Business (BUS)

This course introduces students to the process of thinking logically. The first step of solving any problem is to identify it. Analyzing situations, including ethical aspects, is a critical component of the art of thinking.

Law regarding contracts, torts, property, with business applications. Business ethics and governmental regulation.

A major area of focus will be the basic principles and functions of management involved in planning, organizing, and controlling a business organization. Attention will also be paid to the relationship of management and leadership. This will include an examination of classical sources for the meaning and implications of leadership as well as an extensive look at modern leadership ideas and team building tools. The importance of ethics in determining the role and function of leadership will be a central feature of this course.

Students will learn techniques in business research while using a real organization as their model.

How do leaders communicate differently than followers? Examples and techniques will be covered in this course.

Examination of the role of contemporary marketing in our economy. Areas studied: the contemporary marketing environment (competitive, legal, economic, social); product strategy, distribution strategy, promotional strategy; and pricing strategy.

Special topics in business. May be repeated with different content

This course explores the function, pricing, regulation and structure of modern financial markets. Understanding the economic foundations of these intermediaries, in addition to their financial instruments, and developing analytical and research skills, will prepare students for today's job market, and will also help to increase flexibility in adapting to future changes.

The focus of this course is on the economic, social, and environmental effects of business decisions and policies. Students identify significant ethical issues affecting today’s multicultural and global business environment and evaluate how businesses have responded to them through policy development. Through case studies and examples of current business practices, students analyze successful and unsuccessful strategies for establishing ethical standards and corporate social responsibility.

Law and legal institutions in society, emphasizing area of business operations, employment obligations, business organizations, agency, bailment and property rights. Compares and analyzes sole proprietorships, partnerships, corporations, and unincorporated associations. Professional legal liability discussed for accountants, legal and business professionals.

Personnel function as it relates to the management of the human resources of the organization.

This course explores organizational budgeting and how budgets are used in organizational and non-profit settings. The student will better understand the uses and functions of budgets and the relationships between tactical budgeting and strategic budgeting. Students will also learn about different budget systems. The course will also cover more advanced budgeting topics such as capital and cash flow budgets.

This course is an introduction to modern concepts and practices of efficient supply chain management. Students build their knowledge of and demonstrate the relevance of supply chain design in support of organizational strategy and explore ways to manage an effective supply chain. Through the use of case studies, students also analyze existing supply chain systems and recommend improvements.

Students in this course develop an understanding of the ways in which they can effectively approach marketing in different countries and to various cultures, in order to contribute to an organization’s global success. Course topics include marketing an existing product outside the domestic market, developing a new product for specific country markets, and marketing from a global managerial perspective. Students also analyze the legal, regulatory, political, and cultural issues associated with international marketing.

Entrepreneurs are the energizers of economic enterprise. This course looks at how ideas for small businesses and other economic enterprises are generated and brought to fruition. Centered around writing a business plan, the course teaches how to examine the feasibility of a business idea from the aspect of marketing, operating, and managing the firm.

Every organization has projects, large and small. This course teaches the aspects of project management including resource management, goal setting, deliverables, and evaluation.

Expected to be offered: Sufficient demand 1-6 credits

A study of the relationship between the time value of money, the valuation of assets, risk and sensitivity to assumptions.

In this course, students study valuation principles and use them to evaluate various investment instruments. Students also practice applying financial theory to real-world situations and develop a practical approach to investments.

This course presents an overview of nonprofit corporate finance practices, techniques, and concepts. Students examine public finance principles at local and governmental levels and apply financial information to business decisions of nonprofit organizations.

This course provides the opportunity to apply the theories or see how the theories are applied that you have learned about throughout your academic career. A minimum of 60 hours per credit will be spent observing and /or working within an organization. Completion of internship paperwork is required prior to beginning of the semester during which the internship occurs.

In this capstone course for online business majors, students will be required to submit either a written research project or completed project at the workplace.