Master Syllabus: BUS 4480 2

TROY UNIVERSITY MASTER SYLLABUS SORRELL COLLEGE OF BUSINESS BUS 4480 Business Seminar TROY UNIVERSITY SCOB MISSION STATEMENT The Sorrell College of Business (SCOB) prepares a diverse student body, drawn primarily from Alabama and surrounding states, to become successful, ethical and engaged business professionals with the knowledge to compete in the global business environment. To achieve this our faculty, staff, and administration will: Provide quality undergraduate and graduate education in global business through high-quality teaching; Serve the university and engage with business and professional communities in our primary service area through individual involvement and our centers for research and outreach; Grow and enhance the longstanding “culture of caring” for our traditional, nontraditional, military, and international students; and Contribute to the creation of knowledge, with a focus on the scholarship of application and integration, and teaching and learning, complemented by basic and discovery scholarship in select disciplines. TROY UNIVERSITY SCOB VISION STATEMENT The Sorrell College of Business strives to be a renowned teaching-focused business college graduating GEEKS ready to succeed in business and life.

Prerequisites

Senior standing and completion of/or concurrent enrollment in remaining business core courses. It is recommended that this course be taken concurrently with the BSBA capstone course, MGT 4476.

Course Description The purpose of this course is to strengthen the student's competencies in each of the major functional areas of business, including accounting, finance, global/international and business ethics issues. The course focuses on an application and understanding of business via case studies and experiential activities. This course has an exercise/assignment and an assessment.

Master Syllabi are developed by the senior faculty in each business discipline. This Master Syllabus must be used as the basis for developing the instructor syllabus for this course, which must also comply with the content specifications outlined in the Troy University Faculty Handbook. The objectives included on this Master Syllabus must be included among the objectives on the instructor’s syllabus, which may expand upon the same as the instructor sees fit. The statement of purpose seeks to position the course properly within the curriculum and should be consulted by faculty as a source of advisement guidance. Specific choice of text and other details are further subject to Program Coordinator guidance. 1 August 2005 Master Syllabus: BUS 4480 2

Student Learning Outcomes:

On completion of the course, the student will be able to:

1. Describe the interactions among the functional areas of business – Accounting, Economics, Finance, Management, etc. – based on the perspective of an organization as a system. 2. Demonstrate the ability to integrate functional knowledge and skills via the development or analysis of a business plan, case analysis or and/or other experiential activities. 3. Discuss the sources, nature, and impacts of the stresses as a business conducts operations internationally. 4. Identify and assess the impact of current challenges in the areas of ethical considerations, global operations, and sustainability issues on an organization’s situation. Purpose Integrates and synthesizes major business concepts, practices, and theories from Accounting, Finance, Economics, and other functional areas in business to assess and evaluate the operations of an organization, given current challenges in the areas of ethical considerations, global operations, and sustainability issues.

Troy University Faculty Handbook (2016): Section 3.9.2.8 [extract] — essential elements of the syllabus (somewhat modified for space):

1. Course title 2. Course number + section 3. Term 4. Instructor 5. Prerequisites 6. Office hours 7. Class days, times 8. Classroom location 9. Office location + e-mail address 10. Office telephone 11. Course description, objectives 12. Text(s) 13. Other materials 14. Grading methods, criterion weights, make-up policy, mid-term grade reports 15. Procedure, course requirements 16. General supports (Computer Works, writing center) 17. Daily assignments, holidays, add/drop & open dates, dead day, final exam 18. ADA statement 19. Electronic device statement 20. Additional services, statements 21. Attendance/ Absence policy 22. Incomplete work policy 23. Cheating policy 24. Specialization requirements (certification, licensure, teacher competencies) Master Syllabus: BUS 4480 2

Required Activity

This course must contain a student engagement activity with the community that relates to course content. The activity may include guest speakers, site visits, projects for the community/industry, etc…

Approved Texts

Carpenter, M., & Dunung, S.P. (2012). International Business: Opportunities and Challenges in a Flattening World, V.1.0 (first edition). Irvington, NY: Flat World Knowledge, Inc.

ISBN: 978-1-4533-2822-4.

Supplements

To be decided.

Troy University Faculty Handbook (2016): Section 3.9.2.8 [extract] — essential elements of the syllabus (somewhat modified for space):

1. Course title 2. Course number + section 3. Term 4. Instructor 5. Prerequisites 6. Office hours 7. Class days, times 8. Classroom location 9. Office location + e-mail address 10. Office telephone 11. Course description, objectives 12. Text(s) 13. Other materials 14. Grading methods, criterion weights, make-up policy, mid-term grade reports 15. Procedure, course requirements 16. General supports (Computer Works, writing center) 17. Daily assignments, holidays, add/drop & open dates, dead day, final exam 18. ADA statement 19. Electronic device statement 20. Additional services, statements 21. Attendance/ Absence policy 22. Incomplete work policy 23. Cheating policy 24. Specialization requirements (certification, licensure, teacher competencies)