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AC 2210 (BU 2210) - Financial Accounting
This course examines basic concepts and principles of financial accounting. After covering the accounting cycle, emphasis is placed on the treatment, recording, and reporting of financial transactions covering major assets, liabilities, and stockholders’ equity accounts in preparing Financial Statements conforming to the generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). The course is conducted using experiential and collaborative approaches promoting critical mode of thinking and serves as the first step in preparation for taking various accounting certifications. Credits: 4
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AC 2220 (BU 2220) - Management Accounting
This course shows students how to generate information needed to help managers achieve goals and objectives. Students determine prices for products and services, decide whether or not to acquire equipment, prepare budgets, compare actual performance to budgets, decide what information is relevant to decisions, allocate costs to various activities in the organization, and generate information in support of managerial decisions. Students receive instruction in a computer spreadsheet program and use spreadsheets to facilitate decision-making. Credits: 4
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AC 2410 - Intermediate Accounting
This course provides a comprehensive study of the application of generally accepted accounting principles and financial statements for financial reporting and disclosure of current and noncurrent assets. Particular emphasis is placed on the corporate form. Topics of coverage include financial statements, current assets, inventory, property, plant, and equipment, and intangible assets. Students will apply the revenue recognition principle; demonstrate an understanding of financial reporting and disclosure of an entity’s assets; and apply financial accounting standards to an entity’s assets. Credits: 4
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AC 2430 - Fraud Examination
In this course students will examine the various types of fraud scams. Using a case-based approach, students will learn how to review, identify, and examine possible fraud. Topics will include fraud risk factors, fraud schemes and concealment strategies, preventive and detective controls, internal auditing standards, auditing processes and techniques, best practices in fraud risk management, fraud risk assessment, governance, and ethics are among the topics covered. Credits: 4
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AC 2440 - Legal Elements of Fraud
This course will cover the background and definitions of fraud from a legal perspective, and take a closer look at the legal duties of employees and employers. Students will develop an understanding of forensic accounting and fraud examination. Topics will include the differences and similarities of civil and criminal actions, constitutional issues in the workplace, fraud prevention and detection, investigative techniques, methods of discovery and their limitations, types of evidence, asset recovery, and the methodology to getting it into court. Credits: 4
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AC 3210 - Financial Reporting I
A study of the theory and practice of the accounting for most balance sheet accounts, revenues, and expenses. May include other advanced topics. Pronouncements of the AICPA, FASB and other authoritative sources are an integral part of this course. Prerequisites: AC 2210 Credits: 4
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AC 3220 - Financial Reporting II
A continuation of the concepts begun in Financial Reporting I. Balance sheet topics will include liabilities like long-term debt, pensions, and leases along with stockholders’ equity accounts. May include other advanced topics. Pronouncements of the AICPA, FASB and other authoritative sources are an integral part of this course. Prerequisite: AC 3210 or permission of the instructor. Credits: 4
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AC 3230 - Cost Accounting
This course is designed to track the individual components that make up the cost of a manufactured product: materials, labor, and overhead. It expands beyond the management accounting course in that cost accumulation systems like job order and process costing are studied. Other topics of note include quality costs, learning curve theory, just-in‐time costing, and activity‐based costing. Prerequisites: AC 2210 and AC 2220 Credits: 4
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AC 3290 - Federal Taxation
A study of the composition of the federal tax law as applied to individuals. Topics include filing statuses, exemptions, basis calculations, capital gains and losses, sale of residences. An important component of the course will be the strategies the taxpayer can legally use to evade or postpone the payment of taxes. An introduction to the tax effects of organizing as a proprietorship, partnership, or corporation will be presented. Prerequisites: AC 2210 Credits: 4
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AC 3450 - Investigative Techniques for Fraud
Students will examine the common forensic accounting investigative systems and approaches. Working with clients, auditors and witnesses, students will learn how any why people hide assets and explore techniques for finding hidden assets. Effective interviewing skills and active listening are required to obtain admissions and confessions. As evidence isn’t always conclusive, this course focuses on the preparation, background work, effective interviewing skills, how to apply pressure legally, prepare evidence, and secure a confession. Credits: 4
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AC 3460 - Accounting Information Systems
This course will introduce students to concepts and applications in Accounting Information Systems. Students will not be successful as auditors or internal accountants without database skills. Topics include AIS design and development, accounting database design, business process analysis, IT security and controls, and accounting requirements for the development of intelligent systems. Credits: 4
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AC 4410 - Corporate Governance and Internal Control Assessment
Internal corporate governance control became imperative in the wake of major accounting scandals in both the US and Europe. In this course students will learn how a company’s system of internal controls has to serve a number of functions. Students will identify and manage a company’s risks, examine internal control systems to detect fraud, protect the investments made by shareholders and safeguard the company’s assets in complying with laws and regulations. Credits: 4
