An introductory course in microeconomics focusing on individuals as consumers, producers, and resource owners operating in a market system. The supply and demand model is used to analyze how prices and output are determined in both the product and factor markets. Decision making in the firm is studied under different market structures.

This introductory writing course is designed to build writing skills and to increase students’ enjoyment of writing through extensive practice. The course focuses on teaching students to discover and develop ideas they wish to communicate, and then on the numerous technical skills necessary to make communication effective and engaging. Students will develop their voices, their styles, and their mechanics through multiple writing projects and through a focus on revision. Readings will illustrate the styles and organizational patterns of effective student and professional writers.

This course will establish the fundamental principles of effective speaking, which will be practiced in informative and persuasive speeches. Students are responsible for written critiques of one another’s speeches.

This course considers the evolution of civilization from pre-historic beginnings to the 15th century through generalized development stages including the rise of agriculture, the evolution of major civilizations, and the establish- ment of commercial and cultural ties.

This course focuses on the five centuries after 1450 as technology and military and political organizations resulted in the creation of international trade systems and power alliances, leading to the decline in western imperialism and reemergence of major Asiatic civilizations.

Designed for students with three years of high school mathematics, which includes two years of high school algebra or its equivalent. Topics include real numbers, the number system, linear equations, inequalities, exponents, radicals, factoring, functions, slope, equations of straight lines, graphing, linear models, break-even analysis, market equilibrium, quadratics, applications of quadratic functions, graphing polynomials, and applications of functions to practical, ”real life” situations.
Prerequisite: MATH 090, its equivalent, or three years of high school mathematics

This course provides an introductory understanding of business. Offered to all first-year and transfer students, regardless of intended concentration, the course defines business, explores the role of business in and its relationship to society, presents an overview of business management theories and practices, and previews the disciplinary functions of business, including accounting, finance, information systems, marketing, and human resources.

A hands-on course designed to introduce the student to microcomputer application software, with an emphasis on Microsoft Office. Students will also learn about the Nichols Network, and the security and ethical implications of being connected to both the Nichols Network and the global internet.

Intensive practice in a variety of approaches to professional writing tasks: memoranda, correspondence, proposals, and both brief and longer reports.
Prerequisite: ENGL 105

An introduction to the environmental geologic forces and man’s interaction with them. Concentrates on environmental management that reduces geologic hazards and sustains natural resources. Topics include coastal erosion, groundwater management, river flooding, earthquakes, volcanoes, glaciers, global warming, rock types, energy production, and global changes. Laboratory.

A basic course focusing on the accounting systems, preparation of financial statements, selected balance sheet items and financial statement analysis as applied in various business organizations. This course will assist the organization manager with decision making.

Financial Accounting Lab will help students apply fundamental accounting concepts and principles to realistic business events through the use of a commercially available accounting software product. It provides a computerized environment in which students learn to analyze, interpret, and investigate accounting information to make business decisions.

An introduction to the macroeconomic concepts of employment, income, and output, with an emphasis on their measurement and determination. The impact of policy decisions on the business cycle is investigated.

General principles of business finance focusing on markets, analysis, interest rates, the time value of money, the valuation of securities and capital allocation within the system. A brief exposure to mergers and international finance is included.
Prerequisites: ACCT 238 and MATH 117

A comprehensive introduction to the various facets of marketing in current business applications. Topics include product development, pricing, distribution channels, and promotion; as well as the environments in which marketers work in the United States and in other markets.
Prerequisite: MGMT 100

A first course in probability and statistics covering descriptive statistics, statistical graphs, probability, probability distributions, and sampling, and hypothesis testing. Elements of regression and correlation are potential topics. Statistical tables and the Microsoft Excel software package will be used throughout the course.
Prerequisite: MATH 117 or MATH 121 or MATH 190

This course will introduce the study of management theory and practice. The managerial process, organizational dynamics and behavior, as well as other selected topics including entrepreneurship and careers in management will be presented.
Prerequisite: MGMT 100

This course introduces students to the fundamental practices involved in effective human resource management, such as recruiting, performance evaluation, compensation, employment law, and employee rights. HR theory and practice is emphasized within the context of improving organizational productivity and developing employee potential.
Prerequisite: MGMT 100