Catalog: San José State University Fall 2006 - Spring 2008 Catalog
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.............. 437 Admission Policies and Procedures .......... 436 Admission ... 266 Advising and Orientation.............. . 445 ... 52 Applied and Computational Mathematics ... 298 Applied Sciences and Arts, College of ... 21 Applied Sciences and Arts Interdisciplinary Courses ... ............ 57 Art and Design ... 121 Child and Adolescent Development ... ......................... .. 128 Civil and Environmental Engineering ... 137 Communicative Disorders and Sciences ... ........................ 447 Degrees and Majors ....................... 32 ... 470 Disqualification and Probation Undergraduate ... 24 Engineering Preparation and Common Area Requirements... 195 ... English and Comparative Literature ... 495 Fees, Waivers and Financial Assistance ... 413 Finance ...

-924-3400 www.cob.sjsu.edu Accounting and Finance Management Information Systems ... Marketing/Decision Science Organization and Management T he College of Business is ... innovative business education and applied research for the San Jos region ... that empowers people of all ages and backgrounds to transform their lives. ... Faculty and staff are strongly committed to the ... a collegial, inclusive teaching and learning environment; and are ... achievement, scholarship, teaching and service. The college is an active ... member of the San Jos and Silicon Valley community and provides ... a talent pool, thought leadership and service that supports the regions ... by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and the California State Board ... graduates with the tools, work ethic and skills to succeed in the ever-changing ...

2 Degrees and Majors AEROSPACE STUDIES DEPARTMENT ( ... Studies MA, Applied Anthropology ART AND DESIGN BA, Art, Concentration in Art ... , Concentration in Conservation and Organismal Biology BS, Biological ... in Organismal Biology, Conservation and Ecology MS, Biological Sciences, ... , Concentration in Molecular Biology and Microbiology BUSINESS BS, Business ... Administration, Concentration in Finance BS, Business Administration, ... MS, Transportation Management CHEMICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT BS, ... Engineering Minor, Materials Science and Engineering MS, Chemical Engineering ... MS, Chemistry MA, Chemistry CHILD AND ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF ... BA, Child and Adolescent Development BA, Child and ... , Preparation for Teaching BA, Child and Adolescent Development, Integrated ...

Department/Program: Accounting and Finance ACCOUNTING ð‰Concentration ð‰Minor ... Department/Program: Accounting and Finance ACOUSTICS, ELECTRO ð‰Area of Interest ... : BM/Music Department/Program: Music and Dance ACTING ð‰Area of Interest or ... /Program: Kinesiology ADMINISTRATION AND SUPERVISION ð‰Graduate Option Degree ... Department/Program: Journalism and Mass Communication AEROSPACE ... Department/Program: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering AEROSPACE ... Department/Program: History ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL HISTORY ð‰Minor Department/ ... BFA/ART MA/Art Department/Program: Art and Design ANTHROPOLOGY ð‰Minor Degree ... /Program: Anthropology APPLIED AND COMPUTATIONAL MATHEMATICS Degree Major ... : BS/Applied and Computational Mathematics Department/ ... Department/Program: Library and Information Science AREA STUDIES ð‰ ...

BA/BFA/MFA/Art Department/Program: Art and Design CREATIVE ARTS ð‰Minor Degree ... : BA/Dance Department/Program: Music and Dance DATA STRUCTURES ð‰Area of ... Major: BA/Art Department/Program: Art and Design DIGITAL MEDIA ART ð‰ ... BFA/MFA Art Department/Program: Art and Design DIGITAL MEDIA FOR ART HISTORY ... AND EDUCATION ð‰Graduate Option Degree ... Major: MA/Art Department/Program: Art and Design DIETETICS ð‰Concentration Degree ... Science Department/Program: Nutrition and Food Science DIPLOMATIC HISTORY ð‰Area ... ADMINISTRATIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND HIGHER EDUCATION ð‰Area of Interest or ... : Educational Leadership ELECTRONICS AND COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY ð‰Concentration ... of Technology ELECTRONIC MATERIALS AND DEVICES ð‰Area of Interest or ... /Program: English ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ENGINEERING ð‰Concentration ...

