Apr 28, 2024  
2016-2018 Catalog 
    
2016-2018 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


Course Numbering System

The first digit in each course designation is intended to indicate the level of the course. In addition, the first digit also roughly indexes the student’s year of study at the University.

Courses numbered 001 to 099 are non-baccalaureate developmental courses.

Courses numbered 100 to 299 are lower-division.

Courses numbered 300 to 499 are upper-division.

Courses numbered 500 to 599 are graduate level, and may be taken by advanced upper-division, post-baccalaureate, or graduate students for undergraduate or graduate credit.

Courses numbered 600 to 699 are graduate level. These courses may be taken by undergraduate students only on an individual basis, and only with prior, case-by-case approval of the program director of the program offering the course (or his/her designee).

Courses numbered 700 to 799 are doctoral level.

Courses numbered 1000 and above not listed in this catalog because these are professional-level courses carrying University credit, which do not typically apply to credentials or degrees offered by the University. These courses are recorded on student transcripts.

Students should consult relevant sections of this catalog, as well as college and program advising staff, in order to determine which courses are appropriate for their level of study, and which courses satisfy degree requirements for various programs of study.

 

Literature and Writing Studies

  
  • LTWR 600 - Research and Critical Methodology

    Units: 3
    Introduction to research methods and the critical and theoretical approaches common to the graduate study of literature and expository writing, with attention to basic reference works, bibliographical techniques, analytical strategies, scholarly frames of reference, and pedagogy. Recommended for the first semester of graduate study.

  
  • LTWR 601 - Literary Study in a Multicultural World

    Units: 3
    Relationship of literature to gender, race, class, and nationality. Changing conceptions of literary canons. Exploration, through literary texts, of values in literature and the constituents of literary value.

  
  • LTWR 602 - Composition Theories and Practices I

    Units: 3
    An introduction to current debates and crucial issues in rhetoric and composition, with special attention to the relationships between theories and practices of writing, between rhetoric and culture, between ideology and pedagogy, and between composition studies and other disciplines. Prepares students to teach composition at the post-secondary level, such as in the CSUSM GEW program. May be repeated for a total of twelve (12) units of credit. Only six 6 units may be counted toward the master’s degree. Enrollment Restriction: Students must be accepted into the LTWR Master’s program and obtain consent of instructor. Enrollment Requirements: Students who teach in GEW 101  or GEW 50  must register for LTWR 602 every time they teach.

  
  • LTWR 605 - Seminar in Thematic Studies

    Units: 3
    Study of a thematic motif over time or across cultures, for example: alienation and exile, cultural taboo, colonial discourse, or the representation of criminality. May also address studies such as the nature of the hero and aspects of love or death. May be repeated with new course content, but only six (6) units may be applied toward the Master’s degree.

  
  • LTWR 606 - Seminar in Genre Studies

    Units: 3
    An examination of one or more genres, for example: satire, utopian fiction, autobiography, travel narrative, landscape poetry, the essay, or film. May be repeated with new course content, but only six 6 units may be applied toward the Master’s degree.

  
  • LTWR 607 - Seminar in Comparative Studies

    Units: 3
    Comparison of theoretical and literary representations across cultures (e.g., East/West studies), across modes of discourse (e.g., oral/written), or across media (e.g., literature/art or literature/music). May be repeated with new course content, but only six 6 units may be applied toward the Master’s degree.

  
  • LTWR 608 - Seminar in Critical and Theoretical Studies

    Units: 3
    Close study of one or several bodies of critical theory currently applied to literary studies, i.e. psychoanalytic, feminist, Marxist, new-historical, post-structuralist. Emphasis will be on terminology, methods of readings, modes of interdisciplinary analysis and interpretation, and recent debates on questions of theory, history, and culture. May be repeated with new course content, but only six 6 units may be applied toward the Master’s degree.

  
  • LTWR 612 - Seminar in Rhetorical Theories and Cultures

    Units: 3
    Close study of one or several bodies of rhetorical theory in relation to cultures, for example: gender and rhetoric, adolescence and rhetoric, black English and rhetoric, and popular culture and rhetoric. May be repeated with new course content, but only six 6 units may be applied toward the Master’s degree.

  
  • LTWR 613 - Seminar in Creative Writing

    Units: 3
    For students who wish to continue refining their skills in poetry, short stories, novels, and/or screen writing. Content to be decided by collaboration between the student and the instructor. May be repeated with new course content, but only six 6 units may be applied toward the Master’s degree. Enrollment Requirements: Enrollment Requirement: LTWR 325 , LTWR 545 , or equivalent experience in creative writing.

  
  • LTWR 615 - Scholarly Publishing in Literature and Writing

    Units: 3
    Faculty-supervised training in literary and composition publishing. Critical examination of academic journals with goal of submitting work to journals. Possible work on academic journal. May be repeated with new course content, but only six 6 units may be applied toward the Master’s degree. Enrollment restricted to students who have obtained consent of instructor. Enrollment Requirements: Enrollment Requirement: One 600-level course.

    Prerequisite(s): LTWR 525 .
  
  • LTWR 690A - Graduate Research

    Units: 1
    Faculty-supervised research. May be repeated, but no more than six 6 units of credit may be applied toward the Master’s degree. Grading Basis: Graded Credit/No Credit. Enrollment restricted to students who have obtained consent of instructor.

  
  • LTWR 690B - Graduate Research

    Units: 2
    Faculty-supervised research. May be repeated, but no more than six 6 units of credit may be applied toward the Master’s degree. Grading Basis: Graded Credit/No Credit. Enrollment restricted to students who have obtained consent of instructor.

