Business

Courses

BSNS2175: Computer Applications in Business

Credits 3
Key computer applications used in the business environment today will be covered. Topics covered include word processing, spreadsheets, databases, graphics, electronic communications, and the web. In addition to understanding the individual computer applications, students will observe how the applications fit within the organizational information system structure.

BSNS2225: Business Communication

Credits 3
The course compares and contrasts business communications to other communication models. Both oral and written business communication topics will be covered. Attention will be given to communication through electronic business channels.

BSNS2335: Business Statistics

Credits 3
An introductory course to statistical theory and applications for decision-making purposes in business. Topics include the role and use of statistics, tables and graphs, data analysis, probability distributions, descriptive measures, and statistical inference, including sampling, hypothesis testing, confidence intervals, analysis of variance, quality control, and regression analysis. Fulfills the General Education Mathematics Competency requirement.
Prerequisites
ACT Math score of 21, SAT Math score of 570, Accuplacer Algebra score of 74, Accuplacer QRAS score of 250, MATH0900 Essential Mathematics, or instructor's approval.

BSNS3005: STEP Business Orientation

Credits 0

An online orientation to be completed prior to the start of course work which outlines the Business program and expectations. This course will familiarize participants with technology, policies, campus services, resources and course management software. Course work will include completion of an entrance exam and submission of several short assignments. Grade of pass/fail.

BSNS3015: Personal Finance and Stewardship

Credits 3
A study and application of planning and organizing personal finances. The class will also discuss how students manage and address the challenges of becoming good stewards of their gifts, talents, time and resources. Topics covered include education and experience, earning and spending, savings and debt, giving and tithing, taxes and insurance, and social responsiveness. (See ECON3015)

BSNS3035: Management Information Systems

Credits 3
The course considers management information systems from the manager's viewpoint as well as that of the accountant and data processing professional. Topics include introductory concepts, hardware and software resources, common areas of application, and planning and developing management information systems. The areas of application include financial information systems, information systems for marketing production, personnel, and managerial decision models, and general office information systems.
Corequisite Courses
BSNS2175

BSNS3415: Business Law I

Credits 3
Study of the present-day law of business in the United States as it relates to contracts, sales, agency, the legal environment, and selected topics. Ethical considerations and international topics are also discussed.

BSNS3425: Business Law II

Credits 3
Study of the present-day law of business in the United States as it relates to corporations, agencies, and negotiable instruments. Emphasis is also given to legal principles as they apply to partnerships, corporations, and non-corporate associations. Ethical considerations and international topics are also discussed.
Corequisite Courses
BSNS3415

BSNS3515: Principles of Marketing

Credits 3
Study of marketing from the point of view of the business firm. Topics include the structure of the marketing system, the nature of marketing management, consumer behavior, marketing research, product policy, pricing policy, channels of distribution policy, promotion policy, and analytical techniques useful to marketing management.

BSNS3594: Special Topics in Business

Credits 1 3
This course is designed to address specific business topics as designated by the instructor of record and approved by the department chair or dean.

BSNS3645: Principles of Management

Credits 3
Study of the functions and principles of management with emphasis on relationships between workers and management as well as between individual employees. Topics cover the areas of planning, organizing, directing and controlling personnel, and decision-making procedures and techniques.

BSNS3655: Human Resource Management

Credits 3

Strategic issues in managing human resources, developing and implementing human resource policies and procedures, human resource planning, job design, analysis and evaluation, staffing, compensation, performance appraisal, training and development, career management, labor relations, and legal, ethical and global human resource issues.

Prerequisite Courses
BSNS3645
Prerequisites

Prerequisite course or Instructor's approval

BSNS3715: Principles of Finance

Credits 3

Introduction to financial management, including financial statement analysis, valuation of cash flows, capital budgeting, the time value of money, the concepts of risk and return, cost of capital, and applications of these concepts in the firm.

Prerequisite Courses
ACCT2065
ECON2415
BSNS2335
MATH2240
Prerequisites

Prerequisite course or Instructor's approval

BSNS3815: Business Ethics

Credits 3
This course covers the ethical aspects from a Christian perspective of management decision making which pose fundamental questions about executive decisions and the human impact of corporate power.

BSNS3955: Field Experience in Business

Credits 1 3

This course is designed to provide academic credit for a complementary experience in business or academics related to the student’s major. Academic credit is awarded for work hours at a rate of one credit hour for each 40 hours of work and/or the achievement of agreed-upon learning outcomes. This course awards a maximum of three credit hours and will have a pass/fail grade. May be repeated for credit.

Prerequisites

Instructor's approval

BSNS3965: Internship in Business

Credits 1 3
Business students may enhance their academic experience through participation in an internship. Internships are a unique form of education, integrating classroom study with planned and supervised work experience. Learning objectives will be established prior to the start of an internship and one credit hour is awarded for every 40 hours of work. This course will be graded and may be repeated for credit.