Business College of Business Accounting and Finance Business Tower 850 408-924-3460 ... Tower 750 408-924-3506 Organization and Management Business Tower 650 408-924- ... Administration, Concentration in Finance BS, Business Administration, ... , Transportation Management Accounting and Finance Professors Thomas G. Black ... E. Sibley, Jr. John C. Yi Organization and Management Professors Herman L. ...

of Business at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, the Western ... Association of Schools and Colleges and the California State Board of ... providing innovative business education and applied research for the Silicon ... courses (plus general education and prerequisite courses). In addition to ... , corporate financial management, finance, human resource management, ... , management information systems, and marketing. Business Student Advisement ... for all undergraduate business majors and minors. BSAC provides information, ... program counseling and the forms necessary for completing an ... students about general education and business core courses, and refers ... . Transfer students should order and retain a complete set of transcripts ... from all colleges and universities attended and bring these ...

18 may be satisfied by specified major and support requirements. Consult major ... 2 Lower Division Business and Support...........22 BUS 020, BUS 080, ... 091L, ECON 001A, ECON 001B, MATH 070 and ENGL 001B Business Fundamentals (Upper ... , BUS 130, BUS 140, BUS 160, BUS 170 and BUS 190 Business Integration and ... 15 PHIL 186, BUS 187, BUS 188, BUS 189 and one non-business global perspectives ... course Accounting and IS Concentration............ ......21 ... BUS 120C, BUS 120D, BUS 120G, BUS 121A and BUS 121B Electives ... C- or below is earned must be repeated and completed with a grade of C or better ... 18 may be satisfied by specified major and support requirements. Consult major ... 2 Lower Division Business and Support...........22 BUS 020, BUS 080, ... 091L, ECON 001A, ECON 001B, MATH 070 and ENGL 001B Business Fundamentals (Upper ...

with activities related to creating and sustaining the competitive advantage ... is concerned with both the strategic and current day-to-day activities in areas ... management, human resource planning and information systems, recruitment and ... staffing, training and employee development, compensation and ... benefits and union-management relations in an ... , globalization, diversity, technology and laws. The program qualifies graduates ... positions in private sector, non-profit and public sector organizations. Semester ... 18 may be satisfied by specified major and support requirements. Consult major ... 2 Lower Division Business and Support...........25 BUS 020, BUS 021, ... 091L, ECON 001A, ECON 001B, MATH 070 and ENGL 001B Business Fundamentals (Upper ... , BUS 130, BUS 140, BUS 160, BUS 170 and BUS 190 Business Integration and ...

integrating business functional and interdisciplinary areas. An individual ... written project report is required and an oral examination may be included. ... better on the comprehensive project, and may be given a maximum of two ... , please refer to the Graduate Studies and Research website at www.sjsu. edu/ ... . It is the policy of the Donald and Sally Lucas Graduate School of ... Subject to the approval of the Donald and Sally Lucas Graduate School of ... Business Program Coordinator Director and validation by the Associate Vice ... President for Graduate Studies and Research, students may transfer a ... , BUS 230, BUS 250, BUS 260, BUS 270 and BUS 290 (includes comprehensive ... Public Accounting Certification (CPA) and career advancement. Educational ... solid base of knowledge in accounting and general business courses, while ...

for individuals from both technical and non-technical disciplines to obtain ... transportation policy, administration and understanding of the diverse and ... serving their employers, community and society. The degree is available ... through distance-learning facilities and electronic technologies, providing an ... score of 500, with balanced verbal and quantitative scores in the 50th ... , MTM 203, MTM 214, MTM 215, MTM 217 and MTM 290 Electives ... with the graduate advisor and reapply for admission. It is the ... policy of the Donald and Sally Lucas Graduate School of ... , please refer to the Graduate Studies and Research website at www.sjsu. edu/ ... Subject to approval of the Donald and Sally Lucas Graduate School of ... Business Program Coordinator and validation by the Associate Vice ...