  
  • LTWR 690C - Graduate Research

    Units: 3
    Faculty-supervised research. May be repeated, but no more than six 6 units of credit may be applied toward the Master’s degree. Grading Basis: Graded Credit/No Credit. Enrollment restricted to students who have obtained consent of instructor.

  
  • LTWR 690D - Graduate Research

    Units: 4
    Faculty-supervised research. May be repeated, but no more than six 6 units of credit may be applied toward the Master’s degree. Grading Basis: Graded Credit/No Credit. Enrollment restricted to students who have obtained consent of instructor.

  
  • LTWR 690E - Graduate Research

    Units: 5
    Faculty-supervised research. May be repeated, but no more than six 6 units of credit may be applied toward the Master’s degree. Grading Basis: Graded Credit/No Credit. Enrollment restricted to students who have obtained consent of instructor.

  
  • LTWR 690F - Graduate Research

    Units: 6
    Faculty-supervised research. May be repeated, but no more than six 6 units of credit may be applied toward the Master’s degree. Grading Basis: Graded Credit/No Credit. Enrollment restricted to students who have obtained consent of instructor.

  
  • LTWR 695A - Internship

    Units: 1
    Supervised experience either teaching writing at the college level or working in public agencies and private industries that provide opportunities to develop professional writing skills. Students who want credit for working in CSUSM’s Writing Center should enroll. Only three (3) units may be applied toward the Master’s degree. Grading Basis: Graded Credit/No Credit. Enrollment restricted to students who have obtained consent of instructor.

  
  • LTWR 695B - Internship

    Units: 2
    Supervised experience either teaching writing at the college level or working in public agencies and private industries that provide opportunities to develop professional writing skills. Students who want credit for working in CSUSM’s Writing Center should enroll. Only three (3) units may be applied toward the Master’s degree. Grading Basis: Graded Credit/No Credit. Enrollment restricted to students who have obtained consent of instructor.

  
  • LTWR 695C - Internship

    Units: 3
    Supervised experience either teaching writing at the college level or working in public agencies and private industries that provide opportunities to develop professional writing skills. Students who want credit for working in CSUSM’s Writing Center should enroll. Only three (3) units may be applied toward the Master’s degree. Grading Basis: Graded Credit/No Credit. Enrollment restricted to students who have obtained consent of instructor.

  
  • LTWR 695D - Internship

    Units: 4
    Supervised experience either teaching writing at the college level or working in public agencies and private industries that provide opportunities to develop professional writing skills. Students who want credit for working in CSUSM’s Writing Center should enroll. Only three (3) units may be applied toward the Master’s degree. Grading Basis: Graded Credit/No Credit. Enrollment restricted to students who have obtained consent of instructor.

  
  • LTWR 695E - Internship

    Units: 5
    Supervised experience either teaching writing at the college level or working in public agencies and private industries that provide opportunities to develop professional writing skills. Students who want credit for working in CSUSM’s Writing Center should enroll. Only three (3) units may be applied toward the Master’s degree. Grading Basis: Graded Credit/No Credit. Enrollment restricted to students who have obtained consent of instructor.

  
  • LTWR 695F - Internship

    Units: 6
    Supervised experience either teaching writing at the college level or working in public agencies and private industries that provide opportunities to develop professional writing skills. Students who want credit for working in CSUSM’s Writing Center should enroll. Only three (3) units may be applied toward the Master’s degree. Grading Basis: Graded Credit/No Credit. Enrollment restricted to students who have obtained consent of instructor.

  
  • LTWR 699 - Graduate Thesis

    Units: 3
    Grading Basis: Graded Credit/No Credit. Enrollment restricted to students who have obtained consent of instructor. Enrollment Requirements: Enrollment Requirement:Completion of twenty-four (24) units in the graduate program prior to enrollment.

  
  • LTWR 699X - Thesis Extension

    Units: 1
    Registration in this course is limited to students who have received a satisfactory grade in LTWR 699  and who expect to use the facilities and resources of the University to work on or complete the thesis. Students who have not completed their thesis in LTWR 699  must register for LTWR 699X, LTWR 699Y , or LTWR 699Z . May be repeated, but credit will not be applied toward the Master of Arts in Literature and Writing Studies degree. Grading Basis: Graded Credit/No Credit. Enrollment Requirements: Enrollment Requirement: Prior registration in LTWR 699  with a satisfactory grade.

  
  • LTWR 699Y - Thesis Extension

    Units: 2
    Registration in this course is limited to students who have received a satisfactory grade in LTWR 699  and who expect to use the facilities and resources of the University to work on or complete the thesis. Students who have not completed their thesis in LTWR 699  must register for LTWR 699X , 699Y, or LTWR 699Z . May be repeated, but credit will not be applied toward the Master of Arts in Literature and Writing Studies degree. Grading Basis: Graded Credit/No Credit. Enrollment Requirements: Enrollment Requirement: Prior registration in LTWR 699  with a satisfactory grade.

  
  • LTWR 699Z - Thesis Extension

    Units: 3
    Registration in this course is limited to students who have received a satisfactory grade in LTWR 699  and who expect to use the facilities and resources of the University to work on or complete the thesis. Students who have not completed their thesis in LTWR 699  must register for LTWR 699X , LTWR 699Y , or 699Z  May be repeated, but credit will not be applied toward the Master of Arts in Literature and Writing Studies degree. Grading Basis: Graded Credit/No Credit. Enrollment Requirements: Enrollment Requirement: Prior registration in LTWR 699  with a satisfactory grade.


Management

Students who have remained in any MGMT course past the add/drop deadline three times may not register a fourth time for that course.

