BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Subject abbreviation: BSAD  

Bajis M. Dodin, Ph.D., Chair

Committee Office,158 Anderson Hall

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Committee in Charge:

Jerayr Haleblian, Ph.D.
(Management)

Bajis M. Dodin, Ph.D.
(Management)

Waymond Rodgers, Ph.D.
(Management)

Jonathan Nagler, Ph.D.
(Political Science)

Gary Dymski, Ph.D., Jur.D.
(Economics)

Linda Brewster Stearns, Ph.D.
(Sociology)

Carlos G. Vélez-Ibáñez, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, ex officio

David Mayers, Ph.D., Interim Dean, Academic Affairs, The A. Gary Anderson Graduate School of Management, ex officio

Faculty:

(See Management Faculty)

MAJORS  

The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration is designed to educate students in the art and science of management. The program prepares graduates to become tomorrow's most influential business leaders by equipping them with the ability to identify, analyze, and solve complex business problems. Thus, the curriculum is built on strong business fundamentals with a foundation of coursework in the humanities, social, and natural sciences.

The B.S. in Business Administration is a two-year upper-division major offered jointly by The A. Gary Anderson Graduate School of Management (AGSM) and the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. Students can enroll in a pre-Business major and are advised in the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences during their freshman and sophomore years. The Pre-Business curriculum includes the prerequisites to the major and the college breadth requirements. After admission to the major, students are advised by the AGSM. The B.S. degree in Business Administration is conferred by the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences.

A limited number of students are accepted into the Business Administration major, chosen according to overall GPA. Students must apply for the major when they have completed not less than 75 and not more than 120 quarter units of college work. Final acceptance into the major is conditional on completion of all prerequisites and breadth requirements within a 120 quarter unit limit and maintain a GPA above 2.0 in prerequisites. (Students who have not completed the foreign language requirement may be accepted into the program, but they must complete the requirement before graduation.) Exceptions to the 120 quarter unit maximum may be requested by petition.

Students are encouraged to participate in at least one internship during their junior or senior year. Students interested in international business are encouraged to consider opportunities for study through the Education Abroad Program.

Outstanding academic achievement is recognized by the awarding of the Delta Sigma Pi Scholarship Key to a graduating senior. The Wall Street Journal Student Achievement Award along with other awards also presented on an annual basis.

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS  

UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS

General University requirements are Universitywide requirements which all undergraduates must satisfy. See the Undergraduate Studies section for a complete listing.

COLLEGE REQUIREMENTS

Students must fulfill all breadth requirements of the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences or the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum prior to transferring to the University of California. For a detailed list of requirements and a summary of units see Degree Requirements under College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences in the Undergraduate Studies section of this catalog.

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS

The following are requirements leading to the Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration.

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION MAJOR

1. Preparation for Business Administration major (41-44 units)

• a) General prerequisites(may be used to satisfy breadth requirements)
  • (1) ECON 002, ECON 003
  • (2) CS 008
  • (3) STAT 048 or PSYC 011 (or equivalent)
  • (4) SOC 110A or PSYC 012 or ANTH 175B or ECON 111 (or equivalent)
  • (5) MATH 022, 023 (or equivalents)

• b) Major prerequisites (may not be used to satisfy breadth requirements)
  • (1) BSAD 010
  • (2) BSAD 020A, BSAD 020B

The major requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration are as follows:

2. Upper-division major requirements (72 units)

• a) ECON 102A, ECON 103A
• b) BSAD 121/STAT 121
• c) Two courses from
  • (1) BSAD 150/SOC 150, BSAD 151/SOC 151
  • (2) BSAD 142/PSYC 142

• d) BSAD 182/POSC 182 or BSAD 186/POSC 186
• e) BSAD 116/PHIL 116
• f) BSAD 134/ECON 134
• g) BSAD 110, BSAD 126, BSAD 163, BSAD 170, BSAD 184
• h) An additional 20 units of Business Administration elective courses excluding BSAD 190. See Department for a list of approved Business Administration elective courses.

