Managerial Accounting Major

Note: This Business Core, or a variant, is required by all business and accounting majors in addition to specific requirements for each major.

Required Business Core (33 credits)

EBAN 101 - Principles of Accounting I (3 credits)

Introduction to the double-entry system of debits and credits, journal entries and general ledger accounts, steps leading up to financial statement preparation and format of financial statements. Also included are studies of merchandising companies and determination of inventory balances and cost of goods sold, and an introduction to the accounting treatment of various assets and liabilities. US accounting standards (GAAP) are contrasted with international standards (IFRS).

EBAN 102 - Principles of Accounting II (3 credits)

Focuses on partnership and corporate accounting, as well as statements of cash flow and financial statement analysis. Complex partnership and corporate issues are introduced. US accounting standards (GAAP) are contrasted with international accounting standards (IFRS). Prerequisite: EBAN 101.

EBEN 101 - Principles of Macroeconomics (3 credits)

An introductory course covering issues relating to the economy as a whole. Topics covered include, but are not limited to, the study of national income and the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), national income determination, investment, consumption and consumption theories; classical economic theories, Keynesianism, monetarism, rational expectations, supply-side economics; the business cycle, inflation, unemployment; money and the money supply, the banking system, the federal reserve system, monetary and fiscal policy, budget deficits and the national debt.

EBEN 102 - Principles of Microeconomics (3 credits)

An introductory course covering issues relating to individual economic units: namely, the individual consumer, the individual firm, the individual factors of production—land, labor, and capital. Topics covered include, but are not limited to, price theory, price determination through equilibrium, supply and demand, analysis of consumer demand, utility theory and marginal utility, consumer equilibrium, indifference curve analysis, analysis of supply, theory of production, pricing in perfectly and imperfectly competitive markets, types of imperfect competition, anti-trust laws in the U.S., and distribution of income.

EBFN 101 - Principles of Finance (3 credits)

An introductory study of the basic principles, instruments, and institutions in the financial marketplace. Topics include the concept of money; the Federal Reserve and the banking system; the provision and management of funds for both the short and long terms; the basic financial instruments; financial characteristics of the firm, including basic balance sheet analysis; the role of the stock and bond markets; interest rates and present value analysis; personal finance issues. Corequisite: EBEN 101 or EBEN 102.

EBMN 101 - Principles of Management (3 credits)

An introduction to the basic theory and practice of management. Examination of the managerial functions of planning, organizing, staffing, directing and controlling, and analysis of environmental influences on decision-making. Students will use micro-computer programs for business applications.

EBMN 213 - Business Law I (3 credits)

Fundamental principles of law of contracts, contracts of guaranty and surety-ship, and the law of sales and secured transactions under the Uniform Commercial Code; the relationship of principal and agent and that of employer and employee; personal property, and bankruptcy. Prerequisite: EBMN 101.

MATN 120 - Pre-Calculus (or exemption) (3 credits)

Functions, solution of equations; and systems of equations; the trigonometric functions and their graphs; addition theorems and identities; logarithmic and exponential functions; and elementary analytic geometry. Introduction to derivatives and calculus. Prerequisite: MATN 111 or placement by departmental examination.

MATN 262 - Business Statistics (3 credits)

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MCON 140 - Computer Concepts with Business Applications (3 credits)

This course introduces students to current computing trends and technology. Office applications are taught. Students will build their own websites using a popular content management system (CMS) such as WordPress. Students will complete this course with a solid understanding of computing trends, how to use computers, and how to effectively access information on the World Wide Web. This course is not a required course or approved elective for a Computer Science or MIS degree. Prerequisite: None.

MCON 148 - Advanced Computer Business Applications or Finite Math (3 credits)

This course discusses advanced features of Excel, PowerPoint, and Access. An accounting application such as QuickBooks is introduced, as well. The goal is to fully expose business students to PC applications that they can integrate into their studies and use on the job. This course is not a required course or approved elective for a Computer Science or MIS degree. Prerequisites: MCON 140 and EBAN 102.

Required Major Courses (24 credits)

EBAN 201 - Intermediate Accounting I (3 credits)

Reviews financial accounting standards, as well as the conceptual framework underlying financial accounting. Includes an extensive review of the income statement and balance sheet, and the statement of cash flows. Particular emphasis is placed on the accounting for current assets such as cash, receivables and inventories, as well as long-term assets such as property, plant and equipment. This course also examines the accounting for intangible assets such as patents and goodwill, as well the treatment of various accounting changes and errors. US accounting standards (GAAP) are contrasted with international accounting standards (IFRS). Prerequisite: EBAN 102.

EBAN 202 - Intermediate Accounting II (3 credits)

Focuses on the accounting for current and contingent liabilities, long-term debt, pensions, investments and income taxes. Detailed review of the stockholders equity section of the balance sheet, inclusive of earnings-per-share calculations. Examines the issues of revenue recognition and contrasts between IS and international accounting standards (GAPP vs. IFRS). Prerequisite: EBAN 201.

