2021-2022 Endicott College Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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BUA 561 - Managing in the Global Business Environment
An examination of the multitude of forces and factors that influence organizations doing business on a global scale. Close examination will be given to methods of managing global organizations as they adapt to cultural, regulatory, market, and economic differences as they seek to accomplish organizational objectives. Important management issues specific to international business will be discussed to prepare students to improve their management capabilities. Key issues examined in the course will be an overview of the legal aspects of international business transactions; laws governing multi-national enterprise; foreign investment; money and banking; impact of law on international trade, and the global monetary system.
(Cr: 3
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BUA 581 - Managing Information Systems
This course will investigate the role of information and systems in organizations by focusing on the following: (1) Work Place Technology Overview-databases, networks, software, client server, hardware; (2) Managing Technology (Production and Development)-system development life cycle, project management, managing production systems, software evaluation; (3) Process Automation-business process, re-engineering, total quality management; (5) Management Perspective-staffing, managing workflow, leveraging systems to support decisions, outsourcing, “meet the CIO.”
(Cr: 3
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BUA 560 - Marketing and Customer Value Management
Marketing management fundamentals are discussed as a process that explains the dynamic relationships between corporations and their target markets and audiences. Analysis, planning, implementation, and program management are emphasized throughout the course as support functions for corporate strategy focusing on customer value. The major objective of this course is to understand the relationship between incorporate (umbrella) strategies and brand strategies that offer their customers emotional and physical value.
(Cr: 3
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BUA 542 - Operations Management
This course considers the evolution of the modern operations function, the design of systems, and scheduling the management of materials and the provision of services. The course examines operations management as linking all aspects of the organization, including its employees, processes, customers, and suppliers. The student examines operations in the context of the organization as a whole. The course examines the various elements of operations management, from technical to organizational. Concepts explored include: quality, human resource management, supply chain management, and project management.
(Cr: 3
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BUA 529 - Project Management
This course focuses both on the analytical tools to manage projects as well as the people management tools necessary for project success. The entire process of implementing a project, from project definition to the evaluation of feasibility, scheduling, financial, and budgetary factors is examined in detail. Contemporary management techniques, based on Project Management Institute (PMI) current practices, are used in case analyses to deepen student understanding. Current software options are discussed.
(Cr: 3
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BUA 532 - Quantitative Methods for Decision Makers
This course provides the fundamental quantitative knowledge necessary for professionals to utilize the results of analyses to enhance the decision-making process. This course explores quantitative analysis including basic statistics principles such as descriptive statistics, probability distributions, inferential statistics (sampling), regression analysis, time-series analysis, non-parametric statistics, and quantitative analysis techniques such as optimization theory, decision analysis, and decision trees.
(Cr: 3
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BUA 530 - Small Business Management
Every business begins as a small business. This course will seek to explore the roll-up-your-sleeves, “do more with less” mentality employed by successful businesses as they seek to reduce costs, streamline operations, and achieve more with smaller, smarter staffs. This course is geared towards entrepreneurs but will most certainly benefit anyone working in( (or desiring to work in) a small company environment. In the context of a start-up or operating small business subjects covered will include product development and positioning, process creation and implementation, staffing (and/or outsourcing), customer service, sales, and PR with limited resources. The franchise model will also be explored. The course will be taught mostly case style. Students will also gain a working, hands-on knowledge of the QuickBooks accounting software-a cornerstone of so many small businesses. There will be a mid-term, individual and/or team assignments and a final team project in which you will envision a small business venture of your own in the form of a business plan and final presentation.
(Cr: 3
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BUS 349 - Advanced Business Analytics
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This course will examine advanced business analytics focused on enabling data-driven, strategic decision making. Students will work through case analysis and hands-on exercises that simulate real world application of advanced business analytics. The three core pillars of business analytics will be covered: Descriptive, Prescriptive, and Predictive.
Prerequisites & Notes
BUS249
(Cr: 3)
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BUS 207 - Advanced Data Collection Tools for Marketing
This course involves in-depth study of survey design techniques, including use of a survey hosting platform (e.g. Qualtrics). Topics and course descriptions will change from semester to semester. Examples of topics include survey design, ethical considerations in human subjects’ research, mastering advanced features in a survey platform, and using tablets for data collection in field studies. Students may take more than one section of this course providing the topic is different from one section to the next.
Prerequisites & Notes
BUS200 or HTM213 or SM 203 or permission of instructor. Course may be repeated up to 3 times for academic credit, as long as the course content is different.
(Cr: 1)
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BUS 116 - Advanced Excel Applications
FA/SP
This course challenges students to master advanced functions in Excel, and to utilize those skills for business applications such as financial modeling, reporting, and the automation of accounting and financial tasks. The course will focus on graphs and charts, use of advanced financial functions and analytical tools, reporting templates, linking of worksheets and workbooks, importing and manipulating data, macros, auditing tools, and other advanced features.
Prerequisites & Notes
BUS110 or permission of instructor
(Cr: 1)
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BUS 306 - Behavioral Finance
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Financial theories and models developed in the past decades rely on the assumption that people are rational. Evidence suggests otherwise. In more recent years theoretical as well as empirical studies have emerged that expose deficiencies in the established paradigm. Behavioral finance studies the impacts of psychological forces and cognitive biases on our financial decisions. This course will explore the human component of markets and provide insight into how behavioral finance complements traditional models in more accurately describing the dynamics of financial markets.