MAJORS WITH ADMINISTRATIVE STUDIES COMPONENTS

B.A. degrees are offered in Economics, History, Political Science, and Sociology with Administrative Studies. A B.S. degree is offered in Sociology with Administrative Studies. Specified departmental requirements are listed under respective departmental listings.

1. All requirements of the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences

2. Specified requirements of the cooperating department, to include at least 36 upper-division units in that discipline

3. Administrative Studies requirements (37 units)

• a) Four lower-division courses (17 units)
  • (1) BSAD 010 and BSAD 020A
  • (2) STAT 048 or equivalent (may be used to satisfy breadth requirements)
  • (3) CS 008 (may be used to satisfy breadth requirements)

• b) Two upper-division courses (8 units) from the list below:
  • (1) ECON 102A or ECON 130 or ECON 162
  • (2) PSYC 140 or PSYC 142*
  • (3) SOC 150* or SOC 151* or SOC 171
  • (4) POSC 181 or POSC 182 or POSC 183
  • (5) ANTH 127 or ANTH 131
  • These two courses must be outside the discipline of the cooperating major and cannot be courses included as part of the three-course Business Administration track or their cross-listed equivalents.

• c) A three-course track (12 units) in Business Administration courses, from one of the following:
  • (1) Organizations (General): BSAD 105*, BSAD 150*, BSAD 151*, BSAD 176*
  • (2) Human Resources Management/Labor Relations: BSAD 142*, BSAD 152*, BSAD 153*, BSAD 155, BSAD 157
  • (3) Business and Society: BSAD 116*, BSAD 161, BSAD 182*, BSAD 186*
  • (4) Marketing: BSAD 110, and two from BSAD 112, BSAD 113, BSAD 114 or BSAD 117
  • (5) Managerial Accounting/Taxation: BSAD 163, and two from BSAD 166, BSAD 168A, or BSAD 168B
  • (6) Financial Accounting: BSAD 163, BSAD 165A, BSAD 165B
  • (7) Finance: BSAD 134* and two from BSAD 135A, BSAD 136, BSAD 137, BSAD 138, BSAD 139
  • (8) Management Information Systems: BSAD 170, BSAD 171, BSAD 173
  • (9) Production Management: BSAD 121*, and two from BSAD 122, BSAD 126, BSAD 127*

Courses designated with an asterisk are cross-listed in Business Administration with other departments; see individual course descriptions.

LOWER-DIVISION COURSES  

BSAD 010.
Introduction to Business. (4)

Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Prerequisite(s): none. Provides an overview of the field of business administration. Areas covered include business goals and strategies, functional areas of business and their integration in policy and decision making, social responsibility, computers in business, and business trends and challenges including the international dimension.

BSAD 020A.
Principles of Accounting I. (4)

Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Study of the concepts and techniques for measurement and communication of financial information. An introduction to accounting theory and practice as related to the single proprietorship, with emphasis on service and merchandising transaction analysis, and recording and summarizing procedures used in preparing various financial statements.

BSAD 020B.
Principles of Accounting II. (4)

Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Prerequisite(s): BSAD 020A or equivalent. Continuation of study of accounting principles with emphasis on partnerships and corporations. Topics include stock and bond issuances, present value concept as related to accounting, introduction to consolidation and intercompany investments, special financial statements and financial statement analysis, and partnership formation and liquidation.

UPPER-DIVISION COURSES

BSAD 105.
Organizations as Cultural Systems. (4)

Lecture, three hours; outside reading, three hours. The role of culture in the formation and management of complex bureaucratic organizations. Covers types of organizations and organizational cultures, the impact of the cultural environment, and problems posed by rapid cultural change. Cross-listed with ANTH 105.

BSAD 110.
Introduction to Marketing. (4)

Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing or consent of instructor. An introduction to the role of marketing in society with emphasis on concepts, marketing methods, and institutions.

