Classes Online

Don’t get us wrong. Taking courses online can be incredibly convenient. But that doesn’t mean it will be anything less in what you’ll gain in content from our regular programs. The setting may be a little different, but expect a similar amount of rigor. As you should.

Potomac College online degree classes and programs are designed and taught in collaboration with academic and industry professionals. It is important to us that we provide the quality, relevance and discipline it takes to hone your talents for a better future. Our curriculum is regularly updated and tailored to the world’s ever-changing windows of opportunities.

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Here’s the type of classes what we offer in our online program:

100/200 Level Courses

ENGL101 – English Composition I
3 credits (General Education)
This course in English composition is designed to improve the student’s understanding and application of the writing process. Included are selecting and restricting topics; understanding audience and purpose; devising a plan of development; identifying appropriate supporting details and evidence; proper grammar usage and subordination; coordination, unity; coherence; consistency in format and style; and conciseness. Skills used to develop writing a research paper are emphasized. This course meets the prerequisite for MGMT 305; it also satisfies the requirement for a general education English composition course.

ENGL 102 – English Composition II
3 credits (General Education)
This course in English composition is designed to facilitate a better understanding of writing as a tool of critical analysis. The course focuses on the analysis of selected readings and the application of the research process from selecting/restricting a topic to using library resources (e.g. abstracts, periodicals, book reviews, newspaper indices, electronic, and primary/secondary sources). In addition to gathering, absorbing, and analyzing information and data, the course focuses on documenting, formatting, composing, revising, and editing a final paper. (Prerequisite: ENGL 101 or equivalent or consent of instructor.)

MATH 100 – Fundamental of Mathematics
3 credits (General Education)
This course provides a college-level review of the fundamentals of basic mathematics and algebra for students who have been away from mathematics for a long time. The emphasis throughout this review is on basic concepts. Topics covered include fractions and decimals as well as ratio, proportion, percent, geometry, equations, and polynomials. This course is a prerequisite for Math 110 and does not meet the college general education mathematics distribution requirement. A student may waive this course by passing the diagnostic mathematics exam.

MATH 110 – College Algebra
3 credits (General Education)
This is an introductory level course in algebra. Topics include properties of real numbers, performing operations with polynomials, graphing equations and inequalities, radicals and exponents, and solving systems of equations and quadratic equations. Students will acquire familiarity with algebraic techniques and be able to solve equations in a documented, logically sequential manner. Students will be able to apply these techniques to work problems and create their own applications to real-life situations in areas that are relevant to their experience and to future course work. (Placement is determined by a diagnostic mathematics assessment or by satisfactory completion of MATH 100). This course satisfies the requirement for a general education mathematics course.

SCIE 107 – Health Science
3 credits (General Education)
This course integrates the science, theory, and application of concepts of health and wellness and focuses on essential health practices as they relate to current concepts in maintaining a wellness lifestyle. The course investigates scientific findings on the major causes of diseases and premature death with an emphasis on topics such as nutrition, weight management, stress management, substance abuse, health frauds and fad diets, exercise, chronic diseases, and human sexuality. It enables students to assess body composition, to critically evaluate dietary practices and nutritional status, and to develop a personal stress management plan. The course synthesizes concepts from a variety of physical and social sciences including physiology, anatomy, psychology, and sociology in developing a lifestyle conducive to overall physical and mental well-being.

PHIL 240 – Ethics
3 credits (General Education)
This course provides an introduction to ethical thinking with an emphasis on the contextual nature of ethical decisions. It includes an historical survey of philosophical ethics focusing on the American context, the critique of traditional ethical philosophizing, the relation of science to ethical thinking, and the relation of the ethical perspective to self-understanding in today’s pluralistic environment. The relevance and application of ethical theories to the solution of pressing contemporary moral problems is emphasized. Students will gain the ability to form coherent ethical perspectives on current social, political, and business issues.

ECON 201 – Economics
3 credits (General Education)
(Specific prerequisite)
This course covers an introduction to both microeconomic and macroeconomics. It introduces students to economic theories, methods, and principles with an emphasis on the development of critical thinking skills and the analysis of controversial issues in the field. Macroeconomic topics include: national income and product; saving, consumption and investment; income determination; money supply and deposit creation; monetary and income analysis and alternative economic theories. Microeconomic topics include: supply and demand; utility; cost analysis; long-run supply; profit maximization; competition; production theory; pricing of factor inputs; interest; international trade and current economic problems.

POLS 215 – Politics, Parties and Interest Groups
3 credits (General Education)
This course provides an analysis of the role of the political party in the American political system. It includes an emphasis on changes brought about by the increasing dominance of the Presidency, the increase of single-issue groups, the role of lobbyists, the effects of the mass media, and the impact of campaign finance legislation. Critical analysis of the impact of these factors will be coupled with research projects. Part of the course may include lobbying or campaigning on a legislative issue on the federal, state, or local level.

PSYC 201 – Principles of Psychology
3 credits (General Education)
This course provides a survey of psychology as both a social and a biological science and covers the general principles and basic methods and facts of general psychology. An emphasis in the course is on the development of critical thinking skills and the analysis of controversial issues in the field. Topics include: research methods and fields, the biological basis of behavior, sensation and perception, drug use and abuse, developmental psychology, social psychology, cognitive psychology, learning and memory, personality theory, psychological assessment, abnormal behavior, and therapy. (Meets specific prerequisite for both degree programs).

