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for California State University, Fresno.
Department of Finance and Business Law
COURSES
Business Administration (B A)
Finance (Fin)
Business Administration (B A)
18. Business and the Legal Environment (4)
Prerequisite: sophomore standing. Introduction to legal system; relation of ethics to law; administra tive, criminal, tort, and labor law; and legal aspects of internation al trade. A more extensive study of the law of contracts and agency. Case studies; discussion and analysis.
50. Introduction to Business (1)
Various viewpoints on current business problems and developments presented by a different guest business executive each class meeting.
88. Public Law Environment of Business (1)
Not open to students who completed B A 18 at California State University, Fresno. Relationship of ethics to law. Administrative law and government regulation framework, labor and employment law framework, and legal aspects of international trade.
100. Business and Real Estate Economics (3)
Prerequisites: Econ 40, 50. Applications of economic principles in business and real es tate management; measure of profit, analysis of demand, cost analysis; price, wage, and public policies; case studies, analysis.
101. Business Ethics (3)
(Same as A Eth 102A.) Ethical principles and their relevance to business practice. Managerial treatment of contemporary business problems from an ethical perspective. Areas examined include employee rights, workplace discrimination, environmental protection, consumer protection, and multinational business transactions. Case studies; discussion and analysis.
120. Business and Society (3)
Examination of dynamic societal pressures affecting business. Review of governmental, public and labor pressures on business in a changing environment; business' impact upon various segments of society. Ethical principles and their relationship to business. General Education CAPSTONE Cluster course.
150. Law and Business Activity (3)
Prerequisite: B A 18. Examination of the law of bailments, shipments, sales, commercial paper, and secured transactions. Nature of property; and the relation of the legal, ethical, and regulatory envi ronment to commercial transactions. Case studies; discussion and analysis.
151. Law of Business Organizations (3)
Prerequisite: B A 18. Sole proprietorships, partnerships, limited partnerships, and corporations; advantages and limitations; social responsibilities. Effect of form on taxation and liability. Includes securities regulation, bankruptcy and insurance. Case studies; discussion and analysis.
154. Real Estate Law (3)
Meets California statutory course requirement for real estate broker's license. Prerequisite: B A 18. Legal aspects of acquisition and ownership of real estate; conveyances, mortgages, evidences of title; planning and zoning.
155. Government Regulation and Control of Business (3)
Prerequisite: B A 18. Government and social control of private enterprise, including examination of capitalism, private property, administrative law and process, antitrust law, and development of public policy through regulation and deregulation. Case studies; discussion and analysis.
156. Labor Law (3)
Prerequisites: Econ 40, 50; B A 18, Mgt 104, 106 recommended. Law of industrial relations; histori cal and current principles for legal settlement of labor-management disputes; statutes, court decisions, administrative rulings; case studies; individual presentations.
158. Environmental Legislation and Controls (3)
Review of environmental problems, search for root causes and objectives; identification and evalua tion of past and present controls; examination of alternative legislative remedies for present and anticipated problems.
160. Estate Planning (3)
The federal and state systems for regulating and taxing property transfers during lifetime and upon death including the policy and theory underlying the system and practical problems involved in applying estate and gift tax laws.
174. Introduction to International Business (3)
Prerequisite: for business majors, Fin 120; for others, permission of instructor. Competing in global markets. Accommodating to differing cultural, legal, and political systems. Role of start-up and medium-sized firms, importing, exporting, international contracts, and investment, multi-country production and distribution. Forecasting and compensating for changing government policies, market conditions affecting profitability.
175. Tools and Techniques of International Business (3)
Prerequisite: B A 174 or permission of instructor, and Fin 120. Organizing international operations, entering foreign markets using global communications, finding business connections and potential imports or exports. Selling abroad, government support services, pricing, shipping, documentation, taxes, duties, quotas, trade licenses. International personnel strategies, accounting systems, travel, international business control.
176. The International Business Environment (3)
Prerequisite: B A 174 or permission of instructor. Evolution of international business. Political regimes, economic success and failure, identifying prosperity, picking winners. Dealing with changing cultures, variations within cultures. Doing business in unstable regions. Implications of global downsizing. Trading blocks and their effects. Forecasting and international business opportunities.
177. Legal Environment of World Commerce (3)
Prerequisites: B A 18; junior standing; B A 150 recommended. Seminar on international sales, documents, credits, dispute resolution; trade law, including GATT/WTO customs, tariff laws; regula tory ethical environment of international marketplace, intellectual property transfers, political risk, exploitation of labor and environment.
178. International Finance (3)
Prerequisite: Fin 120. Evolution of international monetary system; balance of payment accounting; foreign exchange; forecasting exchange rates; management of foreign exchange risk; political risk analysis; foreign direct investment; international money and capital markets; Eurocurrency markets; international banking; international monetary and banking organizations.
189T. Topics in Business Administration
(1-3; max total 9 if no topic repeated)
Studies in business administration.
190. Independent Study (1-3; max total 6)
See Academic Placement -- Independent Study. Approved for SP grading.
193. Supervised Work Experience (1)
Open only to business majors. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Work-study: learning through on-the-job experience in a business. Written reports. CR/NC grading only.
195. Internship (3; max total 6)
Open only to business majors. Prerequisite: permission of the internship coordinator. Work-study: student holds responsible position in business or government agency and reports on firm's operations and suggested improvements. CR/NC grading only.
200 Series Courses
Graduate courses are listed under Business Graduate Program.
Finance (Fin)
30. Introduction to Investments (3)
Alternative uses of savings; stocks, bonds, mortgages and other securities, mutual funds, credit unions, banks, savings and loans, real estate investment trusts, insurance; financial security; math ematics of finance. Not recommended for business administration majors.
