Associate of Applied Science in Business Administration Course Descriptions
Course Descriptions: General Education Courses (30 Credits)
ADM 1000 – Skills for Academic Success 3 Credits
To be successful in the online, undergraduate degree programs at Apollos University, students need to possess a core set of skills. This course provides new students with an overview of these core skills, focusing on 8 specific items: navigating the Apollos systems; Apollos policies and procedures, Apollos student services and resources; university expectations; the LIRN Library Database; APA Style and academic writing; study and test taking skills; time management and staying motivated.
ENG 1301 – English Composition I 3 Credits
This course provides the student with a review of the basics of sentence structure, paragraph construction, and essay composition. A major focus of the course is on reading analytically and writing clearly and effectively. The subject matter used for the majority of the writing exercises will be based on the student’s personal experiences and on fundamental research techniques and exercises.
ENG 1302 – English Composition II 3 Credits
This is a composition foundation course that allows the student to advance their knowledge and ability in composing an essay or research paper. The course focuses on the basic writing skills of pre-writing, writing, and revising or editing. Reading, discussing, and analyzing rhetorical models are stressed as part of the learning methodology. (Prerequisite: ENG 1301 or permission of the Department Chair)
FIT 1301 Wellness, Fitness, and Nutrition 3 Credits (Alternative to SCI 1301 Earth Science)
Course Description: This course surveys the wellness movement, emphasizing personal responsibility, behavior modification, and consumer awareness as keys to living healthy and living well. The various dimensions of wellness are explored including physical fitness, nutrition, stress management, personal safety, and making healthy choices. STDs, drug use, and disease are also examined. Students will gain an understanding of the scientific based information supporting wellness and healthy living.
MTH 1301 – Algebra I 3 Credits
The design of this course is to provide a solid foundation in algebra for students who have moderate to no previous experience with algebra, as well as to help students succeed with non-mathematical courses that require an understanding of algebraic fundamentals. The concepts examined in this course will include a review of the real numbers, linear equations, exponents and polynomials, rational expressions and functions, and radicals and rational exponents.
MTH 1302 – Algebra II 3 Credits
Review of functions and their graphs, linear and quadratic functions, factoring. Polynomial and rational functions. Review of exponents, exponential and logarithmic functions and their graphs and systems of equations, theory of equations.
SCI 1301 – Earth Science 3 Credits
This course provides the student with a foundational knowledge of the earth and the processes, which have and continue to shape it. Topics of discussion are space & near-earth objects, plate tectonics, earthquakes, volcanism, rocks & minerals, mountain building, weathering, erosion, streams & floods, oceans, the atmosphere, weather systems, and global change.
COM 1310 – Business Communication 3 Credits
In this course the student has the opportunity to develop the fundamentals of organizational communication. The student will learn forms of communication, techniques, and strategies for successful communication in the workplace including: the writing process; forms of business messages; using visuals, appropriate style; good-news, neutral, bad-news, and persuasive messages; researching and writing reports; oral communication; job search skills; and use of technology. Students in this course will develop the skills they need to successfully communicate.
PHL 1310 – Critical Thinking 3 Credits
This course introduces participants to the process of critical thinking. A focus of the course is on mastering critical thinking skills so as to effectively apply them to everyday life and modern-day issues.
HIS 1310 – US History I 3 Credits
The course provides a survey of U.S. history to 1865. It includes the major events that shaped the course of American history. Topics of study include the colonial origins, colonial development, independence and the Revolutionary Period, the Early National Period, the Antebellum Period, the seeds of discontent leading to and resulting in the American Civil War, and the reconstruction of the Union.
HIS 1311 – US History II 3 Credits
The course provides a survey of U.S. history from 1865 to the present. It includes: the issues associated with reconstructing the Union after the Civil War, the emergence of the U.S. as a world power, American involvement in foreign military conflicts in the twentieth century, the growth of a consumer-oriented society, and the cultural and political challenges of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s
HIS 1341 – World History I 3 Credits (Alternative to HIS 1310 American History I)
Course Description: This course surveys world history, beginning with the developments prior to the Paleolithic period through to the cross-cultural interactions of the fifteenth century. Through a global approach, students will survey the major events, peoples, and civilizations of the pre-modern periods of human civilization that pre-date the European exploration, expansion, and colonization that began in earnest in the sixteenth century.
HIS 1342 – World History II 3 Credits (Alternative to HIS 1311 American History II)
Course Description: This course surveys modern world history, beginning in 1500 through to the complex, globalized world of today. Through a global approach, students will survey the major events, peoples, and exchanges of the modern age, beginning with the encounters and developments prior to the nineteenth century that led to global interdependence and global empires, to the political and industrial revolutions of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, to the modern political and commercial realignments that took place in the twentieth century and that are still ongoing today in the twenty-first century.
