Business Courses
This is an elective course designed to provide field experience in establishing, maintaining, and troubleshooting local area networks. Placements may include business settings, school districts, and the College’s laboratories, administrative systems, and Advanced Technology Institute. Prerequisite: NTW 200 or current CCNA certification. May be repeated once for credit. Credit may not be earned by life learning assessment.
A capstone course which stresses the basic concepts of strategic planning and strategic management, the strategic planning process, and why it is necessary. Students will analyze situations from a top management viewpoint and determine recommended solutions to organization-wide problems through the use of actual company cases and a simulation game.
An in-depth study of business combinations and consolidations and partnerships.
This course surveys the major trends in economic thought since the 19th century. Schools of economic thought to be discussed and critically analyzed include: classical political economics, neoclassical economics, Marxian, Austrian institutionalists, Keynesian and Post-Keynesian economics.
Introduction to portfolio selection, technical analysis, brokers, description of securities, mutual fund investment and short term investments. In-depth introduction to fundamental analysis of securities investment valuation theory-expanded coverage of the capital asset pricing model, option pricing theory, derivatives investments, diversification and risk, statistical measures of risk, return, capital market behavior.
Cases in personnel including the resolution of complex problems in the procurement, development, maintenance and utilization phases of personnel. Discussion of and selection from alternate solutions to actual business and industry problems.
This course is the first of two Cyber Security courses based on the CCNA Security curriculum. It provides advanced skills and techniques to mitigate common security vulnerabilities and threats. Students will be able to implement security techniques and configure devices to secure LANs and WANs, implement AAA (Authentication, Authorization and Accounting) and configure firewalls. Students will also be able to implement zone-based firewalls and Intrusion Prevention systems.
A final, major independent project, under the supervision of Department faculty members forms a capstone experience for senior Network Engineering major students. Prerequisite: Senior standing or consent of the Program Coordinator.
Theory and practice of wage and salary administration. Job analysis and evaluation methods, survey techniques, economic and behavioral aspects of managing compensation, policy issues and current controversies in the field.
A study of external auditing theory, practice and administration. Topics include auditing standards, ethics, disclosures required for public reporting, auditing techniques, auditor client relationships.
Principles and methods of employee, supervisory and management training and development. Includes needs assessment, program/course development, training techniques, evaluation methods.
This course covers advanced topics in Network Engineering. It is offered only when there is an opportunity to present material not included in the curriculum. Course may be repeated for credit as topics change. Laboratory work is integrated within the class. Prerequisite: Announced for each offering.
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Introduces the basic concepts, principles, design procedures and applications of computer networks and data communication systems. This course also introduces students to other important issues in data communications including network security, network management, etc.
Topics may include the continuation of CMP 333, Data Warehouse Implementation, etc. Content varies with each offering. The course may be repeated for credit as topics change.
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Capstone seminar integrates supply chain management concepts developed throughout the program. Strategic management concerns and current topics relevant to the supply chain management function are developed.
Students function as teams of analysts and programmers to complete a comprehensive system development project(s). Teams analyze selected programs, design a system to solve the problem including project specifications, system flow-chart and time line for completion. Systems analysis and programming skills will be emphasized. Teams will make formal presentations of their results.
A semester-long field experience affording practical application of computer systems. A minimum of 10 hours per week of field work. Attendance at weekly on-campus seminar required. Internships arranged by appropriate faculty or approved by the faculty if arranged by the student. Credit for this course may not be obtained through life/learning assessment.
A combined work-study experience in which students work in an approved business organization while also attending weekly classes in which they report on their work assignments and receive counsel, advice and appropriateacademic learning.