Course · BUS 101

Introduction to Business

A business course at Arizona Christian University.

Credits
3 Credits
Level
Undergraduate
Format
Lecture + discussion
Typical Terms
Fall, Spring, Summer

Course Description

Introduction to Business is a complete introduction to business, demonstrating the cause and effect relationships between functional areas and operations in a competitive, interactive environment. Students take over a simulated company with one product straddling two market segments. In each round, decisions are made in research and development, production, marketing and finance. Additional modules can be activated in human resources, total quality management and sustainability, and ethics.

Taught By

Offered 2026-2027: Fall 1 · 2026-2027: Fall Traditional · 2026-2027: Spring Traditional.

Kirsi Eby

2026-2027: Fall Traditional

Mark Garland

2026-2027: Fall Traditional

Matt Phoenix

2026-2027: Fall 1

Prerequisites

  • None

Corequisites

  • None

Learning Outcomes

1

Engage the Course Material

Build a working understanding of introduction to business as the course's central subject.

2

Apply Discipline Methods

Use the methods, vocabulary, and frameworks of the discipline to address course problems.

3

Connect Course Content

Connect this course's content to broader work in the discipline and related fields.

4

Demonstrate Course Competencies

Demonstrate the specific competencies the course is designed to develop.

Biblical Worldview Connection

A Biblical Worldview treats business as real work done among real people — meaning craft, integrity, and service belong in the same conversation as strategy and outcomes.

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