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3.00 Credits
A study of the relationship between enlightened, effective management and individual, group and organizational performance. Particular focus is directed to organizational climate, intergroup behavior, reward processes, performance evaluation, leadership and communications. Prerequisite: BUA 110 and Junior standing.
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3.00 Credits
Students will examine the retail business process and understand the components of developing and maintaining a retail operation. The course includes the fundamentals needed to analyze the daily business practices of a retail establishment and apply solutions based on sound management theory and practical experience. Prerequisite: MRK 230.
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3.00 Credits
Introduces the student to current performance measurement, budgeting and reimbursement processes in health care facilities. Topics include financial statements, the prospective payment system, managed care, utilization management and other sources of health care revenue and cost management. The course discusses cost/benefit analysis, capital financing, risk management and performance indicators pertinent to the health care industry. Prerequisite: BUA 258.
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3.00 Credits
A survey course of the analysis, decisions, and actions necessary to operate efficient and effective organizations. Considered are topics in forecasting, capacity planning, scheduling, dispatching, projects, process design, facility design, and quality control. Students are asked to integrate the functions of marketing, finance, and organizational behavior to understand how products or services move from conception to delivery. Prerequisites: BUA 250, BUA 329 or PSY 301, MRK 230.
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3.00 Credits
Encouraging and achieving change in organizations and communities is the focus of this course. On a foundation of theoretical and applied concepts in leadership, students will undertake projects that develop the ability to create authentic visions and sustainable, cooperative responses to issues and opportunities. Simultaneously, students are asked to confront the challenge of moral leadership through an assessment of examples where individuals must make choices with significant ethical implications. Prerequisite: BUA 110 or PSY 100.
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3.00 Credits
This course is the first of two required courses that consider the development and the execution of business strategy. Starting from the premise that business strategy is a holistic process that combines all business functions, as well as the internal and external environment of an organization, students will learn the process of strategy, its underlying theory, and the key decisions that must be made to integrate an organization’s capabilities and gain competitive advantage. Students will use representative case studies to analyze, discuss, and recommend strategic behavior. The course prepares students for Applied Strategic Management II, which requires the development and defense of a formal business plan. Prerequisites: BUA 345, ECO 101, MAT 110.
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3.00 Credits
This capstone course for business and accounting majors integrates the collective knowledge students have acquired from the various functional areas of business to include accounting, finance, management, marketing, human resources, business ethics, and law. Specific emphasis is on entrepreneurship and teamwork. Students are organized into management teams for the purpose of analyzing a business from a strategic perspective and developing a business plan. Each team will be assigned a real company to work with and be assigned a Board of Directors consisting of a Cedar Crest Professor, one or two outside business professionals and a member of the client business’s management team (when appropriate). Each team will meet with their Board three times during the semester. The Board will act as advisors and mentors to the teams, and participate in their evaluation. Business topics of strategic management and current business events will also be discussed throughout the semester. The students will gain a practical experience in business that encompasses a wide variety of business issues while learning directly from the regions best business people. The client companies get new and fresh insights into their organization from some of the brightest young minds in the area, under supervision of the some of the region’s most respected professionals. Prerequisite: BUA 351.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
This course is an exploration of specialized topics not among the traditional course offerings. This course may be repeated for credit as topics change.
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5.00 Credits
A study of descriptive chemistry as it relates to allied health fields. Fundamentals of reactions in solution, acid-base theory, and gas laws are presented in relation to physiological systems. This course also covers basic organic chemistry and biochemistry from organic structure and functional groups to carbohydrates, lipids, proteins and enzymes. Four hours integrated lecture and recitation and 2.5 hours laboratory per week. Prerequisites: Basic Arithmetic and Algebra Skills.
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4.00 Credits
A detailed study of principles and methods in theoretical and descriptive chemistry. Stoichiometry, periodic behavior, gases, solutions, and simple equilibria are covered. Laboratory emphasis is on basic chemical principles and qualitative analysis. Lecture three hours, laboratory three hours. Prerequisite: High school chemistry.
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