This course will lay a broad foundation of understanding for global business principles for a varied population of students who work in businesses of all kinds, including the IT and IA fields. It covers the latest changes in Information Technology for Business, including computer-aided manufacturing (CAM), application software, and recent ethical issues arising from IT. Real-life business examples are added throughout the course that reinforce the business principles.

This foundational course deals with organizational behavior and allows the technology practitioner to experience the basic facets of organizational theory and define the skills required to understand and apply the theory to a real organizational setting. Elements of the course are organizational structure, effective communication, team building, ethics, and project management as seen through the organizational lens.

This foundational core course introduces students to basic English writing skills and research methods, including APA style writing, citing sources, determining when a website is credible, effective communication, outlines, and collaboration. Students will write/present portions of the above in the course in various formats.

This course is designed to provide fundamental skills needed to understand global leadership concepts such as developing technological savvy, appreciating diversity, building partnerships, creating a shared vision, maintaining a competitive advantage, integrity, and leading for change. This is a study of current and historical leadership theories with an emphasis on viewing the leadership function in the context of global organizational behavior and organizational designs.

This course encompasses an extensive research project about cross-cultural differences in leadership conducted by a group of researchers in 62 countries. It lays a foundation for understanding the process of leadership. The study describes the roles, functions, and impact of global leadership concepts. Many team exercises provide the speed at which leaders must work. Research and views into how most cultures respond to this area of management are provided.

This course provides information regarding how management accounting assists in driving strategy execution within business settings while learning to apply a balanced scorecard framework. It identifies the components necessary to establish balanced finances using specific measures and strategies and proper identification of non-financial performance measures. Further exploration of the impact on non-financial measures on organizational behaviors. The content explores how organizational needs can be met using appropriate financial measures, analysis, and reporting within changing contexts and the ethical situations related to them.

This course evaluates the impact of financial management practices within organizational situations that required decisions to be made. It further assesses the value of investment projects to an organization. When decisions are being made within an organization, the financial aspects play and important part in the capital structure. This course will explore the impact of decisions on finance and capital structure, as well as shareholder distribution policies and discounted case flow analysis.

This course will provide students with a glimpse into the fundamentals of consumer behaviors. It will examine how marketing management strategies can be useful to organizations and provide strategies which are used to develop and manage brands. The evaluation of segmenting and targeting markets and the strategic positioning of markets will be approached. Students can expect to create and evaluate advertising messages and integrate marketing portfolios for the improvement of branding using various media advertising. The course provides insight into how to assess supply chain logistics, distribution channels, and marketing strategy frameworks. Students will be able to develop a comprehensive marketing plan which will utilize multiple skills learned within the course.

The Capstone is the summative experience designed to allow students to demonstrate all program outcomes and draw on the knowledge and skills learned throughout the entire program. Students can enroll in the Capstone after successful completion of all core degree requirements but must be within six semester credit hours of graduation. Students must demonstrate attainment of a 3.0 cumulative grade point average A for the Registrar approval to register in this class.