Business Administration - Undergraduate Courses

BAdm 260 Production and Operations Management (3 credits - Fall and Spring)
A broad analytical “system” viewpoint is used to develop competency in management decision-making and problem solving in operations setting in various businesses and especially manufacturing. This course involves the study of the production end of business, where resources are transferred into goods and services, and the management of operations through effective planning, implementing, and monitoring for continuous improvement. Prerequisite: 1 course from MATH, except course Math 021, Math 101, Math 100T.

BAdm 310 Business Finance (3 credits - Fall, Spring and Summer)
Capital and credit needs of business firms; extending and using business credit; analysis of financial statements; financial management; planning and financing capital structure; market for and investing in debt and equity securities. Prerequisites: Acct 210, Acct 211, junior standing or consent.

BAdm 334 Small Business Management (3 credits - Fall and Spring)
Fundamentals of forming and managing a successful small business enterprise. Includes initiation of new enterprise, financial and dministrative control, store location, promotion, personnel, and finance. Market research or business plan term paper.

BAdm 336 Entrepreneurship I (3 credits - Fall)
This introductory course is designed to provide students with knowledge of the essential concepts in entrepreneurship. Course content will be designed to spur students' interest in the spirit of entrepreneurship. Students will also be exposed to real life practices presented by entrepreneurs as they share their own entrepreneurial experiences or information about entrepreneurship. Crosslisted: Entr 336.

BAdm 350 Legal Environment of Business (3 credits - Fall, Spring and Summer)
Survey of judicial system and process, legal aspects of criminal law, torts, contracts, landlord/tenant law and domestic relations. Emphasis is on South Dakota law.

BAdm 351 Business Law (3 credits - Fall)
Legal rights and duties of parties to business transactions - sales security devices and insurance, partnerships, corporations, real property, estates and bankruptcy. Prerequisite: BAdm 350.

BAdm 360 Organization and Management (3 credits - Fall, Spring and Summer)
Management, including planning, organizing, directing, controlling, and coordinating. Other disciplines such as finance and marketing are discussed as they apply to the basic functions. Prerequisite: junior standing or consent.

BAdm 380 Personal Finance (3 credits- Spring)
Survey of individual investment opportunities, including common and preferred stock and corporate bonds; auto, health and life insurance; home ownership; wills and estate planning.

BAdm 416 Commercial Bank Management (3 credits - Spring)
Comprehensive introduction to the principles of commercial bank financial management. It will cover contemporary financial institution management issues as well as bank risk analysis, lending, investments, liquidity, and asset-liability management. Prerequisites: BAdm 310, take Econ 330 or AgEc 478.

BAdm 424 Operations Research (3 credits - Fall, Spring and Summer)
Selected quantitative tools and methods used in the decision making process of business organizations. Linear programming, decision making under uncertainty, simulation, inventory models, and queuing models. Prerequisites: Econ 301, Stat 281.

BAdm 438 Entrepreneurship II (3 credits- Spring)
This course focuses on the process of screening an opportunity, drafting a personal entrepreneurial strategy, and understanding the business plan writing process. Building the entrepreneurial team and the acquisition and management of financial resources are emphasized along with venture growth, harvest strategies, and valuation. Crosslisted: BAdm 538, Entr 438, and Entr 538.

BAdm 474 Personal Selling (3 credits - Fall)
Philosophy and techniques of personal selling in a free enterprise economy. Preparation, prospecting, presentation, handling objections, and closing are examined in depth, with emphasis on "how to." Concepts from the behavioral sciences are explored to show their applications in sales interactions.

BAdm 482 Business Policy and Strategy (3 credits - Fall and Spring)
Applications of Accounting, Finance, managerial concepts, quantitative techniques, and Business Law to management problem situations. Case study approach. Prerequisites: BAdm 360, senior standing.

BAdm  483 Small Business Consulting (1-3 credits)
Consulting program in which students, working under faculty guidance, assist businesses by researching and developing possible solutions to specific problems, business start-up, and expansion. Prerequisite: junior/senior standing.

BAdm 489 Business Plan Writing & Competition (1 credit - Fall)
Student will write a business plan and present it to a panel of entrepreneurs and business people. The panel will evaluate the plan, make recommendations to faculty, and select the top three plans to be presented by students at a statewide competition. Crosslisted: Entr 489.

BAdm 490 Seminar (3 credits)

BAdm 491 Independent Study (1-4 credits)

BAdm 492 Topics (1-4 credits)
Organized by an instructor in consultation with his or her department head and a group of students. A medium through which a specific topic can be pursued. Normally experimental and may be a "one shot deal" for a particular semester and the unique group of students. Maximum: 4 credit hours per semester, 7 credit hours per degree.