Undergraduate Programs

This is an introductory accounting course with a focus on financial accounting. It introduces the accounting cycle that includes the double entry system for recording transactions, adjusting and closing entries, and preparation of financial statements. The accounting topics for merchandising activities, assets valuation, and current liabilities are discussed.

This course introduces economic analysis of individual, business, and industry choices in the market economy. Topics include the price mechanism, supply and demand, optimizing economic behavior, costs and revenue, market structures, factor markets, income distribution, market failure, and government intervention. Upon completion, students should be able to identify and evaluate consumer and business alternatives in order to achieve economic objectives efficiently.

Solving mathematical problems, analyzing and interpreting data, and applying sound decision-making skills will be strengthened. Students will develop the computation skills needed to solve business and consumer-related problems with emphasis on estimating answers, using valuable shortcuts, speed, and accuracy. The curriculum covers check and bank records including online banking, calculating pay, taxes, budgets, borrowing money, credit cards, saving, investing, and insurance. The use of the calculator and EXCEL are integrated throughout the course.

This course examines the basic concepts in determining the various types of business organizations. Emphasis is placed on agency, partnership and corporations. Students are introduced to the Uniform Commercial Codes, treatment of sales, security transactions, and negotiable instruments. Bankruptcy and Accounts legal liability are also covered.

This course is designed to give students a comprehensive view of communication, its scope & importance in business, and the role of communication in establishing a favorable outside the firm environment, as well as an effective internal communications program. The various types of business communication media are covered. This course develops awareness of the importance of succinct written expression to modern business communication.

Major Electives

This course is a continuation of principles of accounting I with a focus on financial accounting for the first half of the course and a focus on managerial accounting during the second half of the course. Behavioral and ethical issues are covered in general and specifically with the budgeting and control chapters. Multinational differences are noted (e.g., non-capitalist countries rely more on managerial accounting than on financial accounting due to differences in sources of capital). (Prerequisite: BACC201-Principles of Accounting I).

This course provides students with an introduction to the basic macroeconomic principles; it enables students to appreciate the workings of real and money markets and the nature of equilibrium in each market; to emphasize the role of macroeconomic policies that affect internal and external deficits, inflation and growth of per capita income. Throughout the course a focus will be on ‘critical thinking’ to analyze macroeconomic problems.

This is the introductory course in management. The course is designed to provide students with an overview of the management functions and its role in organizations and society. The course aims to provide students with the basic managerial knowledge necessary for Business students. The course focuses on providing students with analytical, developmental, managerial and technical skills that relate to managerial positions in organizations.

Course Aims:

Understanding nature of management and the manager’s roles in organization.

Understanding manager’s function of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling.

Use of ethical reasoning to analyze business decisions. The ethical content of these decisions. The role of ethics in business situations. Practices in ethical reasoning. Major ethical systems.

Major Electives

The course gives an intense coverage of financial accounting theory and practice, including, the conceptual framework underlying financial accounting, statement of income and retained earnings, balance sheet and statement of cash flows, cash and receivables, inventory valuation, and revenue recognition alternatives. Pre-req: BACC202-Principles of Accounting II.

This course addresses the functions of management and application of relevant social and behavioral science disciplines to the study, research, and practice of organizational behavior, performance, and effectiveness. Topics include OB theory and research methods, individual behavior, group dynamics, stress, motivation, leadership, politics, communication, conflict, and other behavioral areas.

This course provides an introduction to Management Information Systems (MIS) and examines the role of information systems in supporting a wide range of organizational functions. We will examine the use of information systems in supporting administrative operations, decision-making, and overall strategic initiatives and corporate philosophies. Pre-req: BMGT202-Principles of Management.

Marketing forms the foundation of all successful business and non-business transactions. This course introduces the student to the concepts and applications of marketing in society and in the firm and presents an overview of the marketing mix, global marketing, and careers in marketing.

Major Electives

The course covers a continuation of accounting theory and practice including accounting for property, plant, equipment, natural resources, intangible assets, current and long-term liabilities, contributed capital, retained earnings, dilutive securities, EPS calculations and temporary and long-term investments. Pre-req: BACC301-Intermediate Accounting I.

The main goal of this course is to develop a foundation of financial management concepts. This will enable to the student to understand how corporations make important investment and financing decisions, and how they establish working capital policies. The course also lays a foundation for more complex financial topics that arise in additional elective courses in finance. This course in financial management describes the corporation and its operating environment; it will help any future manager to understand how the finances of a company work, and how they will be interfacing with finance.

