Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration

English 1101 is a college-level writing course that introduces you to the various forms of academic discourse. This course focuses primarily on the basic elements of college composition and writing as a process in both narrative and analytical forms. You will investigate the importance and promise of effective written communication in various personal and professional contexts and identify effective strategies through critical analysis of written works as well as your own writing. Finally, this course prepares you for more advanced research analysis by connecting you to important avenues of research.

Course Outcomes:

1. Identify different academic writing styles. You identify and apply different styles of academic writing, choosing the one that best fits your audience.

2. Communicate effectively based on research. Using a specific academic style, you demonstrate your ability to effectively communicate your ideas based on extensive analysis and research.

3. Influence others through effective communication. You demonstrate your ability to influence with clear and effective communication strategies based on critical analysis and logic.

You should understand your role in society and be capable of interpreting the social phenomena surrounding you. This course provides you with a basic understanding of how society functions, and specifically how groups work.

Course Outcomes:

1. You will be able to identify social facts and theories, explaining how they had an impact on the development of sociology.

2. You will be able to apply empirical observation, recognizing the importance of social facts for strategic analysis of sociological circumstances. You will be able to define and explain main characteristics of social institutions around the world and their impact on the development of policies for social change.

This course provides a general introduction to college mathematics. You learn the following mathematical concepts in a logical sequence that increases in difficulty as you gain command of a concept: polynomials, equations, inequalities, the straight line, Cartesian coordinates, functions and graphs, systems of linear equations, logarithms and exponentials, matrix algebra, limit of a function, and derivative of a function and integral.

Course Outcome:
You will be able to apply mathematical concepts in a logical sequence that increases in difficulty as you gain command of basic algebra concepts, appreciating the importance of analytic and abstract thinking.

This course provides writing instruction for you in the Bachelor of Science. You practice and reflect on writing in professional, public, and academic genres, such as technical reports, progress reports, proposals, instructions, presentations, and technical reviews, relevant to technical professions and your individual goals. You evaluate a wide variety of sources and develop expertise in audience analysis, critical research, peer review as well as practical skills in writing more sophisticated texts and essays.

Course Outcomes:

1. You will be able to apply the main techniques and procedures of descriptive statistics and inferential statistics techniques to specific situations in business and social sciences. You will learn how to solve statistical problems by hand and using computer software.

This course provides you with the methodologies required to understand the role played by the inductive method in this field of Mathematics. Trigonometric functions, identities and conditional equations, solution of triangles, trigonometric forms of complex numbers are all taught.

Prerequisite(s): MAC 1005

Course Outcomes:

1. You will be able to use and apply the inductive method through different exercises, analyzing the role played by it in this field of Mathematics.

2. Identify sequences and series.

3. Solve series, both numerical and of functions.

4. Understand and solve the fundamental differential equations.

5. Evaluate differential equations of the first and second order.

6. Solve systems of differential equations. Apply the studied notions to the solution of problems and exercises.

This course places an emphasis on behavior and the factors that influence it, as well as on describing the cognitive, affective and personality factors that make up behavior. The knowledge you acquire in this course will provide you with a holistic view of humans and serve as the basis for understanding other courses related to behavioral science.

Course Outcomes:

1. You will be able to identify the psychological processes that shape personality and human behavior, recognizing the main theories of this field and analyzing in a critical way the attitudes and conducts of people in different environments.

2. You will be able to relate biological and social processes that impact the development and expression of human behavior, recognizing the importance of both nature and nurturing.

English 1102 focuses you on the importance of research to advancing knowledge for various purposes. This course builds on the foundations of composition and introduces you to the research process and the analysis and evaluation of various sources. You will investigate the writing process for research as well as appropriate research methods and skills. Additionally, this course offers multiple opportunities to engage in the important tasks of revision and editing and will ask you to incorporate feedback to improve your writing.

Prerequisite(s): ENC 1101

Course Outcomes:

1. You will be able to identify and elaborate personal writing through different expressions of literary forms. You will be able to structure a logical and analytical academic paper based on scientific research using the latest APA norms.

