BUA 303 Management Information System

(This course is cross-listed with CIS 303.) This course emphasizes the use of information technology in managing organizations. Topics include fundamentals of MIS, decision theory, problem solving, information systems development from the managers perspective, MIS applications, competitive uses of information technology, information resource management, and electronic commerce. The management case approach will be used to analyze MIS situations. Prerequisite: CIS 100 or CIS 101 or CIS 135, and BUA/JUS/POS 223, or permission of instructor.

Augusta
(ITV Broadcast Class, Delayed Viewing OK, No Instructor Permission Needed)
08780 Management Information System TH 07:00PM-09:45PM Breton 3

Bangor
(ITV Receive Class, Delayed Viewing OK, No Instructor Permission Needed)
08781 Management Information System TH 07:00PM-09:45PM Breton 3

ITV
(ITV Receive Class, Delayed Viewing OK, No Instructor Permission Needed)
Management Information System TH 07:00PM-09:45PM Breton 3
08782 Bath/Brunswick
10174 Bethel
10175 Bucksport
10176 Calais
10177 Deer Isle
10178 Dover-Foxcroft/Penquis
10179 East Millinocket
10180 East Sullivan
10181 Ellsworth/Hancock
10182 Fairfield
10183 Farmington
10184 Fort Kent
10185 Greenville
10186 Houlton
10173 Hutchinson Center
10187 Island Falls - Delayed Viewing
10188 Jackman - Delayed Viewing
10189 Jay - Spruce Mountain Adult Ed
10190 Kingfield - Delayed Viewing
10191 Lewiston-Auburn
10192 Lincoln
10193 Machias
10195 Mount Desert
10196 Newport
10197 North Haven - Delayed Viewing
10198 Presque Isle
10199 Rangeley - Delayed Viewing
10200 Rockland
10194 Rumford/Mexico
10206 S Berwick - Delayed Viewing
10201 Saco/Biddeford
10202 Sanford
10203 Sherman Station
10204 Skowhegan
10205 South Paris
10207 Thorndike - Delayed Viewing
10208 Vinalhaven - Delayed Viewing
10209 Winthrop
10210 Wiscasset

 

BUA 345 Cost Management I

(Mini Session Course)
This course examines the fundamentals of accounting and cost management for product and service costs including a detailed analysis of materials, labor, overhead, internal service departments, customer profitability, and value chain management. Cost accounting systems analyzed include job order costing, process costing, joint product costing, and activity-based cost management with an emphasis on information needed for making management decisions. Prerequisite: BUA102 or BUA211

Augusta
(ITV Broadcast Class, Delayed Viewing OK, Instructor Permission Required)
09330 Cost Management I TH 04:00PM-06:45PM Theriault-Perkins 3

Bangor
(ITV Receive Class, Delayed Viewing OK, Instructor Permission Required)
09331 Cost Management I TH 04:00PM-06:45PM Theriault-Perkins 3

ITV
(ITV Receive Class, Delayed Viewing OK, Instructor Permission Required)
Cost Management I TH 04:00PM-06:45PM Theriault-Perkins 3
09332 Bath/Brunswick
12528 Bethel
12529 Bucksport
12530 Calais
12531 Deer Isle
12532 Dover-Foxcroft/Penquis
12533 East Millinocket
12534 East Sullivan
12535 Ellsworth/Hancock
12536 Fairfield
12537 Farmington
12538 Fort Kent
12539 Greenville
12540 Houlton
12527 Hutchinson Center
12541 Island Falls - Delayed Viewing
12542 Jackman - Delayed Viewing
12543 Jay - Spruce Mountain Adult Ed
12544 Kingfield - Delayed Viewing
12545 Lewiston-Auburn
12546 Lincoln
12547 Lisbon Falls - Delayed Viewing
12548 Machias
12550 Mount Desert
12551 Newport
12552 North Haven - Delayed Viewing
12553 Presque Isle
12554 Rangeley - Delayed Viewing
12555 Rockland
12549 Rumford/Mexico
12561 S Berwick - Delayed Viewing
12556 Saco/Biddeford
12557 Sanford
12558 Sherman Station
12559 Skowhegan
12560 South Paris
12562 Thorndike - Delayed Viewing
12563 Vinalhaven - Delayed Viewing
12564 Winthrop
12565 Wiscasset