Prerequisites & Notes
BUS210 or permission of instructor
(Cr: 3)
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BUS 460 - Brand Management
FA/SP
Recognizing the strategic importance of branding, this course examines theories and strategies for building, leveraging, and defending strong brands, and showcases current opportunities and challenges facing brand managers. Emphasis is placed on understanding psychological principles at the consumer level that will improve managerial decision making with respect to brands.
Prerequisites & Notes
BUS 200 or permission of instructor
(Cr: 3)
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BUS 370 - Business Analysis and Research
FA/SP
A prerequisite for the semester internship, focus is on translating a business problem into a research project. Includes approaches to industry and internal analysis, ways to identify relevant data and appropriate sources, primary and secondary data collection, methods of data analysis, and effective interpretation and presentation of findings. Examples of published research in business are analyzed to provide a foundation for the creation of an effective research design proposal for an actual business problem as the final deliverable in the course. Satisfies the Writing Designated core requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
INT 200, BUS 121, BUS 270, junior class status or permission of instructor
(Cr: 3)
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BUS 425 - Business and Society
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Examines social and ethical challenges faced by managers and the potential of such challenges to impact the business institution, its stakeholders, investors, the community, and society. Using readings and case studies, situations where business strategy and public policy or personal interest overlap are examined to develop a conceptual framework to guide socially responsible individual and corporate problem solving and decision making in business.
Prerequisites & Notes
Junior or senior class status or permission of instructor
(Cr: 3)
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BUS 110 - Business Computers I
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This course provides introductions to computer software currently used in global business environments. Implications of information technology in business are explored and evaluated. Problem-solving skills are developed using standardized business computer software including word processing, spreadsheet, presentation and database software.
(Cr: 3)
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BUS 115 - Business Computers II
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Builds on the understanding of information technology and its impact on business. Emphasis is on using advanced presentation skills, database, and analytics to solve problems in business.
Prerequisites & Notes
BUS 110 or equivalent competency
(Cr: 3)
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BUS 345 - Business Decision Making
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This course focuses on developing the data knowledge and technical skills necessary to make successful business decisions. Students will acquire an appreciation of methods used in data acquisition and analysis in order to improve strategic decisions. Key focus areas will be on case studies of real world usage of mathematical and statistical models in relation to business decision making and strategy.
Prerequisites & Notes
MTH126, Junior Status or permission of instructor
(Cr: 3)
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BUS 120 - Business Fundamentals I
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Half of a two-semester integrative interdisciplinary course (with BUS 121) focusing on the interdependencies in business while providing a foundation for advanced study and a framework for defining internship and career direction. Readings, exercises, team projects, and the first internship experience are used to develop the analytical, interpersonal, and communication skills required for business success.
(Cr: 3)
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BUS 121 - Business Fundamentals II
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Half of a two-semester integrative interdisciplinary course (with BUS 120), focuses on the interdependencies in business while providing a foundation for advanced study and a framework for defining internship and career direction. Readings, exercises, team projects, and the first internship experience are used to develop the analytical, interpersonal, and communication skills required for business success.
Prerequisites & Notes
BUS 120
(Cr: 3)
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BUS 415 - Business Negotiation
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Provides students with techniques for becoming skillful negotiators in a wide range of settings. The framework and fundamental steps of negotiating, including how to develop an effective negotiating action plan are examined. Students will be introduced to current theory surrounding the negotiation process.
Prerequisites & Notes
Junior or senior class status or permission of instructor
(Cr: 3)
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BUS 122 - Business Problem Solving
FA/SP
A prerequisite for BUS210 Finance, this course introduces fundamental mathematical concepts important in business. It begins with a comprehensive review of basic math before covering how math is used in functional areas of business including marketing, banking, finance, accounting and business reporting. The course introduces important mathematical applications in business such as simple and compound interest, depreciation, discounts, and mark-ups. The course also explores how to measure and report business decisions and results.
(Cr: 3)
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BUS 475 - Business Strategy and Policy
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A culminating course in the business program, examines the challenge to top management presented by a new or expanding business. Students learn decision making for an organization experiencing growth and change. Topics include organization planning and strategy in a competitive environment. The student is asked, from the point of view of the senior manager, to integrate and apply the knowledge learned in accounting, finance, marketing, organizational behavior, etc., to develop a comprehensive strategy for a firm that can lead to competitive advantage and high performance results.
Prerequisites & Notes
ACC 175, ACC 205 or BUS 210, or permission of the instructor
(Cr: 3)
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BUS 365 - Business, the Environment, and Sustainability
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Examination of environmental and social consequences of industrial society and managerial responses with emphasis on the effect of sustainability on corporate performance. The impacts, in both domestic and global contexts, of current trends in industrial operations and government policies on health, equity, and environmental sustainability will be considered. Satisfies the Global Issues General Education requirement.
(Cr: 3)
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BUS 270 - Communicating in Business
Develop critical oral and written managerial communication skills required of professionals. Students learn the characteristics of effective business communication, including the need to identify audiences and their preferred communication styles. Written, oral and interpersonal communication skills are built through a variety of exercises that include crafting email, letters, memos, executive summaries, and visual aids. Students learn how to incorporate evidence and effectively structure communications to deliver negative and positive business news, how to contend with ethical considerations, and how to communicate persuasively. Additionally, focuses on the use tables, figures, and graphs to enhance all forms of communication.
