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BSNS 467 - Digital and Emerging Marketing Technology
3 hours
This course is an exploration of the best ideas and latest innovations across marketing, technology, and management. Students will discover the ever-changing role of a digital marketing professional as a marketer, a technologist, and a manager. Coursework will encourage cross-collaboration between Marketing and IT (strategy and software) to help students gain a better understanding of how to leverage Marketing Technology to successfully serve customers. Prerequisite(s): BSNS 160 , BSNS 171 , BSNS 241 , BSNS 253 . UG
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BSNS 471 - Fall Marketing Agency 3
1 hour
This series of courses will give students a unique hands-on opportunity to develop their strategic marketing skills and build a resume-ready project portfolio by acting as an in-house Marketing agency for the School of Business, other campus departments, schools and initiatives as well as external clients. Students must take all four courses consecutively. Offered every fall. Prerequisite(s): ACCT 110 , BSNS 160 , BSNS 171 , BSNS 241 , BSNS 253 , BSNS 372 . UG
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BSNS 472 - Spring Marketing Agency 4
1 hour
This series of courses will give students a unique hands-on opportunity to develop their strategic marketing skills and build a resume-ready project portfolio by acting as an in-house Marketing agency for the School of Business, other campus departments, schools and initiatives as well as external clients. Students must take all four courses consecutively. Offered spring only. Prerequisite(s): ACCT 110 , BSNS 160 , BSNS 171 , BSNS 241 , BSNS 253 , BSNS 471 . UG
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BSNS 473 - Investments
3 hours
Provides the student with an understanding of various types of securities traded in financial markets, investment theory and practice, portfolio construction and management, and overall risk/investment strategies and tactics. Prerequisite(s): BSNS 355 , BSNS 362 . UG
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BSNS 478 - Advanced Human Resources for Profit & Non-Profit Organizations
3 hours
An advanced look at current issues facing Human Resource Management. Topics include: (1) The HR approach for different types of organizations (not-for-profit, public administration, and for profit organizations). (2) A review of HR policies and law utilizing the case analysis method. (3) Preparation for the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM), Assurance of Learning Assessment professional certification which is designed to measure student readiness to enter the HR workplace. UG
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BSNS 480 - Enterprise Resource Planning I
3 hours
As part of the strategic planning of an organization, students will be required to research an ERP system specifying the hardware, software, and licensing requirements to be obtained. Students will also develop a training and implementation schedule to properly integrate the ERP system for the organization. An introduction to Project Management will also be required. Prerequisite(s): BSNS 160 , BSNS 171 , BSNS 271 , BSNS 403 . UG
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BSNS 481 - Enterprise Resource Planning II
3 hours
As part of the strategic planning of an organization, students will be required to implement and maintain the ERP System chosen in ERP I, managing the data conversion and migration of information loaded to database. The students will also be challenged to troubleshoot malfunctions and errors while managing transactions captured and loaded into the data warehouse for query and reports. Prerequisite(s): BSNS 480 . UG
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BSNS 482 - Business as a Mission
3 hours
Examination of the current Business as Mission (BAM) movement with emphasis on BAM opportunities in international business. Topics include the biblical basis for BAM, contextualization of faith in the international work environment, resources and training programs for BAM preparation. Specific models will be examined such as the Apostle Paul’s “tent making,” micro loans, micro startups, teaching English as a second language, and corporate liaison. UG
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BSNS 483 - Portfolio Structure and Management
3 hours
In this course, students will be introduced to portfolio structure and management. This course utilizes theories of portfolio management, such as Modern Portfolio Theory, to develop, measure and manage several types of investment portfolios. Students will measure, analyze, and evaluate equity and fixed-income portfolios consistent with risk-return relationships. Furthermore, students will utilize derivatives for proper risk management to mitigate adverse movements in the markets. Finally, students will apply these concepts to the Student Managed Investment Fund for proposals for proper asset allocation given current and future macro- and micro-economic developments. Prerequisite(s): BSNS 473 . UG