This course introduces you to the necessary skills to become a better public speaker through theory and, most importantly, practice. You will learn concepts, skills, and models of communication. Concepts include how to adapt a speech for different occasions and audiences, how to effectively support your ideas, how to select and organize materials in preparation for a speech, and how to utilize multimedia tools in presentations. This course is relevant in academic, business, and social settings in which you will become a better public speaker and listener. You will also be exposed to thinking about and maintaining ethical standards in public speaking.

Course Outcomes:

1. You will be able to identify communication concepts that serve as a basis for effective speaking and apply this conceptual knowledge in practice to give effective and persuasive speeches.

2. You will be able to analyze and evaluate presentations made by others using the main components of technical and organizational areas in a speech. You will be able to develop and demonstrate verbal, nonverbal, and research competencies through researching, preparing, and delivering presentations relevant to your audiences, demonstrating confidence to speak publicly in a variety of situations.

This course explores the way the overall levels of output, income, employment, and prices are determined in a capitalist economy. The focus is on the forces that act to shape these factors and determine their fluctuations. The role of government fiscal and monetary policy in influencing the level of economic activity is also a major area of study. The impact of international transactions on the domestic economy is also discussed.

Course Outcomes:

1. You will be able to define and identify how the overall levels of output, income, employment, and prices are determined in a capitalist economy. You will be able to recognize and value how government policy, credit market, banks, and national and foreign currency work and shape the fluctuations in the economy of a country.

This course examines the role of economic systems in allocating scarce resources to satisfy the needs and wants of individual members of a society. After a brief exposure to alternative economic systems, the focus becomes the nature and performance of American capitalism. Primary emphasis is placed upon the development of models that explain the behavior of consumers, producers, and resource suppliers in various market structures.

Course Outcomes:

1. You will be able to understand and identify the development of models that explain the behavior of consumers, producers, and resource suppliers in various market structures.

2. Through the analysis of different companies competing in a market, you will be able to discern strategic behavior in business decision-making. You will be able to understand and comprehend the application scope of the Dynamic Game Theory to different economic and business scenarios.

This course provides you with a general understanding of the changes that have taken place in the world since the appearance of humankind. This course covers the breakup of the Old World, the events of the Middle Ages in Europe, the rise of industrialization, the growth of imperialism, the two world wars, the changes in the postwar world, and globalization. This course also introduces you to the economic, political, and social processes in the world of today.

Course Outcomes:

1. You will be able to identify and relate notable events, development of political and economic factors, and their influence on historical stages. You will be able to analyze how historical events and their development can be applied to current world events.

This is a fundamental course in the application of statistics. In this course, you will learn to apply statistical techniques to a variety of applications in business and the social sciences. You will learn how to solve statistical problems by hand and with the use of computer software. Topics include probability distribution functions, sampling distributions, estimation, hypothesis testing, and linear regression.

Course Outcomes:

1. You will be able to apply the main techniques and procedures of descriptive statistics and inferential statistics techniques to specific situations in business and social sciences. You will learn how to solve statistical problems by hand and using computer software.

This course will deal with the different accounting issues related to current asset transactions, merchandise, customers, suppliers, expenses and income, non-financial fixed assets—tangible and intangible—financial instruments (assets and liabilities), and the main taxes that affect business activity (accounting tax base vs tax base).

Course Outcomes:

1. You will learn the foundation of accounting and will be able to deal with the different accounting issues related to current asset transactions, merchandise, customers, suppliers, expenses and income, non-financial fixed assets—tangible and intangible—financial instruments (assets and liabilities), and the main taxes that affect business activity (accounting tax base vs tax base).

2. You will be able to analyze internally generated data and use it to create internal and external reports to make critical business decisions. You will be able to use accounting information to generate reports which will facilitate analytical review of operations.

The course aims to lead you through the field of business management, first introducing you to the basic concepts that will be handled throughout the syllabus, and subsequently approaching you to the different management philosophies and strategies, providing you with effective resources for proper decision-making in the company. The concept of company—functions, objectives, and types—and of entrepreneurship is exposed, to focus the corporation from the General Theory of Systems. The general and specific environment of the business organization is presented aimed at: a) developing your ability to search, manage and analyze information of an economic and financial nature and b) promoting your ability to analyze and synthesize in a business environment. You are introduced to the management function and decisions in order to help you: a) solve problems and make decisions in a business context and b) develop skills for strategic decision-making in the economic-financial field and in a global context. Finally, there is a tour of the classic functions of business management (planning, control, organization and management of human resources) without forgetting to offer a general and introductory vision of the basic elements of Marketing and Finance.

