Course Descriptions

BUS 101 Introduction to Business (3): A survey of business for students interested in exploring the business world. Course includes coverage of the functional areas within business and business career options. The course does not count toward the major. Students who have taken BUS 110 are not allowed to take this course for graduation credit.

BUS 110 Business Foundations (3): A course which exposes students to current business concepts and provides a holistic view of business operation. Includes study of external factors affecting management decision-making. Case analysis and computer simulation are utilized to present business interrelationships.

BUS 115 Business Communication (3): This course emphasizes business and professional communication in the marketplace. Topics include business and professional writing, business presentations, teambuilding and international communication.

BUS 241 Quantitative Analysis I (3): Introduction to basic statistics and spreadsheets. Includes data collection, descriptive statistics, basic concepts of probability, inferential methods, hypothesis testing, correlation and regression.

BUS 242 Quantitative Analysis II (3): The study of the firm using a systems approach. Problem solving and decision-making are examined as well as use of quantitative analysis to business problems. Extensive use of spreadsheets and simulations. Topics include forecasting, cash management, break-even analysis, decision theory and statistical analysis. Prerequisite: BUS 241

BUS 310 Principles of Management (3): Management/Administrative concepts which are common to all types of organizations. Focuses on the functions of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling, with emphasis on integration of faith, systems and contingency approaches. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing, and recommended to be taken in the Sophomore year.

BUS 311 Business Law (3): General principles applied to contracts, agency, negotiable instruments, business organizations, personal property, security relations, real property, and trade regulations. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing.

BUS 314 International Business (3): A survey course covering international economics, international trade, foreign direct investment, and functional management in the international environment. Prerequisite: Junior standing.

BUS 316(HUM 304) China Experience (3): A 15-day cultural/business exposure trip to Nanjing, Suzhou, Zhouzhuang, Yanghow, and Shanghai, China (2-weeks immediately following graduation.) Includes classes in history, culture, art and business. Tours of cultural, historic and business sites.

BUS 320 Principles of Marketing (3): Historic development, buying motivation, market structure, product development, distribution policies, pricing, and legislative regulations. Prerequisites: BUS 310, ECO 201, may be taken concurrently.

BUS 330 Principles of Finance (3): Principles of financial management. Course topics include ratio analysis, cash flow forecasting, leverage, working capital management, cost of capital, capital budgeting, and security types. Prerequisites: ACC 151, BUS 310, ECO 201.

BUS 350 Human Resource Management (3): A survey of the management of human resources and its role in strategy formulation and implementation. Content includes the study of employee recruitment, socialization, motivation, training/development, legal compliance, evaluation, and retention. Prerequisites: BUS 310, Junior standing, or permission of instructor.

BUS 400 Biblical Management and Business Ethics (3): The integration of insights from a Christian perspective wrestling with the problems associated with carrying out managerial decisions and managerial applications within organizations. The course focuses on management challenges and ethical issues facing managers. Prerequisite: Junior standing.

BUS 410 Strategic Management (3): The Capstone Business class, integrating concepts and practices from the core business classes, utilizing an organization-wide perspective. The course emphasizes strategic analysis, strategy formulation, and strategy implementations so as to formulate sustainable competitive advantage. Case analysis and computer simulation are the central learning components. Prerequisites; Senior standing and all other required core courses leading to the B.S.B.A. degree, or permission of the instructor.

BUS 415 Operations Management (3): Planning and controlling the use of human resources, materials, capital, and equipment for production; the manufacturing and service firm from both a conceptual and a quantitative viewpoint. Prerequisites: BUS 242 and Senior standing.

ECO 201, 202 Principles of Economics (3, 3): Value and price, national income analysis, production, exchange, distribution and consumption, and an introduction to comparative economic systems. Includes both the micro- and macro-economic approaches. 201 every Fall, 202 every spring.