Bachelor of Science in Virtual Business (VB)

A graduate of the VB program will be prepared to work for a variety of organizations but may not be an employee of any one organization. He/she may work remote to his/her manager, team members, and main office; communicate by email, phone, teleconferencing, or electronic collaboration technologies; is a self-organized, self-motivated, and a semi-autonomous free agent.

After completing the Virtual Business degree you will be able to:

• Demonstrate knowledge of and skills in managing virtual employees.
• Use technology in virtual business.
• Apply project management concepts.
• Articulate an understanding of concepts in human computer interaction.
• Plan, design, and implement a virtual business.
• Program Outline

General Education Requirements Total 38 SHs

• Pre-admission General Education Requirements:
  COMM 110 Fundamentals of Public Speaking 3 SH
  ENGL 110 College Composition I 3 SH
  ENGL 120 College Composition II 3 SH
  MATH 103 College Algebra 4 SH

COB Core and Required Support Courses Total 40 SHs

• Pre-admission Courses:
  ACCT 200 Elements of Accounting I 3 SH
  ACCT 201 Elements of Accounting II 3 SH
  BADM 226 Quantitative Methods for Business 3 SH
  BOTE 247 Spreadsheet Applications 3 SH
  ECON 201 Principles of Microeconomics 3 SH (also counts as a GE course)
  ECON 202 Principles of Macroeconomics 3 SH (also counts as a GE course)
  MATH 240 Applied Statistics 4 SH

• Post-admission Courses:
  ACCT 300 Legal Environment of Business 3 SH
  BADM 301 Fundamentals of Management 3 SH
  BADM 321 Marketing 3 SH
  BIT 318 Business Communication 3 SH
  BIT 320 Management Information Systems 3 SH
  FIN 353 Corporate Finance 3 SH

VB Major Courses Total 31 SHs

BIT 235 Introduction to Web Site Design 3 SH
BIT 312 Database Theory and Application 3 SH
CSCI 331 Social Implications of Computer Technologies 4 SH
BIT 358 Networking for Managers 3 SH
BIT 450 Knowledge Management 3 SH
BIT 455 Virtual Teams 3 SH
BIT 457 Virtual Business Technology 3 SH
BIT 471 Strategies for Managing a Virtual Business 3 SH
BADM 303 Human Resource Management 3 SH

Choose one of the following:

Web Development Certificate
Computer Science Certificate
Any College of Business Minot

Minimum Total Credits for Graduation 128 SHs

Students will apply for admission to their COB major upon completion of the COB pre-admission core and support courses. Upon admission they may register for other courses in their major. (See department chair or advisor for procedure.)