2009-2010 Catalog - Graduate School - Bethel University

Course DescriptionsBUSN675 • Leading in a Global Environment:International Travel3 creditsLearners will gain firsthand international experience and a perspective on theprocess of American companies doing business globally. Enables learners to exploreinternational cultures, faith, ethics, and business structure through regulations, laws,exporting, and operations. Learners will view international leadership from multipleperspectives and compare international and American business practices.BUSN690 • Capstone Course: Business Plan Development(BUAG)3 creditsDevelopment of an individual business plan to start and build an ethical, sustainable,and profitable small business or non-governmental organization. The businessplan will define the intention and business, the marketplace, a management plan,financial statements, a detailed risk analysis, and an action plan that will implementthe venture. Learners will explore the interconnections between their businessand the spiritual, natural, and cultural aspects of their work life. Prerequisites:BUSN600, BUSN605, BUSN610, BUSN615, BUSN621, BUSN625, BUSN630,BUSN645, BUSN651, BUSN656, ECON635, HRMA640, PHIL660.CommunicationCOMM600 • Introduction to Communication Studies(COMG)3 creditsOverview of the field of communication and the historical changes in the discipline.Theoretical frameworks will be studied as related to interpersonal communication,family interaction, group process, public communication, and media/technologicalchanges. Theology and ethics of communication will be developed in light ofa Christian worldview.COMM605 • Advanced Interpersonal Communication(COMG, CPST)3 creditsExamination of the beginnings of interpersonal study, including Buber, Mead,Jourard, and Watzlawick. Analysis of the relationships between interpersonalcommunication and related areas: group, family, gender, and intrapersonal processes.COMM610 • Advanced Media Communication(COMG)3 creditsExploration of the interplay between the mass media and various facets of modernsociety, including political, economic, and cultural issues. Examination of mediaon a global scale will facilitate contrasts and comparisons of media systems, highlightinghow media communication influences the quality of human life.83