Prerequisites & Notes
BUS 121 and ENG 111 or permission of instructor.
(Cr: 3
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BUS 270 - Communicating in Business
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Develop the critical oral and written managerial communication skills required of professionals. Students learn the characteristics of effective business communication, including the need to identify audiences and their preferred communication styles. Written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills are built through a variety of exercises that include crafting email, letters, memos, executive summaries, and visual aids. Students learn how to incorporate evidence and effectively structure communications to deliver negative and positive business news, how to contend with ethical considerations, and how to communicate persuasively. Focus on the use of tables, figures, and graphs to tighten and enhance all forms of communication is included.
Prerequisites & Notes
BUS 121, ENG 111, or permission of instructor
(Cr: 3)
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BUS 330 - Consumer Behavior
FA/SP
Study of the consumer as a decision maker. Social and psychological influences on purchasing decisions are examined with emphasis on their implications for retail marketing strategy. Topics include: external and internal influences on consumer lifestyles, the nature of consumer motivation, the purchase decision process as it relates to the consumption of consumer goods and services, and appropriate marketing responses.
Prerequisites & Notes
BUS 200 or permission of instructor
(Cr: 3)
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BUS 446 - Contemporary Topics in Entrepreneurship
AS NEEDED
This course isolates and explores key topics in entrepreneurship. Topics and catalog descriptions will change from semester to semester. Examples of topics may include project funding, project management, intellectual property protection, business model development, tools to evaluate business opportunities, employee hiring/retention and business ownership models.
Prerequisites & Notes
Junior status. Course may be taken for credit more than once as long as the course content is new.
(Cr: 3)
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BUS 442 - Contemporary Topics in Management
AS NEEDED
This course explores in depth an aspect of contemporary business operations. Topics and course descriptions will change from semester to semester. Examples of topics may include tools for managers to evaluate business opportunities, training employees, sustainable product initiatives, franchising, and healthcare. Course may be taken for credit more than once as long as the course content is new.
Prerequisites & Notes
Junior or senior class status
(Cr: 3)
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BUS 444 - Contemporary Topics in Marketing
AS NEEDED
This course involves in-depth study of a select number of contemporary topics. Topics and course descriptions change semester to semester. Example topics include public policy and ethical considerations when marketing to vulnerable consumers, legal considerations of predatory marketing or misrepresentations (e.g., “green washing” and “pink washing”), and responsibilities implementing modern marketing techniques (e.g., advergaming, and ambush marketing). Course may be taken for credit more than once as long as the course content is new.
Prerequisites & Notes
BUS 200 or permission of instructor and junior or senior class status
(Cr: 3)
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BUS 311 - Corporate Finance
FA/SP
Examines more advanced topics in finance, including option pricing and the use of options in corporate finance. Students use financial modeling to solve problems in capital budgeting and mergers and acquisitions. In addition, some topics in international finance are covered.
Prerequisites & Notes
BUS 210
(Cr: 3)
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BUS 450 - Dynamics of Leadership
FA/SP
An extensive look at the nature of leadership and the dilemmas facing leaders of people at work. In-depth analysis of the forces motivating the behavior of people working in ongoing and temporary groups. Includes problems of authority and influence, development of roles and norms, initiation of change, and dealing with resistance. Recognition of women’s and men’s parity in leadership opportunities as a major consideration. Satisfies the Individual and Society General Education requirement.
(Cr: 3)
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BUS 354 - Entrepreneurial Finance
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Examines issues related to funding entrepreneurial firms at all stages of their existence. How to identify worthy business opportunities, raise and structure financing, and ultimately harvest returns are covered. Specific topics include: venture capital markets, deal structuring, valuations, later stage financing, going public, and other harvesting methods.
Prerequisites & Notes
ACC 205 or BUS 210
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BUS 300 - Entrepreneurship
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Examines historic evolution, economic, and societal impact of the entrepreneurship process from conception to implementation of a new venture. Focus is on attributes of entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial teams, and their search and assessment of various resources to convert opportunities into profitable businesses.
Prerequisites & Notes
ACC 175, ACC 205 or BUS 210, or permission of instructor
(Cr: 3)
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BUS 301 - Entrepreneurship for Non-Business Majors
AS NEEDED
The goal of this course is to provide non-business majors with the framework needed to create their own businesses. The course will explore the entrepreneurial process and examine the skills necessary to convert ideas and opportunities into a profitable business. The course will culminate in practical application of the creation and implementation of a business idea by entrepreneurial teams.
Prerequisites & Notes
Junior class status or permission of instructor
(Cr: 3)
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BUS 210 - Finance
An introduction to finance including organization, taxes, capital markets, the commercial banking system, interest rates, financial analysis, financial forecasting, working capital management, marketable securities, accounts receivables, inventories, and short term credit markets. Students will use financial computers and/or software applications to apply concepts.
Prerequisites & Notes
ACC 175
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BUS 210 - Finance
FA/SP
An introduction to finance including organization, taxes, capital markets, the commercial banking system, interest rates, financial analysis, financial forecasting, working capital management, marketable securities, accounts receivables, inventories, and short-term credit markets. Students will use financial computers and/or software applications to apply concepts.