BSAD 112.
Consumer Behavior. (4)

Lecture, three hours; outside readings and projects, three hours. Prerequisite(s): BSAD 110. Provides a basic understanding of the general models of choice behavior as it relates to marketing decision making. Emphasis is on motivation, perceptions, learning, and social forces as they impact on the choice process.

BSAD 113.
Marketing Institutions. (4)

Lecture, three hours; outside readings and projects, three hours. Prerequisite(s): BSAD 110. The concepts and strategies relating to the delivery of consumer goods and services. The management of marketing activities within the channels of distribution will be the main topic of study with emphasis upon retail and wholesale institutions.

BSAD 114.
Marketing in a Global Environment. (4)

Lecture, three hours; outside research, two hours; term paper, one hour. Prerequisite(s): BSAD 110. Covers the theory and practice of marketing across national borders. Provides an understanding of global marketing environments and examines the development of marketing strategies to maximize growth of global companies.

BSAD 116.
Business Ethics. (4)

Lecture, three hours; discussion, three hours. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing or consent of instructor. An inquiry into some of the moral issues arising from business life, such as conflicts of interest, responsibility to consumers, corporate culture and character, and the morality of competition. The history of ethics and the history of business as an institution are considered. Cross-listed with PHIL 116.

BSAD 117.
Advertising. (4)

Lecture, three hours; outside readings and projects, three hours. Prerequisite(s): BSAD 110. Covers the theory and practice of marketing across national borders. Provides an understanding of global marketing environments and examines the development of marketing strategies to maximize growth of global companies .

BSAD 121.
Introduction to Management Science. (4)

Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Prerequisite(s): MATH 023 and CS 008 or their equivalent; upper-division standing. Survey of deterministic and probabilistic models for decision making: linear programming and extensions, networks, dynamic programming, decision trees, queuing models, and simulation. Uses of these models in decision making are discussed. Use of the computer is emphasized. Cross-listed with STAT 121.

BSAD 122.
Linear Programming with Applications. (4)

Lecture, three hours; three hours of homework problems and projects. Prerequisite(s): BSAD 121/STAT 121 or equivalent. Many real-life decision problems give rise to linear programs with special structures, network flow problems, integer programs, and large-scale programs. Theory and algorithms of these models are presented and applied to various decision problems in management. Use of computer packages is emphasized.

BSAD 126.
Production and Operations Management. (4)

Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Prerequisite(s): BSAD 121/STAT 121 or equivalent. Deals with the issues of design and control of production systems in manufacturing and service organizations. Covers product and process selection, capacity planning, location and layout design, project and job scheduling, inventory control, material planning, and quality control.

BSAD 127.
Introduction to Quality Improvements. (4)

Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Prerequisite(s): STAT 048 or consent of instructor. Deming's 14 points for management, graphical methods, fishbone diagram, Pareto analysis, control charts for attributes and variables, cusum and moving average charts, process-capability, economic design, acceptance sampling, Taguchi method, parameter design, tolerance design, reliability, hazard rate, censoring, accelerated life testing. Cross-listed with STAT 127.

BSAD 134.
Corporate Finance and Investment. (4)

Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Prerequisite(s): ECON 003 or ECON 003H; upper-division standing; BSAD 020A and BSAD 020B recommended. Covers the foundation materials for both corporate financial management, and investment and portfolio analysis. Topics covered include time value of money, capital budgeting, capital structure, dividend policy, portfolio theory, CAPM, and market efficiency. Cross-listed with ECON 134.

BSAD 135A.
Corporate Finance: Theory and Cases I. (4)

Lecture, three hours; extra reading, one hour; term paper, two hours. Prerequisite(s): BSAD 134. The course is the first part of intermediate corporate financial management. It covers the optimal corporate financial decisions, including capital budgeting, capital structure decisions and divided policy. Cases as well as theory will be used to study these topics.

