Course Descriptions 2023-2024 School Year BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION GEB2350  International Business  3.0   P This course introduces students to the field of international business. Once a firm crosses an international border, it is in a new legal, political, cultural, and competitive environment. The course examines the major facets of the international business management environment (legal, political, economic, and cultural). It explores international strategies, by assessing the main factors determining success and failure of international companies. Students have an opportunity to describe international management operations and issues such as managing a multicultural workforce, designing and executing global marketing strategies, designing global products and services, and managing global research and development.... Full Description GEB2949  Business Internship     O Students will work on-site in a business/administrative setting consistent with their academic/career goals to learn the skills, behaviors, and attitudes necessary for success. Regular meetings on campus will complement the work schedule. Permission needed for registration. Contact the Business Program Advisors.... Full Description IDS2941  Internship and Career Building     P This course is designed for majors applying practical applications in today's business environment. Topics will include resume writing, applications, interviewing skills, and professional business etiquette. Students will work on-site in a business/administrative setting consistent with their academic/career goals to learn the skills, behaviors, and attitudes necessary for success. Offered only in Spring semesters.... Full Description MAN2300  Human Resource Management  3.0   P An introduction to human resource management concepts with particular emphasis on human resource management skills and techniques. Emerging concepts and practices with regard to new responsibilities brought about by recent state and federal legislation will be highlighted. Effective and efficient human resources practices that support the strategic goals of their organizations will be covered.... Full Description BUL2137  Employment Law for Business  3.0   P An introduction to legal issues related to human resource management. The course will highlight federal legislation and case law related to a wide range of employment topics. Current and developing trends in anti-discrimination law will be emphasized. Related topics include hiring and firing, evaluation, family leave, and other forms of governmental regulation of the employment environment.... Full Description BUL2241  Business Law I  3.0   P Fundamental concepts of business law, including an overview of the US Legal system and how laws are developed, and the general legal concepts governing business organizations and transactions, including contracts, torts, and employment law.... Full Description ECO2023  Principles of Microeconomics  3.0   P Economic concepts and principles used in production, consumption, price determination, externalities, and determining individual and firm behavior are covered. Students will use technology to study prices and markets, consumer demand, elasticities, public and merit goods, costs, and market structures. Tools and models used for decision making will be developed and applied to contemporary issues.... Full Description MNA2345  Management and Supervision  3.0   P This is a business management and supervision course that introduces students to a broad range of supervision and management concepts. The course covers historical and contemporary trends, leadership, meetings, contributing as a team member, diversity, goals, problem solving, and decision making, productivity, motivating employees, providing performance reviews, as well as other management and supervision concepts. Current sustainability, social responsibility, and multicultural issues require modern management and supervision skills. In this course, you will learn about solutions and tools used to meet modern supervisory challenges.... Full Description RMI2213  Commercial Insurance  3.0   P Commercial Insurance is the third course in the AS Business Administration Insurance and Risk Management degree program. This course provides students with a broad understanding of the property and liability loss exposures faced by most organizations, and the corresponding types of commercial insurance that can be used for covering those loss exposures.... Full Description ECO2710  International Economics  3.0   P Exploration of the field of economics through discussion, observation, or research in the areas of international trade policy and finance. Special focus will be placed on topical problems, current issues, or economic trends.... Full Description MAN2021  Principles of Management  3.0   P An introduction to management principles, this course analyzes the major functions of management - planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. Emphasis is placed on learning how to manage organizations for excellence in both performance and employee satisfaction. Major topics include goal setting and goal achievement, strategic planning, decision making, designing organizational structure; motivating and leading, managerial control ethics, and stress management skills. The use of technology in managerial decision-making and leadership is discussed.... Full Description MKA2021  Salesmanship  3.0   O Students receive sales training and develop customer service and sales management skills. An examination of both the traditional and the partnering selling process. Sales call strategy, account management, presentation development, communications, responding to objections, total product quality and partnership building are all integral subjects.... Full Description MNA1020  Professional Development Strategies  3.0   O This course is intended for first term (A.S./Certificate) students. It will address