BUS - Business

An overall view of the business field including the business environment; organization, management, and operating problems of the enterprise; financial management and the risk function; and the marketing function. No prerequisite.

This course is designed to enable the student to understand the importance of ethics in business. Time is spent helping students further develop their own personal value systems and subsequently to see how their worldview impacts organizational values. Special emphasis is placed on application of Biblical principles. No prerequisite.

This course provides students with a foundational understanding of business. The different types of business ownership and operating structures will be addressed. Principles of management and leadership will be examined. Key business operations such as human resources, information and technology, accounting, and financial management will be introduced. The impact of government, global markets, and ethics on business operations will be presented. Students will have the opportunity to review and compare different economic structures. Biblical and ethical principles will be applied to concepts covered in the course.

This course provides students with a personal understanding of temperament, personal skills, and individual gifting. Additionally, the course provides students with actual tools used for employee/client assessment. No prerequisite.

A general course dealing with the techniques of preparing an individual's personal income tax return; a practical study of federal Form 1040, supporting schedules, and related state income tax forms. No prerequisite.

This course will prepare students to understand and execute the home purchasing process to include the need for strong credit, property search, property negotiation, purchase agreements, home warranties, homeowners' insurance, financing, closing, home inspections, construction, and decisions related to the hiring of real estate professionals. Students will also learn how to prepare property for sale as well as implement a program to successfully market their home.

This course focuses on the personal finance challenges of working adults. Students will learn to apply biblical principles to financial decision making through the vehicle of a personal financial plan. Students will assess their existing financial status, determine life goals, and develop a biblically-based plan for budgeting, spending, saving, and giving.

A course in using microcomputer software tools to solve business problems. Includes the use of spreadsheets and a data manager. Topics include creating graphs, using macros and data tables, and doing database queries to solve business problems. No prerequisite.

Designed to give a basic understanding of the law and its effects upon the world of business. Topics considered include contracts, agency, employment law, sales, commercial paper, security devices, business organizations, property, estates, bankruptcy, and the Uniform Commercial Code. Also gives credit for POL majors. Prerequisite: BUS-100. In order to waive this prerequisite, majors from other Divisions may submit a written request to the Business Division for consideration.

An exploration of the various roles of people within the business community with emphasis on the nature of work, human efficiency and performance, leadership within work groups, and human relations problem solving.

A course in basic accounting including an emphasis on understanding how systems work, analysis of transactions, journals and ledgers, financial statements, and accounting information as a management tool.

This not-for-credit course is offered in a shortened and less in-depth manner. It is a basic course in accounting including an emphasis on understanding how systems work, analysis of transactions, journals, ledgers, and financial statements. Graded on a CR/NC basis.

Students will apply legal terminology to an evaluation of laws from various federal and state statutory law and judicial opinions sources. The student will compare and contrast torts, crimes and contract law, different forms of business organizations, including agencies, sole proprietorships, partnerships, corporations, and limited liability companies as they relate to the legal environment of business. As laws are rapidly changing, the student will explain important legal issues involving employment law, wages, hours, and layoffs; employee privacy, employment discrimination, and worker health, safety, and income security. The legal environment will be viewed using biblical principles to make business decisions.

This course is designed to provide students an introduction to business in a global environment. Students will learn to recognize the concept and role of culture in global business. International organizational strategies and structures will be examined along with how current technology trends impact business infrastructure. Global leadership competencies will be explored and students will have an opportunity to discover how these competencies can be built within themselves and others. Challenges and opportunities created by government and politics in the global business environment will be identified. Students will develop a biblical and ethical framework for conducting business globally throughout the course.

Students will explain the essentials of supervision and apply management functions to supervisors. Students will explain human resource management business processes and choose projects based upon analysis. Students will apply techniques of project management to human resource management and apply the concepts of a Christian worldview to project leadership.

This course will focus on the application of foundational business skills learned throughout the Associate of Science with a major in Business program. Students will utilize business data analysis skills for decision-making in real-world business scenarios. Global perspectives will be emphasized through the use of case study scenarios along with applying best practices in management and leadership. A biblical framework that guides ethical interactions and decision-making will be addressed throughout the course.