BSAD 135B.
Corporate Finance: Theory and Cases II. (4)

Lecture, three hours; extra reading, one hour; term paper, two hours. Prerequisite(s): BSAD 135A. The course is the second part of intermediate corporate financial management. It covers the analysis of different financing instruments, including lease financing, the application of option pricing theory in corporate finance, financial planning, working capital management, and mergers and acquisitions. Cases as well as theory will be used to study these topics.

BSAD 136.
Investments: Security Analysis and Portfolio Management. (4)

Lecture, three hours; outside readings and projects, three hours. Prerequisite(s): BSAD 134/ECON 134. The determination of investment policies and procedures of security analysis with reference to risk and return. The emphasis is on the stock market.

BSAD 137.
Investments: Speculative Markets. (4)

Lecture, three hours; outside readings and projects, three hours. Prerequisite(s): BSAD 136. Analysis of advanced topics in finance, including options, commodity futures, financial futures, and mutual fund performance evaluation.

BSAD 138.
International Finance. (4)

Lecture, three hours; outside readings and projects, three hours. Prerequisite(s): BSAD 134/ECON 134 or equivalent and upper-division standing. A survey of international financial institutions and the financial factors that affect the modern multinational corporation with emphasis on exchange rate and portfolio risk.

BSAD 139.
Real Estate Investments. (4)

Lecture, three hours; outside readings and projects, three hours. Prerequisite(s): BSAD 134/ECON 134. Analysis of real estate development including consideration of site selection, market analysis, financing, design and construction, loan contracts, mortgage risks, and investment analysis.

BSAD 142.
Industrial/Organizational Psychology. (4)

Lecture, three hours; extra reading, three hours. Prerequisite(s): PSYC 002. Introduction to the field of industrial/organizational psychology covering fundamental theory and research in personnel and organizations. Topics include employee selection and training, performance appraisal, motivation, organizational dynamics, leadership, and job satisfaction. Cross-listed with PSYC 142.

BSAD 150.
The Sociology of Economic Organizations. (4)

Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Historical and cultural analysis of modern industry, the social structure of labor--management relations, industry's community role. The behavior of intendedly rational organizations. Cross-listed with SOC 150.

BSAD 151.
Formal Organizations. (4)

Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. A survey of processes unique to formal organizations as well as social processes that affect their structure and operation. These processes are examined in different types of organizations (schools, industrial firms, prisons, military, etc.). Cross-listed with SOC 151.

BSAD 152.
Economics of Labor Relations. (4)

Lecture, three hours; individual study, three hours. Prerequisite(s): ECON 002 and ECON 003. An analysis of the history of labor and industrial relations in the U.S. with emphasis on problems of collective action, long-swings of economic growth, income inequality, and the role of government.) Cross-listed with ECON 152.

BSAD 153.
Labor Economics. (4)

Lecture, three hours; individual study, three hours. Prerequisite(s): ECON 102A. An analysis of labor demand, labor supply, and the structure of wages. Neoclassical, institutional, and radical perspectives emphasized. Cross-listed with ECON 153.

BSAD 154.
Business Law. (4)

Lecture, three hours; outside readings and projects, three hours. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing or consent of instructor. Law studied as an integral part of the business environment, a process derived from and changing with the larger society. Areas covered include contracts, torts, agency, partnerships, corporations, and bankruptcy.

BSAD 155.
Personnel Management. (4)

Lecture, three hours; outside readings and projects, three hours. Prerequisite(s): BSAD 142/PSYC 142; upper-division standing or consent of instructor. Management of relations between an organization and its personnel. Examines processes of recruitment, selection, evaluation, promotion, and development. Discusses methods of compensation and the handling of grievances.

BSAD 156.
Leadership Development. (4)

Lecture, three hours; extra reading, three hours. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing. Detailed analysis of leadership theory and practice through lectures, self-analysis instruments, and discussions of independent field experiences. A survey of areas pertaining to leadership, such as leadership theory, leadership style, oral and written communication, ethical leadership, interpersonal conflict management, the dynamics of culture, and gender in organization leadership.

