University of Nebraska at Kearney
College of Business and Technology

1994-96 UNK Undergraduate Catalog

Department of Business Administration/Education

Lyle Colsden, Interim Chair

Professors: Cafferty, Zikmund

Associate Professors: Barton, Camp, Colsden

Assistant Professors: Anderson, Houston

Director, Center for Vocational Technical Education: Lyle Colsden

Director, NUCRC: Mary Jo Kulp

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Business Administration Option - Bachelor of Science Degree,

Business Education Major, or

Occupational Education Major

Department Objectives

To develop in each student the ability:

To perform in a technical and skillful manner the duties demanded in present-day business pursuits;

To select and interpret experiences which lead to better knowledge and understanding of proper business procedures and of civil-social responsibility and behavior;

To teach business subjects according to recognized methods and procedures (Business Education Majors);

To appreciate the need for lifelong continuing education in a dynamic society and economy;

To master habits, attitudes, ethics and ideals which lead to successful professional careers.

To prepare and upgrade professional vocational instructors for secondary, post-secondary and adult education programs;

To prepare individuals for leadership positions in education and industry;

To act as an interdisciplinary agent and provide a professional core of courses needed for vocational endorsement in the following areas:

Basic Business, Business Education, Diversified Occupations, Industrial Technology, Marketing Education, Occupational Home Economics, Trade and Industrial Education, Vocational Consumer and Homemaking, and Vocational Special Needs.

Objectives: Center for Vocational Technical Education

To provide leadership in the identification of vocational-technical education research;

To promote articulation between Nebraska high schools, technical community colleges, state colleges and the university system;

To provide services such as off-campus courses and workshops to enable teachers to become vocationally endorsed;

To provide professional development opportunities in vocational education.

Business Administration Option - Bachelor of Science Degree

Office Management Emphasis - 21 Credit Hours

Comprehensive Majors desiring to have their transcripts read "With Emphasis in Office Management" must select 21 credit hours from the following:

*Certificate of Secretarial Competencies (Two-year program): Requires completion of courses noted (*) above and BACC 311, BSAD 320, BACC 250, 251, and BMIS 281 and SPCH 100.