This course provides an introduction to financial accounting principles. Topics include basic accounting procedures, measurement of income and expense, working capital, and investments.

Prerequisite(s): None
Credit(s): 3

The course provides the basic principles and applications of managerial and cost accounting, considering how a manager’s understanding of accounting practices influences basic operational decisions.

Prerequisite(s): ACC 201
Credit(s): 3

The course provides an introduction to basic business law topics in employment law, contract law, and various business regulations, as well as ethical issues underlying the law and business’ responsibility to society more generally. The application of law and ethics across cultures and countries is introduced.

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Credit(s): 3

This course examines the process by which leaders and team members generate alternatives and select appropriate courses of action to meet organizational objectives. Competing principles of leadership are considered and the characteristics of effective leadership across multiple settings are considered.

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This course reviews the application of personal and organizational psychology and its effects on employee training, motivation, assessment and health and safety. Topics covered include team interactions, the impact of job satisfaction on employee and organizational performance, perceptions of organizational justice, the influence of culture on work behavior, performance feedback programs, and theories and implications of stress in the workplace for individuals and the organization.

Prerequisite(s): None
Credit(s): 3

The course provides for the development of tactical decision making using a variety of analytical tools and strategic frameworks to take practical implementable action. The tension between the organization’s current capabilities and strategic goals are addressed.

Prerequisite(s): None
Credit(s): 3

This integrative course is the culmination of the Bachelor Science in Business Administration Degree Completion program and focuses on analyzing a company’s current strategy, performance, and results. Students investigate the external environment, industry dynamics, and competitive forces in a strategic business plan. Attention is given to special issues, topics, and challenges faced by those making corporate strategy. This course must be taken in the students’ final semester.

Prerequisite(s): None
Credit(s): 3

The course introduces students to the nature and components of negotiation and conflict management. Theoretical perspectives focus on interests, goals, power, and style. Students will engage in individual and group simulations and projects designed to develop negotiation and conflict intervention skills.

Prerequisite(s): None
Credit(s): 3

The course provides the basic skill sets to conduct fundamental financial analysis including break-even analysis, net present value calculations, internal rates of return, as well as the use of basic financial ratios in managerial decision making. Students are also introduced to sensitivity analysis and how to adjust their analysis based on risk factors in the decision.

Prerequisite(s): None
Credit(s): 3

This course examines information systems in support of the business strategy and organizational goals, as the key to competitive advantage. As such, Information systems promote business collaboration and innovation through the use of new technologies and organizational structures. Information systems discussed include Ecommerce/Supply Chain Systems, Customer Relationship Management, Business Intelligence Systems, and ERP. The Systems Development and Project Management process are discussed in light of outsourcing, off-shoring and software as well as service environments. Information Security and regulations are highlighted.

Prerequisite(s): None
Credit(s): 3

This course explores the use of a variety of decision tools, from basic descriptive data and formal statistical modeling to common assessment practices, to inform and improve the management decision process at every level of the organization. The importance of finding and using available and appropriate data as the basis of decision making is emphasized.

Prerequisite(s): None
Credit(s): 3

This course identifies management functions, skills and practices applicable to multiple levels and types of organizations. Management principles are applied to organizational structure and design, managing people, strategic planning, and control. Managing diversity and ethics in a global environment is addressed.

Prerequisite(s): None
Credit(s): 3

The course builds from the basic disciplines to apply them in project management settings using project management software and related tools. Case studies and/or simulations in project management applications are also provided. MGT400 or concurrent registration strongly recommended.

Prerequisite(s): None
Credit(s): 3

The course considers the foundations of dealing with human resources in an organizational setting. The employee lifecycle from recruiting to retention to motivation to exit is discussed.

Prerequisite(s): None
Credit(s): 3

The courses provides the fundamentals of marketing management in a dynamic organizational environment, including an analysis of such functions as product development, promotion, channels of distribution, and logistics. An introduction to the basic tools of marketing research is also provided.

Prerequisite(s): None
Credit(s): 3

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Credit(s): 3

The course introduces financial analysis in capital budgeting, mergers and acquisitions, and new product/service development. Students are also exposed to the impact of incomplete and/or imperfect information in the decision process as well as the impact of “the human side of business” such as differing decision priorities and risks within the firm.

Prerequisite(s): ACC 201
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This course looks into the application of major issues with working capital and short-term financing management. Integration of financial concepts and models through electronic spreadsheets and other relevant technology to provide expertise in the area of short-term financial management while enhancing the student’s analytical skills. Topics include cash budgeting, pro forma statements, and other techniques of analyzing current assets and liabilities.

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This course focuses on investment principles and problems. Topics include the effects of current financial events upon the markets and their operations. Students analyze the selection of investments that provide the maximum future return at an acceptable level of risk. Examination of Marketable financial instruments, common stocks, preferred stocks, bonds, put options, call options, futures contracts on the traditional commodities and financial futures.

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This course provides an overview of the principal financial markets, participating institutions, financial instruments, and operations of financial intermediaries. This assists the student in understanding how operations of our financial institutions affect functioning of our economic system and evaluation of monetary policies and goals.

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The elements and significance of business strategy are examined, drawing on the literature of leadership, strategy and organization; students learn to formulate and implement strategy and apply general business theory to the healthcare industry.

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This course examines the functions and strategies of human resource management in healthcare systems. Planning, staffing, compensation and benefits, performance evaluation, labor relations, and legal compliance are studied, using lecture, case analysis, exercises and simulations.

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This course focuses on developing, managing, and implementing quality assurance operations in healthcare systems. Course materials and assignments develop student skills in intra-company, supplier, and customer quality relationships, supported by quality planning, quality manuals, procedure and job instruction development, communication, training, and preparation for quality certification programs with emphasis on continuous improvement.

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This course examines a wide variety of societal problems and evaluates the healthcare public policies that have been proposed and implemented to address those problems. Students analyze problems using basic economic concepts and techniques, relying on economic criteria to develop optimal public policy.

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This course provides a broad picture of international business. Topics include globalization and its main phenomenon: international trade and investment, global monetary system, strategies and structures of international business. Be familiar with how political, economic, and legal systems of countries differ and how they influence a country’s ability to achieve meaningful economic progress.

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This course focuses on applications of economic theory, including the impact of international trade, regional economic integration and international trade policy. The course provides insights in different economic models around the world.

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This course provides insights into the most important international organizations, such as: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, International Monetary Fund, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Bank for International Settlements, General Agreement of Tariffs and Trade, World Trade Organization, European Union, North American Free Trade Agreement, Organization for Petrol Exporting Countries, Asian Pacific Economic Council, Organization for Economic Development, various commissions of the United Nations Organization, multinational corporations, North Atlantic Treaty Organizations, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.

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This course focuses on international diversity in consumer behavior, advertising, distribution, sales, and marketing management.

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This course focuses on domestic and global marketing decision making processes within the company in the areas of products and services, pricing, promotion, distribution, branding, sales force management, business-to-business, market information management, legal implications and ethics.

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This course focuses on the relationship of domestic and global consumer behavior in purchasing, utilization, and disposition of products. Topics include marketing research and information management; psychological-social-cultural influences on consumer behaviors and decision making.

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This course focuses on domestic and global marketing research methodologies in product-price-promotion-distribution. Students examine the primary and secondary research design process. Other topics include sources, sampling, associations, testing, and interpretations.

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This course focuses on domestic and global external factors affecting marketing’s products-pricing-promotion-distribution opportunities and threats; assimilation of the most appropriate strategy that fits the business environment; implementation plan using the internal marketing, management and infrastructure strengths.

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