The Focus of course is on tax principles (law, regulation and other authority) including use of tax research sources; administrative and statutory procedures and limitations, including court appeals; taxpayer and practitioner penalties and responsibilities; and professional ethics for the tax practitioner.

Operations Management (OM) deals with the management of systems that provide goods and services to customers. The objective of this course is to provide an introduction to the field of OM. It will give a survey of the main OM issues and the key concepts & tools for dealing with them. It is intended to provide a basic exposure for those who will be specializing in other business areas, and to serve as a first step for those wishing to do further studies on this topic. Pre-req: BMGT202-Principles of Management.

The course provides different perspectives to the role of strategy in organizational success. The course will examine the concepts, theoretical frameworks and techniques that are useful in gaining knowledge of the strategic management process, with particular emphasis on strategic inputs, strategic actions (strategy formulation, and strategy implementation) and strategic outcomes. The course describes the origins and development of business strategy, selected strategic paradigms, competing or alternative theoretical frameworks and their implications. Pre-req: BMGT202-Principles of Management.

Major Electives

This course deals with transactions, financial statements, and problems peculiar to the operations of partnership and corporations as distinguished from sole proprietorships. Topics include: partnership formation and operations including accounting for the admission of partners, changes in capital, and profit-and loss sharing ratios, the conversion of an unincorporated enterprise into a corporation; accounting for incorporated enterprises, including the preparation of financial statements for internal and external purposes; and sample financial statements of companies in the service, manufacturing and trading industries. Pre-req: BACC302-Intermediate Accounting II.

The course provides in-depth coverage of cost behavior, product costing; cost-volume-profit analysis, budgeting, cost structures for variance analysis, direct costing, and activity based costing and special managerial decisions. The design, interpretation and identification of opportunities and methods for improving costs and performance are discussed.

This course studies accounting systems that include the events and the stops of the accounting cycle, from source documents to the preparation of financial statements, both manual and computerized. More topics covered are internal controls, the impact of technology on accounting systems, data management and e-commerce. The course stresses problem solving, and computer application skills. The course also provides hands-on experience with accounting, flowcharting, and database software. Pre-req: BACC301-Intermediate Accounting I.

Major Electives Course

Major Electives

This course is an examination of the concepts and principles underlying the financial statement examination and review process. Risk exposures along with procedures for managing risk, which include ethical and international issues, are studied. Pre-req: BACC401-Corporation and Partnership Accounting.

This course examines the principles, techniques, and uses of accounting in the planning and control of business organizations from a management perspective. Identified are the budgetary process and related performance evaluation techniques, cost-volume-profit relationship, product costing methods, Just-In-Time (JIT) manufacturing, and Activity Based Costing (ABC). Related theory and application will also be reviewed. Pre-req: BACC202-Principles of Accounting II.

Course covers tax accounting and business considerations in the global business environment. Study of tax issues involved in international transactions, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and uses of accounting information in managing an international business is also discussed. Pre-req: BACC401-Corporation and Partnership Accounting.

This course requires students to present a project which reflects a problem faced by a Lebanese business and suggest possible solutions to such problem and/or an internship which is a short work experience designed to help students get real world experience.

Major Electives

University Requirements

This is an introductory accounting course with a focus on financial accounting. It introduces the accounting cycle that includes the double entry system for recording transactions, adjusting and closing entries, and preparation of financial statements. The accounting topics for merchandising activities, assets valuation, and current liabilities are discussed.

This course introduces economic analysis of individual, business, and industry choices in the market economy. Topics include the price mechanism, supply and demand, optimizing economic behavior, costs and revenue, market structures, factor markets, income distribution, market failure, and government intervention. Upon completion, students should be able to identify and evaluate consumer and business alternatives in order to achieve economic objectives efficiently.

Solving mathematical problems, analyzing and interpreting data, and applying sound decision-making skills will be strengthened. Students will develop the computation skills needed to solve business and consumer-related problems with emphasis on estimating answers, using valuable shortcuts, speed, and accuracy. The curriculum covers check and bank records including online banking, calculating pay, taxes, budgets, borrowing money, credit cards, saving, investing, and insurance. The use of the calculator and EXCEL are integrated throughout the course.

This course examines the basic concepts in determining the various types of business organizations. Emphasis is placed on agency, partnership and corporations. Students are introduced to the Uniform Commercial Codes, treatment of sales, security transactions, and negotiable instruments. Bankruptcy and Accounts legal liability are also covered.

This course is designed to give students a comprehensive view of communication, its scope & importance in business, and the role of communication in establishing a favorable outside the firm environment, as well as an effective internal communications program. The various types of business communication media are covered. This course develops awareness of the importance of succinct written expression to modern business communication.

