Special Course Descriptions
Business


BUS 194 10 SpTp: Personal Finance MWF 10:30am - 11:20am Prof. Pearson


What is a 401-k? How can I maintain good credit? Should I lease or should I buy? If these and other financial questions puzzle you, perhaps you should consider taking Personal Finance this Spring. Personal Finance is designed to prepare people for real world decisions about credit cards, investing, budgeting, purchases, mortgages, taxes, and retirement planning.

It is open to any major or class year, and doesn.t require any background in business or finance.


PHL 294-12/GEN 294-11/BUS 294-12 SpTp: Global Ethics TTH 1:00pm .2:15pm Prof. McCabe


As we become a global community, the need for secular ethical discourse becomes increasingly important. This course will explore how international culture, policy and standards impact ethical practices around the world. Current events, anecdotes, and personal experiences will be brought together to highlight ethical theory in action in today.s global environment. General topics include: the Absolutism-Relativism debate, The Ethics of Globalization, Global Business Ethics, Global Bioethics with emphasis on Feminist issues, Global Environmental Ethics, and the Ethics of Warfare and Terrorism.

Prerequisite: PHL 100, or permission of the instructor.


ECN 394 11/BUS 394 10 - Economics of International Energy Markets
Prof. Claggett

This course features using models to understand markets for oil, gas, coal, electricity, and renewable energy resources. Models and topics include: supply and demand, market structure, transportation models, (a little) game theory, futures markets, environmental issues, energy policy, energy regulation, input/output models, and energy conservation. A primary emphasis of the course is to introduce the student to the multitude of issues that affect society with respect to energy and its use. Furthermore, some attention is given to developing appropriate models and to applying them to current issues in energy markets.

Text: International Energy Markets: Understanding Pricing, Polices, and Profits by Professor Carol A. Dahl of the Colorado School of Mines

ECN 394 10/BUS 394 11 - SpTp:Labor US Ecn & Film
Prof. Mulder

This course focuses on the major issues affecting US workers and their workplaces with particular emphasis on public policy. Unlike more traditional labor courses, this course investigates labor issues through the medium of popular film, with the belief that movies unveil the human dimensions of labor in ways different from more traditional means. After a brief introduction to various labor theories, we will discuss and analyze various labor topics. Specific topics addressed in this course are unemployment, collective bargaining, welfare reform, discrimination, drug testing, etc. through films such as /Antz, The Full Monty, Silkwood, Bread & Roses/, and/ White Man.s Burden/.
The prerequisite for the course is ECN 111 or 112.