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Goddard School of Business and Economics • MGMT 4300 - Influence and Group Effectiveness Credits: (3) • MGMT 4310 - Compensation and Benefits Credits: (3) • MGMT 4320 - Staffing Organizations Credits: (3) Major Electives (9 credit hours) • BSAD 3500 - Introduction to Business Research Credits: (3) • BSAD 3600 - [World Region] Business and Society Credits: (3) • BSAD 4210 - Survey of Business Law Credits: (3) • BSAD 4500 - Entrepreneurship Credits: (3) • ECON 3400 - Labor Economics Credits: (3) • SCM 3500 - Computer Models/Applications Credits: (3) • SCM 4100 - Quality Management and Productivity Credits: (3) • MGMT 4350 - Training Credits: (3) • MGMT 4650 - Negotiations Credits: (3) • MGMT 4865 - Human Resource Internship Credits: (3) or • BSAD 4680 - Small Business Diagnostics Credits: (3) Information Systems & Technologies (BS) • Prog ra m Pre re qu isite: 1ST Asso ciate of Science Degree, or equivalent degree or course work (which may be articulated for the 1ST Associate) from an accredited AS/AA program. Most business and economics courses with numbers above 3000 require formal admission to the John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics and prior completion of ACTG 2010, ECON 2010, ECON 2020,1ST 2010, and QUAN 2600. These five courses are referred to collectively as "Business Foundations." (Refer to the John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics Requirements.) • M in o r: Not required. • Grade Requirements: Candidates for the bachelor of science degree must complete all prerequisite and required business and economics courses with a grade of "C-" or higher. In addition, the cumulative Business Foundation GPA, the overall business and economics GPA, and the overall university GPA must be 2.5 or higher. • Credit Hours Requirements: A total of 120 credit hours is required for graduation; 60-61 of these are School requirements, 33 are required within the major, and the balance should be taken outside of the major. The required 40 upper-division credit hours (courses numbered 3000 and above) are included in the School and major requirements. Advisement Advisement is strongly encouraged for all GSBE majors and minors. See more information on available advising resources in the John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics section of this catalog. Admission Requirements Acceptance to the John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics is required for all business majors, minors, emphases and certificates. To be admitted, students must register for BSAD 2899. Students may obtain information regarding admissions from the GSBE Advising Center, WB 211, (801) 626-6534 and/or the Department of Information Systems & Technologies, D2 137, (801) 395-3520. General Education Refer to Degree and General Education Requirements for Bachelor of Science requirements. The following courses required for the Information Systems & Technologies major will also satisfy general education requirements: ENGL 2010 (Composition); MATH 1050 (Quantitative Literacy); BTNY 1403 (Life Science); ECON 2010 or ECON 2020 (Social Science); ECON 1740 is recommended to fulfill the Senate Bill Requirement in American Institutions. 1ST 1100, The Wired Society, is recommended to fulfill a general education requirement in Social Science. MATH 1050 is, in addition to being a specific requirement in the John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics, a prerequisitefor ECON2010, QUAN2400, and QUAN 2600. Students seeking a major within the John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics should plan to take the necessary mathematics courses as early as possible in their program of study. MATH 1050 must be completed with a grade ofr'C" or higher and may not be taken on a credit/no credit basis. Major Course Requirements for BS Deg ree John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics Requirements • Liberal Support Curriculum (13 or 14) • Business Foundations (13) • BSAD 2899 - Business Foundations and Admission Assessment Credits: (o) • Business Cross-Functional Core (19) • Business Functional Core (15) Major Courses Required (27 credit hours) • 1ST 2015 - Introduction to Information Systems & Technologies Credits: (l) • 1ST 2110 - Software Development I Credits: (3) • 1ST 2410 - Information Systems Architecture Credits: (3) • 1ST 2720 - Data Structures and Algorithms Credits: (3) • 1ST 3210 - Database Design and Implementation Credits: (4) • 1ST 3610 - Networks & Data Communications I Credits: (4) • 1ST 3700 - E-business Technologies & Web Development Credits: (3) • 1ST 4730 - Senior Practicum: Project Management and Systems Development Credits: (3) • NTM 3250 - Business Communication Credits: (3) Concentration Elective Courses (12 credit hours) Select 4 courses from thefollowing with at least one 4xxx level course • 1ST 3620 - Networks and Data Communications II Credits: (3) • 1ST 3720 - Software Development II Credits: (3) • 1ST 3730 - Systems Analysis and Design Credits: (3) • 1ST 4600 - Information Security I Credits: (3) • 1ST 4700 - Information Security II Credits: (3) Weber State University 2013-2014 Catalog