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BUS 3710
Entrepreneurship
This course is a study in the nature and scope of entrepreneurship. The entrepreneurial process as well as the entrepreneurial profile
is examined in detail. It includes an evaluation of the planning, financing, launching, and promotion of new ventures. Entrepreneurial
strategies are discussed for all facets of the business, including franchising, growth, and international aspects. Application of
entrepreneurship to large corporations, i.e. intrapreneurship, is also a part of the course. (3)
Prerequisite: BUS 1100, BUS 2300
BUS 3800
International Business Practices
This course will explore the international dimensions of business, including globalization, developing and implementing strategies for
international settings, cross-cultural human resource management, governmental relationships and laws, and unique ethical, cultural
and legal considerations in international settings. You will learn practical skills necessary to conduct business internationally.
International trade, antitrust, and the impact of economic free trade zones will also be studied. (3)
BUS 3910
Practicum in Business
This practicum is a limited learning experience within a business or organization for you to actively participate in work-related tasks.
This experience requires a minimum of 50 clock hours on the job under supervision for each credit received. Practicum units may be
taken incrementally or as a three-credit block. Prerequisite: Permission of the Instructor. (1-3)
BUS 4210
Marketing
In this course you will be introduced to marketing principles associated with business and organizational administration. You will study
various marketing concepts, such as product, pricing, place, and promotion as these relate to for-profit entities. You will also consider
marketing-related concepts as applied to nonprofit and non-governmental organizations. (3)
BUS 4400
Practical Skill Development in Business
This course is designed to offer practical skills experience within the discipline, providing opportunity for upper-class students to gain
competency and confidence within related vocations. Experiential learning requirements are defined by your program and assessed
by the program faculty. A minimum of 50 clock hours of direct experience is required for a unit of credit and advisor approval is required.
(1)
BUS 4410
Legal and Ethical Environments in Business
This course explores the legal, ethical and regulatory process in which business and organizational decisions should be made and
documented. You will explore the application of laws and regulations relating to the establishment and operation of organizations, and
the legal and ethical roles, duties and obligations of corporate officers and directors, organizational leaders and operational managers.
(3)
BUS 4500
Business Information Systems and Technologies
This course explores the role of business tools, such as software technologies, in managing and reporting information within
organizations and studies, compares and evaluates quantitative research data mining acquired via various technologies. (3)
BUS 4700
Strategic Operations Management and Supply Chain Management
In this course, you will explore the management of operation variables and their part in the overall strategy of a business or organization.
Study will include such topics as business process engineering, acquisition and allocation of resources, cost control, quality control,
and standards and procedures development. (3)
BUS 4710
Strategic Planning, Policy Making, and Assessment
In this course, you will explore the interactions of corporate and organizational visioning, planning, implementing, and evaluating within
a framework of applied social science. Areas you will focus on include: Communications, culture, motivation, perception, operational
formations and adaptation, risk management, clarity of mission, change processes, and learning theory. (3)
BUS 4930
Business and Organizational Internship
This internship provides practical, “hands-on” exposure to organizational leadership, management, and operations. This may occur in
any international, domestic or cross-cultural setting. Internship assignments must be approved by the BOL program director. (1-3)
Chapel
CHL 1000
Undergraduate Chapel
This course will encourage participation in the university's chapel program. Chapel provides students with an opportunity for corporate
worship with the CIU community, hearing and responding to teaching, preaching from the Word of God, hearing from missionaries and
alumni serving around the world, exposure to our core values, support and encouragement for guest speakers not familiar with the CIU
community, and fellowship with one another. The aim is to encourage and challenge you in your personal walk with the Lord and service
for Him. (0)
CHL 5001
Chapel I
This course will encourage your participation in the university's chapel program. Chapel provides you with an opportunity for corporate
worship with the CIU community, hearing and responding to teaching and preaching from the Word of God, hearing from missionaries
and alumni serving around the world, exposure to our core values, and fellowship with one another. You will be encouraged and
challenged in your personal walk with the Lord and service for Him. (0)