Division of Liberal Arts & Science
Biology
BIOL 101 General Biology
Course Description: An introduction to fundamental biological topics (including cells, energy transduction, genetics, evolution, organismal structure/function, ecology). 3 Credits.
Communications
COMM 200 Introduction to Communications Studies
Course Description: Introduction to major theoretical, critical, research and pedagogical issues in human communication. 3 Credits.
COMM 304 Interpersonal Communications
Course Description: Exploration of competent communication and the skills necessary to manage personal and professional relationships. 3 Credits.
COMM 306 Patterns and Principles of Communications
Course Description: The study of communication provides a unique perspective on human interaction, including personal, interpersonal, group, and public situations. By exploring the important concepts and applications of communication, participants discover the individual’s roles and responsibilities in relating communication to self and society. 3 Credits.
COMM 308 Public Presentations
Course Description: Develops skill in the composition and delivery of speeches suitable to various common speech situations and criteria for judging speeches heard or read. Topics include: nature of public speaking; choosing and presenting a topic; analyzing an audience; organizing and outlining. 3 Credits.
COMM 310 Interpersonal Communications
Course Description: Examining behavior within interpersonal encounters, with emphasis on both theoretical/applied explanations for how and why people act during such interactions. 3 Credits.
COMM 312 Intercultural Communications
Course Description: Introduction to intercultural communication. Focus on topics such as language, identity, prejudice, and intergroup relations on a domestic/ international level. 3 Credits.
COMM 314 Team Building
Course Description: Team formation, socialization and identity, team problem solving, individual and collective motivation, conflict and power, learning and team development, and group liabilities. 3 Credits.
COMM 316 Conflict Management
Course Description: Theories and strategies important for conceptualizing, developing, and managing conflict negotiation, mediation, and third-party intervention. 3 Credits.
COMM 318 Media Production
Course Description: Introduction to multimedia project activities to explore image editing, layout, the integration of texts and images and web architecture. 3 Credits.
COMM 320 Nonverbal Communications
Course Description: Examining ways nonverbal messages, such as gestures, posture, vocal intonation, and facial expressions, affect us on a daily basis. 3 Credits.
COMM 322 Power and Influence
Course Description: This course explores agents exercising power, types of power, uses and abuses of power, and particular power issues, including power at work and power between women and men. 3 Credits.
COMM 324 Media and Reality
Course Description: How might we think about the legal, political, economic, historical, and “cultural” considerations that shape what we watch on TV, read in books, and stare at on billboards? What ideas are relevant for examining the enormous changes in the mass media system and the consequences of those changes? The aim of this course is to begin to answer these questions by acquainting you with the workings of American mass media as an integral part of American society. 3 Credits.
COMM 336 Communications and Aging
Course Description: This course examines the normal transitions of aging and the communication needs that accompany these transitions. It is designed to broaden the student’s understanding of the aging process and to provide skills that enhance relationships with older adults. 3 Credits.
COMM 421 Advanced Small Group
Course Description: Examination of communication principles in the small group setting. Includes consideration of task and interpersonal dimensions, cohesiveness, conformity and approaches to leadership. 3 Credits.
COMM 426 Professional Presentations
Course Description: Advanced communication techniques in the professional environment, collaborative presentations, effective written and oral styles and audience analysis. 3 Credits.
COMM 432 Leadership Communication
Course Description: Models of leadership behavior, theories of power and influence, and a review of leadership research are presented in this course. Students identify their own leadership style, and learn to anticipate the impact of their style on different types of organizations. 3 Credits.
COMM 494 Internship in Communication
Course Description: Supervised off-campus, non-group instruction including field experiences, practica, or internships. Written and oral critique of activity required. 3 Credits.
English
ENGL 102 Basic Composition
Course Description: Instruction and practice in writing expository prose that shows sensitivity to audience and purpose. 3 Credits.
ENGL 103 Writing for Business
Course Description: Writing reports and other common forms of business communication. 3 Credits.
ENGL 106 Speech
Course Description: Increase the ability of students to make clear, effective speeches, including research, speech organization, presentation and extemporaneous speaking. 3 Credits.
