Community Development

An introduction to the field of the integration of nonprofit and for-profit worlds. Utilizing case studies, key readings, and primary information sources, students will examine critical issues including sustainability, impact and performance, measuring social return, and leadership qualities demanded by the field. Each student will develop a business plan for a social enterprise.

Acquaints students with the primary components of nonprofit management. Students will learn the process for starting a new nonprofit organization, including legal steps for pursuing tax-exempt status. Students will also be introduced to key areas of nonprofit leadership, including program development and evaluation, strategic planning, board development, grant writing, and volunteer management.

Focuses on foundational leadership theories with an emphasis on the roles of leader, follower, and situation. Content concentrates on leadership development, leadership traits and behaviors, followership, and situational factors that impact leadership. Leadership theory will provide a solid foundation for informing future leadership practice.

Integrates major leadership theories with case study analyses of notable military, political, religious, civil-rights and business leaders. Debate and discussion of the case studies also will be used to enhance the understanding of leadership theory and application. The analysis of cases and theories from the Biblical world-view are also designed into the curriculum where appropriate.

Advertising as a function of marketing and merchandising; uses and limitations of advertising as a tool of management; fundamentals in getting a finished advertisement before potential customers; media selection; evaluation criticism and control of advertising.

Designed to educate and equip students in acquiring basic skills in applying information technologies within the domain of marketing. The course will provide the fundamental knowledge and marketing perspective needed to successfully integrate the internet into the organization's marketing activities. Students will learn the importance of integrating offline and online strategies into the marketing mix for segmenting and targeting consumers. Topics covered include, among others, strategic planning and its tactical implementation in electronic marketing, target market analysis and identification, the internet's marketing capabilities and limitations, marketing channels and digital distribution management of customer and supplier relationships, concerns about privacy and ethics, marketing strategies using social media, the World Wide Web, the different functions and applications of the internet, and the impact of international internet marketing (IIM) on worldwide consumers.

An introduction to the economics of development in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and in the nations of Eastern Europe that are undergoing transition from socialism to capitalism. Relevant economic theory will be combined with institutional and structural analysis and Biblical principles to explore problems such as poverty, income inequality, unemployment and rural stagnation. The impact on development of education, healthcare, capital formation, trade, foreign assistance, foreign investment and macroeconomic policy will be examined.

A sociological description and analysis of some of the contemporary social problems in American Society with an emphasis on programs designed to help remedy these problems.

A study of how culture affects communication behavior and intercultural relationships. This course provides a broad theoretical and contextual base that emphasizes intercultural communication competency as it relates to Western and non-Western cultures.

This course is designed to increase students’ awareness, knowledge, and understanding of diversity, human rights, and social and economic justice through exploring culture, socialization, power, oppression, privilege, and identity. Students will analyze individual and systemic forces that operate in society to oppress, marginalize, and impact the life experience of groups of humans. During this semester, students will engage in a substantial amount of self-reflection about their own identities while having the opportunity to listen and learn from others’ stories.