Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) Applied Management

Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) in Applied Management (90 Required Credit Hours)

 Outline:

I.       Introduction

II.      Prerequisites

III.     Required Applied Management Courses

IV.    Required General Education

V.      Elective Applied Management Courses

VI.    Suggested Two-Year Course Schedule

VII.   Suggested Three-Year Course Schedule

I. Introduction

The Applied Management major is specifically designed for students who want to earn a bachelor's degree by building upon their previous two-year degree, regardless of the discipline. Students will apply a wide range of knowledge and experiences from an associate's degree to a variety of management situations. The student's technical skills and competencies, coupled with managerial skills acquired at Peninsula College, will prepare them for managerial positions in their chosen fields. As is common in Bachelor of Applied Science, Applied Management degrees, the Peninsula College curriculum includes core courses in Management Theory, Organizational Behavior, Strategic Management, Business Statistics, Accounting and Legal Environment for Business, and allows for electives drawn from Marketing, Economics, Management Information Systems, Human Resource Management, Technical Writing, Accounting, etc. Graduates in the Applied Management program can anticipate opportunities in management positions across a wide range of industries such as:

            · Retail                                                           · Healthcare Manufacturing

                  · Information Technology/Multimedia              · Construction

                  · Criminal Justice                                            · Government

                  · Insurance                                                     · Restaurant

                  · Education                                                    · Fisheries

                  · Chemical Dependency                                 · Entertainment

                 

II. Prerequisites: (two categories of entering students)

1.  AAS or AAS-T Degree with the following courses completed:

·  Any Math class at the 100 level with Math 99 as a pre-requisite.

 

·  ENGL 101, English Composition I.  Explores writing in many forms and modes, emphasizing both subjective and objective approaches.  Emphasis on elements of effective writing and critical thinking.  Thematic, multicultural readings.  Introduction to research techniques.  Prerequisite: Score of 45 or more on ASSET placement test in writing skills, 77% or more on COMPASS placement test or Pass in ENGL 090, 091, or 092. (5 credits)

 

·  Social Science. 100 or 200 level (e.g., Anthropology, Economics, History, Political Science, Psychology, Social Science) (5 credits) 

 

·  General Education. 100 or 200 level (Social Science, Natural Science, Humanities)               (5 credits)

 

OR

2. AA or AS Degree plus two years of work experience

 

All applicants must be able to use Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and an e-Mail program.

III. Required Applied Management Courses (60 Credits)

·  BAS 301,  Financial Accounting Analysis. This course examines management accounting and related analytical methodologies for decision making and control in profit-directed organizations. It also defines product costing, budgetary control systems, and performance evaluation systems for planning, coordinating, and monitoring the performance of a business. (5 credits)

 

·  BAS 305, Managerial Economics.  Overall, this course focuses on microeconomics, with some topics from microeconomics.  This course examines the application of price theory; specifically does one determine an optimal pricing strategy?  The course also examines elasticity measures; own-price and cross-price elasticity.  Students are provided data, log normalize it, estimate the coefficients, and then use them to identify the optimal pricing strategy. The course also examines how economists model the choice process of individual consumers and firms, and how markets work to coordinate these choices. It also examines how well markets perform this function using the economist's criterion of market efficiency. (5 credits)

·  BAS 310, Foundations of Management Theory and Practice.  An exploration of the organization theory literature focusing on major theoretical perspectives and content area; includes: design of organizational structure and control systems; analysis of organization-environment relations, including inter-organizational relationships; managing organizational technology and innovation; information processing and decision making; and organizational culture, conflict and power. (5 credits)

 

·  BAS 320, Organizational and Interpersonal Behavior.  Provides the tools for understanding the organizational actions of individuals, groups and organizations; relates theory and research to organizational problems by reviewing advanced concepts in motivation and perception, decision-making, communication and influence, group behavior, conflict and cooperation, politics, corporate culture, organizational structure and environmental influences. (5 credits)

 

·  BAS 325, Legal Environment of Business.  Provides a basic understanding of legal issues that start-ups and small to medium sized enterprises face. The course starts by providing the basic building blocks of business law. We then follow a firm through its life cycle from its "breakaway" from an established firm through it going public.   The course seeks to enhance the legal judgment students will bring to their responsibilities as entrepreneurs and managers. (5 credits)

·  BAS 340, Applied Financial Management.  This course examines the elements of entrepreneurial finance, focusing on the early stages of company development. It addresses key questions which challenge all entrepreneurs: how much money can and should be raised; when should it be raised and from whom; what is a reasonable valuation of the company; and how funding should be structured. (5 credits) Prerequisite: BAS 301.

