Lincoln College Online

As you earn your Bachelor's of Science Degree in Business Management at Lincoln College Online, you will complete 10 core courses, 18 management concentration courses, 15 general education courses and two additional courses. Your Student Advisor will provide your personalized detailed course schedule at the time of your enrollment.

Business Management, BS Core Courses ~ Titles and Descriptions

BUS101 ~ Business Principles
4.0 Quarter Credit Hours
This course provides students with an overview of business in an increasingly global society serving as an introduction to business terminology, concepts, environments, systems, strategies, and current issues. Topics include an overview of the business environment, business ethics, entrepreneurship and global business, management, marketing, production, information systems, and financial elements of business. This course provides a solid business foundation for more detailed and higher-level study in subsequent courses.
Prerequisite(s): None

CBT105 ~ Business English
4.0 Quarter Credit Hours
This course reviews basic English concepts and introduces students to college-level writing with an emphasis on basic grammar and composition. Students will apply their learning to a variety of writing activities emphasizing the development of paragraphs and essays.
Prerequisite(s): None

BUS240 ~ Human Relations
4.0 Quarter Credit Hours
This course will introduce students to the essential theories and practices of human relations today as a key to personal and career success. It includes learning about the current issues faced by employers—diversity, the impact of technology, ethics and social responsibility as well as the personal and professional concerns of employees and supervisors.
Prerequisite(s): None

BUS278 ~ Customer Service Fundamentals
4.0 Quarter Credit Hours
This course examines excellence in service as the competitive edge in today’s business world. It is designed to provide a strong learning experience in customer service and customer relations. Students will learn the fundamentals of customer service excellence, including customer communications, teamwork, problem solving, and practical techniques for achieving customer satisfaction
Prerequisite(s): None

DPT290 ~ Project Management
4.0 Quarter Credit Hours
This course is designed to provide skills and experience in planning, scheduling and monitoring a project using Microsoft Project software. Students will learn the basics of the project management process, including time management, scheduling and cost controls.
Prerequisite(s): HD111

HD111 ~ Introduction to Computers
4.0 Quarter Credit Hours
Students in this course will learn how computer operations and software applications, such as word processing, presentation software and communications software work together to increase productivity in the workplace.
Prerequisite(s): None

DP215 ~ Computer Applications for Business
4.0 Quarter Credit Hours
This course is a continuation of HD111 and provides further instruction in standard office software applications that are commonly used in business, including business application software and business oriented utilization of the Internet.
Prerequisite(s):HD111

BUS244 ~ Introduction to Finance
4.0 Quarter Credit Hours
This course introduces students to all aspects of money and its management, including financial instruments, budgeting, financial statements, cash flow, cash management, and financial decision making.
Prerequisite(s): None

BUS222 ~ Advertising
4.0 Quarter Credit Hours
This course is an overview and application of advertising and sales principles designed to introduce students to concepts of planning, advertising, research, artistic, creative, and psychological aspects to advertising and sales promotional activities.
Prerequisite(s): None

BUS270 ~ Management and Supervision
4.0 Quarter Credit Hours
This course introduces students to management philosophies in today’s changing world. It includes globalization, ethics, diversity, customer service, and innovation from a managerial perspective.
Prerequisite(s): None

ACC104 ~ Accounting I
4.0 Quarter Credit Hours
This course provides an introduction to business accounting. Topics include accounting concepts and principles, financial statements, internal control design, and accounting for partnerships.
Prerequisite(s): None

BUS200 ~ Principles of Marketing
4.0 Quarter Credit Hours
This course is designed to give students a basic understanding of marketing fundamentals, including marketing strategies and marketing management, especially as it applies to business decision making.  Topics include internal and external factors that affect marketing, marketing research, and marketing’s role in business today.
Prerequisite(s): None

BUS241 ~ Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship
4.0 Quarter Credit Hours
This course will provide students with an overview of the business practices of successful entrepreneurs and the costs and benefits of choosing to be an entrepreneur. Topics will include small business management, growth and development, networking, software applications for small business, and selecting, funding and starting a new business venture.
Prerequisite(s): None

BUS246 ~ Financial Management
4.0 Quarter Credit Hours
This course is an introduction to the foundations of financial management. The course covers the financial markets, performance measurement, and capital budgeting and management.
Prerequisite: BUS244

