Business Administration

BA 1000 Intro Business Administration                                  3 cr.
An elementary survey of business administration. Introduces the business or non-business major to basic concepts of economics, business management and decision-making in the functional areas of production, marketing, and finance. Emphasis on the effects of social, ethical, economic, technological, political, and economic environmental factors upon business operation. Not open to students enrolled in a degree program in the College of Business Administration who have completed 30 hours of University credit or more.

BA 1000 BA 1001 Intro to Entrepreneurship                          3 cr.
The nature of entrepreneurship and its role in business enterprise and economic development. The nature of entrepreneur and steps in the entrepreneurial process: the business idea, opportunity recognition and screening. An overview of the startup, growth, and mature stages of the business is presented as well as special issues related to the family business, franchising, and female and minority entrepreneurs.

BA 1780 Basic Computer Applications                                     1 cr.
Students can take the College of Business computer proficiency test to test out of this course. This course is designed for the computer novice who has little or no experience with Windows-based computer systems. A video/CD of the material covered in this course is available in the Learning Resource Center. The course will cover access to UNO computer resources,use of Blackboard, saving files on the system, use of word processing software, and provide an introduction to creating and using a simple spreadsheet. BA 1780 may not be counted for fulfillment of degree requirements.

BA 2780 App Software for Business                                       3 cr.
Offered each semester. Prerequisite: MATH 1115 or 1125. Computer techniques needed to solve business problems. Use of spreadsheets and databases to support business decision making. Data transfer between computer systems and data retrieval from business databases. Fundamentals of procedure oriented programming.

BA 3010 Legal Environment of Business                              3 cr.
Offered each semester. Nature and function of law and legal institutions in society, with emphasis on those areas of law most relevant to business operations. Topics include the court systems, torts, the Constitution and business administrative agencies, international law, labor law, antitrust law, and environmental law. A student may not receive credit for both BA 3010 and BA 4400.

BA 3021 Business Law                                                              3 cr.
Offered each semester. Prerequisite: BA 3010. Legal concepts relating to sales, commercial paper, anti-trust, bankruptcy, forms of business organizations, insurance, real property, secured transactions, suretyship, wills, estates, and trusts are presented as issues relating to specific business situations. Problems relating to financial reporting responsibilities and the growing role of federal securities regulation on the business community are also discussed.

BA 3056 Managerial Skills for Entrepreneurs                       3 cr.
Prerequisite: junior standing or consent of instructor. This course will focus on the development of managerial skills and behaviors of successful entrepreneurs in small organizations and intrepreneurship in large organizations. Students will examine major internally-orientated topics (e.g goal setting, leadership) and external topics (e.g, networking, negotiating.) The course will be taught by extensive use of diagnostic instruments, experiential exercises, case discussions, and guest lectures by successful and unsuccessful practitioners.

BA 3080 Corporate Social Responsibility                              3 cr.
Offered each semester. Investigates the elements which form the ethical standards of the United States corporate community and the philosophical, religious, and cultural roots of such standards.Reading in ethical problems of advertising, pricing, automation, and business involvement in solution of social problems. Includes case studies and simulations.

BA 3090 Internship in Entrepreneurship                                3 cr.
Prerequisite: Consent of department. This course will permit undergraduates to be engaged in at least ten hours per week at the site of a private sector organization that directs interns in specific projects or job duties relating to entrepreneurial activities. There are no textbooks and no formal class meetings, although students are required to meet one-on-one with the instructor to review their progress. Students prepare a major written report on their experience.

BA 3091 Indep Study Entrepreneurship                                 3 cr.
Prerequisite: consent of department. This tutorial is arranged individually in order to provide the opportunity for specialized study and research on topics in entrepreneurship. The faculty member will arrange a study/research proposal with each student in the initial meeting. Weekly project reports, meetings, and a research paper are required.

BA 4048/G International Business Law                                  3 cr.
Prerequisite: BA 3010. Law as it relates to international business organizations and commercial transactions. Among the subjects covered are sovereign immunity and international treaties and agreements; foreign antitrust laws and unfair trade practices; protection of property rights of American subsidiaries abroad; alien investment in the United States; foreign relations law; trade liberalization; and international arbitration.

