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33:136:388 · Business Analytics and Information Technology · School 33 — New Brunswick School of Business
The 2026–27 Rutgers catalog describes Foundations of Business Programming as a three-credit course covering programming and software development through object-oriented programming, UML design, fundamental data structures, and algorithms applied to business problems. The RBS syllabus directory identifies its downloadable syllabus as a sample and tells students to obtain the syllabus for their current section.
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SIRS · 1,365 responses · 2014–2025
Spring 2027
3 open in snapshot
When it meets
Livingston
AI-generated overview
2 units · topic sequence may vary by instructor
The current catalog names object-oriented programming and UML as course emphases for designing software and representing solutions to business problems.
The current catalog describes foundational data structures and algorithm development for solving business problems. This is a catalog topic grouping, not a week-by-week sequence.
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officialSummary: found · Opened the actual 2026–27 catalog course entry and the RBS sample syllabus; the official sample directory warns that syllabi are examples and students should obtain current instructor syllabi.
Rutgers "33:136:388" Foundations of Business Programming syllabus 2026
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Rutgers "33:136:388" Foundations of Business Programming syllabus 2026
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Rutgers "33:136:388" Foundations of Business Programming syllabus 2026
prerequisitesInPractice: found · Current catalog restricts the course to 136 majors and 623 certificate students and excludes first-years. Fall 2026 packet lists sections with Qu, Hobbs, and Papadimitriou; no section-specific current syllabus was found.
Rutgers "33:136:388" Foundations of Business Programming syllabus 2026 · Rutgers "33:136:388" "Fall 2026" "Meng Qu" syllabus
assessment: not-found · The official PDF is explicitly a sample with no verified match to current sections; no current-term assessment is stated.
Rutgers "33:136:388" Foundations of Business Programming syllabus 2026 · Rutgers "33:136:388" "Fall 2026" "Nathan Hobbs" syllabus
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Rutgers "33:136:388" Foundations of Business Programming syllabus 2026
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Rutgers "33:136:388" Foundations of Business Programming syllabus 2026
instructorVariation: not-found · Fall 2026 packet lists six sections across Meng Qu, Nathan Hobbs, and Spiros Papadimitriou; targeted searches did not locate matching current syllabi.
Rutgers "33:136:388" "Fall 2026" "Meng Qu" syllabus · Rutgers "33:136:388" "Fall 2026" "Nathan Hobbs" syllabus
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3 open · Livingston
| Section | Status | Instructor | Meeting | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0124580 | Open | Tuesday 10:20 AM-11:40 AM at BE 003; Friday 10:20 AM-11:40 AM at BE 003BE 003 | Livingston | |
| 0224581 | Open | Monday 8:30 AM-9:50 AM at BRR 3085; Thursday 8:30 AM-9:50 AM at BRR 3085BRR 3085 | Livingston | |
| 0324582 | Open | Tuesday 12:10 PM-1:30 PM at BRR 3071; Friday 12:10 PM-1:30 PM at BRR 3071BRR 3071 | Livingston |
Historical student surveys
Teaching
3.90
Course quality
3.88
Response rate
54.8%
Coverage
41 offerings · 2014–2025
| Instructor | Offerings | Teaching | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spyridon Papadimitriou | 21 | 3.91 | 3.93 |
| Papadimitriou | 5 | 3.20 | 3.16 |
| Mehmet Turkoz | 4 | 4.68 | 4.35 |
| Papadimitriou Spyridon | 3 | 3.63 | 3.73 |
| Jin Wang | 2 | 4.10 | 4.10 |
| Nathan Hobbs Hobbs | 2 | 3.90 | 3.90 |
Catalog and planning context
Credits
3
Current campuses
Livingston
Current availability
3 open of 3
Catalog terms
Fall, Spring
Core codes
None listed
Loaded terms
5
No prerequisite note appears in the checked-in Rutgers catalog snapshots.
No direct degree-list membership appears in the checked-in requirement index.