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2016-2017 Academic Catalog

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2016-2017 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Business Administration, Information Technology Concentration, B.S.

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The Information Technology Concentration provides students the knowledge and skills to develop a set of ideas, create or improve processes, reports and forms; encourage collaboration; create workspace environments; and work closely with users to analyze, test, and maintain desktop software. Using real scenarios, students will learn how to create effective presentations, schedule and monitor projects, forecast and analyze trends, and create publications. Graduates of this program, with their knowledge of software technologies, will have the ability to perform multi-dimensional administrative tasks efficiently and improve the overall work environment and will be invaluable employees in any employment setting.

Successful completion of one Microsoft Certification Exam is recommended for this degree program.

Program Goals:

Upon successful completion of the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree, students will:

demonstrate an ability to conduct relevant research in their field of business and/or their concentration.
exhibit mastery of basic business knowledge, concepts, and terminology in the specific areas of marketing, management, accounting, and finance.
demonstrate knowledge and skills required to obtain employment in their field.
develop the skills necessary to continued success in their fields including leadership abilities and a heightened sense of social responsibility and ethics.

Suggested sequence of courses:

Freshman Year

Fall Semester (15 Credits)

MAT 111 - College Algebra (3 Credits)
OR
110-299 - GE Elective (3 Credits)
ENG 175 - Critical Writing I (3 Credits)
ITG 148 - Desktop Applications - MS Word (3 Credits)
OR
110-299 - GE Elective (3 Credits)
HUM 103 - Humanities I: Our Cultural Heritage (3 Credits)
PSY 160 - Introduction to Psychology (3 Credits)

Spring Semester (15 Credits)

ENG 176 - Critical Writing II (3 Credits)
ITG 149 - Desktop Applications - MS Excel (3 Credits)
OR
110-299 - GE Elective (3 Credits)
HUM 104 - Humanities II: Roots of the Modern World (3 Credits)
SOC 161 - Introduction to Sociology (3 Credits)
MAT 136 - Precalculus (3 Credits)

Sophomore Year

Fall Semester (15 Credits)

ACC 206 - Accounting Principles I (3 Credits)
MAT 234 - Finite Mathematics (3 Credits)
ECO 200 - Microeconomics (3 Credits)
110-299 - GE Elective (3 Credits)
110-299 - GE Elective (3 Credits)

Spring Semester (15 Credits)

ACC 207 - Accounting Principles II (3 Credits)
ECO 201 - Macroeconomics (3 Credits)
IT 253 - Presentation Design (3 Credits)
110-299 - BUS Elective (3 Credits)
110-299 - GE Elective (3 Credits)

Junior Year

Fall Semester (15 Credits)

IT 349 - Advanced Spreadsheet Concepts (3 Credits)
STA 326 - Applied Statistics (3 Credits)
MGT 303 - Management and Organizational Behavior (3 Credits)
MKT 305 - Marketing Management (3 Credits)
300-499 GE Elective (3 Credits)

Spring Semester (15 Credits)

FIN 333 - Financial Management (3 Credits)
COM 341 - Group Dynamics (3 Credits)
MGT 310 - International Business Management (3 Credits)
ITG 325 - Database Applications with MS Access (3 Credits)
IT 353 - Project Management with MS Project (3 Credits)

Senior Year

Fall Semester (15 Credits)

LAW 431 - Business Law I (3 Credits)
MGT 428 - Human Resource Management (3 Credits)
ENG 485 - Presentation and Debate I (3 Credits)
ENG 465 - Research Writing I (3 Credits)
IT 440 - Web Applications (3 Credits)

Spring Semester (15 Credits)

IT 450 - Advanced Information Technology (3 Credits)
LAW 432 - Business Law II (3 Credits)
OR
MGT 481 - Operations Management (3 Credits)
MGT 492 - Business Policy and Strategy (3 Credits)
ENG 486 - Presentation and Debate II (3 Credits)
ENG 466 - Research Writing II (3 Credits)

Minimum credits required: 120

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