2023-24 Academic Courses
Accounting (ACTG)
A practical course in the foundations of accounting, this course emphasizes the complete accounting cycle for a sole proprietorship service business as well as the cycle for a merchandising firm. This course covers receivables and payables as well as banking transactions and payroll. (Fall Semester)
Course Outcomes
- Define accounting concepts and terms.
- Define ownership structures and business organizations.
- Classify accounts: asset, liability, equity, revenue, expense, and cost.
- Analyze and journalize transactions.
- Post to ledgers.
- Prepare worksheets.
- Compile basic financial statements for sole proprietorships.
- Record adjusting and closing entries.
- Prepare post-closing trial balance.
- Reconcile bank statements.
- Manage cash control systems (i.e. petty cash fund).
- Compute earnings, deductions, and payroll taxes.
- Maintain payroll accounting records.
- Journalize and post discounts, returns, and allowances.
A continuation of ACTG 101, this course covers notes payable and receivable, valuation of receivables, inventories, plant and equipment, the voucher system, accounting for partnerships and corporations, financial statement analysis, and cash flow statements. (Spring Semester)
Course Outcomes
- Define partnerships and corporation concepts and practices;
- Define partnerships and corporate accounts and their classifications;
- Analyze accounts into debit and credit parts for partnerships and corporations;
- Journalize and post corporation transactions: stock, dividends, retained earnings, income taxes, bonds, and treasury stock;
- Prepare worksheets and financial statements for a corporation and partnership;
- Record adjusting, closing, and reversing entries for partnerships and corporations;
- Calculate estimated uncollectible accounts, expense using aging, percentage and specific charge-off methods; write off and reinstate accounts;
- Calculate and analyze depreciation expense (straight-line, DDB, sum of the years, units of production, modified accelerated cost recovery system) and book value of plant assets;
- Determine interest, maturity dates, income of notes receivable, discounting of notes receivable, adjusting entry for accrued interest;
- Determine interest, maturity dates of notes payable, discounting of notes payable, adjusting entry for accrued interest, conversion of discount to expense;
- Demonstrate understanding of basic accrual concepts and corporate procedures;
- Determine ending inventory valuation (specific identification, weighted-average-cost, FIFO, LIFO perpetual) and determine influence on net income;
- Allocate costs to plant and equipment and differentiate among expenditures;
- Prepare a statement of cash flows;
- Analyze financial statements (including calculation of common ratios and presentation of horizontal and vertical analysis).
This course covers federal and state laws pertaining to wages, payroll taxes, payroll tax forms and journal and general ledger transactions. Emphasis is placed on using software applications for calculation of wages, social security, income and unemployment taxes, generating appropriate payroll tax forms and reports, and journalizing/posting transactions. (Spring Semester)
Course Outcomes
- Analyze payroll data.
- Input payroll data into commonly used accounting software applications: QuickBooks and/or Peachtree.
- Generate payroll reports.
- Generate all appropriate payroll forms for employees and employers.
- Construct accounting entries.
This course provides students with a realistic approach to computerized accounting principles using QuickBooks Pro. Students will learn QuickBooks functions while completing accounting problems using this software. (Spring Semester)
Course Outcomes
- Enter company information and transactions in existing company files.
- Complete customer, vendor, employee, and inventory activities.
- Reconcile bank accounts.
- Create a new company.
- Create reports.
This course is an introduction to payroll accounting including relevant federal and state income tax laws and labor laws, pension plans, worker's compensation, unemployment insurance and necessary records and reports. (Spring Semester)
Course Outcomes
- Use appropriate terminology.
- Prepare accounting records and payroll tax returns.
- Recite federal and state payroll laws and regulations.
- Determine gross earnings, various deductions, employer taxes, and net pay.
- Execute proper internal control for payroll.
- Develop skills needed for employment in payroll.
An introduction to the theory and application of accounting, this course covers double entry accounting, the accounting cycle, merchandising operations, control accounts and subsidiary ledgers, internal control, cash, short-term investments, accounts receivable, merchandise inventory, plant assets, current liabilities, long-term liabilities, payroll, financial statement disclosures and partnership accounting. (Fall and Spring Semesters)
Course Outcomes
- Utilize appropriate accounting terminology
- Explain the accounting cycle and prepare accounting records and financial statements.
- Prepare accountant's working papers.
- Allocate revenue and expenses to the appropriate accounting periods.
- Explain the conceptual framework of accounting and the nature of the accounting profession.
- Develop effective communication skills through reading, listening, writing, and speaking.
A continuation of ACTG 201, this course includes corporate organization, dividends, retained earnings, earnings per share, long-term liabilities, long-term investments and consolidations, statement of cash flows, analysis and interpretation of financial statements, accounting for manufacturing operations, job order costing, process costing, cost-volume-profit relationships, business segments and departmental reporting, planning, and budgeting. (Fall and Spring Semesters)
Course Outcomes
- Compare and contrast financial and managerial accounting.
- Identify the field of managerial accounting including career opportunities and ethicalconsiderations.
- Describe cost behavior and cost-volume relationships.
- Determine activities, cost and cost drivers.
- Compare and identify variable and fixed costs.
- Use cost allocation techniques and activity-based costing.
- Identify and use relevant information for decision-making.
- Evaluate opportunity, outlay and differential costs in make or buy decisions.
- Describe and/or prepare a master budget.
- Prepare a flexible budget and use variance analysis in decision-making.
- Describe capital budgeting for programs and projects.
- Use cost allocation and job costing concepts.
This course teaches the use of spreadsheets in analyzing financial data and preparing financial reports. Advanced features of spreadsheets will be covered. (Fall Semester)
Course Outcomes
- Use advanced features of spreadsheet software.