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BSNS 485 - Enactus I
2 hours
This course will give students a unique hands-on opportunity to develop their managerial and analytical skills by acting as consultants for a profit or nonprofit organization. Students will also compete in ENACTUS regional and national competitions. Students must take BSNS 485 and BSNS 486 consecutively. Credit for BSNS 485 can be earned only upon successful completion of BSNS 485 and BSNS 486 . UG
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BSNS 486 - Enactus II
2 hours
A continuation of BSNS 485 . Prerequisite(s): BSNS 485 . UG
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BSNS 488 - Compensation and Benefits
3 hours
This course provides an overview of the strategic choices that employers must make when developing a total rewards system. This course addresses management, policy, and legal issues in developing pay structures, incentive plans, and benefit offerings. This course establishes an effective performance review process and also addresses the following topics: total compensation and competitive strategy, executive compensation, and international compensation. UG
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BSNS 489 - Internship
0-4 hours
All business majors are required to attain an internship experience with a minimum of on-site experience of 110 clock hours. Undergraduate students may elect up to two internship experiences, not to exceed 4 credit hours. An internship taken for no credit requires a minimum of 110 clock hours. Prerequisite(s): Junior or Senior standing, and approval of the School of Business Internship Coordinator. UG
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BSNS 490 - Business Policy and Strategy
3 hours
A capstone seminar course designed to help the student integrate and apply the skills and knowledge gained throughout the whole of his or her academic studies in business. Emphasis will be placed on current practitioner literature and real world examples. Each student will participate in a team-based company research project and write a comprehensive individual case analysis. Students must have senior standing and have had all other courses in their major track (prior completion or concurrent enrollment). Prerequisite(s): ACCT 110 , BSNS 241 , BSNS 253 , BSNS 302 , BSNS 351 , BSNS 403 , ECON 110 , Senior standing. UG
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BSNS 494 - Global Immersion
3 hours
This course explores cultural intelligence, foreign business climate, societal and personal transformation and culminates in a global journey where students experience the intersection of business, faith and culture. Course work includes pre and post cultural assessments, and a detailed look at personal and societal transformation. UG
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BSNS 496 - Financial Planning Capstone
3 hours
Focuses on the efficient conservation and transfer of wealth, consistent with client goals. It is a study of the legal, tax, financial, and non-financial aspects of this process, covering topics such as trusts, wills, probate, advanced directives, charitable giving, wealth transfers and related taxes. Prerequisite(s): ACCT 365 , BSNS 302 , BSNS 351 , BSNS 352 , BSNS 445 . UG
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BSNS 497 - Seminar in Leadership and Business Ethics
3 hours
Focus will be on clarifying the distinction between management and leadership, and the integration of the Christian faith into various business topics. Prerequisite(s): BSNS 160 , BSNS 171 , Senior standing. UG
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BSNS 503 - Management Information Systems
3 hours
This course is an overview of the design, implementation and use of computer based information systems within a business organization. The course will focus on the management of information in helping an organization reach its goals. It provides the student with an appreciation of the technology department and the typical IT roles in an organization. The use of enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems will be discussed in the context of business functions. The course analyzes how IT can be used to support business operations, management and decision making using lecture, experiential learning, field trips, and guest speakers. Prerequisite(s): BSNS 160 BSNS 171 UG
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BSNS 589 - Internship
3 hours
Students must complete the following:
- Self-search for appropriate work setting; 110 clock hours of internship experience;
- Confirmation by supervisor of hours worked and level of performance;
- Complete Executive Summary of experience;
- Additional Internship paper describing experience;
- Extensive research and analysis paper on industry and specific company;
- Paper describing their contribution to the quantitative or qualitative improvement to their company.
