Tabor School of Business

NU440. Transition to Professional Nursing (1)

This course provides a structured framework for individual preparation for the examination leading to the transition from Student Nurse to Registered Nurse. It is not intended to be a comprehensive review of nursing content but rather designed to assist the student develop critical thinking and test-taking skills specific to the National Council Licensure Examination of RNs (NCLEX-RN®).

NU475. Professional Nursing Intern Capstone (3)

This course provides student nurses with experiential learning to help build the knowledge, skills, and attitudes essential for the delivery of safe, effective care. The clinical immersion offers opportunities for providing continuity of care, managing transitional care, and delegation of care in the clinical setting. Students will be able to select placement from a wide variety of practice settings, allowing students to obtain a realistic work experience in a specified area of interest. In addition, working along with a unique preceptor fosters an experience that closely resembles a typical work load. Students will be able to develop mentor relationships with experienced professional nurses to engage in critical thinking, operationalize the nursing process, and develop their professional role. Must coenroll in NU430 and NU 440

NU481. Issues in Nursing Research and Management (4)

This capstone course provides a framework for the synthesis of research and leadership concepts in nursing. The research process is thoroughly explored to facilitate student development as intelligent research consumers and advocates of evidence-based professional nursing practice. Legal, ethical, social, political, quality, fiscal, and technological factors influencing current and future roles in nursing are analyzed. Leadership and management theory are integrated throughout to prepare students for the complex practice roles in today’s healthcare system with emphasis on the practice of a new graduate. Opportunities are provided for reflection on development and identification of strategies for transitioning into professional life and continuing personal and professional growth.

NU482: Evidence Based Practice (3)

This course emphasizes the significant role of evidence-based practice in improving patient outcomes. Students will develop and apply the skills of critically reading, interpreting, and evaluation nursing research to identify best practice based on evidence. Students will formulate a clinical question, use information technology to conduct literature search of current research, and present a synthesis of the evidence addressing their question as well as the implications for practice.

NU490: Leadership in Nursing (6)

This course combines and integrates elements of organizational leadership, leadership communication, policy and finance, human resource development, and organizational ethics and behavior. Professionalism, information technology and management, quality care and patient safety, and inter-professional communication and collaboration are emphasized. Students synthesize and demonstrate prior knowledge development through working in professional partnership with a nursing organizational leader to identify, plan, conduct and evaluate a nursing practice change project to impact positive patient outcomes within a healthcare organization. This course will involve a 48 hour supervised clinical practicum.

RJ Podeschi, Dean • 217-420-6760

Dr. Carrie Trimble, Chair

The Tabor School of Business, the first named school in Millikin University history, honors the late Purvis F. Tabor, a former member of the University’s Board of Trustees, and his wife, Roberta Morris Tabor. The School offers a curriculum with majors in Accounting, Business Communication, Communication, Cybersecurity, Digital Media Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Finance, International Business, Management, Management Information Systems, and Organizational Leadership, as well as minors in Business Administration, Cybersecurity, Digital Media Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Industrial Engineering, International Business, and Organizational Leadership. In addition, the Tabor School offers academic certificate programs in Commercialization & Innovation, Digital Media Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Information Systems Application Development, Information Systems Data Management, Information Systems Security & Compliance, Organizational Leadership, Process Improvement, and Project Management.

Majors in the Tabor School of Business (except Business Communication, Communication, Cybersecurity, and Organizational Leadership) are accredited by the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).

Mission

The Tabor School of Business creates opportunities for students to perform and compete, early and often, to build the confidence to succeed. We expect commitment, hard work, accountability, and honesty.

Tabor Focus

Students learn and develop successful business practices. Students will be better prepared for their career path when they perform what they have learned. Performance Learning projects include student-run ventures, small business consulting teams, client projects, internships, auditing projects, business plans, student-managed investment fund, and numerous other opportunities to demonstrate their learning. Tabor students develop skills and attitudes needed to compete and succeed in the workplace by: 1. Doing in-field work early and often. 2. Customizing their experience by learning marketable skills through certificates. 3. Taking an optional 5th year and completing a Master’s of Business Administration (MBA).

