School of Business

Bachelor's Degree in Management

PROGRAM INFO

Tuition ::

$8000

Per Credit Hour

Semester Tuition ::

$1,300   Now $1,200

8 Semesters Required

15 Credits Per Semester

Type ::

Bachelor's Degree

Study Method ::

Online

Accreditation ::

Ashworth College is accredited by the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC).

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The Bachelor of Science Program in Management is comprised of 40 courses of 3 credit hours each. Each online course contains a course overview, lecture notes, practice exercises, computer-scored multiple choice tests and hand-graded assignments.

Semesters: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8
Electives: General Education Electives | Business Electives

First Semester ::

EN110 - Learning Skills for College. This course introduces techniques for maximizing success in college-level course work. It focuses on self-directed learning, reading comprehension, memory, time management, motivation, self-assessment, critical thinking, creative thinking, and written communication. While students returning to college after an extended break from studies should find it particularly helpful, this course will help learners at all levels of higher education achieve academic excellence.

EN120 - Beginning English Writing. Concentrates on improving the basic English skills necessary to write fluently. Designed to help college students develop skills in the use of standard written English and/or in the writing of well- developed, coherent paragraphs.

C10 - Introduction to Computers. Fundamental concepts and terminology related to computer hardware, software, networks, graphics, design and the Internet.

HS150 - World Civilizations I. Political, economic, social, cultural and artistic structures of the world, from ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia to the mid-sixteenth century.

General Education Elective 1. Options for General Education Electives

Second Semester ::

EN130 - English Composition. Writing and critical thinking techniques for organizing, composing and proofreading reports, summaries, short essays and research papers.

C17 - College Mathematics. A comprehensive review of mathematical skills and concepts commonly used in academic and vocational applications. Covers whole numbers, fractions, decimal notation, ratios and proportions, percents, statistics and measurement, geometry, real numbers, and algebra.

C04 - Introduction to Psychology. Surveys the field of psychology, including the development of behavior, physiological mechanisms of behavior, perception, motivation and emotion, consciousness, learning, memory, personality, and mental health.

MA140 - Business Analysis. Apply algebraic concepts to business problems to develop and improve technical, quantitative and critical thinking skills in analyzing business issues.

General Education Elective 2. Options for General Education Electives

Third Semester ::

SO115 - Essentials of Sociology. The terminology, theories and questions used by sociologists to study how groups, cultures, institutions, norms and values shape society and world view.

C02 - Business Communications I. Basic principles of communication that are particularly applicable in business and industry, providing a foundation for more effective communication skills. Focuses on the proper use of English grammar in business settings.

MA240 - College Algebra. Basic concepts such as sets and numbers, followed by intermediate algebra topics, emphasizing concepts commonly used in computer science.

HS250 - World Civilizations II. Survey of world history from the late-sixteenth century through the present emphasizing political, intellectual and social history.

General Education Elective 3. Options for General Education Electives

Fourth Semester ::

MA260 - Statistical Analysis I. Foundations of statistical analysis, including distributions, measures of location and dispersion, probability, the normal probability distribution, sampling and testing methods and decision analysis.

C12 - Business Law. Basic principles of business law as applied to contracts, personal property, sales, negotiable instruments, agency and employment, business organization, insurance and bankruptcy, and real property.

SO245 - Social Impact of Technology. Personal, political, economic and environmental impact of technological innovation on social organizations.

General Education Elective 4. Options for General Education Electives

General Education Elective 5. Options for General Education Electives

Fifth Semester ::

A01 - Introduction to Accounting. The fundamentals of double-entry bookkeeping and the debit/credit method of recording transactions. The bookkeeping cycle, from recording transactions to preparing financial statements, is included. Emphasis is placed on service concerns operating as sole proprietorships.

C11 - Macroeconomics. Introduction to macroeconomic analysis and policy. Examination of the foundation and nature of economic principles as they apply to national output, money and banking, and monetary and fiscal policy. Course also focuses on employment, inflation, and economic growth.

C13 - Microeconomics. Introduction to microeconomics, with emphasis on the functioning of individual markets and their effectiveness for resource allocation. Includes price and production theory, competition, labor, the distribution of income, and the theory of household behavior.

BU310 - Fundamentals of Management. Offers a skill-based approach to planning and decision-making, organization theory, leadership and motivation to provide a concrete understanding of how these processes relate to business activity.

BU320 - Marketing Principles. Introduction to marketing concepts and the role of marketing in sound business decisions. Covers the components of basic marketing strategy, market globalization and marketing in the service industry.

Sixth Semester ::

BU350 - Organizational Behavior. Focuses on the people in the organization and how they work and behave in the work environment. It examines the behavior of individuals, the dynamics of teamwork, the processes of small groups, decision-making, problem solving and conflict management.

BU340 - Managerial Finance I. Examines financial theory and its applications in controlling all aspects of a firm’s financial environment, including financial planning, investment management, valuation and capital budgeting techniques.

BM350 - Marketing Management. Builds on students’ understanding of basic marketing principles with a case study approach that focuses on solving marketing problems with the latest tools and techniques.

BZ380 - Management Information Systems. An in-depth look at how businesses use information technologies and systems to attain corporate goals: operational excellence, developing new products and services, improved decision-making, and achieving competitive advantage.

BU470 - Strategic Management. Provides students with a framework to master strategic management problems and issues in rapidly changing business environments. Topics include the strategic management process; the nature of competitive advantage; functional, business and corporate level strategies; strategy in the global environment; and strategy design and implementation.

Seventh Semester ::

BZ480 - International Management. Presents the impact of international business on countries, corporations and individuals. In-depth attention is paid to the role of culture, policies and politics.

BZ400 - Strategic Information Technology. Students explore the major current issues and challenges facing the design, implementation and use of information technology systems in organizations.

BU480 - eBusiness Strategy. Students are introduced to the fundamentals of ebusiness and the strategic role information technology plays in gaining and maintaining competitive advantage. Topics include the foundations of ebusiness, as well as the hardware, software, networking, ethics and security of conducting business online.

Business Elective 1. Options for Business Electives

Business Elective 2. Options for Business Electives

Eighth Semester ::

BU450 - Leadership Skills. Provides a basic foundation of skills needed to equip students for future leadership activities. Students explore the history, philosophy, theories and concepts of leadership and its relationship to the management of organizational change.

Business Elective 3. Options for Business Electives

Business Elective 4. Options for Business Electives

Business Elective 5. Options for Business Electives

BU490 - Business Ethics. Examines ethics and values in business, beginning with an introduction to ethics in business. The perspective then broadens to include corporate ethics and the role of moral leadership in business, and concludes with an examination of ethical dilemmas created by an expanding global economy.

General Education Electives ::

AN310 - Cultural Anthropology. The foundations of cultural anthropology and how they apply to interactions between culture, technology and social organizations.

AR300 - Art History. Entry-level survey of art history and artistic movements, from primitive cave paintings progressing to 20th century world art.

EN360 - Technical Communication. Examines the process of technical communication with an emphasis on preparing professional communications such as correspondence, proposals, reports, instructions and manuals. Topics include audience and workplace analysis, the research and writing process, ensuring usability and visual forms.

GE350 - World Geography. The human and physical attributes that give uniqueness and diversity to world regional patterns on the Earth’s surface as a backdrop to contemporary world events.

MA270 - Statistical Analysis II. Advanced topics in the statistical analysis of business operations for use in forecasting, quality control and decision-making.

PY360 - Ethics in Technology. Moral issues surrounding the use of computers and information technology, with an emphasis on determining the difference between ethical and unethical behavior in a number of scenarios.

SC140 - Elements of Chemistry. Introduction to the basic tenets of chemistry and chemical processes relating to the environment, energy, health and the body.

SC160 - Basic Biology. Introduction to the essential principles of biology and the structure of biological systems.

SC260 - Intro to Ecology. Fundamental principles of ecosystem processes, community and ecosystem development, and species adaptation and diversity.

Business Electives ::

BM380 - Marketing Research. Describes the latest marketing research processes, techniques and methodologies that produce marketing insights, with an emphasis on the role the Internet plays in marketing research.

BM410 - Sales Marketing and Practices. Explores the decisions companies face in developing and managing a sales force, with an emphasis on recruiting, selecting, training, supervising, motivating and evaluating sales personnel.

BM440 - Internet Marketing. Presents a framework to help students and practitioners understand how to think about and implement effective Internet marketing programs. The course concludes with students generating an Internet marketing plan for a selected organization or product.

BU330 - Accounting for Managers. Examines the principles and procedures for developing accounting information for managerial decision-making, including product costing, cost-volume-profit analysis and pricing and expenditure procedures.

BU360 - Social Impact of Business. Examines diverse social, ethical, and technological trends that affect business operations, exploring some of the broad effects and implications of business-society interactions.

BU440 - Managerial Finance II. Explores the concepts, techniques and tools used for financial decision-making at strategic, tactical and operational levels of a firm including capital structure planning, financing decisions, working capital management and financial management for multinational corporations.

BU460 - Electronic Commerce. Introduces the managerial applications of Internet technology for a successful web-based organization. Examines the application of management principles to electronic business models, including business-to-consumer, business-to-business and intra-business commercial ventures.

BZ420 - Human Resources Management. Students learn how to manage employee performance through human resource planning and development.

BZ440 - Quality Control. Introduces the statistical basis of quality control and the application of tools to the design, implementation and analysis of a quality management system. Topics include continuous improvement, quality measurement, and applications of quality tools to internal and external processes.

BZ450 - Being an Entrepreneur. Students will assess, explore, critique and celebrate the phenomenon of entrepreneurship. The course will focus on the creation of new ventures, the ways that they come into being and factors associated with their success.

BZ460 - Project Management. Provides a detailed understanding and application of the knowledge, skills, tools and techniques used in project management practices. Teaches the student how to effectively identify, evaluate and allocate factors of time, cost, resources and scope in order to achieve optimal results.

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