 

·  BAS 435, Managerial Leadership and Operations Management.  Unique aspects of managing and growing small to medium sized businesses including strategic and operational planning; ethical issues; organizational controls and tools; marketing management and techniques; financial analysis and accounting; risk management; human resource management;  and international opportunities. (5 credits) Prerequisite: BAS 301, BAS 310.

 

·  BAS 485, Organizational Entrepreneurship.  The entrepreneurial process from conception of a business idea to the actual start up of the venture; environmental scanning for new opportunities; matching individual skills and attributes with the requirements of the venture; evaluating the viability, growth potential and markets for the venture; writing the business plan, securing financing, beginning operations. Prerequisite: BAS 301, BAS 310. (5 credits)

 

·  BAS 490, Strategic Management and Policy.  Strategic issues facing organizations, including top management decision making and social responsibility; environmental and industry analysis; establishing organizational mission and objectives; corporate, business and functional level strategy formulation; global and multi-domestic strategies; strategic implementation and control; integrating operations, finance, marketing and human resource strategies; case analysis. (5 credits) Prerequisites: BAS 310, BAS 320, BAS 435, BAS 485.

 

Select 15 credits from the following

·  BAS 460, 461, 462 Internship in Private Sector(5 credits)

·  BAS 463, 464, 465 Internship in Public Sector. (5 credits)

·  BAS 466, 467, 468 Internship in Tribal Sector. (5 credits)

Math 281, BAS 340, and BAS 490 are prerequisite to all Internship courses.  Students accepted into the BAS-Applied Management program MUST complete three semesters of internship during their last 45 credits.

IV. Required General Education (25 Credit Hours)

 

·  ENGL 325 Professional and Organizational Communications.  Professional and Organizational Communications is intended to help students think strategically about communication and aid them in improving their writing, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills within a managerial setting. The course will focus on writing skills.  However, we will look at a set of "best practices" or guidelines that give the student the opportunity to examine all of their communication skills, and provide them with feedback on their work. (5 credits) Must be taken concurrently with BAS 490.

 

·  MATH 281, Statistics.  Introduction to methods and applications of elementary descriptive and inferential statistics; probability, binomial and normal distributions, hypotheses testing, correlations, t-tests, and chi-squared tests.  Prerequisite: 2.0 or better in MATH 099 or equivalent. (5 credits)

Choose three of the following four courses:

·  INT 330, Integrative Humanities Seminar. (5 credits)

·  INT 340, Integrative Social Science Seminar. (5 credits)

·  INT 350, Integrative Science Seminar. (5 credits)

·  INT 360, Integrative IT Seminar. (5 credits)

 

V. Elective Applied Management Courses (5 Required Credit Hours – Choose from the following)

·  BA 251, Principles of Accounting I .  Emphasis on nature of accounting as a system of information for decision making.  Specific topics include basic financial statements, the accounting cycle, forms of business organization, financial assets, inventories, and depreciation. (5 credits) Prerequisite: Math 099, Amath 121 or equivalent.  Amath 121 is Applied Math for Professional and Technical Programs  

 

·  BA 252, Principles of Accounting II.  Study of accounting is continued through specific topics, including liabilities, stockholder’s equity, statement of cash flows, financial-statement analysis, and global and management accounting. (5 credits) Prerequisite: BA 251.

 

·  BA 253 Principles of Accounting III.  Managerial concepts are explored through accounting systems, management reports, and special analysis for decision-making; cost-volume-profit analysis; incremental analysis; responsibilities accounting; operational and capital budgeting; and standard cost systems. (5credits) Prerequisite: BA 252

·  BA 282, Principles of Marketing.  Examines role of marketing in the general mix of business activities and the marketing processes that develop products and services. Describes consumer and organizational decision-making and discusses methods and techniques for market research, target markets, market segmentation, product planning, distribution, promotion, and pricing.