  
  • MGMT 302 - Foundations of Organizational Behavior

    Units: 2
    Important concepts and applications in organizational behavior including motivation, leadership, group dynamics, organization design, decision-making, communication, and organization change. Enrollment restricted to students who have completed all lower-division pre-business core (major status in Business Administration – i.e. attained business status), Computer Science majors in the Computer Information Systems option, and Biotechnology majors.

    Prerequisite(s): ACCT 201 , ACCT 202 , ECON 201 , ECON 202 , MATH 160 , with grades of C (2.0) or better in all courses. Prerequisites for BIOT students: ACCT 201 , ACCT 202 , MATH 160 , and either PSYC 100  or SOC 101  with grades of C (2.0) or better in all courses.
  
  • MGMT 305 - Organizational Behavior

    Units: 4
    Theoretical and applied behavioral aspects involved in the effective management of organizations. Includes individual differences, motivation, communication, group dynamics, power, conflict, decision-making, and leadership. Enrollment restricted to students who have completed all lower-division pre-business core (major status in Business Administration — i.e. attained business status).

  
  • MGMT 415 - Human Resource Management

    Units: 4
    Effective management of employees such as recruitment and interviewing, training and development, performance appraisal, compensation and benefits, employee relations, workforce demographics, and employment law. Enrollment restricted to students who have completed all lower-division pre-business core (major status in Business Administration — i.e. attained business status) or Biotechnology majors.

    Prerequisite(s): MGMT 302  or MGMT 305  with a grade of C (2.0) or better.
  
  • MGMT 420 - Personnel Selection and Appraisal

    Units: 4
    Overview of the process for employee selection and appraisal. Topics include job analysis, test validity/reliability, legal issues and a variety of selection techniques (e.g., recruiting applications, interview, mental ability/personality tests). Employee appraisal issues include norm-based and absolute appraisal politics and rater motivation. May not be taken for credit by students who have received credit for MGMT 484 -2.

    Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): MGMT 415 .
  
  • MGMT 422 - Training and Development

    Units: 2
    Overview of the process for designing training and development programs. Covers the assessment, design, development, implementation and evaluation activities required to effectively and efficiently develop employee knowledge, skills, abilities, and other competencies. Prepares students to understand, develop and evaluate human resource development strategies and plans based on principles of equity, efficiency, and effectiveness. Relevant for all managerial positions to ensure human resources are equipped with required competencies in the short-and long-term to achieve desired performance, organizational loyalty, and risk mitigation for illegal behaviors and practices in the workplace. May not be taken for credit by students who have received credit for MGMT 482 -3.

    Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): MGMT 415 .
  
  • MGMT 425 - Employment Law

    Units: 2
    Overview of the laws and legal principles necessary to address and assess employment challenges and situations with individual employees, groups, labor unions, and employers. Presented from the perspective of both the employee and the manager/organization. Includes the examination of the employment relationship, federal statues and state laws, and the legal theories and principles for analyzing the various forms of workplace discrimination. May not be taken for credit by students who received credit for MGMT 482 -2.

    Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): MGMT 415 .
  
  • MGMT 428 - Compensation and Benefits

    Units: 4
    Overview of the process for designing employee compensation and benefits strategies. Covers pay models, strategic perspectives of pay, pay structures, pay levels, pay-for-performance, benefits determination, benefits options, and compensation systems. Prepares students to understand, develop and evaluate compensation strategies and plans based on principles of equity, efficiency, and effectiveness. Relevant for all managerial positions to ensure adequate motivation or desired performance, organizational loyalty and risk mitigation for unfair pay practices. May not be taken for credit by students who have received credit for MGMT 484 -3.

    Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): MGMT 415 .
  
  • MGMT 432 - In The Executive’s Chair

    Units: 2
    Provides students opportunities to learn from and network with 10-12 business executives each semester in an interview format. The guest executives share insights about their careers, their companies and industries, diverse functional areas and business concepts, and critical business decisions they have made. Course emphasis is on learning from the successes and failures of these effective business leaders. Enrollment restricted to students who have completed all lower-division pre-business core (major status in Business Administration — i.e. attained business status).

    Prerequisite(s): BUS 302  with a grade of C (2.0) or better.
  
  • MGMT 445 - Career Development

    Units: 2
    Provides students with opportunities to learn about and practice strategies designed to enhance individual career success in 21st Century organizations. Subject matter includes: changing nature of careers, finding the right career(s), interviewing and recruiting strategies, skills development, mentoring and networking, and other career development strategies. The course will involve guest speakers, in-class discussions and group activities, personal assessment and analysis, and video illustrations. Enrollment restricted to students who have completed all lower-division pre-business core (major status in Business Administration — i.e. attained business status).

    Prerequisite(s): MGMT 302  or MGMT 305  with a grade of C (2.0) or better.
  
  • MGMT 452 - Leadership in Organizations

    Units: 4
    In-depth analysis of the process of leadership in organizations with a focus on the development of personal leadership skills. Emphasis on students’ ability to conceptualize, integrate, and apply diverse approaches to the leadership and motivation of people in organizations. Enrollment restricted to students who have completed all lower-division pre-business core (major status in Business Administration — i.e. attained business status) or Biotechnology majors.

    Prerequisite(s): MGMT 302  or MGMT 305  with a grade of C (2.0) or better.
  
  • MGMT 461 - Management in Different Cultures

    Units: 4
    Examination of the impact of culture on managerial decisions. Key management decisions in a number of industries and countries are examined to highlight the complexities of management in a global environment. Enrollment restricted to students who have completed all lower-division pre-business core (major status in Business Administration — i.e. attained business status) or Biotechnology majors.