An off-campus/study-abroad program, ROTC, or Military Science minor will satisfy the internship requirement with approval of the Internship Coordinator. Prerequisite(s): Junior or Senior standing, and approval of the School of Business Internship Coordinator. UG
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BSNS 590 - Business Policy and Strategy
3 hours
A capstone seminar course designed to help the student integrate and apply the skills and knowledge gained throughout the whole of his or her academic studies in business. Emphasis will be placed on current practitioner literature and real world examples. Each student will participate in a team-based company research project and write a comprehensive individual case analysis. Students must have senior standing and have had all other courses in their major track (prior completion or concurrent enrollment). Prerequisite(s): ACCT 110 , BSNS 241 , BSNS 253 , BSNS 302 , BSNS 351 , BSNS 403 , ECON 110 , or approval of instructor. UG
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BSNS 597 - Seminar in Leadership and Ethics
3 hours
Focus will be on clarifying the distinction between management and leadership, and the integration of the Christian faith into various business topics. Prerequisite(s): BSNS 160 , BSNS 171 , Senior standing. UG
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BUS 110 - Leadership in Business
3 hours
The role of leadership in enabling a business to be successful in today’s competitive global economy is the focus of this course. Topics include elements of the current business environment and leadership concepts that are prevalent in today’s business practices. The goal of this course is for learners to explore various leadership concepts and apply these concepts to contemporary business challenges. CS
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BUS 150 - Basic Spreadsheet and Database Applications
3 hours
This course serves to establish a foundation of knowledge regarding use of spreadsheets and database applications using the latest software found in most business environments. CS
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BUS 302 - Statistics for Business
3 hours
This course provides a practical introduction to the tools needed to perform fundamental analysis of critical organizational data related to issues of quality control and decision making. Topics covered include graphic and tabular summarization, measures of central tendency and dispersion, sampling distributions and estimation, hypothesis testing, analysis and variance, nonparametric methods, and regression analysis. CS
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BUS 313 - Management Theory and Practice
3 hours
This course provides the student with an overview of management and leadership processes within an organization. The principles of planning, organizing, staffing, directing, controlling, and team development and team-building are applied to a comprehensive group project. Students develop an understanding of the role of the manager in contemporary organizations. CS
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BUS 326 - Business Law
3 hours
This course provides a study of the legal system and the related topics necessary for all managers and entrepreneurs, including business tort and crimes, contracts, sales, agency, employment law, credit, and bankruptcy. Additionally, this course reviews the three basic structures of business: sole proprietorship, partnership, and corporation. CS
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BUS 403 - Marketing Management
3 hours
In this course, learners study marketing theory that presents a strategic overview of marketing concepts. Learners learn how to plan and implement marketing strategies and policies. Topics include consumer behavior, feasibility, and budgeting within the domestic and global economy. CS
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BUS 405 - Corporate Finance
3 hours
The course is designed to explain the substantive parts of financial management. The student will learn the theory of financial management and how to apply it in the business world. The learners will understand the importance of the identification and interpretation of various types of information provided by financial statements and used by both corporate managers and investors during the decision-making process. The underlying theme is the valuation of financial assets and business projects, whether they be investment projects or business policies such as extending credit to customers. Learners will gain knowledge of managerial finance including financial risk and rate of return measurements and use of capital budgeting techniques to make data-driven decisions. CS
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BUS 410 - Leadership and Management
3 hours
The focus of this course will be on clarifying the distinction between management and leadership by the examination of different models of leadership and the integration of ethical principles into various functional topics. The course presents leadership and management theories/concepts that have emerged over the past several decades. Also, learners will survey contemporary perspectives of networking, coaching, organizational culture, diversity, learning organizations, strategic leadership, and crisis leadership. Special attention will be paid to examining the role that leaders play in identifying and implementing change in organizations. CS
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BUS 411 - Leading Groups and Teams
3 hours
The focus of this course will be on clarifying the distinction between management and leadership by the examination of different models of leadership and the integration of ethical principles into various functional topics. The course presents leadership and management theories/concepts that have emerged over the past several decades. Also, learners will survey contemporary perspectives of networking, coaching, organizational culture, diversity, learning organizations, strategic leadership, and crisis leadership. Special attention will be paid to examining the role that leaders play in identifying and implementing change in organizations. CS
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BUS 415 - Global Business
3 hours
The objective of this course is to familiarize learners with the environments facing managers and corporations who are operating in the global economy. Thus, learners should acquire an awareness of, and an appreciation for, the diversity and complexity of the global environment including international trade, cultures, economics, marketing, and communication issues of multinational corporations. More specifically, the successful completion of this course should enable learners to understand and analyze how global forces shape corporate strategy. CS