Tabor students have an integrated experience with companion learning labs that tie key components together. The four year experience involves: Year 1: Early Business Engagement Year 2: Sharpened Thinking and Enhanced Communication Year 3: Expertise Building, Management, and Leadership Year 4: Demonstrating Mastery

Students who major in Tabor:

• Develop a personal brand and vision. • Create business plans and assess risk. • Use spreadsheet, word processing, database, and project management software to get work done. • Prepare financial statements and communicate financial information. • Use financial and statistical information to make decisions. • Create and deliver formal written reports and oral business presentations, lead meetings, and engage in professional conversations. • Work with 3rd parties in the community early and often. • Develop strategic plans.

Tabor School Offerings

The Tabor School of Business offers Bachelor of Science degrees in the following majors: • Accounting • Business Communication • Communication • Cybersecurity • Digital Media Marketing • Entrepreneurship • Finance • International Business • Management • Management Information Systems • Organizational Leadership

The Tabor School of Business offers Bachelor of Arts degrees in the following majors: • Business Communication • Communication • Cybersecurity • Organizational Leadership

The Tabor School of Business offers the following minors: • Business Administration • Communication • Cybersecurity • Digital Media Marketing • Entrepreneurship • Finance • Industrial Engineering • International Business • Organizational Leadership

The Tabor School of business offers the following skill-based academic certificates. These academic certificates are available to current students, individuals possessing a bachelor’s or advanced degree, and those who meet the pre-requisites defined in each academic certificate. Certificate courses must be completed with a grade of “C” or better. See Academic Definitions in this Bulletin for University policy regarding undergraduate certificates. • Commercialization & Innovation • Digital Media Marketing • Entrepreneurship • Information Systems Application Development • Information Systems Data Management • Information Systems Security and Compliance • Organizational Leadership • Process Improvement • Project Management

Tabor School Learning Goals

Students will become career-ready by:

• Applying business concepts to practical situations through such things as internships, projects, consulting, and competitions. • Demonstrating written and verbal communication appropriate for business professionals. • Gaining a global business perspective. • Developing the ability to build and work effectively in diverse teams. • Effectively apply quantitative reasoning to solve business problems.

Internship Program

The Tabor Internship Program offers students still another avenue for integrating theory and practice. Within an internship, students practice skills and apply theories learned in the classroom and enhance their professional development in their major fields of study. All students graduating with a degree from the Tabor School of Business will complete at least one internship.

The Tabor School is committed to providing internships that expose students to the various facets of a business professional position. The educational aspect of internships is crucial to the granting of academic credit and differentiates the internship from other work experiences. Hence, each internship is preceded by a learning contract articulating the goals, objectives, and scope of the experience. The contract is agreed to by the company, the student, and the Tabor internship coordinator. The overall program is facilitated by the Tabor internship coordinator who assists students in developing internships and builds relationships with cooperating firms. The responsibility for learning in an internship is shared by the student, the internship coordinator, and the organization receiving the services of the intern. The student is expected to provide a service of value to the business, the organization is expected to provide a breadth of learning experience to the student, and the Tabor faculty advisor is expected to help the student interpret the experience.

Millikin University Center for Entrepreneurship

Founded in 1998 with a grant from the Coleman Foundation, the Center‘s overarching goal is to support and advance the study and practice of entrepreneurship with Millikin students, community stakeholders, faculty and staff.

The Center for Entrepreneurship serves as a learning laboratory for faculty and students in the development and promotion of the value of entrepreneurship to their lives and profession by encouraging and championing faculty and student work that is innovative, meaningful and relevant. The Center’s mission is to equip our student and community entrepreneurs with the tools, skills and knowledge to launch and grow successful ventures.

For more information about Millikin University and the Tabor School of Business, visit Millikin’s web site at http://www.millikin.edu/tabor or call 217-424-6285.

Degree Requirements

Either the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) or the Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree is offered in the College as indicated above. Some majors allow the student to choose which degree they prefer. Please see the Graduation Requirements for specific Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degree requirements.

Business Curriculum Elements and Credit Requirements

For the Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Accounting, Business Management, Cybersecurity, Digital Media Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Finance, International Business, Management Information Systems, or Organizational Leadership, a student must complete all University Studies requirements and all degree and major requirements established by the Tabor School of Business. Both sets of requirements may be satisfied by the student completing the overall credit minimum required for the specific program of study. (Students majoring in Organizational Leadership do not follow the Tabor Business Core. They must follow a separate set of requirements.)

University Studies (28-30) B.S. Science Distribution (10) Tabor School of Business Core (47) Tabor School of Business Major (21-33) Electives (10-24) Total (124)

University Studies Requirements

Students in the Tabor School of Business are responsible for meeting all University-wide requirements and the requirements for a major within the College.

