Collegeof Business
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Provide
a student-centered environment enriched byexperience-based
learning, active community service, and theuseof technology toenhance
student learning.
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Support
faculty in applied and instructional research and service to the
profession.
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Serve
primarily themetropolitan area while staying connected to the global
community.
Our goalsare to:
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Produce studentswho candemonstrate the knowledge, skills, and attitudes
required for success:
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written and oral communication skills,
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ethical and corporate social responsibility,
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thinking skills,
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interpersonal skills and appreciationof diversity,
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knowledgeof thebusinessenvironment, and
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useof technology inbusiness.
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Providea student-centered learningenvironment for traditional, non-
traditional, full-time, andpart-time students characterized by:
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accessible faculty,
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smaller classes taught by facultymembers (not teaching
assistants),
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flexibledelivery of courseofferings (on-campusor hybrid),
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personalized academic and career advisement, andactive teaching
methods.
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Recruit and retainadiverseand qualified faculty.
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Be responsive to the changing needs of theemployersof our graduates.
Our Values are: Integrity, appreciation of diversity, accountability, collegiality,
and excellence.
The BBA curriculum is designed to enable all graduates to meet the
following learning outcomes that apply to all majors. In addition, each major
within theBBA has additional field-specific learning outcomes that are listedwith
theappropriate curricula later in this section. BBAgraduateswill demonstrate:
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Written andOral CommunicationSkills
:Writing clearly, concisely, and correctly;
designing anddelivering persuasive oral presentations.
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Ethical andCorporateSocial Responsibility
: Assessing the ethical and social
impact of decisions on the organization and its stakeholders.
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ThinkingSkills
: Thinking critically and analytically to evaluate organizational
effectiveness, tomakedecisions, and to develop strategy.
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Interpersonal Skills andAppreciation for Diversity
: Using interpersonal and cross-
cultural knowledgeand skills to lead andmanage collaborative activities and towork
effectively in teams that have adiversemembership.
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Use of Technology inBusiness
: Using computers toanalyze data and solve
problems, to communicate, and tomake effective presentations.
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Understanding the Dynamics of theGlobal Economy
: Understanding how to adapt
functions of thebusiness to theglobal environment.
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Knowledgeof theBusinessEnvironment
: Knowing corebusiness concepts;
understanding howbusiness disciplines integrate to compete successfully.
INSTRUCTIONALORGANIZATION
TheCollege of Business offers one undergraduate degree: the Bachelor of
BusinessAdministration in theareas listed below:
