ACC 213 ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES I
An introduction to financial accounting. Accounting transactions, the accounting cycle, financial statement preparation. Special issues for short- and long-term assets, liabilities, partnerships, and corporations.
ACC 214 ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES II
3 semester hours
Continued coverage of financial accounting. Partnerships, corporations, debt and equity
financing. Cash flow and financial statement analysis. Introduction to management accounting: job-order and process costing, budgeting and variance analysis.
Prerequisite: ACC 213 or permission of the instructor. BAD 300, LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS
3 semester hours
The course is designed to cover both the public and private regulation of business. Some of the topics covered are tort law, contract law, agency, partnerships, and corporations.
BAD 312, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
3 semester hours
Designed to provide students with a broad base of understanding of the principles and concepts of corporate financial decision making. The course covers the key financial issues of corporate ethics, time, value of money, valuation of stocks and bonds, risk and return, cost of capital, capital budgeting, leverage and capital structure, and financial statement analysis.
Prerequisite: ACC 213, 214, ECO 203, and ECO 204. BAD 318, PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING
3 semester hours
A comprehensive analysis of the marketing system and the marketing process. BAD 325, BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS APPLICATIONS
3 semester hours
Emphasis on business analysis, report writing, formal and informal presentations, public relations, and internal and external communications.
BAD 340, INTEGRATION OF FAITH AND BUSINESS
3 semester hours
This elective course will explore the interplay between faith and business. Various models of integration at the personal and corporate level will be explored. Students will be challenged to develop their own philosophy of how faith makes a difference in their approach to business. In addition to traditional business ethics topics, this course will explore personal morality, the unique implications of the Christian faith to various business disciplines, and business as service.
Prerequisite: Junior or senior level status. BAD 360, INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
3 semester hours
An introduction to the unique issues associated with doing business in a global context. Specific challenges of doing business internationally and related managerial strategies are examined. BAD 480, SENIOR SEMINAR IN BUSINESS: BUSINESS POLICY
3 semester hours
A case study approach designed to apply areas of management, accounting, finance, and economics to contemporary business problems.
Prerequisite: ACC 214, BAD 304, BAD 305, cis 300, ECO 204, BAD 312, BAD 318, senior standing
CIS 300 MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
3 semester hours
A general introduction to management information systems theories and concepts, including the organizational role of information systems, prevalent information and communication
technologies, and information systems development processes, with an emphasis on tools such as Excel.
ECO 203 PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS I (ECONOMICS AND THE FREE MARKET SYSTEM)
3 semester hours
special attention to national income theory; money, banking and the Federal Reserve system; Keynesian and Classical theories and the mechanics of the business cycle.
ECO 204 PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS II
3 semester hours
Study of microeconomic concepts, price theory, behavior of the firm, market structure, and income distribution.
MGT 316, PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT
3 semester hours
Explores the principles and processes of managing an organization. The functions of planning, organizing, leading, and motivating employees are applied to current business situations. MGT 400, HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
3 semester hours
Principles and practices regarding the recruitment, selection, development, evaluation, compensation, and proper recognition of employees within organizations.
Prerequisite: All business majors must complete MGT 316 MGT 403, HUMAN BEHAVIOR IN ORGANIZATIONS
3 semester hours
The application of human behavior principles common to many types of organizations,
specifically business and industry. Motivation, leadership, followership, and human problems are analyzed.
Prerequisite: All business majors must complete MGT 316. MGT 410, ENTREPRENEURSHIP
3 semester hours
A practical course designed to familiarize the student with the application of economic and managerial techniques of the small business. These techniques include entrepreneurship, location analysis, forms of ownership, financing alternatives, accounting practice, marketing and advertising techniques, and inventory control.
Prerequisite: MGT 316
MGT 416, PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
3 semester hours
Explores the management concerns of cost, quality, and quantity in the production systems of manufacturing companies, material requirements, planning, break-even charts, plant location, present worth analysis, safety, job enrichment, and sequential sampling.
Prerequisite: BAD 304, BAD 305, MGT 316. MGT 466, INTERNATIONAL MARKETING
3 semester hours
Explores the cultural, marketing, management, and environmental factors of the multinational organization. Case analysis is utilized with emphasis toward problem resolution.
Prerequisite: BAD 318 MGT 485, LEADERSHIP
3 semester hours
Includes the definition, traits, and segmentations of leadership. Investigates character as a foundation and similar leadership traits. Mistakes that leaders make, and new demands on future leaders are analyzed through group evaluations and discussions of current and historic leaders.
Prerequisite: All business majors must complete MGT 316
Computer Information Systems
The Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Information Systems (CIS), offered through Gardner-Webb’s Broyhill Undergraduate School of Management, provides a fully accredited baccalaureate degree for those wishing to pursue a career in management information systems. Computer information systems is one of the fastest growing areas of study, as well as one offering plentiful career opportunities. The program provides students with training in business knowledge, information technologies, and management skills to solve business problems and achieve strategic objectives in organizations. Graduates with a degree in Computer Information Systems can pursue a wide array of positions in systems development, Internet and network technologies, information management, and business consulting.
Goals and Objectives
1. To prepare students to utilize current information technologies; business knowledge and management skills to achieve organizational goals;
2. To incorporate global and ethical perspectives across the curriculum.
3. To prepare students to be able to apply quantitative techniques; computer techniques, and other elements of critical thinking to managerial problem solving.