Major Electives

This course is a continuation of principles of accounting I with a focus on financial accounting for the first half of the course and a focus on managerial accounting during the second half of the course. Behavioral and ethical issues are covered in general and specifically with the budgeting and control chapters. Multinational differences are noted (e.g., non-capitalist countries rely more on managerial accounting than on financial accounting due to differences in sources of capital). (Prerequisite: BACC201-Principles of Accounting I).

This course provides students with an introduction to the basic macroeconomic principles; it enables students to appreciate the workings of real and money markets and the nature of equilibrium in each market; to emphasize the role of macroeconomic policies that affect internal and external deficits, inflation and growth of per capita income. Throughout the course a focus will be on ‘critical thinking’ to analyze macroeconomic problems.

This is the introductory course in management. The course is designed to provide students with an overview of the management functions and its role in organizations and society. The course aims to provide students with the basic managerial knowledge necessary for Business students. The course focuses on providing students with analytical, developmental, managerial and technical skills that relate to managerial positions in organizations.

Course Aims:

Understanding nature of management and the manager’s roles in organization.

Understanding manager’s function of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling.

Use of ethical reasoning to analyze business decisions. The ethical content of these decisions. The role of ethics in business situations. Practices in ethical reasoning. Major ethical systems.

Major Electives

The course gives an intense coverage of financial accounting theory and practice, including, the conceptual framework underlying financial accounting, statement of income and retained earnings, balance sheet and statement of cash flows, cash and receivables, inventory valuation, and revenue recognition alternatives. Pre-req: BACC202-Principles of Accounting II.

This course addresses the functions of management and application of relevant social and behavioral science disciplines to the study, research, and practice of organizational behavior, performance, and effectiveness. Topics include OB theory and research methods, individual behavior, group dynamics, stress, motivation, leadership, politics, communication, conflict, and other behavioral areas.

This course provides an introduction to Management Information Systems (MIS) and examines the role of information systems in supporting a wide range of organizational functions. We will examine the use of information systems in supporting administrative operations, decision-making, and overall strategic initiatives and corporate philosophies. Pre-req: BMGT202-Principles of Management.

Marketing forms the foundation of all successful business and non-business transactions. This course introduces the student to the concepts and applications of marketing in society and in the firm and presents an overview of the marketing mix, global marketing, and careers in marketing.

Major Electives

The course covers a continuation of accounting theory and practice including accounting for property, plant, equipment, natural resources, intangible assets, current and long-term liabilities, contributed capital, retained earnings, dilutive securities, EPS calculations and temporary and long-term investments. Pre-req: BACC301-Intermediate Accounting I.

The main goal of this course is to develop a foundation of financial management concepts. This will enable to the student to understand how corporations make important investment and financing decisions, and how they establish working capital policies. The course also lays a foundation for more complex financial topics that arise in additional elective courses in finance. This course in financial management describes the corporation and its operating environment; it will help any future manager to understand how the finances of a company work, and how they will be interfacing with finance.

The Focus of course is on tax principles (law, regulation and other authority) including use of tax research sources; administrative and statutory procedures and limitations, including court appeals; taxpayer and practitioner penalties and responsibilities; and professional ethics for the tax practitioner.

Operations Management (OM) deals with the management of systems that provide goods and services to customers. The objective of this course is to provide an introduction to the field of OM. It will give a survey of the main OM issues and the key concepts & tools for dealing with them. It is intended to provide a basic exposure for those who will be specializing in other business areas, and to serve as a first step for those wishing to do further studies on this topic. Pre-req: BMGT202-Principles of Management.

The course provides different perspectives to the role of strategy in organizational success. The course will examine the concepts, theoretical frameworks and techniques that are useful in gaining knowledge of the strategic management process, with particular emphasis on strategic inputs, strategic actions (strategy formulation, and strategy implementation) and strategic outcomes. The course describes the origins and development of business strategy, selected strategic paradigms, competing or alternative theoretical frameworks and their implications. Pre-req: BMGT202-Principles of Management.

Major Electives

This course emphasizes the investment needs of both individual and institutional investors. Topics covered include various types of securities, security markets, security analysis, risk-return analysis, regulation of security markets and ethics. Pre-req: BFIN302-Financial Management.

This course emphasizes the portfolio aspects of Investments. Topics covered include in-depth coverage of fixed income portfolio management, derivatives, international portfolio diversification and ethics. Pre-req: BFIN302-Financial Management.

This course intends to provide a basic understanding of the insurance mechanism. It explains the concept of insurance and how it is used to cover risk. How insurance is transacted as a business and how the insurance market operates are also explained. The relationship between insurers and their customers and the importance of insurance contracts are discussed. Some commonly used insurance terms are also listed out. Pre-req: BFIN302-Financial Management.

