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Classes meet in an accelerated format one course at a time, one night per week throughout the year on the Huntington University campus or at the Huntington University Adult Education Site in Columbia City, Indiana.

The EXCEL Program also offers a Gateway Program for adults. Core and elective classes are offered for credit or non-credit one night per week. Gateway classes are open to EXCEL students and to members of the community for college credit or for personal enrichment.

Gateway courses may be used to fulfill specific requirements in the Core Curriculum as well as elective credit.

ARX 131 Introduction to Watercolor Painting               (3)

This course will introduce students to the art of watercolor painting. Traditional techniques and some not-so-traditional approaches will be introduced. A variety of methods for generating images on the water-color paper will also be introduced. The focus will be on establishing a foundation for continued growth in watercolor painting.

BIX 271 Nutrition for Adults                        (3)

This course is a brief introduction to nutrition for adult learners. Students will learn the biological importance of eating and examine the importance of healthy food choices. They will also learn what the different food components are and why they are needed in the diet. Healthy weight management in adulthood will also be considered.

BRX 111 Survey of the Bible                          (3)

This course concentrates on the major persons, events, locations and themes of the Bible.

BRX 233 Life of Christ                                 (3)

This course concentrates on the historical events during the various stages in the life of Jesus as found in the four Gospels with the intent to give the theological significance to Jesus, the Christ.

BRX 275 Understanding Islam and Christianity             (3)

This course examines the origins and development of Islam from Muhammad to the present. Additionally, students will explore the Christian faith and its relationship to the Muslim faith. The class will touch upon current events and will inspect students' personal opinions in order to cultivate understanding and acceptance between Christians and Muslims.

COX 145 Writing Oral Family History                      (2)

Students will create an oral history project that will become part of their families’ documented history. This will involve learning about and conducting interviews, transcribing portions of those interviews and a final text that captures an older family member’s oral retelling of his or her life experiences.

COX 161 Redemptive Cinema                             (2)

Utilizing the tools of basic film theory and criticism, students will explore classic, foreign and contemporary cinematic narratives that espouse Christian values of love, hope, forgiveness and redemption. This course is intended to provoke and build upon a response to cinema that is primarily analytical and philosophical (rather than a response that is essentially “popular” –i.e., emotional or focused on a film’s entertainment value alone) through screening and intense group and personal examination of films to discover, talk about and write about their explicit or inherent redemptive perspectives with regard to the meaning(s) of hope found within the human journey.

ENX 116 Storytelling                              (2)

This course will help students to understand the uses of story-telling and to become more sophisticated storytellers in both writing and oral performance. The course will require students to conduct research as well as to practice their writing and speaking skills.

ENX 131 Detective Fiction                      (2)

This course offers students an opportunity to study the roots and evolution of the detective novel. Students will learn classical rules of detection, the origins of the solitary detective and modern changes to the classic form. Students will read, analyze, discuss and write about the detective stories assigned in class and will learn to appreciate the detective story as a unique genre of literature.

ENX 133 Introduction to Writing                 (3)

Students are instructed in basic modes of composition. They will study professional articles; write a variety of personal and professional essays; evaluate other students’ writing as well as the work of professional writers; and learn to evaluate, revise and edit their own work. Instruction in grammatical principles as related to writing is included in the course.

ENX 151 Introduction to Literature                 (3)

This course will introduce students to a wide variety of classic literary texts. The course will include reading, discussion and writing as learning methods.

FAX 115 Survey of the Arts                           (3)

A critical overview of the development of Western art and culture within the political, historical, philosophical, sociological and economic climate of each era beginning with the “cradles of civilization” and continuing through the “pop” cultures of the late twentieth century.

HSX 111 History of the U.S. I                         (3)

Students survey the origins, development and meaning of American history and heritage from the earliest European discovery and the birth of the United States to the Civil War and Reconstruction.

HSX 112 American History Since 1945             (3)

This course offers a survey of modern United States history from 1945 to the very recent past. It examines the major events that shape contemporary American social, political and cultural life and explores the interpretive problems that historians face in under-standing these events. It also encourages students to examine the problems of American social, political and cultural life from a Christian perspective.

