Reich College of Education

Program Requirements

The General Program Requirements for a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Education include:

Courses Offered in the Busines Education Program

• BE 1030. Computer Digital Input Systems (3).F;S.
  Provides opportunities for students to use speech recognition to effciently input data; use emerging alternative digital input devices 
  such as handheld computers, scanners, digital cameras, and cell phones. Basic skills such as formatting letters, manuscripts, and other business documents are also reinforced.
• BE 1590. Personal Money Management (3).F.
  Planning and managing personal fnances. Emphasis is placed on controlling expenditures, consumption, emergencies, borrowing, insurance, home ownership, taxes, savings, investing, retirement, and personal estate planning.
• BE 3340. Business Communications (3).F;S.
  GEN ED: Junior Writing in the Discipline (WID)
  Students gain experience in written and spoken business communications. Activities include writing e-mail, memoranda, letters, proposals, and reports. Oral, nonverbal, and intercultural communications are emphasized. - Approved WID, Junior-writing course for Business education and College of Business Majors (verify with your advisor)
• BE 3380. Information Systems for Business and Education Professionals (3).S.
  This course provides instruction in computers as essential components in business and education. Students are instructed about concepts related to information systems design, networking, e-commerce, and programming languages. Students will have the opportunity to engage in some hands-on experiences related to the course objectives.
• BE 3750. Curriculum Planning in Business and Marketing Education (3).S.
  This course covers the history and philosophy of business and marketing education and their place in secondary school programs. emphasis is given to recent legislation pertaining to vocational education, establishing the curriculum for an effective business and marketing education program, evaluating and selecting equipment, and evaluating and selecting instructional materials used in various business and marketing education courses.
• BE 4510. Office Management (3).F.
  Study of the responsibilities, problems, and duties of the offce manager approached from a management viewpoint; study made in managing the modern offce from both a traditional and computerized offce systems approach; study of administering systems and procedures in offce work and expansion of knowledge and techniques used to reduce and control offce costs.
• BE 4550. Network Administration for Business and Education Professionals (3).F.
  This course provides instruction in the administration of client/server networks with a major emphasis on network operating system software and the establishment of working network servers and core networking concepts. Students will have the opportunity to engage in hands-on experiences related to the course objectives.
• BE 4650. Computer Applications for Business and Education Professionals (3).F.
  This course involves extensive hands-on activities that include word processing, spreadsheets, databases, presentation and publication software. Internet activities, including web page design, will be integrated into practical projects that will build on student knowledge and skills.
• BE 4660. Classroom Management and Assessment Practicum in Secondary Education (2-3).F.
  Provides opportunities for students to study, observe, and participate in using performance assessment and classroom management strategies in public schools. Refection, analysis and discussion of practicum experiences are integrated into regularly scheduled seminar classes. Emphasis is placed on: multiple assessment strategies, including portfolio assessment; making and documenting classroom management decisions; taking action and communicating these actions to students and parents; and becoming a refective practitioner. lecture and laboratory hours required. (Same as CI 4660)
• BE 4755. Methods and Materials in Business and Marketing Education (3).F.
  This course will provide students with the opportunities to acquire knowledge and skills needed to effectively teach business and marketing courses in school settings. it places emphasis in the following areas of study: lesson and unit plans, assessment, curriculum, teaching strategies, and delivery of lessons. the course requires observation and participation in public school classrooms in addition to scheduled classes.

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