Adult & Graduate
Course Descriptions
Below are a few classes required for the Business Administration bachelor’s degree. For a full list of course requirements with descriptions, download our complete catalog.
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BUS 100 Intro to MS Word/1
This course is designed to introduce students to the basic functions of Microsoft Word. A
hands-on computer lab is utilized to assist students in the development of computer
competency in Word.
BUS 101 Intro to Power Point/1
This course is designed to introduce students to the basic functions of Microsoft Power
Point. A hands-on computer lab is utilized to assist students in the development of
computer competency in Power Point.
BUS 102 Intro to Excel/1
This course is designed to introduce students to the basic functions of Microsoft Excel. A
hands-on computer lab is utilized to assist students in the development of computer
competency in Excel.
BUS 103 Budgeting Basics/1
Introduction to the basic concepts of budgeting. How to start the budgeting process, build
assumptions, and follow it through to the end. Utilize budgeting software tools like excel
and Quickbooks/Quicken.
BUS 104 Career Awareness/Planning/1
This 1-credit hour course is designed to assist students in the process of self discovery
and planning for successful career transitioning in today’s evolving workplace.
BUS 105 Fundamentals of Accounting/3
Fundamentals of Accounting is designed for students who have little to no previous
experience with accounting. The course will begin with the very basics of accounting; we
will learn and practice accounting processes leading up to and including the preparation
of basic financial statements. Accounting is often said to be “the language of business”,
and it is critical for managers and owners to understand how business events and
transactions affect the financial statements. The course will introduce students to this new
language
BUS 106 Resume Writing/Interview Techniques/1
Fundamentals of writing an effective resume, preparation for formal job applications, and
successful interview techniques are presented to equip the adult student with tools to
achieve employment potential.
BUS 107 Improving Work Dynamics/1
Fundamentals of Quality Management are designed to acquaint the student with quality
management concepts, tools and techniques. The course will present models and
definitions of quality, functions of process improvement teams, techniques of identifying
problem areas, root cause analysis, statistical process methodologies, and organizational
action planning for measurable improvement. This course also includes a discussion of
the relationship between efficiency, process improvement, and cost savings.
BUS 108 Personal Financial Planning/1
This course is designed to provide an overview of personal financial planning for adult
students. The course will cover a variety of topics including: stock markets and trading,
retirement plan types, individual retirement accounts, tax implications of each type of
investment, savings bonds, federal and state retirement plans, and other emerging
financial planning tools. The focus will be on discovering one’s own financial plan and
on developing an individualized financial plan.
BUS 110 Introduction to Business/3
A systematic analysis of the traditional areas of business as well as the social and
physical climate in which business operates.
BUS 112 Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship/3
This course is designed to present practical information to persons seriously considering
starting their own business or current small business owners. The intent of the course is to
help small business owners better understand what it takes to start and successfully
manage a small business. Some of the topics will include marketing, business plans,
accounting, government requirements and insurance.
BUS 200 Technology Tools to Enhance Productivity/2
Hands on lab to develop computer skills in the use of e-mail, learning management
systems and online library resources. Introduces students to the basic functions of Word,
Excel, and PowerPoint software clients. Meets the computer literacy requirement for
acceptance into any degree completion program.
BUS 211 Integrative Learning Session I/1
This course is designed as an introductory level course that integrates professional
engagement with reflection on topics of current studies. Guest lecturers and panelists will
share expertise on contemporary topics for reflection on core business practices and
principles. Course is offered during first term of cohort.
BUS 212 Integrative Learning Session II/1
This course is designed as an introductory level course that integrates professional
engagement with reflection on topics of current studies. Guest lecturers and panelists will
share expertise on contemporary topics for reflection on core business practices and
principles. Course is offered during second term of cohort.
BUS 220 Accounting for Operations/2
Studies accounting as a means of communicating financial information about the
activities of the business enterprise. Emphasis is placed on concepts and principles
underlying the measurement of income and financial position and how this information
may be used to evaluate the progress of a firm.
