This course teaches students to create successful digital portfolios. During the course of study students will learn about interface design, informational architecture, flowcharting, software and hardware constraints, digital publishing, basic scripting, and asset management. Lab fee 12 will be assessed for this course.

Kenneth Willes

In this course students will learn to use spreadsheets to present business data. Students will learn how to classify, summarize, analyze, automate, and present data to enhance management’s decision-making capability.

Mike McClung

A course designed to provide a basic understanding of the American business system and free enterprise concepts. Business practices, business terminology and contemporary business issues are covered. Students who have 18 or more hours of credit in business courses are ineligible to take this course for credit.

Laurence Chaij

A course in basic economic concepts and business terminology and practices, Personal Finance is designed to provide the techniques to manage personal finances. Budgeting, consumerism, insurance, home ownership, and investments are included in the topics covered.

William Dean, adjunct professor of Business and Management

A non-mathematical and qualitative introduction, for non-science majors, to the areas of physical geography, geology, and meteorology. Special consideration is given to the environment - convervation or pollution of natural resources.

Chris Hansen, Ph.D.

This on-line course covers the American Civil War with particular attention to the experience of common soldiers and civilians. A variety of resources are used in the class, including on-line material, a compact disc, a textbook, and a Civil War memoir. No general education credit given. (Only for qualified academy seniors).

Stephen Patrick

A course designed to help students better understand cultural differences, interpersonal relationships, health care for others and themselves, social and monetary problems, personal qualifications for service, and relevant denominational policies for overseas service. The class is required by the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventist for those under appointment as student missionaries. The class is also a prerequisite for students participating in the North American Division Task Force Program.

Rebeca Clay-Flores

This course introduces students to the use of computers in the field of nursing and nursing research. Presents specific nursing situations where the use of computer skills is essential for successful outcomes. Students will discover how the computer can assist the nursing student to provide the best patient care possible in a variety of settings. This course builds on computer skills already acquired in Computer Concepts and Introduction to Spreadsheets, as well as building on basic nursing skills.

Bonnie Freeland

These courses are designed to introduce nursing students to nursing informatics, a combination of computer science, information science, and nursing science. The student will be introduced to the management and processing of nursing data, information, and knowledge in order to support the practice and delivery of nursing care. (Must take NRSG 331 before or concurrent with NRSG 332; may not take NRSG 332 alone.) Lab fee 5 will be assessed for this course.

Bonnie Freeland

These courses are designed to introduce nursing students to nursing informatics, a combination of computer science, information science, and nursing science. The student will be introduced to the management and processing of nursing data, information, and knowledge in order to support the practice and delivery of nursing care. (Must take NRSG 331 before or concurrent with NRSG 332; may not take NRSG 332 alone.) Lab fee 5 will be assessed for this course.

Bonnie Freeland

A course that focuses on concepts of pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics, adverse responses, major classifications of pharmacologic agents and their prototypes, and use of the nursing process in pharmacologic therapy across the lifespan. Effect of pharmacologic therapy upon client lines of resistance and defense is included. Recently approved pharmacologic agents are incorporated into the course content via student presentations. Lab fee 5 will be assessed for this course.

Cindy Johnson

A study of human development from a lifespan perspective. Emphasis is placed on the scientific study of growth and change in the areas of physical, cognitive, socioemotional, and spiritual development of the individual. This course requires fifteen (15) hours of community service.

Penny Webster

A course studying the life, ministry, and teachings of Jesus, this class places special emphasis on His teachings as they apply to the personal, social, and religious problems of the individual. This course requires a weekly Online Video Conferencing session at 5 or 6 p.m. EST.

Derek Morris, D.Min., Pastor of Forest Lake Adventist Church

An introduction to financial accounting. Emphasis is on uses of information contained in financial statements. Students are also introduced to the principles of managerial accounting. (ACCT 505 is required for students who have not taken two semesters of undergraduate accounting or can validate equivalent work experience approved by the dean or accounting professor.)

Aug 30 - Nov 18

Robert Gadd

Presents an overview of the fundamental issues underlying a post-industrial society, such as the changing concepts of technology and knowledge. The impact of technological and workforce changes on society, on organizations, and on the role of the manager are explored in depth. The nature of organizations in a changing environment, the evolution of management thought and its relevance for modern managers. Organizational theory, structure, and design are emphasized. The relationships between individuals and organizations, the social responsibility of organizations and ethical issues for managers, workforce diversity, and the challenges of managing in today's complex organizational environment are studied.

Aug 30 - Nov 18

Don Van Ornam

Leadership, motivation, group dynamics, decision making, interpersonal relations, change. Designing and implementing the organizational structure: corporate divisions, departments, support groups. Organizing work: positions, specifications, performance standards and review, reward systems, program and project management

Aug 30 - Nov 18

Neville Webster

Examines theory and leadership practices in various types of organizations. Particular emphasis is placed on the strategic role of leaders in leading organizational development and change in an age of rapidly changing markets and technologies. Examines why organizational change efforts succeed or fail, and what leaders can do to anticipate and effect needed organizational changes successfully.

Aug 30 - Nov 18

Cliff Olson

Provides an understanding of the theoretical principles and practical applications of standardized instruments used in counseling and education. This course covers the selection, administration, interpretation and reporting of the results of appropriate instruments of assessment used in clinical settings and PreK-12 schools. Emphasis is placed on personality, aptitude, achievement, and pathological testing.

Penny Webster

Planning, developing, and implementing curriculum for exceptional students is the focus of this course. Study will include the identification of students with special learning needs and strategies for inclusion in the multiage classroom. A special emphasis is given to cognitive studies.

A study of the fundamental principles of financial organization. Emphasis is on instruments of finance, policies of capitalization, problems pertaining to working capital, and corporate expansion and reorganization.

Elisa Adeogun

Research concepts are made practical by the development or refinement of a research project or thesis proposal. Students are guided through the process of IRB proposal and obtaining permission for specific research and project activities. Faculty mentoring facilitates readiness for NRSG 596 or 598.

Frances Johnson

Examines healthcare policy issues affecting nursing education, administration, advanced clinical practice, clients, and client systems. Includes an overview of healthcare policy in the public and private sectors and provides the student with essential skills to understand and influence current healthcare policy formation as it relates to areas of interest for nurses such as clinical practice, health promotion and disease prevention and intervention at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels. Lab fee 8 will be assessed for this course.

Frances Johnson

The student addresses a practice problem, issue, or need within his or her area of emphasis by writing a proposal and carrying out activities directed to solving the problem, resolving the issue, or meeting the need. The project may involve research, producing a product, or instituting change in a practice setting, or any combination of these three. The student is supervised by a faculty mentor. The project should lead to a scholarly paper, a presentation, an implementation, a product usable by others, or a publishable manuscript. (Pass/Fail) Lab fee 5 will be assessed for this course.

Desi Batson, Jaclynn Huse, & Holly Gadd

Student designed research under the supervision of a faculty committee culminating in a master thesis. (Pass/Fail) Lab fee 6 will be assessed for this course.

Desi Batson, Jaclynn Huse & Holly Gadd