FACULTY
• Randy Eriksen, JD, ADM 10 rweriksen@lcsc.edu 792-2426:
Business Law
• Debbie Goodwin, MBA, ADM 6 dmgoodwin@lcsc.edu
792-2587: Management• John Haehl, PhD, jhaehl@lcsc.edu
792-2293: Business
• Shaomin Huang, PhD, SPH 306 shuang@lcsc.edu, 792-2898:
Economics
• Delta Heath-Simpson, MBA, CMA ADM 4, dhsimpso@lcsc.edu
792-2895: Accounting
• Randy Martin, MPA, ADM 1, rmartin@lcsc.edu 792-2293:
Division Chair
• Michelle Sotka, MBA, CdA mfsotka@lcsc.edu 666-6707:
Accounting/Finance • Robert Thorson, MBA, ADM 6
rdthorson@lcsc.edu 792-2373: Marketing
ADJUNCT FACULTY
• H. James Clark, MA hjclark@lcsc.edu 792-2293:
Management
• Diane Douglas, PhD, RCH 108A djdouglas@lcsc.edu792-2875:
Business
• Rene Gingrich, M Ed, rjgingrich@lcsc.edu 792-2293:
Business
• Chuck King, MS cmking@lcsc.edu 792-2293: Management
• Scott Paxton, MBA, CDA sppaxton@lcsc.edu666-6707:
Accounting
• Leslie Rist, MBA, lrrist@lcsc.edu 792-2293: Marketing
• Joe Sacarano, MBA jasacarano@lcsc.edu 792-2293:
Information Systems
• Jill Thomas-Jorgenson, MA jjorgens@lcsc.edu 792-2440:
Marketing
OVERVIEW
The Business Division at Lewis-Clark State College
provides quality education to prepare students with the
knowledge, competencies, and experience necessary to
successfully compete in today’s economy and offers
services to address the business training and consulting
needs of the community.
The division’s priority
is undergraduate instruction, but we also recognize a
responsibility to the broader community, which is met
through service and scholarship. In addition to
providing professional expertise to community
organizations, faculty support the efforts of the Idaho
Small Business Development Center. Faculty are active in
professional organizations and as authors and presenters
in regional and national professional media. The faculty
firmly believe these activities are centrally important
for supporting the currency and instructional quality of
our curriculum.
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
All candidates for a baccalaureate degree in Business
majors must satisfy the following requirements prior to
graduation:
1. Complete a minimum of 128 semester college
level credits.
2. Complete the college’s General Education
requirements (see specific major). 3. Complete
Psychology 101, Econ 201 and Econ 202 in the General
Education, Social Sciences Component.
4. Earn at least a “C” in Psychology 101 and the
Math general education requirement.
5. Earn at least a “C” in all major courses (a C-
is not an acceptable grade). 6. Earn at least a
2.50 grade point average in all business courses
combined. 7. Complete all tests used as part of
the college’s value-added evaluation strategy, including
the COMP or other assessment test and Major Field Test
in Business (MFT). In addition, candidates must complete
no fewer than 64 credits (which can include economics
and statistics) in departments other than business.
8. At least 50% of the business credits in the
major must be earned at LCSC.
MAJORS AND MINORS
OFFERED
MAJORS
BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION
The Business Administration major is designed to provide
an in-depth study of business as a career discipline.
The major also provides students with the necessary
management competencies to assure ease of entry into
business, government, and not-for-profit organizations.
With the selectives, students can focus their degree on
accounting, management, marketing, economics, finance,
or data processing areas or select courses in different
areas.
BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION - MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING EMPHASIS
The Management Accounting Emphasis of the Business
Administration major provides students with the
necessary competencies for careers as internal
accountants, controllers, and financial officers. The
program is based on the Common Body of Knowledge
recommended by the Institute of Management Accountants.
The curriculum provides students with the accounting and
management skills to collect, analyze, and evaluate
financial information, to integrate and effectively
communicate financial and non-financial information and
to provide leadership to the business enterprise through
an awareness of the social, legal, economic, and ethical
considerations that impact organizational decisions.
HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT
The Hospitality Management major is designed to provide
students with a broad skill set of the competencies in
the hospitality industry. The degree combines
professional-technical education in hospitality
management with academic management and upper-division
discipline courses in the business division. Students
who declare this major must either be concurrently
enrolled in an AAS Hospitality major or already earned
an AAS in Hospitality Management. Students will have the
opportunity to gain occupational competencies through
internships and participation at the student-run
college-owned York House Bed and Breakfast. This major
provides an excellent entry point for management
training programs.