Major Electives

University Requirements

Beginning with the fundamental guidelines of Islam in the arena of dealings and business transactions, this course covers the application of canonical Islamic laws to modern financial transactions. Although the focus is on commercial banking, other aspects of financial marketplace are also addressed. Pre-req: BFIN302-Financial Management.

Problems and policies concerning liquidity and solvency, reserves and earning assets, loans and discounts, accounting analysis, income and expense, services, personnel and public relations. Pre-req: BFIN302-Financial Management.

This course aims at introducing students to the rationale, principles, process and major tools of risk management. A holistic/integrated view of risk management is adopted throughout the course. Covered topics include the concept of risk, risk theory, risk measurement, corporate risks and the rationales of corporate risk management, risk management organization and process, and some major tools of risk management. Course contents reflect the latest developments and industry practices in the discipline of risk management.

This course requires students to present a project which reflects a problem faced by a Lebanese business and suggest possible solutions to such problem and / or an internship which is a short work experience designed to help students get real world experience.

Major Electives

University Requirements

This is an introductory accounting course with a focus on financial accounting. It introduces the accounting cycle that includes the double entry system for recording transactions, adjusting and closing entries, and preparation of financial statements. The accounting topics for merchandising activities, assets valuation, and current liabilities are discussed.

This course introduces economic analysis of individual, business, and industry choices in the market economy. Topics include the price mechanism, supply and demand, optimizing economic behavior, costs and revenue, market structures, factor markets, income distribution, market failure, and government intervention. Upon completion, students should be able to identify and evaluate consumer and business alternatives in order to achieve economic objectives efficiently.

Solving mathematical problems, analyzing and interpreting data, and applying sound decision-making skills will be strengthened. Students will develop the computation skills needed to solve business and consumer-related problems with emphasis on estimating answers, using valuable shortcuts, speed, and accuracy. The curriculum covers check and bank records including online banking, calculating pay, taxes, budgets, borrowing money, credit cards, saving, investing, and insurance. The use of the calculator and EXCEL are integrated throughout the course.

This course examines the basic concepts in determining the various types of business organizations. Emphasis is placed on agency, partnership and corporations. Students are introduced to the Uniform Commercial Codes, treatment of sales, security transactions, and negotiable instruments. Bankruptcy and Accounts legal liability are also covered.

This course is designed to give students a comprehensive view of communication, its scope & importance in business, and the role of communication in establishing a favorable outside the firm environment, as well as an effective internal communications program. The various types of business communication media are covered. This course develops awareness of the importance of succinct written expression to modern business communication.

Use of ethical reasoning to analyze business decisions. The ethical content of these decisions. The role of ethics in business situations. Practices in ethical reasoning. Major ethical systems.

Major Electives

This course is a continuation of principles of accounting I with a focus on financial accounting for the first half of the course and a focus on managerial accounting during the second half of the course. Behavioral and ethical issues are covered in general and specifically with the budgeting and control chapters. Multinational differences are noted (e.g., non-capitalist countries rely more on managerial accounting than on financial accounting due to differences in sources of capital). (Prerequisite: BACC201-Principles of Accounting I).

This course provides students with an introduction to the basic macroeconomic principles; it enables students to appreciate the workings of real and money markets and the nature of equilibrium in each market; to emphasize the role of macroeconomic policies that affect internal and external deficits, inflation and growth of per capita income. Throughout the course a focus will be on ‘critical thinking’ to analyze macroeconomic problems.

This is the introductory course in management. The course is designed to provide students with an overview of the management functions and its role in organizations and society. The course aims to provide students with the basic managerial knowledge necessary for Business students. The course focuses on providing students with analytical, developmental, managerial and technical skills that relate to managerial positions in organizations.

Course Aims:

Understanding nature of management and the manager’s roles in organization.

Understanding manager’s function of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling.

Major Electives

A survey of the hotel, restaurant and tourism industries, their history, problems, general operating procedures, management functions, and concepts in hospitality and tourism management. Pre-req: BMGT202-Principles of Management.

This course addresses the functions of management and application of relevant social and behavioral science disciplines to the study, research, and practice of organizational behavior, performance, and effectiveness. Topics include OB theory and research methods, individual behavior, group dynamics, stress, motivation, leadership, politics, communication, conflict, and other behavioral areas.

Operations Management (OM) deals with the management of systems that provide goods and services to customers. The objective of this course is to provide an introduction to the field of OM. It will give a survey of the main OM issues and the key concepts & tools for dealing with them. It is intended to provide a basic exposure for those who will be specializing in other business areas, and to serve as a first step for those wishing to do further studies on this topic. Pre-req: BMGT202-Principles of Management.

