Special emphasis will be given to analyzing business through the worldview of Christian values. Students write codes of ethics for their organizations and themselves. This course emphasizes the computer as a vital tool in managerial decision making. A comprehensive survey of the principles, processes, tools, and methods of the quality movement. A hands-on approach is utilized with the goal of enabling students to implement these ideas and practices in their organizations and personal lives.
Students produce portfolios of the various tools to demonstrate mastery of application.
This course familiarizes students with the economic forces, institutions, and policies that govern the environment in which business operates. Changes in both the national and global economy are explored from a managerial and quality perspective. Topics include opportunity cost, demand and supply, industrial organization, antitrust, deregulation, fiscal and monetary policies, trade policy, and exchange rates. This is an introductory course in financial accounting for the purpose of learning to use financial statements in the decision-making process. An annual report project is assigned as an integral part of this course.