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Business Administration

BUSN 421 - Leadership and Change Credits 3 An examination and evaluation of personal and organizational leadership principles with practical application in contemporary leadership and management settings. Students will develop their ability to lead change productively. Students will study servant leadership, modeled by Jesus and learn how to apply servant leadership within organizational functions and environments. Grade Mode: A. Prerequisites: BUSN 240. Acceptance into the Crowell School of Business. Credits 3 This course will continue to prepare students for a career in business analytics. Using case studies, students will synthesize and apply a variety of business analysis methodologies. Students will learn needed database concepts, data mining methods, and other digital technologies needed to work with large, unstructured data sets. Grade Mode: A. Prerequisites: BUSN 323, BUSN 328, BUSN 357. Acceptance into the Crowell School of Business. Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level. BUSN 432 - Marketing Research Credits 3 Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level. BUSN 423 - Advanced Business Analytics Understanding the role of marketing research in management decision- making. Project approach to the marketing search process of secondary research, focus groups and survey preparation, collection and analysis. Preparation of written research reports. Grade Mode: A. Prerequisites: BUSN 220, BUSN 231. Acceptance into the Crowell School of Business. Credits 3 A practical approach to understanding and implementing marketing strategies as applied to the business sector. Special attention will be given to examination of various marketing employment positions including analysis of the following subjects: purchasing, negotiating, marketing research, market segmentation, personal selling, sales management, promotion and ethics in the business to business marketing environment. Grade Mode: A. Prerequisites: BUSN 220, BUSN 231. Acceptance into the Crowell School of Business. Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level. BUSN 437 - Real Estate Credits 3 Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level. BUSN 435 - Business to Business Marketing Laws relating to rights and obligations inherent in ownership of real property; how title to real property is transferred; homesteads, trust and deeds, liens; land descriptions; escrow procedures; title insurance, and the real estate broker. Grade Mode: A. Prerequisites: BUSN 361. Acceptance into the Crowell School of Business. Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level.

BUSN 438 - Marketing for Non-Profit Organizations Credits 3 Examination and evaluation of the principles of basic marketing as applied to the non-profit sector. Philosophy of non-profit marketing and its practical application will be utilized through individual student projects. Specific marketing strategies will relate to churches, social service organizations, foundations and other designated non-profit organizations. Grade Mode: A. Prerequisites: BUSN 432. Acceptance into the Crowell School of Business. Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level. BUSN 450 - Directed Studies Credits 1-4 Extensive exploration of the literature in a selected field of business or economics under faculty guidance. Note(s): May be taken multiple times with different content for a maximum of 6 credits. Grade Mode: A. Prerequisites: May vary by topic. Acceptance into the Crowell School of Business. Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level. BUSN 453 - Website Development for Marketing Credits 1-3 Purpose of course is to learn and immediately apply practical technological skills that are necessary in developing an effective and efficient website. Topics may include: website research and proposal; web page design and development; internet graphics. Note(s): Individual credits satisfied by five-week modules. Grade Mode: A. Prerequisites: BUSN 220; BUSN 230 or BUSN 231. Acceptance into the Crowell School of Business. Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level. BUSN 455 - Internet Marketing Credits 3 The study and development of marketing tools for competing effectively in the Internet economy, including marketing issues that managers must address as they consider how to develop successful commercial strategies on the web and other emerging electronic media. Views the web as a channel of information distribution, and increases understanding of the nature of the Internet, its culture, and issues related to flow, stickiness, navigation, inter-activity, addressability, trust, and privacy. Topics include marketing research, consumer behavior, customer service, advertising, positioning, and web economics. Teaching methods include class lecture, readings, guest speakers, case studies, on-line activities, and a web-based marketing project. Grade Mode: A. Prerequisites: BUSN 230 or BUSN 231. Acceptance into the Crowell School of Business. Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level. BUSN 460 - Business Internship Credits 3 Business work experience related specifically to field of study. A proposal describing learning objectives, collateral reading and expected benefits must be submitted and accepted by a supervisor and instructor during the semester prior to registration. Grade Mode: A. Prerequisites: Approved proposal. Acceptance into the Crowell School of Business. Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level.

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