University - Business

Business Communication

A core undergraduate business communication course: principles of effective communication, audience analysis, professional writing (emails, memos, reports, proposals), oral presentations and public speaking, team communication and collaboration, intercultural communication, visual communication and data presentation, persuasion and negotiation, crisis communication, and digital and social media communication.

Business Law

An introductory undergraduate business law course: the legal system and court structure, contract law (formation, performance, breach, remedies), torts and product liability, agency and employment law, business organizations, intellectual property, government regulation, and ethics in business law.

Corporate Finance

An introductory undergraduate corporate finance course: time value of money, financial statement analysis, capital budgeting (NPV, IRR, payback), risk and return, cost of capital (WACC), capital structure, dividend policy, working capital management, and an introduction to mergers and valuation.

Credit & Debt Strategy

A practical undergraduate course on credit and debt management: understanding credit scores and reports, building credit, types of credit and loans, interest rates and APR, student loan management, credit card strategy, debt reduction methods (avalanche, snowball), debt consolidation, bankruptcy basics, consumer protection laws, and long-term credit health planning.

Entrepreneurship

An introductory undergraduate entrepreneurship course: the entrepreneurial mindset, opportunity recognition and evaluation, business models and lean startup methodology, market research and customer discovery, business planning, financing and fundraising, legal structures and intellectual property, marketing for startups, operations and scaling, and entrepreneurial ethics and social enterprise.

Financial Accounting

An introductory college financial accounting course covering the accounting equation, the accounting cycle, financial statements, adjusting and closing entries, inventory, receivables, long-term assets, liabilities, and equity.

Human Resource Management

A core undergraduate human resource management course: strategic HRM, job analysis and design, recruitment and selection, training and development, performance management, compensation and benefits, employee relations, employment law, diversity and inclusion, and HR analytics and technology.

International Finance

Study of foreign exchange markets, international banking, trade finance instruments, currency risk management, cross-border capital flows, and multinational corporate finance.

International Management

Study of cross-cultural management, global strategy, international market entry, multinational organizational design, expatriate management, and global leadership.

Introduction to Business

A survey of the business environment for undergraduates: forms of business ownership, management and leadership, human resources, marketing fundamentals, operations management, accounting and finance basics, entrepreneurship, ethics and social responsibility, and the global business environment.

Investing Basics

A practical undergraduate course on investing fundamentals: financial markets and instruments, stocks (valuation, analysis, trading), bonds (pricing, yield, duration), mutual funds and ETFs, portfolio construction and diversification, risk management, behavioral finance, retirement accounts, and evaluating investment performance.

Managerial Accounting

The second accounting course for business majors: cost concepts and classifications, job-order and process costing, activity-based costing, cost-volume-profit analysis, budgeting, standard costing and variance analysis, relevant costs for decision-making, and capital budgeting.

Marketing 101

An introductory college marketing course: the marketing concept, market research, consumer behavior, segmentation-targeting-positioning, product strategy, pricing strategy, distribution channels, integrated marketing communications, digital marketing fundamentals, branding, and marketing ethics.

Negotiation & Decision Making

An undergraduate course on negotiation theory and decision-making: negotiation fundamentals, distributive bargaining, integrative negotiation, BATNA and reservation prices, cognitive biases in negotiation, communication and persuasion tactics, multiparty and team negotiation, cross-cultural negotiation, ethics in negotiation, decision-making under uncertainty, behavioral economics foundations, and dispute resolution.

Operations Management

A core undergraduate operations management course: operations strategy, process design and analysis, capacity planning, quality management (TQM, Six Sigma), inventory management, supply chain management, project management, forecasting, aggregate planning, and lean operations.

Organizational Behavior

A standard undergraduate organizational behavior course: individual behavior (personality, perception, motivation, decision-making), group dynamics (teams, communication, conflict, power, politics), organizational-level processes (culture, structure, change management, leadership), and contemporary topics (diversity, ethics, stress, remote work).

Personal Finance

A practical undergraduate course in personal financial management: financial planning and goal-setting, budgeting and cash flow, banking and financial institutions, credit and debt management, taxes (federal income tax basics, W-2, 1040, deductions), insurance (health, auto, renters, life), investing fundamentals (stocks, bonds, mutual funds, ETFs, risk and return), retirement planning (401k, IRA, Roth, compound growth), and consumer decision-making.

Principles of Macroeconomics

An introductory college macroeconomics course: GDP and national income, inflation and unemployment, aggregate demand and supply, monetary and fiscal policy, and international trade fundamentals.

Principles of Microeconomics

An introductory college microeconomics course: supply and demand, elasticity, market structures, welfare analysis, factor markets, and market failures.

Probability & Statistics (Applied)

An applied probability and statistics course for STEM and business students: probability foundations (axioms, counting rules, conditional probability, Bayes' theorem), discrete and continuous distributions, sampling distributions, point and interval estimation, hypothesis testing, ANOVA, regression and correlation, nonparametric methods, and applications in real-world decision-making.

Project Management

An undergraduate project management course aligned with PMI standards: project management framework and lifecycle, project integration management, scope management, schedule management (critical path, Gantt), cost management (earned value), quality management, resource management, communication management, risk management, procurement management, stakeholder management, and agile/hybrid approaches.

Real Estate Basics

A practical undergraduate course on real estate fundamentals: property types and ownership, the real estate market, home buying process (financing, mortgages, closing), real estate investment analysis, property valuation methods, landlord-tenant relationships, real estate law basics, and real estate as part of a financial plan.

Strategic Management

A capstone undergraduate strategic management course: the strategic management process, external environment analysis (PESTEL, Five Forces, industry life cycle), internal analysis (resources, capabilities, VRIO, value chain), business-level strategies (cost leadership, differentiation, focus), corporate-level strategies (diversification, vertical integration, mergers and acquisitions), international strategy, strategic alliances, strategy implementation and organizational design, corporate governance and ethics, and strategic leadership.