HSX 187 War in American Culture                    (3)

This course will utilize primary documents (speeches, meeting transcripts, diaries, memoirs, films, maps and other media) to introduce students to war in American culture since Vietnam.

MIX 285 Understanding the Christian Faith                (3)

Contemporary beliefs and practices of the Christian faith will be examined in light of foundational biblical concepts and themes. Students will reflect upon the role of Scripture and biblical concepts that have historically defined the Christian faith and the differences in Christian heritage so as to value both the fundamental unity of Christianity, as well as the diversity within Christianity and their personal experiences and assumptions about their faith, in order to understand better what they believe about Christianity.

NSX 111 Life Science                                     (3)

Students will study ecology and environmental stewardship, origins, nutrition, structure and function of the human body, disease, genetics and biotechnology. Christian perspectives on these topics and applications to everyday life are emphasized.

NSX 221 Nature's Nasties                                (3)

This course will examine natural disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes, hurricanes, floods and tornadoes. The science behind these disasters will be discussed as well as the impact they have had on the people living nearby.

NSX 236 Are You a Cosmic Accident?                   (3)

This course is intended to introduce the general arguments concerning the origins of the universe, life and the subsequent diversity of that life. Some of the topics will include Big Bang cosmology, Superstring theory, evolution and intelligent design.

PEX 110 Physical Wellness in Adulthood                 (1)

This course focuses on physical wellness in the life of the adult. Topics include physical fitness, nutrition and weight control, activity and heart disease, methods of conditioning, relaxation and stress and leisure time sports.

SOX 223 Social Problems                                 (3)

Students will read about, discuss and analyze a variety of social problems (including poverty, race, gender, work, education, the criminal justice system and illness and health care), looking at their descriptions, possible causes and proposed solutions. The general focus will be on problems in American society, but global concerns will be included as well. Students will concern themselves with how Christian faith and biblical perspective should affect both their thinking about a given problem and any proposed solutions.

SPX 211 Professional Presentations                      (3)

This course focuses primarily on presentations frequently used in the business world, including sales presentations, informative presentations, proposals for change within an existing business and interviews. The use of effective listening skills and the dynamics of communication within business organizations will be studied. Students will use PowerPoint and other technologies as part of their presentations. Emphasis will be placed upon content, structure and delivery of the presentations, as well as the quality of visual aids. Small group discussions will be used to evaluate presentations.

THX 171 Overcoming Stage Fright                         (2)

This course is designed to help any student overcome stage fright. It will be made up of reading assignments, vocal, physical and mental exercises and scene work that take the non-performing students out of their “comfort zone” and encourage them to lose their inhibitions when performing or even speaking in front of a group. The focus is on freeing physical and vocal inhibitions while gaining control of the students’ natural nervous tendencies. Students will be given the opportunity to experience “doing and being” in front of a group in a “safe” environment.

Courses in Accounting

ACX 200 Spreadsheet Application for Accounting           (1)

This course introduces spreadsheets as an accounting tool. Using an accounting perspective, the student will apply fundamental spread-sheet concepts. The spreadsheet will be used as a problem-solving and decision-making tool. This course involves a ten-key pad component.

ACX 241 Principles of Accounting I                             (3)

Fundamental problems of accounting are taught using modern accounting procedures, including theory of debits and credits, inventories, depreciation, revenue, expense, adjusting and closing entries, preparation of financial statements and partnerships.

ACX 242 Principles of Accounting II                             (3)

A continuation of Principles of Accounting I, including the topics of corporations, stocks and bonds, stockholder’s equity, statement of change of financial position, statement analysis and managerial accounting. The concepts of automated data processing will be taught and applied. Prerequisite: ACX 241 or consent

ACX 341 Intermediate Accounting I                          (4)

A review of financial statements followed by a detailed study of the theory of accounting principles. Included in the course is a study of cash, receivables, inventories, plant assets, current and non-current liabilities and alternative methods of revenue recognition. Prerequisite: ACX 242

ACX 342 Intermediate Accounting II                       (4)