BUS221 Financial Accounting/3
A study of accounting as a means of communicating financial information about the
activities of the business enterprise. Emphasis is placed on concepts and principles
underlying the measurement of income and financial position and how this information
may be used to evaluate the progress of a firm.
BUS 222 Managerial Accounting/3
The study of accounting in terms of management’s information requirements. Emphasis
is given to the use of accounting in planning and controlling a firm’s activities. Topics
include budgeting, inventory valuation, cost volume profit analysis, standard costing, and
financial statement analysis. Prerequisite: BUS 221.
BUS 225 Accounting for Financing and Investing/2
Studies accounting in terms of management’s information requirements. Emphasis is
given to the use of accounting in planning and controlling a firm’s activities. Topics
include budgeting, inventory valuation, cost volume, profit analysis, standard costing,
and financial statement analysis. Prerequisite: BUS 220.
BUS 232 Accounting for Operations, Finance and Investing/3
Studies accounting as a means of communicating financial information about the
activities of the business enterprise and in terms of management’s information
requirements. Emphasis is placed on concepts and principles underlying the measurement
of income and financial position and how this information may be used to evaluate the
progress of a firm. Areas studied include the use of accounting in planning and
controlling a firm’s activities. Topics include budgeting, inventory valuation, cost
volume, profit analysis, standard costing, and financial statement analysis.
BUS 240 Fundamentals of Microeconomics/2
Introduction to the basic concepts underlying all of economics, including supply and
demand relationship, prices, scarcity, elasticity, the concept of opportunity cost, market
efficiency, economic decision making, questions of monopoly, profit, and the
government’s role in the economic market.
BUS 245 Fundamentals of Macroeconomics/2
Develops an understanding of economics with respect to unemployment, inflation, GNP
and the price level, money and the banking system, the role of economics in relation to
government policy (fiscal and monetary policy), international trade, and the international
monetary system.
BUS 250/350 Topics in Business/1-3
Selected topics of interest in business. Possible topics include, but would not be limited
to, technical applications in business, ethical decision making, review of corporate
lawsuits from an ethical perspective, current international events, and the effect of natural
disasters on the global economy.
BUS 261 Professional Development Project I/1
This experience will focus on professional development opportunities in business and
community with an emphasis on exploring and committing to outside of classroom
engagement. Credit is offered in first half of cohort experience.
BUS 300 Career Development and Life Planning/2
Emphasizes the experiential nature of nontraditional education and adult development
theory. Various theories and instruments provide a cognitive basis for personal analysis
and understanding. The objective of the course is personal discovery and affirmation
through examination of one’s strengths and the subsequent adjustments that may assist
areas of personal growth.
BUS 310 Business Communication/3
Written and oral communications in business are addressed. Specific topics include intra
office communications, proposal and report preparation, formal oral presentation styles
and techniques, interpersonal communication, intercultural communications, and
communication between genders.
BUS 312 Personal Finance/3
Principles of personal finance, budgeting, transportation, insurance, investing, and real
estate will be stressed, along with a general look at the economic environment of the
American consumer from a Christian perspective.
BUS 320 Intermediate Accounting I/4
A further study of financial accounting including accounting theory, financial statements,
the time value of money, cash and receivables, inventory valuation, fixed assets,
intangible assets, and current liabilities. Prerequisite: BUS 222.
BUS 325 Intermediate Accounting II/4
A continuation of BUS 320 covering investments, long-term liabilities, stockholders’
equity, earnings per share, accounting for income tax, pensions, leases, accounting
changes, the statement of cash flows, and financial statement analysis. Prerequisite:
BUS320.
BUS 326 Cost Accounting/3
A further study of managerial accounting including cost-volume-profit relationships, cost
behavior, product costing, budgeting, variances, decision-making, and cost-allocation.
BUS 222.