This course provides an introduction to Management Information Systems (MIS) and examines the role of information systems in supporting a wide range of organizational functions. We will examine the use of information systems in supporting administrative operations, decision-making, and overall strategic initiatives and corporate philosophies. Pre-req: BMGT202-Principles of Management.

Marketing forms the foundation of all successful business and non-business transactions. This course introduces the student to the concepts and applications of marketing in society and in the firm and presents an overview of the marketing mix, global marketing, and careers in marketing.

Major Electives

The main goal of this course is to develop a foundation of financial management concepts. This will enable to the student to understand how corporations make important investment and financing decisions, and how they establish working capital policies. The course also lays a foundation for more complex financial topics that arise in additional elective courses in finance. This course in financial management describes the corporation and its operating environment; it will help any future manager to understand how the finances of a company work, and how they will be interfacing with finance.

The Focus of course is on tax principles (law, regulation and other authority) including use of tax research sources; administrative and statutory procedures and limitations, including court appeals; taxpayer and practitioner penalties and responsibilities; and professional ethics for the tax practitioner.

An overview of the functions and operations of departments in various lodging facilities to include front office operations and guest services, housekeeping, accounting systems, and night audit. Personnel issues and regulations related to the provision of quality services will be examined and analyzed. Pre-req: BHOT301-Introduction to Hospitality Management.

The course provides different perspectives to the role of strategy in organizational success. The course will examine the concepts, theoretical frameworks and techniques that are useful in gaining knowledge of the strategic management process, with particular emphasis on strategic inputs, strategic actions (strategy formulation, and strategy implementation) and strategic outcomes. The course describes the origins and development of business strategy, selected strategic paradigms, competing or alternative theoretical frameworks and their implications. Pre-req: BMGT202-Principles of Management.

Major Electives

This course covers generally accepted accounting principles and the uniform system of accounts for hotels and restaurants. Emphasis is placed on the accounting cycle, analysis of financial statements, and payroll procedures including treatment of tips. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate competence in the cost accounting principles and procedures used in hotels and restaurants. Pre-req: BACC202-Principles of Accounting II.

The course will focus on food service systems, including menu management, purchasing and production applied to an operating environment. Laboratory includes demonstration of basic food production techniques, culinary and management principles.

This course provides students with the concepts and logistics of event planning and management. The course entails: marketing, planning costing, executing, and evaluating of events. Students are required to complete and or assist with a major event.

Major Electives

University Requirements

Managerial decision-making using accounting information is an integral part of the function of managers in the hospitality industry.

Main topics typically include:

- Introduction to managerial decision-making in the hospitality industry.

- Cost behavior analysis in the hospitality industry.

- Cost, volume and profit analysis in the hospitality industry.

- Pricing decisions in the hospitality industry.

- Preparation of operational budgets in the hospitality industry.

- Preparation of cash budgets and control over cash in hospitality operations.

Pre-req: BACC202-Principles of Accounting II.

This course is designed to provide not only an elemental understanding of the hospitality industry but a realistic exposure to the work, decisions, and competitive forces that have an impact on all of those who take a professional stake, either directly in the industry or within one of its supporting industries.

An exploration of the design and delivery of a marketing plan for segments of the hospitality industry based on customer services to achieve guest satisfaction and competitive distinctiveness. The application of basic marketing concepts and research methods will be emphasized.

This course requires students to present a project which reflects a problem faced by a Lebanese business and suggest possible solutions to such problem and / or an internship which is a short work experience designed to help students get real world experience.

Major Electives

University Requirements

This is an introductory accounting course with a focus on financial accounting. It introduces the accounting cycle that includes the double entry system for recording transactions, adjusting and closing entries, and preparation of financial statements. The accounting topics for merchandising activities, assets valuation, and current liabilities are discussed.

This course introduces economic analysis of individual, business, and industry choices in the market economy. Topics include the price mechanism, supply and demand, optimizing economic behavior, costs and revenue, market structures, factor markets, income distribution, market failure, and government intervention. Upon completion, students should be able to identify and evaluate consumer and business alternatives in order to achieve economic objectives efficiently.

Solving mathematical problems, analyzing and interpreting data, and applying sound decision-making skills will be strengthened. Students will develop the computation skills needed to solve business and consumer-related problems with emphasis on estimating answers, using valuable shortcuts, speed, and accuracy. The curriculum covers check and bank records including online banking, calculating pay, taxes, budgets, borrowing money, credit cards, saving, investing, and insurance. The use of the calculator and EXCEL are integrated throughout the course.

