College's catalog - Trinity Christian College

Adult Studies Business Program
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ABUS 313 Financial Planning, Analysis and Decision Making (3)
A study of financial decision-making in the areas of working capital management, short-term and
long-term financing, financing risk, and capital asset management. The topics of present value,
future value, taxes, depreciation, and financial markets are also presented. Relevant discussion of
personal financial management from a Christian perspective is incorporated.
ABUS 314 Legal Environment of Business (3)
An introduction to the rapidly changing legal environment of business through:
(1) an explanation of the nature and functions of our legal system; (2) an integrated approach
to ethics and global issues, and (3) a practical group of cases designed to assure that students
understand legal issues in a manner that will be useful to them as Christian citizens and employees.
ABUS 315 Strategic Management and Decision Making (4)
An examination of the strategic management process using the SWOT analysis format. This
course will emphasize long-term planning and strategy formulation for organizational success.
Integrating knowledge from all previous courses in the Adult Studies program, students will
participate and compete individually and as teams in the operations management of a computersimulated
business. Decisions will be made in all functional areas of business operations:
marketing, management, finance, accounting, research and development, human relations, and
information systems.
ABUS 316 Business Ethics and Society (3)
This course examines theories of ethical behavior, explores their influence on contemporary
business practice, and develops a Biblically-based framework within which to address the moral
issues inherent in business life.
ABUS 317 Information Technology Management (3)
This course will focus on 10 Information Technology management processes identified as core
processes by the Information and Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL), a well-known IT
international standards body. These include five processes under the category of Service Delivery
and five under the category of Service Support. Students will learn the full breadth of issues that
must be addressed to manage IT as a business.
ABUS 417 Comprehensive Senior Capstone Assessment (5)
Students will participate, individually and as teams, in the operations management of a
computer-simulated business, similar to the simulation in the ABUS 315 course, with additional
comprehensive decision-making responsibilities. Competing against one another in their industry,
students will be assessed collectively and individually. Upon conclusion of the course students will
be required to complete a Major Field Test in Business.
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