Curriculum: Associate of Applied Business in Supply Chain Management Technology

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

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 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).

This course provides an overview of Supply Chain Management Technology including its role and purpose across organizations, the various strategies and techniques used to improve organizations, analysis and performance measurement tools to ensure improvement, the integration of technology into the supply chain and global and emerging issues impacting the financial, legal, environmental and security aspects of organizations.

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

An introduction to statistics for students without a 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). Prerequisite: at least 46 on the ALEKS Math test or 420 on the Math Placement Test (MPT) is recommended.

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 examines the role of purchasing/sourcing within the integrated supply chain and how the management of suppliers is critical to the effectiveness and efficiency of today’s organization. The course addresses issues of process, tools and techniques, metrics, laws, and emerging trends.

Boks: FA, HP, HU – Humanities/Historical Perspectives/Fine Arts Elective

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.

An introduction to the critical marketing, finance, accounting, organizational, and legal aspects of competing in the global marketplace. The course also examines the nature of cultural differences and their impact on working relationships and organizational structure. This course is intended for the Associate of Applied Business (AAB) program, it does not apply toward aBachelors in Business Administration (BBA).

Information Systems (IS)-and the enabling digital technologies-constitute integral and critical resources for all aspects of a business, from operational efficiency and managerial decision making, to the implementation of transformative business strategies. Businesses spend over $1 trillion annually on technology and related information systems. This course is designed to help students develop a working knowledge of digital technologies, to understand business opportunities created by digital technologies, and to gain awareness of how organizations leverage digital technologies to improve organizational processes and enhance related business strategies.The course also has a hands-on component-students will develop specific competencies in using spreadsheet, database, and web development tools to make informed business and financial decisions.

Boks: NS – Natural Science Elective

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 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 course is a collaborative project-based learning opportunity to develop work experience in the field of SCMT through the application of specific knowledge, skills, and abilities to resolve workplace issues in real time. Specific focus placed on professional skill development and career planning.

This course provides an overview of the contemporary professional and scholarly literature of supply chain management and its associated technologies with an emphasis on analysis and evaluation of current trends for practical workplace applications.

This course provides an overview of Supply Chain Management Technology including its role and purpose across organizations, the various strategies and techniques used to improve organizations, analysis and performance measurement tools to ensure improvement, the integration of technology into the supply chain and global and emerging issues impacting the financial, legal, environmental and security aspects of organizations.

Logistics is concerned with the design and management of systems for the movement of products from points of production to points of consumption. Such systems typically encompass activities such as areas of safety, transportation, warehousing, materials handling, inventory planning, facility location, scheduling, and purchasing of transportation services.

This course analyzes and evaluates the importance of integrating globalization, innovation, and sustainability as essential elements in developing the strategic competitive advantage required to succeed in the rapidly changing world of supply chain management technology in 21st Century.