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AC 4420 - Auditing
This course is a study of the audit process and procedures led by independent, internal and government accountants to provide auditing and assurance services on information provided by management. Topics include implementing control procedures and assessments using both the compliance and management methods. Audit planning, staffing and training are considered. Special topics include enterprise risk management and auditing non‐profit and public organizations. Students will also examine the nature of attest function, ethical and legal relationships of audits and types of audit reports, technical aspects of auditing including study and evaluation of internal control. Credits: 4
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AC 4430 - Using Data Analytics in Forensic Investigations
This course explores using data analysis to uncover fraud. Students examine the phases of data analysis and will search for patterns, anomalies, trends, and outliers. Working through interactive examples to illustrate fraud analysis techniques, students will identify red flags for suspicious or fraudulent data. A powerful tool for fraud examiners, data analysis empowers professionals to uncover and isolate fraud. Students will identify ways to continuously monitor an organization so that early signs of fraud are discovered and investigated as soon as it occurs. Credits: 4
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AC 4440 - Forensic Accounting Capstone
The case-based explores a wide array of issues facing forensic accounting professionals today. capstone courses will integrate previous material from the program to include auditing, corporate governance, fraud, financial and managerial accounting, and the legal and ethical environment of business. Credits: 4
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AC 5240 - Cost Accounting
A study of the concepts, procedures and tools associated with reporting financial data on performance to an organization’s decision-makers. Emphasis is on the tools associated with planning, directing, and controlling an organization’s activities, all with the goal of performance improvement. Topics include activity based costing, earned value management, and budgeting activities. Credits: 4
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AC 5640 - Auditing and Attestation
This course introduces the student to the audit process, with emphasis on the perspective of management in a CPA firm, but with consideration to internal processes. Topics include implementing control procedures and assessments using both the compliance and management methods. Audit planning, staffing and training are considered. Special topics include enterprise risk management and auditing non‐profit and public organizations. Prerequisites: AC 3210 and AC 3220 Credits: 4
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AC 6230 - Internal Audit and Risk Management
Using a case‐based approach, this course explores the role of internal audit in developing and maintaining an effective fraud risk management program for an organization. Emphasis is on the value of internal audit as a critical defense against the threat of fraud. Fraud risk factors, fraud schemes and concealment strategies, preventive and detective controls, internal auditing standards, auditing processes and techniques, best practices in fraud risk management, fraud risk assessment, governance, and ethics are among the topics covered. Credits: 4
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AC 6440 - Business Crime and Ethical Behavior
This course will consider the acts, necessary intent, and defenses related to organizational, occupational, and white collar crimes. The course will review crime prevention, the criminal justice system, and punishment. The code of ethics of the American Institute of Public Accountants (AICPA), the Association of Fraud Examiners (ACFE), and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines will be reviewed. Credits: 4
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Art: Fine and Media Art |
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AR 1230 - Introduction to Art and Art History
This course will explore the ways in which social, cultural, religious, political and aesthetic values have been expressed in art and architecture throughout history. A thematic approach will encourage students to develop a deeper understanding of connections, issues, and influences across time periods and cultures. While focusing primarily on Western society since antiquity, other cultures and civilizations will be covered as well. Projects and papers assigned will allow students to demonstrate their understanding of these connections, as well as to clearly articulate the characteristics, both culturally and aesthetically, of a particular historical time and place. Students will become familiar with the vocabulary and media of art and architecture as well as develop their visual analysis and critical thinking skills. Credits: 4
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Business Administration |
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BU 1110 - Introduction to Business
This course serves as a foundation for the major in Business Administration. It introduces the core functions of business, including (but not limited to): accounting, finance, management, marketing and human resources, from the perspective of an entrepreneur and innovative business leader. Students will participate in experiential activities that develop the innovative, entrepreneurial mind. The course also explores how technology supports businesses through the use of online applications, database software, and business productivity tools. Credits: 4
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BU 2110 - Statistics and Operations Management
This course builds the foundation for basic quantitative analysis required for business and management decision making. It is a blend of commonly used topics drawn from statistics, probability and operations management. Specific topics include descriptive statistics, probability and probability distributions, regression analysis, forecasting, linear programming, transportation, project management, and quality control. Credits: 4
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BU 2210 (AC 2210) - Financial Accounting
