Business Administration (Online Degree Completion)

Courses

• ACCT-101 Principles of Accounting I (3)

  Introduces the student to the language of business. The course includes a study of the concepts underlying the measurement of income and the process of preparing basic financial statements. Other topics include a study of current assets, property, plant and equipment, intangible assets, and current liabilities.

  Typically offered:
  Fall & Spring

  Attributes: NLIB
  

• ACCT-102 Principles of Acct II (3)

  This course is a continuation of Accounting 101. Topics covered include long-term liabilities, stockholders’ equity, the statement of cash flows, financial statement analysis, and managerial accounting topics including cost terminology, cost accumulation, budgeting and cost allocation.

  Typically offered:
  Fall & Spring

  Attributes: NLIB
  Pre-requisites: ACCT-101 D-
  

• MGMT-203 Legal Environ of Business (3)

  A study of those aspects of law which affect business organizations. This includes development of a legal foundation leading to an understanding of the law in today’s society. Basic legal principles are emphasized.

  Typically offered:
  Fall & Spring

  Attributes: NLIB PLAW
  

• MGMT-211 Managing Organiz Behavior (3)

  This course covers the behavior of individuals, teams, and organizations as a whole and the manager’s role at each level. Employee motivation, leadership, decision-making, and the design of the organization to meet internal and external requirements are covered. Special attention is given to interpersonal communication and conflict, diversity, and empowerment in teams. Cases, exercises, and simulations are used.

  Typically offered:
  Fall & Spring

  Attributes: NLIB
  

• MKTG-221 Marketing Principles (3)

  This course introduces students to the theory and practice of marketing. Among other issues, product development, pricing strategies, promotional tools, and distribution are addressed. Analysis regarding customer and competitive environments and the role of marketing in society are included. Critical-thinking exercises are used as important learning tools in this course.
  Formerly titled: Introduction to Marketing

  Typically offered:
  Fall & Spring

  Attributes: NLIB ZCIV
  

• MGMT-312 International Bus Mgmt (3)

  This course explores the international environment of business and the nature and form of international business arrangements. Topics covered include: cultural differences; leadership and motivation; legal and economic systems; marketing; human resource management, including the human dynamics of international enterprise; international trade, investment, and phasing in of international activities; foreign currencies; and regional integration. Modes of servicing foreign markets and issues relevant to international strategic management are also considered. The course is designed to integrate the functional aspects of management education into an international perspective.

  Typically offered:
  Fall & Spring

  Attributes: ISFS NLIB
  

• FINA-315 Intro Corporate Finance (3)

  An introduction to theories, concepts, and techniques as they relate to financial managers’ activities and decisions. Topics include risk and return, valuation, capital budgeting, and cost of capital.

  Typically offered:
  Fall and Spring

  Attributes: NLIB
  Pre-requisites: ACCT-102 D- AND ECON-221 D- AND (MATH-111C D- OR MATH-112C D- OR MATH-119C D- OR MATH-120C D- OR MATH-122C D-)
  

• MGMT-340 Leading Change (3)

  Organizational leadership is practiced on a micro-level as an influence process between individuals and teams. On a macro-level, organizational leadership is a process of transforming institutional culture to ensure the survival and prosperity of the organization. This course addresses values, concepts, and skills related to effective leadership at both levels.

  Typically offered:
  Spring

  Attributes: NLIB
  

• MGMT-409 Operations Management (3)

  This course involves the study of the operational and managerial issues encountered in the production of goods and services. Topics include productivity and competitiveness, total quality, product and process (technology) development, capacity planning and facility location, production planning, inventory control, and project and service scheduling. Students will be introduced to the use of quantitative and qualitative techniques as decision-making and problem-solving tools for operations managers.

  Typically offered:
  Fall & Spring

  Attributes: NLIB
  Pre-requisites: ECON-106C D- AND ECON-221 D- AND MSTI-130C D- OR MATH-130C D- OR MATH-112C D- OR MATH-120C D-
  

• MGMT-432 Strategic Management (3)

  Strategic Management is the “capstone course” for Business students and provides the students with the opportunity to integrate knowledge gained from previous studies. The strategic management process includes the determination of mission and objectives; analysis of environment; strategy formulation and selection; taking action; and evaluation and control. Issues of globalization, ethics, restructuring, and total quality are addressed in the course. In addition to lectures and discussions, students are required to analyze ‘real-world” business cases and design a project to meet a specific managerial need of an organization. The cases and the team project are written and presented in the class.

  Typically offered:
  Fall & Spring

  Attributes: NLIB ZCAP
  Pre-requisites: MGMT-211 D- AND MKTG-221 D- AND FINA-315 D-