- Formulate solutions to common business problems.
- Enter the formulations into spreadsheets.
- Correct formats for financial presentations.
- Independently conceive and implement solutions to complex financial problems.
- Prepare financial data in a meaningful way so that a non-accountant can understand and interpret the analysis and results.
This course teaches students how to use computerized accounting software. Students will convert a manual accounting system to a commercial computerized accounting system. The course includes both converting an existing company into a computerized accounting system as well as creating a new company. (Spring Semester)
Course Outcomes
- Convert a manual accounting system and create a new company using a computerized system. Set up and modify a chart of accounts Perform customer, employee, vendor and inventory activities Manage a bank account, including reconciliation. Process a payroll, including payroll taxes. Produce financial statements and other accounting reports.
This course teaches students to use relevant accounting data and techniques in making management decisions. It covers types of costs and their relationships, budgets, break even computations, costing systems, and cost allocations. (Spring Semester)
Course Outcomes
- Recognize the importance of relevant cost data in making management decisions by being able to compute fixed, variable and semi-variable costs, and explain their effecton financial statements and management decisions.
- Compute present value used in evaluating management decisions for both operating and capital costs.
- Prepare budgets for management use.
- Compute break even points and cost/volume/profit relationships and describe how a specific variable may affect management's decisions.
- Describe costing systems used in the service and manufacturing sectors and post transactions using different systems and explain the related impact on the financial statements.
- Computing cost allocations in a variety of situations.
This course introduces the basic principles of federal taxation for the sole proprietor, partnership, or corporation. It includes income determination, deductions, sales of properties, depreciation and its recapture, nontaxable exchanges, dividends, corporate liquidations and S Corporations. (Fall Semester)
Course Outcomes
- Compute schedule C for the federal tax return.
- Describe the tax treatment given to sole proprietorships, partnerships, and corporations.
- Compute applicable federal tax of partnership and corporate taxation.
- Describe organization and transfers to controlled corporations, the resulting capital structure, and tax planning considerations.
- Compute partial and complete corporate liquidations, understanding the effect on shareholders and the corporation, and compute the related tax consequences.
- Compute the penalty on excess corporate accumulations, and explain the tax planning considerations for avoiding the penalty.
- Discuss the S corporation and its taxation and be able to explain the tax planning considerations relating to S corporation.
- Describe organization and transfers to partnerships, the resulting capital structures, operations of the partnership, and tax planning considerations.
This course applies terminology, concepts, and techniques learned in accounting to computerized accounting software packages. It also covers setting up inventory, creating invoices, customizing forms, creating reports and graphs, payroll, processing payments, and using all other accounts. (Fall Semester)
Course Outcomes
- Set up a company in an accounting software program.
- Complete customer, vendor, employee, and inventory activities.
- Create reports on payroll, budget, accounts payable, inventory, purchases, sales, accounts receivable, balance sheet, and income statement.
- Receive payments, make deposits, and reconcile bank accounts Integrate information to commonly used spreadsheet programs.
This course is designed for students wishing to pursue accounting as a major. It covers the environmental and conceptual framework of financial accounting, the accounting process and financial statements, time value of money, cash and receivables, advanced inventory issues, advanced problems in long-term assets, and intangible assets. (Fall Semester)
Course Outcomes
- Use appropriate accounting terminology.
- Recall conceptual accounting framework.
- Use data, exercise judgments, evaluate risks, and solve real-world accounting problems.
- Improve skills in preparing, understanding, and explaining financial statements.
- Demonstrate an awareness of historical and contemporary events affecting the accounting profession.
- Explain the nature of the accounting profession.
- Develop effective communication skills through reading, listening, writing, and speaking.
- Locate and organize accounting information.
- Work effectively in groups to provide leadership when appropriate.
- Develop effective learning strategies for future learning.
- Make value-based judgments based on professional ethics.
- Identify and solve unstructured accounting problems in unfamiliar settings.
This course offers a supervised, structured learning experience at an approved business/organization. Students experience the selection process, receive training related to their field of study, enhance their academic learning, and gain exposure to the workplace. Students apply theoretical classroom concepts to real-world workplace issues. Typically, a student completes 45 hours on-site per one lecture credit. Additionally, students participate in activities and class time beyond the hours spent at the job site. (All Semesters)
Course Outcomes
- Write a professional resume following acceptable rules of format, grammar and usage.
- Identify a minimum of three potential employers within their field of study.
- Successfully interview for a job.
- Write measurable learning goals and objectives in conjunction with their site supervisor and internship instructor, and make progress toward accomplishing those objectives.
- Self-evaluate and gain feedback on job performance.
- Apply knowledge and skills learned in accounting and business courses to the workplace.
- Utilize accounting and business terminology in describing and presenting solutions to business problems.
- Utilize effective written and verbal communication skills in the organization.
- Operate in a professional and ethical manner to accomplish organizational objectives.
- Follow directions and adhere to policies of the organization.
- Understand a job description and provide value-added services as appropriate to the defined roles and responsibilities of a specific job.
- Operate effectively in a team environment as well as operating independently with minimal supervision.
- Demonstrate the functions of the department and/or organization.
- Develop a list of important skills needed to be successful in the organization.
- Broaden technology skills in the workplace with video editing, imaging editing, and cloud computing.
Administrative Management (AMGT)
This course offers a supervised, structured learning experience at an approved business/organization. Students will receive training related to their field of study, enhance their academic learning, and gain exposure to the workplace. Students will receive assistance in developing application materials and finding worksites meeting learning and legal criteria from the Career Advisor. (All Semesters)
Course Outcomes
- Write a clear resume following acceptable rules of grammar and usage.
