IU Indianapolis Campus Bulletin 2024-2025

Undergraduate

• BUS-X 100 Introduction to Business Administration (3 cr.) Business administration from the standpoint of the manager of a business firm operating in the contemporary economic, political, and social environment.

• BUS-X 103 Kelley First Year Seminar (1 cr.) P: Kelley direct admit. This course is designed to assist students to be successful at the university and to develop skills and competencies that will enable them to perform well in courses offered by the Kelley School of Business. Each learning community has an instructional team that is led by a faculty member and includes a student mentor, an academic advisor, and a librarian. The instructional team structures the learning environment to provide participants with as much academic support as possible.

• BUS-X 105 Introduction to Business Administration: Honors (3 cr.)

  Business administration from the standpoint of the manager of a business firm operating in the contemporary economic, political, and social environment.  Honors credit; permission required.

• BUS-X 203 Community Service Learning (1 cr.) P: Sophomore standing. Authorization required. Online course for students intending to apply to the Kelley School of Business and who have 26 or more credit hours. Students will participate in an online library research program, survey and analyze written works on business ethics and societal responsibility, and participate in a service learning project. Credit not given for both X103 and X203.

• BUS-X 204 Business Communications (3 cr.) P: ENG-W 131 (or ENG-W 140) with a grade of C or higher. Theory and practice of written communication in business; use of correct, forceful English in the preparation of letters, memoranda, and reports.

• BUS-X 220 Professional Perspectives (2 cr.) P: ENG-W 131 (or ENG-W 140) with C or higher and 15 or more completed credit hours. Assists students in constructing their academic programs and postcollege plans. Students use data from tests and exercises to consider career options.

• BUS-X 300 Career Planing for Non-Business Majors (2 cr.) This course will provide non-business majors (preferably juniors and seniors) with the strategies and tools necessary to explore careers, prepare for the job or internship search, and/or to identify graduate school options. Topics include, but will not be limited to resume and job search document preparation, job search strategies, and assistance identifying career options.

• BUS-X 320 Business Career Planning and Placement (1 cr.) P: BUS-X 220 with grade of C or higher. Kelley admit of junior standing. Assists students in obtaining positions consistent with career goals. Covers career planning, self-assessment, career options, organized employment campaigns, interviewing techniques, employment communications, alternate job search strategies, and career management. Involves in-depth work with resume software, electronic mail, and other communication tools. Session with corporate managers describing work issues and training programs. Also open to seniors in schools outside Kelley.

• BUS-X 480 Professional Practice (1-3 cr.) P: I-CORE (with C or higher in each course). Junior or senior standing in major area; and consent of undergraduate program chairperson. Credit for a major-related internship. Application must first be filed through the Kelley Office of Academic and Professional Development. Students receive work experience in cooperating firms or agencies. Comprehensive written report required.

• BUS-X 490 Independent Study in Business (3 cr.) P: I-Core (with C or higher in each course); Permission of chairperson for undergraduate program.

Graduate

• BUSN-X 511 Seminar in Management Issues (1.5 cr.) The MBA Experience has students serve as the top management of an MNC. The experience helps them to focus on strategic processes such as how strategic decisions get made, how issues get raised, and where strategy meets human behavior. The experience also highlights the importance of leadership, vision, communication, and listening skills. It serves as an opportunity for the students to assess how effective they are in these skills areas.

• BUS-X 524 Enterprise Experience II (1.5 cr.) Second of a two–part series of Evening MBA students involving a consulting project with a local company or business. Students will work in small groups under close supervision of Enterprise Director.

• BUSN-X 551 Career Management (1.5 cr.) This course is designed to provide MBAs direction to enhance their skills to successfully manage their career development. The course structure incudes specific actions to focus on external search and internal advancement, sharpening your presentation portfolio, and polishing your candidacy to maximize job search results. The curriculum will include mock consulting situations, professional portfolio design, and career transition planning.

• BUSN-X 572 Experimental Course for MBA Program (Arr. crd. cr.) An experimental course to be used and assigned by the MBA Office to specific departments in the School of Business on a two-time basis until and if a permanent number in a department is assigned.

• BUSN-X 571 Experimental Course for MBA Program (Arr. crd. cr.) An experimental course to be used and assigned by the MBA Office to specific departments in the School of Business on a two-time basis until and if a permanent number in a department is assigned.

• BUSN-C 575 Effective Communication (1.5 cr.) Leadership is a “communication sport.” The best analysis in the world has little effect if it is not successfully communicated. In this skill-building course you will learn how to layer a story into your communications. The storytelling approach will enhance your professional presence and help you gain people’s trust more quickly. In the process, you will learn how to tell your own story more effectively.

• BUSN-W 505 Power, Persuasion, Influence, and Negotiation (1.5 cr.) This course is designed to provide awareness of the effective use of power, influence, and control in the modern organization. Designed to provide a broad overview of tactics and strategies currently in use.

• BUSN-X 539 Executive Coaching Engagement (1.5 cr.) This course provides students with the unique opportunity to engage in a one-on-one coaching program with an executive coach. A coaching relationship is generally targeted at a specific issue(s) that has to do with enhancing work performance. This coaching relationship is time-bound, tied to specific goals of improvement in business functioning for MBA program students to develop their leadership skills and for those aspirant students who want to enter the executive suite near-term.

• BUSN-Z 538 Strategic Management of Human Capital (1.5 cr.) The goal of this class is to provide practical knowledge and develop the student's skills they need to manage others in a changing business environment.  Effective use of human resource planning and implementation will enhance the strategic outcome of an organization and better prepare students for senior level management.

• BUSN-G 579 Independent Study in BEPP (Arr. crd. cr.) This course focuses upon a new topic in Business Economics and Public Policy relevant to management decision making and appraisal of the external environment faced by organizations.  Learning occurs through lecture, case discussion, problem solving, group projects, or completion of exercises that further the knowledge and skills of MBA students enrolled in the course.

• BUSN-A 517 Financial Analysis and Firm Valuation (3.0 cr.) Examine the role of accounting information in financial decisions by analyzing the framework of Economic Value which highlights how valuation is related to accounting earnings and accounting book value. We evaluate how accounting choices may effect this relation and how assessment of value is influenced by profitability and risk analysis.

• BUSN-K 579 Experimental Course in Decision Support Modeling: Machine Learning for Business (Arr. crd. cr.) This course will explore the art and science of analyzing and presenting data in a variety of business contexts, including for internal staff, customers, and executives. Emphasis is on bridging the gap between business knowledge and technical knowledge and honing data intuition, enabling more effective use of data for business decision-making. Work products are a mix of writing, sketches, and BI software-based charts and graphics.

• BUSN-X 529 Business Immersion Capstone (3.0 cr.) Students integrate knowledge and skills learned in the MBA program to solve an executive-level business problem for a company, nonprofit, or government organization. Project work enhances talent in leadership, team dynamics, consulting, innovation, and executive management. Learning occurs through research, writing, lectures, team meetings, faculty coaching sessions, and presentations.

• BUSN-X 541 Executive Management Orientation (1.5 cr.) Immersion in a live business case, classroom exposure to fundamental business principles, and completion of career reflection exercises set a foundation for executive skill development in the Evening MBA program. Foundational instruction in microeconomics, strategy, and general business acumen prepares students for their case exercise.

• BUSN-Z 526 Organizational Behavior (3.0 cr.) The purpose of this course is to complement and supplement what students have learned throughout their MBA education and business career with a specific focus on managing people. The course will yield a better understanding of Organizational Behavior as a topic of scholarly study and practical importance.