BSNS4605: Global Business Strategies

Credits 3

The course will cover the structure of global operations, methods of entering international markets, cultural impact on business practices, legal and ethical impact on multi-international business, human resource management in international firms, and international movement of business factors. Fulfills a General Education Cultural Competency (CC) requirement.

Prerequisite Courses
BSNS3645
Prerequisites

Prerequisite course or Instructor's approval

BSNS4985: Senior Seminar in Business Capstone

Credits 3

Applications seminar requiring students to utilize various business concepts. The main emphasis of the course will be on entrepreneurial research projects, but additional topics of current interest in business will be covered. Students will be taking the Outbound Exam and it will count towards their overall grade in BSNS4985.

Prerequisites

Accounting or business majors with senior classification, or instructor's approval. Program admission.

Corequisite Courses
BSNS3515

BSNS6000: Graduate Business Orientation

Credits 0

An online orientation to be completed prior to the start of coursework which outlines the MBA program and expectations. This course will familiarize participants with technology, policies, campus services, resources, and course management software. Coursework will include completion of an entrance exam and submission of several short assignments. Grade of pass/fail. (See ACCT6000)

BSNS6002: Business Environment

Credits 3
Explores foundational concepts in the areas of marketing, management, ethics, leadership and strategic management. Strategic market planning, marketing segmentation, product and pricing strategies, channel distribution and other basic marketing concepts will be covered. Organizational behavior and culture, human resource management, management philosophies and quality management will be discussed through the eyes of ethical leaders and strategy.

BSNS6003: Business Financial Systems

Credits 3
Explores foundational concepts in the areas of quantitative methods, finance, accounting and microeconomics. Core concepts related to the interpretation of financial statements and the analysis of cash flow statements as they relate to strategic and operational financial planning will be covered. Both microeconomic and macroeconomic concepts will be discussed. A conceptual understanding of the role data analysis and decision-making have on the business organization will be reviewed. This course will utilize business resource tools such as EXCEL spreadsheets.

BSNS6004: Business Processes and Systems

Credits 3
Explores foundational concepts in the areas of information management systems, business law, and global dimensions of business. Basic concepts related to small business, administrative, consumer and corporate law, and an introduction to information systems and decision support systems will be presented. The student's understanding of the world of business will increase when viewed through the dimension of global business. A writing component is an integral part of this foundation course.

BSNS6011: Managerial and Cost Accounting

Credits 3
Develops the concepts and techniques necessary to analyze financial statements and management accounting reports. In particular, participants will learn to use these statements and reports as effective management tools for decision-making in the coordination of managerial and organizational activities.

BSNS6021: Management Law

Credits 3
Provides an overview of legal and regulatory issues of the workplace. It focuses on situations that commonly arise and the legal principles that apply.

BSNS6031: Corporate Finance

Credits 3
Covers applications of financial theory in the firm including the time value of money, risk and return, capital budgeting, the cost of capital, and capital structure. Special topics in financial management such as derivatives and multinational finance may also be covered.

BSNS6032: Advanced Corporate Finance

Credits 3

Covers both the theoretical background and practical implications of the central issues in corporate financial management, including capital structure decisions, dividend payout decisions, and asset valuation. Real options are considered as an enhancement to traditional capital budgeting methods. Also, issues related to security design are covered.

Prerequisite Courses
BSNS6031
Prerequisites

Prerequisite course or Instructor's approval

BSNS6033: Investments

Credits 3
Covers the fundamentals of security valuation and analysis, market efficiency, the scientific evidence surrounding investment strategies, and the relationship between risk and the return. Trading mechanics, types of trades, and alternative investment vehicles will be discussed.

BSNS6034: Global Finance

Credits 3
A study of financial issues facing corporations that operate in a global environment. Topics include capital budgeting, exchange rate risk, financial structure in the multinational firm, financial markets, capital asset pricing, and sources of financing as related to the global market.

BSNS6101: Organizational Dynamics

Credits 3
This course focuses on the practical application of current research and concepts in human communication and behavior in organizations. Topics include the changing world of work, organizational paradigms and systems, culture, and organizational dynamics of the individual and groups.

BSNS6132: Managing in a Global Economy

Credits 3
Presents the concepts, techniques, and fundamentals of managerial economics in an international environment. Trends in trade and international payments are explored. Important international, cultural, political, and legal issues are examined focusing on their effects on the economics of international pricing, financial policies, and investment strategies.