- Identify a minimum of four potential employers within their field of study and successfully interview for a job.
- Write measurable learning goals and objectives in conjunction with their site supervisor and internship instructor and make progress toward accomplishing those objectives.
- Self-evaluate and gain feedback on job performance.
Allied Health: Medical Support (AHMS)
This course is a continuation of AHMS 210. Students will continue using the current Diagnosis and Procedures manuals to code medical cases and simulations. (Fall Semester)
Course Outcomes
- Code cases and medical records using the current Diagnosis and Procedures manuals.
- Assign the correct Diagnosis and Procedures codes for a variety of body systems.
- Enter coding information correctly on CMS 1500 form or UB04 Form.
- Use coding guidelines and regulations for coding manuals.
- Verify that medical necessity is documented and met.
- E/M coding will be introduced.
Business: Finance (BFIN)
This is an introductory course in personal finance and will expose the student to the issues and importance of personal finance. This course introduces the concepts and applications of personal finance and the importance of personal finance in both business and everyday living. The focus is on explaining the process of financial planning and the logic behind it and why it is important to the potential small business person or to the individual. (Fall and Spring Semesters)
Course Outcomes
- Recognize and explain the importance of the personal financial planning process and how it is related to small business operation as well as everyday life.
- Explain the time value of money.
- Recognize and explain the various methods money management.
- Construct a budget and explain why budgets are necessary.
- Evaluate the use of debt. Discuss the importance of retirement planning.
- Analyze tax planning and strategies.
- Recognize the importance of estate planning and critique various methods estate planning.
This course is a study of finance issues confronting entrepreneurial firms. Focus is on assessing financial needs and financial forecasting. Students utilize fundamental financial principles to make small business decisions. Topics include organization and operations, financing alternatives, venture valuations and risk sharing. (Fall Semester)
Course Outcomes
- Describe the entrepreneurial environment.
- Develop and analyze venture pro-forma financial statements with the primary objective of determining the financial needs for the venture.
- Organize an entrepreneurial venture.
- Create and recognize the venture value.
- Explain optimal risk sharing contracts for new ventures, and identify the parameters that are critical to these contracts.
A study of the principles of finance, this course emphasizes the application and integration of financial concepts in decision making. (Spring Semester)
Course Outcomes
- Identify the goals and functions of financial management.
- Identify the major accounting financial statements and their purpose.
- Apply financial statements to ratio analysis.
- Compare and contrast short-term with long-term financial planning.
- Identify current asset management concepts.
- Demonstrate an understanding of future cash flow valuations.
- Explain the relationship of risk to return.
- Determine the cost of capital.
- Define risk and demonstrate its application in the capital budgeting process.
Business: General (BGEN)
This course will examine how leaders are developed. Personalities will be examined using the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and how this personality contributes to team dynamics. This course will also examine different leadership styles and how the student can become a good leader. (Spring Semester)
Course Outcomes
- Identify with own personality style.
- Determine how this personality style plays a role in work and team environments.
- Identify the leadership style that best fits this personality.
- Express, interpret, or modify ideas to communicate effectively.
This course reviews the use of basic mathematical concepts as they apply to business. Includes calculations of cash reconcilliations, payroll, discounts, interest, taxes, depreciation, inventory, time value of money, and other business applications. (All Semesters)
Course Outcomes
- Apply math concepts to a variety of business applications.
- Solve mathematical problems as they relate to business.
- Demonstrate competency in bank reconciliations, payroll, discounts, interest, insurance, taxes, depreciation, inventory and time value of money.
- Apply quantitative concepts and reasoning using numerical data.
This course focuses on improving students' communication and critical thinking skills in the context of understanding the holistic nature of business. Students will explore the importance of a healthy interdependence between business and society and how the various functions of business (management, marketing, accounting, finance and technology) interact and support each other for operational success. (Fall and Spring Semesters)
Course Outcomes
- Apply the basic principles of critical thinking, problem solving and decision making to a variety of business situations.
- Evaluate data and use that information as the bases for planning and decision-making.
- Define and explain the fundamental functions of management, marketing, accounting and finance.
- Apply fundamental business principles and understand their interconnection.
- Organize and deliver effective communications.
- Integrate the principles of effective team management into class team organization and be able to take these skills into future courses and in the work world.
This course provides an introduction to law and its role in the business environment. The course will introduce the court system, litigation and arbitration, law of agency, contracts and torts, product liability, forms of domestic and international businesses and the related liabilities, employee rights, consumer protection, principles of antitrust and debtor/creditor relationships. Where appropriate, references to Montana law will be made. (Fall and Spring Semesters)
Course Outcomes
- Recognize the relationship between business and its environment, including its legal, professional, and ethical responsibilities.
- Demonstrate the ability to assess ethical issues when they arise in the business environment.
- Describe basic legal concepts such as the court system, civil procedures, sources of law, procedural law, and legal terminology.
- Explain the complexity of the legal system and its strengths and deficiencies in terms of providing guidance for business decisions and compensation for grievances.
- Analyze and classify information and identify the relevant legal issues and predicted probable consequences of a particular situation, transaction, or event.
- Identify tort law and its elements as applied to business situations.
- Identify contract law and its elements as applied to business situations.
- Identify property law and its elements as applied to business situations.
Students will learn to apply basic quantitative techniques to solve business problems and analyze business data using spreadsheets and other technologies to make optimum decisions. (Fall Semester)
Course Outcomes
- Use descriptive analytics to gather, organize, tabulate, and describe data.
- Demonstrate proficiency in the acquisition and analysis of organizational data.