A continuation of Intermediate Accounting I, including equity financing, equity and debt investments, investments in non-current operating assets, taxes, leases, pensions, derivatives, EPS computations and measures of liquidity and profitability. Prerequisite: ACX 341

ACX 361 Income Taxes                                 (3)

A comprehensive study of the federal income tax structure as it applies to individuals, partnerships and corporations, including problems intended to provide a thorough understanding of the laws and regulations as related to taxes. Prerequisite: ACX 241

ACX 371 Cost Management I                            (3)

A focus on how cost management enables an organization to identify strategic opportunities and maintain a competitive advantage. Specific topics include the design and use of activity-based costing, managing costs of constrained resources, managing costs with job order systems and process cost systems and managing quality to create value. Prerequisite: ACX 242

ACX 372 Cost Management II                           (3)

A continuation of Cost Management I, including the study of financial modeling, budgeting and financial planning, standard costing, customer and sales performance evaluation and transfer pricing. Prerequisite: ACX 371

ACX 400 Financial Management                    (4)

This course will survey the goals and functions of valuation and the development of financial tools for analysis and control. It will also encompass an exposure to working-capital management, investment decisions in capital assets, capital structure and dividend policies.

ACX 441 Advanced Accounting                        (3)

A study of the business combinations, preparation of consolidated statements, inter-company transactions, subsidiary equity transactions, international accounting standards, foreign currency translation and re-measurement, government and not-for-profit accounting and partner-ships. Prerequisite: ACX 341

ACX 471 Auditing                                           (3)

Financial statements and specialized auditing procedures are analyzed for the various types of assets and liabilities, capital stock, revenues, earnings and expenses. Attention is also given to the auditors’ working papers, report and certificate. Prerequisites: ACX 341

Courses in Business Administration

BAX 400 Global Business Management                   (3)

This course is an in-depth study of the cultural, economic, political, sociological and technological differences that exist between various global regions and countries of the world which have an influence on the growth and success of the multinational company. The course covers the planning, the organizing, the staffing and the managerial control process of the multinational corporation.

Courses in Human Resource Management

HR 320 Training and Staff Development                        (3)

Training and staff development from a human resource perspective will be addressed. Employee orientation, career planning and development, cross training, management development and succession planning are covered. This course also addresses learning styles, technical needs assessment, choosing instructors and programs and program evaluation and modification.

HR 330 Compensation Management                          (3)

This course will focus upon the planning and implementing of a total compensation system, including practical experience in job analysis, salary survey and the development of a structured pay policy. An environmental study of the effects of compensation on behavior and legal implications of salary grades will also be included.

HR 340 Recruiting and Staffing Policies and Practices         (3)

This course provides an exploration of the key issues in recruitment, selection and staffing of employees at all levels. Human resources planning, job descriptions and specifications, recruitment, the selection process, testing, employment interviews and the evaluation of the selection process are discussed. Compliance with issues such as EEO, affirmative action and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) are addressed. Emphasis is on establishing procedures that ensure high-quality candidates and employees.

HR 350 Employment Law and Labor Relations                  (3)

This course provides a legal and practical overview of employee relations and labor relations in both union and nonunion environments. Communication styles, facilitation, grievances and discipline handling, crisis interventions, conflict resolution, labor relations and the role of government in human resources management are addressed. It also emphasizes compliance issues, including OSHA, employee assistance, harassment and substance abuse.

HR 360 Strategic Human Resources                       (3)

This course covers how the human resource professional assists in the management process of forming a strategic vision, setting objectives, crafting a strategy and implementing and executing the strategy. This course will also include budgeting as part of the human resource management process.

HR 370 Human Resource Management Seminar               (3)

Students will focus on current human resource management topics. Each student will complete in-depth study of one of the many aspects of human resource management and present a detailed report of the findings. Guest speakers from the human resource community will present a panel discussion of challenges faced in the workplace.

Courses in Organizational Leadership

OL 300 Not-for-Profit Management                        (3)

This course will focus on the unique structure of nonprofits, the theories and concepts of nonprofit administration and management.

