ACC 228
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Accounting for Decision Making (Management)
This course focuses on the use of accounting information for management decision making and explains when and why accounting information is a key source of data for making informed strategic choices. The students will first learn the fundamentals of financial accounting and then utilize this foundation to better understand how to interpret accounting information and how to utilize accounting information to manage costs and make decisions. The content of the course will specifically focus on understanding (1) business activities as the source of accounting information, (2) measuring revenues and expenses, (3) reporting earnings and the financial position of the organization, (4) reporting and analyzing cash flows, (5) the analysis and interpretation of financial information, (6) understanding cost categories and cost flows, (7) understanding how costs can be tracked and managed when producing goods and services (8) cost allocation and activity-based management (9) analyzing cost behavior, (10) budgeting processes and planning business activities, (11) cost variances, (12) quality management, and (13) fundamental time value of money concepts and capital investment decisions. (5 s.h.) |
| ACC 306 |
Strategic Cost Analysis (Accounting)
This course examines the costing tools and techniques necessary to effectively manage an organization. The course will focus on the accumulation of costs within an organization, the use of costs for planning and control, relevant costs for decision making and performance measurement and evaluation. Prerequisite: ACC 325 & 326. (3 s.h.) |
| ACC 312 |
Individual Taxation (Accounting)
This course is a study of the United States federal taxation system. This course will examine the application of present tax laws as they pertain to the individual taxpayer. Prerequisite: ACC 325 & 326.(3 s.h.) |
| ACC 412 |
Business Taxation (Accounting)
This course will examine the fundamental concepts governing the taxation of various types of corporations and corporate-shareholder transactions. Prerequisite: ACC 325, 326, & 310. (3 s.h.) |
| ACC 416 |
Auditing & Assurance Services (Accounting)
This course examines audits and related attest, and assurance services performed by accountants.The emphasis is on audits of financial statements, including auditing standards and procedures. Engagement planning, assessment of risk and internal control, evidence accumulation and evaluation, and the creation of the appropriate audit report are among the topics covered. Prerequisite: ACC 325 & 326. (3 s.h.) |
| ACC 422 |
Advanced Topics in Accounting (Accounting)
This course examines governmental and non-profit accounting and accounting for partnerships and consolidated companies. Prerequisite: ACC 325 & 326. (3 s.h.) |
| ACC 451 |
Accounting Colloquium (Accounting)
In this capstone course, students will research and present emerging issues in the accounting field in order to understand the changes being made by the profession and regulatory agencies. Various career options and certifications will be discussed and students will assess their level of professional competencies using the AICPA Core Competency to help determine career development and learning opportunities. Prerequisite: all core courses. (2 s.h.) |
| BUS 200 |
Foundation for Professional Development (Management, Accounting, & Entrepreneurial Studies)
This course provides the student a better understanding of the financial aid and student account process, technology at the University of Sioux Falls, program policies and procedures, and academic support services. This course also prepares students for what is expected of them as self-directed learners in the Degree Completion Program. Clarifies their own expectations of the program and provides awareness of the vital task of managing their time in regard to family, professional, and academic responsibilities. (1 s.h.) |
| BUS 302 |
Principles of Financial Management (Accounting & Entrepreneurial Studies)
This course examines the theory and concepts of corporate finance. Topics covered include risk and return, the time value of money, bond and stock valuation, and the cost of capital and capital budgeting. (3 s.h.) |
| BUS 304 |
Essentials of Management (Management)
Introduces students to managerial roles and functions; covers planning, organizing, controlling, leading, decision-making and problem-solving in contemporary organizations; reviews foundations of management thought and managerial processes that lead to organizational efficiency and effectiveness. Prerequisite: BUS 386. (3 s.h.) |
| BUS 322 |
Employment Law (Management)
This course examines and applies, mindful of the doctrine of pre-emption, federal and state laws that govern the employer-employee relationship. Particular attention is paid to using these legal principles to critique employment policies as presented in employee handbooks. (3 s.h.) |
| BUS 386 |
Dynamics of Group & Organizational Behavior (Management, Accounting & Entrepreneurial Studies)
This course studies group behavior and how group functioning affects organizational effectiveness. Emphasis is placed on group dynamics, synergistic decision-making, understanding organizational conflict, team-building and organizational diagnosis for change. (3 s.h.) |
| BUS 412 |
Project Management (Management)
This course investigates the increasing use of projects to accomplish important organizational goals and the unique style of administration required to manage such projects. Topics addressed include the selection and role of the project manager; organization and planning; budgeting and cost estimation; scheduling and resource allocation among multiple projects; and monitoring, controlling, auditing, and terminating projects. Current software tools will be used to track and report on assign projects. (3 s.h.) |
| BUS 420 |
Leadership in Organizations (Management)
This course provides a survey of the major theories on leadership in organizations. The course has an application focus to help students apply what they learn. A cross-cultural perspective is used throughout to help emphasize that leadership is not a culture-free process. The course also looks at the future by addressing the dramatic changes that organizations are undergoing. Leadership is discussed within the context of a Christian value system. Prerequisite: BUS 304. (3 s.h.) |
| BUS 428 |
Organizational Strategy (Management)
This course deals with the strategic management process in an organization, along with the methods used in solving various managerial problems. Topics include developing mission statements and vision statements, analyzing the organization and its environment, and establishing goals and objectives that will help perpetuate the organization into the future. Organizational Strategy is discussed within the context of a Christian value system. Prerequisite: BUS 420. (3 s.h.) |