 (5 credits)

VI. Suggested Two-Year Course Schedule

First Year

1^st Quarter – General Management Skills

            BAS 301, Financial Accounting Analysis

            BAS 310, Foundations of Management Theory and Practice

            BAS 320, Organizational and Interpersonal Behavior

 

2^nd Quarter – Small to Medium Enterprise (SME) Management Skills

            BAS 340, Applied Financial Management

            BAS 435, Managerial Leadership and Operations Management

            BAS 485, Organizational Entrepreneurship

 

3^rd Quarter – Strategy and Policy Making Skills

            BAS 490, Strategic Management and Policy

            MATH 281, Statistics

            ENG 325, Professional and Organizational Communications

           

Second Year

1^st Quarter

            Select one of the following:

            BAS 460, Internship in Private Sector

            BAS 461, Internship in Public Sector

            BAS 462, Internship in Tribal Sector

           

            BAS 305, Managerial Economics

           

            Select one of the following:

INT 330, Integrative Humanities Seminar

INT 340, Social Science Seminar

INT 350, Science Seminar

INT 360, IT Seminar

           

2^nd Quarter

            Select one of the following:

            BAS 460, Internship in Private Sector

            BAS 461, Internship in Public Sector

            BAS 462, Internship in Tribal Sector

 

            BAS, Elective  (Select from BA courses)

           

            Select one of the following:

INT 330, Integrative Humanities Seminar

INT 340, Social Science Seminar

INT 350, Science Seminar

INT 360, IT Seminar   

3^rd Quarter

            Select one of the following:

            BAS 460, Internship in Private Sector

            BAS 461, Internship in Public Sector

            BAS 462, Internship in Tribal Sector

 

            BAS 325, Legal Environment of Business

 

            Select one of the following:

INT 330, Integrative Humanities Seminar

INT 340, Social Science Seminar

INT 350, Science Seminar

INT 360, IT Seminar

VII. Suggested Three-Year Course Schedule

First Year

1^st Quarter – General Management Skills

            BAS 301, Financial Accounting Analysis

            BAS 310, Foundations of Management Theory and Practice

           

2^nd Quarter – Small to Medium Enterprise (SME) Management Skills

            BAS 435, Managerial Leadership and Operations Management

            BAS 485, Organizational Entrepreneurship

 

3^rd Quarter

            BAS 325, Legal Environment of Business

            MATH 281, Statistics

           

Second Year

1^st Quarter

            BAS 320, Organizational and Interpersonal Behavior

            BAS 305, Managerial Economics        

           

2^nd Quarter

            BAS 340, Applied Financial Management

BAS, Elective (Select from BA courses)

3^rd Quarter– Strategy and Policy Making Skills

            BAS 490, Strategic Management and Policy

            ENGL 325, Professional and Organizational Communications

           

Third Year

1^st Quarter

Select one of the following:

            BAS 460, Internship in Private Sector

            BAS 461, Internship in Public Sector

            BAS 462, Internship in Tribal Sector

 

Select one of the following:

INT 330, Integrative Humanities Seminar

INT 340, Social Science Seminar

INT 350, Science Seminar

            INT 360, IT Seminar

 

2^nd Quarter

Select one of the following:

            BAS 460, Internship in Private Sector

            BAS 461, Internship in Public Sector

            BAS 462, Internship in Tribal Sector

 

Select one of the following:

INT 330, Integrative Humanities Seminar

INT 340, Social Science Seminar

INT 350, Science Seminar

            INT 360, IT Seminar

3^rd Quarter

Select one of the following:

            BAS 460, Internship in Private Sector

            BAS 461, Internship in Public Sector

            BAS 462, Internship in Tribal Sector

 

Select one of the following:

INT 330, Integrative Humanities Seminar

INT 340, Social Science Seminar

INT 350, Science Seminar

            INT 360, IT Seminar