OL 310 Contemporary Leadership                          (3)

This course is the study of contemporary material in the field of leadership and organizational excellence. Students will learn how key success factors from contemporary materials find their foundation in solid biblical principles. The linkage of these principles to organizational success is also discussed.

OL 320 Marketing and Public Relations                  (3)

Students study public relations principles, cases and problems to facilitate understanding of the philosophies, objectives and techniques of public relations in companies, corporations and institutions. A review of the importance of a strong marketing program within both for-profit and not-for-profit organizations is conducted. The principles of marketing are discussed with an emphasis on how that affects the organization’s public image. Students conduct an examination of relations with employees, stockholders, consumers, community, educational institutions, suppliers, dealers and government. The tools of public relations are examined and applied to case problems.

OL 330 Organizational Culture and Change                  (3)

This course is a results-oriented business course that balances focus on the evolving marketplace conditions with individual requirements for creating a change-adaptive culture and assist with creating a culture that is "performance enhancing." Topics to be covered: building a change-adaptive culture that can adapt to whatever changes it encounters; impact and opportunity for improved performance; individual accountability for driving the culture toward customer satisfaction; change by design, default or defiance; leader-ship competencies that are conducive to effective culture change and using change as a source of energy.

 OL 340 Motivation Methods and Strategies                     (3)

This course provides a survey of methods and strategies for motivating team members in the workplace. Students will understand principles for leading and coaching employees and will discover methods of motivating a team through rewarding top performers, correcting weaker performers and building trust. They also will become familiar with established psychological theories that support these motivational strategies.

Courses in Organizational Management

OM 116 Business Math                                         (3)

A study of basic mathematical concepts and their applications to business. Topics include markups, comparative analyses of income statements, depreciation methods, allocation of expenses, simple and compound interest, present value and depreciation.

OM 201 Diversity in the Workplace                         (2)

This course is designed, through lecture and discussion, to examine the various elements that create differences within society and the workplace. Also to be examined will be the current legalities regarding diversity in the workplace and how to interface with employers that will enable them to work effectively in a diverse world.

OM 202 Small Business Management                       (3)

This is a course on how to start and operate a small business. Topics include facts about small business, essential management skills, preparation of a business plan, financial needs, marketing strategies and legal issues.

OM 203 Adult Development and Life Assessment                (3)

Students examine motivational theory and its applications to individual group functioning in work and home situations. Leader-ship styles related to particular circumstances are analyzed. Power, politics and the management of conflict are covered through readings and class practice, with an analysis of the effect of productivity and job satisfaction. Students will be introduced to management techniques that promote creativity and continuous improvement.

OM 204 Personal Finance                                      (3)

Provides an overview of all aspects of personal financial management including budgeting, retirement planning, life and health insurance, income taxation, auto and real estate transactions, estate planning and personal fixed income and equity investment management.

OM 205 Introduction to Entrepreneurship                    (3)

This course provides students with an understanding of the entrepreneurial process from a historical and research perspective, provides an overview of the business plan formulation, examines alternative financing mechanisms and provides technical skills for managing and growing and ending new ventures. The course provides background information needed to help students develop an entrepreneurial way of thinking and addressing problems.

OM 207 Introduction to Supervision                             (3)

This supervision course will provide the skills and knowledge base needed to become supervisors in today's changing work environment. The course avoids using confusing terminology or multiple perspectives, instead presenting the tools that are clearly most appropriate for the task at hand. Change in the workplace and the world at large, constantly present supervisors with new challenges. This course prepares supervisors to successfully address these demands.

OM 213 Management Concepts                              (3)

Students examine the formal and informal functions of organizations and analyze an agency or organization based on a systems model. Students will be introduced to the concept of worldview and encouraged to explore how their beliefs and understandings influence their personal worldview. Students will also analyze and solve organizational problems using multiple techniques. This analysis will be applied to students’ work-related study projects.

OM 223 Introduction to Computer Applications               (3)

Introduction to Computer Applications introduces fundamental computing concepts and terminology applicable for today’s business world. Topics will include terminology, issues in computer usage and ethical practice. Students will complete “hands on” introductory software assignments using the Windows operating system, Micro-soft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint and an Internet browser (Microsoft Explorer). Students will apply their computing concepts and software skills to a real world project.