| BUS 451 |
Management Colloquium (Management)
This course will provide the platform in which we will pursue further topics or concepts addressed in previous classes and/or discuss topics or concepts absent directly or indirectly from the core curriculum. In order to fully appreciate and understand the complexities of management within organizations, a manager must be able to analyze issues through multiple lenses—multiple perspectives. Thus, we will examine each issue by using a multiple perspective approach to include, but not limited to perspectives from the following domains: political, economic, technological, societal, and spiritual. Prerequisite: all core courses. (2 s.h.) |
| BUS 482 |
Personal & Professional Christian Ethics & Values (Management, Accounting & Entrepreneurial Studies)
This course explores various ethical theories with a special emphasis on how the Christian faith impacts personal and professional values. (3 s.h.) |
| CST 373 |
Intercultural Communication (Management, Accounting & Entrepreneurial Studies)
The course provides a theoretical and practical approach to improve communication with people from other cultures, emphasizing the styles and roles that family, history and religion play in intercultural communication. Focus is on many elements involved in sending and receiving messages in cross-cultural contents. (3 s.h.) |
| ENG 481 |
Applied Organizational Research Proposal (Management, Accounting & Entrepreneurial Studies)
This course provides an investigation of the research process as applied to business: management, accounting, and entrepreneurial studies. Students study the concepts and principles of research through analysis of effectiveness of business practices within an organization. Emphasis is placed on appropriate research designs for business and the proposal process. Prerequisite: English Composition & MAT 270. (4 s.h.)
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ENT 301
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Entrepreneurial Innovation (Entrepreneurial Studies)
An innovation is a new concept. It is a successful entrepreneur that has the concept and turns it into a product, service, or organization. Innovation and entrepreneurship are processes occurring in the context of social and cultural organizations. Networking and people skills will be specifically addressed. This course will be of value to students of all majors and requires no specialized knowledge. (3 s.h.)
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ENT 325
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Entrepreneurial Start Ups (Entrepreneurial Studies) Starting and/or building new organizations or revitalizing mature organizations in response to identified opportunities is an exciting and rewarding challenge. The better prepared one is for the realities of starting or revitalizing an organization, the higher probability one has at being successful. Topics include entrepreneurship and the organization, selecting an organizational structure, and identifying a student’s life plan and creating an entrepreneurial plan outline that provides financial viability to the student’s life plan. This course will be of value to students of all majors and requires no specialized knowledge. (3 s.h.)
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ENT 340
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Entrepreneurial Marketing (Entrepreneurial Studies)
This course discusses the various dynamics of sales and marketing from an entrepreneur’s perspective. The course will cover the anatomy of sales on a personalized level. In addition the course addresses customer focused marketing in an entrepreneurial organization. Discussion topics in sales will include scheduling and planning meetings, presentation skills, answering difficult questions, closing a sale, follow up skills to maintain an ongoing mutually beneficial customer relationship. Discussion topics in marketing will include the development of unique concepts, creating relevant value propositions to a niche market, and marketing techniques to capture these markets. Prerequisite: ENT 301. (3 s.h.)
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ENT 425
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Entrepreneurial Leadership (Entrepreneurial Studies) Designed to provide an understanding of the entrepreneurial mindset, the emphasis will be placed on alternative ways of approaching challenges and issues one might encounter as an entrepreneur. The areas covered include dealing with uncertainty, simplifying complex problems, and risk tolerance. In addition the coursework covers the process of identifying entrepreneurial opportunities to build organizational models. Prerequisite: ENT 301. (3 s.h.)
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ENT 440
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Entrepreneurial Projects (Entrepreneurial Studies)
The purpose of this team course is to explore the interaction between entrepreneurship, sales, marketing management, finance, and planning. Students will work with existing organizations to identify and resolve a current organizational opportunity. This course is cross-disciplinary in content. Students will be asked to “demonstrate by implementation” the mastery of many dimensions of their entrepreneurial education including innovation, entrepreneurship, sales, marketing, management, teamwork and timely execution of the project plan. Prerequisite: ENT 301. (3 s.h.)
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ENT 450
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Entrepreneurial Venture Plan (Entrepreneurial Studies)
Designed to provide an understanding of the environments within which small businesses develop and function. The areas covered include starting a business, marketing products, operating a business, establishing financial and administrative controls and future concerns. In addition, the students will create an actual business plan and have the opportunity of experiencing the many phases of business development as the business plan is implemented. Prerequisite: all core courses. (3 s.h.)
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| MAT 270 |
Statistics & Mathematical Functions (Management, Accounting & Entrepreneurial Studies)
This course is an introduction to statistics, which includes an introduction of algebra and mathematical functions including exponential, logarithmic and trigonometric functions. (3 s.h.) |
| THE 376 |
Faith & World Views (Management, Accounting & Entrepreneurial Studies)
This course is an introduction to essential Christian teachings as they help shape and form a person’s world view. Students also explore how the concept of faith and world view relates to one’s values and to the work environment. (3 s.h.) |
