Course Descriptions - Business Administration and Business Management


Business Administration and Business Management		Course Descriptions Main Menu Degrees and Certificates Offered

BUS 100 : INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS

(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): ENG 05 if required by individual student’s placement.

Presents a broad introduction to the functioning of business enterprise within the U.S. economic framework. Introduces economic systems, essential elements of business organization, finance, marketing, production, and risk and human resource management. Lecture 3 hours per week.

BUS 111 : PRINCIPLES OF SUPERVISION I

(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): ENG 05 if required by individual student’s placement.

Teaches the fundamentals of supervision, including the primary responsibilities of the supervisor. Introduces factors relating to the work of supervisor and subordinates. Covers aspects of leadership, job management, work improvement, training and orientation, performance evaluation, and effective employee/supervisor relationships. Lecture 3 hours per week.

BUS 117 : HUMAN RELATIONS AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): ENG 05 if required by individual student’s placement.

Covers interpersonal relations in hierarchical structures. Examines the dynamics of teamwork, motivation, handling change and conflict and how to achieve positive results through others. Lecture 3 hours per week.

BUS 121 : BUSINESS MATHEMATICS I

(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): ENG 05 if required by individual student’s placement.

Applies mathematical operations to business processes and problems. Reviews operations, equations, percents, sales and property taxes, insurance, checkbook and cash records, wage and payroll computations, depreciation, overhead, inventory turnover and valuation, financial statements, ratio analysis, commercial discounts, markup, and markdown. Lecture 3 hours per week.

BUS 146 : INTRODUCTION TO LABOR RELATIONS

(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): ENG 05 if required by individual student’s placement.

Examines history of the labor unions; labor contracts; bargaining processes; philosophy of unionism; use of bargaining techniques for non-wage issues; legal, social, and economic context of labor-management relations; responsibilities and duties of unions and management; analysis of public policy; and current state of the labor movement. May apply simulation and cases of arbitration and collective bargaining procedures. Lecture 3 hours per week.

BUS 165 : SMALL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): ENG 05 if required by individual student’s placement.

Identifies management concerns unique to small businesses. Introduces the requirements necessary to initiate a small business and identifies the elements comprising a business plan. Presents information establishing financial and administrative controls, developing a marketing strategy, managing business operations, and the legal government relationships specific to small businesses. Lecture 3 hours per week.

BUS 195 : TOPICS IN BUSINESS

(1-5 credits)

Provides an opportunity to explore topical areas of interest to or needed by students. May be used also for special honors courses. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.

BUS 196 : ON-SITE TRAINING IN BUSINESS

(1-5 credits)

Specializes in career orientation and training program without pay in selected businesses and industry. Program is supervised and coordinated by the college. Credit/work ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.

BUS 197 : COOPERATIVE EDUCATION IN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): Approval of cooperative education coordinator.

Supervised on-the-job training in approved business, industrial, and service firms. Coordinated by the college’s Cooperative Education Office. Credit/work ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours. BUS 197 for first-year credit.

BUS 200 : PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT

(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): ENG 05 if required by individual student’s placement.

Teaches management and the management functions of planning, organizing, directing, and controlling. Focuses on application of management principles to realistic situations managers encounter as they attempt to achieve organizational objectives. Lecture 3 hours per week.

BUS 201 : ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR

(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): ENG 05 if required by individual student’s placement.

Presents a behaviorally oriented course combining the functions of management with the psychology of leading and managing people. Focuses on the effective use of human resources through understanding human motivation and behavior patterns, conflict management and resolution, group functioning and process, the psychology of decision making, and the importance of recognizing and managing change. Lecture 3 hours per week.

BUS 205 : HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): ENG 05 if required by individual student’s placement.

Introduces employment, selection, and placement of personnel, usage levels and methods, job descriptions, training methods of programs, and employee evaluation systems, compensation and labor relations. Includes procedures for management of human resources and uses case studies and problems to demonstrate implementation of these techniques. Lecture 3 hours per week.

BUS 209 : CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT

(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): ENG 05 if required by individual student’s placement.

Presents the different philosophies in Quality Control. Introduces students to Process Improvement, Team Development, Consensus Building, and Problem-Solving strategies. Identifies methods for Process Improvement in manufacturing and service organizations which includes Statistical Process Control when used in the quality control function of business and industry. Lecture 3 hours per week.

BUS 210 : TOTAL QUALITY STATISTICAL TOOLS

(3 credits)

Provides basic introduction to probability, statistics, and the foundations of quality, followed by in-depth training in the construction, use, and interpretation of control charts. Includes both “variable” and “attribute” control charting techniques as well as an introduction to process capability. Lecture 3 hours per week.

BUS 220 : INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS STATISTICS

(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): BUS 121.

Introduces statistics as a tool in decision making. Emphasizes ability to collect, present, and analyze data. Employs measures of central tendency and dispersion, statistical inference, index number, probability theory, and time series analysis. Lecture 3 hours per week.

BUS 230 : INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS PRACTICE FIRM

(4 credits)

Uses an international business model that prepares student to work as team members in a simulated business firm operating in a virtual economy. Provides tools for students to perform various business functions as their firm transacts business with other students operating business practice firms throughout Europe, Canada, Mexico, and the United States. Involves students in decisionmaking, critical thinking, and team activities. Prerequisite: Advanced status and computer literacy. Lecture 3 hours per week.

BUS 235 : BUSINESS LETTER WRITING

(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): ENG 05 if required by individual student’s placement.

Applies composition principles to business correspondence, employment documents, and reports (including presentation of data in various chart formats). Focuses on preparing effective communications with customers, suppliers, employees, the public, and other business contacts. Lecture 3 hours per week.

BUS 236 : COMMUNICATION IN MANAGEMENT

(3 credits)

Introduces the functions of communication in management with emphasis on gathering, organizing, and transmitting facts and ideas. Teaches the basic techniques of effective oral and written communication. Lecture 3 hours per week.

BUS 241 : BUSINESS LAW I

(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): ENG 05 if required by individual student’s placement.

Develops a basic understanding of the U.S. business legal environment. Introduces property and contract law, agency and partnership liability, and government regulatory law. Students will be able to apply these legal principles to landlord/tenant disputes, consumer rights issues, employment relationships, and other business transactions. Lecture 3 hours per week.

BUS 295 : TOPICS IN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION

(1-5 credits)

Provides an opportunity to explore topical areas of interest to or needed by students. May be used also for special honors courses. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.

BUS 297 : COOPERATIVE EDUCATION IN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): Approval of Cooperative Education coordinator.

Supervised on-the-job training for pay in approved business, industrial, and service firms. Coordinated by the college’s Cooperative Education Office. Credit/work ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours. BUS 297 for second-year credit.


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