    Prerequisite(s): MGMT 302  or MGMT 305  with a grade of C (2.0) or better.
  
  • MGMT 465 - Developing Management Skills

    Units: 4
    Globalization, increased workforce diversity, and technological change require managerial skills that are effective in a changing workplace environment. This advanced organizational behavior course integrates theory and practice with understanding and application. Management skills at the personal level include personal awareness, management of stress, and creative problem solving. At the interpersonal level, the focus is on communicating effectively, gaining power and influence, motivating others, and managing conflict. At the group level, the emphasis is on empowerment skills and effective team building. Enrollment restricted to students who have completed all lower-division pre-business core (major status in Business Administration — i.e. attained business status).

    Prerequisite(s): MGMT 302  or MGMT 305  with a grade of C (2.0) or better.
  
  • MGMT 470 - Strategic Management of Technological Innovation

    Units: 2
    Technology and innovation strategy is the approach that a firm takes to obtain and use technology to achieve a new competitive advantage, or to defend an existing technology-oriented competitive advantage against erosion. Emphasis on the development and application of conceptual models which clarify against erosion. Emphasis is also on the development and application of conceptual models which clarify the interactions between competition, patterns of technological change, and the structure and development of internal firm capabilities, rather than on any specific area of the technological or product development process. May not be taken for credit by students who have received credit for MGMT 482 -1.

    Prerequisite(s): All lower-division pre-business core courses; BUS 302 , MGMT 305  or MGMT 302 ; MKTG 305  or MKTG 302 .
  
  • MGMT 474 - Business Sustainability

    Units: 4
    Explores the role of business in building a sustainable world. Focuses on what sustainability means to business, how it is measured and reported, as well as how to formulate and implement actionable strategies. May not be taken for credit by students who have received credit for MGMT 484 -4.

    Prerequisite(s): BUS 302 .
  
  • MGMT 481 - Selected Topics in Management

    Units: 1
    Survey course of selected topics in management in order to supplement available offerings. Students should check the Class Schedule for listing of actual topics. May be repeated for credit as topics change. Enrollment restricted to students who have completed all lower-division pre-business core (major status in Business Administration — i.e. attained business status).

    Prerequisite(s): May vary depending on topic.
  
  • MGMT 482 - Selected Topics in Management

    Units: 2
    Survey course of selected topics in management designed to supplement available offerings. Students should check the Class Schedule for listing of actual topics. May be repeated for credit as topics change. Enrollment restricted to students who have completed all lower-division pre-business core (major status in Business Administration — i.e. attained business status).

    Prerequisite(s): May vary depending on topic.
  
  • MGMT 483 - Selected Topics in Management

    Units: 3
    Survey course of selected topics in management in order to supplement available offerings. Students should check the Class Schedule for listing of actual topics. May be repeated for credit as topics change. Enrollment restricted to students who have completed all lower-division pre-business core (major status in Business Administration — i.e. attained business status).

    Prerequisite(s): May vary depending on topic.
  
  • MGMT 484 - Selected Topics in Management

    Units: 4
    Survey course of selected topics in management designed to supplement available offerings. Students should check the Class Schedule for listing of actual topics. May be repeated for credit as topics change. Enrollment restricted to students who have completed all lower-division pre-business core (major status in Business Administration — i.e. attained business status).

    Prerequisite(s): May vary depending on topic.
  
  • MGMT 485 - Selected Topics in Management with Lab

    Units: 4
    Survey course of selected topics in management designed to supplement available offerings. Students should check the Class Schedule for listing of actual topics. May be repeated for credit as topics change. Enrollment restricted to students who have completed all lower-division pre-business core (major status in Business Administration — i.e. attained business status). Three hours of lecture Two hours of laboratory.

    Prerequisite(s): May vary depending on topic.
  
  • MGMT 498A - Independent Study in Management

    Units: 1
    Independent study under the direction of a faculty member. The student must prepare a study proposal approved by the appropriate faculty member prior to registration. Enrollment restricted to students who have obtained consent of instructor.

  
  • MGMT 498B - Independent Study in Management

    Units: 2
    Independent study under the direction of a faculty member. The student must prepare a study proposal approved by the appropriate faculty member prior to registration. Enrollment restricted to students who have obtained consent of instructor.

  
  • MGMT 498C - Independent Study in Management

    Units: 3
    Independent study under the direction of a faculty member. The student must prepare a study proposal approved by the appropriate faculty member prior to registration. Enrollment restricted to students who have obtained consent of instructor.

  
  • MGMT 498D - Independent Study in Management

    Units: 4
    Independent study under the direction of a faculty member. The student must prepare a study proposal approved by the appropriate faculty member prior to registration. Enrollment restricted to students who have obtained consent of instructor.

  
  • MGMT 502 - Foundations of Managemen

    Units: 2
    Important concepts and applications in management including motivation, group dynamics, organization design, decision-making, communication, and organization change.

  
  • MGMT 521 - Principles of Organizational Behavior and Leadership for Security Management

    Units: 2
    Overview of the key topics in organizational behaviors and leadership seeking to explain people’s behavior and experiences in various types of organizations, as well as how to effectively lead people to accomplish shared goals. Explores how research and knowledge of these topics can be applied in managing information systems and security related projects specifically, and in organizations more generally. Issues in contractual negotiations and effective communication inside organizations will also be addressed.