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BUS 419 - Organizational Behavior
3 hours
Organizational Behavior is an interdisciplinary field drawing from numerous disciplines including psychology, sociology, economics, organization theory, statistics, and others. This course will analyze the behavior of people in organizations. Organizational motivation, group behavior, group dynamics, communication, and decision-making are explored in the context of individual and group behavior. Learners are exposed to organizational behavioral science theories and their applications in different management settings and a variety of organizations. CS
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BUS 420 - Operations Management
3 hours
This course is an introduction to the concepts, principles, problems, and practices of operations management, including design, planning, control, and continuous improvement. Emphasis is on managerial processes for effective operations in both goods-producing and service-rendering organizations. Topics include operations strategy, process design, capacity planning, facilities location and design, forecasting, production scheduling, inventory control, quality assurance, and project management. CS
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BUS 425 - Information Technology
3 hours
This course allows learners to evaluate the manager’s role in ensuring best practices for the application of technology in organizations. It presents the significant components and technologies employed in information systems, their impact on business processes, and the contribution they make to competitive advantage. Learners will assess tools and skills about communication, policy, security, management, and technology. CS
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BUS 435 - Human Resource Management
3 hours
This course covers the development of current policies, practices, and techniques necessary to ensure effective personnel management in complex organizations. There is an emphasis on the role of operating supervisors, executives, and the union in researching such challenges as employee selection, training, placement, wage and salary administration, promotion, fringe benefits, employee services, and management-labor relations. CS
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BUS 441 - Conflict Management and Resolution
3 hours
This course revolves around identification and analysis of leadership strategies for dealing with both functional and dysfunctional conflict in the workplace. Leaders need to understand the potential for conflict to be either destructive or beneficial within an organization. Included is a study of various conflict management styles including avoidance, accommodation, collaboration, negotiation, mediation, and domination. Learners will understand the appropriate and inappropriate use of each technique. CS
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BUS 453 - Leading Organizational Change
3 hours
This course recognizes that organizations are experiencing change at a very rapid pace. Leaders need to be able to lead change, not just react to it. Effective change leadership does three things: anticipates where things are moving, facilitates the implementation of change and sustains momentum by taking charge and moving things ahead. The Leading Organizational Change course equips learners with the knowledge and tools to understand transformational leadership and change, the guidance on gaining employee commitment and overcoming resistance, and the techniques to inspire others to embrace change and sustain it to keep the organization moving in the right direction. CS
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BUS 480 - Business Ethics
3 hours
This course will explore how ethical values influence individual and business effectiveness, compare and contrast major ethical theories, and apply ethical reasoning to develop sound business decisions. This course will focus on ethical problem solving and the application of ethical principles to issues of moral perplexity. CS
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BUS 486 - Business Policy and Strategy
3 hours
This is a capstone course designed to assess the ability of learners to integrate and apply the business principles and other skills learned throughout the BBA program. Learners demonstrate these abilities through participation in an online global business simulation that requires them to analyze strategies deployed by a specific organization. In addition, learners will study a selected business organization and write a business strategy report based on that study.(6 weeks) CS
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BUS 490 - Strategic Leadership
3 hours
This course discusses the definition, formulation, and execution of strategy in fulfilling the organization’s vision, mission, and strategic goals. Leaders of for-profit organizations will focus on achieving and sustaining a competitive advantage against rival firms, while strategies of not-for-profit organizations emphasize strategic positioning to effectively serve the organization’s key stakeholders. Through this course, learners will learn how to transform an organizational vision into strategy for long-term success and sustainability. CS
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BUS 510 - Leadership and Management
3 hours
The focus of this course will be on clarifying the distinction between management and leadership by the examination of different models of leadership and the integration of ethical principles into various functional topics. The course presents leadership and management theories/concepts that have emerged over the past several decades. Also, learners will survey contemporary perspectives of networking, coaching, organizational culture, diversity, learning organizations, strategic leadership, and crisis leadership. Special attention will be paid to examining the role that leaders play in identifying and implementing change in organizations. CS
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BUS 515 - Global Business
3 hours
