Courses
This course is designed to expose students to sufficient computing to become effective computer users. Using popular software packages (e.g., Microsoft Office), the emphasis will be on general and personal applications of the computer. Offered each Fall.
A survey course, for majors or non-majors interested in business, that examines all aspects of the business environment including human resources, production, management, marketing, entrepreneurship, and finance. The subject matter is examined through the text as well as with guest speakers, a coordinated video series, and student involvement through cases andexercises. Offered each Fall.
A course that provides an examination of financial decision making, with an emphasis on Christian stewardship, for the individual or family. Topics covered will include charitable giving, use of debt financing, investment and savings options, budgeting, insurance, and estate planning. Offered each semester.
A study of basic statistics concepts including measures of central tendency, variance, testing experimental hypotheses, correlation, and regression analysis. Emphasis is placed on business applications such as market research, quality control, inventory control, estimation of accountbalances, etc. This course meets the data analysis requirement of the general education program for majors in this department. Prerequisite: MATH 130 or equivalent proficiency. Offered each semester.
An introductory study of the different kinds of law and the legal environment in which businesses operate. Includes contracts, agency, negotiable instruments, anti-trust, business organization, and labor-management relations. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or permission of the instructor. Offered each semester.
A study of the methods of distributing products through manufacturer, wholesaler, jobber, and retail outlet. Prerequisites: ACCT 211; ECON 202 or permission of the instructor; completion of data analysis general education requirement. Offered each semester.
A course designed to explore the intricacies of business ethics through study of the basic philosophical theories of ethics and application of these theories to current case studies of business ethics problems. Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing. Offered each semester.
A study of methods of financing both small and large businesses through short-term and long-term financing; includes working capital management, corporation finance, and problems relative to financing different sizes of business. Prerequisites: ACCT 211 or permission of the instructor; completion of data analysis general education requirement. Offered each semester.
This course examines the development and application of quantitative models to assist in managerial decisions. Topics include resource allocation, waiting lines, scheduling, and transportation. Both optimization and heuristic models will be considered. Prerequisite: completion of data analysis general education requirement. (BUS 423 is recommended.) Offered Fall 2004 and alternate Fall semesters.
A course in the fundamentals of management. Management principles and techniques will be examined through the use of cases, films, guest lecturers, and individual student contact with practitioners in the field. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or permission of the instructor. Offered each semester.
A course which provides the student with the opportunity to develop an understanding of the global marketplace and the nature of international competition. Topics such as marketing, finance, and management are considered through the use of case studies, outside speakers, and field trips. In addition, culture, governmental impacts, and the nature of the multi-national organization are considered. Prerequisites: ECON 202, 203; Junior standing. Offered each semester.
This course examines the nature of information technology and its dynamic functions in organizations. Through applications of basic software tools (e.g., database technology, decision support systems), case studies, and examinations of relevant theory (e.g., reengineering), the student is able to develop a cohesive view of the management of information systems in today’sorganizations. Prerequisites: completion of data analysis general education requirement; ability to use spreadsheet software (e.g., Microsoft Excel). Cross-listed with ACCT 371. Offered each semester.
An investigation of the American Business System with emphasis on historical and current entrepreneurship opportunities. Includes the study of productivity in capitalistic markets and analysis of the steps necessary to start and maintain a business. Course includes readings, speakers, and activities to teach the concepts of free enterprise. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or higher. Cross-listed with ECON 380. Offered each Fall.
This course examines how portfolio investments and speculative decisions can be made. It includes a discussion of institutions in the investment community, an analysis of investment theory, and presentations of the practical implications of investment theory. This course is strongly recommended for students intending to go to graduate school. Prerequisite: BUS 332. Offered Spring 2006 and alternate Spring semesters.
Introduction to the study and analysis of the decision-making processes and behaviors consumers use in satisfying needs and wants in relation to the marketing environment shaped by marketing practices of organizations. Focus is from the viewpoint of the marketing manager and what he/she needs to know in order to be more effective in meeting consumer needs. Prerequisite: BUS 311. Offered each Fall.
Marketing from the viewpoint of the marketing manager. Focus is on strategic planning in marketing. The course will examine strategic marketing problems, as well as functional marketing problems faced by enterprises. Prerequisite: BUS 311. Offered each Spring.
This course is concerned specifically with the management of an outside sales force and its activities. It includes the nature of personal selling; relationship selling; team selling; strategic planning at the sales force level and the marketing level; organizing, staffing, and training a sales force; directing sales force operations; sales planning; and evaluating sales performance. This course is strongly recommended for students who intend to have careers in the area of sales management. Prerequisite: BUS 311. Offered each Spring.
A study of human resource management and its role in the public and private sectors. Includes recruitment, selection, placement, training, compensation, safety, health, and employment planning. Prerequisite: BUS 342. Offered Spring 2006 and alternate Spring semesters.
A study of strategic and tactical decisions related to the design and management of operations in both manufacturing and service organizations. (The professor may choose to focus only on the service environment in some semesters.) Some of the topics to be included are quality management, forecasting, facilities location and layout, inventory management, andtools and techniques for decision making. Prerequisites: completion of the data analysis general education requirement; BUS 342. Offered each semester.
This course gives the student an understanding of international business finance. Topics to be considered are the international monetary system, foreign exchange markets, foreign investment decisions, international financial markets, international banking, and import and export financing. Prerequisite: BUS 332. Offered Spring 2009 and alternate Spring semesters.
This course covers how to make decisions about cash and liquidity positions, credit extension and collections, payables, bank relations, short-term investing and borrowing, managing interest rate and foreign exchange risks, and developing near-term financial plans. Each of these issues is addressed with analytical routines, valuation analysis, and description and evaluation of current business practices. Financial spreadsheet modeling provides hands-on, usable skills. Prerequisite: BUS 332. Offered each Spring.
This course will focus upon analysis of situations involving individual, group, and organizational behavior. Major topics will include small and large group theory, interpersonal relations, organizational culture, and achievement of the goals of the enterprise with and through people as individuals and groups. Areas of investigation include communication, motivation, leadership, and predicting and explaining human behavior within organizations. Prerequisite: BUS 342. Offered Spring 2005 and alternate Spring semesters.
An opportunity for the superior student to pursue, under supervision, an area of special interest either on his/her own initiative or in a seminar group. Open to juniors or seniors who are majors in the area and who have completed or are taking regularly scheduled courses. Enrollment by permission of the Dean.
This course examines strategy formulation, implementation, and evaluation in both for-profit and not-for-profit organizations. It serves as a capstone course for the Business Administration major in which students should integrate the knowledge learned in this core business curriculum. Prerequisites: BUS 302, 311, 330, 332, 342. Prerequisites or co-requisites: BUS 361, 423. Offered each semester.
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