 

BUA 355 Introduction to Operations Research

(This course is cross listed with MAT 355.) The student will be exposed to the application of modern scientific and mathematical methods to management problems. Students will learn these methods, as well as applications, both with and without the use of computers. Topics will include linear programming, sensitivity analysis, transportation/assignment/transshipment problems, linear regression, multiple regression, demand estimation, forecasting, and additional topics if time permits. Prerequisite: MAT 113

Augusta
(ITV Broadcast Class, Delayed Viewing OK, No Instructor Permission Needed)
08611 Introduction to Operations Research F 04:00PM-06:45PM Butler 3

Bangor
(ITV Receive Class, Delayed Viewing OK, No Instructor Permission Needed)
08612 Introduction to Operations Research F 04:00PM-06:45PM Butler 3

ITV
(ITV Receive Class, Delayed Viewing OK, No Instructor Permission Needed)
Introduction to Operations Research F 04:00PM-06:45PM Butler 3
08613 Bath/Brunswick
08617 Bethel
08614 Bucksport
08615 Calais
08618 Deer Isle
08619 Dover-Foxcroft/Penquis
08620 East Millinocket
08621 East Sullivan
08622 Ellsworth/Hancock
08623 Farmington
08624 Fort Kent
08625 Greenville
08626 Houlton
08616 Hutchinson Center
08627 Island Falls - Delayed Viewing
08628 Jackman - Delayed Viewing
08629 Jay - Spruce Mountain Adult Ed
08630 Kingfield - Delayed Viewing
08631 Lewiston-Auburn
08632 Lincoln
08633 Machias
08635 Mount Desert
08636 Newport
08637 North Haven - Delayed Viewing
08638 Presque Isle
08639 Rangeley - Delayed Viewing
08640 Rockland
08634 Rumford/Mexico
08646 S Berwick - Delayed Viewing
08641 Saco/Biddeford
08642 Sanford
08643 Sherman Station
08644 Skowhegan
08645 South Paris
08647 Thorndike - Delayed Viewing
08648 Van Buren - Delayed Viewing
08649 Vinalhaven - Delayed Viewing
08650 Winthrop
08651 Wiscasset

 

BUA 357 Business Finance

The use of data to reach business financial decisions. The concepts of projecting data for decision purposes is emphasized. Short- and long-term sources of financing, ratio analysis, leverage, break-even, capital budgeting, working-capital management, investments and dividend policy all are examined. Prerequisite: ECO 201 or 202 and BUA 211, or permission of the instructor.

Augusta
(ITV Broadcast Class, Delayed Viewing OK, No Instructor Permission Needed)
08756 Business Finance W 04:00PM-06:45PM Bean 3

Bangor
(ITV Receive Class, Delayed Viewing OK, No Instructor Permission Needed)
08757 Business Finance W 04:00PM-06:45PM Bean 3

ITV
(ITV Receive Class, Delayed Viewing OK, No Instructor Permission Needed)
Business Finance W 04:00PM-06:45PM Bean 3
08758 Bath/Brunswick
09420 Bethel
09421 Bucksport
09422 Calais
09423 Caribou - Delayed Viewing
09424 Deer Isle
09425 Dover-Foxcroft/Penquis
09426 East Millinocket
09427 East Sullivan
09428 Ellsworth/Hancock
09429 Fairfield
09430 Farmington
09431 Fort Kent
09432 Greenville
09433 Houlton
09419 Hutchinson Center
09434 Island Falls - Delayed Viewing
09435 Jackman - Delayed Viewing
09436 Jay - Spruce Mountain Adult Ed
09437 Kingfield - Delayed Viewing
09438 Lewiston-Auburn
09439 Lincoln
09440 Lisbon Falls - Delayed Viewing
09441 Machias
09443 Mount Desert
09444 Newport
09445 North Haven - Delayed Viewing
09446 Presque Isle
09447 Rangeley - Delayed Viewing
09448 Rockland
09442 Rumford/Mexico
09454 S Berwick - Delayed Viewing
09449 Saco/Biddeford
09450 Sanford
09451 Sherman Station
09452 Skowhegan
09453 South Paris
09455 Thorndike - Delayed Viewing
09456 Vinalhaven - Delayed Viewing
09457 Winthrop
09458 Wiscasset