The objective of this course is to familiarize learners with the environments facing managers and corporations who are operating in the global economy. Thus, learners should acquire an awareness of, and an appreciation for, the diversity and complexity of the global environment including international trade, cultures, economics, marketing, and communication issues of multinational corporations. More specifically, the successful completion of this course should enable learners to understand and analyze how global forces shape corporate strategy. CS
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BUS 519 - Organizational Behavior
3 hours
Organizational Behavior is an interdisciplinary field drawing from numerous disciplines including psychology, sociology, economics, organization theory, statistics, and others. This course will analyze the behavior of people in organizations. Organizational motivation, group behavior, group dynamics, communication, and decision-making are explored in the context of individual and group behavior. Learners are exposed to organizational behavioral science theories and their applications in different management settings and a variety of organizations. CS
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BUS 520 - Operations Management
3 hours
This course is an introduction to the concepts, principles, problems, and practices of operations management, including design, planning, control, and continuous improvement. Emphasis is on managerial processes for effective operations in both goods-producing and service-rendering organizations. Topics include operations strategy, process design, capacity planning, facilities location and design, forecasting, production scheduling, inventory control, quality assurance, and project management. CS
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BUS 580 - Business Ethics
3 hours
This course will explore how ethical values influence individual and business effectiveness, compare and contrast major ethical theories, and apply ethical reasoning to develop sound business decisions. This course will focus on ethical problem solving and the application of ethical principles to issues of moral perplexity. CS
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BUS 599 - Global Immersion
3 hours
This course explores cultural intelligence, foreign business climate, societal and personal transformation and culminates in a global journey where students experience the intersection of business, faith and culture. Course work includes pre and post cultural assessments, and a detailed look at personal and societal transformation. CS
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BUS 601 - Professional Communication
3 hours
The intersection of business, culture, and technology is dynamic. One thing that remains constant is the need for effective communication of ideas to meet the challenges and opportunities presented. This course explores foundational principles and theories of human communication. Further, it provides the business professional with a set of strategies, tools, and practical applications necessary for communication competence in the digital workplace. As the first course in this sequence, it also lays the groundwork for learners’ academic success by introducing technological, written, and oral competencies required throughout the program. GR
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BUS 603 - Managerial Accounting
3 hours
This course examines the principles, techniques and uses of accounting in the planning and control of business organizations from the management perspective. Budgetary process and related performance evaluation techniques, cost volume to profit relationships and product costing methods are examined. Review of legal and ethical implications of accounting practices. GR
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BUS 605 - Data Acquisition and Analysis
3 hours
Examines strategies for meaningful decision making based on data. Reviews sources and quality of data, how ethics and bias can alter interpretation. A proven system of information evaluation is reviewed and applied to a wide range of information sources typically used by professional managers to plan and operate their ventures. GR
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BUS 606 - Managerial Finance
3 hours
This course explores financing of current operations and long-term capital management, sources and uses of funds, capital structure, and budgeting. Explores the concept of analyzing the financial health of organizations and connects financial health to organizational mission. Examines the challenge of global operations on finance. GR
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BUS 607 - Marketing and Brand Management
3 hours
Examines how and why organizations benefit from branding success. Examines the varied nature of brand communication, message development, and brand management. Incorporate elements of market research, pricing of product and services, and market positioning, product placement. Examines financial, legal and ethical constraints of marketing initiatives. GR
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BUS 631 - Coaching Mentoring and Resolving Conflicts
3 hours
This course will expose learners to best practices related to coaching and mentoring employees that lead organizations to higher levels of performance. Learners will examine theories and models, understand sources of conflict in the organization, and explore conflict resolution techniques that improve teamwork, communication and performance. GR
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BUS 632 - Financial Environments of Organizations
3 hours
This course provides learners skills necessary to read financial statements and understand how the results of leaders’ decisions can impact their organization’s fiscal performance. Topics include basic accounting concepts, sources and uses of funds, budgetary concepts, project cost-benefit analysis, the general business environment and how to assess the financial well-being of an organization. GR
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BUS 633 - Organizational Culture and Ethics
3 hours
Learners are exposed to the dynamics of culture within organizations, and how ethical leadership influences that culture. In this course, learners will explore the nature of ethical decision making, and how individual decisions influence the cultural dynamics of the greater organization. GR
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BUS 634 - Performance Metrics
3 hours
This course includes designing, measuring, and reporting metrics for effective organizational performance. Learners will explore individual and team based motivational tools, become familiar with how strategic and organizational goals and objectives can be translated into individual and team performance. GR