This course examines the basic concepts in determining the various types of business organizations. Emphasis is placed on agency, partnership and corporations. Students are introduced to the Uniform Commercial Codes, treatment of sales, security transactions, and negotiable instruments. Bankruptcy and Accounts legal liability are also covered.

This course is designed to give students a comprehensive view of communication, its scope & importance in business, and the role of communication in establishing a favorable outside the firm environment, as well as an effective internal communications program. The various types of business communication media are covered. This course develops awareness of the importance of succinct written expression to modern business communication.

Major Electives

This course is a continuation of principles of accounting I with a focus on financial accounting for the first half of the course and a focus on managerial accounting during the second half of the course. Behavioral and ethical issues are covered in general and specifically with the budgeting and control chapters. Multinational differences are noted (e.g., non-capitalist countries rely more on managerial accounting than on financial accounting due to differences in sources of capital). (Prerequisite: BACC201-Principles of Accounting I).

This course provides students with an introduction to the basic macroeconomic principles; it enables students to appreciate the workings of real and money markets and the nature of equilibrium in each market; to emphasize the role of macroeconomic policies that affect internal and external deficits, inflation and growth of per capita income. Throughout the course a focus will be on ‘critical thinking’ to analyze macroeconomic problems.

This is the introductory course in management. The course is designed to provide students with an overview of the management functions and its role in organizations and society. The course aims to provide students with the basic managerial knowledge necessary for Business students. The course focuses on providing students with analytical, developmental, managerial and technical skills that relate to managerial positions in organizations.

Course Aims:

Understanding nature of management and the manager’s roles in organization.

Understanding manager’s function of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling.

Use of ethical reasoning to analyze business decisions. The ethical content of these decisions. The role of ethics in business situations. Practices in ethical reasoning. Major ethical systems.

Major Electives

This course addresses the functions of management and application of relevant social and behavioral science disciplines to the study, research, and practice of organizational behavior, performance, and effectiveness. Topics include OB theory and research methods, individual behavior, group dynamics, stress, motivation, leadership, politics, communication, conflict, and other behavioral areas.

This course provides conceptual and functional analysis of business operations in the global environment encompassing the impact of institutional, socio-cultural, political and legal forces on international business relations and current policy issues. Pre-req: BMGT202-Principles of Management.

This course provides an introduction to Management Information Systems (MIS) and examines the role of information systems in supporting a wide range of organizational functions. We will examine the use of information systems in supporting administrative operations, decision-making, and overall strategic initiatives and corporate philosophies. Pre-req: BMGT202-Principles of Management.

Marketing forms the foundation of all successful business and non-business transactions. This course introduces the student to the concepts and applications of marketing in society and in the firm and presents an overview of the marketing mix, global marketing, and careers in marketing.

Major Electives

The main goal of this course is to develop a foundation of financial management concepts. This will enable to the student to understand how corporations make important investment and financing decisions, and how they establish working capital policies. The course also lays a foundation for more complex financial topics that arise in additional elective courses in finance. This course in financial management describes the corporation and its operating environment; it will help any future manager to understand how the finances of a company work, and how they will be interfacing with finance.

The Focus of course is on tax principles (law, regulation and other authority) including use of tax research sources; administrative and statutory procedures and limitations, including court appeals; taxpayer and practitioner penalties and responsibilities; and professional ethics for the tax practitioner.

Operations Management (OM) deals with the management of systems that provide goods and services to customers. The objective of this course is to provide an introduction to the field of OM. It will give a survey of the main OM issues and the key concepts & tools for dealing with them. It is intended to provide a basic exposure for those who will be specializing in other business areas, and to serve as a first step for those wishing to do further studies on this topic. Pre-req: BMGT202-Principles of Management.

The course provides different perspectives to the role of strategy in organizational success. The course will examine the concepts, theoretical frameworks and techniques that are useful in gaining knowledge of the strategic management process, with particular emphasis on strategic inputs, strategic actions (strategy formulation, and strategy implementation) and strategic outcomes. The course describes the origins and development of business strategy, selected strategic paradigms, competing or alternative theoretical frameworks and their implications. Pre-req: BMGT202-Principles of Management.

This course examines principles and practices involved in recruiting, interviewing, selecting, hiring and developing employees. Separations, transfers, promotions, EEO considerations, privacy and affirmative action are considered. Pre-req: BMGT202-Principles of Management + BMGT301: Organizational Behavior.