MANAGEMENT
The Management major is designed to serve students who
wish to develop a broad range of general management
competencies. The major has particular appeal to
students who have completed a vocational-technical
program or gained occupational competencies from life
and work experiences. The degree is a practitioner
degree that is a good entry point to management training
programs.
INTERDISCIPLINARY
STUDIES
The Interdisciplinary Studies major permits students the
opportunity to design a course of study to satisfy
personal and career goals. Students interested in
business as an academic area within the
Interdisciplinary option MUST contact the Business
Division Office for guidance. See the Academic Programs
section for additional information on this major.
ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE
IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP
This degree will help individuals develop the skills
necessary to own and operate their own business or
obtain management-related positions to become successful
in today’s competitive business environment.
ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE
IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Students will be able to obtain an associate degree in
business administration either online or in the
classroom. The student will develop a broad range of
general management competencies through the introduction
of coursework in each of the content areas of business.
MINORS
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
The Business Administration minor requires 24 business
credits, at least 12 credits must be upper division
coursework. Students selecting this minor must include
substantive foundation coursework in each of the
following areas: accounting, economics, information
systems, law, management and marketing. All Business
Administration minors must be pre-approved by the
Business Division.
LEADERSHIP
The Leadership minor prepares students to accept the
responsibilities of leadership so they are able to
exercise that leadership in service to society. The
program will present a multi-disciplinary program of
leadership knowledge and competencies and develop
critical thinking and analytical skills. The program
will develop these leadership skills so students can
participate in meaningful leadership opportunities.
ASSESSMENT
In order to obtain regular feedback on program
excellence, all freshmen and graduating seniors are
required to participate in taking the Major Field Test (MFT)
in Business. The MFT exam compares our student scores in
the subject areas of accounting, economics, management,
quantitative analysis, finance, marketing, legal
environment, and international issues with other student
scores at approximately 250 other institutions of higher
learning.
EXPECTATIONS OF
STUDENTS
The skills and subject knowledge that we teach and
expect graduates to master are:
1. A basic
knowledge relevant to business in the areas of
accounting, economics, management, quantitative business
analysis, finance, marketing, management information
systems, human resources, business communication, legal
and ethical environment, and international issues.
2. The ability to write and orally present
business topics in a grammatically correct, effective,
logical, and organized manner.
3. Experience in working with others as a team of
diverse individuals to make critical business decisions,
organize business policy, carry out various business
tasks, and report on the results in a collaborative
effort.
4. Fundamental computer skills.
ADVISING
Students are strongly advised to develop program plans
with a Business Division faculty advisor early in their
academic careers. Program plans help the student to
understand the course requirements that must be
fulfilled in order to graduate with a bachelor’s degree.
Planning also enables students to learn more about the
proper sequencing of courses, which is a key to academic
success.
PREPARATION FOR FUTURE
GRADUATE STUDIES
The Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Master
of Accountancy (MAcc) at most universities are open to
graduates of business and non-business undergraduate
programs. Students who wish to pursue these degrees at a
particular university are urged to both contact the
university and meet with their advisor to insure their
undergraduate coursework meets the entry requirements at
that university.
CLUBS
The Business Division has two student organizations,
the Business Students’ Organization (BSO), and the
Investment Club. Involvement in these organizations
allows students to actively participate in networking
with fellow students and with the business community.
BSO activities include participation in the annual
Leadership Conference, the shadowing program, and a
variety of fund-raising ventures that allow the students
to attend conferences and other activities to promote
the organization. The shadowing program is for students
to gain a better understanding of the day-to-day
operations of specific jobs in which they may be
interested.
The Investment Club is
for students to gain practical experience in stocks and
bonds. Portfolio managers and brokers from the community
attend bi-weekly meetings to provide insight into
student investment strategies. The club currently has
$50,000 under its management.
IDAHO SMALL BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT CENTER
CONTACT PERSON
Regional Director: Jill Thomas-Jorgenson, MA
e-mail:
jjorgens@lcsc.edu
Office: ADM 2A
Phone: 792-2465 Fax: 792-2878
Web:
http://www.idahosbdc.org
OVERVIEW
The Idaho Small Business Development Center (ISBDC) at
LCSC helps small businesses determine direction, find
solutions and make an impact. The Center is funded by
LCSC, the Idaho Small Business Development Center
Network, and the Small Business Administration.
SERVICES PROVIDED
The ISBDC serves prospective and existing small
businesses in Idaho. There is no charge for consulting
services. Assistance is available to small businesses in
the five counties in North Central Idaho.
1. Business consulting
2. Skill training in business and marketing plan
writing, cash flow projections and loan assistance3.
Research information on patents, copyrights and
trade-marks, organizational development, and new venture
analysis.
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