BUS – Business

Extensive overview of both internal and external influences affecting today’s business organizations. Coverage includes, but is not limited to: The U.S. business environment; free market capitalism vs. planned economic systems; profit maximization, demand, supply, and the price system; small business management and entrepreneurship; the ethical and social responsibilities of businesses; the forms of business ownership and liability; motivational and leadership theories; labor and EEOC law; the marketing mix; money and banking; and securities and investments.

Comprehensive and practical study of the principles of ethics. The course develops a framework for determining what is right and wrong within an organizational context. This course provides the student with an understanding of the importance of and obligation to uphold fairness, honor, and integrity with all people, and in all business dealings. Students will learn that, especially today, honesty must be the hallmark of our business world.

This is an introductory course describing the distribution of a product from the manufacturer to the consumer. Major marketing areas to be studied are the social foundations of marketing, analysis of market opportunities, target markets, how the marketing mix (produce, pricing, promoting, and placing) is developed, how the marketing effort is managed, and how marketing is extended. Students will learn the varied economic issues of marketing and how they are applied, including marketing ethics.

Principles and practices of the management process in the familiar sequence of planning, organizing, staffing, leading, and controlling. The course provides an overview of contemporary supervisory theories, organizational behavior, EEOC and labor law, and leadership techniques. Special emphasis is given to professionalism, both inside and outside of the workplace.

This course is designed to teach the student the fundamentals of leadership management. The impact, process, character, motivation, creativity, and communication of leadership are emphasized. Additionally, this course provides an in-depth study of leadership styles, skills, and roles as well as the functions, and ethics of leaders in organizations. Students will see that organizations are searching for leaders to provide direction during this era of dynamic organizational challenges and competition.

A survey of the legal framework of business. The course includes contract, agency, sales, negotiable instruments, bankruptcy, employment, and property law.

An introduction to the human resources function and related elements and activities. The course outlines the roles and functions of members of the human resources department, as well as educating others outside human resources, in how their roles include human resources-related activities.

This two-credit-hour capstone course guides the student through the necessary processes for reaching sound, informed business decisions. The student will be required to participate in a Capstone Team decision-making project utilizing such techniques as: process flow diagrams, brainstorming and Fishbone cause and effect diagrams, force field analysis, Pareto charting, and Gantt charting.

This is a cooperative work experience that provides students an experiential learning practice. Under the supervision of the assigned faculty member, the student will gain work experience directly related to the student’s major. Each student who is enrolled in the internship course shall also enroll in an on-campus seminar.

This seminar class is taken with the Business Internship course. This will assist students in identifying and evaluating experiences from the internship course and then related skills to career expectations. Each student who is enrolled in the seminar shall also enroll in an on-campus seminar.