Prerequisites & Notes
ACC 175
(Cr: 3)
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BUS 375 - Financial Modeling
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Combines knowledge of financial theory, mathematics, Excel, and Visual Basic Applications (VBA) to develop simple to sophisticated spreadsheet models in several major areas of finance.
Prerequisites & Notes
BUS 210
(Cr: 3)
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BUS 350 - Global Marketing Management
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Focus is on the unique problems associated with managing marketing operations across national borders. Topics include: the impact of culture on the global marketing environment; how to identify global market opportunities for an existing enterprise or a new venture; how to apply industry analysis, assessment of risk, and new customer identification techniques in an international context; and how to develop and implement effective comprehensive marketing strategies on a global scale.
Prerequisites & Notes
BUS 200 or permission of instructor
(Cr: 3)
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BUS 305 - Human Resource Management
FA/SP
This course examines employee-employer relationships in the work place today. Policy areas covered are: job design, recruiting, employee selection, placement, job training and career development, performance evaluation, compensation strategies, incentives, and benefits. There is also discussion of current economic situations as they impact the work place today, including labor/management relations.
(Cr: 3)
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BUS 403 - Integrated Marketing Communications
FA/SP
Advanced study of the major marketing communication functions including advertising, direct marketing, sales promotion, public relations, and personal selling. Application and integration of these various functions in developing effective campaign strategies and programs are included.
Prerequisites & Notes
BUS 200 or permission of instructor
(Cr: 3)
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BUS 303 - International Business
FA
An overview of the environment in which international businesses compete, this course introduces the student to the impact of culture and political economy on business decision making, the economics and politics of international trade and investment, the nature of the international monetary system, the strategies and structures that characterize successful international enterprises, and the special role that each business function plays within a firm operating globally.
(Cr: 3)
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BUS 340 - International Finance
FA/SP
Examines the balance of payments in relation to domestic macroeconomics, the mechanics of the foreign exchange market, and the benefits of international diversification and hedging strategies used by portfolio managers and multinational corporations.
Prerequisites & Notes
BUS 210
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BUS 125 - Introduction to Business
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Provides students beginning a minor in business administration with knowledge and skill required to be successful in completing both required and elective courses in the minor. Topics include basic economics, global business considerations, business ethics, business formation, management, marketing, product development and distribution, accounting, financial management, and information technology. The course is not open to students majoring in the School of Business unless permission is given by the dean of the school of business.
(Cr: 3)
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BUS 249 - Introduction to Business Analytics
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This course examines how data analytics (big data) informs business decisions and processes. Students acquire an understanding of the terminology, concepts and potential tools and solutions of data analytics. Regression methods including linear, non-linear, and Bayesian will be discussed. Emphasis will be placed on the retrieval, cleaning, and manipulation of data, and the process for identifying the relevant data elements for a given audience.
Prerequisites & Notes
MTH 126
(Cr: 3)
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BUS 206 - Introduction to Creative Tools for Marketing
This course involves in-depth study of a select software program for creative work. Topics and course descriptions will change from semester to semester. Examples of topics include mastering the basics of Photoshop, InDesign, or Camtasia. Students may take more than one section of this course providing the topic is different from one section to the next.
Prerequisites & Notes
BUS200 or HTM213 or SM 203 or permission of instructor. Course may be repeated up to 3 times for academic credit, as long as the course content is different.
(Cr: 1)
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BUS 322 - Introduction to Healthcare Management
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This course surveys the major administrative approaches in public and private agencies that administer health programs. The ultimate goal of the course is to assist students in understanding management principles in the American health care delivery system, including the roles of patients, third part insurance payers, and health care professionals. The course presents contemporary thinking about management skills and competencies, and “how management gets done” in health care organizations.
(Cr: 3)
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BUS 326 - Introduction to Real Estate
FA/SP
This course introduces students to real estate as a business and profession. Students will discuss and review terminology, concepts and best practices for the real estate industry. Topics will include the real estate market, property rights, deeds and leases, contracts, the closing process, urban economics, brokerage, appraisal, land uses, and insurance.
Prerequisites & Notes
BUS121, BUS125 or permission of instructor
(Cr: 3)
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BUS 331 - Investments
FA/SP
Examines basic trading strategies using stocks, bonds, and options. Methods for valuing these securities are explored and the risk/return characteristics assessed in the light of modern portfolio theory. Bond and equity portfolios are constructed using various risk management methods including futures and options.
Prerequisites & Notes
BUS 210
(Cr: 3)
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BUS 302 - Legal Environment for the Business Manager
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This course gives students a working knowledge of the legal system and the law and how it affects day-to-day operations of businesses all over the world. Topics include: small business and the law, the judicial process, trials and alternative dispute resolution, constitutional law, the administrative agency, contracts and liability, debtor/creditor relationships, labor law, employment discrimination and sexual harassment, environmental law, consumer protection, federal securities and anti-trust law, and international corporations and the law.
Prerequisites & Notes
BUS 121 or permission of instructor
(Cr: 3)
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BUS 338 - Management of Closely-Held and Family Businesses
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This course is intended to introduce the student to the unique management issues facing the family/privately-owned business in today’s economy. By understanding the integration of family and business system issues, students learn how to build basic fundamentals for the management of these entities to maximize the chance for future survival into succeeding generations.
