Entrepreneurship
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Minor requirements:
ACC 215 - Principles of Financial Accounting
(4 credits) This course covers the basic introduction to financial management and financial accounting, including an understanding of the concepts, principles and practices in these areas.
BUS 201 - Principles of Management
(2 credits) This course introduces the student to the basic principles of
management. It includes the understanding of manager's actions in the
work place, on the organization and employees. It includes the study of
basic management tools and techniques.
BUS 210 - New Venture Innovation
(2 credits) This course is a foundational course designed to inspire and engage students
in dimensions that drive new ideas as well as the methods and tools to
develop innovation and problem solving. Students will address practical
problems associated with starting a business, including a feasibility
analysis. The focus is to empower learning through entrepreneurial thinking
and immerse students in experiences that will develop skills for new
ventures. This course will be of value to students of all majors and
requires no specialized knowledge.
BUS 400 - Entrepreneurship
(2 credits) This is an upper-level course focusing on student interaction with successful Christian leaders from a broad spectrum of professional fields. Each week, one scheduled speaker will both meet informally with the class and participate in a classroom seminar. Students will maintain a journal of their observations; readings from a variety of entrepreneurial and leadership sources will be required. The student will also be required to participate in the Spring Leadership Conference at NWC and attend off-site experiential activities in the local area. Prerequisite: junior class standing.
BUS 432 - Small Business Management
This course focuses on current theory and practice relating to starting and
continuing management of small and family businesses. As such, it is
designed for students contemplating management or ownership of a small
business. The course will focus on leadership, decision-making, management,
marketing, financial controls and other necessary processes to ensure the
successful start-up and long-term health of the small business enterprise.
It will include identifying the particularities of small business
management, analyzing process and life cycle, focusing on growth, and taking
an emphasis on total quality management. Prerequisites: ACC 216, BUS 201 and
junior standing.
(4 credits)
Choose at least seven credits:
ACC 306 - Cost Accounting
(3 credits) This course involves the study of cost systems and their use in decision-making by management. Emphasis is placed on the areas of cost-volume-profit analysis, job-order and process costing systems, budgets and standards, cost allocation and capital budgeting. Prerequisites: ACC215 and 216.
ACC 307 - Individual Income Tax
(4 credits) This is an introduction to current federal and state taxation laws and practices. The emphasis is on the federal income tax and its impact on accounting procedures and management decision-making. Prerequisites: ACC215 and 216, or permission of chair of the business department.
BUS 221 - Introduction to Legal Environment
The goal of this course is to provide the student with an introduction to
the American legal system from a Christian perspective. Emphasis is placed
on those topics which are particularly relevant to business and business
transactions. (2 credits)
BUS 225 - Practicum in Business
This course is a directed practicum in business for students and is by
arrangement with instructor and on-site supervisor(s). The course will
provide initial practical work experience in the field of business.
Note: Requires 25 clock hours of work experience. Graded on a pass/no pass
basis. Course may be repeated one time. Prerequisites: ACC215, BUS200 or BUS201. (1 credit)
BUS 315WI - Business Writing
(2 credits)(Writing intensive) Business Writing is an interdisciplinary
writing
course designed to provide instruction on writing skills relevant to the
workplace. The course focuses on the practice and study of methods of
written communication that are utilized in the professional world. This
course explores techniques and strategies specific to business writing
through in-class lectures and exercises, a group project, and individual
writing assignments.
Prerequisites: Sophomore standing and two business classes.
BUS 328 - Sales
BUS 330 - Customer Relations Management
This course examines customer relationship management (CRM) and its
application in marketing, sales, and service. Effective CRM strategies help
companies align business process with customer centric strategies using
people, technology, and knowledge. Companies strive to use CRM to optimize
the identification, acquisition, growth and retention of desired customers
to gain competitive advantage and maximize profit. Anyone interested in
working with customers and CRM technology and would like to be responsible
for the development of any major aspect of CRM will find this course
beneficial.
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing. (4 credits)
ECO 101SS - Everyday Economics
What is the economy? What drives the boom and bust of the market? Why do
people choose what they choose? How should I think about money? What is the
role of our government? How do I view inequality? Every decision we make and
everything we see in the modern society has something to do with economics.
In this course, we will cover the ABC's of micro and macroeconomics that are
most relevant to our everyday life. We will also learn a brief history of
economic thought, and build our foundation on the Christian principles. (4
credits) (NWCore option under Self and Society)
Note: This course is not intended for business or economics majors.