Environmental Science
ES 105 Introduction to Geology
Course Description: Earth processes and their effects on the materials, structure, and morphology of the earth’s crust. Practicum includes field work, study of rocks, minerals, dynamic models, and topographic maps. 3 Credits.
Mathematics
MATH 103 College Mathematics
Course Description: Quadratic equations; equations in quadratic form; word problems; graphing; algebraic fractions; negative and rational exponents; and radicals. 3 Credits.
MATH 112 Quantitative Methods
Course Description: Topics which will be included are: a brief review of algebra, linear programming, probability, statistics, and applications of differential and integral calculus. This course will provide business students with the mathematics background needed for higher level business courses. 3 Credits.
MATH 248 Statistical Concepts
Course Description: This course examines simple probability models, random variables, discrete and continuous distributions, sampling, elementary hypothesis testing and the power of a test, as well as application of probability to statistical methods. Prerequisite: MATH 112. 3 Credits.
MATH 261 Elementary Statistics
Course Description: Descriptive statistics, frequency distributions, probability, binomial and normal distributions, statistical inference, linear regression, and correlation. 3 Credits.
Philosophy
PHIL 120 Ethics for Today’s World
Course Description: Major ethical positions and assumptions regarding questions of freedom, choice, obligation, and conflicts in contemporary moral conduct, values, and reasoning as applied to the business world. 3 Credits.
PHIL 122 Introduction to Philosophy
Course Description: Introduction to central philosophical themes, including the mind/body problem, the existence of God, ethical problems, the nature of reality. 3 Credits.
Psychology
PSYCH 150 Introduction to Psychology
Course Description: Introduction to general psychology; principles of human behavior and their applications. 3 Credits.
PSYCH 201 Introduction to Psychology
Course Description: Scientific, societal, and individual implications of contemporary psychological theory. 3 Credits.
PSYCH 202 Introduction to Social Science Inquiry
Course Description: An introduction to sociology as a discipline. The sociological perspective will be used to examine social groups, structure, and institutions, as well as everyday human interaction. 3 Credits.
PSYCH 212 Research Methods and Statistics I
Course Description: An introduction to scientific method in psychological research. Topics include: philosophical issues; hypothesis formulation; experimental design; and data collection, organization and interpretation. 3 Credits.
PSYCH 213 Conflict Resolution
Course Description: An exploration of the sources of interpersonal conflict and strategies of resolution. Small group conflict resolution sessions will be coordinated. 3 Credits.
PSYCH 230 Working with Diverse Populations
Course Description: Historical and economic review of women’s and minorities’ participation in United States workforce and analysis of contemporary organizational diversity cases. 3 Credits.
PSYCH 238 Group Dynamics
Course Description: Research and theory on topics including interpersonal attraction, aggression, helping, attitudes, attribution, cooperation, competition, and groups, from a psychological perspective. 3 Credits.
PSYCH 302 Research Methods and Statistics II
Course Description: Sampling theory and distributions, theory and applications of estimation and hypothesis testing, regression and correlation and analysis of variance. 3 Credits.
PSYCH 311 Behavior Modification
Course Description: Applications of behavior principles of reinforcement and punishment to various areas of human endeavor are discussed with emphasis on recently reported literature. Some example topics include: behavior modification in self-adjustment; education; industry; or therapy. 3 Credits.
PSYCH 329 Development Psychology
Course Description: Survey of the psychological changes across the life span; the changes in cognitive, social and emotional physiological development from conception to death will be included. 3 Credits.
PSYCH 330 Strategies for Motivation
Course Description: A review of the major theories that attempt to explain motivated behavior from a physiological, cognitive, social, environmental and/or learning point of view. 3 Credits.
PSYCH 334 Personality Theory
Course Description: Personality theories and their application to social and personality development and personality dynamics. 3 Credits.
PSYCH 335 Abnormal Psychology
Course Description: Overview of assessment, causes, and treatments of psychological disorders. 3 Credits.
PSYCH 336 Child Psychology
Course Description:
Growth and development of children in terms of sensorimotor, intellectual and social behavior. 3 Credits.
