accounting, finance, management, marketing, and production. Vigorous in class discussions will be complemented by student written papers focused on specific business cases applying the conceptual notions discussed in class. Students will be challenged to reexamine their own preconceptions of business, learn how others view business, and form a firm foundation on which future academic studies of business can be built.

2000  Power Basics (3)
   Power Basics is an extensive review of the capacity we call "power". It examines power in many interdisciplinary areas including business, politics, philosophy, psychology, sociology, and theology. Throughout the course, emphasis is placed on the use and abuse of power in organizational and personal areas of everyday life. Students will become acquainted with some of the most critical thoughts, strategems, and techniques employed in a selection of power contexts. Ample consideration will be given to the intersection of power and ethics.

2010  Microeconomics for Managers (3) Prerequisite: MATH 1100, 1210 or departmental consent.
   Introduces microeconomic tools for managerial decision-making. Discover how markets work, how and why firms profit in markets, and building an understanding of what drives consumer choice. Studies demand and supply, market equilibrium and pricing to capture value.

2320  Purposeful Leadership (1.5)
   Provides students with an opportunity to explore leadership from an academic perspective while developing skills through mentoring of small groups of entering pre-business students.

2900  Introduction to International Business (3)
   This is a required course for the International Studies program. It is open to all undergraduate majors. It fills the Upper Division International Elective II requirement for all major in the David Eccles School of Business. This course provides a broad overview of the theory and practices of International Business. A required course for students majoring in the International Studies program, this lecture and discussion format course combines the science and art of business with may other perspectives, such as economics, anthropology, geography, history, language, jurisprudence, and demography. David Eccles School of Business students may take this course for credit toward David Eccles School of Business international requirement.

3320  Civic Leadership (1.5)
   Meets with BUS 2320. Provide students with an opportunity to network, build resumes and both lead and work in teams. This critical classroom, business and community experience will heighten students abilities to address the learning objectives required of all business students.

5500  Business Analytics Practicum: Tech Ventures (3)
   Meets with MBA 6500. This is a project-based course in which students will assist the U's Office of Technology Venture Development (Tech Ventures). This office, which was founded in 2005, is headed by Eccles School Dean Jack Brittain. Its aim is to help the university capture value from the innovations developed by researchers throughout the U. The course will match student groups with projects suggested by the Tech Ventures office. Student groups will analyze markets, industries or firms, and report their finding to representatives from Tech Ventures.

5700  Business Principles (3) Prerequisite: Good quantitative and statistical skills.
   An introductory survey of vocabularies, mechanics and principles required to comprehend the firm as a working entity. Students will learn some fundamental topics and tools in Economics, Accounting, Finance, Management, Marketing and Operations to appreciate the complex interactions of markets and firms. Emphasis will be placed on the integration of these disparate disciplines into a sustainable, value-creating entity.

7960  Wharton DB (6)
   Warton Database Research.