- Employ quantitative and technological tools for decision making that are appropriate to business analysis.
- Demonstrate proficiency in creating analysis reports.
- Explain the value of data analysis to business strategy development and decision-making.
This course offers a supervised, structured learning experience at an approved business/organization. Students experience the selection process, receive training related to their field of study, enhance their academic learning, and gain exposure to the workplace. Students apply theoretical classroom concepts to real-world workplace issues. Typically, a student completes 45 hours on-site per one lecture credit. Additionally, students participate in activities and class time beyond the hours spent at the job site. (All Semesters)
Course Outcomes
- Write a professional resume following acceptable rules of format, grammar and usage.
- Identify a minimum of three potential employers within their field of study.
- Successfully interview for a job.
- Write measurable learning goals and objectives in conjunction with their site supervisor and internship instructor and make progress toward accomplishing those objectives.
- Self-evaluate and gain feedback on job performance.
- Apply knowledge and skills learned in business courses to the workplace.
- Utilize business terminology in describing and presenting solutions to business problems.
- Utilize effective written and verbal communication skills in the organization.
- Operate in a professional and ethical manner to accomplish organizational objectives.
- Follow directions and adhere to policies of the organization.
- Understand a job description and provide value-added services as appropriate to the defined roles and responsibilities of a specific job.
- Operate effectively in a team environment as well as operating independently with minimal supervision.
- Demonstrate the functions of the department and/or organization.
- Develop a list of important skills needed to be successful in the organization.
- Broaden technology skills in the workplace with video editing, imaging editing, and cloud computing.
This course integrates the various functional areas of business to help the student develop a unified understanding of business planning, strategy, and application. The course transfers theoretical class work to the practical applications of the business world. (Spring Semester)
Course Outcomes
- Demonstrate effective interpersonal and team skills to accomplish complex tasks.
- Understand the business organization in terms of a system of interrelated functions.
- Utilize effective oral and written communication skills to present findings and recommendations.
- Identify, diagnose and resolve problems in a variety of business functional areas.
- Demonstrate the understanding of financial concepts and utilize them in a business setting
- Apply concepts from previous course work to a real world business situation.
Business: Management (BMGT)
This course is designed to increase competency as a communicator and covers basic communication skills including listening, writing, and speaking. Study principles and techniques of business letters, memos, and reports using direct, indirect, and persuasive approaches. Emphasis is on communicating for employment: resumes, application letters, interviews. There will be some emphasis on conducting meetings, intercultural communications, business technology, and online communication. (All Semesters)
Course Outcomes
- Recognize the risks and opportunities inherent in communicating by voice, in writing (e.g. by letter, memo, email, social-networking sites, or weblog postings).
- Cite sources and avoid plagiarism.
- Communicate in a courteous and respectful tone in his or her writing and speaking, choosing which information is appropriate to communicate to which audiences.
- Manage his or her own writing process so that he or she minimizes the pain of writing and maximizes the effectiveness of communications.
- Organize and develop logical written representation of his or her thoughts; revise his or her own or others' prose to increase clarity and brevity; craft and execute a variety of professional-quality correspondence, including a resume.
- Distinguish and select wisely among various modes of communication (e.g. email, letter, memo, phone, presentation), depending on the nature of the situation and his or her audience.
- Produce and deliver professional-quality presentations, using technology effectively and speaking with minimal hesitations and non-value-added fillers.
- Develop and reinforce habits of communicating clearly, including using correct grammar and sentence structure and correctly citing sources for facts, quotations, and ideas.
- Evaluate purpose and audience to create a well-developed, supported, and stylistically fluent response.
- Express, interpret, or modify ideas to communicate effectively.
- Collaborate with others in complicated, dynamic, and/or ambiguous situations.
This course is a practical, down-to-earth approach to planning, organizing, and managing a small business. While based on current research, theory, and practice, the material is presented from a "how-to" perspective, with many practical examples and applications from the business world. (Fall and Spring Semesters)
Course Outcomes
- Define what is meant by the term small business and explain some of the current problems faced by small business owners.
- Review the steps involved in the procedure recommended for going into business.
- Compare the advantages/disadvantages of starting a new business, buying an existing one, or buying a franchise.
- Describe the marketing concept and explain how it can be used by a small business.
- Discuss the laws that affect recruiting, selection, and development of managers and employees in the small business.
- Explain how to choose a location for various types of businesses and explain how to set up and use performance standards.
- Explain the management function of control and how managers exercise control in a small business.
- Describe the growing role of technology in business and how technology has affected small business operations.
This course explores human resources in a globally competitive business environment, the legal context of employment decisions, diversity, securing human resources, developing human resources, compensation, labor management relations, and protecting and evaluating human resources. The class is designed to familiarize participants with current human resource practices and laws that apply to human resource careers regardless of their field. (Fall and Spring Semesters)
Course Outcomes
- Define human resource management terminology.
- Describe the human resource functions of planning, recruitment, selection, development, appraisal, and compensation.
- Discuss current laws impacting human resource compliance, employment, and labor relations.
- Demonstrate an understanding of job analysis and design, job specifications, and job descriptions.
- Explore effective discipline systems and legal termination procedures and define employment at will.
- Describe the relationships between and importance of employee compensation (wages and benefits) and performance.
- Describe the collective bargaining process and labor relations.
This course is a comprehensive introduction to management theory, research and practice. It integrates classical and modern concepts of management for a solid grounding in management principles which is essential to successfully guiding today's small or large, profit or not-for-profit organizations in a rapidly changing environment. (Fall and Spring Semesters)
Course Outcomes
- Identify the major functions of management - planning, organizing, leading and controlling.
