| ECON 2000 | LECT | Introduction to Economic Principles | 4 | This course covers microeconomic theory including theories of demand, supply, production, cost, market structures, and determinaion of factor incomes, and macroeconomic theory including theories of economic institutions, aggregate economic theory, monetary and fiscal policy, and the banking system. |
| BUSA 2100 | LECT | Management Communications | 4 | Techniques and practices in business writing and oral communication, including communicating through letters, memoranda, reports, effective speaking, interviewing, and conference skills. |
| BUSA 2200 | LECT | Introduction to Information Systems | 4 | An introduction to the use of computers in Business. Students will develop skills in a spreadsheet program and database management. |
| LIBS 3000 | LECT | The Quest for Self-Knowledge | 4 | Following Socrates' dictum, "Know thyself," this course examines self-knowledge and the place of the individual in the western tradition from the classical period to the present with reference to literary, historical, psychological, and theological perspectives. Topics for discussion will include the limitations of self-knowledge, knowledge of the "other," and the individual freedom. |
| BUSA 3200 | LECT | Principles of Accounting | 4 | An introduction to financial accounting principles and practices, financial statement analysis, and managerial accounting. |
| BUSA 3210 | LECT | Management of Organizations | 4 | A survey course with an overview of business operation, terminology, and practices with an emphasis on introducing fundamental management practices. |
| BUSA 3220 | LECT | Organizational Behavior | 4 | An exploration of how individuals function in highly organized social systems with an emphasis on perception, motivation, job satisfaction, leadership, power, influence, and training and learning. |
| BUSA 3230 | LECT | Corporate Finance | 4 | A study of the foundations of corporate financial management, including cash flow analysis, financial analysis and planning, management of financial resources, and Capital for the firm. |
| BUSA 3231 | LECT | Managerial Accounting | 4 | An introduction to managerial accounting, an accounting process where accouting information is used for managerial decisions. In addition, this course will make use of a spreadsheet for managerial problem solving and scenario analysis. |
| BUSA 3232 | LECT | Advanced Corporate Finance | 4 | Analysis of the concepts critical to the financial manager, including risk evaluation, cost of capital, capital structure, long-term finance, as well as topics of special interest, such as mergers, leasing, and multinational firms. |
| BUSA 3240 | LECT | Principles of Marketing | 4 | Extensive study of business activities that seek to satisfy customer needs. Topics covered include an analysis of the marketing environment, industrial and consumer markets, buyer behavior, measuring and forecasting demand, and the marketing mix (product, price, promotion, and place). In addition, an emphasis on the interaction of management and marketing decision-making will be stressed. |
| BUSA 3241 | LECT | Promotion Strategies | 4 | A study of the promotion strategies within the marketing function. Emphasis is on planning, creating, and evaluating effective advertising, sales promotion, and publicity programs to communicate among producers, intermediaries, and consumers. The societal impact and ethical aspects of promotion are considered. |
| BUSA 3242 | LECT | Marketing Management | 4 | This course emphasizes the roles and responsibilities of marketing executives to analyze marketing opportunities and problems, plan marketing objctives and strategies, and implement, control, and evaluate marketing programs. The case study method is used and students are required to develop a formal markting plan for an organization. |
| BUSA 3250 | LECT | International Business | 4 | An introduction to global business management, including the strategy, structure, and functions of international business firms. |
| BUSA 3260 | LECT | Statistics and Business Research Methods | 4 | An introduction to inferential statistics and the major areas of research in business. Attention is given to problem definitions, research design, information gathering, and data analysis and presentation to assist managers in the decision-making process. Each student will develop a research proposal and carry out a field project in a related business discipline. |
| BUSA 3271 | LECT | Human Resource Management | 4 | Introduces the student to the human resources/personnel functions. Topics covered include recruitment, assessment, compensation, motivation, appraisal, development, legal environment, labor relations, and employee relations. Emphasis on how managers can deal with and utilize the human resources function. |
| BUSA 3280 | LECT | Strategic Management and Business Policy | 4 | A capstone course that seeks to integrate the concepts, techniques, and knowledge from business administration and economics courses. Its primary focus is on strategic, ethical decision-making and servant leadership. This course culminates with a dynamic computer simulation case. |
| LIBS 3400 | LECT | The Quest for Community and an Ordered Society | 4 | Following John Donne's assertion that "no man is an island," this course examines what it means to live in community and society in the western traditions from the classical period to the present. Topics for discussion will include the uses and misuses of power and authority, the relationship of the individual to society, political economy, the place of minority communities in society, alienation and community, and cultural diversity. |
| LIBS 3600 | LECT | The Quest for Stewardship and Ethical Responsibility | 4 | An examination of the Judeo-Christian understanding of humans made in the image of God as it pertains to the stewardship of the earth and its resources, and human responsibility for ethical decision-making. This course challenges students to explore their responsibilities as moral agents in work and society committed to the ends of peace and justice. Topics of discussion will include human rights, social needs and human responsibility, ethical formation, and the relationship of the individual to society in ethical decision-making. |
| BUSA 3950 | LECT | Special Topics in Business | 1 | Offers an opportunity for intensive study of a specific topic in business. Topic must be approved by the instructor. |
| LIBS 4000 | LECT | The Quest for Career and Vocation | 4 | The capstone course designed to examine the meaning and purpose of work and career, and the examination of vocation defined by Fredrick Buechner as "the place where your deep gladness and the world's deep hunger meet." Topics for discussion will include the meaning of fulfillment, balancing family and career, spirituality of work, and community service. |
| BUSA 4890 | LECT | Business Principles - Statistics | 1 | This multi-day workshop has been carefully designed to sharpen the graduate learner's skill in quantitative, analysis in order to make the quantitative and research methods course more productive and rewarding. Topics include coverage of basic spreadsheet analysis and inferential and descriptive statistics. |
| BUSA 4891 | LECT | Business Principles - Economics | 1 | This multi-day workshop has been carefully designed to sharpen the graduate learner's skill in economic analysis in order to make the strategic financial management course more productive and rewarding. Topics include coverage of macro and microeconomics. |
| BUSA 4892 | LECT | Business Principles-Accounting | 1 | This multi-day workshop has been carefully designed to sharpen the graduate learner's skill in financial analysis in order to make the accounting fro managerial decision-making course more productive and rewarding. Topics include coverage of key financial statements, as well as important accounting conventions and relationships between various accounts. |
| BUSA 4893 | LECT | Business Principles-Finance | 1 | This one-day workshop has been carefully designed to sharpen the graduate learner's skill in quantitative and financial analysis in order to make the strategic financial management course more productive and rewarding. Topics include coverage of basic financial statement analyis, time value of money, valuation of bonds, and valuation of stocks. |
| BUSA 4894 | LECT | Business Principles-Marketing | 1 | This one-day workship has been carefully designed to sharpen the graduate learner's skill in marketing analysis in order to make the strategic marketing management course more productive and rewarding. Topics include coverage of basic marketing concepts and techniques. |