Programs in the Business and Economics Department are designed to prepare
students for administrative and management positions in business firms and
organizations, federal, state, and local government, and the international
business and financial community. The marketability of students for such
positions is enhanced through internships, emphasis on computer solutions
to problems, attendance at job fairs, career development seminars, and community
development projects. Special programs are designed to aid students in passing
professional examinations such as the CPA examination and the NTE.
The Department is student-centered. Students are given major responsibilities
in organizing job fairs, seminars, and other programs, and in coordinating
activities within the Department such as tutorial services, newsletter
publication, computer laboratories, a secretarial pool and many other
Departmental Activities.
The Elizabeth City State University Centennial Banking Center is operated
by students and is one of the means through which students get on-the-job
training in banking and finance. Students participated in the planning and
establishing of the Centennial Banking Center. Their activities included making
presentations for funding and resources to members of the banking community.
The Department assures that students are ready for the job market by
offering extensive training in LOTUS, MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS,
statistical packages such as SPSS, SAS, and MINITAB.
The Department assists students in locating businesses in which to get
internship experience and cooperative education arrangements. Students have
interned at major corporations and agencies including Atlantic Richfield
Corporation (ARCO), IBM, General Electric Corporation, Roses, K-Mart, Wal-Mart
and Lowe's Department Stores, the United States General Accounting Office, the
United States Coast Guard, the North Carolina State Auditor's Office, the
cities of Elizabeth City and Cary, North Carolina and many other national,
regional, and local businesses and agencies.
BUSINESS EDUCATION
The Walter R. Davis Business and Economics Department offers a program leading
to the Bachelor of Science in Education, with a major in Basic or Comprehensive
Business Education. Practicum opportunities and experiences in the public
schools and businesses are provided and integrated with academic instruction.
These opportunities and experiences help to promote the objective of
developing business teachers who are effective "Decision Makers".
Students majoring in Basic or Comprehensive Business Education are required
to select and complete an academic concentration in Psychology or Social
Sciences.
