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LB-300 Business Communication in the Digital Age

Extensive practical application of diverse forms of written and oral business communication with the aid of technology. Topics include writing memos, reports, email messages; using multimedia Power-Point slides in presentations; facilitating business meetings; creating electronic resumes; using online discussion groups; and handling the challenges of international and cross-cultural communications.

3

Prerequisites

LN-112 and 90+ Earned Credit Hours.

LB-331 Principles of Commercial Real Estate

This survey course provides an overview of land acquisition/site analysis, building design and public approvals, legal, market analysis, project management, leasing and financing for a commercial real estate project. Industrial real estate brokerage, land development and the effects of local and regional labor markets on commercial real estate are also included in the course.

3

Prerequisites

All construction prerequisite courses; LB-250.

LB-355 Service Management

Managing a value-added service business; customer expectations of service and quality; use of the Internet and related technology to transform businesses; interplay between managerial, personnel, and technology issues that will shape the future of business; identification of emerging forms of business models observable on the Web; analysis of management practices using case studies. Organizational applications illustrate consumer-to-business, business-to-business, and intra-organizational electronic commerce ramifications.

3

Prerequisites

LB-200.

LB-360 Human Resource Management

Personnel recruiting, selection, orientation, placement, training and development; performance evaluation; wage and salary administration; employee benefits; and safety and health issues.

3

Prerequisites

LB-200.

LB-368 Small Business Management and Entrepreneurship

The fundamentals of starting and operating a successful small business are studied; students learn how to develop a business plan incorporating principles of accounting, finance, marketing, management, promotion, location analysis, and other related factors. The formation of new enterprises as well as operational and organizational aspects of managing a small business will be included in the course.

3

Prerequisites

All construction or hospitality prerequisite courses (depending on the student's major); LB-200.

LB-375 Organizational Behavior

Human behavior in the organization and how it affects and is affected by management; organizational psychology; corporate culture; and individual, group, and intergroup relationships.

3

Prerequisites

LB-200.

LB-380 Supervisory Management

Skill-building course stressing supervisory competencies: self-assessment, time and stress management, creative problem solving, motivation and performance, conflict management, power and influence, and team building. Emphasis on in-class group exercises.

3

Prerequisites

LB-200.