Course Outcomes:

1. You will be able to identify the main components of a business, considering external and internal factors into the definition and creation of a specific type of company. You will be able to choose a specific type of company and design a business plan with an organizational structure.

The purpose of the first part (Principles of Corporate Finance) is to provide you an overview of the criteria and problems of financial management within a business organization. The lessons will illustrate the basic financial techniques used in investment decision-making processes (capital budgeting), and in financing decision-making processes (capital structure and dividend policy). The second part (International Corporate Finance) of the course aims to develop your understanding of corporate financial management in an international context. It relates to the decision-making problems about planning, allocation, and control of sources of finance.

Course Outcomes:

1. You will be able to identify, apply, and value quantitative strategies to set business and financial objectives and make critical business decisions in different scenarios. You will be able to analyze the risk and reward relationship and put it into practice in the decision-making process.

The course will illustrate the basic concepts of financial mathematics, as well as the foundational mathematical models used in financial management of banks and other financial intermediaries. The course will also portray the various modes for the simple and widely diffused implementation of such concepts and models in the IT sector, such as Microsoft Excel.

Course Outcomes:

1. You will be able to explain terms such as Compound Interest, Present Value, Future Value, Annuities, and Perpetuities.

2. You will demonstrate knowledge of the term structures of interest rates and its applications in different business scenarios. Analyze in depth basic fixed interest transactions such as loan valuation and fixed interest securities.

The main objectives of this course are to offer you knowledge on all commercial aspects of a legal discipline, and furthermore, to analyze a commercial activity, either managed by single individuals or managed by a corporation.

Course Outcomes:

1. You will be able to identify and understand the main legal commercial regulations implied in the creation of a business entrepreneurship.

2. You will be able to review business cases applying main concepts of corporate law, labor law, and corporate liability.

3. You will be able to describe how the U.S. court system works.

In this course, the fundamental aspects of marketing will be discussed, such as its concept, its functions and its scope, its relationship with the environment and with demand. Likewise, your purchasing behavior, the basic ideas of segmentation, and positioning in the market will be analyzed.

Course Outcomes:

1. You will be able to manage information systems in an organization.

2. You will handle and manage skills associated with commercial distribution.

3. You will make appropriate marketing decisions in specific environments or sectors.

The course deals with some of the main issues related to corporate innovation processes, with reference to strategic, organizational, and operative aspects. Attention will be paid to the organization of innovation processes and their corporate realization strategies. It will describe the strategic role played by innovation and development processes of new products to create and maintain a durable competitive advantage. In particular, the course aims to offer you a management framework and a set of tools to better understand “change” in the main corporate processes and functions. It will explain how to develop a management model of innovative processes applicable to a company as well as to a network, within which several partners cooperate in innovation.

Course Outcomes:

1. You will have a better understanding of the “change” in the main corporate processes and functions.

2. You will develop skills for making strategic business decisions.

3. You will identify and understand the factors that affect the optimal design of business strategies in a digital environment.

This course will analyze from a management perspective both the main technologies and their impacts on the economy, the company, and society. You will study the technological foundations of these tools and the transformation that their integration causes, making new concepts such as smart cities or how the collaborative economy appears from the prism of management, artificial intelligence, and blockchain from the prism of technology. You will delve into information systems and their strategic impacts. Also, the course analyzes the legal aspects, as well as the future trends that any company must take into account to compete in the changing business environment.

Course Outcomes:

1. You will know how to analyze from a management perspective both the main technologies and their impacts on the economy, the company, and society.

2. You will delve into information systems and their strategic impacts.

3. You will understand the legal aspects for different kinds of companies.

This course will provide an introduction to business writing and speaking with a particular emphasis on grammar, sentence structure, thought formation, and presentation skills. Class activities will emphasize communication in real-world business situations and enable you to begin developing your ability to write and speak effectively in the workplace.

