Business Administration

A course covering the information and skills needed to succeed in academic studies, including study skills, setting academic goals, managing time, and technology skills such as word processing and presentations.

This course provides students with an introduction to business principles, terms, and concepts. The focus of the course is on business systems, management processes, human resource management, marketing, and finance.

The core concepts of systems architecture and IT infrastructure underlie all technology driven organizations. Participants will gain an understanding of the components of the IT architecture, how computer infrastructures support and enable enterprise goals, and how IT systems are managed.

This course focuses on a basic math review with an emphasis on business statistics, profit calculations, payroll, banking, interest calculations, insurance, taxes, and mathematical calculations.

This course provides the foundation for accounting concepts which will be used throughout the students' business program. This course covers an introduction to financial accounting theory and practice and provides students with the tools needed to develop a functional knowledge of fundamental accounting principles. Students will also be introduced to the methods for summarizing, analyzing, and reporting financial data. Topics include bookkeeping cycles, basic accounting principles and procedures, financial statements, merchandising operations and inventory, and accounting for assets.

This course is the second in the program covering concepts and applications of accounting. It provides an overview of accounting for partnerships and corporations and continues with the discussion of the basic principles and applications of managerial and cost accounting. This course focuses on managerial techniques and procedures designed to aid managers in their planning, control, and decision-making roles. At the end of this course, students will be skilled in tasks related to positions such as AP Clerk, payroll clerk, or bookkeeper.

Electronic spreadsheets are a powerful tool used in business processes to store, analyze and present information. The focus of the course is to provide the student with functional skills needed to create, edit, and format Microsoft Excel worksheets for a variety of reporting needs.

This course provides students with a working knowledge in the growing field of digital marketing. Students will learn about the evolution and purpose of digital marketing, the strategic uses of social media, and how these principles can transform the customer's journey. Students will also gain important industry skills designed to enhance the company's product using effective digital media.

This course provides students with foundational knowledge regarding effective communication styles and strategies for the business professional. Students will learn practical skills in intra- and interpersonal communication within business-related environments, in how personal attitudes affect organizational effectiveness and productivity, and in the interactions between people both personally and professionally.

Today's businesses rely on data in almost every decision-making process. Data must be presented in a way that is quickly interpretable and easily understood. This course further explores reporting, data representations, visualizations, and high-level data analytics in Microsoft® Excel®. Students will connect to and analyze data from various sources and prepare presentations for management decision making using a variety of visualization types.

Successful management is rooted in forming essential behaviors associated with leading an organization and its people. During this course, the student will understand basic management principles and functions required within small and large organizations and be introduced to business application models. This course will emphasize critical thinking and solving real-world problems.

Introduction to human resources concepts and practices applicable for entry-level HR professionals and general managers in numerous industries. Provides overview of key HR functions such as: HR operations; recruitment and selection; compensation and benefits; HR development and retention; employee relations; and health, safety, and security. This course prepares students for the HRCI's Associate Professional in Human Resources™ (aPHR™) certification.

This course provides students with foundational knowledge regarding general law, ethics, and regulations affecting business policy and decision making.

The focus of this course is the retention and development of employees in the business organization. Human resources are the most valuable assets in modern businesses, so retaining them is critical to the health and bottom line of the organization. Topics include strategic considerations for assessing employee performance, how to train and develop employees, and how to help create a productive and effective workplace.

This introductory course provides training in the basic principles of project management, including concepts from the initiating, planning, executing, monitoring, controlling, and closing process groups. Introduces fundamentals from the ten project management knowledge areas to prepare students for the Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM ®) exam offered by the Project Management Institute (PMI®).

This course provides foundational topics related to logic and critical thinking including, informal logic, formal logic, and fallacies.

This course introduces the concepts and theories of interpersonal communication. Students will explore the process and functions of communication, developing relationships, communication strategies and skills, and interpersonal language skills, including conflict management.

This course covers written communication skills with an emphasis on understanding the writing process, analyzing readings, and practicing writing for personal and professional applications.

A course building on lessons learned in English Composition I. In addition to reviewing the writing process, topics include research techniques, citation techniques, documentation formats, and critical analysis of written topics.

This course begins with a review of real numbers and algebraic expressions before covering algebra topics including linear equations and inequalities, lines and functions, systems, exponents, polynomials, and factoring.