SOC 201 - Introduction to Sociology
3 credits (General Education)
(Specific prerequisites)
This course provides a survey of the basic concepts and issues of sociology. The key topics include culture and social structure, socialization, social groups and organizations, group norms and deviant behavior, stratification and social inequalities, the influence of gender and race, social change, and social institutions. (Meets specific prerequisite for both degree programs).

SOCI 233 – Cross-Cultural Communications
3 credits (General Education)
This course introduces students to basic concepts in cross-cultural communication and increases one’s awareness of how culture plays a role in our dealings with others. It examines the ways in which misunderstandings arise in both verbal and non-verbal communication processes. The course also looks at the multicultural issues within a single culture, such as those relating to deaf culture and male-female interaction. Cultural values and styles related to difference settings will be discussed in an attempt to increase awareness of how expectations play a part in understanding persons of differing cultures. This course does not fulfill the specific prerequisite for the degree program. (This course is recommended for students majoring in the BS in International Business degree).

Electives

ACCT 203 – Federal Taxes
3 credits (Elective)
A study is made of federal tax laws and treasury regulations and their application to the income of individuals. Practice is given in the preparation of the tax returns, supplemental forms, and schedules required to be filed by individuals. (Prerequisite for students majoring in the BS Accounting degree).

BUS 220 - Small Business Management
3 credits (Elective)
This course introduces the challenges of entrepreneurship including the start-up and operations of a small business. Topics include types of small business ownership (including franchising and home-based business), financing alternatives, and issues of small business (including personnel, marketing, site location, and managerial decision-making. Prerequisite: BUS 110.

300/400 Level Courses

ACCT 304 – Intermediate Accounting I
3 credits
This course provides an introduction to financial accounting basic theory, practice and developmental framework. Students will be exposed to certain assets such as cash, accounts receivable and inventories. Attention will be given to their valuation and impact on periodic net income and financial position.

MGMT 303 – International Business Management
3 credits
This course provides a survey of international business management in the context of the increasing economic interdependence of nations. Theories of international business are examined in conjunction with strategic planning, intercultural factors, foreign management techniques, and political risk analysis. The activities of multinational enterprises in home and host countries are also examined.

MGMT 305 – Organizational Communications
3 credits
This course examines written and oral communication in business. Topics include: effective organization and writing of correspondence, memoranda, reports, research proposals; interpersonal communication with fellow workers and supervisors; planning, conducting and participating in meetings and oral presentation. (Prerequisite: ENGL 295 for TAP Non-traditional program only).

MGMT 308 – Government Contact Law
3 credits
This course is designed to acquaint the student with the legal and regulatory aspects associated with the administration of government contracts. The course topics include contract information and award protests, standards of conduct, governmental liability, the dispute process, and administrative and judicial methods of resolution of procurement and contract disputes. This course is designed to give the student an operating framework to understand government procurement law.

MGMT 315 – Managerial Accounting and Financial Analysis
3 credits
This course covers the basic principles of accounting and financial management as they relate to managerial decision-making. Financial statement and annual report analysis, cash budgeting, capital management, long-term financing and financial forecasting are some of the topics covered.

MGMT 319 – Principles of Marketing and Advertising
3 credits
This course provides an overview of the field of marketing to give students an awareness of the institutions and methods employed in the marketing of goods and services. Discussions cover such topics as marketing strategies, opportunity and environmental analysis, new product development, and pricing. Different types of advertising media and their adaptation to various types of business activities are reviewed.

MGMT 324 - International Marketing
3 credits
This course deals with various differences in cultural, economic and legal factors as they related to the marketing process. This is systematic treatment marketing on a global scale, extending basic principles into foreign requirements.

MGMT 330 – Purchasing and Materials Management
3 credits
This course examines the aspects of acquisition and material management. Students examine the functional roles of those individuals having responsibility in this area. The course includes discussion of acquisition law, operations management, pricing, negotiations, and logistics.

MGMT 417 – Human Resource Management
3 credits
This course surveys the principles and methods of effectively managing people at work. It includes the recruitment, selection, development, utilization of, and accommodation of people by organizations. Employee motivation and contemporary personnel management issues are examined in terms of the impact they have on organization effectiveness, goal attainment, health and viability, and overall performance.

MGMT 411 – Performance Measurement and Evaluation
3 credits
This course will discuss basic quality measurement and performance issues. The course emphasizes process control concepts, metrics, and strategies for improvement. Current techniques such as total quality management, six sigma, balanced scorecard, and others are covered.

MGMT 420 – International Banking & Finance
3 credits
This is a course designed to give the student an overview of international banking and finance. Topics covered include the international dimensions of finance, foreign exchange rates, international sources of funds, international banking regulations, and the contrast between European, Asian, and American Banking.

MGMT 427 – Operations and Project Management
3 credits
This course examines the direction and control of processes that convert resources into goods and services. It deals with the broad areas of system design, operation, and control. Further, it focuses on the definition, planning, implementation, and evaluation of discrete projects.

MGMT 435 – Strategic Management and Planning
3 credits
This course introduces basic techniques of strategic planning as a basis for integration and application of principles, skills, and perspectives developed in earlier courses to typical management problems. Prerequisite: MGMT 321 or equivalent or permission of the instructor.

STAT 323 – Research and Statistical Analysis
3 credits
This course is an introduction to the methods and tools of general research. It includes the application of the research process to problem solving and the types of research undertaken and appropriate means of conducting them.