(Cr: 3)
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BUS 335 - Managing Innovation
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The fundamental process underlying the emergence of new enabling or disruptive technology and its effects on existing business and society are examined. Both qualitative and quantitative methods for technology assessment are reviewed. An emphasis is placed on developing technology-forecasting research.
Prerequisites & Notes
Junior class status
(Cr: 3)
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BUS 307 - Market Research
FA/SP
This course discusses the tools and techniques available for gathering, analyzing, and using information to aid marketing decision making. It covers topics such as problem definition, research design formulation, measurement, research instrument development, sampling techniques, data collection, data interpretation and analysis, and presentation of research findings.
(Cr: 3)
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BUS 200 - Marketing
FA/SP
An introductory overview of marketing in the 21st century. Techniques for the application of key marketing frameworks and tools for analyzing customers, competition, and marketing strengths and weaknesses are examined. Emphasis is placed on methods for the selection of target markets. Strategies that integrate product, price, promotion, and place to meet the needs of a target market are studied.
Prerequisites & Notes
Sophomore class status or permission of instructor
(Cr: 3)
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BUS 215 - Marketing Analytics
FA/SP
Web analytics is the measurement, collection, analysis and reporting of Internet data for marketing decision-making. This course explores the current use of a variety of analytical tools to understand and optimize Web usage. Students are introduced to relevant web analytic tools and use, read, understand, and apply them in tracking market patterns.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisites: BUS 120 or CMM 103 or permission of instructor
(Cr: 3)
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BUS 426 - Marketplace Simulation
SP
This course addresses challenges associated with achieving market success with innovative products and processes and helps to develop skills that enable rapid response in dynamic markets. This course includes topics faced by managers who wish to turn opportunity into viable organizations that create economic and social value. Students work in entrepreneurial groups and incorporate assessments of personal skills, markets, initial sales strategies, funding and technology. The course empowers students to develop entrepreneurial capabilities.
Prerequisites & Notes
BUS210
(Cr: 3)
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BUS 381 - Nonprofit Management
SP
Students will develop an informed perspective of selected theories about the nature of nonprofit organizations and their role in governance, as well as key issues affecting the sector and the implications for practice. Students will address collective operational and organizational problems. This course also reviews trends affecting the differentiation between private, public, and nonprofit sectors.
Prerequisites & Notes
Junior class status or permission of instructor
(Cr: 3)
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BUS 325 - Operations Management
FA/SP
An introduction to operations and production management, this course examines the evolution of the modern operations function, the design of systems and scheduling, the management of materials, and the provision of services in contemporary businesses. All facets of an enterprise, including employees, processes, customers, and suppliers are looked at as a system.
(Cr: 3)
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BUS 320 - Organizational Behavior
FA/SP
A comprehensive investigation into the dynamics of behavior in organizations. Examines individual and group behavior, motivation, leadership styles, conflict, organizational culture, and the process of change in organizations. Through case studies and group exercise, the course emphasizes an analytical approach. Satisfies the Individual and Society General Education requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
Junior status or permission of instructor
(Cr: 3)
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BUS 212 - Personal Finance
FA/SP
This course helps students become financially responsible, conscientious members of society. Students develop an understanding of money management, budgeting, financial goal attainment, the use of credit, insurance, investments, and consumer rights and responsibilities. Students learn the tools and resources needed to make responsible financial decisions. Students analyze personal financial decisions, evaluate the costs and benefits of decisions, recognize rights and responsibilities of consumers, and apply the knowledge learned to financial situations they will likely encounter.
(Cr: 3)
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BUS 309 - Project Management
FA/SP
Preparation to meet the variety of communication demands made on the business professional as they are engaged in coordination of disparate and similar functional groups in product or process development. The course draws from the areas of project management, business communication, and rhetoric to develop oral and written communication competencies for a range of contemporary business contexts.
(Cr: 3)
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BUS 360 - Retail Management
FA/SP
Examines the professional management of various types of retail institutions from the perspective of a professional manager and from that of an entrepreneur. Includes a topical analysis of the retail mix: organization and personnel policies, merchandise selection and pricing issues, display and store layout, promotional policy, and services retailing. Emphasis is on comprehensive planning, control, and integration of high performance retail strategy.
Prerequisites & Notes
BUS 200 or permission of instructor
(Cr: 3)
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BUS 355 - Risk Management
SP
Addresses present and emerging needs in a variety of industries and professional fields. Provides an overview of systematic responses used to manage potential threats to individuals, organizations, and agencies through the use of strategies and procedures engineered to minimize consequences and maximize opportunities. Using a risk management model to identify and assess risk, implement strategies, and evaluate outcomes, students will understand how properly designed risk management processes are used to protect individuals, organizations, or agencies against financial, physical, legal, and other damages, including risk associated with terrorism and natural disaster.
(Cr: 3)
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BUS 328 - Sales Management
FA/SP
This course examines the elements of an effective sales force as a key component of an organization’s total marketing effort. The course addresses understanding the sales process, the relationship between sales and marketing, sales force structure, customer relationship management (CRM), use of technology to improve sales force effectiveness, and issues related to recruiting, selecting, training, motivating, compensating, and retaining effective salespeople.
(Cr: 3)
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BUS 480 - Semester Internship
FA/SP
A full-semester field experience, this course requires that students apply academic theories to the professional work environment. The course is planned with and supervised by faculty and site supervisors. A weekly, on-campus seminar enables students to reflect on their internship experiences, discuss reading and writing assignments that integrate theory and practice, and refine their job search skills. At the conclusion of the course, students deliver oral presentations that clearly articulate their internship experiences, professional strengths, and future career directions.
