College of Adult & Professional Studies
B.A. in Business Management Courses
Courses
The Business Management major consists of 42 semester credits. For course sequence, request a program calendar. Credits are listed in parentheses.
BUSN301 • Foundations of Business Management (3)
Exploration of the foundations of modern management theory and practice including how external and internal environmental factors impact the practice of business management. Topics such as global forces, political and legal forces, socio-cultural forces, and demographic forces will be used to develop an understanding of the complexities in business management today.
BUSN304 • Business Communication (3)
Focus is on effective strategies for business communication, including formats used for various types of business writing. Emphasis is on writing to meet the needs of specific readers.
BUSN308 • Strategic Management and Planning (3)
Comprehensive look at the art and science of strategic management and planning as it applies to organizations. Focus is on broad organizational concerns utilizing case studies, critical thinking assignments, and the small group format.
BUSN323 • Introduction to Marketing Management (3)
Study of marketing concepts and decision-making processes related to marketing management in a marketing-oriented firm. Examination of key strategies of consumer and business-to-business marketing and mission-critical variables from within a relationship marketing focus. Development of a course project and its presentation to a business audience using state-of-the-art business presentation techniques. Prerequisite: BUSN308.
BUSN351 • Information Technology and Applications (2)
Designed for non-technical undergraduate learners in finance, accounting, business management, information systems, and the liberal arts who will find a knowledge of information systems and technology vital for professional success. The course has two distinct components. First, it provides an understanding of computer concepts, information technology, and the information age. Second, it provides an understanding of business applications. Applications covered are 2002 versions of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, Blackboard Learning Systems and the internet. Learners may not receive credit for both BUSN351 and ORGL370. Course is online.
BUSN400 • Accounting for Managers (2)
Introduction to the language of accounting to aid in understanding what the numbers mean and to provide a general overview of how to use accounting numbers for financial decision making. While not needing the knowledge of a CPA, all managers must have a basic understanding of how money is tracked and accounted for in an organization.
BUSN401 • Operations Management (3)
Focus is on efficiently and effectively managing the processes to produce and distribute products and services. Operations within both product and service companies will be addressed. Topics include managing purchases, inventory control, quality control, storage, logistics, and evaluations. The use of measurement and analysis of internal processes will be highlighted.
BUSN460 • Human Resources Management (3)
Consideration of various relational aspects of management, including motivational theories, group dynamics, and leadership styles, with emphasis on effectively managing change. Exploration of how the organizational structure affects the individual.
BUSN490 • Financial Decision Making (3)
Focus is on the conceptual understanding and practical application of finance information. Participation in a simulation project in which learners in teams ‘run’ a business using a computer program. Decision making about the business will include financial decisions as well as the integration of other disciplines learned in the program such as human resource management, marketing, and accounting. Prerequisites: BUSN301, BUSN308, BUSN323, BUSN400, BUSN401, BUSN460, ECON404. Corequisite: BUSN499.
BUSN499 • Synthesizing Seminar (1)
Exploration of personal and professional transformation throughout the entire Business Management Program and development of a personal and career plan for the future integrating the concepts learned. Taught in conjunction with BUSN490. Prerequisites: GENS413P, PHIL321, PHIL421, THEO415. Corequisite: BUSN490.
ECON404 • Managerial Economics and Organizational Architecture (3)
Focus is on understanding and applying basic yet powerful economic tools of analysis for managers to use in designing organizations that motivate employees to make choices consistent with a firm’s goals.
GENS413P • The Modern World: Trends and Forces Impacting Organizations (3)
Survey of technological, economic, political, cultural, and religious trends as well as forces shaping our global and personal futures. Exploration of alternative Christian worldviews and modes of thinking and learning that might be useful in responding to these challenges.
MATH301M • Managerial Mathematics (3)
Study of mathematically-based procedures, including analytical procedures and decision-making models.
PHIL321 • Ethical Decisions (1)
Introduction to problem solving, an analysis of ethical decision making and types of ethical justification, and a study of the principles of love and justice, including their Judeo-Christian roots.
PHIL421 • Applying Ethics to Organizations (3)
Application of ethical principles to issues of moral perplexity brought about by ethical pluralism, cultural diversity, the need to allocate resources, requirements for equal opportunity and a workplace free of sexual harassment, and conflicts between organizational imperatives and Christian values. Prerequisite: PHIL321.
THEO415 • Developing a Christian Worldview (3)
Study of the basic elements of a Christian philosophy of life including comparison with other life philosophies and application to life in contemporary organizations and professions.
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Student Perspective
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