Tabor School of Business Core Requirements (45)

ET100. Business Creation (3) EC100. Principles of Macroeconomics (3) EC110. Principles of Microeconomics (3) IS120. Introduction to Business Analytics (3) MA130. Elementary Probability & Statistics with Spreadsheets (3) MK200. Principles of Marketing (3) PH215. Business Ethics (3) BU230. Business Conversations (3) AC230. Introduction to Financial Statements (3) AC240. Principles of Managerial Accounting (3) IS240. Foundations of Information Systems (3) BU250. Written Business Communication (3) MG300. Organizational Behavior and Change (3) FI340. Introduction to Financial Management (3) BU450. Global Business Strategy (3)

A minimum grade of C- or better must be earned in the following courses to graduate: ET100. Business Creation (3) BU450. Global Business Strategy (3)

Business Administration Minor

A Business Administration minor is designed to provide an opportunity for non-business students to examine and evaluation the complex components of today’s competitive business environment. The Business Administration minor gives students a clear understand of how business works, and, ultimately, gives them a strategy for using business as a tool to achieve their professional and personal goals. The Business Administration minor will provide students with a wide spectrum of fundamental business principles to give them a start in the right direction.

Learning goals for the Business Administration Minor

• Students will demonstrate an ability to evaluate the foundations of the various business disciplines and how they function together to create a sustainable business operation.

• Students will demonstrate an understanding of the principles and theories of marketing and apply them to marketing program design, diving into social media and other marketing tools. • Students will demonstrate knowledge of theories of economic behavior and the ability to explain economic decisions of consumers and firms within the markets and economies in which they participate. • Students will demonstrate and ability to create value for future employers by learning how to read and create financial statements and exploring the impact of transactions on the financial position and profitability of a business by analyzing financial reports of real-world corporations. • Students will demonstrate an ability to practice key planning and models or organizational change and their impact on management practice.

Requirements for the Business Administration Minor (21 credits):

Required Courses (15 credits):

AC230. Intro to Financial Statements (3) EC120. Principles of Economics (3) IS240. Foundations of Information Systems (3) MG300. Organizational Behavior and Change (3) MK200. Principles of Marketing (3)

Electives (choose 6 credits):

IB330. International Business (3) ET340. Foundations of Entrepreneurship (3) MG340 Human Resources for Managers (3) MG342. Training and Technology Applications in Organizations (3) MG345. Leading Organizational Change (3) MG370. Operations Management (3) MG377. Supply Chain and Logistics (3) MK308. Consumer Behavior and Analytics (3) Other courses as approved by the Tabor School of Business Dean.

Business Courses (BU) (Credits)

BU230. Business Conversations (3)

Students will practice the skills necessary for interpersonal and group communications in a business setting. This includes the use of communication technologies for presentation and meetings. Fulfills the University Studies Oral Communication Studies requirement.

BU250. Written Business Communication (3)

Students will prepare clear, concise, thorough, fact-based content and deliver it through the appropriate method and message for an intended audience. This includes preparing summaries and analysis of current events and typical business and employment situations. Methods includes reports, letters, e-mail and social media.

BU260. Business Law (3)

This course is the study of the legal environment for business, and gives particular emphasis to topics such as contracts, liability, agencies, partnerships, corporations, property, bankruptcy, sales and negotiable instruments.

BU325. Not-for-profit Leadership & Governance (3)

The student will explore what it means to be a leader, how certain leadership models lend themselves particularly well to not-for-profits and how leadership can be cultivated in oneself and in others. This course will examine what it means to be a leader in the current non-profit environment locally as well as globally. Students will learn about the differences between a board of directors and an advisory board as well as how each of these groups supports the mission of the organization. Students will learn how to organize a board of directors, evaluate a board of directors, develop board policies, and direct an effective board meeting. Students will translate theory into practice through a partnership with a local nonprofit. Students will develop and conduct a training session for not-forprofit leaders, a governing board or an advisory board.

BU450. Global Business Strategy (3)

A capstone course where students develop, analyze, and implement both the strategies and the policies used by business owners and leaders in a global society. Those strategies and policies help students determine which business activities should lead to organizational success. Students will answer the questions all business owners and leaders should ask: Where is the organization now? Where do we want it to be? How do we get there? The course may include, but is not limited to, case studies, an online simulation, or performance learning.