  
  • MGMT 602 - Leadership and Business Ethics

    Units: 2
    In-depth analysis of the process of leadership and ethics in organizations. Focuses on students’ ability to conceptualize, integrate, and apply diverse approaches to the leadership and motivation of people in organizations, and highlights the importance of ethical behavior by leaders and followers. Enrollment Requirements: Enrollment Requirement: Completion or waiver of the MBA Foundations courses.

  
  • MGMT 604 - Human Resource Management

    Units: 2
    Introduction to the principles and practices of human resource management including employment law, HR planning/recruiting, selection, training, performance management and compensation/benefits. Presents theoretical and practical information relating to the “most important asset” in organizations today - people. Enrollment Requirements: Enrollment Requirement: Completion or waiver of the MBA Foundations courses.

  
  • MGMT 606 - Managing the Sustainable Enterprise

    Units: 2
    The role of business in building a sustainable world, what sustainability means to business, how it is measured and reported, and how to formulate and implement actionable value-generating strategies. Preparation for thriving in a changing business environment that values innovativeness and adaptability to current global challenges. Enrollment Requirements: Enrollment Requirement: Completion or waiver of the MBA Foundations courses.

  
  • MGMT 622 - Employment Practices, Culture and Employee Engagement

    Units: 2
    Examines human resource management practices within the hospitality industry. Focuses specifically on best employment practices, unionization, risk management, information technology, employment branding/talent acquisition, training/ development, and culture and engagement. Goals include ability to identify/develop employee competencies critical to success in hospitality industry. Assumes a basic level of knowledge of general human resource management practices/concepts.

    Prerequisite(s): MGMT 604 .
  
  • MGMT 624 - Global Hospitality Leadership

    Units: 2
    Educates managers and leaders to work effectively with employees from different cultures and backgrounds that are different from their own, in the context of the hospitality industry. Builds on students’ knowledge of organizational behavior and leadership issues and addresses subjects such as cross-cultural differences in communication, motivation, ethics, team management, and leadership.

    Prerequisite(s): MGMT 602 .

Management Information Systems

Students who have remained in any MIS course past the add/drop deadline three times may not register a fourth time for that course.

  
  • MIS 203 - Introduction to Management Information Systems

    Units: 3
    Covers the concepts of information systems in business.  Introduces the different components of information systems, such as hardware software basics, databases, data communication, as well as the integration of the technologies to improve business processes and sustain business competitive advantages.  Managerial issues such as organizational information management, business intelligence, and security management will also be disclosed.

  
  • MIS 302 - Foundations of Management Information Systems

    Units: 2
    Survey of management information systems topics with an emphasis on service applications. Includes computer hardware and software, databases, information systems development, and the role of information systems in the organization. Enrollment restricted to students who have completed all lower-division pre-business core (major status in Business Administration — i.e. attained business status) or Biotechnology majors.

    Prerequisite(s): For BIOT students: ACCT 201 , ACCT 202 , and MATH 160  with grades of C (2.0) or better in all courses.
  
  • MIS 304 - Principles of Management Information Systems

    Units: 4
    Introduction to subjects in management information systems. Includes computer hardware and software, databases, information systems development, and the role of information systems in the organization. Enrollment restricted to students who have completed all lower-division pre-business core (major status in Business Administration — i.e. attained business status). Three hours of lecture Two hours of laboratory.

  
  • MIS 308 - Enterprise Systems

    Units: 4
    Provide students with an understanding of the theoretical and practical issues related to the application of enterprise systems within organizations. The main focus of this course is to demonstrate how enterprise systems integrate information and organizational processes across functional areas with a unified system comprised of a shared database and shared reporting tools.

    Prerequisite(s): MIS 302  or MIS 304  and all lower-division pre-business core.
  
  • MIS 320 - MIS Executives Seminar

    Units: 2
    Exposes students to challenges facing various industries and introduces students to innovative information system solutions to enhance organizational effectiveness through guest speeches and discovery learning. Enrollment restricted to students who have completed all lower-division pre-business core (major status in Business Administration – i.e. attained business status).

  
  • MIS 328 - Mobile Business Applications

    Units: 4
    Introduces students to business mobile application development. Studies the impact of the various mobile technologies on business processes. Students will also be introduced to development guidelines, application frameworks, and development environments. Students will learn a programming language to enable them to build mobile applications. Coverage of the underlying theory will be coupled with hands-on exercises through the development of innovative mobile solutions to practical business problems. May not be taken for credit by students who have received credit for MIS 484 -2. Enrollment restricted to students who have completed all lower-division pre-business core (major status in Business Administration — i.e. attained business status).

  
  • MIS 388 - Java Programming for Business Applications

    Units: 4
    Covers methods for developing solutions to business and system problems using object-oriented techniques. Covers the fundamental elements of object-oriented programming. Students will learn how to use classes and objects, and the Java Library to develop object-oriented business applications. Enrollment restricted to students who have completed all lower-division pre-business core (major status in Business Administration — i.e. attained business status).

  
  • MIS 408 - Information Systems for Business Intelligence

    Units: 4
    Provides an introduction to using Decision Support Systems for business intelligence. Data management, data warehouses and data marts that support reporting and online analytic processing are studied. The use of key performance indicators, dashboards and scorecards for performance management and opportunity assessment are addressed. Text and web mining are discussed, and the applications of selected machine learning techniques, such as decision trees, genetic algorithm and neural network, are illustrated. Students actively participate in the delivery of this course through lab projects, case studies, and project presentations. Enrollment restricted to students who have completed all lower-division pre-business core (major status in Business Administration — i.e. attained business status).

    Prerequisite(s): MIS 302  or MIS 304  with a grade of C (2.0) or better.
  