OM 233 Computer Information Systems                         (3)

Examines the role of information processing in an organization, including information processing applications, computer hardware and software, internal data representation, stored program concepts, systems and programming design, flowcharting and data communications. Reviews the history of computers, the social impact of computers and computer security.

OM 283 Business Case Study                                    (3)

An in-depth study as students apply previous learning in business principles to a culminating business case study.

OM 303 Group and Organizational Behavior                  (3)

A study of group formation, development and performance as it affects organizational effectiveness. Emphasis includes exposure to decision making and resolving conflicts in groups. Students develop strategies for efficient and productive group management and determine which tasks are best handled by groups as opposed to individuals. Students are also exposed to inter-group dynamics and management strategies.

OM 313 Communication in Organizations                      (3)

This course investigates the role of communication in creating a productive organizational environment. It aids students in developing or strengthening their communication skills by focusing on inter-personal, group and presentation skills.

OM 323 Statistics for Managers                                    (3)

An introduction to research and its tools with specific emphasis upon helping the student complete business research and understand managerial decision-making. Content will include statistical methods, database development, research methods and analysis of a problem or opportunity suitable for a business research topic.

OM 334 Issues in Management                                 (3)

This course will introduce students to management issues as they are applied to both formal and informal organizations. The course seeks to develop a deeper understanding of key issues facing current and future leaders such as innovation, the value of groups and teams, behavior and social responsibility.

OM 343 Managerial Economics                                (3)

Students are exposed to the principles of economics as they need to be understood and utilized by managers and supervisors in all fields. The internationalization of our economy and possible actions affecting economy in all organizations will be included.

OM 351 Business Law                                          (3)

Legal rights and obligations arising out of common business transactions. Fundamental principles of the law of contracts, negotiable instruments, agency bailment, sales and partnerships are examined.

OM 353 Ethics in Business                                    (3)

This course surveys ethical issues confronting business in the context of personal worldview. Students are asked to examine personal values and formulate strategies to improve management accountability, respect for human rights and how to lead a responsible lifestyle in today’s world.

OM 403 Marketing in a Global Economy                  (3)

Through assigned readings, lectures and class discussions, students will be exposed to basic marketing theory and terminology and be given the opportunity to apply this newly acquired knowledge to real-world cases exploring domestic and international marketing opportunities and problems. This exploration is designed to provide students with the skills necessary to identify and evaluate critical marketing data and, based on that data, develop workable and successful programs to solve problems and capitalize on opportunities.

OM 413 Managerial Accounting                            (3)

An overview of the acquisition, analysis and reporting of financial information including a study of income statements, balance sheets, cash flow budgets, changes in financial position and ratio analysis. Emphasis is on reading and understanding accounting documents rather than on their preparation.

OM 421 Managerial Finance                                 (3)

Students explore the financial tools available for planning and analysis, as well as how those tools are utilized to manage cash flows and financial resources and to evaluate future investment opportunities. Three primary topics in corporate finance will be developed. These topics include the importance of short-term finance for current operations, the use of capital budgeting tools for investment analysis and the foundation of long-term finance for defining the organization’s cost of capital and optimal capital structure.

OM 433 Operations Management                          (3)

This course analyzes the performance of managerial activities required in selecting, designing, operating and controlling productive manufacturing and service systems. Special emphasis is given to the discussion of managerial tools needed to assess system efficiency and effectiveness.

OM 438 Strategic Planning                                   (3)

Students are introduced to various management planning models and techniques and apply these to business cases. The concepts of strategic planning and strategic management are emphasized. Students are focused on the concept of thinking through the desired result before an activity or related series of activities is started. The student is asked to think about planning in whole organizations as well as in units of organizations. Planning starts from a mission. Every organization has a mission, even if it is not written down or no one in the organization can clearly articulate it.

OM 443 Business Research                              (3)

This is a major research effort with the purposes of enhancing knowledge in an area related to one’s work or community, improving writing skills, improving public presentation skills and providing research skills that will assist in effective decision making. Students will identify their research topic that reflects a business situation with current and future implications.

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