Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (Completion Program)

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An introduction to management information systems and the key role in business. A focus on applying information systems to business communication, data management, networking, e-commerce, ethics and security.

This course provides an overview of how globalization, society, economic systems, legal and political, financial institutions, and other forces interact to affect a business organization. An introduction to functional areas within a business are covered: e.g., business ethics, entrepreneurship, global business, management, marketing, production, information systems, accounting and finance. Students will effectively be able to create a business plan using all elements covered within the course.

Topics include a basic math review, business statistics, profit calculations, payroll, banking, interest calculations, insurance, taxes, and mathematical calculations.

This course provides an overview of the U.S. legal system structure, and basic terms and concepts of Business Law. Topics may include legal issues associated with ethical conduct in business, consumer protection, employment law, and social responsibility of corporations. Information literacy skills are honed as students learn to retrieve, read, and analyze business law cases.

This course provides students with the tools necessary to examine moral problems and make effective decisions on ethical issues faced in the workplace. Topics considered include discrimination, affirmative action, sexual harassment, informational privacy, drug testing, ethics in advertising, business and the environment, and global ethics. Emphasis will be placed on the study of the ethical values, principles, and theories pertinent to management. Students will also examine social responsibilities of managers in the workplace.

Much has been written about how the Internet will revolutionize the practice of marketing. While it is clear that this new technology will not replace offline marketing vehicles, including print, radio and television, the Internet can ""turbo charge"" a firm's marketing strategy. By this, we mean that the interactivity and individuality afforded by the Internet allow marketers to create synergy by supporting and enhancing offline levers. Additionally, online marketing levers can be leveraged, when appropriate, to decrease or replace the use of offline levers. The goal of this course is to encourage current and future executives, managers and strategists to rethink their views on marketing strategy. The course presents a customer-centric view of marketing, one that focuses on how firms can create tangible customer relationships by using a practitioner-focused, seven-stage framework for the conception, design and implementation of marketing programs. These customer relationships are enhanced by a wide range of online and offline marketing levers, with an emphasis on the Internet.

This is an introductory course that is based on the assumption that E-business practices are not only being used by "dot com" companies but are also being adopted by established businesses as well. E-business is not just about new venture startups; it is also about transforming business to gain efficiencies. The heavy reliance on trade journals is due to the rapidly evolving business environment. Information in trade journals typically precedes material found in textbooks, journals, or academic papers.
The Internet has grown from a new way to communicate to a driver of technological transformation of business processes. The current focus has produced dramatic change in both pure-play e-business and traditional brick-and-mortar companies. This course will address the new technological environment that marketers are facing by introducing strategic considerations related to technology and technology implementation. The course will explore the basics of marketing exchange utilizing the information highway, multimedia techniques, database marketing, and interactive telecommunications and other e-business techniques.

The purpose of this course is to introduce basic financial principles preparing students to interpret a company’s financial statements. Topics include analyzing the deployment of company funds, employee staffing, revenues, expenses, and cash flow. Emphasis is on understanding and gauging the financial health of an organization to assist in managerial decision-making and strategic planning to ensure its success.

Customer service is an integral part of doing business today. Customer service providers must adequately prepare to interact effectively with customers. This preparation results from a commitment to increased understanding of the customer service industry, the knowledge of current trends, the ability to interpret those trends, and the development of the fundamental skills necessary to achieve excellence.

A new generation of customer service providers is emerging. This new generation is excited about what they can offer their customers and how they can help their organizations accomplish goals. They eagerly accept the challenge of expanding their understanding of the business world.

These customer service providers are well educated, open to new ideas, adaptable, and motivated, possess superior communication skills, and have an enlightened understanding of the multicultural marketplace in which business is conducted. Technology is an opportunity for greater efficiency and a tool to more effectively meet customers' ever-changing needs. The desire for additional knowledge reflects a commitment to personal and professional growth.

Customer service tackles the important issues facing customer service providers and customer service managers in the real world. Individual success depends on how effectively fundamental skills are mastered and carried out. Therefore, in addition to important content in this course, you will be challenged to take self-assessments to master new skills and abilities that are missing from the average employee’s resume. Today’s workforce must continue to improve upon the skills that provide tangible evidence of individual and corporate productivity.

The purpose of this course is to develop student skills in applying theories and concepts of organizational behavior to enable the student to identify and resolve behavioral issues within global organizations. Topics include factors affecting individual and group motivation in the workplace, development of effective groups and teams, organizational cultures, ethical issues in organizational behavior, as well as organizational behavior issues in global organizations.

This course introduces students to best practices in project management. Topics include definitions of project management and the environment. Students will also write proposals that cover the essential elements: project scope, work breakdown structure (WBS), the project schedule, project budget, and risk management, and project budgets. Group collaboration is emphasized to assist in understanding the effects of team/group dynamics in project management.

Operations are the engines of productivity and profitability of global firms. They produce outputs that satisfy customers, provide employment for employees, and produce returns for shareholders. Enterprises attempt to implement strategy and attain competitive advantage via the strength of their operations. They do so within a complex world of regulations, changing consumer demographics and expectations, and sustainability concerns. Fierce worldwide competition exists in the global environment for both customers and resources. Businesses must therefore strategically manage and optimize their operations to meet the demand of a complex marketplace. In this course, students learn about the stages of business operations, opportunities for improving processes, and the tools and techniques that are available to analyze operations.

This course focuses on management skills 21st century leaders need to be successful. Emphasis is on the difference between managing and leading. Topics include: leadership skills, diversity, communication, organizational culture and change management.

The course will address management issues from a global perspective. Special emphasis is placed on multinational corporations and managing areas, which include human resources, marketing, finance, and ethics. A special emphasis is placed on the role and effect of culture within the global business environment.

We have become a global economy, and as a result are operating across different time zones and cultures. Future leaders will need to have skills to create and lead both diverse and dispersed workforces. In this course, students will learn about the challenges of managing in a global economy by reading case studies demonstrating how some organizations have successfully addressed these new leadership challenges.

This course is an examination of strategic management concepts. Students will study the strategic planning process, which includes creating goals, making decisions, taking actions, and analyzing results. The benefits of strategic planning will be identified and distinguished from operational planning. Through discussions, exercises and assignments, students will practice using analytical tools to critically assess an organization's internal and external environments, competitive opportunities, and threats. Students will be expected to recommend an appropriate organizational strategy, while at the same time critically analyzing other strategic approaches.

In this course students design, develop, and complete a comprehensive capstone project that integrates all courses in the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration program. The purpose of this project is to demonstrate the ability to evaluate, assess, and synthesize the topics covered in the program.

This course provides a familiarization with the field of marketing with an emphasis on the elements of marketing and associated strategies (analyses of customer, company, and competitor).