  • MIS 409 - Big Data Information Systems

    Units: 4
    Examines the insights and uses of Cloud computing and Big Data. Focuses on the applications of data models in the cloud computing and Big Data environments. Describes Big Data, unstructured data types, and their uses. Discussions include impact of factors such as variety, velocity, and volume of Big Data. Describes cloud computing, its uses, benefits, and challenges. Examines the emerging data models for these areas including the relevance of data super-sets and importance of correlation vs causality. Examines Big Data applications in different areas such as retail, health, finance, supply chain/logistics, and marketing. May not be taken for credit by students who have received credit for MIS 484 -4.

    Prerequisite(s): MIS 302  or MIS 304  with a grade of C (2.0) or better.
  
  • MIS 411 - Database Management

    Units: 4
    Introduction to data modeling, database design, and database administration. Coverage of the relational database model and construction of a database application using a relational database management system. Enrollment restricted to students who have completed all lower-division pre-business core (major status in Business Administration – i.e. attained business status) or Biotechnology majors. Recommended Preparation: Recommended Preparation: MIS 302  or MIS 304  or ACCT 308  with a grade of C (2.0) or better.

  
  • MIS 418 - Information Security Management

    Units: 2
    Explores information security issues in the areas most commonly encountered in the business environment, using real-life situations. Illustrates how information security addresses current legal requirements, technical threats, and social environments. Examines information security history and purpose, legal issues, development and enforcement of policies and standards, risk management, current threats, technologies, and security program implementation. May not be taken for credit by students who have received credit for MIS 482 -1.

    Prerequisite(s): MIS 302  or MIS 304  with a grade of C (2.0) or better.
  
  • MIS 425 - Business Systems Development

    Units: 4
    Introduces the methodologies that are widely used in Information Systems Development Projects. Discusses both general project management issues/techniques, such as project scheduling and critical path analysis, and methodologies specifically used in business systems development, such as SDLC, Agile approach, etc. Enrollment restricted to students who have completed all lower-division pre-business core (major business status in Business Administration – i.e. obtained business status) or Biotechnology majors.

    Prerequisite(s): MIS 302  or MIS 304  with a grade of C (2.0) or better; students who have instead taken ACCT 308  may register with consent of the instructor.
  
  • MIS 426 - Telecommunication and Network Security for Management

    Units: 4
    Introduces telecommunications and network security issues typically encountered in management. Focuses on network technologies used by the majority of businesses today along with the information security concepts and practices necessary to implement a secure networking environment for an organization’s desktop and data center operations. Enrollment restricted to students who have completed all lower-division pre-business core (major status in Business Administration – i.e. obtained business status) or Biotechnology majors.

    Prerequisite(s): MIS 302  or MIS 304  with a grade of C (2.0) or better; students who have instead taken ACCT 308  may register with consent of the instructor.
  
  • MIS 427 - Multimedia in Business

    Units: 4
    Models and develops business processes using multimedia authoring tools. Includes introduction of multimedia principles and technologies, concepts of process re-engineering, and design of a virtual business. Students are required to develop a multimedia product. Enrollment restricted to students who have completed all lower-division pre-business core (major status in Business Administration – i.e. attained business status).

    Prerequisite(s): MIS 302  or MIS 304  with a grade of C (2.0) or better; students who have instead taken ACCT 308  may register with consent of the instructor.
  
  • MIS 430 - Wireless Communications for Business

    Units: 4
    Students learn the principles and the emerging technologies of wireless communications. Focus on the wireless wide area networks, the wireless local networks, and their applications to improve business effectiveness. Enrollment restricted to students who have completed all lower-division pre-business core (major status in Business Administration — i.e. attained business status).

    Prerequisite(s): MIS 302  or MIS 304  with a grade of C (2.0) or better.
  
  • MIS 435 - Web Business Applications

    Units: 4
    Examines the design, management, and application of Internet-based e-business transaction systems. Specifically, students will learn how to tackle dynamic and database-enabled e-business problems. The introduction of Web programming and client-server solutions will also be addressed in real business settings. Enrollment restricted to students who have completed all lower-division pre-business core (major status in Business Administration — i.e. attained business status).

    Prerequisite(s): MIS 302  or MIS 304  with a grade of C (2.0) or better.
  
  • MIS 440 - Electronic Commerce: Applications and Strategies

    Units: 4
    Examines the current status and emerging trends of Electronic Commerce, including policies, strategies, technologies, and its impact on traditional business. Teaches students the basic technology components for the most important forms of Ecommerce (i.e. B2C, B2B, C2C, and mobile commerce, et al.), strategies and profit analysis of a typical online storefront, and the resolutions of channel coordination between online and offline selling. Students will also learn the scope of public policies on Ecommerce activities. Enrollment restricted to students who have completed all lower-division pre-business core (major status in Business Administration — i.e. attained business status).

    Prerequisite(s): MIS 302  or MIS 304  with a grade of C (2.0) or better.
  
  • MIS 480 - Managing Information Systems Project

    Units: 4
    Students obtain a business information requirement for a virtual company in the Information Systems Operations Management Department; learn to develop or respond to Request For Proposals; and develop and deploy a creative IS business solution. Enrollment restricted to students who have completed all lower-division pre-business core (major status in Business Administration – i.e. attained business status).

    Prerequisite(s): MIS 302  or MIS 304 .
  
  • MIS 481 - Selected Topics in Management Information Systems

    Units: 1
    A survey course of selected topics in management information systems in order to supplement available offerings. Students should check the Class Schedule for listing of actual topics. May be repeated for credit as topics change. Enrollment restricted to students who have completed all lower-division pre-business core (major status in Business Administration — i.e. attained business status).