Major Electives

This course is designed to develop and strengthen the competencies necessary to prepare students for leadership positions in their chosen field. This course emphasizes skill building in business writing, preparing and delivering business presentations, social skills in informal settings, interviewing skills, working in teams, learning about and adapting to organizational cultures, and mentoring and networking. Leadership skills such as adaptability, self-motivation, risk taking, time orientation, and adding value to the firm are also covered. Pre-req: BMGT202-Principles of Management + BMGT301-Organizational Behavior.

Students learn the salient features of a total marketing research and information system that encompasses internal reports, marketing intelligence, marketing research and analytical marketing. Pre-req: BMKT301-Principles of Marketing.

This course explores how the Internet has revolutionized the buying and selling of goods and services in the marketplace. Topics include: Internet business models, electronic commerce infrastructure, designing on-line storefronts, payment acceptance and security issues, and the legal and ethical challenges of electronic commerce. Students will also gain hands-on experience in creating a web site using an HTML authoring tool.

Major Electives

University Requirements

This course examines the principles, techniques, and uses of accounting in the planning and control of business organizations from a management perspective. Identified are the budgetary process and related performance evaluation techniques, cost-volume-profit relationship, product costing methods, Just-In-Time (JIT) manufacturing, and Activity Based Costing (ABC). Related theory and application will also be reviewed. Pre-req: BACC202-Principles of Accounting II.

The course is an analysis of the phenomena and theories of large, complex, formal organizations. It examines the organization as an economic, social, bureaucratic and political system with regard to such design factors as structure, change and decision making. Pre-req: BMGT202-Principles of Management.

This course focuses on creating, owning and operating a business firm as well as selected opportunities, challenges and strategic problems. Course theme is that success for a new business is dependent upon distinctive strategy, competence, and managerial effectiveness, supported by consistent, efficient policies and practices in marketing, production, finance, human resource management, and customer service.

): This course requires students to present a project which reflects a problem faced by a Lebanese business and suggest possible solutions to such problem and / or an internship which is a short work experience designed to help students get real world experience.

Major Electives

University Requirements

This is an introductory accounting course with a focus on financial accounting. It introduces the accounting cycle that includes the double entry system for recording transactions, adjusting and closing entries, and preparation of financial statements. The accounting topics for merchandising activities, assets valuation, and current liabilities are discussed.

This course introduces economic analysis of individual, business, and industry choices in the market economy. Topics include the price mechanism, supply and demand, optimizing economic behavior, costs and revenue, market structures, factor markets, income distribution, market failure, and government intervention. Upon completion, students should be able to identify and evaluate consumer and business alternatives in order to achieve economic objectives efficiently.

Solving mathematical problems, analyzing and interpreting data, and applying sound decision-making skills will be strengthened. Students will develop the computation skills needed to solve business and consumer-related problems with emphasis on estimating answers, using valuable shortcuts, speed, and accuracy. The curriculum covers check and bank records including online banking, calculating pay, taxes, budgets, borrowing money, credit cards, saving, investing, and insurance. The use of the calculator and EXCEL are integrated throughout the course.

This course examines the basic concepts in determining the various types of business organizations. Emphasis is placed on agency, partnership and corporations. Students are introduced to the Uniform Commercial Codes, treatment of sales, security transactions, and negotiable instruments. Bankruptcy and Accounts legal liability are also covered.

This course is designed to give students a comprehensive view of communication, its scope & importance in business, and the role of communication in establishing a favorable outside the firm environment, as well as an effective internal communications program. The various types of business communication media are covered. This course develops awareness of the importance of succinct written expression to modern business communication.

Major Electives

This course is a continuation of principles of accounting I with a focus on financial accounting for the first half of the course and a focus on managerial accounting during the second half of the course. Behavioral and ethical issues are covered in general and specifically with the budgeting and control chapters. Multinational differences are noted (e.g., non-capitalist countries rely more on managerial accounting than on financial accounting due to differences in sources of capital). (Prerequisite: BACC201-Principles of Accounting I).

This course provides students with an introduction to the basic macroeconomic principles; it enables students to appreciate the workings of real and money markets and the nature of equilibrium in each market; to emphasize the role of macroeconomic policies that affect internal and external deficits, inflation and growth of per capita income. Throughout the course a focus will be on ‘critical thinking’ to analyze macroeconomic problems.

This is the introductory course in management. The course is designed to provide students with an overview of the management functions and its role in organizations and society. The course aims to provide students with the basic managerial knowledge necessary for Business students. The course focuses on providing students with analytical, developmental, managerial and technical skills that relate to managerial positions in organizations.

Course Aims:

Understanding nature of management and the manager’s roles in organization.

Understanding manager’s function of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling.