An examination of the Biblical view of work and its implications for the Christian in the workplace. Emphasis will be placed on God's calling to work, God's purpose in work, God's equipping for work, God's caring about our work, and God's use of us and our work. No prerequisite.

This course examines entrepreneurship with a focus on applying relevant concepts to assess business opportunities and plan for business success. Students will learn to analyze specific business issues and apply the strategic management process to business opportunities. In addition, students will apply financial ratio analysis and the principles of cash management to a small business and learn to evaluate a business plan.

A seminar class with the objective of using a popular current business book or periodical as the bas is of discussion of new ideas in business. In addition to raising awareness of new ideas, the course requires each student to evaluate the practical application of these ideas and their potential effectiveness. May be repeated twice. Prerequisite: Admission to the Division.

Develop skills in all aspects of business communications. Includes writing business letters and reports, communications about employment and meetings, oral communications, nonverbal and visual communications. Prerequisite: Admission to the Division.

This course is designed to give a more in-depth understanding of the relationship between the law and businesses, as well as to study the effect of government controls upon the business enterprise. Topics considered include the effect of the Constitution on business; antitrust law; environmental law; consumer protection; securities regulation; and international law. Prerequisite: BUS-210 and Admission to the Division.

This course helps students analyze and interpret statistical data. Quantitative concepts and basic techniques in research are stressed. Prerequisites: Admission to the Division and completion of the math competency requirement.

This course will provide an overview of the relationship between multinational enterprises and the environment in which they compete. Emphasis will be placed on understanding cultural contexts and informal and formal institutions which shape the global environment. BUS 375 Global Business Perspectives cannot be taken as a Business Administration major elective or an elective for any other major. Prerequisite: Admission to the Division.

An opportunity for advanced students to obtain valuable work experience and gain expertise in relating classroom material to actual business endeavor. A professional-quality paper analyzing one or more business applications will be prepared under departmental faculty supervision. Prerequisites: One 300/400 level course within the DeVoe Division of Business major core classes, and Admission to the DeVoe Division of Business.

This travel course provides students with the opportunity to briefly immerse themselves in other cultures so that they can better understand how businesses operate elsewhere in the world. Students will explore first-hand how business decision-making is impacted by cultural, political, economic and social differences as well as the cultural complexities of differing values and beliefs. Students will also explore the role that American business can play in mutually beneficial relationships across borders. Learning to adapt to the various challenges associated with international travel and living in another culture will be a significant part of the students' experience. Intercultural credit may be met by successfully completing ACC-390/BUS-390. Prerequisite: Admission to the Division and International Trip Application Approval.

Service-Learning is an educational experience in which students participate in organized service activities that meet identified community and/or university needs. Prerequisite: Admission to the Business Division

Work with a faculty mentor and in cooperation with an Honors College advisor, producing a research thesis or creative project.

An integration of the management, marketing, finance, economics, and accounting aspects of 1) analyzing the internal and external environment of the firm; 2) developing the mission, long-range objectives, and the strategy to achieve the objectives; and 3) evaluating the firm's performance for efficiency and effectiveness. Oral and written presentations of case analyses are used extensively. Prerequisites: Admission to the Business Division and Senior Standing.

An opportunity for advanced students to pursue further study in a business administration field of interest in which they have exhausted catalog offerings. Prerequisites: Admission to the Business Division.

This course is designed to help students transition to the world of business. The intent is two fold; prepare students so they will be successful in their practicum experience; and in similar fashion, prepare students to be successful in their first professional assignment after college. Business etiquette, business protocol, professional growth, and the "keys for success" in the first professional assignment are examples of topics that will be studied. Prerequisites: ACC-201, ACC-202, BUS-100, ECO-211, ECO-212, and the appropriate major area gateway course(s).

This course covers one or more special topics in Business Administration that is not covered in the normal curriculum. It is always offered with a subheading describing the specific topic(s) to be covered and is repeatable under a different subheading. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.

Students will engage in a research project in conjunction with a faculty member. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. 1-3 credit hours. Unlimited repeats.

A seminar course intended to develop the senior business administration major's professional presentation skills as he/she prepares and delivers the results of the research in BUS-498 from the previous semester. Prerequisite: BUS-498.