2018-2019 Graduate Academic Catalog

2018–19 Graduate Academic Catalog Page 55 Graduate-Level Course Descriptions ACCT-6300 – BTAT-6210 A Accounting (ACCT) ACCT-6300 Accounting for Business Executives 3 hours Accounting serves the needs of both external and internal decision-makers as they assess, measure, communicate, evaluate, and change the financial position of an organization. We will discuss the theory and skills needed to interpret basic financial statements, considering a variety of standards, including GAAP, the AICPA and IMA codes of ethics, SEC requirements, and governmental requirements and how they align with the conceptual framework of accounting theory. We will also discuss cost behavior, costing systems, budgeting and variance analysis to support operational decision-making and the balanced scorecard to support strategic decision-making. Prerequisites: undergraduate course or equivalent competency in Accounting I (Financial) and Accounting II (Managerial). Analytics (ANLT) ANLT-6200 Business Forecasting and Econometrics 3 hours This course will introduce the student to basic econometrics. The course focuses on the foundations of multiple regression analysis with cross-sectional and time series data. Topics will include serial correlation, heterokedasticity, and misspecification. Prerequisite: BUS-6100 Managerial Data Analysis. Prerequisite/ Corequisite: ECON-6400 Managerial Economics. ANLT-6250 Data Mining for Business Analytics 3 hours This course will cover the techniques and topics that are widely used in real-world data mining projects including classification, clustering, dimension reduction, feature selection, open-ended knowledge discovery, and text mining. The course will emphasize the use of real-world data to apply data mining skills. Prerequisite: BUS-6100 Managerial Data Analysis. ANLT-6270 Data Warehousing and Visualization 3 hours This course will cover data warehousing, business intelligence, and dimensional modeling. This is a practical course where you will apply what you learn using a visualization tool such as Tableau directly to data sets specific to functional business interests in retail sales, inventory, procurement, CRM, accounting and finance. Prerequisite: BUS-6100 Managerial Data Analysis. B Bible and Theology — Applied Theology (BTAT) BTAT-6110 Biblical Care and Counseling 3 hours This course introduces the principles, techniques, approaches, and tools used in the ministry of care and counseling. Biblical, theological, and ethical concerns in pastoral care ministry are discussed and an overview of common counseling concerns is presented. It also considers various contemporary approaches to counseling and care in the church. These may include professional counseling programs, recovery ministries, discipleship care, and leadership of lay counseling ministries, among many others. The course format includes lecture, video, role play, and discussion. (dual-listed with BTAT-3400 Biblical Care and Counseling) BTAT-6130 Ministerial Counseling 3 hours Building upon a biblical and theological foundation for biblical care, discipleship, and counseling, this course provides intermediate and advanced principles and practices of ministerial counseling. It provides an overview of the history, methods, and role of counseling within a modern ministry context. A biblical approach to common counseling problems involving both sin and suffering is addressed within Christian ministry (crisis, abuse, depression, addiction, etc.). It also discusses the role of counseling in encouraging and cultivating spiritual growth through discipleship relationships, including premarital counseling and providing biblical life wisdom. Prerequisite/corequisite: BTAT-6110 Biblical Care and Counseling; professor approval. (dual-listed with BTAT-3430 Ministerial Counseling) BTAT-6140 Counseling and Mentoring Men 3 hours In this course, the distinctive theological foundations and skills of biblical counseling will be examined and applied specifically to the ministry of mentoring and counseling men. Study will focus on the mandate and skills of leading men toward comprehensive maturity and counseling as it pertains to common life challenges for men in contemporary society. BTAT-6150 Counseling and Mentoring Women 3 hours This course will study the distinctives of biblical counseling specifically applied to counseling women as well as biblical responses to life struggles specific to women. Additionally, the mandate and skill of mentoring woman to woman will be studied. (dual-listed with BTCM-3520 Counseling and Mentoring Women) BTAT-6230 Contemporary World Missions 3 hours This course will address contemporary issues in Christian missions, highlighting challenges and opportunities that are specific to current trends in missions. Among other things, this course will discuss short-term missions, globalization and its effects, and various missions strategies. (dual-listed as BTAT-3450 Contemporary World Missions) BTAT-6240 Cross-Cultural Ministry 3 hours This course will prepare students to engage in ministry cross- culturally by encouraging appropriate postures of learning, communicating, and ministering. In an effort to stimulate this preparation, the course will cover issues such as cultural distance, ethnographic research methods, and worldview assessment. (dual-listed with BTAT-3470 Cross-Cultural Ministry) BTAT-6250 Church Planting 3 hours This course will expose students to the various stages of church planting including vision casting, planning, implementation, and reproduction. Likewise, it will present multiple approaches to church planting and church structure, culminating in a student project wherein students will create and present strategic two-year church planting plans targeting a specific location. Prerequisite: BTAT-6200 Intro to Missions; or permission of the professor. BTAT-6200 Intro to Missions 3 hours Foundational concepts and concern of missions today including definitions, missions theology, preparation, mission decision- making, mission and the local church, the missionary family, short- term missions, and the mission agency. BTAT-6210 Biblical Leadership 3 hours Christian leadership is primarily a function of the Holy Spirit’s work through a servant of Christ. The Spirit usually does not override the personality or leadership style of the person in this process. Therefore, an individual’s personality, leadership style, personal integrity, and ministry philosophy are vital to effectiveness in the christian ministry. This course will guide the student to critically interact with the Bible, academic research, and the writings of seasoned practitioners in the fields of biblical leadership and Christian ethics.