- Assess organizational structure and design to evaluate the organizing function of management.
- Analyze the legal requirements and ethical implications of management/ business decisions and how such decisions affect the business, community, and society.
- Describe and explain the different kinds of managers and the major roles that managers perform in their positions.
- Examine workplace issues and formulate appropriate responses for viable solutions.
- Apply management concepts and terminology by utilizing research, written/oral communication skills, and effective listening to analyze strategic management decisions/best practices.
- Demonstrate the processes of efficiency and effectiveness in the use of organizational resources.
- Demonstrate strategic decision making framework and levels of planning.
- Apply managerial theories to workplace scenarios.
- Work in teams to accomplish specific guided tasks.
- Explain the motivational theories and the relevancy to management.
An introduction to the human side of organizations and to people in the world at work, this course examines such elements as leadership, organizational behavior, and the future of organizations. Discrimination, communications, and organizational change will be covered as well. (Fall and Spring Semesters)
Course Outcomes
- Understand the purpose of learning concepts of human behavior as they apply to organizations.
- Describe the difference between line, staff, functional, and matrix authority structures.
- Explain the importance of managers anticipating the need for change and how to overcome employees' resistance to change.
- Contrast the difference between prejudice and discrimination.
- Explain the managers' responsibilities for establishing and carrying out employee substance assistance programs.
- Contrast two prevalent philosophies-profit quest and social accountability-of the proper role of business.
- Recognize the trend by firms toward global operations.
- Express, interpret, or modify ideas to communicate effectively.
- Collaborate with others in complicated, dynamic, and/or ambiguous situations.
Business: Management Information Systems (BMIS)
A project and problem-solving oriented course that focuses on the implementation of spreadsheets and databases in common business problems. Other topics discussed will include operating systems and word processing. (All Semesters)
Course Outcomes
- Demonstrate effective transformation of data to information for either tabular or graphic display within a spreadsheet environment.
- Identify and evaluate alternative decision outcomes by developing applications, doing financial modeling, and performing various what-if analyses.
- Design and implement effective database design.
- Demonstrate ability to use forms, queries, and reports to select data from a database to effectively summarize and present information.
- Effectively communicate decision analysis using appropriate information technology tools.
This course introduces the development, use, and management of computer-based information systems. (Intermittently)
Course Outcomes
- Analyze digital commerce business models and their impact on organizational competitiveness.
- Identify problematic website designs and recommend improvements.
- Apply website design principals by developing a prototype that achieves high levels of usability.
- Integrate concepts from core business courses in order to develop a strategic vision fordigitalcommerce initiatives.
- Understand the risks (e.g., security) associated withdigitalcommerce initiatives and develop risk mitigation strategies.
- Identify how the capabilities ofdigitalcommerce technologies can be leveraged to improve business processes, transactions, and activities.
- Understand how emerging technologies impact individuals, organizations, and industries.
Business: Marketing (BMKT)
Search engine marketing includes an introduction to the structure and function of search engine marketing; analysis of consumer markets and online habits; production, planning, and development of online identity; social responsibility; search engine algorithms and values; and creating the source code. (Spring Semester)
Course Outcomes
- Distinguish among goods, products, and services
- Outline issues marketers consider in deciding how many market segments to target.
- Discuss how marketers measure the success of a Web site.
- Compare and contrast marketing techniques.
- Integrate current technology into Search Engine Marketing.
- Alter the existing source code to target common search engine algorithms.
This course will introduce students to the world of social networking as a marketing tool for any business. Students will become familiar with Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, and other social networking venues available. Students will also explore the tools available for Web 2.0. (Spring Semester)
Course Outcomes
- Exlplain concepts, tools, and best practices of social media marketing, along with branding.
- Use Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
- Create a social media marketing plan.
- Apply social media analytics in order to develop a marketing plan and improve web content and engagement.
This course will introduce students to the art of writing documents for web viewing. (Spring Semester)
Course Outcomes
- Use relevant, adequate support details, examples, reasons, logical arguments, face, and/or statistics.
- Organize and connect major ideas with effective transitions.
- Use a variety of sentence structures and appropriate word choice in the expression of ideas for readers and purposes.
- Use appropriate conventions in areas of mechanics, usage, sentence structure, spelling and format.
- Express, interpret, or modify ideas to communicate effectively.
This course is an introduction to the structure and function of marketing inclusive of the analysis of consumer and industrial markets. Students study the four primary elements of marketing - product, place, price and promotion, and use these to develop a comprehensive marketing plan. The material also includes consideration of ethics and social responsibility as related to the marketing function. (Fall and Spring Semesters)
Course Outcomes
- Distinguish among products, goods, and services.
- Explain the concept of creating value and the value exchange.
- Identify ways to segment a market and strategies.
- Discuss buying behavior and the impact on the marketing mix.
- Outline issues marketers consider in deciding how many market segments to target.
- Describe how industrial and consumer products are classified and how they differ.
- Identify and explain both the marketing mix inclusive of product, place, price and promotion.
- Identify economic characteristics marketers consider in evaluating various markets.
- Apply concepts of marketing information as it relates to a marketing plan including research, data compilation interpretation, and evaluation.
- Develop a comprehensive marketing plan.
Computer Applications (CAPP)
This course provides a step-by-step introduction to the terminology, concepts, and techniques used in QuickBooks Pro. It is designed for computer users who want a basic understanding of the capabilities of QuickBooks Pro and covers journal entries, customer and vendor activities, payroll, and closing activities for both serviced-based and merchandising-based businesses. (All Semesters)
Course Outcomes
- Set up a company on QuickBooks Pro Work with lists, including customers, vendors, and employees.
- Complete payroll transactions.
- Complete customer and vendor activities, including jobs, invoices, receiving money, purchase orders and bills. Generate reports as needed for companies.
This course is intended to help develop the skills necessary to work with spreadsheets. Topics include entering and manipulating different types of data, formatting basics, using functions to analyze information, making decisions with IF functions and formulas, sorting and filtering information and creating charts, Microsoft's Excel for Windows will be used as the teaching tool. (Fall and Spring Semesters)
Course Outcomes
- Identify the uses for spreadsheets.
- Create and manipulate data.
- Create and use basic formulas and functions.
- Sort, filter, and find information in spreadsheets.
- Create charts.
This course is intended to help develop the skills necessary to work with databases. Topics include creating tables, queries, forms, and reports. Microsoft's Access for Windows will be used as the teaching tool. (Intermittently)
Course Outcomes
- Identify the uses for a database.
- Design and create a database structure.
- Create, save, and modify database records.
- Add, delete, and rename fields.
- Create queries to search for information.
- Create a form to view, edit and add records.
- Design and create custom reports.
This course takes as its starting point the proposition that technology is central to the modern world as one of the primary tools impacting communication, learning, and advancement. Students will learn the driving principles behind computer systems, become familiar with influencing computer hardware, software, and network technology. Students will examine the management of information and material in word processors, spreadsheets, and databases, as well as the implication and safeguards for that information. The ethical implications of computing, such as security, privacy, patriot act, identity theft, and the social implications of information sharing will be given particular consideration. (Fall and Spring Semesters)
Course Outcomes
- Utilize basic computer terminology and concepts.
- Identify the major components of computer hardware.
- Use operating systems and application software.
- Use file management skills.
- Understand the negative impact of computers on society.
- Explain legal issues related to computing.
- Be professional and abide by a code of ethics issues related to the use of computers.
A course designed to introduce people with little computer experience to the expanding world of computing. Beginning and intermediate concepts in word processing, database, spreadsheets, and presentation software will be explored utilizing a hands-on approach. (Fall and Spring Semesters)
Course Outcomes
- Use basic computer terminology.
- Utilize beginning and intermediate elements of word processing, database, spreadsheets, presentation software to integrate these elements into a single document.
- Interact with computer hardware, operating systems, and input devices.
This is a course in word processing using Microsoft Word or the current industry standard. The course includes creating, retrieving, and editing documents, as well as an introduction to some advanced features such as mail merge, graphics, WordArt, macros, and tables. (All Semesters)
Course Outcomes
- Use the keyboard and mouse to create, retrieve, and edit a document and use parts of other documents.
- Check grammatical and spelling errors in MS Word while realizing the limitations of these tools.
- Use tabs, tables, columns, headers, footers, footnotes, and endnotes.
- Create and insert graphic elements and images and find additional images from the Internet Format documents using a variety of MS Word features.
A comprehensive look at the features and processing capabilities of spreadsheet software, topics in this course include developing and editing spreadsheets, creating efficient formulas, applying proper formatting, using "what if " functions and tools, macro development, and spreadsheet management. (Fall and Spring Semesters)
Course Outcomes
- Perform basic operations in spreadsheets using the mouse and keyboard.
- Demonstrate knowledge of formulas and functions to prepare various documents.
- Use functions to manipulate and calculate information.
- Demonstrate their ability to produce graphs from spreadsheet data.
- Create, execute, and debug macros.
- Prepare students for further study of spreadsheets.
- Discuss ethical considerations as they relate to the use of the computer and spreadsheets.
This course is a comprehensive study of relational databases using Microsoft Access. Topics include database theory, creation of tables, forms, reports, queries, and switchboards while utilizing the most recent version of Microsoft Access. (Intermittently)
Course Outcomes
- Design and structure a relational database.
- Create, modify and format databases, tables, fields, macros, forms and reports.
- Enter, navigate and modify data.
- Create and modify queries.
- Filter and sort data.
- Create and modify charts.
- Import and export data and objects.
- Managing and maintaining databases.
Global Leadership (GBLD)
The course supports student leaders by building leadership skills, developing awareness of leadership styles and theories, and facilitating personal growth through a variety of experiences and practice. (Spring Semester)
Course Outcomes
- Upon successful completion of this course, the student should be able to:
- Explore the different personality styles.
- Identify personal strengths and weaknesses.
- Identify the characteristics of excellent leaders.
- Learn how to manage change.
- Facilitate growth through a variety of experiences and practice.
- Understand what leadership is and under what conditions does it exist.
- Identify how a leader's personal traits help them to be an effective leader (or not).
- Express how leadership models can be reframed so that they treat all people in a system as both leaders and followers.
Health Information Technology (HIT)
Students will learn the personnel functions and associated workflows required in an ambulatory care physician clinic and how to prepare for, implement and use an electronic health record (EHR) to achieve a paperless office environment and improved quality of care. Office function, associated workflow and EHR use will include all office personnel roles from receptionist through nurse and physician. EHR use will include both in-office functions and its role in Health Information Exchange (HIE) with other health care providers and organizations including laboratories, pharmacies, consulting physicians and payers. (Fall Semester)
Course Outcomes
- Define concepts of workflow processes and process analysis.
- Explain how the goals of a health care system and the needs of various stakeholders influence practice, the delivery of care, needs of information and the workflow within that system.
- Distinguish advantages and disadvantages of internal and external workflow process analyses.
- Create and interpret graphical representation of theworkflow processes for better understanding of current processes using standard processing mapping symbols and conventions.
- Determine the best graphical representation of workflow processes.