CIS 1301 – Computers and Technology 3 Credits
The course provides the student with information about the most important and current concepts of information technology. This is a survey of current information technology trends and issues that affect today’s businesses. Topics covered are the Internet, the Web, electronic commerce, software, hardware, storage, databases, networking, privacy, security, system analysis and design, and programming languages.
Course Descriptions: Core Courses (30 Credits)
ACC 2301 – Accounting I 3 Credits
This course introduces the student to the basic principles and practices of accounting and the role of daily accounting activities of running a business. Emphasis is placed on understanding the basic accounting equation and the proper reporting of the culmination of business transactions at the completion of the account cycle. Other topics include financial reporting and analysis and an overview of the accounting information systems available within the business world today.
ACC 2302 – Accounting II 3 Credits
This course is the second of two accounting courses that introduces the student to the basic principles and practices of accounting and the role of daily accounting activities of running a business. Emphasis is placed on understanding the budgeting process and analyzing the differences in accounting within various business environments. In addition, this course will introduce elements of managerial accounting that managers engage in daily during the transaction cycle. Other topics include financial reporting and analysis and an overview of the accounting information systems available within the business world today.
BUS 2301 – Introduction to Business 3 Credits
This course is designed to provide the student with an introduction to terms, business concepts, and business activities related to the organization and the operation of a business enterprise as an institution in a global business environment. With particular focus and emphasis on Economics, Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Human Resources, and Finance & Accounting functions within a business enterprise.
BUS 2310 – Macroeconomics 3 Credits
This course provides the student with an introduction to the basic macroeconomic principles of economics; resource utilization, supply, demand, and elasticity; economic sectors: consumption, investment, government and import/export; gross national product; fiscal policy; money and banking; monetary policy; economic theory; growth and productivity, poverty; and international economics.
BUS 2311 – Microeconomics 3 Credits
This course provides the student with an introduction to the basic micro economic principles of economics and the economy; supply, demand, and elasticity (product markets); resource markets, microeconomics of governments; microeconomics and policies; and international economics. The course will provide the student with a framework of knowledge to conduct economic experiments. Case studies and role-playing as consumers, producers, citizens, and policy makers will afford the student with the opportunity to synthesize the subject matter.
BUS 2320 – Business Math (3 credits)
This course is designed to provide an overview of basic business math skills and knowledge that you can apply to solve financial problems. Finance plays a major role in our lives--car loans, mortgage payments, retirement plans, real estate investments, and knowing how to calculate the cost of borrowing or the return on investment is important to us. The course provides step-by-step guidance through sample problems and solutions related to banking, credit, basic finance and investment. You will also gain an understanding of financial instruments and terminology used in business finance such as compound interest and promissory notes.
BUS 3301 – Marketing 3 Credits
The course provides the student with information about the most important and current concepts of marketing. The course surveys current marketing trends and issues that affect today’s businesses. Topics covered are the marketing mix, developing marketing strategies and plans, marketing ethics, the marketing environment, consumer behavior, the B2B buying process, global marketing, segmentation, targeting, positioning, marketing research, product branding and packaging, product mix, new product development, services marketing, pricing, supply chain and channel management, retailing, multichannel marketing, integrated marketing communications, advertising, public relations, sales promotions, personal selling, and sales management.
BUS 3302 – Leadership 3 Credits
The course presents the student with an overview of the importance of leadership in conjunction with various leadership traits, styles, and qualities. Enhances the importance of having a vision, the motivation to lead, social motives in the workplace, levels of morality and values, and the significance of empowerment for effective leadership. Topics include situational leadership, organizational climate, moral dilemmas, personal integrity, servant leadership, participative management, human relations, high-performance teams, diversity, cultural and interpersonal differences, workplace stress, performance management, and organizational change.
BUS 3303 – Financial Management 3 Credits
This course introduces the student to the basic principles and practices of financial management and the role finance professionals play in running a business. Financial management is critically important to the success of any business organization and this course will emphasize the key financial concepts central to corporate finance. Specifically, we will focus on one particular area of finance, financial management, which tends to concentrate on valuing things from the company perspective. Many of the tools and techniques for handling the financial management of a firm can also be used for personal finance decisions.
BUS 3304 – Information Systems Management 3 Credits
This course provides the student with a foundation on the organization and structure of information management systems. It focuses on the design and implementation of information management systems and the evaluation of hardware and software requirements as well as the development of information management system policies.