This course examines basic concepts and principles of financial accounting. After covering the accounting cycle, emphasis is placed on the treatment, recording, and reporting of financial transactions covering major assets, liabilities, and stockholders’ equity accounts in preparing Financial Statements conforming to the generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). The course is conducted using experiential and collaborative approaches promoting critical mode of thinking and serves as the first step in preparation for taking various accounting certifications. Credits: 4
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BU 2220 (AC 2220) - Management Accounting
This course shows students how to generate information needed to help managers achieve goals and objectives. Students determine prices for products and services, decide whether or not to acquire equipment, prepare budgets, compare actual performance to budgets, decide what information is relevant to decisions, allocate costs to various activities in the organization and generate information in support of managerial decisions. Students receive instruction in a computer spreadsheet program and use spreadsheets to facilitate decision-making. Credits: 4
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BU 2420 - Organizational Behavior and Management
Organizational Behavior is the study of how individuals and groups behave at work. This course covers a range of topics connected to the improvement of how an organization can become more effective: motivation, leadership, conflict, organizational effectiveness, and others. Students will develop applied knowledge, skills, and tools to the analysis of organizational challenges and will evaluate solutions to specific cases. Students will also identify and develop interpersonal and leadership skills that will help them advance in their professional paths. Credits: 4
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BU 2430 (CT 2430) - Information Systems in Organizations
This course introduces students to how information technology is used in support of an organization’s ongoing strategy development and implementation as well as to provide management with information regarding the organization’s performance and in support of decision making. Students will learn about information technology support for customer relationship management, supply chain management, enterprise resource planning, and business intelligence as well as for streamlining operations and fostering innovation. Case studies about developing and implementing information systems will be analyzed for small, large, for profit, not for profit, bricks and mortar, and online organizations. Additionally, hands‐on components of this course will focus intensively on current software used in a variety of business environments, preparing students for upper level courses and today’s workforce. Credits: 4
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BU 2510 - Principles of Marketing
This introductory‐level marketing course exposes students to a broad range of marketing functions and theories. Students will develop competency in the methods used for planning, implementing and analyzing marketing strategies. Emphasis is placed on an understanding of the consumer decision-making process and how the marketing mix is created to meet the wants and needs of consumers. Credits: 4
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BU 2800 - Public Speaking for the Business Professional
Whether it be a board-room or a conference in front of 1,000 people, effective public speaking is crucial in today’s business environment. Yet this vital skill is intimidating for novices and seasoned veterans alike. Part theater class and part business communication, this course will provide students with the necessary skill set to engage an audience in a public forum and work through stage intimidation. Emphasis will be placed on effective communication using PowerPoint and story. Credits: 2
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BU 3250 - Advanced Quantitative Methods for Business Analytics
In-depth application of statistical and management science models to business decision making. Topics include regression analysis and univariate and multivariate research methods on ‘big data’, including the use of software for business applications with special focus on spreadsheets. Prerequisite: BU 2110 Credits: 4
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BU 3270 - Search Engine Optimization Methods
SEO (Search Engine Optimization) is a vital component of inbound marketing, making it a priority for businesses to appear on the top of search result rankings to build a cost effective and consistent medium to generate traffic. This course examines how to increase the organic search ranking of a website/webpage. On-page best practices, keyword research, site design and architecture, link building, SEO for local search, site audit, SEO tracking will be covered. Credits: 4
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BU 3280 - Conflict Analysis and Resolution
The goal of this course is to examine organizational conflict with a focus on managing employee disputes. Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) processes and procedures to legalistic, adversarial methods of dispute resolution will be explored. Knowledge and skills developed are those needed to analyze complex conflict and dispute situations, shape appropriate processes to involve the right parties, constructively negotiate settlements, select mediators and facilitators, and design dispute resolution programs. Credits: 4
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BU 3310 - Business Finance
This course concentrates on financial principles and their application to typical business problems in the operation of the business enterprise. Time value of money, securities valuation, financial statement analysis, financial planning, asset management, operating and financial leverage and capital budgeting are examined. Prerequisites: BU 2110 and AC 2210 Credits: 4
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BU 3340 - Intercultural Communication
From a global and comparative perspective, this course examines issues of race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, religion, economics, and politics as they influence perceptions and communicative behavior. Verbal and non-verbal communication will also be explored. Students will be introduced to theories, methods, tools, and vocabulary used in the field as well as the application of theory to the realities of working in a global economy. Credits: 4
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BU 3350 - Project Management in Organizations
