1996-1997 Academic Catalog

Business Administration Business Communication Technology The business communication technology major prepares students for careers in the business services. Two concentrations, organizational communication and profes– sional writing, are available to provide concentrated training in skills vital for administrative support. Course requirements involve a minimum of96 to 98 quarter hours including 74 hours in business and office technology and 23 to 30 hours in a concentration area. Business administration core requirements ................. 38 ACCT-211,212 Principles ofAccounting ...................... 10 BUS-100 Business Prologue ............................................ 1 BUS-216 Business Communication ................................. 4 BUS-218 Business Law I ................................................. 4 BUS-399 Professional Development (3 quarters) ............ 0 BUS-442 Business Seminar ............................................. 3 BUS-499 Executive Development (3 quarters) ................ 0 ECON-233,234 Micro and Macroeconomics ................... 8 MGMT-350 Prin. of Organization and Management ...... 4 MRKT-360 Principles ofMarketing ................................ 4 Office technology requirements ............................... 35-39 OTEC-171 Speedwriting II .............................................. 4 OTEC-183 Document Processing .................................... 4 OTEC-285 Records Management .................................... 3 OTEC-289 Internship ................................................... 1-5 OTEC-290 Office Systems and Procedures I ................... 4 OTEC-291 Word Processing ........................................... 4 OTEC-292 Office Systems and Procedures II .................. 3 OTEC-293 Information Processing ................................. 3 OTEC-295 Business Graphics and Design ...................... 3 OTEC-380 Desktop Publishing ....................................... 3 OTEC-390 Office Systems Seminar ................................ 3 Area ofconcentration ................................................ 23-30 The organizational communication concentration provides the student with insight into the complex, multi– dimensional systems ofcommunication within an organi– zation. Requirements involve 23 quarter hours including: COM-223 Group Discussion ........................................... 3 COM-323 Organizational Communication ...................... 3 COM-324 Interpersonal Communication ......................... 3 COM-325 Interviewing .................................................... 3 MGMT-353 Human Resources Management .................. 4 MGMT-355 Organizational Behavior ............................. 4 One course from the following: ........................................ 3 COM-331 Communication in the Information Age ... 3 COM-406 Leadership ................................................ 3 COM-461 Communication Ethics ............................. 3 The professional writing concentration focuses on the development ofwritten cmmnunication skills. Require– ments involve a minimum of 28 quarter hours including: PWRT-210 Proofreading ................................................. 3 PWRT-311 Style and Mechanics for Writers .................. 4 PWRT-315 Public Relations Writing .............................. 5 PWRT-316 Technical Communication ............................ 5 OTEC-380 Desktop Publishing (OTEC elective) ............ 3 (or PWRT-317 Graphic Design .................................... 5) PWRT-413 Technical Editing .......................................... 3 PWRT-414ReportWriting ............................................. 5 Additional required cognate: *GSCI-184 College Algebra (or higher) .......................... 5 *satisfies mathematics General Education Requirement Business Communication Technology Major Curriculum Summary Proficiency requirements ............................................... 0-8 Business CommunicationTechnology requirements ...... 73 Concentrationrequirements ...................................... 23-30 Other General Education Requirements ......................... 85 Electives ......................................................................... 11 Total (minimum, not including proficiency) ............ 192 Suggested Four-Year Curriculum for the Business Communication Technology Major First year: BEGE-171 The Christian Life ................................................... 4 BEGE-172 Introduction to Bible Study ..................................... 4 BUS-100 Business Prologue ...................................................... 1 COM-110 Fundamentals of Speech ........................................... 5 ENG-110 English Composition I ............................................... 5 ENG-140 English Composition ll .............................................. 5 GSS-100 Foundations of Social Science ................................... 5 OTEC-171 Speedwriting II ........................................................ 4 OTEC-183 Document Processing .............................................. 4 OTEC-285 Records Management .............................................. 3 OTEC-291 Word Processing Concepts ...................................... 4 Electives ................................................................................... 8 Total .........................................................,.........,...............,..... 52 Second year: ACCT-211,212 Principles of Accounting ................................ 10 BEGE-273 Old Testament Survey ............................................. 4 BUS-216 Business Communications ......................................... 4 HUM-140 Introduction to the Humanities ................................ 5 MGMT-350 Principles of Organization and Management ....... 4 OTEC-290 Office Systems and Procedures I ............................ 4 OTEC-292 Office Systems and Procedures II ........................... 3 OTEC-293 Information Processing ............................................ 3 OTEC-295 Business Graphics and Design ................................ 3 OTEC-380 Desktop Publishing ................................................. 3 PEF-199 P.A.C.L....................................................................... 2 Physical education elective ...................................................... 1 Total ......................................................................................... 46 Third year: BEGE-274 New Testament Smvey ........................................... 4 BEGE-375 God and History ...................................................... 4 BUS-218 Business Law I ........................................................... 4 BUS-399 Professional Development (3 quaiiers) ..................... 0 GSCI-184 College Algebra ........................................................ 5 OTEC-289 Internship ................................................................. 1 Concentration requirements ..................................................... 13 Biology elective ........................................................................ 5 Humanities elective ................................................................. 4 Literature elective .................................................................... 5 Physical science elective .......................................................... 5 Total ......................................................................................... 50 Fourth year: BEGE-376 God and the Chm·ch ................................................ 4 BUS-442 Business Seminar ....................................................... 3 BUS-499 Executive Development (3 quarters) ......................... 0 ECON-233 Microeconomics ...................................................... 4 ECON-234 Macroeconomics ..................................................... 4 MRKT-360 Principles of Marketing ......................................... 4 OTEC-390 Office Systems Seminar .......................................... 3 Concentration require1nents ................................................. l 0 Social science elective ........................................................... 4 History elective ...................................................................... 5 Electives ................................................................................. 3 Total ......................................................................................... 44