online associate's degree of business

This course will familiarize students with the terminology, structure and the function of the American business system. It covers a variety of topics in today's dynamic business environment mapping a path through ethics, world markets, and forms of business organizations, accounting, management, finance, law, technology, marketing, and e-commerce. Students who are interested in expanding their appreciation of the world of commerce or wish to pursue a career in business may find this course an appropriate starting point.

This course provides an introduction to the basic financial, accounting, and data skills necessary for managers in a modern business environment. Students will apply basic data analysis techniques using financial and accounting data to inform common business decisions facing managers, including budgeting versus actual performance, gross profit analysis, pricing analysis, and ad-hoc data-informed decision-making. Students will gain an appreciation of how financial reporting influences their roles as managers.

This comprehensive career planning course helps students unlock their full career potential by evaluating personal and professional strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats in relation to the current and evolving labor landscape. Designed to empower individuals at every stage of their professional journey, this course provides a strategic roadmap for navigating the complexities of today's job market. Students build a robust toolkit to use as they work toward their career aspirations in a chosen field.

This course is an introduction to accounting concepts and the elements of financial statements including basic accounting vocabulary and analysis of business transactions from an accounting viewpoint. Students will be required to recognize, record, and classify new accounting data. Emphasis is placed on corporate accounting. Introductory financial statement analysis and interpretation are also covered. Prerequisite: none

This course examines the fundamental concepts, theories, principles, and techniques of management by integrating classical and modern perspectives with real-world experiences. Students are introduced to both traditional and contemporary views along the management functions of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. Management domains such as business ethics, business law, international management, organizational behavior, human resource management, operation management, organizational development and change, entrepreneurship, management information systems, and strategic management are also introduced, and their implications on students' careers as managers are explored.

This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the field of marketing. It covers the current marketing concepts and practical applications that will include the functions of product, price, place, promotion, and positioning. Additional emphasis will be given to multicultural and global marketing in the United States and internationally.

This course provides an introduction to the role of manager and enables students to learn the basic skills necessary to be a successful front-line supervisor. This course will also develop students' knowledge of the processes inherent to achieving desired results through efficient utilization of human and material resources.

This course examines the important supervisory and managerial topic of leadership. This course helps frontline supervisors identify the qualities of effective leaders, understand different leadership styles, know how to build credibility and trust, and lead employees and teams in challenging times of change. Pre-requisite MGMT 150

This course provides a welcome to college learning, introduces information about academic support services, and focuses on the skills necessary for student development and success. Topics such as time management, learning styles, study skills, and writing techniques are taught and practiced through interactive modules and activities for academic and real-life application.

Like its foundational sequence course, EN 101 emphasizes critical thinking and writing improvement. Students exercise analytical habits of mind, rhetorical strategy, and thinking/writing process to approach writing situations, to publish an analytical essay. The course stresses growth as thinkers and writers through self-evaluation, learning community exchanges, and instructor feedback to improve and gain confidence as writers. Strategies and techniques learned in this English sequence course will prepare students for EN 102 and also for writing in other coursework, workplaces, and society.

EN 102 is the last course in the English Composition sequence. Like other sequence courses, EN 102 emphasizes critical thinking and writing improvement. Students apply the analytical habits of mind, rhetorical strategy, and the thinking/writing process learned in earlier courses to produce a research-based argument essay. Throughout the course, students assess growth and make adjustments to improve thinking and writing through honest self-evaluation, critical exchanges within community of writers, and instructor feedback. The habits of mind, rhetorical strategy, thinking/writing process, discourse in community, and self-improvement are designed to prepare students as confident life-long learners in academics, professions, and society. Prerequisite: EN 101 or equivalent.

This course presents the real number system and its properties, linear equations and inequalities and their graphs, systems of equations and inequalities and their application in problem solving, polynomials and rational expressions, and radical equations. Prerequisite: MA 100 or placement via ALEKS Placement Exam

This course is a functional approach to Algebra that incorporates the use of appropriate technology. Emphasis will be placed on the study of functions and their graphs including linear, quadratic, piecewise, rational, exponential and logarithmic, systems of equations and inequalities and matrices. Real world applications of each will be emphasized. Prerequisite: MA 101 or placement via ALEKS Placement Exam

This course provides the theoretical basis and problem-solving experience needed to apply the techniques of descriptive and inferential statistics, to analyze quantitative data, and to improve decision making over a wide range of areas. Topics covered include descriptive statistics, linear regression, data gathering methodologies and probability, as well as confidence intervals and hypothesis testing for one and two samples. Use of technology in solving and interpreting statistical problems is emphasized. Prerequisite: MA 101 or placement via ALEKS Placement Assessment

This course provides training in the fundamentals of public speaking in the 21st-century, mediated environment. By learning the principles of presentation development, organization, and delivery, students will be empowered to share their messages in a variety of forums.

This course introduces students to the economic, political, legal, social, and cultural factors impacting organizations when operating in an international context. Students will learn the fundamental realities of international business, which are essential in today's interdependent world, including the advantages and problems that come when business is conducted on the international stage. Pre-req: BA 101

This course introduces argumentation as a model of critical thinking. Students will learn the foundation of critical thinking and how critical thinking positively impacts communication.

