Management (BAS, Bachelor of Applied Science)

This course emphasizes the use of managerial accounting information for planning, control, and decision making. Students apply cost behavior analysis and activity-based costing, design internal control policies, evaluate performance, and support management decisions. The course covers the development of operating, cash, and capital budgets, analysis of budget to actual variances, and the integration of accounting information to evaluate strategic business decisions. This class may include students from multiple sections.

Must be seeking a Bachelor of Applied Science in Management degree to enroll. If interested, visit pencol.edu/bas

People no longer work for a single organization for the duration of their career. With access to social media and the increased transparency into the quality of management and leadership in organizations, people can be more selective in the organizations they choose to work for. Additionally, society is placing an increasing value on work/life balance, diversity, and organizational justice. Entrepreneurs are experimenting with a variety of organizational structures that differ from the dominant pyramid structure with a single focus on shareholder value. In this course, students will learn management, leadership, and problem-solving techniques and be exposed to a variety of organizational cultures and structures. Learning about the variety of management and leadership styles and organizations allows students to determine what type of manager or leader they want to be or work for and what type of organization they want to work in. This class may include students from multiple sections. (Formerly BAS 310)

Must be seeking a Bachelor of Applied Science in Management degree to enroll. If interested, visit pencol.edu/bas

An introduction to the traditional and emerging legal principles and theory involved in Business Management, Human Resource Management, Information Technology Management, Entrepreneur/Marketing Management and Tribal Management. Course outcomes will be applied to the student's specialization area: Human Resources, Information Technology, Entrepreneur/Marketing and Tribal Management. This class may include students from multiple sections.

Must be seeking a Bachelor of Applied Science in Management degree to enroll. If interested, visit pencol.edu/bas

This course focuses on the managerial use of organizational information systems to support decision making and achieve strategic objectives. Students evaluate data storage structures and database solutions, analyze organizational data needs using established decision‑making frameworks, and apply systematic data analysis processes to transform data into actionable information. Emphasis is placed on the managerial design and evaluation of decision support systems, effective communication of analytical results through reports and dashboards, and assessing the alignment between information systems and organizational strategy. This class may include students from multiple sections.

Must be seeking a Bachelor of Applied Science degree to enroll. If interested, visit pencol.edu/bas

An introduction to the application of financial management principles. Includes the analysis of financial statements for planning and control, cash and capital budgeting, risk and return, capital structure, and financing the short- and long-term requirements of the firm. Students will apply basic tools and techniques used to value a firm and evaluate and fund prospective investment opportunities. This class may include students from multiple sections.

Must be seeking a Bachelor of Applied Science in Management degree to enroll. If interested, visit pencol.edu/bas

The preeminent business visionary, Peter Drucker, described marketing as one of the two most important elements of an organization’s success. This is true for both nonprofit and for-profit organizations. Although social media is a new and highly valuable marketing tool, social media needs to augment, as opposed to replace, marketers’ foundational tools of TV, radio, and print media. Additionally, with the bombardment of marketing messages combined with the elimination of commercials, it’s more difficult than ever for marketers to construct engaging messages and get them to the right audience. In this course, students will learn about and assess the benefits and disadvantages of traditional marketing tools as well as social media. Students will also compose stories that will generate both long-term brand loyalty and short-term sales. This class may include students from multiple sections.

Must be seeking a Bachelor of Applied Science in Management degree to enroll. If interested, visit pencol.edu/bas

In management, projects are major undertakings that have a limited duration (i.e., finite completion point) and, as such, require a unique approach for administration. Course covers the theory and practice of project management in the context of technical and human resource constraints. Students learn to apply the knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques for project activities necessary to meet project requirements through the use of software and the approaches prescribed by the PMBOK. This class may include students from multiple sections.

Must be seeking a Bachelor of Applied Science in Management degree to enroll. If interested, visit pencol.edu/bas

This course explores human resource management as a way to achieve high levels of organizational performance. In this class, we will evaluate the strategic importance, ethical issues, and organizational impact related to the following areas of human resources: talent acquisition and talent management; organizational development; the legal environment of business; global HR; training and development; diversity; and total rewards (compensation and benefits). This class may include students from multiple sections.

Must be seeking a Bachelor of Applied Science in Management degree to enroll. If interested, visit pencol.edu/bas

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. This class may include students from multiple sections.

Must be seeking a Bachelor of Applied Science in Management degree to enroll. If interested, visit pencol.edu/bas

Managers will face many important and far-reaching decision making, ethical, and leadership situations in their professional lives. This course provides a systematic way to approach decisions, ethics, and leadership. It analyzes complex decision, ethical, and leadership problems by breaking them into manageable pieces and by providing important insights that will lead to clarity of thought and commitment to action. This class may include students from multiple sections.

Must be seeking a Bachelor of Applied Science in Management degree to enroll. If interested, visit pencol.edu/bas

Course explores 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; and integrating operations, finance, marketing and human resource strategies. Computer modeling to solve strategic problems is used throughout the class. This class may include students from multiple sections.

Must be seeking a Bachelor of Applied Science in Management degree to enroll. If interested, visit pencol.edu/bas

This course prepares BAS Management students to secure and begin a management focused internship. Students identify appropriate sites, confirm internship fit and expectations, complete required paperwork and approvals, and develop a measurable learning plan aligned to management competencies. This class may include students from multiple sections.

Must be seeking a Bachelor of Applied Science in Management degree to enroll. If interested, visit pencol.edu/bas

Students engage in a seminar that supports critical reflection, peer learning, and structured problem solving in connection with their concurrent management internship. Discussions and activities emphasize applying management concepts to real‑world organizational challenges and integrating learning across the internship experience. This class may include students from multiple sections.

Must be seeking a Bachelor of Applied Science in Management degree to enroll. If interested, visit pencol.edu/bas

Students apply management knowledge and skills in a supervised professional setting, completing field‑based work that aligns with academic and career goals. The internship emphasizes experiential learning, professional skill development, and integration with the concurrent seminar, with faculty guidance and employer supervision throughout the term. This class may include students from multiple sections.

Must be seeking a Bachelor of Applied Science in Management degree to enroll. If interested, visit pencol.edu/bas

This class has a $7.21 liability insurance course fee.