Curriculum: Associate of Applied Business in Accounting Technology

This course emphasizes critical reading, writing, and textual analysis with particular focus on argument and research-based writing.

This course emphasizes critical reading and writing, advanced research and argument skills, and rhetorical understanding of language as it is used in different discourse communities.

This course will introduce students to the basics of accounting through the use of a computerized accounting program. This includes analysis of transactions, data entry, and preparation and analysis of computer generated financial statements and reports. This is a hands-on course with the accounting software provided with the textbook. This course is intended for the Associate of Applied Business (AAB) program, and does not apply toward a Bachelors in Business Administration (BBA).

This course provides students the opportunity to understand the principles behind tax law while they learn how to work with clients to obtain the information they will need to complete tax forms. The focus of the course is tax return preparation for individuals and small businesses. This course is intended for the Associate of Applied Business (AAB) program, and does not apply toward the Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree.

This course develops foundational knowledge and skills needed to understand, develop and analyze financial reports. Topics include income statements, cash flows, balance sheets and financial performance.

This course develops foundational knowledge and skills needed to apply accounting data in planning and controlling business operations. Topics include costs, cost drivers and allocation, contribution margin and managerial budgeting.

This course will introduce students to advanced topics in accounting such as payroll, auditing, and not-for-profit accounting. Current topics in accounting will be discussed. In addition, students will complete a comprehensive manual accounting practice set in order to understand therole and importance of basic business documents, records, information flows, and internal controls in the accounting process. Prerequisite: FinancialAccounting, ACCT 2081. This course is intended forthe Associate of Applied Business (AAB) program, and does not apply toward a Bachelors in Business Administration (BBA).

Hands-on course that covers intermediate skills associated with spreadsheet software. The course consists of examination of spreadsheets concepts, planning, modifying and creating spreadsheets and charts, and applying knowledge to solve business problems.

FYE course that provides an introduction to the university, opportunity to explore business programs and career opportunities, and overview ofbusiness structure and issues.

This course is an introduction to theories and techniques of management. Course topics include an overview of managerial functions, organizational communication and group theories. The course emphasizes on the application of management skills by responding to a variety of case scenarios that require identifying the case problem and deciding on an appropriate remedy. This course is intended for the Associate of Applied Business (AAB) program, and does not apply toward a Bachelors in Business Administration (BBA).

Marketing activities, analysis, strategies, and decision making in the context of other business functions. Topics include: integration of product,price, promotion, and distribution activities; research and analysis of markets, environments, competition, and customers; market segmentation and selection of target markets; and emphasis on behavior and perspectives of consumers and organizational customers. Planning and decision making for products and services in profit and nonprofit, domestic and global settings.

The course assists students to learn and comprehend (1) economics as a social science that draws conclusions based on hypotheses, theories, and data in order to understand human behavior, (2) basic microeconomics terms and concepts, including scarcity and choice, equilibrium, efficiency and equity, positive and normative economics, comparative advantage, and specialization, (3) the fundamental economic question of allocating scarce resources, (4) opportunity cost and the production possibility frontier, (5) supply and demand, the function of prices in markets, how markets work and sometimes don't work, including market failure and externalities, (6) the effects of government intervention in markets, (7) how consumers make choices, (8) production theory, (9) the costs of production, (10) firm behavior in competitive markets, (11) firm behavior in imperfect markets, (12) elasticity and its application, (13) markets for resources, the determination of wage rates, interest, and rent, (14) the determination of income distribution, including poverty and discrimination, (15) the determinants of international trade flows, (16) to apply economic

The course assists students to learn and comprehend (1) economics as a social science that draws conclusions based on hypotheses, theories, and data in order to understand human behavior, (2) basic macroeconomic terminology and concepts, including the distinction between real and nominal magnitudes, (3) the national income accounts, (4) the nature of the business cycle, (5) the determinates of important macroeconomic variables,including the level of income, the level of employment, the unemployment rate, the natural rate of unemployment, the price level, the inflation rate, productivity and the rate of interest, (6) the supply and demand for money, (7)the Federal Reserve System, (8) aggregate demand and aggregate supply, (9) the effects of fiscal and monetary policies, (10) the basics of theories of macroeconomic instability, (11) unemployment and inflation tradeoffs, (12) the effects of the federal government's budget deficit, (13) long run growth and policies to affect growth, (14) comparative advantage, (15) the determinants of foreign trade flows and exchange rates, and their effects on the domestic economy, (16) to apply economic reasoning to better understand and critically evaluate real world circumstances and events.

This course examines the legal environment in which business operates, and develops an understanding of the legal consequences attached to business decision making. Topics include the study of torts, contracts, property, ethics and the legal system of the United States.

This introductory course covers the fundamental elements of finance, including how to read and to use financial statements, and how to employ ratios and performance measures. The course will deal with working capital management, capital budgeting, financial leverage, capital structure, and cost of capital. This course is intended for the Associate of Applied Business (AAB) program, it does not apply toward a Bachelors in Business Administration (BBA).

Student will select a Natural Science Elective.

Student may select one course from Humanities & Literature, Historical Perspectives, or Fine Arts Breath of Knowledge (BOK) area.

Student will complete ACCT2074 Fundamentals of Fraud Examination or MLTI2010 Preparing for the Internship AND MLTI2020 Internship Experience. Please speak with your advisor should you select the Internship option for appropriate planning.

This course covers the use of the microcomputer ina professional environment with a focus on the innovative use of this technology. Students will use decision making tools to assist them in their work or personal environment (including assessing the opportunities and potential issues with the use of technology). The course focuses on technology; history of technology; components of the PC; the Internet; application software including spreadsheet, database, presentation, andWeb technologies. Ethical issues are discussed.

This course focuses on the fundamental principles of data analysis, visual presentation, chart types and how to acquire and process data. The course will present a variety of methods to gather data, analyze data, and visually present data.

Project-based course, emphasizing problem-solving, model-building, and basic data manipulation in real world contexts. Topics include: problem-solving, statistical reasoning, linear and exponential modeling, and modeling with geometry. Prerequisite: at least 30 on the ALEKS Math test or 420 on the Math Placement Test (MPT) is recommended.

A one-semester comprehensive introduction to statistics suitable for students in biology, nursing, allied health, and applied science. Discussion of data, frequency distributions, graphical and numerical summaries, design of statistical studies, and probability as a basis for statistical inference and prediction. The concepts and practice of statistical inference including confidence intervals, one and two samplet-tests, chi-square tests, regression and analysisof variance, with attention to selecting the procedure(s) appropriate for the question and datastructure, and interpreting and using the result. Pre-requisite: At least 420 on the MPT strongly recommended.

An introduction to statistics for students withouta calculus background. The course covers data analysis (numerical summaries and graphics for describing and displaying the distributions of numerical and categorical data), the basic principles of data collection from samples and experiments, elementary probability, the application of the normal distribution to the study of random samples, statistical estimation (construction and interpretation of one sample confidence intervals), and an introduction to hypothesis testing (the structure of one sample hypothesis tests and the logic of using them to make decisions). Pre-requisite: At least 420 on the MPT strongly recommended.