31 courses with the subject BUSN, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
BUSN 1000Foundations of Management3
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. Learning Outcomes Demonstrate understanding of the leading function Demonstrate understanding of the controlling function Create an individual learning portfolio Examine the background and theories of management Demonstrate understanding of the organizing function Demonstrate understanding of the planning function Demonstrate understanding of the staffing function Transition to management opportunities.
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. Learning Outcomes Explore the background and theories of leadership Use your strengths Apply leadership principles in various situations Create a vision/philosophy leadership portfolio Assess your leadership style
Develop habits to increase personal productivity and create and individual timemanagement plan. Set priorities, delegate and reduce time wasters and stressors. Explore strategies to improve time utilization in work groups. Learn practical tools tomanage time and stress. Learning Outcomes Explain how knowledge, skill and desire relate to habits Understand and apply time management principles & techniques Assess the relationship between time and stress Enhance abilities to set and meet goals Learn to delegate and empower others effectively Improve leadership skills creating a personal mission statement towardsinter-dependency.
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. Learning Outcomes Analyze key financial statements. Review legal and ethical considerations. Influence business strategy. Prepare a basic business plan incorporating learning from the course.
BUSN 1031Finance for Public and Private Sector Management3
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. Major Content Areas Legal and ethics Public Finance Finance Statements Decision making Budgeting Learning Outcomes Compare and contrast the private sector and the public sector. Consider budget strategies. Prepare a basic financial plan incorporating learning from the course. Review legal and ethical considerations. Analyze key financial statements.
Organizational behavior (OB) is an interdisciplinary field drawing from numerousdisciplines 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 andpersonnel management. Examine how systems and values shape an organization’s culture. Discuss how individuals work iside an organization and influence those around them in teams and department settings. Understand the importance of system thinking and change management. Learning Outcomes Apply strategies to improve personal interaction with others based on anunderstanding of personality and behavioral styles in interpersonal and groupsituation Develop diversity, equity and inclusion practices. Examine diverse theoretical models of individual and organizational motivation. Describe conceptual frameworks associated with organizational and personal change. Assess how organization’s management systems contribute to organizationalperformance. Define organizational culture and how to influence and to respond to it.
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/employeeon 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 leal system. Understand civil, criminal, contract, employment, and labor laws and how they affect business. Learning Outcomes Reflect on the American legal system Examine credit and risk Create a learning portfolio Explore the global and culturally diverse context in which business and business law functions. Apply basic legal concepts within the context of a business setting Explain property rights Explain the functions of courts and other non-judicial tribunals in the resolution of disputes. Discuss negotiable instruments Ability to examine elements of contracts Assess the impact of government regulation on business Assess consumer protection and liability List the types of business organizations Identify how the laws of TORTS impact business Examine the main sources of legal authority, which may include Apply principles of employment law and agency Evaluate the ethical cause and effect in decision making
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. Major Content Areas Role of Human Resources Total Rewards Employment Law Performance Management Talent Acquisition Learning and Developing Strategic Planning Learning Outcomes Identify how human resources contribute to organizational goals Examine the six functional areas of HR: Human Resources, Talent Acquisition, Performance Management, Learning and Development, Employment Law and Total Rewards. Demonstrate confidence when confronted with HR issues. Describe the relationship between human resources and managers/leaders
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 meetingcustomer needs, applying problem solving tools and techniques for improving systems and processes and making quality decisions. Enhance work group commitment to continuous quality improvement. Learning Outcomes Assess quality from the perspective of the customer Theorize on the future of quality Explain the role of quality in all levels of the organization Use problem solving tools Describe the human side of quality Link quality to common management tasks such as planning & project management and strategic planning,
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. Learning Outcomes Plan a work or personal project applying the skills and knowledge learned inclass using tools such as Gantt charts, flow charts, and others. Define methods for monitoring and evaluation of the project’s success whilesetting standards for contingency planning. Relate effectively with team members by assigning personnel, authority andresponsibilities. Balance competing project constrains including, but not limited to: scope,quality, schedule, budget, resources and risk. Address various needs, concerns and expectations of the stakeholders as theproject is planned and carried out.
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. Learning Outcomes Assess the communication process. Produce various business correspondence while managing neutral, persuasive andbad-news messages. Use effective negotiation skills Deliver effective presentations Use proper grammar, punctuation & spelling Manage disruptive behavior Use visual aids
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. Learning Outcomes Apply creative and innovative problem solving and ethical decision-making methods. Assess your creative mind. Involve a diverse team of stakeholders when solving problems.