PSYCH 337 Adolescent Psychology
Course Description: Individual and social development from later childhood to adulthood; adolescence as a social phenomenon; guidance in home, school, and community. 3 Credits.
PSYCH 342 Adult Development and Aging
Course Description: A study of the aging process and the changes that take place biologically, mentally, and spiritually in the individual and/or group environment. 3 Credits.
PSYCH 402 Disorder of Personality
Course Description: This course examines disorders of personality, focusing on the contributions of ego psychology, object relations theory, and self-psychology, and the origins of personality disorders. In addition, the implications of therapeutic diagnosis and treatment options are considered. 3 Credits.
PSYCH 403 Social Psychology
Course Description: Application of social psychological theories and research methods to field settings and to the study of social issues. 3 Credits.
PSYCH 422 Psychology of Groups
Course Description: This course focuses on theories of groups and the dynamics involved in group behavior. 3 Credits.
PSYCH 432 Assessment
Course Description: Assessment principles and techniques, with emphasis on the information-gathering assessment used in educational, industrial, and clinical settings. 3 Credits.
PSYCH 444 Psychology Internship
Course Description: Supervised off-campus, non-group instruction including field experiences, practica, or internships. Written and oral critique of activity required. Prerequisite: prior approval of proposed assignment by instructor. 3 Credits.
Sociology
SOC 141 Introduction to Asian Culture
Course Description: An interdisciplinary, variable content, lecture-discussion course on the history, culture, politics, and international relations of Malaysia, China, Japan, and Korea. 3 Credits.
Division of Business
Accounting
ACCT 211 Principles of Financial Accounting
Course Description: Accounting is the language of business. This course concentrates on basic accounting concepts beginning with the accounting cycle and includes the development and analysis of financial statements of a business organization. The emphasis is on the use of financial information for decision making purposes. 3 Credits.
ACCT 212 Principles of Managerial Accounting
Course Description: This course emphasizes the use of accounting data by management. It examines budgeting, costing systems, cost-volume-profit relationships and performance evaluation measures. An annual report will be analyzed and evaluated to see how financial and other information is displayed and used for decision-making purposes. Prerequisite: ACC 211. 3 Credits.
ACCT 213 Accounting Theory
Course Description: Having understood the basic accounting concepts underlying the accounting process from ACCT 211, this course emphasizes the development of accounting theory where accounting concepts were formed. The development of accounting theory will further provide useful insight into the accounting problems facing the accountants and other stakeholders including the relevant authorities. This course will cover areas relating to theory development , accounting measurement, the role of normative and positive accounting theories, the role of ethics in accounting, accounting regulation and politics.
Prerequisite: ACCT 212. 3 credits
ACCT 311 Advanced Financial Accounting I
Course Description: Advanced accounting problems involved in partnerships and corporations particularly involving business combinations, special sales procedures, and fiduciary accounting. 3 Credits.
ACCT 436 Federal Taxation
Course Description: Study of income determination concepts for individuals and corporations, impact of taxation on decisions, elementary research techniques, and ethical standards. 3 Credits.
ACCT 437 Managerial Cost Accounting
Course Description: Accounting for manufacturing concerns; actual and standard cost systems, and managerial uses of cost data. 3 Credits.
ACCT 438 Auditing
Course Description: Principles and procedures of an independent examination of financial statements and the ethical and legal responsibilities of the accounting profession. 3 Credits.
Business Administration
BA 102 Principles of Management
Course Description: Introduction to key concepts for the design and management of organizations. 3 Credits.
BA 151 Business Law I
Course Description: An introduction to the nature and sources of law, and the methods by which laws are made. Basic principles of contract law and property law as the foundations for business enterprise; will examine topics such as commercial paper, secured transactions, bankruptcy, suretyship, professional’s liability, malpractice, and related topics. 3 Credits.