BSAD 157.
Managing Work Force Diversity. (4)

Lecture, three hours; term paper, three hours. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing. BSAD 142/ PSYC 142 or BSAD 155 recommended. Covers management issues triggered by the increasing participation of women and minorities in the work force. Topics include work role stereotyping, workplace representation and segregation, culturally based leadership and communication styles, work-family conflicts, and related legislative initiatives.

BSAD 160.
Industrial Organization. (4)

Lecture, three hours; individual study, three hours. Prerequisite(s): ECON 102A. A study of the organization and structure of the American industrial system with emphasis on its production and pricing behavior and policies, its market structure and public policies regulating or influencing its market behavior. Cross-listed with ECON 160.

BSAD 161.
Business in Society. (4)

Lecture, three hours; outside readings and projects, three hours. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing or consent of instructor. Business institutions and behavior in relation to the economy and society as a whole. The course will deal especially with the large-scale modern corporation, conflicting analyses of its behavior, and implications for social structure and problems.

BSAD 162.
Managerial Economics. (4)

Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Prerequisite(s): ECON 003. ECON 102A recommended. Applications of economic analysis to problems of management, especially of capital. Emphasis on production economics and cost analysis. Cross-listed with ECON 162.

BSAD 163.
Cost and Management Accounting. (4)

Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Prerequisite(s): BSAD 020B or equivalent; upper-division standing. Study of accounting data used for managerial planning and controlling of business operations. Provides an introduction to manufacturing operations and cost accounting systems, cost-volume-profit analysis, relevant costing, standard costing and variance analysis, as well as budgeting.

BSAD 165A.
Intermediate Financial Accounting I. (4)

Lecture, three hours; individual study, three hours. Prerequisite(s): BSAD 020B or equivalent. In-depth study of financial accounting theory and practice. Develops an understanding of accounting concepts and generally accepted accounting principles and the ability to apply this technical knowledge to solve accounting problems. Topics include principal financial statements, and accounting and valuation of various assets.

BSAD 165B.
Intermediate Finance Accounting II. (4)

Lecture, three hours; individual study, three hours. Prerequisite(s): BSAD 165A or equivalent. Continuation of study of financial accounting theory and practice. Topics include current liabilities and contingencies, long-term liabilities, contributed capital, retained earnings, temporary and long-term investments.

BSAD 165C.
Intermediate Financial Accounting III. (4)

Lecture, three hours; individual study, three hours. Prerequisite(s): BSAD 165B or equivalent. Continuation of study of financial accounting theory and practice. Covers the conceptual discussion and procedural presentation of financial accounting topics as well as recent developments in accounting valuation and reporting practices promulgated by practitioners in industry and public accountants.

BSAD 166.
Accounting Information Systems. (4)

Lecture, three hours; outside readings and projects, three hours. Prerequisite(s): BSAD 163 and BSAD 170 or their equivalent. Study of the concepts and techniques in the design and implementation of accounting information systems within companies' operating environments. The emphasis will be on the effects of the computer on these systems.

BSAD 167.
Advanced Financial Accounting. (4)

Lecture, three hours; individual study, three hours. Prerequisite(s): BSAD 165C (may be taken concurrently). Covers advanced accounting topics such as consolidated financial statements, accounting for multinational corporations, partnership accounting, and accounting for nonprofit organizations.

BSAD 168A.
Individual Taxation. (4)

Lecture, three hours; outside readings and projects, three hours. Prerequisite(s): BSAD 163 or equivalent. Concentrates primarily on the basic provisions of the federal income taxes imposed on individuals and the accounting for those taxes. While the major emphasis is on current tax provisions and tax planning, consideration is also given to the legislative and judicial development of these provisions.

BSAD 168B.
Federal Taxation for Corporations, Partnerships, Estates, and Trusts. (4)

Lecture three hours; individual study, three hours. Prerequisite(s): BSAD 168A. Covers tax research, corporate taxation, partnership taxation, the wealth transfer taxes, income taxation of estates and trusts, international taxation, and tax administration.

BSAD 169.
Auditing. (4)

Lecture, three hours; individual study, three hours. Prerequisite(s): BSAD 165C (may be taken concurrently). Covers the auditing environment, the auditor's legal liability, the audit process (internal control, compliance tests, sampling, substantive evidence gathering, EDP auditing), the audit procedures for various types of accounts, and the auditor's report and management letters.

BSAD 170.
Introduction to Management of Information Systems. (4)

Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Prerequisite(s): CS 008, MATH 023, or equivalents; upper-division standing. Topics covered include computer hardware and software, business data processing, data bases, telecommunications, systems analysis and design, cost-benefit analysis, and systems applications in business. Programming assignment (Pascal or BASIC) and use of spread sheet are required.

BSAD 171.
Systems Analysis and Design. (4)

Lecture, three hours; outside readings and projects, three hours. Prerequisite(s): BSAD 170 or equivalent. Detailed analysis, specification, design and implementation of computer-based information systems. Includes economic analyses, evaluation of alternatives, analysis/design tools, and systems project management and planning. Case studies are used.

BSAD 173.
Introduction to Data Bases for Management. (4)

Lecture, three hours; outside readings and projects, three hours. Prerequisite(s): BSAD 170 or equivalent. Covers physical and conceptual aspects of data base management systems, including familiarity with the variety of data base systems based on different data models. Examines the role of data base systems in management information systems (MIS) and issues in data base design for effective support of MIS. Requires the use of a data base package.

BSAD 176.
The Sociology of Work in Organizations. (4)

Lecture, three hours; outside research, three hours. Prerequisite(s): SOC 001 or consent of instructor. Emphasizes the roles of individuals in organizations. Topics covered include the design and redesign of jobs, the effects of job characteristics on the worker, trends in job content, and the aggregation of individual jobs into occupations and labor market segments. Cross-listed with SOC 176.

BSAD 182.
Politics and Economic Policy. (4)

Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing or consent of instructor. Examines the political and administrative processes of economic policy formation, the rationale of government programs, and the mixture of facts, values, and social forces that determine policy. Emphasizes issues of government-economy interaction emerging under the impact of modern technology. Cross-listed with POSC 182.

BSAD 184.
Management Strategy and Policy. (4)

Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Prerequisite(s): senior standing. An integrative course which provides an understanding of strategic decision-making processes in organizations, the interrelationships among functional areas, and how descision making is affected by internal and external environments. Teamwork and case studies are emphasized.

BSAD 186.
Regulation: A Political Perspective. (4)

Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing or consent of instructor. Examines government regulation from a political perspective, covering both traditional areas of business regulation and the newer social regulation in areas of environment, health and safety, and personal behavior. Rationales for and against regulation are evaluated, in theory and through case studies. Cross-listed with POSC 186.

BSAD 190.
Special Studies. (1-5)

Individual study, three to fifteen hours. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing; consent of instructor and Program Chair. A project to be undertaken under faculty supervision. Course is repeatable to a maximum of 12 units.

BSAD 198-I.
Individual Internship in Business Administration. (1-12)

Seminar, one hour; internship, three to thirty-six hours; term paper, one to eleven hours. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing; consent of instructor. Active participation in the work of a business concern or a public or quasi-public agency combining academic instruction and supervised field experience. Course is repeatable to a maximum of 16 units. A maximum of 4 quarter units may be counted toward the degree requirements for Business Administration.

BSAD 199H.
Senior Honors Research. (1-5)

Seminar, one hour; extra reading, two to twelve hours; term paper, two to twelve hours. Prerequisite(s): senior standing ; admission to the University Honors Program or consent of instructor. Research in business administration under faculty supervision. The student will submit a written report. Total credit may not exceed 12 quarter units.