BUS 327 Project Management/3
This course concentrates on the general methodology of managing a project from concept
to operational use, with emphasis on the functions, roles, and responsibilities of the
project manager. Topics include career aspects of project management; business factors
affecting the project and the manager; project organization, planning, execution, and
communications; the project life cycle; risk analysis; interface management; design
review; design control assessment; reporting; and reaction to critical problems. Students
are formed into groups, presented with a scenario that simulates the development and are
assigned to make decisions required of the project manager in the execution of the
project.
BUS 351 Integrative Learning Session III/1
This course is designed as a mid-level course that integrates professional engagement
with reflection on topics of current studies. Guest lecturers and panelists will share
expertise on contemporary topics for reflection on core business practices and principles.
Course is offered during third term of cohort.
BUS 352 Integrative Learning Session IV/1
This course is designed as a mid-level course that integrates professional engagement
with reflection on topics of current studies. Guest lecturers and panelists will share
expertise on contemporary topics for reflection on core business practices and principles.
Course is offered during fourth term of cohort.
BUS 380 Organizations and Management/3
The study of business leadership, planning and control in structural systems of
organizations. This course will include understanding the organization as a system,
conflict resolution, and communications within the organization.
BUS 385 Management Information Systems/2
Introduction to information systems within the business environment. Topics include
ethical and legal issues of information gathering and dissemination, e-commerce business
models and other commercial uses of Internet technology. Students will use spreadsheet
and database software to solve business-related problems.
BUS 390 Statistical Methods and Research/3
Investigates problem analysis and evaluation techniques. Students are shown methods for
defining, researching, analyzing, and evaluating a problem they would solve in their work
or a vocational environment. Specific statistical information covered in the course includes
identification and measurement of objectives, collecting data, working with significance
levels, analyzing variances, and construction of questionnaires.
BUS 391 Statistical Methods and Business Applications/3,4
Investigates problem analysis and evaluation techniques. Students are shown methods for
defining, researching, analyzing, and evaluating a problem they would solve in their work
or a vocational environment. Specific statistical information covered in the course includes
identification and measurement of objectives, collecting data, working with significance
levels, analyzing variances, and construction of questionnaires.
BUS 395 Research Methods and Analysis/2
Surveys quantitative and qualitative research methods as applied to business topics.
Includes critical analysis of published research to foster research-enlightened decision-
making in professional practice. Discusses the role and use or survey and action research
in business. Prerequisite: BUS 391.
BUS 415 Business Law/3
Basic concepts of law as applied to contracts, negotiable instruments, principle and agent,
and insurance. Exploration of the legal aspects of partnerships, corporations, and real
property is also undertaken.
BUS 416 Human Resource Management/3
Explores the values and perceptions of selected groups affecting social and economic life
through an analysis of policies and practices of recruitment, selection, training,
development, and compensation of employees. Special attention is given to Equal
Opportunity and Office of Safety and Health Administration legislation through a series
of case studies and simulations.
BUS 417 Principles of Management and Supervision/4
Includes motivational theory in terms of individual and group actions; leadership style as
it relates to motivational theory and organization design; employee involvement
programs, such as participative management, quality of work life and job enrichment; and
trends which will change management and organizational design.
BUS 425 Business Law I/2
Basic concepts of law as applied to contracts, negotiable instruments, principle and agent,
and insurance.
BUS 430 Business Law II/2
Study of the legal aspects of partnerships, corporations, and real property.
BUS 431 Organizations and Environments/3
Focuses on organization structure and design. Primary emphasis is placed on
understanding the organization as an open system. Students will learn to utilize a systems
approach in basic organizational diagnosis. Contingency theory provides a theoretical
framework for understanding the impact of environment on organizational effectiveness
and design.
BUS 432 Group and Organizational Behavior/3
A study of group behavior and how group functioning affects organizational
effectiveness. Emphasis is placed on decision making and resolving conflict in groups.
Students develop strategies for efficient and productive group management and determine
which tasks are best handled by groups or individuals.