This course provides an overview of the project management lifecycle with a solid grounding in fundamental project management concepts. Emphasis is placed on how to develop a project charter, components of a project management plan, a work breakdown structure (WBS), and a risk management plan. Students will study how to monitor and report project statuses, as well as how to successfully close out a project. Credits: 4
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BU 3410 - Sales Management
This course focuses on one of the elements of marketing promotion, the selling function, with emphasis on planning, organizing, and staffing the sales department. Developing, directing and evaluating the performance of the sales force are also major topics. Prerequisites: AC 2220 and BU 2510 . Credits: 4
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BU 3420 - Human Resource Management
This course covers the complexities of managing the human resources of the organization. Topics include human resource planning, recruiting, selecting, training, evaluating performance, developing employees, and compensating employees. The course also covers current federal and state legislation in the areas of labor relations, health and safety regulations, and affirmative action. Prerequisite: BU 2420 . Credits: 4
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BU 3510 - Marketing Research
This course examines marketing research techniques used to find the information needed for marketing decision making. Topics include problem definition, design of research methods, questionnaire construction, data analysis, and the implications of the findings for marketing strategy decisions. Prerequisites: BU 2510 and BU 2110 Credits: 4
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BU 3610 - Leadership
This course examines leadership as the critical interpersonal dynamic necessary for effective management. It includes leadership assessment, leadership development, the process of leadership, productivity, motivation, and effective leadership styles and theories. Leadership in other cultures is examined. Current readings, research, and practical exercises are incorporated. Prerequisites: BU 1110 Credits: 4
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BU 3620 - International Business
This course focuses on special issues of international management enabling students to compete in the current global environment. Issues covered include evaluation of how the legal, political, financial, competitive, and cultural environment affect international business strategies. Fulfills LAS 7 requirements. Prerequisites: EC 2110 and BU 2420 . Credits: 4
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BU 3630 - Personal Selling and Client Relationships
This course focuses on direct selling, one of the key elements of marketing promotion. Utilizing a variety of methods, this course provides students with the tools and skills necessary to build long-term relationships that result in successful sales outside a fixed retail location. Complete AC 2220 and BU 2510 Credits: 4
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BU 3810 (CO 3810) - Advertising and Promotion
This course focuses on the need to advertise, the media, consumer motivation, creating the message, the use of agencies, the design and use of promotion techniques, and the organization and functions of a corporate advertising staff. Prerequisite: BU 2510 . Credits: 4
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BU 3880 - Legal and Ethical Environment of Business
This course provides an overview of the regulatory, legal, political, and social environment in which business operates. Emphasis is placed on how the legal environment influences decision- making. This course will present such topics as the legal system, anti-trust, consumer and administrative law, and the role of stakeholders in the decision-making. Special emphasis will be placed on the ethical environments of business as well as an examination of how businesses interact with their social environments, including on-line social environments. This course will begin with a review of legal systems and the U.S. Constitution. Prerequisites: Sophomore status. Credits: 4
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BU 4040 - Strategic Management
The purpose of this course is to apply the various skills, competencies, and discipline‐based perspectives students have experienced during their undergraduate careers toward solving problems likely to be faced in the world of work. Course work consists primarily of case studies that provide insight into analysis of environment and situation; risk‐taking, personal and organizational values, tactics, and developing an organizational vision. Credits: 4
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BU 4050 - Advanced Corporate Finance
This course analyzes the major decision-making areas of corporate finance from the standpoint of corporate executives, shareholders and corporate advisors. Using current best practices in financial tools and techniques, students will perform a series of simulations based on actual corporate finance deals and projects. These simulations expose students to critical corporate finance issues and solutions and provide practical, hands-on experience in dealing with situations in valuation, capital structure, investment allocation, dividend policy, mergers and acquisitions, real options, and ethics. Credits: 4
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BU 4060 - International Financial Markets
This course provides an introduction to the study of financial assets and international financial markets. Topics covered include the purpose and functioning of financial markets and institutions, valuation of financial assets, and analysis of risk and returns. Students will develop an understanding of the basic principles of financial markets that will enable them to follow and interpret current events. They will have a broad knowledge of the instruments and structure that characterize financial markets, as well as some exposure to common principles in portfolio management. Credits: 4
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BU 4070 - Investment Management
Principles of investment in stocks and bonds. Includes fundamental, economic, and technical analysis; measurable and unmeasurable aspects of risk; portfolio management; psychological aspects of the market. Credits: 4
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BU 4110 - Data Visualization
An introduction as well as hands-on experience in data visualization. Students will examine design principles for creating meaningful displays and presentations of quantitative and qualitative data to support intelligent, data-based decision-making. Credits: 4
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BU 4120 - Marketing Channels and E-Commerce
