BUSN 1000 Examine the background and theories of supervision and management. Ease the transition to management by gaining the knowledge and.skills necessary to be successful in a management role including planning, organizing, staffing, leading and controlling.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
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BUSN 1010 Become an effective leader in today's global business environment. Determine your leadership style and the implications of that style in work group performance. Incorporate ethical decision making, mission, vision and culture into a powerful leadership strategy. Enhance your ability to motivate and positively influence others in an increasingly diverse workforce. Model leadership behaviors and inspire, challenge, enable and encourage those around you toward a common purpose. This course is the same as ADMS1420 - both courses are cross listed together.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
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BUSN 1020 Develop habits to increase personal productivity and create and individual time management plan. Set priorities, delegate and reduce time wasters and stressors. Explore strategies to improve time utilization in work groups. Learn practical tools to manage time and stress.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
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BUSN 1030 Non-financial managers and supervisors will gain knowledge and skills necessary to make sound business financial decisions. Emphasis on the key financial statements, accepted accounting principles and budgeting.
Credits: 2
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
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BUSN 1031 Non-financial managers and supervisors will gain knowledge and skills necessary to make sound financial decisions. Emphasis on the key financial statements, generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and budgeting for the public and private sector.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
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BUSN 1040 Organizational behavior (OB) is an interdisciplinary field drawing from numerous disciplines including psychology, sociology, anthropology, economics, and organization theory. Students will review, discuss and analyze critical factors that make an organization of any size and purpose perform effectively. Apply psychological principles to communications, organizational planning and personnel management. Examine how systems and values shape an organization's culture. Discuss how individuals work inside an organization and influence those around them in teams and department settings. Understand the importance of system thinking and change management.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
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BUSN 1101 In this course you will learn how human resources influence business strategy and gaining an overview of best practices to obtain and retain top talent to support the strategy and goals of the organization. This course observes the standards for the Human Resource Certification Institute.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
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BUSN 1110 Business law and ethics affect every business, whether you are a for profit or nonprofit organization. Laws are not constant as they are interpreted by the courts which create vast uncertainty for business. Organizations must comply with the law, period. Ethics (like many laws) are not always clear; in fact, they are gray and we often learn from other organizations mistakes. Organizations should live by a "Code of Ethics" to promote ethical behavior at all levels, and advise individuals/employees on what to do when they observe or perceive something unethical. You will examine workplace issues impacting supervisory responsibilities and explore the influence of ethics on individuals and organizations. You will be introduced to the American legal system. Understand civil, criminal, contract, employment, and labor laws and how they affect business.** This course is cross-listed with MKTC2815.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
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BUSN 1121 Examine all aspects of employee and labor relationships. Learning will include the various employee engagement strategies, performance management system, collective bargaining and legal and ethical considerations. This course observes the standards for the Human Resource Certification Institute.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
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BUSN 1130 Acquire an overview of how to provide a safe and healthy work environment. Supervisors/managers will be able to assess risks to their organization, and develop, based on knowledge gained in this course, a safety plan. As part of the plan, you will learn and conduct a risk analysis, job safety analysis, safety orientations, job safety training, perform workplace inspections and conduct effective accident investigations. This course observes the standards for the Human Resource Certification Institute.
Credits: 2
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
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BUSN 1141 Examine organizational methods at the strategic and tactical levels for training, developing, and retaining top talent. This course observes the standards of the Human Resource Certification Institute.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
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BUSN 1150 Design compensation, benefit and reward systems to attract and retain top talent. Examine government regulations to ensure compliance. Conduct competitive analyses of like organizations. This course observes the standards for the Human Resource Certification Institute.
Credits: 2
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
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BUSN 1160 Participants will be provided with the essential human resources (HR) functions for all leaders/managers that are not taking the Human Resources Management Certificate. This course is aligned with the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) Essentials in Human Resources program and prepares the participant to take the exam to earn the SHRM Essentials Certificate.
Credits: 2
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
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BUSN 1200 Learn how to integrate TQM into planning and project management, strategic management, process improvement and how to modify an organizations behavior. Assess supervisors roles and responsibilities related to quality including identifying and meeting customer needs, applying problem solving tools and techniques for improving systems and processes and making quality decisions. Enhance work group commitment to continuous quality improvement.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
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BUSN 1210 Understand the project management process and learn to utilize the appropriate tools to initiate, plan, execute, control and close projects. Learn to apply knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to project activities to meet project requirements. Understand how organizational planning impacts the projects by means of project prioritization based on risk, funding, and the organization's strategic plan.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
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BUSN 1220 Learn and practice skills to communicate your message directly and effectively to generate the desired results,whether in a meeting, presentation or written media. Assess your audience prior to communicating to maximize effectiveness. Facilitate group participation including handling disruptive behavior. Learn to apply skills in any situation to achieve win-win negotiations.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
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BUSN 1240 Explore the need for and use of creativity and innovation in today's global and multi-cultural business environment. Assess your level of imagination by discovering your creative mind and how you can best put it to work in problems facing organizations. Work with stakeholders to minimize barriers and plan for successful implementation. Use processes and tools that will identify root causes and solve problems the first time.