Prerequisites & Notes
All course requirements of the freshman, sophomore, and junior years must be completed, or the school dean must grant permission. Note: Students completing a distance internship must have reliable internet access; they will be communicating with their instructors via the College learning management system and/or video conferencing. For Senior Thesis I, students should arrange to take the course in the semester before or after internship.
(Cr: 12)
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BUS 379 - Semester Internship Strategies
FA/SP
This course consists of a series of eight one-hour sessions to help juniors prepare to search for and undertake the full-semester internship. The topics covered include planning strategically for the semester internship, focusing on the internship search, assessing the resume and applying for the internship, interviewing for the internship, participating in mock interviews, and making the most of the internship. Students are required to complete the course before undertaking the semester internship.
Prerequisites & Notes
INT 100, INT 200, junior class status
(Cr: 1)
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BUS 489 - Senior Thesis I
FA/SP
Senior Thesis I is the first phase of a two-semester thesis sequence through which students lay the groundwork in an area of interest for the original work they are expected to undertake in Senior Thesis II. Students refine their topics, review and synthesize literature related to their areas of focus, conduct research, and develop research proposals or plans for creative projects. The final course outcomes consist of both a literature review and a Senior Thesis II project proposal. Note: Students completing Senior Thesis I at a distance must meet the requirements as outlined in the Catalog and seek the permission of their school dean.
Prerequisites & Notes
BUS 370, BUS 480 (as a prerequisite or corequisite), and senior class status or permission of instructor
(Cr: 3)
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BUS 490 - Senior Thesis II
FA/SP
Developing the concept explored in Senior Thesis I, students investigate a topic related to business, in which they have a particular interest. The outcomes of the project are a scholarly paper and presentation.
Prerequisites & Notes
Senior Thesis I. Note: Students interested in completing Senior Thesis II at a distance must seek the permission of their school dean
(Cr: 3)
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BUS 380 - Small Business Management
SP
This course focuses on both the entrepreneurial aspect and continuing management of a small business (fewer than 100 employees). The presumption is that the business already exists and therefore the focus is on issues of management facing a small business. Topics include leadership, decision making, management, marketing, financial controls, and other processes to insure the successful startup and long-term health of the business enterprise.
Prerequisites & Notes
Junior class status or permission of instructor.
(Cr: 3)
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BUS 327 - Supply Chain Management
FA/SP
Supply chain management includes the design, planning, execution, control, and monitoring of supply chain activities with the objective of creating net value, building a competitive infrastructure, leveraging worldwide logistics, synchronizing supply with demand, and measuring and improving supplier performance globally. Students will examine a complete overview of material flow from internal and external suppliers throughout the enterprise and to the end user. Topics include managing the comprehensive supply chain, procurement and strategic sourcing, supplier relationship management, outsourcing, contract management, and negotiation.
(Cr: 3)
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BUS 323 - The Legal and Ethical Environment for Healthcare Managers
FA
This course covers laws and ethics that affect the business of modern medical practice. It examines relationships among physicians, patients, and medical assistants. Topics include the legal system, the medical profession and consumers of their services. Also covered is professional liability and medical malpractice, physician’s responsibilities, medical records, ethical and bioethical issues, and current regulations. Case study method is used to study sensitive topics such as patient confidentiality, abortion, and death and dying.
Prerequisites & Notes
BUS322
(Cr: 3)
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BUS 440 - Topics in Real Estate Seminar
FA/SP
Explores in depth an aspect of owning and operating real estate as an investment. Topics and course descriptions will change from semester to semester. Examples of topics may include the financing, development and/or management of real estate properties, and issues related to owning and managing real estate investment trusts and portfolios. Students may take more than one section of this course providing the topic is different from one section to the next.
Prerequisites & Notes
ACC 175, ACC 205 or BUS 210, or permission of instructor. Course may be taken for credit more than once as long as the course content is new.
(Cr: 3)
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CHE 209/209L - Biochemistry and Lab
SP
Biochemistry deals mainly with the structure, function, and synthesis of biological macromolecules including composition, structure, and function of proteins, lipids, and carbohydrates. Important biochemical principles include structure-function correlation, chemical reactivity, kinetics and equilibrium, thermodynamics, membrane structure and function, as well as metabolic energy pathways. Class, three hours; lab, two hours per week. (Lecture: 3 cr.; Lab 1 cr.)
Prerequisites & Notes
CHE 207 or permission of instructor
(Cr: 4)
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CHE 306 - Chemical Analysis and Instrumentation
SP E
An examination of environmentally significant analytes utilizing techniques commonly used in air, soil, and water analysis including wet chemistry techniques and instrumental analysis. Topics covered include mass spectrometry, electroanalytical chemistry, chromatographic separations, atomic absorption spectrometry and emission spectroscopy.