Cultural differences have profound effects on communication. This course examines communication challenges that arise from cultural diversity and explores ways to effectively address those challenges to create more inclusive workplace environments.

This course introduces the use of Microsoft Office 365™. Students will learn file management, including saving to the Cloud and to local devices. Hands-on assignments will help students become proficient in Word, Excel and PowerPoint as well as other productivity applications. Additionally, students will gain experience with collaborative applications.

This course provides an introduction to the area of Microeconomics. This introduction assists students in achieving a practical understanding and ability to apply economic concepts, theories, and practices relevant to the understanding of our economy. The course investigates the economic behavior of consumers, businesses and government. Emphasis is placed on price and output determination under various market structures and on the entrepreneurial competitive process. Prerequisites: Basic college level ability in English, logic, and mathematics

Managerial accounting is designed to introduce the fundamentals of managerial accounting to both accounting and non-accounting majors. It covers accounting and management decision making in both short-term and long-term strategic situations. Students will be expected to explain and apply accounting concepts including basic costing and processes, cost classifications, responsibility accounting and ethical behavior of the managerial accountant. Prerequisite: AC 205

Students evaluate and determine appropriate goals of individuals relative to their life cycle and acquire knowledge of key financial concepts and related products that can be applied to optimize personal financial wellbeing. Specific elements of the course include goal making, financial record keeping, and managing decisions associated with credit, taxation, insurance, investments, and estate management.

This course will provide students with an understanding of the importance of exceptional customer service across all touch points to attract and retain customers. Students will gain appreciation of essential customer service skills including: identifying customer needs, developing an attitude of service excellence, providing positive interaction through effective oral, social and non-verbal communication, relationship building, and service recovery of dissatisfied customers. Students will develop strategies to determine how exceptional problem-solving impacts customer satisfaction, business profitability, and employee engagement in the workplace. Prerequisite any Communication Course at the 100 or 200 level.

This course introduces foundational communication skills for business and professional situations. Emphasis is placed on the skills of developing effective workplace relationships, collaborating with others in groups and teams, and presenting information to meet audience needs.

In this course, students will explore the transformative field of Generative AI, with a particular focus on ChatGPT and other advanced language models. Through a combination of theoretical knowledge and practical hands-on experience, participants will gain a deep understanding of how these models work, their applications, and how to leverage them for various tasks.

This course explores the practical application of technology tools that facilitate creating and communicating information in a digital environment. Topics include the creation of basic documents, presentations, videos and web pages. This course also covers social networks, digital research, online collaboration, communication etiquette, online privacy and security.

This course is designed for students who have basic file management and office software skills. Course projects are designed for business problem solving and include document management, using spreadsheets for information processing, design and management of personal databases for automated data management, presentation, and integrating business communications.

This course explores fundamental project management concepts, processes, and knowledge areas. Discussion includes aligning projects with organizational processes and strategies to achieve business goals and objectives, comparative analysis, introduction to risk, and the fundamentals of financial management.

This course is a study of the behavior of the macroeconomy, including the causes and consequences of inflation, unemployment, and the business cycle. Monetary, fiscal, and “supply side” policies for dealing with macroeconomic problems are examined. Prerequisites: Basic college level ability in English, logic, and mathematics

This course introduces business and non-business students to entrepreneurship and the entrepreneurial process and explores its significance in the competitive global economy. Students will examine the characteristics of an entrepreneur and the skills necessary to identify opportunities in the marketplace. They also will explore creativity and innovation as key components driving success not only in new ventures, but also in existing organizations. Other topics include forms of business ownership and the importance of a business plan in directing a new company and attracting investors.

This course will provide an overview of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) law and related concepts. Employment laws that will be addressed include: Civil Rights Acts, Age Discrimination and Employment Act (ADEA), Americans with Disability Act (ADA), Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA). Topics addressed in this course will include: how to determine what constitutes harassment/hostile work environment, LGBTQ rights (and how employment law applies), current court cases and managerial responsibilities for EEO related laws. No Prerequisites

This course will provide an overview of various employment laws and related concepts. Employment law will include: Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), Occupational Health and Safety Act (OSHA)/Workers Compensation (WC), Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), and National Labor Relations Act (NLA). Topics addressed in this course will include: current court cases and managerial responsibilities for these laws. No Prerequisites

Various current topics and trends will be addressed in this course, including: Diversity and Inclusion, Workforce Generations, Employee Relations trends and Ethics. No Prerequisites

This course provides an overview of the business of sport. Current topics and issues within various sport organizations are introduced and discussed. Career opportunities within the sport industry are explored.

This course is an introduction to the fundamental concepts of public relations and communication in a sport setting. Applied activities offer an opportunity to develop knowledge and skills related to public relations and communication within the sport industry.

This course serves as an introduction to ethics within the sport industry. An examination of values promoted by sport and ethical dilemmas within the industry provide opportunities for critical analysis.