120. Principles of Finance (4)
Prerequisite: Acct 4A. Introduction to corporate financial management, invest ments, and financial institutions. Focus on financial policy, analysis, and valuation in a global environment. Topics include capital markets, risk and return, financial planning, capital budgeting, cost of capital, and working capital management. (3 lecture, 2 lab hours) (Computer lab fee, $15)
121. Intermediate Financial Management (3)
Prerequisite: Fin 120. Modern theories of corporate finance; financial decision making under uncer tainty; efficient allocation of financial resources; advanced financial planning and control strategies.
122. Financial Institutions and Financial Markets (3)
Prerequisite: Fin 120. Role of the Federal Reserve in monetary policy; interaction of fiscal and monetary policy; analysis of depository and nondepository financial institutions; regulatory issues in financial markets; public policy toward financial institutions.
123. Business Forecasting (4)
Prerequisite: Fin 120; DS 123. Business activity analysis; methods of forecasting; general and specific forecasts; analysis of trends in product groups, sectors, regions, and other areas of the world economy; mathematical models and statistical decisions; analysis of case problems, computer lab. (3 lecture, 2 lab hours) (Computer lab fee, $15) (Formerly Fin 136)
128. Security Analysis (3)
Prerequisite: Fin 120. Analysis of securities markets; debt and equity instruments; options and futures; fundamental analysis; technical analysis.
131. Entrepreneurial Finance (3)
Prerequisite: Fin 120. Using financial and entrepreneurial perspectives to make better decisions at each stage of the entrepreneurial process, from identification of opportunity to harvest. Issues: venture capital markets, deal structuring, valuations, later stage financing, going public and other harvesting methods.
133. Futures Markets (3)
Prerequisite: Fin 120. Use of futures contracts as speculative investments and as hedging devices to reduce risk in securities portfolios and in domestic and international business operations. Topics: financial futures, commodity futures, futures markets, fundamental and technical analyses, hedging strategies. (Formerly Fin 189T section)
137. Credit Management (3)
Prerequisite: Fin 120, 122. Structure of consumer and commercial credit markets; credit manage ment policies and strategies; risk management for interest and exchange rate variability; financial asset and liability management policies; technical and legal problems of credit management.
138. Portfolio Management and Theory (3)
Prerequisite: Fin 120, 128. Methods of determining the most desirable group of securities to build in an investment portfolio; portfolio performance evaluation; managing and hedging risk; program trading and portfolio insurance.
139. Financial Management (3)
Prerequisite: senior level standing. Finance majors must have completed (or take concurrently) all other required courses in the Finance Option. Nonfinance majors need permission of the instructor. Integration of analysis and policy for business organizations; decisions under uncertainty; analyzing and solving cases.
143. Risk and Insurance (3)
Fundamentals of insurance and risk management. Covers the basic areas of property, liability, auto, life, health, and social insurance. Other areas including marketing, underwriting, claims, investments, and loss control.
144. Life Insurance (3)
Nature and use, types and forms of life and health insurance, and annuities. Covers organization, management, and regulation; employee benefit plans, social security.
146. Risk Management (3)
Property, liability, and personnel pure-loss exposures. Risk management programs effectively treat ing the costs of pure risk, including loss control and loss financing techniques. Analysis of various types of commercial property and liability insurance contracts.
150. Financial Counseling (3)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. The concept of a total coordinated system of personal financial planning; evaluate existing programs, design improved plans and coordinate execution to achieve stated objectives. Includes data gathering, the psychology of financial counseling, and the counselor's fiduciary responsibilities. Case studies.
180. Real Estate Principles (3)
Meets California statutory course requirement for real estate salesperson's and broker's license. Theory and practice of urban land use. Location and legal dimensions, planning, and market pro cesses; financial and investment decisions in real estate; computer analysis and case studies.
181. Real Estate Appraisal (3)
Prerequisite: Fin 120; Fin 180 or permission of instructor. Theory and determinants of real property value. Methods used in urban and rural property appraisals. Statistical techniques and the apprais al process; special purpose appraisals. Fieldwork required.
182. Real Estate Practices (3)
Meets California statutory course requirement for real estate broker's license. Re lationship between public and private organizations active in real estate; company formation; selling and marketing techniques; financing; advertising; aspects of taxation; escrow procedure; property insurance; com puter analysis and case studies.
183. Real Estate Finance (3)
Prerequisite: Fin 120; Fin 180 or permission of instructor. Characteristics and underwriting standards of institutions furnishing funds for real estate investment and development. Alternative financial instruments and their effect on property economics and value.
185. Housing Market Analysis (3)
Prerequisite: junior standing. Analysis of local and regional housing markets and submarkets; avail ability of market data; primary versus secondary data; design of data collecting instruments; inter viewing techniques and interviewer bias; data analysis and presentation of findings; field studies required.
186. Issues in Urban Land Economics (3)
Prerequisite: Fin 180. Impact of public and private institutions upon land use, periodic productivity, and value; zoning, subdivision regulations, building codes, private deed restrictions, rent control, regional authorities and growth management; pertinent case law, U.S. and California.
189T. Topics in Finance
(1-3; max total 9 if no topic repeated)
Studies in business including agricultural economics, business economics, legal environment of business, international business, finance, financial services, risk and insurance, and real estate.
190. Independent Study (1-3; max total 6)
See Academic Placement -- Independent Study. Approved for SP grading.
193. Supervised Work Experience (1)
Open only to business majors. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Work-study: learning through on-the-job experience in a business. Written reports. CR/NC grading only.
195. Internship (3; max total 6)
Open only to business majors. Prerequisite: permission of the internship coordinator. Work-study: student holds responsible position in business or government agency and reports on firm's operations and sug gested improvements. CR/NC grading only.
200 Series Courses
Graduate courses are listed under Business Graduate Program.