-standard project management tools and methods, interacting with project ... stakeholders in a professional manner, and applying appropriate technical skills/ ... . Prerequisite: Bus 100W; Bus 111 and Bus 112 (with a grade of C or better ... Information Systems Documentation, flow and processing of accounting information ... system design principles. Computerized and non-computerized procedures are used ... of C . 3 units BUS 120B. Advanced AIS and IS Risk Assessment Hands-on project- ... lab to develop working knowledge and skills in using Microsoft Excel and ... design a prototype accounting system and generalized audit module prototype ... databases. Prerequisite: Bus 120A and Bus 100W with a minimum grade of C or ... BUS 120C. Business Network Environment and Controls Introduction to current ...

context of management decision-making; and the greening of the corporation and ... operations, human resources, marketing and accounting. 3 units BUS 168. Global ... Business and Human Rights Examines the implications ... business for human rights; the costs and benefits of globalization to various ... which global business is transacted; and the proliferation of international ... practices in a range of industries and regions of the world. Repeatable for ... credit 3 units BUS 170. Fundamentals of Finance The finance function and its ... areas in the firm; the study of theory and techniques in acquisition and ... : Bus 21 or Bus 122A, Econ 1A, Econ 1B and Bus 90. 3 units BUS 171A. Financial ... Institutions and Markets Study of financial markets and ... operate in them. Examinations of money and capital markets, interest rates and ...

of managerial decisions/actions within and between the firm and its environment. ... -disciplinary techniques to diagnose and recommend actions appropriate to ... Business Analysis Quantitative models and computer software used in business ... decision-making. Studies of network and transportation models, linear ... , decision analysis, simulation and other techniques used in management ... Uncertainty Decision analysis models and methods for optimizing decision ... influence diagrams, utility functions and certainty equivalence functions for ... recom mendations encompassing external and internal considerations. Prerequisite ... Graduate BUS 200. Business, Economics and Society Emphasizes the relationship ... between the micro and macro economic environment and ... -making. Examines various theories and techniques that underlie the market ...

10 BUS 220L. Legal and Ethical Environment of Accounting ... in the areas of the Law of Contracts and selected portions of the Uniform ... Code: Sales of Goods; Commercial Paper and other Negotiable Instruments; and ... units BUS 220N. Organizational Behavior and Strategy Develops general management ... strategy for competitive positioning and to guide organizational structuring. ... for leadership, motivation, power and shaping organizational culture. ... Extensive use of policy cases and behavioral exercises. Prerequisite: MSA ... units BUS 220P. Taxation of Individuals and Flow- Through Entities Introduces the ... methodology, taxation of corporations and shareholders, partners and ... partnerships, and practice and procedure. The student upon completing ... problems presented, interpret the law and recommend a feasible solution. ...

groups, including transfer pricing and tax effects of adjustments made by the ... international financing subsidiaries and special organizations, i.e., ... possessions corporations (Puerto Rico) and FSC. Reviews international business ... . Prerequisite: Bus 223A, Bus 223C and graduate standing. 3 units BUS 225D. ... of offshore US citizens, resident and nonresident aliens, foreign ... corporations and other business organizations and US ... estate. Tax effect of source rules and foreign tax credits (including ... ). Prerequisite: Bus 223A, Bus 225C and graduate standing. 3 units BUS 225F. ... State and Local Income Taxation Topics include: ... Income tax treatment of S Corporations and their shareholders, built-in gains tax ... and excess net passive income tax; ...