- Demonstrate and apply processes and process analhysis to determine process redisign necessary to improve healthcare delivery within the health care organization.
- Evaluate workflow processes for determination of quality improvements.
- Lead and facilite change in the workflow processes.
- Determine methods to maintain and enhance imrpovements made in workflow processes.
Information Technology Systems (ITS)
This course is an introduction to networking fundamentals with both lecture and hands-on activities. Topics include the OSI model and industry standards, network topologies, IP addressing (including subnet masks), and basic network design. (Intermittently)
Course Outcomes
- Use network terminology and acronyms appropriately.
- Distinguish between LAN and WAN technologies and topologies.
- Describe network models (OSI and TCP/IP).
- Implement protocols appropriately.
- Use IPv4 and IPv6 addressing and subnetting.
- Use network hardware.
- Plan and recommend network solutions.
This course examines the role of operating system software and other user interfaces. The primary focus will be on the installation, operation, maintenance, and system/diagnostic utilities of microcomputer operating systems in a multi-tasking operating systems environment. (Intermittently)
Course Outcomes
- Install a secure, multi-user, client-based network operating system.
- Implement and conduct administration of operating system resources.
- Implement, manage, and troubleshoot hardware devices and drivers.
- Monitor and optimize system performance and reliability.
- Configure and troubleshoot the operating system desktop environment.
- Implement, manage, and troubleshoot network protocols and services.
- Implement, monitor, and troubleshoot operating system security.
Emphasis is on management and use of common network operating systems. Topics and activities include product overview, installation, administration, problem resolution, configuration of security parameters and user accounts, console operations, and use of the network. (Intermittently)
Course Outcomes
- Compare network operating systems.
- Determine the network operating system best suited for applications and users in a particular situation.
- Install network operating systems.
- Troubleshoot problems in the installation and maintenance of network operating systems.
- Evaluate and monitor network activities using console operations.
- Apply security features available within the network operating system to the network and users.
- Demonstrate basic proficiency in the use of computer hardware and input devices.
- Prepare students for further study.
- Discuss ethical considerations as they relate to the use of the computer.
This course looks at the planning and implementation processes, installing, maintaining, and troubleshooting Active Directory found within MS Windows Server 2003. Group and security policy creation and implementation will also be developed. (Intermittently)
Course Outcomes
- Apply planning and implementation processes necessary for setting up and maintaining directory services.
- Install the operating system to include the directory services users, groups, and domains.
- Maintain and perform administrative tasks.
- Troubleshoot problems that may arise within directory services.
- Create written group and security policy.
- Implement and maintain group and security policy.
This hands-on and theory-based course will study computer and network security. Topics will include threats; policy creation; implementing controls; securing hardware, networks, and operating systems; defending against attacks; and intrusion detection systems and practices. (Intermittently)
Course Outcomes
- Describe basic security principles.
- Describe laws relating to computer security.
- Define encryption, digital signature, and certificates.
- Create and implement security measures to computer, network, and operating system resources.
- Identify and describe network and server attacks.
- Describe and create disaster preparedness and recovery plans.
The purpose of this course is to provide students with the tools to successfully manage a web site project. Topics covered include managing a project's scope, cost, quality, and risk. Focus is on initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing projects. Software tools available to help manage and report on the project's progress will also be explored. (Spring Semester)
Course Outcomes
- Understand the genesis of project management and its importance to improving the success of information technology projects.
- Demonstrate understanding and apply knowledge of project management theory, terms, and techniques.
- Apply project management concepts using Microsoft Project and other software to help plan and manage a small project.
Emphasis is on management and use of common open source network operating systems. Topics and activities include product overview, installation, administration, problem resolution, configuration of security parameters and user accounts, console operations and use of the network. (Intermittently)
Course Outcomes
- Explain the history of Linux and Open Source software.
- Define and explain the Linux installation process.
- Install and configure the Linux operating system.
- Understand and configure the Linux boot process and system initialization.
- Utilize text editors to examine, monitor, and configure the operating system.
- Demonstrate proficiency with Linux utilities, commands, applications, file system navigation, and file management system.
- Develop shell scripts to automate system tasks, backups, and configurations.
- Utilize Linux utilities to perform system backup and restore.
- Install and manage software.
This is a capstone, controlled environment course allowing the students to plan a network, install software on clients and servers, attach to peripherals, apply security principles, and troubleshoot. Planning and documentation as a necessary component of information technology management will be included. (Intermitttently)
Course Outcomes
- Apply planning, implementation, and troubleshooting processes and procedures to networks utilizing hardware, software, community resources, and security.
- Evaluate effectiveness of applied network plan.
- Create and maintain documentation for network and computer systems.
This lab-based course will focus on network protocols, VLSM, router configuration, router IOS software management, routing protocols, access control lists, network address translation, LAN switching, and network design components. Troubleshooting in a network environment will be required. Objectives of the CCNA exam will be covered. (Intermittently)
Course Outcomes
- Describe the various LAN communication problems and methods to improve performance.
- Describe the role that routers and switches play in the creation of LANs Describe VLAN frame filtering, frame identification, and frame tagging.
- Name and describe the three methods of VLAN implementation.
- Document and design a LAN.
- Configure a router utilizing the most popular routed and routing protocols.
- Demonstrate basic proficiency in the use of computer hardware, operating systems, and input devices to configure routers.
- Discuss ethical considerations as they relate to the use of the computers and networks.
