158 159 CENTER FOR BUSINESS & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Director: Mr. Bruce Davis Assistant Director: Ms. Beverly King Location: Wattis Business Building, Room 218 Telephone: 801-626-7051 I he Center for Business and Economic Development fosters a broad and continuing partnership between businesses, government agencies, and the John B. Goddard School of Business and Economics. The Center encourages and facilitates professional development opportunities for faculty and students, promotes business and economic development in the community, and serves as a community resource for entrepreneur- ship and small business management. As a service organization, the Center provides business and technical assistance, training and education, and information to businesses and government agencies. Specific programs and services of the Center are listed below. Small Business Development Center The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is a partnership between Weber State University, the U.S. Small Business Administration, and the Utah Department of Community and Economic Development. The SBDC provides a wide variety of seminars, workshops and courses in small business and entrepreneurship, as well as management assistance to small and emerging businesses in Northern Utah. Areas of consultation include business assessment and planning, marketing research and strategy, financial analysis and planning, debt and equity funding development, information technology, and human resource management. Procurement Technical Assistance Center The Procurement Technical Assistance Center provides information and assistance to Utah businesses interested in marketing their products and/or services to federal, state and local governments. Services include seminars, workshops and individualized counseling on all aspects of the government marketing and procurement process. This program is a partnership between Weber State University, the Utah Department of Community and Economic Development, and the United States Department of Defense. Small Business Institute The Small Business Institute (SBI) uses teams of senior-level or graduate students to provide management consulting and technical assistance to small business concerns. Students participating in the program receive university credit and the opportunity to apply their knowledge and skills in a real-world setting. Participating businesses receive management assistance at no charge. Child Center for Entrepreneurship The William H. Child Center for Entrepreneurship supports the education of students in the creation of new business organizations, whether start-up firms, joint ventures or new subsidiaries of existing companies. Specific programs sponsored by the Center include the Utah Collegiate Entrepreneur Award program, an annual student business plan competition, outreach entrepreneurship education programs in area high schools, and student organizations, such as the Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization (CEO) and Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE). Business and Economic Services In addition to these on-going programs, the Center for Business and Economic Development encourages and facilitates other training and consulting activities on the part of the faculty of the John B. Goddard School of Business and Economics. By matching faculty interests and expertise with the needs of the community, the Center provides professional development opportunities for faculty and cost-effective technical assistance to client organizations. I he John B. Goddard School of Business and Economics offers a number of curricular programs and study opportunities designed to enhance the global expertise of our students. • Study abroad programs to China, Hong Kong, South-east Asia, Latin America, Africa, and Europe are regularly offered through the WSU Foreign Language Department, WSU Asian Studies Alliance and other academic departments on campus. • The John B. Goddard School of Business and Economics signed a cooperative agreement with Fachhochschule Hof of the Federal Republic of Germany. Under the terms of the agreement, our students can enroll at Fachhochschule Hof without any additional tuition charge. The same privilege is extended to Hof students who enroll at WSU. Each year WSU students will spend a term as students at Fachhochschule Hof and students from Fachhochschule Hof will spend a term at WSU taking business courses. • The School offers an International Certificate which may be awarded with a baccalaureate degree offered by the School. This program is described below. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS . - \( 5 A student graduating from the John B. Goddard School of Business and Economics may apply for a certificate of competency in International Business and Economics provided he or she has fulfilled the following criteria: Completion of a program of study approved by the International Program Advisor. This will entail a minimum of 12 credit hours of course work at a GPA of at least 2.5 from the following list of courses: Acctng 3500 International Accounting (3) BusAdm 3600 [World Region] Business & Society (3) Econ 3110 International Trade (3) Econ 3120 Int'l Finance & Monetary Systems (3) Econ 4170 Economic Development (3) IS&T 3710 Global Issues in Info Technology (3) Mgmt 3400 International Business (3) Mgmt 3550 Cultural Environ of Int'l Business (3) Mktg 3600 International Marketing (3) Acctng/Mgmt/Econ/IS&T 4801-4803 Independent Study (1-3) Acctng/Mgmt/Econ/IS&T 4810 Experimental Courses (varies) international business and economics (Language Emphasis) ■■: ■ c . s A student graduating from the John B. Goddard School of Business and Economics may apply for a certificate of competency in International Business and Economics (Language Emphasis) provided he or she has fulfilled the following criteria: 1. Satisfaction of the requirements for the Certificate in International Business (see above). 