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BUS 636 - Power, Politics, and Leadership
3 hours
This course explores a leader’s ability to impact effective change in organizations. Embracing concepts on the effective use of power can create change at all levels. The identification of sources of power, ethical strategies and tactics for its use, and how power is lost. GR
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BUS 641 - Healthcare Ethics and Compliance
3 hours
An in-depth look at how leaders navigate the complex healthcare environment in light of ever changing regulatory demands. Focus on decision-making, ethics and organizational mission. Addresses issues related to healthcare law, reporting, self-reporting, and outcomes. GR
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BUS 643 - Quality Improvement in the Healthcare Setting
3 hours
This course looks at the demand of continuous quality improvement in the healthcare setting. Examines the relationship between quality and outcomes. Looks at methods of measuring quality, and how measured results create actionable process in operations. GR
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BUS 644 - Developing Community Based Health Services
3 hours
Examines the state of healthcare, and the increased demand to provide a continuum of care based on the needs of diverse populations in the marketplace. Examines the business implications of creating alternative service locations to traditional models of care and alternative healthcare solutions such as education, wellness, and access to care. GR
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BUS 651 - Applied Leadership
3 hours
Learners in this course will explore a definition of leadership with an emphasis on identifying leadership traits, leadership styles, and leadership skill development. Specific emphasis will be on practical implementation of leadership strategies such as overcoming obstacles and addressing ethical matter. Students will reflect on their own personal leadership traits and styles. GR
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BUS 652 - Understanding and Creating Effective Organizations
3 hours
This course focuses on the management areas of leadership. Learners will be exposed to elements of organizational structure, topics of human resource management and organizational behavior. Learners will explore how corporate strategy is linked to organizational structure. GR
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BUS 653 - Managing Change
3 hours
Today’s leaders need to be proactive and forecast the needs of the organization for the short-term, the intermediate, and the long-term. Students will explore how leaders are primarily change agents to influence a shared vision for the future. Students will learn to identify elements critical to leading in a changing environment. GR
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BUS 654 - Crafting and Executing Strategy
3 hours
Learners will examine the elements of strategy development including analysis of external and internal environments, building competitive advantage at the functional, business and industry level. Focus on strategic integration with diversification and acquisition to complete in a global environment. Students will explore how different businesses and industries implement strategy, focusing on performance, governance and ethics. GR
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BUS 655 - Decision Making
3 hours
This course looks at the relationship between leadership and decision making. Examines decision making as a skill set by exploring decision framing, intelligence gathering, coming to conclusions, and review. Examines the legal, ethical, cultural and organizational challenges related to decision making. GR
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BUS 661 - Writing for Internal and External Audience
3 hours
Students learn the craft, demands, and expectations of written communications to fulfill corporate-communications strategy. Students write a range of communication forms used in print and digital communications including social media, blogs, and e-newsletters. GR
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BUS 662 - Communications Research
3 hours
Using social-science research methods, students learn how to measure attitudes, opinions, and beliefs of the internal and external audiences of a corporation. Actual research is designed and conducted by small teams to address the needs of a client in an 8-week case study. GR
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BUS 663 - Corporate Communications and Media Strategy
3 hours
This course is a comprehensive application of corporate-communications strategy, tactics, and programs. Small teams will design, implement, and evaluate a campaign in the context of a challenging 8-week case study. Team projects are presented via a student-created website for evaluation by classmates and faculty. GR
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BUS 665 - Business Strategy
3 hours
Students learn how to create strategic alternatives for businesses, test the plausibility of strategy plans, and make the case for the preferred direction. The course concentrates on planning competitive strategy for small to mid-sized businesses, not on reactive or realized strategy. The essential activity for developing effective strategy is thinking strategically, a skill that is developed throughout the course with the following activities applied to case analysis.
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BUS 667 - Emotional and Cultural Intelligence
3 hours
Experienced professionals and new hires alike need effective emotional and cultural intelligence to navigate organizational life, which can be challenging on many fronts with the net effect of diminished productivity. Awareness of personal strengths and weakness and those of the people you work with helps clear the path for more constructive collaboration and lowers personal and organizational stress. Through case analysis, students enhance their emotional and cultural intelligence with the following activities. GR
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BUS 671 - Nonprofit Operations
3 hours
This course connects organizational mission to operations. Students examine the dynamics of board governance, the benefits and challenges of working with volunteers, and the hiring challenges of nonprofits. Students will learn how to connect long term goals into short term action. GR