From a channel management perspective, this course is designed to understand how organizations developing offline and online distribution channels and strategies may leverage value creation, market differentiation and competitive advantage. From an e-commerce perspective, the goal of this course is to prepare students as future executives, managers and strategists to create value in the networked economy and to gain understanding and insight on how new technology and media forms have created unprecedented challenges and opportunities in business. Credits: 4
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BU 4130 - Online Consumer Behavior and Online Communities
Successful firms use consumer attitudes and behaviors to segment markets and design marketing strategies. A successful marketing strategy must be built around an understanding of consumers, and this same understanding can help consumers make better choices. Both marketers and consumers can benefit from a number of fundamental facts about how people perceive and process information, make decisions, and form attitudes. This course focuses on examining specific buyer behaviors while examining the role new media (online communities, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Yelp and Amazon) has on today’s social-savvy customers. Credits: 4
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BU 4140 - Sales Strategy and Technology
With the growth of social media and the digital age customers now have unprecedented access to information, a new reality that is changing the way salespeople do their jobs. Salespeople must now shift the focus from “selling to serving” customers in order to build customer loyalty. In this course students will review the psychology of sales from the perspective of this new reality, exploring how this has shaped buyer behavior. Credits: 4
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BU 4240 - Compensation and Benefit System
This course investigates the development and administration of compensation and benefit programs. Unemployment security, worker income security, group insurance, and disability and pension plans will be covered. Emphasis is placed on objectives, policies, organization, and the implementation of compensation and benefit systems. Credits: 4
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BU 4260 - Leading Change in Organizations
Effective leaders understand how to manage change, an essential skill when working in a rapidly changing business environment. External and internal forces that cause change, such as leading a new initiative or project, working to change the culture of the organization, launching new products or entering new markets will be explored. Tools and techniques provided in this course will help the student understand how others react to change and how to effectively lead them through that time. Credits: 4
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BU 4340 - International Trade
An examination of the basic theories of international trade, commercial policy, and exchange rates. Topics may include the relation between trade and economic growth, global aspects of U.S. trade policy, international trade agreements, and protectionism. Credits: 4
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BU 4350 - Geopolitics of World Business
This course address how geography and politics intersect with and influence international global enterprises. Students will develop an awareness of important geopolitical facts and analyze how these facts interact with and affect international business competition. The course will examine how geographic location, natural resource endowments, historical relationships, and national and institutional political factors influence global companies. Credits: 4
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BU 4410 - Change Management and Project Risk
This course examines how to manage risk and crisis occurrence through a project’s life cycle. Emphasis is placed on integrating SWOT, Risk Breakdown Structure, and Risk Mitigation into the overarching project life cycle. Project leadership is explored in the context of building effective project teams and maintaining stakeholder relationships, especially in times of uncertainty and crisis. Students will learn and apply basic project management concepts related to identifying, classifying, and mitigating risk. Credits: 4
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BU 4490 - Project Performance and Quality Assurance
This course provides the student with tools and techniques to ensure that a project achieves the desired level of quality outcomes. The major emphasis of the course examines how quality is defined, quality plans, control charts, peer reviews, check lists, and process mapping. The student will practice by managing a process improvement project. Credits: 4
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BU 4915 - Predictive Analytics: Models and Methods
Survey of analytical techniques and tools used to assist in making decisions under uncertainty. Better practitioners succeed in modeling real-life business situations by understanding data as well as the implications of the assumptions and limitations of algorithms in predictions. Topics include data understanding, data preparation, descriptive modeling, predictive modeling, and model deployment. Credits: 4
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CO 1010 - Introduction to Communication Studies
This introduction to communication study explores interpersonal theory, ethics, language and meaning, nonverbals, perception, questioning and listening, and public speaking. The course requires both individual and small group work in designing three presentations. Credits: 4
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CO 1110 - Oral Communication
This course introduces students to the theories and principles of oral communication by focusing on effective public speaking and listening. Students learn to select and research topics, organize information, choose appropriate oral and nonverbal language, and orally present ideas to classmates. Credits: 4
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CO 1240 - Contemporary Art and Media
Through the exploration of significant artistic and cultural developments from the late 20th century, students will be introduced to the vocabulary, texts, audiences and technologies of visual art and new media and their interpretations. The intersection of media and fine art will be emphasized and examined through the study of pertinent issues in contemporary society, with special focus on the natural and civic environment. Students will develop the skills of formal, critical and contextual analysis that are crucial for those interested in a career in the arts, communication and/or media. Credits: 4