the topics of professionalism and work ethics in both the academic and work environment. Experiential exercises will include building a personal/professional five-year goals statement, interview with selected professional and academic persons, and role playing of situational challenges. Topics will also include etiquette, dress, correspondence (including e-mail), use of the Internet, team building, time management, and personal/professional ethics.... Full Description RMI2113  Personal Insurance  3.0   P Personal Insurance is the second course in the AS Business Administration Insurance and Risk Management degree program. The course a basic understanding of the property and liability loss exposures faced by most individuals and families, as well as the types of insurance coverage that can be used for treating those exposures. The course includes a discussion of the public and private life and health insurance marketplaces, and the product options available for individuals and families involved in insurance planning.... Full Description SBM2000  Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management  3.0   P A course designed for the student who is primarily interested in the ownership and management of the small business enterprise. Managerial functions applicable to the small business are examined and analyzed. Service and production organizations are studied.... Full Description ECO2013  Principles of Macroeconomics  3.0   P This course examines aggregate economic concepts, principles, and theories used to understand, measure, and analyze macroeconomic performance and business cycles. Students will study the political aspects of designing and implementing fiscal policy and the alternative views on its efficacy for influencing the economy. Students will also study the theories and monetary policy mechanics of the Federal Reserve System. In addition, students will study the varying models of aggregate economic performance and the impact macroeconomic policies have on business and personal decision making.... Full Description FIN2104  Principles of Finance  3.0   O An introduction to the principles of financial planning. This course takes current concepts of finance, insurance, and taxes and presents them in a manner which individuals can apply to their personal financial decisions. Areas covered include time value of money, tax considerations, insurance planning, and retirement.... Full Description GEB1011  Introduction to Business  3.0   P This is an introduction to business course that covers a wide variety of topics including fundamentals of the business world, ethics and social responsibility, economics, the global economy, entrepreneurship, accounting, finance and banking, leadership and management, operations management, human resource management, organizational behavior, products, and marketing, pricing, and distribution. This is an introduction to business course that covers a wide variety of topics including fundamentals of the business world, ethics and social responsibility, economics, the global economy, entrepreneurship, accounting, finance and banking, leadership and management, operations management, human resource management, organizational behavior, products,. Full Description MAR2011  Principles of Marketing  3.0   P The marketing function from idea creation through production, distribution, and consumption is examined, primarily with a small business, applications-driven format. Students develop research, writing, and presentation skills. Competitive analysis, planning, and consumer behavior are integral subjects.... Full Description RMI1201  Principles of Property and Liability Insurance  3.0   P Principles of Property and Liability Insurance is the first course in the AS Business Administration Insurance and Risk Management degree program. This course provides the foundation for the other insurance and risk management courses in the program. The course is divided into three segments: Segment A explains what insurance is, who provides it, how it is regulated, and how to measure the financial performance of insurers. Segment B describes the functions of marketing, underwriting, ratemaking, and claims, all of which are essential to providing insurance. Segment C examines the risk management process and its purpose, the elements of loss exposures, and the characteristics and provisions of insurance policies.... Full Description HSA2172  Reimbursement Methodologies & Revenue Cycle Management  3.0   P This course provides an overview of reimbursement methods and the various third-party payers in health care. The language of health care reimbursement will be explored, and elements of health care reform will be covered. Clinical coding and compliance will be discussed along with the coding issues that affect compliance, with an emphasis on ethics in coding. Revenue cycle basics will be addressed along with charge master maintenance, charge capture, and claims management. This is a core course in the AS in Health Services Management degree program.... Full Description HSA1550  Medical Law and Ethics  3.0   O This course is designed to present the student with a study of medical law, ethics and bioethics as applied to the ambulatory healthcare setting and the legal field as well as practices related to employment in these areas... Full Description HSA1380  Health Care Quality Management  3.0   O This course examines various efforts being introduced to improve quality, efficiency of health care system. Topics covered range from issues of medical error reduction, quality improvements in medical records, and utilization review, to models for continuous quality improvement in physician-patient relations.... Full Description HSC2632  Issues and Trends in Public Health  3.0   O This course is designed to give the AS Health Services Management students an introduction to current events in the field of public health and its impact on the healthcare system.... Full Description