COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

in BDSN 3850 Theory & Context of Design. In this phase students use an existing business model as a base to explore, identifying market and customer profiles to develop product parameters.

BDSN 4500D — 6 UNITS

BDSN 4950 — 3 UNITS DESIGN THESIS PRESENTATION

Course two in the Studio series considers the de-signer’s influence in society. The students redefine and conceptualize the research they compiled in BDSN 3850 Theory & Context of Design into a new collection of work from the perspectives of contem-porary societal issues, social needs, and civic and social responsibility.

BDSN 4500E — 6 UNITS

BUAD

BUAD 2850 — 3 UNITS ENTREPRENEURSHIP

BDSN 4500F — 6 UNITS

THE STUDIO II — FASHION APPAREL

BDSN 4750D — 6 UNITS

THE STUDIO III — DIGITAL COMMUNICATION

BUMT

students synthesize design knowledge and skills to create a collection of work with a sharp design focus. Students are expected to demonstrate sophisticated design decisions and thoughtful design solutions that exemplify a high level of expertise and achievement.

This capstone course is the culmination of personal and industry-centered creative work, beginning in the prior studio courses and resulting, in this course, in the creation of an e-portfolio. A written thesis statement defines this body of work with an emphasis on problem solving, critical thinking, and clear communication skills applied to the student’s chosen field of exploration. An emphasis is placed on professionalism in presentation and documenta-tion. Prerequisites: BDSN 3850, BDSN 4100

This course explores what it takes to launch a new venture, both as an entrepreneur and an employee. Students develop a business plan, including identify-ing opportunities and establishing objectives, match-ing customer profile to site locations, analyzing competitors’ practices, and developing a competitive marketing mix. Students also learn the necessary business establishment requirements and financial projections to secure capital or financing to initiate their business venture. Prerequisites: COSM 2350, COSM 2380, COSM 2450

The final studio course in this sequence is dedicated to the pursuit of individual expression of the design thesis. Expanding on previous studio courses, students synthesize design knowledge and skills to create a collection of work with a sharp design focus. Students are expected to demonstrate so-phisticated design decisions and thoughtful design solutions that exemplify a high level of expertise and achievement.

BDSN 4750E — 6 UNITS

THE STUDIO III — ENVIRONMENT & PRODUCT

BUMT 2800 — 3 UNITS ACCOUNTING

BDSN 4750F — 6 UNITS

THE STUDIO III — FASHION APPAREL

BUMT 3100 — 3 UNITS ETHICS IN BUSINESS

The final studio course in this sequence is dedicated to the pursuit of individual expression of the design thesis. Expanding on previous studio courses,

This course addresses the importance of ethical issues and the financial impact on business perfor-mance and ownership. The costs and consequences of failing to act ethically are explored. Students learn

This course covers the role accounting statistics plays in business forecasting and decision making. The role of accounting in business is to provide information for managers to use in operating the business. It provides information to allow the as-sessment of the business’s economic performance. Accounting can be considered to be the “language of business." In this course, students demonstrate the ability to prepare and read financial state-ments, and use this information to analyze business financial transactions applying the basic accounting equations. The students gain an understanding of assets and liabilities, revenue and expenses, debits and credits, accruals, depreciation, and the construction of a financial statement. The course demonstrates and explains the value of hypothesis testing.