Spring Online Courses

Survey of the types of literature found in the Bible. Considers the origin of the biblical texts and canon; basic issues of interpretation (hermeneutics); and an outline of the history of Israel and of the New Testament church as a backdrop for the message. Literary, historical, and theological aspects of selected texts will be explored.

This is a prerequisite for all Bible courses and THEL 209.

Fulfills General Education BIBL 101 requirement.

Liberal Arts.

This course comprehensively examines the general principles of financial planning, professional conduct and regulation, and education planning. Students are introduced to the financial planning process and working with clients to set goals and assess risk tolerance. Students will also learn to process and analyze information, construct personal financial statements, develop debt management plans, recommend financing strategies, and understand the basic components of a comprehensive financial plan.

This course provides a comprehensive examination of the general principles of risk management and insurance planning for individuals and families. Students will learn how to work with clients to analyze and evaluate risk exposures. Core insurance lines of coverage are explored in detail, including health, disability, long-term care, life, and personal property and casualty. Students will also learn to analyze insurance needs, select the most appropriate policy, and understand a business owner's use of insurance.

This course explores the securities market, sources of information, risk/return, stocks, bonds, options, futures, and security analysis, and culminates in portfolio construction and analysis. Students will learn how to evaluate different asset classes for different investment objectives and determine their suitability for investors considering investment goals, time horizons, risk tolerance, and tax situations.

This course covers taxation for individuals, sole proprietorships, partnerships, and corporations, as well as the tax aspects of investments, insurance, annuities, and retirement planning. Students will be able to identify the likely tax consequences of personal and business financial activities and select appropriate and lawful tax-minimizing tactics and strategies.

This course provides students with the foundation to conduct a retirement needs analysis for individuals, understand different types of retirement plans, and recognize key factors affecting retirement plan selection for business owners. Students will address client suitability and provide plan recommendations. The course covers tax-deferred retirement plans, IRAs, nonqualified plans, Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, distribution strategies, taxation of distributions, and regulatory considerations.

This course introduces federal gift, estate, and generation-skipping transfer taxes and the many planning techniques used to minimize their impact on transfers of wealth. It also explores the income-tax effects of gifts and bequests. The non-tax aspects of estate planning, including the estate planning process, property ownership, planning for incapacity, and planning for business owners are examined as are the need for estate planning documents for individuals, spouses, and unmarried couples.

This course provides students an opportunity to demonstrate the knowledge learned through the prerequisite six-course CFP® curriculum. Students will participate in developing a complete financial plan, through the use of case studies and interviewing mock clients. Presentations of a formal financial plan, demonstrating the ability to set client expectations and communicate with clients by answering questions and concerns, are also required.

Prerequisites: CFP 301-306

Covers introductory topics in cybersecurity, including identification of cybersecurity risks (threats and vulnerabilities) to online privacy and security, methods of attack (social-engineering, phishing, etc.), proper use of encryption, analysis of multi-faceted cyber attacks, and risk assessment and mitigation. Provides students experience with open-source cybersecurity tools for attack detection and prevention.

Examines issues related to cybercrime, cyberwarfare, cyberterrorism and hacktivism. Topics include cybercrime trends, preventative measures and corrective action, the role of cryptocurrency in cybercrime, laws and regulatory policies surrounding cybercrime and privacy.

Prerequisite: CSCI 105 Introduction to Cybersecurity

Scarcity, economic method, demand and supply, elasticity, consumer and producer theory, models of product market structure, economic institutions, and selected topics on faith integration, economics and ethics, economic systems and perspectives, and public economics.

Fulfills half of General Education Social Science requirement.

Liberal Arts.

A chronological survey of literary, philosophical, and other texts in historical context from 1450 to 1800. Emphasis on the development of western civilization with comparative attention to non-western sources and contexts.

Fulfills in part General Education Humanities requirement.

Liberal Arts.

An examination of the history of the commercial music industry in America from the start of the commercial music industry to the commercial music industry of today, including the musical influence of the commercial song. Beginning with the birth of American popular music in the US, the course explores the development of ragtime, blues, jazz, the crooners, American musical theater, country, Latin, rock & roll, rock, rap and contemporary Christian music.

Fulfills General Education Art and Music requirement.

Liberal Arts.

Concepts and principles, theories, and research methods associated with the development of the individual from early adolescence to young adulthood. Liberal Arts.

Introduction to the sociological perspective and sociology program emphasis. Explore environment, development, social work, and marriage-family topics and issues. Understand social and cultural influences on human action, relationship between our personal lifestyles and society, and how to address challenges facing communities.

Fulfills half of General Education Social Science requirement.

Liberal Arts.

A study of communication theory and principles as applied to business writing, oral communication, and data reporting. Students will learn to prepare professional business presentations utilizing and coordinating these three major areas of business communication.

Familiarizes students with the knowledge, roles, responsibilities, and skills required of managers. Special attention is given to the management functions of planning, organizing, influencing, and controlling.

Descriptive and inferential statistics: measures of central tendency and variability, discrete and continuous probability functions, sampling, estimation, hypothesis testing, correlation, regression, chi-squared and ANOVA.

Liberal Arts

Study of the techniques used in collection and analysis of secondary and primary data and use of that format for decision-making in marketing environments. Students study both qualitative and quantitative methodologies in the marketing research process. Topics range from research design, sampling, and data collection and interpretation, including statistical analysis and digital marketing analytics. Each student will design and implement a business marketing research project.

Fulfills General Education Writing-enriched course requirement.

Prerequisite: BADM/COMM 218.

This course is designed as an interdisciplinary course that provides a study of leadership responsibilities, abilities, judgement, and decision-making from a Christian worldview. Historical to present day leadership principles and practices within non- and for-profit organizations are considered.

Liberal Arts.

Focus on dynamic processes affecting task oriented work groups, including formation, development, maturity and effectiveness. Addresses goals, interactions, problem recognition, interventions and team meetings.

Scarcity, economic method, demand and supply, elasticity, consumer and producer theory, models of product market structure, economic institutions, and selected topics on faith integration, economics and ethics, economic systems and perspectives, and public economics.

Fulfills half of General Education Social Science requirement.

Liberal Arts.

Concepts and principles, theories, and research methods associated with the development of the individual from early adolescence to young adulthood.

Liberal Arts.

Descriptive and inferential statistics: measures of central tendency and variability, discrete and continuous probability functions, sampling, estimation, hypothesis testing, correlation, regression, chi-squared and ANOVA. Liberal Arts

Experimental and other quantitative methods used in the study of thinking and behavior. Applied statistical analysis, laboratory experiences, and research writing.

Prerequisite: PSY 309

Liberal Arts.