Use of ethical reasoning to analyze business decisions. The ethical content of these decisions. The role of ethics in business situations. Practices in ethical reasoning. Major ethical systems.

Major Electives

This course addresses the functions of management and application of relevant social and behavioral science disciplines to the study, research, and practice of organizational behavior, performance, and effectiveness. Topics include OB theory and research methods, individual behavior, group dynamics, stress, motivation, leadership, politics, communication, conflict, and other behavioral areas.

This course provides an introduction to Management Information Systems (MIS) and examines the role of information systems in supporting a wide range of organizational functions. We will examine the use of information systems in supporting administrative operations, decision-making, and overall strategic initiatives and corporate philosophies. Pre-req: BMGT202-Principles of Management.

Marketing forms the foundation of all successful business and non-business transactions. This course introduces the student to the concepts and applications of marketing in society and in the firm and presents an overview of the marketing mix, global marketing, and careers in marketing.

This course explores how the Internet has revolutionized the buying and selling of goods and services in the marketplace. Topics include: Internet business models, electronic commerce infrastructure, designing on-line storefronts, payment acceptance and security issues, and the legal and ethical challenges of electronic commerce. Students will also gain hands-on experience in creating a web site using an HTML authoring tool.

Major Electives

The main goal of this course is to develop a foundation of financial management concepts. This will enable to the student to understand how corporations make important investment and financing decisions, and how they establish working capital policies. The course also lays a foundation for more complex financial topics that arise in additional elective courses in finance. This course in financial management describes the corporation and its operating environment; it will help any future manager to understand how the finances of a company work, and how they will be interfacing with finance.

The Focus of course is on tax principles (law, regulation and other authority) including use of tax research sources; administrative and statutory procedures and limitations, including court appeals; taxpayer and practitioner penalties and responsibilities; and professional ethics for the tax practitioner.

Operations Management (OM) deals with the management of systems that provide goods and services to customers. The objective of this course is to provide an introduction to the field of OM. It will give a survey of the main OM issues and the key concepts & tools for dealing with them. It is intended to provide a basic exposure for those who will be specializing in other business areas, and to serve as a first step for those wishing to do further studies on this topic. Pre-req: BMGT202-Principles of Management.

The course provides different perspectives to the role of strategy in organizational success. The course will examine the concepts, theoretical frameworks and techniques that are useful in gaining knowledge of the strategic management process, with particular emphasis on strategic inputs, strategic actions (strategy formulation, and strategy implementation) and strategic outcomes. The course describes the origins and development of business strategy, selected strategic paradigms, competing or alternative theoretical frameworks and their implications. Pre-req: BMGT202-Principles of Management.

This course provides a framework for understanding the key issues of services marketing. It focuses on how services differ from goods and how this influences the way the former are marketed. Particular attention is paid to the role of quality in delivering services to meet and exceed customer expectations. Topics covered include the following: blueprinting, role of physical evidence, customer satisfaction, service delivery, promotion, pricing, locating facilities, and consumer decision-making..Pre-req: BMKT301-Principles of Marketing.

Major Electives

This course is an analysis and examination of key concepts, environmental and strategic issues involved in entering international markets and conducting marketing operations across national borders. Attention will be focused upon the identification and evaluation of market opportunities, modification of marketing strategies and programs in response to different market needs and constraints, and coordinating strategies in world markets. Pre-req: BMKT301-Principles of Marketing.

The purpose of this course is to introduce the student to the various facets of consumer behavior, including the decision making process, problems, needs and goals, the consumer’s search for information, and the evaluation of the purchase decision. Pre-req: BMKT301-Principles of Marketing.

Major Electives

University Requirements

This is a capstone course with a "big picture," environmental focus that examines major managerial problems in marketing. Cases, computer simulations, and literature on strategic marketing management are utilized to enhanced student competence with the principles and processes of strategic market planning, and the development, implementation, and control of marketing plans and programs. Pre-req: BMGT304-Strategic Management + BMKT405-Consumer Behavior.

This course is about how brands are viewed, built, managed, and measured to ensure firms’ superiority and sustainability in profits. To explore such issues, this course provides relevant and up to-date theories. Pre-req: BMKT301-Principles of Marketing.

This course emphasizes an understanding and application of the principles of marketing communications from a managerial Perspective. It will focus on advertising sales promotion, and public relations with special attention to the economic, sociological and psychological aspects of behavior. Pre-req: BMKT405-Consumer Behavior.

This course requires students to present a project which reflects a problem faced by a Lebanese business and suggest possible solutions to such problem and / or an internship which is a short work experience designed to help students get real world experience.

Major Electives

University Requirements