Extraordinary customer service will set your organization apart from your competition. Develop a service culture that is reliable, responsive and focused on building long term relationships and loyalty. Use tools and techniques to measure internal and external customer satisfaction, gathering feedback and handling difficult customers. Major Content Areas Measurement tools Quality in service Service culture Response to difficult situations Learning Outcomes Define leadership?s role Assess internal and external customer satisfaction. Identify aspects of a quality service organization Create the vision, mission and values for a service culture
Develop the skills and knowledge to cultivate productive work teams. Learn to defuse resistance to change and foster support and involvement in developing a shared vision. Master conflict resolution and negotiation strategies essential for supervisors and others in leadership positions in fostering self-managed work teams from forming, norming, storming, and performing to transforming. Learning Outcomes Practice set measurable team objectives communicate teamwork expectations. Identify characteristics of a “high performance team”. Describe stages of team development and identify team member roles. Describe the need for understanding accountability and performance management for team members. Manage conflict situations.
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 inthe 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. Learning Outcomes Develop lifelong learning process acquiring multicultural supervision fluency. Maintain a successful mentoring relationship by identifying challenges to mentoring and effectively implementing an individual development plan. Build listening, coaching, verbal, written, confidence and organization skills and abilities. Foster collaboration and teamwork through developing personal and professional relationships by assessing individual needs, adapting to a specific organizational culture. Integrate multicultural awareness, knowledge, skills and abilities learned. Define personal cultural perspective while enhancing personal self-awareness and self- concept.
Prerequisites BUSN 1300 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. Learning Outcomes Maintain a successful mentoring relationship with mentee by identifying challenges to mentoring and effectively supporting mentee in acquiring employability skills. Use learning and assessment tools to enhance personal growth, identify and overcome challenges to mentoring and leverage the strengths of others to enhance cross-cultural capabilities. Become a mentor, examine roles and responsibilities of the mentor and mentee and develop & implement a mentoring contract. Build listening, coaching, verbal, written, confidence and organization skills and abilities. Foster collaboration and teamwork through developing personal and professional relationships by assessing individual needs while adapting to a specific organizational culture. Integrate multicultural awareness, knowledge, skills and abilities learned. Develop lifelong learning process acquiring multicultural supervision fluency.
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 touild 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 growthand mobility. Learning Outcomes Define and contrast diversity through past, present and futureperspectives. Examine the legal issues and integrate diversity efforts in human resource activities. Evaluate personal, group and organizational assumptions, biases and stereotyping. Examine effective intercultural communication methods while building teamwork and collaboration. Incorporate diversity initiatives into strategic planning by identifying barriers and techniques to overcome diversity challenges. Employ diversity as a competitive advantage while learning how to become a diversity, equity and inclusion leader.
Learn how to adapt global and multicultural contexts into traditional leadership theories. Develop leadership 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. Learning Outcomes Build teamwork and collaboration. Create a project portfolio. Use appropriate leadership styles. Lead multicultural, equity and inclusion initiatives. Examine global multicultural leadership competencies.
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 effectsof cultural contexts in negotiation and management. Explore strategies for international and global business. Learning Outcomes Define the future of global supply chaining. Examine American business practices in the context of simulating an internationalproduct launch. Define social and ethical dimensions of conducting business internationally. Rationalize geopolitical effects on global markets while realizing strategic marketingmanagement implications. Become familiar with legal aspects of globalization and cross-cultural managementpractices. Explore the reasons for outsourcing while examining trade and off-shoring issues.
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. Learning Outcomes Practice distributive and integrative negotiation approaches. Define multicultural conflict an identify the dimensions of a cultural clash by studying key principles from diverse conflict theories. Understand the dynamic of power, know when to walk away and when to call for a third-neutral-party help. Acknowledge cultural and contextual expectations. Practice problem solving and transformative mediation styles Learn major negotiation styles and temperaments and how to interact cross-culturally while Identifying different interests and goals. Communicate effectively by considering different perceptions, biases, and prejudices. Know yourself and understand conflict dynamics.
BUSN 1400Introduction to Human Resource Management3
Presents the evolving nature of Human Resource professionals’ role in organizations. Topics include the strategic, administrative, and operational roles of Human Resource professionals, the strategic planning process, assessing the internal and external environment of an organization, measuring HR strategic contributions, examining ethical challenges, formulating policies, and creating an implementation process in responding to the legislative and regulatory environment. Major Content Areas Human resource operationsEmployee relationship and effective employee engagementEmployee selection and recruitment processesCompensation and benefitHuman resource development and retention strategiesHealth, safety, and security plansEthics and compliance in HR operation Learning Outcomes Explain human resource operations, ethics, and compliance.Develop employee relationship, compensation, and benefit plans for effective employee engagement.Design employee selection and recruitment, development, and retention strategies.Design health, safety, and security plans.
