Business

This course explores the application of business math used in the business and accounting industry. It focuses on the mathematical processes of day-to-day business operations. Topics include banking, payroll, taxes, and insurance. Upon completion, students will be able to calculate simple and compound interest, inventory and turnover, and depreciation and measurement.

This course will develop student skills in English fundamentals with an emphasis on language usage. This course includes an intensive study on grammar, punctuation, capitalization, spelling, word usage, and sentence structure. Students will also develop skills in writing business documents, with an emphasis on e-mails, letters, memos, reports, and presentations.

In this course, students will learn about business organization and structure and business ownership. Students will also be introduced to major business functions including management, marketing, human resources, economics, production, and finance. Opportunities and requirements for professional business careers are also discussed.

This course provides a survey of human relations to include attitudes, self-concepts, personal communication styles, motivation, goal setting, and ethics. Students will also discuss managing change as applied to the business environment, and the foundational elements of professionalism in workplace relationships.

This course will teach students the processes and conventions of business and technical communication. In this course there will be an emphasis on creating, designing, and formatting business documents. Students will also learn how to convey technical information in a manner that is easy to read and understand.

This course explores management functions, which include planning, organizing, motivating, directing, monitoring, problem-solving, and decision-making. This course identifies how values, character, and trust are a necessary foundation for effective management and leadership. Students will be encouraged to align Iñupiaq values with the concepts, discussions, and assignments of this course.

This course emphasizes money and capital markets, investments, corporate finance, and the universal application of each for a more micro-oriented realistic approach to finance. Money, capital markets, and financial instruments begin the course study with investment theory developed to guide the student's choice of financial instruments.

This course introduces the major human resources management functions in organizations. Emphasis is placed on staffing; training and development; employee relations; labor relations; employment law; workplace health, safety and security; compensation and benefits; job analysis; and job design.

This course introduces concepts of organization management. Students will deepen their understanding of human behavior, discuss motivation and engagement; and methods for evaluating and monitoring employees. In this course, students will also learn about group and team dynamics, and the importance of emotional intelligence when working with and managing others.

This course emphasizes the management and coordination of all marketing and promotional elements such as advertising, branding, marketing, public relations, sales promotion, and social media. Students will learn how to build a brand that attracts long-term loyalty from customers.

In this course, students will explore past and current economic development activities in Alaska, with particular focus on tribal development and influences. Topics covered include sharing and exchanging goods, early development, small business and entrepreneurship development, workforce development and external influences on the economic conditions of Alaskans.

In this course, students will explore past and current economic development activities in Alaska, with particular focus on tribal development and influences. Topics covered include sharing and exchanging goods, early development, small business and entrepreneurship development, workforce development and external influences on the economic conditions of Alaskans. Students will also consider how to balance subsistence with a cash economy and the impacts of existing and future industry development in the state.

This course teaches how managers use financial management techniques to assess the financial health and viability of a company and maximize return on investments. Students will learn how to utilize financial management knowledge to make better management decisions.

This course provides an introduction to law and explores the legal problems facing businesses. Students learn about business organization, commercial paper, agency, property, creditors, and Uniform Commercial Code. In this course, students will discuss the intricacies of fair credit reporting, the Privacy Act, and the legalities of business relationships.

This course teaches students how information technology can be used to achieve competitive advantage in a business environment. Students will discuss how technology can improve decision-making, business processes, operations, and organizational design. Students will study analysis concepts and computer-based tools used in business information systems.

This course offers an introduction to quantitative reasoning methods used for business applications. Topics covered will be analyzing and creating graphs, survey techniques, preparing surveys and analysis of data. Emphasis will be placed on the importance of statistical analysis to promote effective problem-solving and managerial decision-making in the business world.

In this course, students examine the aspects of project management. Emphasis will be placed on project management topics such as project management practices, planning, internal and external communication, monitoring, budgeting, and scheduling, project completion. This course covers key components of quality management, human resource considerations, communications, and risk management.

This course explores how managerial processes are used to build effective operations in relationships. Topics include operations strategy, process design, capacity planning, facilities location and design, production scheduling, inventory control, and quality assurance. This course also assesses a firm’s competitive position through cost, quality, and innovativeness.

This course covers the impact of ethics in personal and professional situations, ethical decision making, workplace diversity, and politics. Students will discuss Iñupiaq and other cultural values, ethical theories, and issues of moral thought. This course examines how organization structure and management processes can be designed to promote ethical behavior.

This course focuses on developing strategies and structures that impact organizational design and change. Students will review the effective elements of an organization. This course examines the design, development, culture, and change management of organizations, and how training and development can contribute to the needs of the organization.

In this course, students will learn how managers establish and achieve organizational goals through a strategic decision-making process. Students will evaluate short- and long-term perspectives and effectiveness and efficiency tradeoffs. In this course, students will study the process of strategic analysis, strategy formulation, and strategic leadership.

Studetns will prepare an original paper of research and analysis and will present findings and conclusions. Alternatively, students may select an experiential learning opportunity (internship) with advisor approval of both a location and role.

This course covers basic microeconomic concepts. Topics include recession and depression, the circular flow of production and consumption, the role of the market in the economy, wage and price movements, the functions of markets in capitalism, and government interference in free markets.

This course introduces students to concepts and measurements of income, aggregate demand and supply, price levels, employment, and economic growth. National income, national output, unemployment and inflation rates, and business cycle fluctuations will be discussed. Students will describe economic situations and prepare predictions regarding economic growth or decline.

This course teaches students to write a business plan, focusing on telling a story about the business, explaining who, what, when, where, and why. This course will focus on small and home-based businesses and will define specific business objectives and goals with parameters to assist students through the writing process.

This course is an introduction to business start-ups and competitive advantage in the business market. Students will be able to identify and evaluate new business ideas, identify capital sources for new entrepreneurial ventures, and elements of a business plan Students will develop a business plan.

This course addresses the process of starting, managing, or owning a small business. Students learn the operation of a business by focusing on ownership, business operations, management, and career opportunities within a small business environment.

This course explores how entrepreneurs develop, launch, and manage small business ventures. Topics include growth stages, preliminary research, business plan, financing, management factors, marketing, customer relations, vendor relations, and technology applications.