IUPUI Campus Bulletin 2019-2020

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 Business Learning Community (1 cr.) Authorization required. 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 with the skills to successfully manage career development.

• 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.) Theory based skilled building course with specific emphasis on building communication skills related to professional business skills.

• 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.) An elective course within the Executive Skills Track 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 issues(s) that has to do with enhancing work performance.

• 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 provides an introduction to machine learning methods and their applications to solving business problems. Methods covered include supervised learning, unsupervised learning, and data visualization.