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CO 2310 - Communication Ethics
This course examines the ethical issues involved in communication. For example, how should the media (both traditional and emerging or still in development) cover issues of a potentially harmful nature? What can we learn from our interactions with others, and how can we use that information to improve our communication and persuasion skills? During the course, students will examine ethical theories on communication from a variety of approaches. Topics to be covered include political advertisements, blogging, advertising, journalism, free speech, public relations, and organizational communication. Credits: 4
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CO 2850 - Social Media
This course will explore the development and uses of social media as well as some of the social issues/controversies (e.g., cyber-bullying, privacy rights, impact on interpersonal skills) that have emerged with this rapidly evolving form of communication. In addition, students will have opportunities to build upon their knowledge of the many social media platforms and tools now available, and learn how they can be applied in their professional lives, for example in non-profit fundraising, journalism, and social advocacy, among other possibilities. Credits: 4
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CO 3120 - Journalism: Feature Writing Workshop
Feature articles are longer pieces that integrate research and reporting with stylistic techniques learned from great fiction. The course begins with a month of readings exploring different genres (travel, sports, music, politics, etc.), styles (profile, personal narrative, etc.), history (new journalists of the 60s and 70s like Thomas Wolfe and Hunter S. Thompson), and craft (feature leads, editing, organization, etc.). Informed and inspired, students then workshop their own articles, receiving constructive criticism from classmates. Credits: 4
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CO 3150 - Multimedia Writing and Editing
The main objective for the course is for students to understand the use of multimedia and the new media technologies that create and publish multimedia content. Students will then produce multimedia texts fitting for professional writing settings. Credits: 4
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CO 3320 - Advertising: History and Criticism
This course explores corporate advertising history and product case studies. Students consider the ways in which advertising developed-and continues to develop-in relation to global consumerism and mass media technologies and in response to social criticism. Students learn to deconstruct advertising images and copy and construct their own ads, spoof ads, and public service announcements. Credits: 4
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CO 3340 - Principles of Public Relations
Public Relations is often defined as the communication of meaningful information to specific publics and the manipulation of information for questionable purposes. Students explore these definitions and many others as this course surveys the history, ethics, and principles of PR. Students produce PR writings for their own nonprofit organization or small business and work in groups doing PR work. Credits: 4
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CO 4250 - Organizational Communication and Negotiation
This course provides an overview of effective communication in a wide array of organizational settings. Emphasis is placed on human resource planning, working in groups and teams, conflict and behavior management, dealing with diversity, leadership, and other communication issues as well as negotiation strategies and tools. Credits: 4
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CS 1000 - Cybersecurity Foundations
This course provides students with a basic understanding of the fundamental concepts behind cybersecurity. This is a high level introduction or familiarization of the topics, not a deep dive into specifics. Topics include essential concepts of the cybersecurity field, with applications to system security; cyber defense tools and how to address a system attack; and appropriate measures to be taken should a system compromise occur. Credits: 4
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CS 2000 - Cybersecurity Principles
This course provides students with basic security design fundamentals that help create systems that are worthy of being trusted. Students will examine the principles of cybersecurity and why each principle is important to security and how it enables the development of security mechanisms that can implement desired security policies. Students will also examine common security failures and the interaction between security and system usability. Credits: 4
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CS 2001 - IT System Components
In this course, students will apply low level programming languages to implement complex programs such as internal operating system components and drivers to interface with and control hardware devices or to achieve other results (speed, size, efficiency, etc.). Students will also learn about the risks and rewards that result from using low level programming. Credits: 4
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CS 2010 - CompTIA Fundamentals
This course prepares students to successfully complete the CompTIA certification exam. IT Fundamentals covers a range of IT topics and provides a solid grounding in the technology concepts and practices organizations use today. Credits: 2
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CS 2011 - CompTIA Security+
This course prepares students to successfully complete the CompTIA certification exam. Security+ provides a global benchmark for best practices in IT network and operational security, one of the fastest-growing fields in IT. Senior Standing Credits: 2
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CS 2012 - CompTIA Network+
This course prepares students to successfully complete the CompTIA certification exam. Network+ certifies the essential skills needed to confidently design, configure, manage and troubleshoot any wired and wireless devices. Credits: 2
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CS 2013 - CompTIA Cloud+
This course prepares students to successfully complete the CompTIA certification exam. Cloud+ validates the skills and expertise required to securely implement, maintain and utilize cloud technologies. Credits: 2