BUS 433 Individual in the Organization/3
Focuses on organizational behavior as it relates to individual motivation, productivity,
and performance. A secondary emphasis is a focus on effectiveness in interpersonal
relationships. Students will develop understanding of theories of motivation and
organizational behavior, and develop skills in effective interpersonal relationships.
BUS 435 Leadership in Times of Change/2
Discusses theories and principals of leadership and change management in the business
environment. Includes developing vision and strategy for change, creating coalitions,
communicating change, empowering employees, fostering sustainable leadership, and the
role of life-long learning. Prerequisites: BUS 380 and BUS 416.
BUS 440 International Business/3
Expands on international business topics introduced in previous courses and will
integrate the functional areas of marketing, management, finance, and economics in the
context of the international business environment.
BUS 445 International Business and the Global Economy/3
Expands on international business topics introduced in previous courses and will
integrate the functional areas of marketing, management, finance, and economics in the
context of the international business environment. Interdisciplinary course that discusses
diversity and intercultural issues in the workplace, the ethical role of global citizenship
and sustainable communities, the impact of global political/legal and socio-economic
factors on business decision-making, and operations.
BUS 451 Living and Working in the Global Economy/2
Interdisciplinary course that discusses diversity and intercultural issues in the workplace,
the ethical role of global citizenship and sustainable communities, the impact of global
political/legal and socio-economic factors on business decision-making, and operations.
Prerequisite: BUS 440.
BUS 456 Production Operations Management/3
Covers inventory control, plant layout, site location, scheduling, TQM, decision theory,
network models, linear programming, and material requirements planning.
BUS 462 Professional Development Project II/1
This experience will focus on professional development opportunities in business and
community with an emphasis on exploring and committing to outside of classroom
engagement. Credit is offered in second half of cohort experience.
BUS 471 Marketing Management/3
Focuses on the functions and problems of the marketing process development of
marketing objectives, planning and implementing marketing strategy, utilizing the
elements of the marketing mix, feedback, and evaluation of results.
BUS 472 Managerial Finance/3
Focuses on asset, liability and capital management, capital budgeting, risk/return
analysis, stock valuation, and bond valuation.
BUS 481 Integrative Learning Session V/1
This course is designed as a senior-level course that integrates professional engagement
with reflection on topics of current studies. Guest lecturers and panelists will share
expertise on contemporary topics for reflection on core business practices and principles.
Course is offered during fifth term of cohort.
BUS 482 Integrative Learning Session VI/1
This course is designed as a senior-level course that integrates professional engagement
with reflection on topics of current studies. Guest lecturers and panelists will share
expertise on contemporary topics for reflection on core business practices and principles.
Course is offered during sixth term of cohort.
BUS 491 Business Practicum I/3
The study of business planning, leading, organizing, and controlling in structural systems
of organizations is essential for successful business operations. The business practicum is
an individualized practicum experience provided to facilitate attainment of student goals.
Emphasis is consistent with content of BUS 380. A focus is placed on a practicum
experience in the student’s current place of employment or in a volunteer capacity in an
established organization.
BUS 492 Business Practicum II/3
This is the second of two business practicums designed as an individualized practicum
experience provided to facilitate attainment of student goals. Emphasis is consistent with
content of BUS 380 and intended to explore an area of study external to the student’s
current employment or volunteer focus.
BUS 498 Senior Capstone Course: Strategic Planning and Policy Analysis/3
Integrates business functions through case studies and activities designed to develop
strategic management, analysis, implementation, and evaluation skills. Includes the
development of mission statements, analysis of internal and external business
environments, formulation of strategic plans, and methods of implementation. Oral and
written presentations and the completion of the student portfolio project are required.
BUS 499 Major Project/5
Each student writes a business plan to provide a practical implementation of theories and
concepts studied throughout the program. The student will prepare a written and oral
report that will be presented to the class and the instructor.