BUS251 ~ Business Law
4.0 Quarter Credit Hours
This course introduces the multiple facets of business law, including online commerce. The course emphasizes the basic concepts of how businesses are organized and operate within a legal environment.
Prerequisite(s): None

BUS299 ~ Human Resource Management
4.0 Quarter Credit Hours
This course is designed to give students comprehensive knowledge of the personnel management function: planning, recruiting, testing, selection, training, compensation, policy development, government regulations and labor relations. This course will focus on practical applications, concepts and techniques used by effective managers.
Prerequisite(s): None

BUS301 ~ Leadership Dynamics
4.0 Quarter Credit Hours
This course is designed to allow students to understand the art and science of leadership in complex organizations. Students will learn to apply personal characteristics of effective leaders and examine the five primary forces that drive contemporary businesses. Students closely examine the roles of leaders and managers at different levels of the organizational structure, and discover the implications of effective leadership on the organization’s success.
Prerequisite(s): None

BUS280 ~ International Business
4.0 Quarter Credit Hours
This course is designed to give students an overview of today’s international business environment. Students will be introduced to the cultural, political, economic, technological and social aspects of global business operations, and will be exposed to the top issues and challenges affecting international business management today.
Prerequisite(s): None

BUS421 ~ Business Information Systems
4.0 Quarter Credit Hours
This course introduces the various information and communications technologies and explains how information systems are used to solve problems and make better business decisions.
Prerequisite(s): HD111

BUS331 ~ Management Communication
4.0 Quarter Credit Hours
This course will introduce students to communication essentials for managers and supervisors. Focus will be on negotiation, conflict resolution, situational management, team building, organizational communication, and motivation.
Prerequisite(s): BUS270, CBT105

BUS341 ~ Corporate Finance
4.0 Quarter Credit Hours
This course will introduce students to the financial management of non financial corporations, and focuses on the role of interest rates and capital markets in the economy. Topics will include time value of money circulations, valuation of income producing physical assets, and the structure and analysis of financial statements.
Prerequisite(s): ACC104

BUS351 ~Organizational Behavior
4.0 Quarter Credit Hours
This course advances the concepts learned in Management and Supervision, and further examines organizational performance in relation to organizational structures in contemporary business settings. In addition, students will learn behavior concepts applied to motivation, communication, teamwork and leadership.
Prerequisite(s): None

BUS361 ~ E-Commerce
4.0 Quarter Credit Hours
This course will focus on the principles of e-commerce from a business perspective, and will include an overview of business and technology topics, business models, and innovation and marketing strategies. Students will address some of the major issues associated with e-commerce, including security and privacy, payment methods, and global, social and legal issues.
Prerequisite(s): HD111

BUS371 ~ Business Ethics
4.0 Quarter Credit Hours
This course addresses the ethical challenges of business for corporate decision making. The aim is to understand the ethical issues that arise in today’s business environment and to develop an ability to resolve these issues effectively. Real world cases drawn from the functional areas of business including corporate responsibility, government regulation, hiring practices, advertising, and international issues in business will be used to demonstrate moral and ethical theories and concepts.
Prerequisite(s): None

ACC105 ~ Accounting II
4.0 Quarter Credit Hours
This course is a continuation of Accounting I. Topics include corporate accounting and financial statements, long term liabilities, cash flow and financial statement analysis, managerial accounting, budgeting and using financial data to make business decisions.
Prerequisite: ACC104

BUS410 ~ Operations Management
4.0 Quarter Credit Hours
This course will focus on the production and operations component of business, including scheduling of jobs and projects, inventory management, location planning and quality assurance and control.
Prerequisite(s): HD111, BUS270

MKT344 ~ Marketing Management
4.0 Quarter Credit Hours
The course introduces students to a broad range of marketing concepts, focuses on application of marketing strategies utilized by marketing managers, and demonstrates the function and role of marketing in the firm.
Prerequisite(s): BUS200, BUS270

BUS431 ~ Strategic Management and Business Policy
4.0 Quarter Credit Hours
This capstone course will examine the tools, roles, and methods of general managers in formulating and implementing business strategy in an enterprise. Students will study actual situations and case studies to gain understanding of the roles of management in policy decision making using simulation software. Emphasis is placed on the integration and application of subject matter from finance, management, and marketing courses.

Prerequisite(s): All completed core courses

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