This course provides students with the theory and practice of oral communication skills that are essential for entry-level positions as well as advancement in todays business and professional careers. Content includes presenting to a business or professional audience as well as leading and participating in meetings and discussions. Students will work with a variety of audio/visual aids, including flip charts, computer graphics, and video. Presentations may be video-recorded for reviewing and critiquing. OC
This course introduces students to the Dahl School of Business. Students will explore how to be successful as a business student, their vocation, servant leadership, and their own mission, vision, and values. Students will begin work on their culminating portfolio and will attend community lectures and workshops.
Individual and independent reading, research, and writing under the guidance of a School of Business faculty member. Refer to the academic policy section for independent study policy. A written learning contract must be on file in the Office of the Registrar by the end of the first week of classes in the semester in which the course is taken. The contract must provide details of the topic, learning objectives, methods to be used, works to be completed, completion dates, grading criteria, and a prospective bibliography.
Experiential Learning: Internship (12 Credits) Non-classroom experiences in the field of business. Placements are generally off-campus, and may be full-or part-time, and with or without pay. Credit for experiences must be sought prior to occurrence, and learning contracts must be submitted before the end of the first week of the semester. A maximum of 15 credits of 287/487 can be used to meet graduation requirements. See the experiential learning: internship section of this catalog for details. Restricted to students with junior standing or higher. May be repeated for credit. Graded CR/NC.
This course focuses on the persuasive elements of business intelligence. Students will learn to prepare and clean data into useful and compelling forms, and then utilize that data to first create charts, graphs, and kernel density plots. The course culminates in expanding the data to full visual analysis through visual storytelling from data and reactive real-time data displays.
Effective use of Excels advanced features allows for powerful data analysis. In this course, students develop skills in using advanced techniques including scenarios and data tables, consolidating and importing external data, conditional formatting, pivot tables, and custom controls.
Individual and independent reading, research, and writing under the guidance of a School of Business faculty member. Refer to the academic policy section for independent study policy. A written learning contract must be on file in the Office of the Registrar by the end of the first week of classes in the semester in which the course is taken. The contract must provide details of the topic, learning objectives, methods to be used, works to be completed, completion dates, grading criteria, and a prospective bibliography.
Experiential Learning: Internship (12 Credits) Non-classroom experiences in the field of business. Placements are generally off-campus, and may be full-or part-time, and with or without pay. Credit for experiences must be sought prior to occurrence, and learning contracts must be submitted before the end of the first week of the semester. A maximum of 15 credits of 287/487 can be used to meet graduation requirements. See the experiential learning: internship section of this catalog for details. Restricted to students with junior standing or higher. May be repeated for credit. Graded CR/NC.
This course investigates the role of information systems in business operations, management decision-making, and the strategic success of organizations. The course prepares students for working in information-rich, networked world of business and introduces students to a variety of technical applications used for business communication and problem solving. Learners will research current topics pertinent in todays information technology-driven organizations.
This course provides students a comprehensive foundation in spreadsheet usage. Basic and intermediate spreadsheet skills will be developed through examples and hands-on application. Heavy emphasis will be placed on Excel usage, and other spreadsheet programs will also be examined. Basic computer skills, including file management, are needed to participate in this course.