Course Descriptions

ACC-2303-30. Principles of Financial Accounting (2301) 3 hours
Prerequisite: MIS 2303 or concurrent enrollment in MIS 2303
An introduction to the elementary concepts of financial accounting,
emphasizing the use of generally accepted accounting principles in
measuring, recording, and reporting accounting data in business.

ACC-3340-30. Cost Accounting I (4405) 3 hours
Prerequisites: ACC 2304 or its equivalent
Primary focus is on accounting in manufacturing operations; cost
concepts, classifications, and accounting for materials, labor, and
overhead are covered; process costing, budgeting, standards costs, direct costing, and differential cost analysis are also included as topics.

ECO-2306-30. Principles of Economics II 3 hours
An introduction to microeconomic analysis. The study of the behavior of
the individual economic agents in our society, including price theory,
analysis of the firm and of resource markets, involving market structures
from competitive to monopolistic.

EDU-2300-76. Foundations of Education 3 hours
Prerequisite: 2.5 GPA
An introduction to teaching, to the Texas Wesleyan University teachereducation program and Texas certification standards. Designed to enhancethe student’s educational understanding and critical thinking. Students willexplore links among historical foundations and best practice, learning theorist, and contemporary concerns in education.. Ten fieldwork hours are required. This course is a prerequisite for the professional development core and methodology courses.

EDU-3301-76. Roles and Responsibilities of Teachers 3 hours
Prerequisite: EDU 2300 and admission to Teacher Education
Includes classroom and behavioral management approaches, parental
involvement, school politics, partnerships in education, professional
ethics, and educational law. Ten hours of field experience within context
of a public school are required.

EDU-3303-76. Instruction and Assessment in Elementary School 3 hours
Prerequisite: EDU 2300 and admission to Teacher Education
An overview of instructional methods and strategies for elementary school teaching. Emphasis is placed on designing and teaching lessons. Includes classroom management techniques and assessment methods.

EDU-3308-76. Teaching the Exceptional Child 3 hours
Prerequisite: EDU 2300 and admission to Teacher Education
An introductory study of the various exceptionalities. Field experience
required

EDU-4310-76. Language Arts and Social Studies for EC-4 3 hours
Prerequisite: EDU 2300, 3303, and admission to Teacher Education
Applies principles of child growth and development to the teaching of
language arts and social studies. Course requires students to plan integrated curriculum for this age child in accordance with TEKS.

EDU-4312-76. Math and Science for EC-4 3 hours
Prerequisite: EDU 2300, 3303, and admission to Teacher Education
Applies principles of child growth and development to the teaching of math and science. Course requires students to plan integrated curriculum for this age child in accordance with TEKS.

ENG-3300A-76. Advanced Writing 3 hours
Prerequisite: ENG 1301, 1302, 3 hours of sophomore literature, and
junior standing

Emphasis is placed on the style and structure of various writing genres
that apply the rhetorical principles in both academic and professional
writing situations: résumés, letters, reports, commentaries, rhetorical
analyses, media studies (print, visual, electronic), critical
interpretations, reviews, proposals, and field-specific research papers.

ENG-3301-76. Grammar 3 hours
Prerequisite: ENG 1301, 1302, and 3 hours of sophomore literature survey
This course will examine the logic of modern English, emphasizing the
traditional system of grammatical description, phrase-structure
diagramming, structural patterns in English syntax, and various approaches to teaching grammar at the elementary/middle school level. Research and writing assignments will allow students to explore issues of language relevant to their future professions. This course is for majors in elementary education and will not fulfill a requirement for English majors.

IBA-3345-30. Global Enterprise (ECO) 3 hours
Prerequisites: ECO 2305 and 2306
A survey of the international dimensions of business. It examines theories
of international trade and foreign investment, the location and diffusion of
multinational enterprises, the importance of world institutions such as the
United Nations and the International Monetary Fund to international
business; trends in world trade, investment, and regional integration; and the economic, legal, political, and physical forces present in the world economy today.

MGT-3331-76. Sales Management (MKT 3331) 3 hours
Prerequisite: MGT 3319 and MKT 3321
A study of professional sales principles and selected management topics, such as organization, training, and motivating a productive sales force.

MIS-2303-30. Introduction to Computer Systems Software 3 hours
Prerequisite: Keyboarding competency by exam
Introduction to the microcomputer and the software applicable to the
business world. Emphasis is on software via hands-on learning of operating systems and applications such as word processing, electronic spreadsheets, and presentation graphics. Maybe waived by competency exam.

MIS-3305-30. Management Information Systems Analysis and Design 3 hours
Prerequisite: MIS 2303 or its equivalent
Introduction to the concepts of systems analysis and design. Focus is on the nature of information retrieval systems and the cost of information,
emphasizing the design of systems to meet the information processing needs of the end user.

MKT-3331-76. Sales Management (MGT 3331) 3 hours
Prerequisite: MGT 3319 and MKT 3321
A study of professional sales principles and selected management topics,such as organization, training, and motivating a productive sales force.

PHI-2301-76. Logic 3 hours
An introduction to the basic principles of logic.

PSY-3303-76. Infant and Child Development 3 hours
An overview of the study of infant and child development involving an
examination of the transition from infancy to childhood. Cognitive,
physical, social, and emotional changes as well as relationships within the family and with peers will be the focus of this course.

REL-1311-76. Introductory Studies in the Old Testament 3 hours
Survey of Old Testament tradition, emphasizing its historical development
and cultural setting, with writing assignments designed to enhance students’ appreciation of religious values.

SOC-2301-76. Introduction to Sociology 3 hours
A study of the nature of human societies, groups, social processes, social
integration, and the sociological approach.