BSNS6142: Managing in a Global Economy (International Experience)

Credits 3

Presents the concepts, techniques, and fundamentals of managerial economics in an international environment. Trends in trade and international payments are explored. Important international, cultural, political, and legal issues are examined focusing on their effects on the economics of international pricing, financial policies, and investment strategies. This course includes an international experience. Note: The costs of the international experience (trip), such as travel, accommodations, etc., are in addition to tuition.

BSNS6162: Ethics and Integrity in Decision Making

Credits 3

Enhances management skills through study of values, attitudes and ethical issues in decision making and its human impact on corporate power. Discussions include the ethical stance and social responsibility found in mission statements and corporate strategy. 

BSNS6172: Leadership Development

Credits 3
Provides an overview on the history, current models, and the future of leadership in an environment of social and cultural changes. Attention will also be given to the leader as a person and the management of individual and professional priorities.

BSNS6173: Servant Leadership

Credits 3
Students will study the foundation, principles and practice of servant leadership. This course will assist students in articulating a vision of servant leadership as a vocation, enriching the community and the world, while serving as a model for others to follow.

BSNS6174: Leadership and Diversity

Credits 3
This course will examine cultural, ethnic, linguistic, economic, and racial issues within organizations. The course will consider steps involved in accommodation, acculturation, and assimilation of non-homogeneous people groups. This course will assist students in developing their own understanding and skills in becoming more effective leaders in organizations that acknowledge, value, and incorporate differences.

BSNS6175: Leadership and Sustainability

Credits 3
This course will consider the transformation to a sustainable leadership paradigm. The course will also analyze fundamental principles and practices associated with leadership and strategic management from traditional and evolutionary sustainable management perspectives.

BSNS6182: Managing Human Resources

Credits 3
Explores the management of human resource functions including employee selection, training, evaluating, and compensation. It also addresses labor relations, collective bargaining and equal employment opportunity (EEO) issues.

BSNS6201: Applied Business Analytics

Credits 3
Introduces students to the practical aspects of business analytics and the quantitative methods and tools used in management decision making. The domains covered include descriptive analytics, predictive analytics, and prescriptive analytics. Concepts include probability distributions and data modeling, sampling and estimation, statistical inference, forecasting techniques, hypothesis testing, regression analysis, and linear and non-linear optimization.

BSNS6211: MIS Strategy, Innovation, and Analysis

Credits 3
Explores the manager’s role in leveraging management information systems to enhance organizational effectiveness. Areas of focus include information systems concepts and planning, business intelligence, IT innovation using big data, and evaluation of how information systems serve as tools to implement business strategy and gain competitive advantage. Students will be challenged to take on a managerial mindset to unlock the synergy of business analytics and management information systems.

BSNS6221: Business Analytics in Action

Credits 3

Examines the strategic and managerial foundations of business analytics using a practical approach. Based on a case-study methodology, this course provides students with the opportunity to analyze data and identify opportunities to enhance competitive advantage using a data-driven, decision-making approach. Students will leverage the skills to present recommendations through the lens of a business leader or consultant.

BSNS6302: Strategic Marketing

Credits 3
Provides a strategic overview of a company's activities from a marketing perspective. A key focus is establishing competitive advantage by creating customer value. Students will gain a fundamental understanding of marketing strategy and analysis as well as an understanding of the strategic issues involved in the development of products and services, pricing, distribution, promotion, and segmentation and positioning. A variety of managerial decision-making techniques will be used in the analysis and solving of managerial problems.

BSNS6902: MBA Capstone - Strategic Management

Credits 3

This is the capstone course to be taken as the last of the MBA core courses. It reviews basic concepts of strategic planning, identifies and interprets alternative business strategies, seeking those that have the highest probability for success given the stage of industry evolution, the position of the company within its industry, and the level of investment possible. In addition, the course may evaluate selected aspects of business systems in countries outside the United States and consider long range planning in the context of future developments. A Comprehensive Exit Exam is included for progress comparison to the initial Entrance Exam (BSNS6000). 

 

Prerequisites

Completion of all MBA coursework or instructor's approval is required to register.

BSNS6903: Global Experience and Project

Credits 3
Students will design and participate in an international experience which incorporates a study of business practices in one or more foreign countries. The student will write and present a major paper which treats a significant topic related to international business.

BSNS6994: Special Topics in Business

Credits 1 3
This course is designed to address specific business topics as designated by the instructor of record and approved by the program director.

BSNS6998: Thesis

Credits 3
The thesis may be written in lieu of one of the program courses. The thesis may be on any subject that is agreed upon by the student and the supervising NNU faculty member representing the major. The thesis must demonstrate either theoretical or applications research at a graduate level. It must demonstrate an excellent knowledge of the English language and show mastery of professional business vocabulary.
Prerequisites
Approval of program director.

BSNS6999: Independent Study

Credits 1 3
Studies an assigned topic as directed by a graduate faculty member and approved by the program director.