Credits: 2
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
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BUSN 1260 Identify how supervisors / leaders can plan for and support excellent customer service through developing a service strategy. Examine the impact of employee training and decision-making authority on customer service. Assess internal and external customer satisfaction. Learn tools and techniques for gathering feedback and handling complaints. Consider the relationship between customer satisfaction, customer loyalty and quality.
Credits: 1
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
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BUSN 1300 This course explains what multicultural mentoring is and how it can be used as an effective tool to develop individuals, foster teamwork, multicultural understanding and organizational effectiveness and productivity. This course places the student in the role of mentee and mentor. As a mentee, the student will learn how to develop and acquire new skills and abilities through a multicultural mentorship partnership. A mentor/mentee agreement will develop a path to growth opportunities. This course is a Prerequisite for BUSN1310 Multicultural Mentorship II.
Credits: 2
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
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BUSN 1310 This course builds on what multicultural mentoring is and how it can be used as an effective tool to develop individuals, foster teamwork, multicultural understanding and organizational effectiveness and productivity. This course places the student in the role of mentee and mentor. As a mentor, you will utilize skills learned to help their mentee succeed. A mentor/mentee agreement will develop a path to growth opportunities.
Credits: 1
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Corequisites: None
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BUSN 1320 Identify what it takes to become a diversity leader in your organization and community. Learn the complexities of managing in todays diverse workforce. Explore the evolution of diversity from the past, present and future perspectives. Assess personal, group and organizational viewpoints toward diversity and diversity initiatives. Examine the legal aspects related to discrimination, affirmative action, bias and stereotyping in human resource activities. Implore effective communication methods to build relationships and understanding. Utilize the differences, similarities and tensions of individuals and groups into a collaborative and competitive advantage for your organization. Eliminate barriers affecting equal access and professional growth and mobility.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
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BUSN 1330 Learn how to adapt global and multicultural contexts into traditional leadership theories. Develop assimilation strategies that do not lose the many advantages that diversity offers. Examine the leadership challenges regarding ethics, social responsibility, accountability and training in a multicultural environment. Choose appropriate leadership styles to build teamwork and collaboration. Raise the awareness of the workforce at all levels to leverage the value of diversity.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
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BUSN 1340 Understand the growing influence of globalization on all areas of business. Assess the global business environment which includes trade, outsourcing, off shoring, legal, technological, political and social and ethical perspectives. Learn the effects of cultural contexts in negotiation and management. Explore strategies for international and global business.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
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BUSN 1350 This course focuses on building multicultural conflict resolution skills needed to improve the workplace relationships by understanding the concept of cultural clashes, practicing conflict management prevention, mastering negotiating skills across cultures, building multicultural communication skills, developing mediation techniques, understanding the conflict management continuum resolving multicultural conflict, and comprehending the Alternative Dispute Resolution progression.
Credits: 2
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
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BUSN 1600 This introductory course provides an overview of the field of public administration by focusing on the theoretical and practical knowledge. The aim of this course is to familiarize students with the basic principles, context, environment, organizational structure and contemporary issues in public administration.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
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BUSN 1602 This course examines the background and implementation of public policy through managing, leading and the core functions of public management. Organizational theories, decision making and legal aspects related to public administration will also be addressed.
Credits: 3
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Corequisites: None
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BUSN 2010 Complete a workplace improvement project applying the knowledge and skills you have learned from the Business Management program. If the student is not employed at the time of registration, a personal improvement or community-based project may be conducted with approval by the program advisor. Credits may be variable based on the scope of the project. Reflect on learning from the project. All students will complete a nationally recognized exam encompassing the overall learning from the program of study. *Register in the last semester of the program unless otherwise approved by the advisor.
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BUSN 2970 An internship experience provides the business student with an opportunity to explore career interests while applying knowledge and skills learned in courses through a work setting. The experience also helps students gain a clearer sense of what they still need to learn and provides an opportunity to build professional networks. **Register in the last semester of the program unless otherwise approved by the advisor.
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