BA 201 Management Theory and Practice
Course Description: Decision making under uncertainty, linear programming, waiting line models, game theory, and simulation using a project life cycle development time line. Discussion regarding management styles. 3 Credits
BA 238 Principles of Financing
Course Description: This course is designed to survey the field of finance and provide the foundation for more advanced finance coursework. Topics include sources of business and financial information, financial statement analysis, the time value of money, the nature and measurement of risk, financial institutions, investments and corporate finance. 3 Credits.
BA 252 Business Law II
Course Description: An examination of the laws governing agency relationships, employment, and the various structures of commercial enterprises. 3 Credits.
BA 261 Human Resource Management
Course Description: Introduction to the strategic planning and implementation of human resource management, including staffing, development, appraisal, and rewards. 3 Credits.
BA 301 Applied Business Systems
Course Description: The primary focus of this course stresses the use and application of established and proven business systems. This course is designed to provide an understanding of group dynamics, cross-functional business applications, individual coaching/mentoring, strategic planning, and integrating current technological applications in the organization. 3 Credits.
BA 304 Consumer Behavior
Course Description: Theories of buyer behavior and research findings as they apply to the sales effort. 3 Credits.
BA 321 Organizational Policy and Ethics
Course Description: Examination of social, ethical, legal, economic, equity, environmental, public policy, and political influences on managerial decisions and strategies. 3 Credits.
BA 322 Decision Making and Problem Solving
Course Description: A hands-on introduction to modeling and solving typical business problems employing commonly used techniques and software tools. 3 Credits.
BA 331 Advertising
Course Description: Study of the creative functions of advertising in print and broadcast. Students develop advertisements, including all visual and verbal elements, to develop creative ability and critical judgment. 3 Credits.
BA 359 Corporate Financing
Course Description: The acquisition and management of corporate capital; analysis of operations, forecasting capital requirements, raising capital, and planning profits. 3 Credits.
BA 383 Ethics
Course Description: A consideration of important ethical issues; e.g., the definition of the good or the conflict of duties; why ethics is so important in today’s business relationship. 3 Credits.
BA 401 Production Management
Course Description: Aggregate production planning procedures, disaggregation methods in hierarchical production planning, master production scheduling, material requirements planning, lot-sizing, and capacity planning. 3 Credits
BA 415 Management Cases Capstone
Course Description: This is the capstone for management majors. The purpose of the course is to integrate all prior learning in management, related course work and workplace experiences. Students will be expected to develop a power point presentation around a management case. 3 Credits.
BA 424 Business Administration Capstone
Course Description: This course serves as the capstone for the business administration major. The purpose of the course is to integrate all prior learning in business administration, related coursework and workplace experiences to individually assess an organization. Three major components comprise the course: the strategic analysis of an organization, the development of a conflict management procedure and the development of a personal career portfolio. 3 Credits.
Economics
ECON 121 Principles of Macroeconomics
Course Description: Analysis of forces that determine the level of aggregate economic activity. 3 Credits.
ECON 122 Principles of Microeconomics
Course Description: Allocation of resources and distribution of income within various market structures, with emphasis on analytical tools. 3 Credits.
Marketing
MKTG 101 Principles of Marketing
Course Description: Introduction to customer behavior and research, service/product development, pricing and promotion in diverse and international marketing contexts. 3 Credits.
MKTG 203 International Marketing
Course Description: The force of global market environment today has heightened the need for a better understanding of the international environment and their inter-relationship with global marketing strategies. Additional emphasis is also given to relevant areas such as identifying international marketing opportunities and threats, planning, marketing and controlling international marketing strategies, understanding the changing role and mode of international marketing so as to formulate effective marketing strategies to remain competitive nationally and globally.
Prerequisite: MKT 101. 3 credits
MKTG 328 Salesmanship
Course Description: Principles underlying the sales process and practical application of these principles to selling situations. Studies role of selling in total marketing process. 3 Credits.
MKTG 329 Retail Marketing
Course Description: Study of the institutions of retailing, retailing research, selection of store location and layout, retail organizational structure and merchandise planning and management. Retail store image, promotion, retail pricing, retail strategy and retail trends will be evaluated. 3 Credits.