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CS 2014 - CompTIA CySA+
This course prepares students to successfully complete the CompTIA certification exam. Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+) applies behavioral analytics to the IT security field to improve the overall state of IT security. Credits: 2
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CS 2015 - CompTIA Project+
This course prepares students to successfully complete the CompTIA certification exam. Project+ validates the ability to initiate, manage and complete a project or business initiative on time and within budget. Credits: 2
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CS 3101 - Policy, Legal, Ethics and Compliance
In this course, students will to gain an understanding of information assurance in the context of the rules and guidelines that control security measures and threats/crises. Students will examine the applicable laws and policies related to cyber defense, their responsibilities related to the handling of data as it pertains to legal, ethical and/or agency auditing issues, and the type of legal dispute (civil, criminal, private) affects the evidence used to resolve an issue. Credits: 4
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CS 3102 - Cybersecurity Planning and Management
This course will help students develop the ability to design and implement plans and processes for a holistic approach to cybersecurity for an organization. Topics include the placement of security functions in a system; contingency plans for various size organizations; the protection of intellectual property, and the roles of personnel in planning and managing security. Credits: 4
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CS 3103 - Security Program Management
In this course, students will develop the knowledge necessary to define and implement a security program for the protection of an organizations systems and data. Students will gain skills to develop a security program, identifying goals, objectives and metrics, effectively manage a security program, and assess the effectiveness of a security program. Credits: 4
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CS 3104 - Security Risk Analysis
In this course, students will develop an understanding of risk assessment models, methodologies and processes such that they can perform a risk assessment of particular systems and recommend mitigations to identified risks. Credits: 4
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CS 3105 - Data Administration
This course provides students with methods to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data throughout the data life cycle. Students will learn how to draw and describe a data and information lifecycle, identifying specific and general security issues at all stages. Credits: 4
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CS 3106 - Fraud Prevention and Management
This course provides students with the necessary knowledge to develop plans and processes for a holistic approach to preventing and mitigating fraud throughout the system lifecycle. Topics include Symptom Recognition, Data Driven Detection, Investigation of Theft, Concealment, Conversion Methods, Inquiry and Reporting, Liability and inadequate disclosure, and Consumer fraud. Credits: 4
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CS 3301 - Basic Networking
This course aims to provide students with basic understanding of how networks are built and operate, and to give students some experience with basic network analysis tools. Students are exposed to the concept of potential vulnerabilities in a network. Credits: 4
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CS 3302 - Basic Scripting and Programming
This course provides students with the basic ability to create simple scripts/programs to automate and perform simple operations, and to provide students with the skills necessary to implement algorithms using programming languages to solve problems. This knowledge includes basic security practices in developing scripts/programs (e.g., bounds checking, input validation). Credits: 4
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CS 3304 - Basic Cryptography
This course provides students with a basic ability to understand where and how cryptography is used. Topics include: the elements of a cryptographic system; the differences between symmetric and asymmetric algorithms; cryptographic protocols, tools and techniques appropriate for a given situation. Credits: 4
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CS 3305 - Operating Systems Concepts
This course provides students with an understanding of the roles of an operating system, its basic functions, and the services provided by the operating system, including how operating systems interact with hardware and software applications, and basic security issues of operating systems. Credits: 4
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CS 3306 - Databases
In this course, students will develop the skills to utilize database management system to solve specific problems. Specific skills include to compare and contrast database types including relational, hierarchical, distributed, and other models; the role of a database, a DBMS, and a database server within a complex system supporting multiple applications; SQL; DBMS access controls, privilege levels, and security principles; and common structures for storing data in a database management system. Credits: 4
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CS 4301 - Network Defense
In this course, students, will learn the concepts used in defending a network, and the basic tools and techniques that can be taken to protect a network and communication assets from cyber threats. Concepts include defense in depth, minimizing exposure, among others. Students will also examine how network defense tools (firewalls, IDS, etc.) are used to defend against attacks and mitigate vulnerabilities; how security policies are implemented on systems to protect a network; and how network operational procedures relate to network security. Prerequisite: CS 3301 Credits: 4
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CT 1510 - Introduction to Programming Logic and Design
The course will provide the student with knowledge on the principles of programming logic and design. An emphasis will be placed on using the correct rules of program engineering, structure of data, basic algorithms and problem solving in computer programming. A hands‐on approach will be used to conceptualize programming concepts and techniques. Additional importance will be placed on understanding the value of creating flowcharts or writing pseudo code and will include top‐down program development using algebraic notation, standard control structures, and arrays in an appropriate programming language. The course stresses planning, building, coding, testing, debugging and documenting program applications. Additional programming concepts covered include binary representation, storage, and general architecture and functioning of a computer system. Credits: 4
