BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS/E-BUSINESS


Required Course of Study

The Bachelor of Science in Business/E-Business (BSB/EB) program blends the study of business and information technology to address the emerging field of e-commerce and e-business. The program courses provide fundamental knowledge and application in both business and information technology. The curriculum is designed to produce graduates ready to function in e-business positions with the competencies, skills, and attitudes necessary for success in the workplace. It forms the basis for continued career growth, life-long learning as a professional or for the student who desires to continue his or her education in a graduate program.

Business courses include coursework in management, organizational behavior, critical thinking, research and evaluation, financial analysis, and marketing. Information technology courses include coursework in business system development, project planning, operating systems, programming, databases, networks and telecommunications, the Internet and Web, and e-business.

This undergraduate degree program has a 60-credit Required Course of Study: 42 credits are allocated to the BSB/EB Major, 15 credits to foundational business coursework, and 3 credits to the integrating course. Some courses have prerequisite requirements.

In addition to the Required Course of Study, students must satisfy General Education and Elective requirements to meet the 120 semester-credit minimum required for completion of the degree.

Course Sequence and Prerequisite System

Course #

Course Name

Prerequisite(s)

MGT 330

Management: Theory, Practice, and Application

MGT 331

Organizational Behavior

CIS 319

Computers and Information Processing

MGT 350

Critical Thinking: Strategies in Decision Making

COMM 215

RES 341

Research and Evaluation I

MTH 209

RES 342

Research and Evaluation II

RES 341

BSA 375.1

Fundamentals of Business Systems Development

CIS 319

CMGT 410.1

Project Planning and Implementation

CIS 319

POS 355.1

Introduction to Operating Systems

CIS 319

POS 360

Programming Concepts

POS 355.1

DBM 380.1

Database Concepts

POS 360

DBM 405.1

Database Management Systems

DBM 380.1

FIN 324

Financial Analysis for Mangers I

MTH 209

FIN 325

Financial Analysis for Managers II

FIN 324

MKT 421

Marketing

COMM 215

WEB 350.1

The Internet: Concepts and Applications

CIS 319

WEB 400

Web Programming

WEB 350.1

EBUS 400

E-Business

CIS 319

GEN 480

Interdisciplinary Capstone Course

(Note: All courses are five weeks, three credits.)

Course Descriptions

MGT 330 Management: Theory, Practice, and Application

MGT 331 Organizational Behavior

MGT 350 Critical Thinking: Strategies in Decision Making

CIS 319 Computers and Information Processing

RES 341 Research and Evaluation I

RES 342 Research and Evaluation II

BSA 375.1 Fundamentals of Business Systems Development

CMGT 410.1 Project Planning and Implementation

POS 355.1 Introduction to Operating Systems

POS 360 Programming Concepts

DBM 380.1 Database Concepts

DBM 405.1 Database Management Systems

NTC 360.1 Network and Telecommunications Concepts

FIN 324 Financial Analysis for Managers I

FIN 325 Financial Analysis for Managers II

MKT 421 Marketing

WEB 350.1 The Internet: Concepts and Applications

WEB 400 Web Programming

EBUS 400 E-Business

GEN 480 Interdisciplinary Capstone Course