Course Outcomes:

1. You will understand the difference between climate and culture, and between climate, motivation, and satisfaction.

2. You will know the main theories of motivation: Maslow, Herzberg, McClelland, McGregor, Bandura…

3. You will know the key variables in Business Communications: goals, structure, tasks, technological systems, prescriptive systems, and wage systems.

This course will provide you an introduction to business writing and speaking with a particular emphasis on grammar, sentence structure, thought formation, and presentation skills. Class activities will emphasize communication in real-world business situations and enable you to begin developing your ability to write and speak effectively in the workplace.

Course Outcomes:

1. You will understand the difference between climate and culture, and between climate, motivation, and satisfaction.

2. You will know the main theories of motivation: Maslow, Herzberg, McClelland, McGregor, Bandura…

3. You will know the key variables in Business Communications: goals, structure, tasks, technological systems, prescriptive systems, and wage systems.

The course of Operations Management has the objective of introducing concepts and instruments that allow you to understand and analyze the strategic and tactical decisions of a company’s production system. To this end, the subject begins with the objectives and strategies of Operations Management, the design process, and the quality of goods and services. In addition, the role of the human factor and technology are analyzed, the different production processes are presented, and the decisions of location, capacity, and distribution of the facilities are shown. The course concludes with aspects of inventory management, the supply chain, and some basic notions of planning and control of projects and maintenance. The concepts that will be developed throughout the course will try to explain, on one hand, the importance of a suitable design of the production system, and on the other, the need for an ideal interrelation of the production area with the other areas of the organization, in order to favor the achievement of short- and long-term objectives that contribute to a competitive positioning of the company.

Course Outcomes:

1. You will understand and analyze the strategic and tactical decisions of a company’s production system.

2. You will understand the different production processes.

3. You will be able to deal with the aspects of inventory management, the supply chain, as well as some basic notions of planning and control of projects and maintenance.

This course is an introduction to International Economics. It is divided into two sections: international trade and international finance. The former will cover topics like comparative advantage, gains from trade, protectionism, and various issues of trade policy including, among others, multilateral trade liberalization within the WTO and regional integration. The latter will focus on national income accounting and balance of payments, the determination of exchange rates, and central bank intervention in foreign exchange markets, as well as the European Monetary Union and its ongoing crisis, and the 2007-09 global financial crisis.

Course Outcomes:

1. You will understand the effects of international trade and explain the international trade patterns.

2. You will be able to examine trade policies, the impact of free trade, as well as trade barriers such as tariffs, quotas, and voluntary export restraints on a nation’s and global welfare.

3. You will examine trade arrangements and institutions such as NAFTA and WTO.

This course will emphasize you as an individual decision-maker and focus upon ethical issues and dilemmas facing managers in most business organizations. The specific objectives of the course are to raise your general awareness of ethical dilemmas at work, to place ethical issues within a management context subject to analysis and decision-making action, and to enhance and improve your ability to reason toward a satisfactory resolution of an ethical dilemma.

Course Outcomes:

1. You will have concrete knowledge about ethical theory and frameworks for analysis.

2. You will integrate ethical concepts into business decision-making and management practices.

3. You will be able to reason toward a satisfactory resolution of an ethical dilemma.

Since the beginning of the 21st century, the international context has been changing rapidly and in multiple dimensions. Today, the concept of globalization is no longer a future, but a reality that presents challenges and opportunities in equal parts; among the most urgent, the creation of a more balanced and sustainable economic model over time. Coupled with the above, the digitalization process of organizations not only favors this globalization process, but it is necessary within any company, even if its scope is local. In the context described, this course was born with the following objective: that you master the basic concepts of the internationalization of companies from a digital perspective, detect the adjustments that the company needs, and anticipate those changes in a way that ensures its sustainable viability. The digitization of organizations involves a series of business challenges that you should know in detail, as well as the different existing business models considered innovative. In this sense, the concept of value creation comes into play, and especially that of appropriation: how to maintain the value generated in the company in a digitalized society. For all this, it is essential for you to know the interest groups, the different strategies and methods of development and internationalization, as well as the behavior of each of the industrial sectors from a digital perspective. In addition, the course provides you the tools that allow the implementation of strategies that contribute efficiently to the necessary organizational transformation.