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CT 2430 (BU 2430) - Information Systems in Organizations
This course introduces students to how information technology is used in support of an organization’s ongoing strategy development and implementation as well as to provide management with information regarding the organization’s performance and in support of decision making. Students will learn about information technology support for customer relationship management, supply chain management, enterprise resource planning, and business intelligence as well as for streamlining operations and fostering innovation. Case studies about developing and implementing information systems will be analyzed for small, large, for profit, not for profit, bricks and mortar, and online organizations. Additionally, hands‐on components of this course will focus intensively on current software used in a variety of business environments, preparing students for upper level courses and today’s workforce. Credits: 4
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CT 2510 - Object Oriented Programming
This course covers topics in object oriented programming utilizing a variety of visual programming languages. Major topics include analysis and design, and use of object oriented programming techniques. A hands‐on approach will be used to conceptualize programming modeling and techniques such as concepts in classes, inheritance, encapsulation, and abstraction. Prerequisite: CT 1510 or Permission of instructor Credits: 4
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CT 3610 - Database Management
This course provides the student with in-depth knowledge of database analysis, design, and implementation principles. Students who successfully complete this course will be able to use the entity-relationship data model to represent business data requirements. Students will gain the skills needed to identify business solutions through the use of data structure design, and to understand the interconnections between data structure and business policies. Students will learn how to design, build and use databases and non‐procedural applications appropriate to business problems. In addition, students will develop an understanding of relational databases through the use of queries to retrieve specific fields and records and will learn to appreciate the accuracy and integrity of stored data by incorporating referential and data integrity into relational databases. Credits: 4
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CW 1100 - Introduction to Creative Writing
This course is a writing workshop that exposes students to three genres of creative writing: fiction, non-fiction and poetry, differentiating them by their compositional elements. Students will study and practice the art of craft and context in relation to the discipline of a creative writing process strategy. This workshop-based course affords students the opportunity to engage in deep reading of creative writing texts and apply skills learned to their own writing. This is a portfolio-based course. Credits: 4
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CJ 1110 - Introduction to Criminal Justice
An overview and analysis of the key components of the criminal justice system: law enforcement, criminal law and the courts, and corrections. Credits: 4
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CJ 1130 - Criminology
This course examines the types, patterns and extent of crime in U.S. society. We will also study the immense and varied individual and social costs of crime. Finally, the many responses to crime that are found at the local and national levels will be examined. Special attention will be paid to grassroots initiatives intended to create safer communities. Though the focus is on crime in the U.S., some international comparisons will be integrated into the course. Credits: 4
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CJ 2100 - Introduction to Cybersecurity and Information Assurance
This course provides a foundational and general perspective to the growing threats of cyber-based attacks and unauthorized / criminal access to digital information and the various methods to secure internet based and proprietary computer systems. Credits: 4
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CJ 2320 - Criminal Justice Ethics
Introduces basic ethical theories, emphasizing how ethical theory can be applied to contemporary problems in law enforcement, corrections and adjudication. Topics covered include criminal justice policy, and the ethics of law enforcement, court processes, and corrections. The course also considers issues such as police corruption and brutality, race, class and gender disparities, capital punishment, gun control, drug policy, pornography, gambling, and other current issues in criminal justice. Especially pertinent for those planning careers in criminal justice professions, but designed for all interested students. Prerequisite: CJ 1110 . Credits: 4
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CJ 3010 - Corrections
This course examines current correctional practices (diversion, community supervision, and institutionalization) in terms of the historical, philosophical, and social perspectives. Prerequisite: CJ 1110 . Credits: 4
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CJ 3020 - Legal Issues in Cybercrime Investigations
This course examines the legal issues of computer and internet crime investigation concepts, processes, and techniques. The course reviews criminal and civil law, constitutional issues, government legislation, and case law related to computer and internet incursions. Credits: 4
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CJ 3110 (PS 3110) - Juvenile Delinquency
This course offers an in‐depth analysis of the (anti‐) social phenomenon of delinquent youth gangs. We are currently witnessing a rise in the number of gangs, the degree of violence they exhibit, and their impact on American society. This course will combine psychological theory with the delinquents’ own accounts of their gang affiliations and behavior. This is a seminar‐type course that requires some research and presentation on topics chosen by the student and in agreement with the instructor. Credits: 4
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