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1999-2000 Catalog Archive

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CONTENTS

GENERAL INFORMATION
ACADEMIC UNITS
COURSES
PERSONNEL
REFERENCE

general information

Message From the President 2
The University of Hawai'i 5
Calendar 6-7
Undergraduate Education 8-
22
UHM General Education Core and Graduation Requirements 23-
27
Graduate Education 28-
45
Student Life 46-
58
Tuition, Fees, and Financial Aid 59-
69
Degrees and Certificates 70-
71

ACADEMIC UNITS

Architecture 72-
76
Arts & Sciences, AMST-IT 77-
122
Arts & Sciences, JOUR-ZOOL 122-
175
Business Administration 176-
185
Education
186-
207
Engineering 208-
216
Hawaiian, Asian, and Pacific Studies 217-
225
Health Sciences and Social Welfare 226
Interdisciplinary Programs 227-
233
Law 234-
236
Medicine 237-
255
Nursing 256-
266
Ocean and Earth Science and Technology 267-
284
Outreach College 285-
288
Public Health 289-
292
ROTC Programs 293-
294
Social Work
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297
Travel Industry Management 298-
303
Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources 304-
324
Instructional Support, Research, and Service Units  478-
483

courses

Overview 325
A - E 326-
379
F - N 379-
427
O - Z 427-
477

personnel

Administration 484-
485
Endowed Chairs and Distinguished Professorships 486
Faculty 486-
510
Emeriti Faculty 511-
517
Instructional Support, Research, and Service Units Staff 518-
527

reference

Appendix 528-
532
Glossary 533-
535
Campus Map

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Courses: Business Economics
Business Economics (BEC)

College of Business Administration

BEC 389 Applied Business Economics: Forecasting (3) Techniques of forecasting, such as exponential smoothing, regression, and Box-Jenkins. Review of available computer software. Applications to economic analysis of industries and firms in national and international settings. Pre: BUS 310.

BEC 399 Directed Reading and Research (V) Reading and research of a special area in major under direction of faculty member(s). Project must include statement of objectives, outline of activities planned, results expected, and how they are to be reported and evaluated. Must be approved in advance by the department chair and the faculty adviser.

BEC 461 International Business Economics (3) Discussion of current international business and economic problems, international trade policies, business environments, monetary problems, protectionism against free trade, and nation/state economic policies and control, with applications in Asian/Pacific areas. Pre: BUS 313.

BEC 470 Dynamics of Asian Business: Selected Topics (3) Status and role of Asian business; current technological, economic, and financial developments; impact on world economy. Pre: ECON 130 and ECON 131, or consent.

BEC 476 Industry Studies (3) Analysis of particular industries to determine trends, shifting product mix, technological change. Study of individual industries on local, national, international levels. Impact of government regulation, deregulation. Pre: BUS 316 or consent.

BEC 477 Industry in Asia (6) Analysis of selected key industries of Asian countries: business/economic trends, shifting product mix, technological changes, joint ventures, international competition, and productivity strategy, including contrasting management styles, worker/management relationships, and decision-making processes under different cultural settings. Industry observations conducted in Asian countries for three weeks during the summer. Pre: 6 credit hours of economics or business, PAMI participant, or consent.

BEC 495 Multinational Business in World Economy (3) Economies of multinational enterprises. Interactions with social, cultural, and political environments. Pre: BUS 316 or consent.

BEC 501 Economics for Managers (3) Economic principles for students entering graduate business programs. Covers essentials of micro-, macro-, international, and public sector economics. Students cannot get credit for this course and ECON 130-131, nor does it count toward a graduate degree.

BEC 624 Current Issues in World Business and Economics (3) Study of modern issues and problems in business economics. Topics may vary from term to term. Pre: BUS 610 or consent.

BEC 625 Capital Markets and International Finance (3) Supply and demand for capital in national and international markets. Nature of capital movements and role of capital in industrialization of regions and nations. Pre: BUS 610 or consent.

BEC 626 Economics of Entrepreneurship (3) Examination of major theories of entrepreneurial supply. Characteristics and consequences of entrepreneurial behavior. Interdisciplinary approach with emphasis on case studies in Pacific/international areas. Pre: consent.

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