EBAN 213 - Cost Accounting (3 credits)

Focuses on cost determination for manufacturers, products and services. This includes the establishment and maintenance of job order and process cost systems, and the classification of costs as product or period, direct or indirect. Included are managerial techniques and systems such as budgeting and variance analysis, which enable a business to manage its affairs more efficiently. Prerequisite: EBAN 102. Corequisite: EBAN 201.

EBAN 314 - Federal Income Taxation of Individuals (3 credits)

This first course in taxation focuses on the federal taxation of individuals. The individual tax formula is explored in depth, concentrating on gross income, deductions, exemptions, tax calculations and tax credits. Basic tax concepts, such as capital gains and losses, net operating losses and accounting periods and methods, are covered. Prerequisite: EBAN 102. Corequisite: EBAN 201.

EBAN 316 - Federal Taxation of Corporations (3 credits)

This second course in taxation focuses on the federal taxation of regular and small business corporations as well as partnerships. An overview of complex corporate issues, such as stock redemptions, liquidations, and reorganizations, as well as complex partnership issues, is presented. Prerequisites: EBAN 314 and 201.

EBFN 220 - Corporate Finance (3 credits)

Methods of capital budgeting and corporate financial decision-making; valuation techniques, market efficiency, capital structure, dividend policy, Betas, cost of capital, portfolio analysis and the Miller Modigliani principle are incorporated into the analysis; financial analysis under conditions of certainty and uncertainty. Prerequisite: EBFN 101.

EBMN 214 - Business Law II (3 credits)

Organizational structure of business entitles, such as partnerships, joint ventures and corporation, and the functions and operation of each of these business entities, including government regulation of the employment relationship. Creditor and debtor’s rights are examined and analyzed from both a theoretical and practical viewpoint. This includes focus on the laws of surety ship, secured transactions under Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code, the law of Commercial Paper under Article 3 and 4 of the Uniform Commercial Code and the law of Bankruptcy and the Bankruptcy Code. Prerequisite: EBMN 213.

EBMN 493 - Business Policy (3 credits)

An integrated capstone course focusing on application of case studies to the nature, functions and activities of actual businesses, analyzing objectives, policies, and performance in relation to the outside environment. Emphasis is placed on ethical aspects of decisionmaking. Case studies are used to develop analytical skills. Knowledge and techniques developed in earlier courses are applied in this course. Prerequisite: Senior standing.

Three Electives from the Following: (9 credits)

EBAN 209 - Financial Statement Analysis (3 credits)

Focuses on the objectives of important classes of external decision-makers, such as security analysts, credit grantors, etc. Covers the tools of analysis that are employed in the achievement of major analytical objectives, such as short-term liquidity, capital structure, and operating performance. Prerequisite: EBAN 102.

EBAN 214 - Managerial Cost Accounting (3 credits)

Process costing techniques, utilizing actual, normal, and standard cost, problems of spoilage and waste, costing methods for joint and by-products; relevant costing concepts applied to the area of capital budgeting with its related tax aspects, techniques of discounted cash flow and the ranking of projects; income effects of alternative product costing methods, determination of cost behavior patterns, inventory planning, control and valuation, decentralization and transfer pricing, decision models under conditions of uncertainty. Prerequisite: EBAN 213.

EBKN 101 - Principles of Marketing (3 credits)

A study of basic marketing theory and practice. Major topics include analysis of consumer market structure versus industrial market system; product planning; channels of distribution; pricing; promotion; and relevant government regulation.

EBMN 202 - Organizational Theory and Behavior (3 credits)

An examination of theories, concepts, and research findings emerging from the various disciplines that study individual and group behavior within organizational systems. Important topics include: work motivation, leadership and social influence, satisfaction, job performance, performance appraisal, group dynamics, communication, and current issues of particular interest. In addition students will be introduced to case study analysis. Prerequisite: EBMN 101.

EBMN 330 - Financial Management in Long Term Care (3 credits)

Tools of management accounting as they apply to longterm care. Students will learn how to set up and work with operating budgets; as well as concepts of cost funding, and cost control that will prepare them to respond to various reimbursement methods. Prerequisite: EBAN 101 and EBAN 102.

PHIN 225 - Business Ethics (3 credits)

An examination of ethical issues that arise in the context of business. The relevance of ethical theory to such issues as consumer rights, truth in advertising, obligations to shareholders and negotiating strategies is discussed.

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EBMN 317 - The Social and Governmental Environment of Business(3 credits)

AA study of the environment of business decisionmaking. Issues are examined in the context of interrelated legal, social, ethical, and political trends affecting business, as well as from the Jewish perspective on business ethics. Deals with governmental regulation in the areas of occupational health and safety, environmental and consumer protection, and anti-trust activity. Prerequisite: EBMN 101 and either EBEN 101 or EBEN 102.