2. Testing at the "Intermediate High" level, or better, on the ACTFL (American Council on Teaching of Foreign Languages) exam, or the departmental language proficiency test, in the chosen language. 3. Completion of the appropriate language for business sequence (2 courses). If the chosen language has only one language for business course, completion of a substitute course approved by the Department of Foreign Languages. 4. Completion of ForLng DV3550 (Studies in Culture and Civilization) for the chosen language. INFORMATION SYSTEMS & TECHNOLOGIES ■:. . ■ '■■:■' : '...... ■■ A student may apply for a certificate in Information Systems & Technologies provided he or she has fulfilled the following criteria: 1. The following courses are required (9 credit hours): • IS&T 6610 Information and Communications Technologies for e-Business(3) • IS&T 6620 Databases & Information Systems (3) • IS&T 6630 Networking & Information Systems (3) 2. Bachelor of Arts (B.A), a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) or a Master of Professional Accountancy (MPAcc) degree from Weber State University, John B. Goddard School of Business and Economics or any AACSB accredited business school. Any student who has been admitted to the MPAcc program is also eligible for this certificate. Software Developer ■■ .■■*.■■ This is a two semester sequence that prepares individuals to work as an entry-level software developer. After completing the certificate curriculum, students will have programming and database development skills, knowledge to analyze systems and business problems and design a systems solution, and a broad understanding of how information technology is used in today's organizations. The certificate is an excellent supplement to a bachelor degree in another discipline. A student may apply for a Software Developer Certificate provided he or she has fulfilled the following criteria: Computer Competency Requirement IS&T 2000 Software Skills for Business (1) Course Requirements Acctng 2010 Survey of Accounting I (3) IS&T 2110 Software Development I (3) IS&T 2130 Software Development II (3) IS&T 2510 Database Design & Implementation (3) IS&T 3110 Information Technology for Business (3) IS&T 3530 Systems Analysis & Design (3) plus one of: IS&T 4510 Client/Server Development (3) IS&T 4710 Enterprise Software Development (3) ENTREPRENEURSHIP A student may apply for a certificate in Entrepreneurship provided he or she has met all of the following requirements: 1. Concurrent or previous completion of a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) or a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree from the John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics or any other AACSB accredited business school. 2. Completion of a specified program of at least 12 semester hours of upper division business coursework, as approved by the entrepreneurship area faculty. Coursework shall include BusAdm 4500: Entrepreneurship and at least 9 additional credit hours selected to satisfy the experiential requirement listed below and to support the specific field in which the student plans to pursue an entrepreneurial career. The GPA for this coursework must be at least 2.50. 3. Completion of an experiential learning component relating to an entrepreneurial venture. This requirement can be satisfied through any of the following: a. completion of BusAdm 4680: Senior Consulting Projects; b. completion of an approved business internship; c. completion of a class project on behalf of an entrepreneurial client. 4. Presentation and defense of a comprehensive business plan for an entrepreneurial venture. This presentation will be made before a panel of faculty from the John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics and representatives from the business community. Program Director: Dr. Shane Schvaneveldt Enrollment Director: Dr. Mark A. Stevenson Location: Davis Campus 915 West 1000 North, Room 116, Layton, Utah Telephone: 801-626-7545 Web Site: http://wsuonline.weber.edu/mba I he Master of Business Administration program is designed for individuals who want to further their careers. The MBA program is designed to enhance general management abilities and provides an opportunity to further develop functional business skills. Students can work toward the MBA on a full-time or part-time basis. Full-time students who have completed a bachelors degree in business at an AACSB accredited college or university can complete the 12 required MBA classes in as little as 56 weeks. Students can move back and forth between full-time and part- time status at any time. Brief leaves of absence can be arranged for students whose professional duties require periodic travel or absence from the MBA program. We welcome applications from those who have undergraduate degrees in fields other than business. We have designed a set of leveling courses to prepare these students to move into the advanced MBA curriculum. A customized program of study will be developed for each student based on previous coursework. Approximately half of our current class of MBA students entered the program with undergraduate degrees in fields outside of business. The average GMAT of our current class is 560 and the average entering GPA is 3.4 on a 4.0 scale. Although several of our current MBA students entered directly from their undergraduate PROFILE ENROLLMENT STUDENT AFFAIRS ACADEMIC INFO DEGREE REQ GENED Interdisciplinary FYE HNRS BIS LIBSCI INTRD MINORS Applied Science & CEET CS MFET/MET CMT CDGT PRENGR AUTOSV/AUTOTC IDT SST TBE Has COMM ENGL FORLNG DANCE MUSIC THEATR ART Business & Econ MBA- MPACC/ACCTNG BUSADM FIN LOM MGMT MKTG ECON/QUANT IS&T MEDUC CHFAM ATHL/AT HEALTH/NUTRI PE/REC EDUC CLS DENSCI PARAMD HTHSCI HAS/HIM NURSNG RADTEC DMS NUCMED RADTHR RESTHY ittiin§ff BOTANY CHEM GEOSCI MATH/MATHED MICRO PHSX ZOOL Social & Behavioral MCJ/CJ ECON GEOGR HIST POLSC PHILO PSYCH SOCLWK GERONT SOCLGY ANTHRO AEROSP MILSCI NAVSCI Weber State University 2001-2002 Catalog Weber State University 2001-2002 Catalog