The primary premise of this course is that project management concepts are fundamental to most activities undertaken by organizations and individuals. Students learn the elements of initiating, planning scheduling, resource allocation, executing, controlling and closeout for functional projects and other management initiatives. Team leadership and team dynamics are explored as essential elements of a successful project. Opportunities to apply technology to project management are addressed. Prerequisite: BADM 210 Fundamentals of Management or BADM 212 Principles of Management or permission

A conceptual and functional analysis of the legal framework and principles of industrial and employment relations with special emphasis on discrimination in the workplace and in the domestic and global environment. Topics include discrimination based on race, sex, age, and disability; testing and performance appraisal; wrongful discharge; labor/ management issues; and employee benefits.

Special Topics: Visual Storytelling with Data

Introduces the concept of data visualization by building skills that communicate complex information in graphic forms. Basic design concepts are the primary tools for creating visualizations (such as charts, maps, info-graphics, etc.) whose purpose is to guide viewers toward meaning in data. Objectives: 1. Students will evaluate the effectiveness of graphic designs, 2. students will use design principles (such as color, composition, spatial ordering, etc.) to communicate meanings in visual form, 3. students will create their own visual communications based on data, using digital image-making tools.

Informed discussion of significant contemporary concepts and issues. Includes development of an individual or group research project on some aspect of the field. Professional preparation, including processes for civil service exams. Required of all senior majors. Prerequisites: PSY/BADM 309, PSY 310/SOC 312. Liberal Arts.

Introduction to the discipline of data science including necessary skills, concepts, and data science processes used in practice. Moral and ethical issues in data science from a Christian perspective. Fulfills General Education Mathematics requirement. Liberal Arts.

Students will read and analyze a variety of literature of interest to adolescents with an eye toward understand-ing adolescents and their place in society, developing criteria for evaluating adolescent literature, and explor-ing current trends in this literature. Students investigate critical theories about the function and purpose of literature for adolescents, including developmental, aesthetic, and cultural considerations. Attention will be given to international and multicultural literature, as well as to literary criticism of young adult literature. Liberal Arts

Adult students learn and apply strategies for success in their return to college and life-long learning. Major topics include setting academic, career, and personal goals; stress management; time management; critical thinking and problem solving; learning styles and best practices. This seminar will also introduce students to Houghton College, our online platform, and program policies and procedures.

Explores theory and practice of communicating interculturally. Recommended for those with an interest in international vocations, or working with ethnic or cultural groups within the United States. Liberal Arts

Critically examines current research and theory that affords understanding and responsiveness to students? cultural and learning differences. Considers students? sociocultural, cognitive, and motivational influences on literacy acquisition and learning. Explores culture, discourse, narrative, and power in diverse B-12 educational contexts. Investigates the power afforded to students and teachers alike when they are positioned as meaning makers and participants in their learning. Both in-class and out-of-class activities are designed to provide students with authentic occasions to apply their theoretical learning and develop their professional learning network. Fieldwork required weekly or according to a schedule established by the instructor. Offered: Fall (15 weeks). 3 credits. Levels: Graduate.

Immerses candidates in working with diverse learners (5-12) who need support in their language and literacy development and learning for at least 100 hours. Includes opportunities to explore and refine skills needed in the different roles and responsibilities as literacy specialists. Requires self-reflection as well as provides opportunities for feedback from peers and college mentors. This internship should be taken in the semesters immediately preceding EDUC 550. Co-requisite: LEDU 520 or 524. Offered: Fall/Spring (15 weeks). 3 credits. Levels: Graduate.

Immerses candidates in working with diverse learners (B-6) who need support in their language and literacy development and learning for at least 100 hours. Includes opportunities to explore and refine skills needed in the different roles and responsibilities as literacy specialists. Requires self-reflection as well as provides opportunities for feedback from peers and college mentors. This internship should be taken in the semesters immediately preceding EDUC 550. Co-requisite: LEDU 520 or 524. Offered: Fall/Spring (15 weeks). 3 credits. Levels: Graduate.

Together with MATH 171 Calculus I with Pre-Calculus B, this course covers all the material of MATH 181 Calculus I with integrated treatment of pre-calculus topics. Expected calculus topics include limits, continuity, and the Intermediate Value Theorem and the theory and computation of differentiation of algebraic and triconometric functions and applications of differentiation including tangent lines and related rates. Pre-calculus topics to support these topics will be addressed as needed. Students who received and SAT Math score of 550 or lower or equivalent who need to take Calculus I must complete this course. Enrollment by permission only. Creation: Math. Liberal Arts.

This course examines domestic and global production and distribution of goods and services as guided by the free market economy. The course takes the perspective of the economist as advisor to managers and directors of a firm operating in an external economic environment and making operational and strategic decisions for the firm. With an understanding of supply, demand, and consumer behavior as a background, the course studies how firms remain competitive through the improvement of strategic thinking about competition in the market, and efficient organizational structure and decision making, especially involving allocating resources, managing production, and earning a profit under changing economic conditions. Pre-requisite: MBA 501. Co-requisite: MBA 630.

This MBA entry course examines the running of an enterprise from the point of view of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO). It is designed to help students develop their strategic thinking ability and learn methods for effective strategic planning. Students will learn about framing theoretical and practical training for the purpose of understanding business practices and enhancing organizational efficiency and effectiveness. This will include conducting external and internal assessments of an organization, identifying key strategic issues, identifying and choosing alternative strategies, and defending those decisions. This course provides the framework for the final MBA integrated project. It will provide students with the instruction and tools helpful for integrating individual MBA course learning into their final MBA project and presentation. Prerequisite: MBA 501.