This course provides an overview of several business research methodologies useful to organizational leaders in decision making. An application-oriented approach focusing on the systematic analysis of data will be used to inform decision making. Through a gained understanding of qualitative, quantitative, and practical business approaches, learners will be exposed to a variety of methodologies and approaches for data collection and analysis.
Self-awareness is one of the hallmarks of a great leader. During this course, students will gain systematic feedback from others who have a stake in your leadership development. The 360 Leadership Circle Profile assessment simultaneously provides leadership competency feedback while also revealing the underlying assumptions that determine a leader's pattern of strengths and limitations. This course will help students further develop strengths and create a roadmap for the future.
This course is designed to provide a general foundation of leadership theory and skills to help students better understand themselves, as well as work with others. Students will be exposed to leadership research literature, as well as have the opportunity to self-assess their personal leadership behaviors and traits. This course will focus primarily on the core behaviors and perspectives needed for successful and ethical leadership.
This course is a foundational study of procedures and techniques of business systems. Learners will gain a better understanding of the environment of business, business ownership and entrepreneurship, organization and management, human resources, marketing, managing information, business accounting, and business finance.
Work with a team to explore a realistic, open-ended, and multifaceted project under the guidance of a faculty advisor. Tasks may include research, design exploration, design refinement, prototyping, documentation, customer discovery, marketing, or program management. This course provides disciplinary expertise to a capstone engineering project. Consent of instructor required.
Work with a team to explore a realistic, open-ended, and multifaceted project under the guidance of a faculty advisor. Tasks may include research, design exploration, design refinement, prototyping, documentation, customer discovery, marketing, or program management. This course provides disciplinary expertise to a capstone engineering project. Consent of instructor required.
This course is a review of content from the full business core of the Dahl School of Business to prepare students to be assessed on a comprehensive evaluation. Course should be taken in senior year, preferably in the student's final semester.
This course focuses on conducting business on a global level. Students will evaluate the history and dynamics of global industries, global competition, and global strategies and examine topics such as international cooperation among nations, national trade policies, international marketing, technology, as well as the ethical and social responsibility challenges of global businesses. The roles of various stakeholders including the international institutions, such as World Trade Organization, will be analyzed.
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.