WEB
14090  BUA 357  Business Finance Frank Bean III 3
- This class is a video stream of the ITV class broadcast from Augusta.
- Delayed viewing allowed, no permission needed.
- Delayed viewing students must complete exams within one week of the exam. 
- Delayed viewing students may take exams earlier than the regularly scheduled exam, with permission.

 

BUA 361 Human Resource Management

(This course is cross listed with POS 361.) The management of human resources in both public and private sectors. Planning recruitment, training, compensation administration and legal and social responsibilities are analyzed for the student interested in personnel administration in a wide range of organizational structures. Prerequisite: POS/JUS/BUA223

Bath/Brunswick
(VC Broadcast Class)
12376 Human Resource Management W 07:00PM-09:45PM Staff 3

Video Conference Receive Sites
Human Resource Management W 07:00PM-09:45PM Staff 3
12378 Ellsworth/Hancock
12380 Rockland
12379 Rumford/Mexico
12381 Saco/Biddeford
12382 South Paris

 

BUA 365 Organizational Behavior

(This course is cross listed with POS 365.) An analysis of the interaction between individual and work group behavior leadership styles and organizational cultures. Applications of behavioral sciences are made in areas of motivation and influence, structure of work, leader group relations and organizational design and change. Emphasis is on application of theory in case studies and simulations. Prerequisite: BUA 223

Bath/Brunswick
(VC Broadcast Class)
12517 Organizational Behavior TH 07:00PM-09:45PM Bowne 3

Video Conference Receive Sites
Organizational Behavior TH 07:00PM-09:45PM Bowne 3
12519 Ellsworth/Hancock
12521 Rockland
12520 Rumford/Mexico
12522 Saco/Biddeford
13767 Augusta
13764 East Millenocket

 

BUA 376 Advanced Taxation

This course deals with advanced topics of federal taxation. Topics include complex property transactions; the alliterative minimum tax; corporate taxation of income, distributions, accumulations, S corporations partnerships; tax exempt entities; international taxation; gift, estate and trust taxation. Prerequisite: BUA 276

Augusta
(ITV Broadcast Class, Delayed Viewing OK, No Instructor Permission Needed)
08759 Advanced Taxation T 04:00PM-06:45PM Giordano 3

Bangor
(ITV Receive Class, Delayed Viewing OK, No Instructor Permission Needed)
08760 Advanced Taxation T 04:00PM-06:45PM Giordano 3

ITV
(ITV Receive Class, Delayed Viewing OK, No Instructor Permission Needed)
Advanced Taxation T 04:00PM-06:45PM Giordano 3
08761 Bath/Brunswick
09462 Bethel
09463 Bucksport
09464 Calais
09465 Deer Isle
09466 Dover-Foxcroft/Penquis
09467 East Millinocket
09468 East Sullivan
09469 Ellsworth/Hancock
09470 Fairfield
09471 Farmington
09472 Fort Kent
09473 Greenville
09474 Houlton
09461 Hutchinson Center
09475 Island Falls - Delayed Viewing
09476 Jackman - Delayed Viewing
09477 Jay - Spruce Mountain Adult Ed
09478 Kingfield - Delayed Viewing
09479 Lewiston-Auburn
09480 Lincoln
09481 Machias
09483 Mount Desert
09484 Newport
09485 North Haven - Delayed Viewing
09486 Presque Isle
09487 Rangeley - Delayed Viewing
09488 Rockland
09482 Rumford/Mexico
09494 S Berwick - Delayed Viewing
09489 Saco/Biddeford
09490 Sanford
09491 Sherman Station
09492 Skowhegan
09493 South Paris
09495 Thorndike - Delayed Viewing
09496 Vinalhaven - Delayed Viewing
09497 Winthrop
09498 Wiscasset

