Communication Skills

• BUS–C 104 Business Presentations (3 cr.) Students are introduced to oral communication in business contexts. The course focus is on theory-based skill development that will enable students to deliver audience-centered messages, work in teams, and analyze and develop oral arguments. Students may not receive credit for both C104 and (X104, C106, or X106). NOTE: Students, who are required to take SLST-T 101 courses, must complete those courses before taking C104.
• BUS–C 106 Business Presentations: Honors (3 cr.) P: Students must be admitted to the Hutton Honors College or the Business Honors Program. Students are introduced to oral communication in business contexts. The course focus is on theory-based skill development that will enable students to deliver audience-centered messages, work in teams, and analyze and develop oral arguments. Students are given an additional opportunity to engage in a social or political communication exercise. Students cannot receive credit for both C106 and (X106, C104 or X104). NOTE: Students, who are required to take SLST-T 101 courses, must complete those courses before taking C106.
• BUS–C 204 Business Communication (3 cr.) P: ENG-W 131 or equivalent with a grade of C or better and at least two full semesters of course work on a college campus. Business Communication prepares each student to write strategic, effective, and ethical messages and to collaborate in global business environments. Students learn to: apply the complex communication process model to specific contexts; construct and critically analyze arguments; write clear, concise, and audience-centered business documents; collaborate within team environments to deliver effective messages.  C204 satisfies the criteria for the Shared Goal of Intensive Writing in the Indiana University General Education curriculum.  Students may not receive credit for both C204 and (X204, C205, or X205). NOTE: Students, who are required to take SLST-T 101 courses, must complete those courses before taking C204.
• BUS–C 205 Business Communication: Honors (3 cr.) P: ENG-W 131 or equivalent with a grade of C or better, admission to the Hutton Honors College or the Business Honors Program, and at least two full semesters of coursework on a college campus. The overall goal of this course is to develop an awareness of the complexity involved in the communication process in order to communicate effectively both verbally (orally and in writing) and nonverbally in a business setting. The C205 capstone experience is participation in a team case competition.  C205 satisfies the criteria for the Shared Goal of Intensive Writing in the Indiana University General Education curriculum.  Students may not receive credit for both C205 and (X205, C204, or X204). NOTE: Students, who are required to take SLST-T 101 courses, must complete those courses before taking C205.
• BUS-C 271 Global Business Analysis - Business Communications (1.5 cr.)  P: BUS-D 270 with grade of C or better.  C271 extends the knowledge gained in D270, Global Business Environment.  This class concentrates directly on the management of multinational firms.  Students are placed in the role of the decision-makers responsible for solving the myriad of practical problems resulting from a globalized and highly interconnected business environment.
  • BUS-C 271 Sample Topic: Doing Business in Greece 
• BUS-C 272 Global Business Immersion - Business Communications (3 cr.)  P: BUS-D 270 with grade of C or better.  The Global Business Immersion course includes international travel.  It extends the knowledge gained in Global Business Environment, D270 and concentrates directly on the management of multinational firms.  
• BUS–C 301 Communication for Accountants (3 cr.) P: declared Accounting major. Required for all Accounting majors. Students are introduced to effective written and oral communication skills, specifically for use in an accounting career.  The course approach is to view accounting-related interactions (accounting interviews with clients, preparing audit reports, and so on) from a communication perspective.  Students may not receive credit for both C301 and X301.
• BUS–C 330 International Communication Strategies (3 cr.) This course explores communication strategies useful for dealing with the demands of doing business in a foreign culture. Students learn about the similarities and differences of verbal and nonverbal communication styles between multiple cultures and countries.  Students may not receive credit for both C330 and X330.
• BUS–C 255 Business Writing for English Language Learners is a one-credit hour, online course for Kelley School of Business students and prospective students who have been identified by Kelley faculty as needing additional language support to succeed in the Kelley curriculum. Students enrolling in C255 do not speak English as their native/first language. This course focuses on written grammar, sentence structure, word choice, and language use skills as they apply in a business context. This course may be taken prior to or concurrent with C204 or C205 (Business Communication); the assignments are designed to develop, reinforce and provide extra practice for similar business writing skills. C255 may be taken for credit or Pass/Fail. 