Course Outcomes:

1. You will dominate the basic concepts of the internationalization of companies from a digital perspective.

2. You will detect the adjustments that the company needs and anticipate these changes in a way that ensures its sustainable viability.

3. You will be skillful in managing tools that allow the implementation of strategies that contribute efficiently to the necessary organizational transformation.

The course provides you with the necessary tools to create a digital company. The contents of this subject range from the theoretical foundations of digital entrepreneurship to its application, with the focus on how to create a digital company. The way of working is changing rapidly, and many people who want to dedicate themselves to their own project are opting for digital entrepreneurship. Digital entrepreneurship has become an enabler for the digital transformation of companies and the economy of countries. Digital companies with collaborative and non-traditional leaders are governed by the Least Viable Product (MVP) principle. It is about launching a product in beta phase on the market, and its development and evolution are based on the opinion and demand of users/clients and the market. Digital tools are essential to carry out this transformation successfully. It is not only having an online presence or developing a marketing strategy to publicize a product or improve the customer experience, but also the use of platforms that allow automating processes, while at the same time offering the possibility to connect employees and the company.

Course Outcomes:

1. You will manage the tools to create a digital company.

2. You will understand the digital transformation of companies and the economy of countries.

3. You will know how to develop a marketing strategy to publicize a product or improve the customer experience.

This course emphasizes the fundamental techniques of financial statement analysis. Building upon core accounting and investment concepts, the course covers the analysis (including ratio analysis) and interpretation of financial accounting information including the balance sheet, income statement, and statement of cash flows. The course also examines the use of accounting information in investment and credit decisions.

Prerequisite: Principles of Financial Accounting

Course Outcomes:

1. You will learn basic methods to understand ratio and cash flow analysis.

2. You will know how to interpret financial accounting information including the balance sheet, income statement, and statement of cash flows.

3. You will be able to argue about consolidated financial statements.

The course of “Banking Economy” proposes to provide you with the knowledge, instruments, and keys to interpret the banking and finance phenomenon, with particular care for the operation mechanisms of banking activity. The acquired knowledge can be applied to understand the basic and actual topics related to the most significant matters of banking management: brokering, risk management, the normative framework, and financial policy. In particular, the course addresses two milestones of banking, by distinguishing between the typical activity of the commercial bank and the investment bank, the main methods used to measure and manage risks, the regulation, the surveillance activity, and, at the end, the impact of financial policy on banking.

Course Outcomes:

1. You will have a comprehensive knowledge of the most relevant managerial aspects of banks.

2. You will interpret the significant banking and financial phenomena.

3. You will be able to apply the acquired knowledge in order to critically understand the most relevant banking topics as well as current financial issues: banking intermediation, bank risk management, regulatory framework, and monetary policy.

The course aims to provide you with theoretical and practical knowledge from a statistical point of view of the instruments and methods used in the analysis of economic and financial data. Furthermore, you will learn the ways to use the proposed models for the interpretation of internal and external business phenomena necessary for management in the decision-making process.

Course Outcomes:

1. You will be able to identify statistical tools and methods used in the analysis of economic and financial phenomena.

2. You will interpret the development/trends of the phenomena in order to estimate possible future scenarios.

3. You will control some key aspects to evaluate alternatives and anticipate future criticalities.

Bankruptcy Law handles all business collapses, studying all processes and procedures which occur after said bankruptcy. It links to all other laws (civil, private, commercial). It will take into consideration recent bankruptcy laws and reforms, making a comparison between old and new disciplines.

Course Outcomes:

1. You will understand the requirements and the scope of bankruptcy procedures, as well as know and apply the revocatory action in bankruptcy.

2. You will know under which circumstances the settlement of bankruptcy proceedings and the pre-bankruptcy agreement with creditors can be applied.

3. You will understand the institutions of mandatory administrative liquidation and of extraordinary administration.

The course provides you with the acquisition of the necessary specialized knowledge to manage the comparative methods within Tax Law. Such competence will be useful for businessmen, law operators, P.A. employees, and international officers in order to: understand and apply in a concrete way a foreign fiscal system in an international context; shape the national fiscal system to the EU model; perform the so-called “normative transplantation” (introducing foreign juridical institutions into the national fiscal system); acquire the basis of a global interpretation theory of Tax Law.