Prerequisites & Notes
CHE 105/105L, CHE 106/106L, or EGR 210
(Cr: 3)
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CHE 230 - Forensic Science
SP O
An introduction to forensic science. This course gives the student an understanding of the scientific method and covers the topics of physical evidence, crime scenes, microscopic fiber analysis, forensic serology, DNA as a scientific tool, finger printing, ballistics, and firearm analysis. Satisfies the Science and Technology General Education requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
High school biology or chemistry, or permission of instructor
(Cr: 3)
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CHE 105/105L - General Chemistry I and Lab
FA
This course introduces inorganic, organic, and biochemistry, with emphasis on the life sciences, and includes the chemical basis for the most important body processes. No previous knowledge of chemistry is assumed. The laboratories cover the most basic and important techniques of chemical analysis, such as titration and pH determination, and introduce the student to chemical processes. Class, three hours per week, (3 cr. lecture, 1 cr. lab). Must be registered for lecture and lab sections.
Prerequisites & Notes
High school chemistry and algebra or permission of instructor.
(Cr: 4)
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CHE 106/106L - General Chemistry II and Lab
SP
A continuation of General Chemistry I, covering nuclear chemistry, VSEPR theory, electrochemistry, chemistry of the environment, chemical kinetics, chemical equilibrium, acid-base equilibria, and properties of solutions. Class, three hours; lab two hours per week. (Lecture: 3 cr.; Lab 1 cr.). Must be registered for lecture and lab sections.
Prerequisites & Notes
CHE 105 or equivalent
(Cr: 4)
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CHE 207/207L - Organic Chemistry I and Lab
FA
This course focuses on the processes of organic chemistry, with the goal of having the students develop a sound understanding of chemical reactivity and organic structure. In this course students attain a molecular perspective that is needed to effectively analyze chemical patterns, predict chemical reactivity, and visualize three dimensional chemical structures. Class, three hours per week, (3 cr. lecture, 1 cr. lab). Must be registered for lecture and lab sections.
Prerequisites & Notes
CHE 105 and CHE 106
(Cr: 4)
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CHE 208/208L - Organic Chemistry II and Lab
SP
This course is a continuation of Organic Chemistry I and further focuses on the processes of organic chemistry. The semester includes the methods and instrumental techniques used to qualitatively analyze organic compounds and examines the relationships between organic molecules and biological processes. Class, three hours per week, (3 cr. lecture, 1 cr. lab). Must be registered for lecture and lab sections.
Prerequisites & Notes
CHE 207
(Cr: 4)
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CHI 101 - Elementary Chinese I
FA
Provides students who have no previous exposure to the language with a basic understanding of spoken and written Mandarin Chinese. Language instruction is integrated with fundamental material on Chinese society and culture. Satisfies World Cultures General Education requirement.
(Cr: 3)
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CHI 102 - Elementary Chinese II
SP
A continuation of Elementary Chinese I, this course enables students to further their Chinese language speaking, writing, and reading abilities while deepening their knowledge of Chinese society and culture. Satisfies World Cultures General Education requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
CHI 101
(Cr: 3)
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CHI 201 - Intermediate Chinese I
FA
Continues to develop students’ basic skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing through the use of more complex grammatical forms and longer sentence patterns. Emphasis will be on improving Chinese pronunciation and tones and deepening understanding of Chinese culture.
Prerequisites & Notes
CHI 102
(Cr: 3
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CHI 202 - Intermediate Chinese II
SP
Students improve their conversational skills and ability to read original texts in Chinese, and they write short compositions in Chinese on designated subjects. Students will learn more characters/vocabulary and practice speaking and writing with more complex sentence patterns. Cultural and political material from newspapers and other sources will be introduced on a regular basis.
Prerequisites & Notes
CHI 201
(Cr: 3)
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CJ 320 - Community Corrections
SP E
historical and conceptual development of community corrections in the United States, including in-depth analysis of probation, parole, and other non-institutional forms of correctional intervention are analyzed. Particular attention is given to the structure and function of various community correctional components such as probation, parole, diversion, halfway houses, restitution, and restorative justice programs.
(Cr: 3)
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CJ 202 - Comparative Criminal Justice
This course is designed to explore issues related to crime and criminal justice throughout the world. The course will present students with information about the variety of ways that criminal justice systems are organized and implemented around the world. The social, cultural, and political background of different systems of justice will be introduced and evaluated. Students will identify, analyze, and compare the criminal justice systems in the US with those of other countries.
(Cr: 3)
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CJ 215 - Corrections
SP
A study of the history and development of the adult correctional system as part of the larger adult criminal justice system. Includes a review and analysis of theories of punishment, a study of institutionalization, alternatives to incarceration, and the roles of convicted offenders and the criminal justice personnel who work with them.
(Cr: 3)
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CJ 151 - Criminal Law
SP
A complete review of federal and state criminal statutes with a case analysis approach. Elements of crimes against persons, property, and other societal deviations. Intent, limitations, defenses, and burden of proof are included.
(Cr: 3)
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CJ 301 - Criminal Procedure
FA E
This course focuses on an historical evaluation of the 4th, 5th, 6th, and 14th Amendments and the use of making rights prescribed under the Bill of Rights applicable to the individual states. Inherent problems are detailed as the Constitution applies to police practices, illegal search and seizure, and right to counsel. Precedents are studied for the conclusions reached.
(Cr: 3)
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CJ 200 - Criminology
FA
This course provides an overview of the major criminological theoretical perspectives. It examines the social, political, and intellectual milieu within which each arose. Beginning with 18th and 19th century theories, the course focuses on the sociological, psychological, and political constructions of criminality and their effects on the criminal justice system. Satisfies the Individual and Society General Education requirement.