    Prerequisite(s): May vary depending on topic.
  
  • MIS 482 - Selected Topics in Management Information Systems

    Units: 2
    A survey course of selected topics in management information systems in order to supplement available offerings. Students should check the Class Schedule for listing of actual topics. May be repeated for credit as topics change. Enrollment restricted to students who have completed all lower-division pre-business core (major status in Business Administration — i.e. attained business status).

    Prerequisite(s): May vary depending on topic.
  
  • MIS 483 - Selected Topics in Management Information Systems

    Units: 3
    A survey course of selected topics in management information systems in order to supplement available offerings. Students should check the Class Schedule for listing of actual topics. May be repeated for credit as topics change. Enrollment restricted to students who have completed all lower-division pre-business core (major status in Business Administration — i.e. attained business status).

    Prerequisite(s): May vary depending on topic.
  
  • MIS 484 - Selected Topics in Management Information Systems

    Units: 4
    A survey course of selected topics in management information systems in order to supplement available offerings. Students should check the Class Schedule for listing of actual topics. May be repeated for credit as topics change. Enrollment restricted to students who have completed all lower-division pre-business core (major status in Business Administration — i.e. attained business status).

    Prerequisite(s): May vary depending on topic.
  
  • MIS 485 - Selected Topics in Management Information Systems with Lab

    Units: 4
    A survey course of selected topics in management information systems in order to supplement available offerings. Students should check the Class Schedule for listing of actual topics. May be repeated for credit as topics change. Enrollment restricted to students who have completed all lower-division pre-business core (major status in Business Administration — i.e. attained business status). Three hours of lecture Two hours of laboratory.

    Prerequisite(s): May vary depending on topic.
  
  • MIS 488 - Mobile Project Development and Agile Management

    Units: 2
    Introduces students to the general concept of mobile computing, mobile application development and agile management. Students will study the process and guidelines to design and develop mobile business applications. Students will learn agile software development principles and apply them to accomplish project objectives. Coverage of the underlying theory will be coupled with hands-on exercises through working on real-world business mobile projects. May not be taken for credit by students who have received credit for MIS 482 -2.

  
  • MIS 498A - Independent Study in Management Information Systems

    Units: 1
    Independent study under the direction of a faculty member. The student must prepare a study proposal approved by the appropriate faculty member prior to registration. Enrollment restricted to students who have obtained consent of instructor.

  
  • MIS 498B - Independent Study in Management Information Systems

    Units: 2
    Independent study under the direction of a faculty member. The student must prepare a study proposal approved by the appropriate faculty member prior to registration. Enrollment restricted to students who have obtained consent of instructor.

  
  • MIS 498C - Independent Study in Management Information Systems

    Units: 3
    Independent study under the direction of a faculty member. The student must prepare a study proposal approved by the appropriate faculty member prior to registration. Enrollment restricted to students who have obtained consent of instructor.

  
  • MIS 498D - Independent Study in Management Information Systems

    Units: 4
    Independent study under the direction of a faculty member. The student must prepare a study proposal approved by the appropriate faculty member prior to registration. Enrollment restricted to students who have obtained consent of instructor.

  
  • MIS 502 - Foundations of Management Information Systems

    Units: 2
    Examination of the value of information technology (IT), how an organization can capture this value, and how to enhance competiveness through IT. Introduces the latest IT and discusses implications for operations, marketing, decision-making, and e-Business activities. Also covers factors that govern the choice of IT applications, key challenges in managing IT resources, and how IT influences business strategy.

  
  • MIS 522 - Information Systems and Security Management

    Units: 2
    Overviews the fundamental principles and components of information systems. Introduces the concepts and topics of Information Technology Security and Risk Management at the organizational level. Studies incentives and the requirements for information security, the integration of security into the systems design process, and life cycle of information security management.

  
  • MIS 612 - Data Management for Business Intelligence

    Units: 2
    Data modeling, database design, and database administration in the context of business intelligence. Includes the role of data, files, and database in an organization, database models at conceptual and logical levels, schemas for data integrity reinforcement, as well as relational algebra and SQL using cases. Software commonly used in the industry, such as Oracle and/or Teradata, will be adopted for database implementation. Enrollment Requirements: Enrollment Requirement: Completion of MBA Core.

  
  • MIS 614 - Data Warehousing

    Units: 2
    Introduction to fundamental concepts of data warehouse, its major characteristics and physical architecture. Concepts including MOLAP, ROLAP, Star Schema, snowflake schema, and parallel computing are illustrated using real world applications. Also examines issues related to building, utilizing and maintaining a data warehouse. Software packages such as R and PERL are used to practice cleaning, validating, converting and integrating data from a variety of sources. Popular data warehouse solutions (e.g. Oracle and Teradata) are compared. Enrollment Requirements: Enrollment Requirement: Completion of MBA Core.

  
  • MIS 616 - Data Mining in Action

    Units: 2
    Hands-on approach to examining business intelligence applications in various business functions including finance, marketing, accounting, HR, etc. Use of existing software packages to conduct model training, prediction, and data analysis that are suitable for specific problems. Students will develop their ability to think critically by integrating data from different business functions. Enrollment Requirements: Enrollment Requirement: Completion of MBA Core.

  
  • MIS 621 - Information Security Governance

    Units: 3
    Covers the fundamentals of developing business rationales for information security (assurance) governance. Studies the development and implementation of IT strategies to integrate assurance functions to improve security, and ensure the preservation of the organization and its ability to continue to operate. Offers a comprehensive view of information security policies in business context and the psychology of implementation. Provides insight into governance, privacy, regulator mandates, business incentives, legal issues.

