Courses

A study of advertising and promotional strategy, promotional planning, the various media, the mechanics of advertising, ethics, and advertising's role in modern society.

This course takes an in-depth look into advanced topics in managerial finance including capital budgeting, financing, risk management, and working capital management. Students are expected to apply the theory to real cases, and to integrate the functional components of managerial finance with not only the other functional areas of business but also within the context of their personal world view.

This course, the capstone for the financial planning track, takes an in-depth look into advanced personal finance topics. Topics include family law, risk management, retirement planning, estate planning, and practice management. Case studies are used to communicate these principles.

This course covers the principles of successful retirement and estate planning, and, therefore, targets various aspects of how to develop, monitor, and maintain a retirement plan and strategy. As a result, the focus of the course is on the theory and application of that theory to major issues surrounding Retirement and Estate Planning. The course is taught from a Christian worldview and, therefore, emphasizes the importance of humanity's responsibilities/stewardship of what it is responsible for, and to who it is ultimately accountable.

The legal environment within which businesses must function, especially the legal relationships between individuals and commercial organizations. The legal relationships between the corporation and shareholders, directors, employees, financiers, debtors, lawyers, and society in general.

This course teaches conceptual and pragmatic skills for the management and development of the human resource within organizations. Topics include: understanding the role of the internal consultant; identifying, developing, implementing employee development programs; creating effective performance management systems; and creating empowering work environments.

This course teaches conceptual and pragmatic skills for creating a quality and engaging workplace environment, including the concept of the total rewards system and its elements, the design and implementation of a compensation system, and the essential components of workplace health and safety.

Students will design, manage, prepare and present a comprehensive Human Resource management project that will meet the requirements of a client organization. Students will learn the practices of an Human Resource professional by analyzing the effectiveness of an organization's current Human Resource systems and assisting in the creation of effective and ethical HR systems that will better achieve the organization's mission and strategic goals. This will include an analysis of internal and external learning factors that have an influence on the effectiveness of HRM activities.

Application of several business disciplines and information systems concepts, principles, and practice in an actual business information system. Students are expected to develop a complex business information systems project. Students work closely with the professor and individuals in the information systems profession. Students may also take the course as an internship while working for an enterprise in an information systems position.