Introduces students to the concept of a business, its disciplines, and essential business skills including decision making, team work, and oral and written communication. This course is approved for offering in a distance learning format.

Fundamentals of collegiate success strategies for business students. A first year course in academic resources and career development. Prerequisite: Only open to students in the Business Residential College.

Applications of statistical analysis to support business decision making. Covers collection of business data, analysis of business datasets, and presentation of results. This course may be taught in an online format. Quantitative Reasoning. Prerequisites: STA 282 or 382; 26 hours completed.

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) applications emphasizing functional integration of business activities. An integrated business simulation experience links management decisions across organizations. This course may be offered in an online or hybrid format. Prerequisites: Tier 2 Admission to Professional Business Studies; ACC 255, BIS 255, MGT 258. Prerequisite/Co-requisites: FIN 302, MGT/MKT 303, MKT 304.

Covers foundational terms, concepts, and processes of project management, providing an opportunity to apply key elements of project management to a simulated project. This course may be offered in an online or hybrid format. Prerequisite: Graduate student status or 86 hours undergraduate credits completed.

This course applies principles and practices of Lean Six Sigma (LSS) and other operations improvements that have been demonstrated to bring value to business. LSS builds on a business statistics foundation. This course may be offered in an online format. Quantitative Reasoning. Prerequisites: STA 282 or 382 and 56 semester hours completed; or graduate school admission.

Building on fundamentals, students analyze and apply project organization, staffing, and behavioral and qualitative skills in a simulated project to develop core project management competencies. This course may be offered in an online or hybrid format. Prerequisite: BUS 501.

Evaluate and create project management solutions appropriate for projects/programs through the complete life cycle, using key processes and knowledge areas of project management. This course may be offered in an online or hybrid format. Prerequisite: BUS 505.