MKTG 333 Marketing Research
Course Description: Research approaches, methods, and applications studied as a formal approach to problem solving for marketing decisions. 3 Credits.
MKTG 402 International Marketing
Course Description: Study of the scope, differences, and opportunities in international marketing; importing and exporting procedures; techniques for trading and investing abroad. 3 Credits.
MIS/Computer Science
MIS 102 Principles of Computer Applications
Course Description: The principles of computer applications including word processing, spread- sheets, presentation graphics, e-mail, WWW and file system browsers, and web page composers. 3 Credits.
MIS 141 Introduction to Spreadsheets
Course Description: Course designed to give students a proficiency in the use of spreadsheet software. Introduces advanced spreadsheet commands, formula generation, database operations, importing and exporting data, program modules and menu generation. 3 Credits.
MIS 142 Introduction to Databases
Course Description: Theory and utilization of database management systems in organizations, including searching, sorting, reporting and maintenance. 3 Credits.
MIS 201 Business Application Programming
Course Description: Problem solving in M I S environment; high-level language programming; control structures, functions, parameters, recursion, arrays, records/structures; verification; debugging; and documentation. 3 Credits.
MIS 301 Advanced Computer Programming
Course Description: Students use various advanced problem-solving strategies to develop algorithms using classes and objects. Students also learn how to implement and use elementary data structures, including character strings, records, files, stacks and queues. 3 Credits.
MIS 302 JAVA Programming
Course Description: This course introduces methods and principles of computer programming using the Java language. Students complete small applets designed for pages on the World Wide Web and become familiar with basic language features of Java applications. 3 Credits.
MIS 303 C + + Programming
Course Description: Basic C/C++ programming skills are developed in the problem-solving process. In the lab, students use C/C++ syntax to develop software solutions to problems related to electronics and computer technologies, and test and debug prior to finalizing program documentation. 3 Credits.
MIS 304 System Analyses and Design
Course Description: This course introduces the systems analysis and design process using information systems methodologies and techniques to analyze business activities and solve problems. Students learn to identify, define and document business problems and then develop information system models to solve them. 3 Credits.
MIS 305 Database Management and Design
Course Description: This course covers fundamental concepts necessary for the design, use, implementation and administration of database systems. The course will stress the fundamentals of database modeling and design, the languages and facilities provided by database management systems, and some techniques for implementing and administering database systems. 3 Credits.
MIS 322 Introduction to UNIX
Course Description: This course will focus upon the necessary skills required for the student to gain an understanding of the UNIX computing environment. With a valid user account, students will practice and become proficient with basic commands and utilities that are provided through a standard shell. Relationships between the many available commands will emphasize the interconnectedness of the UNIX environment. 3 Credits.
MIS 404 Information Systems Architecture and Technology
Course Description: Examines how technology, economics and organizational issues influence the structure of such computer information systems as mainframe, client/server, and net centric. Explores the effective use of design concepts and tools including SDLC, RAD, prototyping, objects, and case in a business enterprise. Includes a field design project. 3 Credits.
MIS 405 Advanced Data Analysis
Course Description: Students are introduced to a variety of database administration topics, including capacity planning, database management system (DBMS) architecture, performance tuning, backup, recovery and disaster planning, archiving, reorganization and defragmentation. 3 Credits.
MIS 406 Web Design and Implementation
Course Description: This course presents introductions to many of the basic concepts, issues and techniques related to designing, developing and deploying Web sites. During the course, students will learn about Web design, HTML, XHTML, basic JavaScript, Dynamite HTML, Applets, ActiveX and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). The student will learn how to create sites both manually and through the use of Web site developmental software. 3 Credits.
MIS 407 Telecommunications and Networks
Course Description: This course addresses data communications concepts, network devices and topologies. Basics of the public switched telephone network (PSTN) and digital switching are included. Fiber optic systems are covered, with a focus on system-level testing and troubleshooting. 3 Credits.
MIS 415 Management Information (Capstone)
Course Description: Study of information systems applications and management in a business environment. Includes personal productivity, basic technology and infrastructure; design, development and management of computer information systems; and impacts of technology on business practices. 3 Credits.