Professional Skills

• BUS–T 175 Kelley Compass I:  The Individual (1.5 cr.)  Kelley Compass 1 focuses on the development of individual self-awareness that helps students make thoughtful, deliberate, and rewarding decisions about academic and professional goals.    Compass 1 guides the student through an academically rigorous process of self-discover and helps build and articulate a professional skill set uniquely grounded in the student’s own talents and interests.   Each student builds his own unique company (YOU.inc).  The course takes YOU.inc through Research and Development, Branding, Going to Market, and Strategic Planning.
• BUS–T 275 Kelley Compass II:  The Team (1.5 cr.)   P:  T175 with C and at least two full semesters of coursework on a college campus.  Team.Inc. is a solid immersion into the world of teamwork, this course focuses on critical thinking, cross cultural competence, and team building skills.  It is organized around four stages of team development: Forming, Storming, Norming, and Performing.  Working with people from diverse backgrounds in local and virtual teams, students learn to: manage first impressions; create effective teams; problem-solve in teams; organize and lead meetings; prepare for (and debrief) mock interviews; research and produce a product in a team.
• BUS–T 375 Kelley Compass III: The Business Professional (1 cr.) P:  T175 and T275 with a C and at least four full semesters of coursework on a college campus and completed all I-Core prerequisites.  Lead, Inc. is the capstone course for the Compass series.  It is a companion course for I-Core that helps students develop a core skill-set grounded in emotional intelligence theory.  Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to articulate 1) his/her current leadership approach,  2) the leader he/she would like to become, and 3) a specific action plan for leadership growth.

Professional Skills: required for Kelley Living Learning Center students

• BUS–T 134 Kelley LLC Community Development (1 cr.) P. KLLC member.  The Kelley LLC Community Development Seminar is a discussion-based graduate student-led course that gives first-year students an opportunity to set personal, academic and professional goals while gaining the confidence and interpersonal skills necessary to connect with peers, professors and business professionals. It supports the Kelley LLC’s aim to accelerate students’ transitions from being high school seniors to becoming informed, engaged emerging business professionals.  This course focuses directly on tying together three aspects of a student’s development (personal, academic, and professional) under the guidance of a caring, focused, and accomplished graduate student instructor.
• BUS–T 144 Kelley LLC Hot Topics (1 cr.) P:  KLLC member and T134. Kelley LLC Hot Topics is a one-credit hour course, taught by Communication faculty from CPCS, that provides students the opportunity to explore the connection between some outside interest and business.  It supports the Kelley LLC’s mission to engage young students in creative thinking and encourages students to explore their interests.  The course is offered in the spring semester after students have completed Kelley LLC Community Development, T134.

Computer Skills

• BUS–K 201 The Computer in Business (3 cr.) K201 is an I-Core prerequisite that is required of all business majors. Students must enroll in both the lecture and the lab.  It provides an introduction to the role of computers and other information technologies in business. It provides instruction in both functional and conceptual computer literacy. Conceptual computer literacy is the focus of the weekly lecture. After introducing the basic concepts of computer use, these lectures devote special attention to current technological innovation in social and business environments. Topics include technology and organizational change, telecommunications, privacy in the information age, and business security on the Internet. Functional computer literacy is the focus of the weekly discussion section, which meets twice a week in a computer lab. This part of the course presents an introduction to two of the most widely used database and spreadsheet packages: Microsoft Access and Microsoft Excel. Students learn, via hands-on examples, many of the powerful tools contained in these two packages, with emphasis on how to analyze a variety of business problems with Access and Excel. The goal is not to teach these packages in an abstract sense, but rather to show how they can be applied to real business problems to help make important decisions.
• BUS–K 204 The Computer in Business: Honors (3 cr.) Students must be admitted to the Hutton Honors College or the Business Honors Program to register for this course. K204 is the Honors version of K201, an I-Core prerequisite that is required for all business majors. It shares the same basic course content as K201, however, this is a service-learning course and incorporates challenging real-life projects for clients (usually non-profits). The course provides an introduction to the role of computers and other information technologies in business. It provides instruction in both functional and conceptual computer literacy.  Classes meet twice weekly for 75 minutes, and concepts and practical skills are taught together in a lab setting. Students become skilled at solving problems with widely used database and spreadsheet packages, Microsoft Access and Microsoft Excel. Students in K204 also learn database theory and design. Conceptual topics include the importance of information systems in business, technology and organizational change, telecommunications, privacy in the information age, and business security on the Internet. Functional computer literacy in concert with conceptual literacy is emphasized through a service learning component.  Students learn, via hands-on examples, many of the powerful tools contained in the software with emphasis on how to analyze a variety of business problems with Access and Excel. The goal is not to teach these packages in an abstract sense, but rather to show how they can be applied to real business problems to help make important business decisions. Students in K204 immediately apply their knowledge to help a real organization with their IT needs.