Course Outcomes:

1. You will acquire the knowledge to manage the comparative methods within Tax Law, as well as apply in a concrete way a foreign fiscal system in an international context.

2. You will perform the normative transplantation (introduce foreign juridical institutions into the national fiscal system).

3. You will acquire the basis of a global interpretation theory of Tax Law.

The course is aimed at a systematic recognition of administrative insolvency procedures, counterpointed and especially qualified by public intervention in times of crises: for those enterprises whose institutional task is subject to public administration vigilance due to its inherence to public interests (compulsory administration liquidation); for those large enterprises whose instability concerns meta-individual interests, in order to postulate particular forms of protection in the procedural process of settling the crisis (special administration of large insolvent companies). The course aims to give you an adequate level of knowledge in logic structure, legal content, and the teleological profile of the institutes.

Course Outcomes:

1. You will examine the laws for compulsory administrative liquidation.

2. You will know the logical structure, legal content, and teleological profile of the institutes.

3. You will be able to identify and know the current framework and the designated organ for the compulsory liquidation of large enterprises in insolvency states.

This course delves into the structure, management, and practices of investment banking (IB)—from larger, more universal players to boutique operations. It covers the business activities of mergers and acquisitions, financing and investment, and the creation of value through advisory services and the choices of client business models. It looks into the business practices of private equity, hedge funds, and trading operations; and the role of each in facilitating investment, the deployment of capital, and the changing face of risk-taking activities.

Course Outcomes:

1. You will learn basic methods to understand the role of the financial and economic systems.

2. You will recognize the operation of the financial system and the characteristics of financial intermediaries.

3. You will handle and manage skills associated with the practice of corporate investment banking.

The course encourages you to learn concepts and management techniques for business management in the contexts of international competition and to analyze all management implications from an operative point of view.

Course Outcomes:

1. You will be able to identify the relevant scenarios for companies.

2. You will identify and explain the internationalization models and strategies of companies.

3. You will be able to manage multinational companies’ functions and evaluate the internationalization process of SMEs.

The analysis of the relationship between people and their jobs is very important because of its scientific, business, and ethical implications. Human beings represent, according to the organization’s needs, one of the main sources of competitive advantage and a successful strategic factor for business. Starting from the most recent technical and cultural orientations about human resources management, the course deeply analyzes your role within complex organizations, aiming at the acquisition of specific competences for human resources management as a strategic resource in development and organizational learning paths.

Course Outcomes:

1. You will handle and manage people resources effectively within an organization and their assignment in a project.

2. You will be able to identify both the role of individuals and groups within the organization.

3. You will be able to recognize and communicate business decisions that affect human resources.

The course aims to describe the main legal issues connected to the Italian Charter and to the effective organization, structure, and functioning of International Cooperation. This topic will be taken into consideration especially through the analysis of the international juridical system. A particular focus will be given to the United Nations Organization.

Course Outcomes:

1. You will know the organization, structure, and functioning of International Cooperation.

2. You will distinguish the relationship between any organization in the international context.

3. You will understand the international juridical system, particularly knowing the role of the United Nations Organizations.

This course provides you an introduction to economic analysis of law and policy. For instance, the law against insider trading prohibits trading based on material, non-public information. In this course, you will examine what exactly is meant by “materiality”; you will examine methods to determine whether information is public and to what degree it is reflected in the financial markets; and you will analyze how this affects the legal liability of a trader in possession of the information.

Course Outcomes:

1. You will recognize a series of efficient legal rules and identify more deeply the tort liabilities rules.

2. You will appropriately identify efficient rules that any society can use.

3. You will understand the concept of “efficiency” and of “homo economicus.”

This course serves as the Capstone for the Business Administration major. The purpose of the course is to integrate all prior learning in business administration, related coursework, and workplace experiences to individually assess an organization. Three major components comprise the course: the strategic analysis of an organization; the development of a forward-looking strategy with competitive, ethical, and global considerations; and the development of an implementation plan.

Prerequisite(s): You are required to complete all other program credits before registering for the capstone project course.

Course Outcomes:

1. You will integrate all prior learning in business administration, related coursework, and workplace experiences to individually assess an organization.

2. You will manage the strategic analysis of an organization.

3. You will be able to develop an implementation plan.