WEB
14086 Advanced Taxation Thomas Giordano 3
- This class is a video stream of the ITV class broadcast from Augusta.
- Delayed viewing allowed, no permission needed.
- Delayed viewing students must complete exams within one week of the exam.

 

BUA 379 Accounting Information Systems

The relationship and distinctions between accounting information systems (AIS) and the total management information system (MIS) environment are examined. Collection, categorization, storage, presentation, and the use of accounting data within the systems context is emphasized. Major emphasis is on computerized AIS with the objective being how the accounting information leads to sound decision making. Prerequisite: CIS 101 or CIS 135, BUA 102 or BUA 211, or permission of instructor

Augusta
(ITV Broadcast Class)
08762 Accounting Information Systems T 07:30AM-08:45AM Giordano 3

Bangor
(ITV Receive Class)
08763 Accounting Information Systems T 07:30AM-08:45AM Giordano 3

ITV
(ITV Receive Class, Delayed Viewing OK, No Instructor Permission Needed)
Accounting Information Systems T 07:30AM-08:45AM Giordano 3
08764 Bath/Brunswick
10969 Bethel
10970 Bucksport
10971 Deer Isle
10972 East Millinocket
10973 East Sullivan
10974 Ellsworth/Hancock
10975 Farmington
10976 Fort Kent
10977 Greenville
10978 Houlton
10968 Hutchinson Center
10979 Island Falls - Delayed Viewing
10980 Jackman - Delayed Viewing
10981 Jay - Spruce Mountain Adult Ed
10982 Kingfield - Delayed Viewing
10983 Lewiston-Auburn
10984 Lincoln
10985 Machias
10987 Mount Desert
10988 Newport
10989 North Haven - Delayed Viewing
10990 Presque Isle
10991 Rangeley - Delayed Viewing
10992 Rockland
10986 Rumford/Mexico
10998 S Berwick - Delayed Viewing
10993 Saco/Biddeford
10994 Sanford
10995 Sherman Station
10996 Skowhegan
10997 South Paris
10999 Thorndike - Delayed Viewing

 

BUA 387 Fraud Examination

Fraud examination will cover the principles and methodology of fraud detection and deterrence. The course includes such topics as fraud prevention, fraud detection, fraud investigation, management
fraud, and other types of fraud. Prerequisites: BUA 101 and BUA 211

WEB
10840 Fraud Examination Boone 3

 

BUA 420 International Business

An examination and analysis of the international business environment. Topics covered include international trade, legal and regulatory framework, strategic planning for the international business, international management and international marketing. Prerequisite: BUA/JUS/POS223, BUA263, ECO201, ECO202, BUA251.

Augusta
(ITV Broadcast Class, Delayed Viewing OK, No Instructor Permission Needed)
08765 International Business TH 09:00AM-11:45AM Giordano 3

Bangor
(ITV Receive Class, Delayed Viewing OK, No Instructor Permission Needed)
08766 International Business TH 09:00AM-11:45AM Giordano 3