This course examines employment laws governing the workplace at the federal, state and local levels, and explores risk management strategies to prevent and mitigate organizational risk. This course is aligned with the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) Body of Applied Skills and Knowledge (BASK). Major Content Areas Title VIIAdministrative Agency LawsOrganizational compliance strategiesEmployee recourseRisk managementSources of lawHealth and wellnessGlobal considerations Learning Outcomes Resolve employee complaints filed with federal, state, and local agencies involving employment practices.Develop, implement, and communicate workplace health and wellness, safety, security, privacy, continuity and recovery plan compliant with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations.Establish workplace-consistent policies and procedures for applying and enforcing compliance consistent with federal, state, and local laws.Examine federal, state, and local employment laws.Assess risks and mitigation strategies.
Examine HR’s role is setting business strategy, leadership, ethics, and workforce planning to achieve organizational goals. Explore federal, state, and local laws related to the subject. Topics include equal employment opportunity, discrimination and harassment, organizational staffing, job analysis, Job descriptions, recruitment, interviewing, screening, selection, onboarding and documentation and record management. Major Content Areas Business strategyLeadershipRelevant laws and ethical considerations Job AnalysisRecruitmentInterviewing Selection processesOnboardingDocumentation Global considerations Learning Outcomes Examine business strategies.Devise recruitment, selection, staffing, onboarding processes.Develop Job Analysis and Job Description.Analyze the impact of laws and ethics. Create relevant documentation.
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. Major Content Areas Business strategy and philosophyMarket analysisRelevant laws and ethical considerations Job documentation elementsBenefits needs assessmentMandatory & Discretionary compensation and benefitsGlobal considerations Learning Outcomes Align total rewards with business strategies and philosophyConduct market analysis.Describe global considerations.Analyze the impact of laws and ethics. Review job documentation elements.Determine how to effectively communicate Total Rewards.Design benefits needs analysis.
Examine all aspects of employee and labor relationships through the employee life cycle. This includes federal, state and local laws, ethical considerations, performance management, unions, engagement and motivation and measurement and documentation. This course is aligned with the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) Body of Applied Skills and Knowledge (BASK). Major Content Areas Business strategy and philosophyPerformance management systems through the employee life cycleUnion relationsRelevant laws and ethical considerations Documentation elementsEngagement and retentionGlobal considerations Learning Outcomes Analyze impact of legal and ethical considerationsDescribe motivation and engagement strategiesExamine aspects of performance managementAssess the role and impact of unions
Examine the strategic approaches to attaining organizational goals through training & development, at the individual, group and organization levels. Explore the readiness and motivation of trainees, development, delivery and evaluation of training and development initiatives. This course is aligned with the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) Body of Applied Skills Knowledge (BASK). Major Content Areas Business strategy and philosophy.Research, design, deliver and assess T&D initiatives.Relevant laws and ethical considerations. Coaching and mentoring.Succession planning.Career development and management.Engagement and retention.Global considerations. Learning Outcomes Analyze impact of legal and ethical considerations.Describe motivation and engagement strategies.Research, design, deliver and assess training.Examine development needs and opportunities.
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. Major Content Areas Policies of Administration Bureaucracy Developing Problem-solving and analytical skills Disciplines of Administration Administration: past, present and future Developing interpersonal management skills Politics in Administration What is Public Administration Understanding basic financial and budgeting issues Learning Outcomes Contrast the competing interests of the various levels of government. Analyze the financial and budgetary considerations in administration. Provide an inclusive work environment in the public sector. Define the disciplines of public administration. Explore the complexities of administration at the local, state and federal level. Identify the challenges of public administration and political constraints.
BUSN 1602Public Administration: Organizational, Managerial and Legal3
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. Major Content Areas Human Resources Decision Making Government Regulation Leadership Administrative Law Organizational Theories Learning Outcomes Examine legal and ethical considerations. Explore public policy implementation considerations. Compare and contrast organizational theories. Evaluate decision making processes. Examine Human Resource practices. Identify challenges and opportunities for leadership.
Variable Credits Y 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. Learning Outcomes Complete a nationally recognized exam related to the program. Create a professional project report/portfolio. Apply skills and knowledge learned in the business program to an advisor approved project. Create a reflection of learning.
Variable Credits Y 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 theystill 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. Learning Outcomes Apply skills and knowledge learned in the BUSN program to a workplace Identify goals to learn new skills and knowledge Conduct a presentation summarizing the internship experience Maintain a detailed project journal accounting for required hours Write a learning paper summarizing the reflection of the internship experience Complete a nationally recognized exam of overall learning from the program