. Case studies favor PCs over big Iron and software over hardware. Prerequisite: ... Introduces the structure, markets and regulatory factors within the ... capital costs, financial assets and evaluating the firms capital structure ... capital, dividend policies, financing and investment decisions. Prerequisite: ... Bus 220 and graduate standing. 3 units BUS 271. ... by technological change, deregulation and globalization, course provides students ... an overview of the U.S. and international financial environment ... through financial media, spreadsheets and the Internet. Students leave the class ... , flow of funds, derivatives, money and capital markets and financial ... intermediaries. Prerequisite: Bus 270 and graduate standing. 3 units BUS 272. ... Current Topics in Finance Presented as a collection of topics of ...

Experience Apply management theory and learn consulting skills by carrying ... out an intensive project. Identify and analyze actual business problems, ... develop and evaluate alternative solutions and ... . Prerequisite: Graduate standing and instructor consent. 1-3 units BUS 297A ... . Prerequisite: Graduate standing and prerequisite courses as specified. ... . Prerequisite: Graduate standing and prerequisite courses as specified. ... . Prerequisite: Graduate standing and prerequisite courses as specified. ... . Prerequisite: Graduate standing and prerequisite courses as specified. ... accepted by an assigned faculty member and approved by the MBA program director. ... units received will be based on depth and breadth of project. Prerequisite: ... : Approval of the instructor and admission to candidacy. CMC 1-4 units ...

, total employment, the price level and the rate of economic growth. Notes: ... Microeconomics Allocation of resources and distribution of income as affected by ... the workings of the price system and by government policies. Notes: May be ... lab guides students through practice and graded problem sets of key ... macroeconomics tools and concepts. CNC 1 unit ECON 002B. ... lab guides students through practice and graded problem sets of key ... microeconomics tools and concepts. CNC 1 unit ECON 003. Economic ... simple linear regression, correlation and index numbers. Prerequisite: Econ 1A, ... Econ 1B and Math 70. Misc/Lab: Lecture 3 hours/lab ... of lucid expression in essays, reports and other types of communication. ... , satisfaction of Writing Skills Test and upper division standing. ABC/NC GE: Z 3 ...

00 BS Applied and Computational Mathematics This degree ... who wish to work in the research and development area of industry or pursue ... mathematical problems in the sciences and engineering. Students who wish to ... statistics. The emphasis in economics, finance and actuarial science prepares ... (e.g. accounting or management) or finance(e.g. investments, forecasting or ... 101, Math 105, Math 106, Math 107A and Math 107B will be included in the ... -9 may be satisfied by specified major and support requirements. Consult major ... Major.................... .. 25 CS 046A and CS 046B (8); PHYS 050 or PHYS 070 (4 ... or MATH 030P (3-5); MATH 031, MATH 032 and MATH 042 (10) Upper Division ... 129A, MATH 133A, MATH 133B, MATH 138 and MATH 143C (15); MATH 129B, MATH 134 or ... or MATH 030P (3-5); MATH 031, MATH 032 and MATH 042 (10) Upper Division ...

Bussani Director of Communications and Public Affairs Sylvia Light Auxiliary ... Colleges College of Applied Sciences and Arts Dean Inger Sagatun-Edwards Interim ... Chair: Colin Johnson Journalism and Mass Communications Director: William ... Kinesiology Chair: Greg Payne Library and Information Science Director: Kenneth ... Nursing Director: Jayne Cohen Nutrition and Food Science Chair: Lucy McProud ... Therapy Chair: Marti Southam Recreation and Leisure Studies Chair: Jill Cody Social ... Bruce Magid Associate Dean, Academic and Undergraduate Affairs Nancie Fimbel ... Associate Dean, Donald and Sally Lucas Graduate School of ... Business Michael Solt Accounting and Finance Chair: Bill Donnelly Management ... Chair: Jackie Snell Organization and Management Chair: Marlene Turner ... Services Coordinator Fred Corvi Child and Adolescent Development Chair: Toni ...