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BUS 673 - Nonprofit Fundraising and Financial Reporting
3 hours
This course examines fundraising in the non-profit settings and addresses fundraising campaigns, grant writing, donor development and communication strategies. Students learn the importance of both financial and social service reporting in communicating organizational needs. GR
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BUS 694 - Special Topics in Business
3 hours
Students will propose, create, and defend a business plan, research project, or publish an article that proposes a solution to an identified problem. Examines data gathering, problem solving, critical thinking and decision making in light of organizational mission. Explores ethical, internal and external impact of proposed strategy. Measures the effectiveness of project communication. GR
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BUS 699 - Global Immersion
3 hours
This course explores cultural intelligence, foreign business climate, societal and personal transformation and culminates in a global journey where students experience the intersection of business, faith and culture. Course work includes pre and post cultural assessments, and a detailed look at personal and societal transformation. GR
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CHEM 101 - Introduction to Chemistry
4 hours
A beginning chemistry course for students with limited background in science and mathematics. Basic treatment of chemical calculations, measurements, atomic structure, bonding, nomenclature, states of matter, gas laws, solutions, reactions, kinetics, equilibrium, acids, bases, electrolytes, and radioactivity is given. The course covers many topics, but deals with them at an elementary level. Offered every fall and spring. Prerequisite(s): two units of high school mathematics. Three lecture periods and one laboratory period. UG
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CHEM 103 - General Chemistry I
4 hours
A study of the structure and properties of matter. Atomic and molecular structure, chemical bonding, periodic law, nomenclature, stoichiometry, gas laws, states of matter, solutions, and descriptive chemistry of selected nonmetallic elements are studied. Offered every fall and spring. Prerequisite(s): high school chemistry. Three lecture periods and one laboratory period. UG
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CHEM 104 - General Chemistry II
4 hours
Acid base chemistry, equilibrium, kinetics, thermodynamics, solubility, electrochemistry, coordination chemistry, and nuclear chemistry are treated in detail in the lecture. Offered every fall and spring. Prerequisite(s): CHEM 103 . Three lecture periods and one laboratory period. UG
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CHEM 301 - Quantitative Analysis
4 hours
A careful study of gravimetric and volumetric analysis with special attention given to sources of error, to calibration of instruments and apparatus, and to other important details in the improvement of laboratory technique. Volumetric analyses give experience in acid base, precipitation, complexation, and reduction-oxidation chemistry. Equilibria governing each type of volumetric analysis are studied. Problem-solving skills are developed. Instrumentation is introduced as a tool for use in analytical chemistry. Required for a major in Chemistry. Offered spring of odd years. Prerequisite(s): CHEM 104 . Three lecture periods and two laboratory periods. UG
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CHEM 311 - Organic Chemistry I
5 hours
The study of the compounds of carbon, including structural formulas, nomenclature, physical properties, preparations, chemical reactions, and mechanisms. Only some of the important classes of organic compounds are covered, with remaining classes covered in CHEM 312 . The laboratory experience includes determination of physical and chemical properties, separation, isolation, purification, synthesis, and analysis of organic compounds. Required for a major in Chemistry. Offered every fall. Prerequisite(s): CHEM 101 or CHEM 103 , and CHEM 104 . Three lecture periods and two laboratory periods. UG
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CHEM 312 - Organic Chemistry II
5 hours
A continuation of CHEM 311 , covering the remaining important classes of organic compounds. Required for a major in Chemistry. Offered every spring. Prerequisite(s): CHEM 311 . Three lecture periods and two laboratory periods. UG
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CHEM 320 - Inorganic Chemistry
3 hours
A study of atomic structure, chemical bonding, and the chemistry of selected elements. Offered fall of odd years. Prerequisite(s): CHEM 311 . Three lecture periods. UG
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CHEM 335 - Biochemistry
4 hours
Same as BIOL 335 . Offered every fall. UG
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CHEM 340 - Drug Chemistry
3 hours
From the viewpoint of organic chemistry, this course is a study of how the human body acts upon drug molecules, and how they act upon the body. The structures of various organic drug molecules are presented and discussed in relation to their pharmacological activities, many of which are common “drugs of abuse.” For the latter, the organic chemical structures of several drugs of intervention against addiction are presented and discussed, along with a discussion of how they achieve the intervention. Offered fall of even years. Prerequisite(s): CHEM 311 . CHEM 312 is recommended. Three lecture periods. UG
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CHEM 375 - Optical and Electron Microscopy
3 hours
Same as ESS 375 . Offered fall of odd years. UG
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CHEM 385 - Environmental Geochemistry
4 hours
Same as ESS 385 . Offered spring of odd years. UG
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CHEM 390 - Topics in Chemistry
1-2 hours
Selected topics in chemistry to provide opportunities for study in more specialized areas. Often offered in cooperation with other ACCA colleges. Previous topics have included medicinal chemistry, green chemistry, nanochemistry, forensic chemistry, and polymer chemistry. This course may be repeated for additional credit, provided the topics are different. Offered every fall. UG
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CHEM 403 - Synthetic Inorganic Chemistry
2 hours
A study of the preparation and properties of inorganic substances, with emphasis on developing laboratory skills. Offered spring of even years. Prerequisite(s): 14 hours of Chemistry. UG