BA 4056/G Entre & New Business Ventures                          3 cr.
Prerequisite: senior standing or consent of instructor. An examination of the crucial factors involved in the conception, initiation, and development of new business ventures. The elements of a business plan for a new venture are examined. Topics include the nature of entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship, market and feasibility analysis, sources of money, financial analysis and planning, ownership forms and tax considerations, and staffing and organization of the firm. A major requirement will be the development of a business plan for a new venture.

BA 4076/G Small Business Consulting                                  3 cr.
Prerequisite: MANG 3401 and MKT 3501 or consent of department. A supervised learning practicum where students can apply academic knowledge in a small business situation. Hands-on experience through a consulting assignment with a small business client. Participating businesses and student teams must develop jointly a proposal which identifies factors of success in this industry, addresses the areas (problems) of concern to the entrepeneur, and specific plan of action. The student team is required to submit a written and an oral report at the end of the semester to the faculty advisor and the client. Both parties will evaluate the team report and presentation. Students are guided by the instructor but are expected to provide most of the initiative to complete the project. Small business clients will be procured through the UNO Small Business Development Center, the U.S. Small Business Administration and other local sources.

BA 4400 Legal & Ethical Environment                                    3 cr.
A survey of basic legal and ethical topics in the areas of Constitutional law, torts, administrative agency law, contract law, international law, commercial paper law, agency law, business organizations law, antitrust and securities laws. Provides an introduction to fundamental legal and ethical concepts for pre-MBA students who have not had prior course work in these areas. Not open to undergraduate College of Business Administration majors. A student may not receive credit for both BA 3010 and BA 4400. May not be taken for graduate credit.

BA 6001 Res in Business & Economics                                 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Math 2314. An intensive study of concepts, tools, methods, and theory of research in business and economics. Procurement and evaluation of data for use as a basis for planning, control, and operation of the business.

BA 6010 Health Care Management                                        3 cr.
A survey of the effective management of health care organizations. Classical managerial functions and principles are examined in the light of the latest contingency theories and findings of the behavioral scientists.

BA 6011 HRM in Health Care Settings                                   3 cr.
A broad study of the theories, techniques and legal environment pertaining to modern personnel management in health care settings. A student may not receive credit for both BA 6011 and MANG 6467.

BA 6012 Org Behavior in Health Care                                    3 cr.
The study of organizational behavior and enhancement of interpersonal competence in health care settings.

BA 6013 Strat Issues Health Care Org                                    3 cr.
Prerequisite: Final semester in Health Care Management Program. A survey of strategic management and situational analysis of health care organizations. The need and rationale for strategic management in today’s turbulent health care environment and how strategy is translated to practical solutions of health care industry problems.

BA 6014 Bus Topics Health Care Mgmt                                 3 cr.
A survey of various topics in Accounting and Finance relevant to students in the M.S. program in Health Care Management who do not have a business background. The course is not open to students in the MBA program.

BA 6040 Survey of International Bus I                                    3 cr.
An integrated study of management, culture, economics, finance, marketing, law, accounting, and strategy in the international business arena. Part one of a two-course sequence consisting of BA 6040 and 6041.

BA 6041 Survey of International Bus II                                   3 cr.
Prerequisite: Successful completion of BA 6040 in the immediately preceding semester or consent of MBA program director. An integrated preceding semester or consent of MBA program director. An integrated study of management, culture, economics, finance, marketing, law, accounting, and strategy in the international business arena. This course is a continuation of BA 6040.

BA 6080 Business & Society                                                     3 cr.
A review of the major ethical questions of business. Discusses the structures of society upon business action and the place of social responsibility in corporate objectives.

BA 6097 Spec Topics - Business
 Administration                                              1 cr. min/4 cr. max
An intensive study of selected special topics in Business Administration. Topics will vary based on contemporary needs as dictated by the discipline as well as the interests of the students and the instructors. Section number will correspond with credit to be earned.

BA 6780 Survey Decision Making Tools                                3 cr.
Prerequisite: QMBE 4400 or consent of department. This course is a survey of decision making tools for business managers and students. Emphasis is on applying basic analytical, qualitative tools in the decision making process.

BA 7040 Examination or Thesis Only                                     0 cr.
Open to students in a thesis program who have only (other than application for degree) the final typing and acceptance by the Graduate School of their thesis or dissertation or to students in a non-thesis program who have only (other than application for degree) to pass the final examination to complete graduation requirements.