    Prerequisite(s): MGMT 521  and MIS 522 .
  
  • MIS 622 - Technology Assessment and Security Risk Management

    Units: 3
    Examines variety of quantitative models, including financial, economic and business models, to analyze real managerial problems for technology assessment and investment that affect all types of institutions. Introduces the concept of risk and risk management and discusses up-to-date methods for both qualitative and quantitative risk analysis. Focuses on training future information technology or security managers to make better risk decisions.

    Prerequisite(s): MGMT 521  and MIS 522 .

Marketing

Students who have remained in any MKTG course past the add/drop deadline three times may not register a fourth time for that course.

  
  • MKTG 302 - Foundations of Marketing

    Units: 2
    Marketing is the process of identifying and satisfying customers’ needs for products, services and ideas, and simultaneously creating and delivering a standard of living to society. Examines the components of the marketing process, sources and uses of marketing intelligence, consumer behavior and international marketing. MKTG 302 may not be taken by students who have received credit for MKTG 305 . Enrollment restricted to students who have completed all lower-division pre-business core (major status in Business Administration – i.e. attained business status), Computer Science majors in the Computer Information Systems option, and Biotechnology majors.

    Prerequisite(s): ACCT 201 , ACCT 202 , ECON 201 , ECON 202 , MATH 160  with grades of C (2.0) or better in all courses. Prerequisites for BIOT students: ACCT 201 , ACCT 202 , MATH 160  with grades of C (2.0) or better.]
  
  • MKTG 305 - Principles of Marketing

    Units: 4
    Foundation course providing an overview of the role and process of marketing as a system of exchanges within society, the economy, and business organizations. Includes strategic planning, market segmentation, environmental scanning, marketing strategies, marketing mix elements, consumer and business buying behaviors and marketing research. Enrollment restricted to students who have completed all lower-division pre-business core (major status in Business Administration — i.e. attained business status).

  
  • MKTG 310 - Personal Branding

    Units: 2
    Introduces the process of designing brand identity and developing a personal brand. Emphasizes foundational concepts in branding, principles of graphic design, and the design of a portfolio of vehicles through which students communicate their personal brand. May not be taken for credit by students who received credit for MKTG 482 -3. Enrollment restricted to students who have completed all lower-division pre-business core (major status in Business Administration — i.e. attained business status) or obtained instructor approval.

  
  • MKTG 315 - Services Marketing

    Units: 2
    An overview of service quality with marketing frameworks and strategies used by manufacturing and service firms to compete effectively through service. Includes: gap analysis of service quality, services marketing triangle, marketing mix for services, service blueprinting, consumer behavior, service encounter analysis, services research methods and demand management. Enrollment restricted to students who have completed all lower-division pre-business core (major status in Business Administration — i.e. attained business status).

    Prerequisite(s): MKTG 302  or MKTG 305  with a grade of C (2.0) or better.
  
  • MKTG 340 - Introduction to Sales

    Units: 4
    Introduction to professional sales. Examines how to successfully persuade and influence others in the context of business-to-business and business-to-consumer sales environments. The selling process will be examined along with activities necessary to be successful in sales. Enrollment restricted to students who have completed all lower-division pre-business core (major status in Business Administration — i.e. attained business status).

    Prerequisite(s): MKTG 302  or MKTG 305  with a grade of C (2.0) or better.
  
  • MKTG 433 - Marketing Communication

    Units: 4
    Marketing communication - including advertising, personal selling and other forms of promotion - is glue that binds organizations with their customers. Course examines the determinants of communication effectiveness and efficiency; the components of marketing communication; and the process of designing, implementing, controlling, and evaluating marketing communication strategies. Enrollment restricted to students who have completed all lower-division pre-business core (major status in Business Administration — i.e. attained business status).

    Prerequisite(s): MKTG 302  or MKTG 305  with a grade of C (2.0) or better.
  
  • MKTG 442 - Marketing Research

    Units: 4
    Examines marketing research, the systematic and objective process of planning, gathering, analyzing, and reporting information to improve marketing decisions. Marketing research is an important business activity because it links customers to the organization through information-information used to clarify market opportunities, formulate marketing actions, and monitor marketing performance. Enrollment restricted to students who have completed all lower-division pre-business core (major status in Business Administration — i.e. attained business status).

    Prerequisite(s): BUS 202  or BUS 304 , and either MKTG 302  or MKTG 305  with grades of C (2.0) or better.
  
  • MKTG 445 - Consumer Behavior

    Units: 4
    Integrates psychological, sociological, and other perspectives on the study of consumption. It examines research and theory from the social sciences that is relevant to understanding consumer behavior and, consequently, useful for developing and evaluating marketing strategies that influence consumer behavior. May not be taken for credit by students who have received credit for MKTG 484 -1. Enrollment restricted to students who have completed all lower-division pre-business core (major status in Business Administration — i.e. attained business status).

    Prerequisite(s): MKTG 302  or MKTG 305  with a grade of C (2.0) or better.
  
  • MKTG 446 - Sales Management

    Units: 2
    A key component of a firm’s business-to-business marketing effort is the sales force. Focuses on the management of sales forces by examining how to plan, implement and evaluate the sales effort. Key responsibilities of sales managers are examined. These include planning, recruiting, training, motivating and evaluating the sales force. Attention is also given to sales forecasting, territory design and quota setting methods. Enrollment restricted to students who have completed all lower-division pre-business core (major status in Business Administration — i.e. attained business status).

    Prerequisite(s): MKTG 302  or MKTG 305  with a grade of C (2.0) or better.
 

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