ITV
(ITV Receive Class, Delayed Viewing OK, No Instructor Permission Needed)
International Business TH 09:00AM-11:45AM Giordano 3
08767 Bath/Brunswick
09501 Bethel
09502 Bucksport
09503 Caribou - Delayed Viewing
09504 Deer Isle
09505 East Millinocket
09506 East Sullivan
09507 Ellsworth/Hancock
09508 Farmington
09509 Fort Kent
09510 Greenville
09511 Houlton
09500 Hutchinson Center
09512 Island Falls - Delayed Viewing
09513 Jackman - Delayed Viewing
09514 Jay - Spruce Mountain Adult Ed
09515 Kingfield - Delayed Viewing
09516 Lewiston-Auburn
09517 Lincoln
09518 Machias
09519 Madawaska - Delayed Viewing
09521 Mount Desert
09522 Newport
09523 North Haven - Delayed Viewing
09524 Presque Isle
09525 Rangeley - Delayed Viewing
09526 Rockland
09520 Rumford/Mexico
09532 S Berwick - Delayed Viewing
09527 Saco/Biddeford
09528 Sanford
09529 Sherman Station
09530 Skowhegan
09531 South Paris
09533 Thorndike - Delayed Viewing
09534 Vinalhaven - Delayed Viewing
09535 Wiscasset

WEB
14087 International Business Thomas Giordano 3
- This class is a video stream of the ITV class broadcast from Augusta.
- Delayed viewing allowed, no permission needed.
- Delayed viewing students must complete exams within one week of the exam.

 

BUA 448 Auditing, Assurance, and Consulting Services

This course emphasizes the practice of public accounting as it pertains to audits and other
services that comply with the standards of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Topics include: the need for audits and other public services, audit planning, risk analysis,
audit evidence, internal control including the internal audit function, audit reports, ethical
standards, and legal liability. Prerequisite: BUA 202

Augusta
10887 Auditing, Assurance, and Consulting Services T 04:00PM-06:45PM Vlaisavljevic 3

 

BUA 459 Seminar in Strategy and Policy Planning

This course is the capstone, integrative course for graduating business administration students. This challenging course focuses on how firms formulate, implement, and evaluate strategies. Strategies management concepts and techniques are studied. Student use all the knowledge acquired from prior business courses, coupled with new strategic management techniques learned, to chart the future direction of different organizations. The major responsibility of students in this course is to make objective strategic decisions and to justify them through oral and written communication.Prerequisite: BUA 251, BUA 263 and senior standing

Augusta
(ITV Broadcast Class, Delayed Viewing OK, No Instructor Permission Needed)
08768 Seminar in Strategy and Policy Planning TH 07:00PM-09:45PM McAleer 3

Bangor
(ITV Receive Class, Delayed Viewing OK, No Instructor Permission Needed)
08769 Seminar in Strategy and Policy Planning TH 07:00PM-09:45PM McAleer 3

ITV
(ITV Receive Class, Delayed Viewing OK, No Instructor Permission Needed)
Seminar in Strategy and Policy Planning TH 07:00PM-09:45PM McAleer 3
08770 Bath/Brunswick
09538 Bethel
09539 Bucksport
09540 Calais
09541 Deer Isle
09542 Dover-Foxcroft/Penquis
09543 East Millinocket
09544 East Sullivan
09545 Ellsworth/Hancock
09546 Fairfield
09547 Farmington
09548 Fort Kent
09549 Greenville
09550 Houlton
09537 Hutchinson Center
09551 Island Falls - Delayed Viewing
09552 Jackman - Delayed Viewing
09553 Jay - Spruce Mountain Adult Ed
09554 Kingfield - Delayed Viewing
09555 Lewiston-Auburn
09556 Lincoln
09557 Machias
09559 Mount Desert
09560 Newport
09561 North Haven - Delayed Viewing
09562 Presque Isle
09563 Rangeley - Delayed Viewing
09564 Rockland
09558 Rumford/Mexico
09570 S Berwick - Delayed Viewing
09565 Saco/Biddeford
09566 Sanford
09567 Sherman Station
09568 Skowhegan
09569 South Paris
09571 Thorndike - Delayed Viewing
09572 Vinalhaven - Delayed Viewing
09573 Winthrop
09574 Wiscasset

 

BUA 495 Business Internship

The internship experience affords the student a hands-on experience within a business organization. Students of good academic standing who are judged mature enough for this experience are eligible
for this program. It is expected that the majority of the course work for your major would be completed.

WEB
(Students must obtain permission from the instructor to register for this class.)
10841 Business Internship Shelleman 12