(Cr: 3)
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CJ 400 - Current Issues in Criminal Justice
AS NEEDED
This course examines current issues in the criminal justice field and investigates selected subjects with an emphasis on the most recent research in the field. The specific theories, subject matter, and techniques to be investigated are dependent upon the topic being considered. Possible topics may include: white collar crime, terrorism, computer crime, computers and criminal justice, law and society, civil liabilities of criminal justice personnel, or community corrections.
Prerequisites & Notes
Course may be taken for credit more than once as long as the course content is new.
(Cr: 3)
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CJ 341 - Domestic Violence
SP
This course covers the history of domestic violence as a social problem, its dynamics, prevalence, outcomes, research issues, and contemporary domestic violence policy. The course focuses on domestic violence in the United States. The goal of this course is to provide students with a broad understanding of domestic violence, its effects on today’s society, and the resources available to address it. The course also cultivates the knowledge and skills that will allow students to critically evaluate representations of domestic violence in a variety of contexts.
(Cr: 3)
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CJ 354 - International Justice
FA O
This course addresses international justice for atrocities, human rights violations, and other international crimes. Students are introduced to key concepts about atrocity crimes and international criminal law and learn about the nature of victims and perpetrators of international crimes. The course focuses on the different types of institutions and policies used to provide justice, such as international courts and truth commissions, and explores contemporary “impunity gaps” in international justice, such as major power, corporate, and cybercrimes. This course situates international justice in contemporary security studies and international and domestic politics. Satisfies the Global Issues General Education requirement.
(Cr: 3)
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CJ 100 - Introduction to Criminal Justice
FA/SP
This course provides an overview of the components of the criminal justice system including the police, courts, and corrections. In addition the course provides an understanding of what crime is, why crime occurs, how much crime there is, the juvenile justice system, and crime victims’ rights in the criminal justice system. This course provides the foundation for all subsequent criminal justice and law courses.Satisfies the Individual and Society General Education requirement.
(Cr: 3)
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CJ 410 - Law and Society
SP O
Students are exposed to the dominant theoretical methods used to explain the interplay between law and society in everyday life. Additionally, ways in which social values are incorporated within legislative and judicial decisions are studied. Students have the opportunity to critically analyze differing views on legal and social issues facing our society.
(Cr: 3)
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CJ 210 - Police Process
SP
An examination of the social and historical setting of the police. Additionally, the police role in society, police discretion, police career, and police values and culture, organization, and tactics are examined.
(Cr: 3)
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CJ 355 - Race and Justice
SP E
Examines issues of race, racism, and ethnicity within the criminal justice system and the justice process with an emphasis on the most recent research in the field. Satisfies Values and Ethical Reasoning General Education requirement.
(Cr: 3)
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CJ 302 - Research Methods
FA
Methods and techniques of research in criminal justice and related fields are the focus of this course. Emphasis is given to the development of empirical questions from theory, research design and control, construction of survey instruments, statistical analysis, and interpretation of results. Satisfies the Writing Designated core requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
PSY 100, HMS 100 or CJ 100, and junior class status (Formerly CJ 240)
(Cr: 3)
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CJ 480 - Semester Internship
FA
A full-semester field experience, this course requires that students apply academic theories to the professional work environment. The course is planned with and supervised by faculty and site supervisors. A weekly, on-campus seminar enables students to reflect on their internship experiences, discuss reading and writing assignments that integrate theory and practice, and refine their job search skills. At the conclusion of the course, students deliver oral presentations that clearly articulate their internship experiences, professional strengths, and future career directions.
Prerequisites & Notes
All course requirements of the freshman, sophomore, and junior years must be completed, or the school dean must grant permission. Note: Students completing a distance internship must have reliable internet access; they will be communicating with their instructors via the College learning management system and/or video conferencing. For Senior Thesis I, students should arrange to take the course in the semester before or after internship.
(Cr: 12)
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CJ 379 - Semester Internship Strategies
FA/SP
This course consists of a series of eight one-hour sessions to help juniors prepare to search for and undertake the full-semester internship. The topics covered include planning strategically for the semester internship, focusing on the internship search, assessing the resume and applying for the internship, interviewing for the internship, participating in mock interviews, and making the most of the internship. Students are required to complete the course before undertaking the semester internship.
Prerequisites & Notes
INT 100, INT 200, junior class status
(Cr: 1)
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CJ 489 - Senior Thesis I
FA
Senior Thesis I is the first phase of a two-semester thesis sequence through which students lay the groundwork in an area of interest for the original work they are expected to undertake in Senior Thesis II. Students refine their topics, review and synthesize literature related to their areas of focus, conduct research, and develop research proposals or plans for creative projects. The final course outcomes consist of both a literature review and a Senior Thesis II project proposal. Note: Students completing Senior Thesis I at a distance must meet the requirements as outlined in the Catalog and seek the permission of their school dean.
Prerequisites & Notes
CJ 302 or PSY 240, PSY 241, senior class status or permission of instructor.
(Cr: 3)
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CJ 490 - Senior Thesis II
SP
Developing the concept explored in Senior Thesis I, students investigate a topic related to criminal justice in which they have a particular interest. The outcomes of the project are a scholarly paper and a presentation.
Prerequisites & Notes
Senior Thesis I. Note: Students interested in completing Senior Thesis II at a distance must seek the permission of their school dean.
(Cr: 3)
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