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CHEM 410 - Instrumental Methods of Analysis
4 hours
Utilization and comparison of modern analytical instrumentation for chemical analysis. The techniques covered include: emission spectroscopy; ultraviolet, visible, infrared, and nuclear magnetic resonance absorption spectroscopy; mass spectrometry; fluorimetry; gas and liquid chromatography; and electrochemical methods of analysis (potentiometry, polarography, cyclic voltammetry, amperimetric determinations, and coulometry). Offered spring of even years. Prerequisite(s): CHEM 301 and CHEM 311 . Two lecture periods and two laboratory periods. UG
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CHEM 436 - Advanced Biochemistry
4 hours
A more detailed treatment of the concepts established in CHEM 335 with an emphasis on metabolism and the metabolic basis of diseases. This course also includes a detailed look at nucleic acid chemistry and the role of nucleic acids in protein synthesis. Aspects of control of biochemical processes are investigated in biochemical pathways. Offered spring of even years. Prerequisite(s): CHEM 335 or consent of the instructor. Three lecture periods and one laboratory period. UG
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CHEM 482 - Physical Chemistry-Thermodynamics
4 hours
A study of chemical thermodynamics, including first law concepts and applications to expansion work and thermochemistry, and second law concepts and applications to phase equilibrium, solutions, chemical equilibrium, and electrochemistry. Offered fall of even years. Prerequisite(s): CHEM 104 , PHYS 121 or PHYS 201 , and MATH 148 . Three lecture periods and one laboratory period. UG
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CHEM 493 - Physical Chemistry-Kinetics and Molecular Structure
4 hours
A study of chemical kinetics and atomic and molecular structure. Includes treatment of rate laws for simple and complex reactions and activated complex theory; quantum theory principles and applications to atomic and molecular structure, rotational, vibrational, and electronic spectroscopy; and statistical thermodynamics. Offered spring of odd years. Prerequisite(s): CHEM 104 , PHYS 121 or PHYS 201 , and MATH 148 . Three lecture periods and one laboratory period. UG
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CHEM 495 - Seminar in Chemistry
½ hour
Students give presentations in class and at student symposia, and are encouraged to publish in journals such as the American Journal of Undergraduate Research. Guest speakers give presentations on their industrial, academic, or governmental research. This course may be repeated for additional credit. Offered every spring. Prereq/Corequisite(s): CHEM 312 . UG
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CHEM 498 - Research in Chemistry
1-4 hours
Students will perform an original research project supervised by a faculty member, concluding with presentations of the work. At least one hour credit is required up to a maximum of four credit hours. The course will be offered in the spring semester, but students may elect to perform research over the course of several semesters. Prerequisite(s): At least Junior standing or consent of instructor. UG
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CHM 101 - Chemistry
4 hours
Topics include the periodic table of the elements, atomic structure, bonding, stoichiometry of compounds and reactions, thermochemistry, basic concepts of the liquid and solid states, solutions, acids-bases equilibria, solubility, and introduction to organic chemistry and biomolecules. CS
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CDEV 101 - Introduction to Child Development
1 hour
Students will study the history of Child Development, career opportunities, educational requirements, credentialing, and professional organizations related to each major area of CDEV. Department standards are introduced. UG
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CDEV 211 - Child Developmental Psychology
3 hours
A study of human physical, intellectual, emotional, perceptual, social, and personality development from conception to puberty. UG
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CDEV 226 - Health, Safety, and Nutrition of Young Children
3 hours
Course content covers contemporary health, safety, and nutritional needs of infants - school age children and guides the student in implementing effective early childhood practices. Students will learn to partner with families in regards to their cultural beliefs about health and their unique health care needs. Other topics include disease prevention, childhood obesity, early childhood mental health, resilience, chronic and acute health conditions, environmental quality and children with special medical needs. UG
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CDEV 264 - Child, Family and Community Relations
3 hours
For parents, teachers, or others who expect to be responsible for young children. Increases understanding of the needs and feelings of both the developing child and the adult caregiver. Effective ways for the child, family, and community to work together to provide for the optimum development of young children, including children from other cultures and ethnic groups. A wide variety of philosophies and techniques will be explored. UG
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CDEV 265 - Infant and Toddler Care
3 hours
Examines the theories and research related to infants and toddlers in social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development. Focus is given to parent/caregiver communication and interpersonal skills, developmentally appropriate curriculum planning based on observation, the nature of group care, and the needs of the individual. Includes field experience. UG
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CDEV 351 - Sociology of the Family
3 hours
Sociology of the Family addresses important historical changes in the family. Discussion focuses on current sociological trends and debates, factors that contribute to healthy family life, and an analysis of why families matter. Family issues pertaining to childhood, adolescence, and parenthood are covered. UG
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CDEV 360 - Child Family Relations
3 hours
This course introduces the student to theoretical approaches in parent child interaction. It discusses basic strategies and skills for effective parenting. Prerequisite(s): CDEV 211 . UG
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