This course will provide advanced technical information and relevant skills to successfully secure end-user devices, including desktop and laptop systems, tablets, cellular phones, and other portable computing equipment. Building on existing knowledge and skills in the areas of server management, network management, and security, students will gain mastery-level knowledge of security issues and best practices. Course content covers client/server exposures and protections (authentication options, packet signing and encryption of network traffic, appropriate implementation of permissions and rights); malware threats and treatments; transmission choices and precautions (wired, wireless, remote desktop access, virtual private networking (VPN)); cloud computing considerations; and corporate mobile device best practices. Hardening of the operating system and application software is also covered. Course content will focus on business-focused security practices. (Intermittently)
Course Outcomes
- Evaluate and apply best practices in client/server security, including but not limited to authentication, transmission, operating system hardening, auditing, access control, and encryption.
- Identify and classify malware by threat type, method of introduction, and protection strategies.
- Evaluate the advantages and exposures of current communication technologies, including wired, wireless, remote access, and protocol-level choices.
- Assess the strengths and weaknesses of cloud-based computing technologies, including public, private, and hybrid configurations.
- Examine security trends and vulnerabilities in mobile computing devices.
- Develop best-practices toolkits for effective management of devices.
This course provides advanced technical information and relevant skills to secure servers and business information. Building on existing knowledge and skills in the areas of server management, network management, and security, students will gain mastery-level knowledge of security issues and best practices. Students will examine and apply hardening techniques to operating systems and infrastructure-based applications. Strategies to ensure business continuity and data security are emphasized, including policy, data preservation, disaster preparedness, and disaster recovery. Legal guidelines and requirements, both domestic and international, are examined in the context of responsible and ethical computer use. Course content will focus on business-focused security practices. (Intermittently)
Course Outcomes
- Identify and carry out appropriate hardening techniques for servers, applications, and connectivity devices.
- Establish best practices for change management, including testing and implementing updates and configuration changes.
- Examine relevant legislation related to computer usage and security, and develop policy to comply with requirements.
- Prepare business continuity plans, including data preservation, disaster preparedness, and disaster response protocols.
This course provides advanced technical information and relevant skills to successfully secure computer networks at the public/private interface. Material focuses on hardware- and software-based techniques to prevent and monitor unauthorized or malicious access to corporate networks and servers. Building on existing knowledge of border and perimeter security, students will develop and implement best practices guidelines for boundary-related devices and software. Students will establish baseline assessments of network security from public access points and identify known and/or potential security vulnerabilities. Course content will focus on business-focused security practices. (Intermittently)
Course Outcomes
- Differentiate between perimeter and internal security technologies and devices.
- Prescribe appropriate border security configurations for publicly-connected networks.
- Implement monitoring protocols to detect internal and external security breaches or intrusions.
- Develop and perform penetration testing protocols.
- Conduct security assessments to identify known and potential vulnerabilities.
This course introduces the creation, use, and administration of cloud-based resources. The course surveys cloud terminology and concepts, examines use-cases and models, oversight and security concerns, and considers financial implications and governance. Students engage in creation, use, and administration of cloud services as well as exploration of virtualization resources. (Intermittently)
Course Outcomes
- Explain cloud concepts including architectures, networking and storage technologies, cloud services, and use cases.
- Explain cloud business and financial models, their benefits and challenges.
- Create and provision cloud resources including data storage, server resources, user and resource access, and monitor access and use.
- Explain cloud security including weaknesses and tools to evaluate security.
- Utilize security tools to evaluate cloud security.
This course covers the basic to more advanced features of maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing the PC as required for completion of the A+ Certification Exam. Topics include safety, memory management, operating systems, managing files, software and hardware replacement, upgrades, and installations. (Intermittently)
Course Outcomes
- Identify basic terms, concepts, and functions of computing system components, including how each component should work during normal operation and during the boot process.
- Identify all field replaceable units found in a personal computer, and describe the functionality of each unit.
- Identify common peripheral ports, associated cabling, and their connectors.
- Identify hardware methods of upgrading system performance.
- Analyze common symptoms and problems associated with each component provide solutions to
- troubleshoot and isolate the problems.
- Analyze service methodologies for eliciting problem symptoms from customers.
- Identify the purpose of various types of preventive maintenance products and procedures.
- Analyze issues, procedures and devices for protection within the computing environment, including
- people, hardware and the surrounding workspace.
- Complete installations of memory modules, storage devices, system boards, processors, power supplies, and multimedia devices.
- Demonstrate appropriate customer service toward client troubleshooting problems.
This course offers a supervised, structured learning experience at an approved business/organization. Students experience the selection process, receive training related to their field of study, enhance their academic learning, and gain exposure to the workplace. Students apply theoretical classroom concepts to real-world workplace issues. Typically, a student completes 45 hours on-site per one lecture credit. Additionally, students participate in activities and class time beyond the hours spent at the job site. (All Semesters)
Course Outcomes
- Write a professional resume following acceptable rules of format, grammar and usage.
- Identify a minimum of three potential employers within their field of study.
- Interview for a job.
- Write measurable learning goals and objectives in conjunction with their site supervisor and internship instructor and make progress toward accomplishing those objectives.
- Self-evaluate and gain feedback on job performance.
- Apply knowledge and skills learned in program courses to the workplace.
- Utilize program related and business terminology in describing and presenting solutions to business problems.
- Utilize effective written and verbal communication skills in the organization.
- Operate in a professional and ethical manner to accomplish organizational objectives.
- Follow directions and adhere to policies of the organization.
- Understand a job description and provide value-added services as appropriate to the defined roles and responsibilities of a specific job.
- Operate effectively in a team environment as well as operating independently with minimal supervision.
- Demonstrate the functions of the department and/or organization.
- Develop a list of important skills needed to be successful in the organization.
- Broaden technology skills in the workplace with video editing, imaging editing, and cloud computing.