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120BA
Personal Finance
3 credits
Information needed to
make intelligent choices and take effective action in the
management of personal resources is provided. Topics include
financial planning, buying, borrowing, saving, budgeting,
investing, insurance, and taxes. Attributes:
Science Laboratory
160BA
Introduction to Business
3 credits
Business careers,
terminology, and the interrelationships and complexities of
business are introduced and examined in this survey course.
Attributes: Science
Laboratory
200BA
Small Business Management
3 credits
Students are introduced
to the many facets of establishing, operating and/or owning
a small business. Topics include legal forms of business
organization, finance, accounting, insurance, governmental
regulations and assistance, economics, marketing, and
management principles. Attributes:
Science Laboratory
212BA
Introduction to Financial Management
3 credits
The basic
concepts of managing financial resources and techniques of
financial analysis used for practical business decisions are
introduced. Use of financial ratios to evaluate the past
performance of the firm, financial planning techniques, the
effect of leverage on profitability and risk, the time value
of money, and contemporary approaches to working capital
management and capital budgeting are included. Computational
skills are emphasized as students compute financial ratios,
construct pro forma financial statements, conduct break-even
analysis, and compute present and future values of funds.
Attributes: Science
Laboratory
250BA
Business Employability Seminar
1 credits
Students create an
error-free portfolio of business employment documents, using
computer technology to assist with composition,
proofreading, and formatting. Students demonstrate proper
interviewing skills through mock interviews. Course is
offered on a pass/fail basis. Attributes:
Science Laboratory
267BA
Introduction to
Business Law
3 credits
Introduces students to
the state and federal court systems, tort and criminal law,
law of contracts, partnership, sale of goods, government
regulations, bailment, negotiable instruments, methods of
research, and the judicial system (discovery, trial, and
appellate processes). Attributes:
Science Laboratory
274BA
Human Resource Management
3 credits
The student is introduced to the basic methods of
recruiting, selecting, training, compensating, and
maintaining a productive workforce. Concepts of effective
employee relations including collective bargaining, contract
administration, and safety and health programs are
introduced. Techniques for systematic human resource
planning and development of policies consistent with
government regulations are emphasized. Attributes:
Science Laboratory
282BA
Principles of Marketing
3 credits
The marketing function is
introduced and applied to various types of business
organizations with attention to the marketing concept.
Topics include the marketing mix of product, price
promotion, and distribution decisions; international
marketing; and social responsibility. Attributes:
Science Laboratory
283BA
Principals of Management
3 credits
The functional framework
of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling is
utilized to introduce the management process. The
interdisciplinary nature of management theory is introduced
also, with the inclusion of relevant aspects of human
behavior and rational decision making. Attributes:
Science Laboratory
287BA
Supervisory Management
3 credits
Students study the roles
and responsibilities of the supervisor, emphasizing human
relations skills while recognizing the behavioral factors of
individuals and groups in the work environment. Conceptual
knowledge base and skills to support the supervisor's role
and responsibilities are identified and developed.
Attributes: Science
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