Certificate of Achievement in Retail Management
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Total Units: 30
Term 1
15 Units. Specified core courses are signified by icon.| Course Name | Units | Notes | |
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| BUS-20: Intro. to Business | 3 | ||
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Unit(s): 3.00
This course is survey of business providing a multidisciplinary examination of how culture, society, economic systems, legal, international, political, financial institutions, and human behavior interact to affect a business organization's policy and practices within the U.S. and a global society. Students will learn about how this business context (including issues such as ethics and sustainability) influences the primary areas of business including: organizational structure and design; leadership, human resource management, organized labor practices; marketing; organizational communication; technology; entrepreneurship; legal, accounting, financial practices; the stock and securities market; and therefore affect a business' ability to achieve its organizational goals. (C-ID BUS 110). |
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| BCIS-18: Intro to Business Technology | 3 | ||
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Unit(s): 3.00
This course is an examination of information and communication technologies used in today's businesses and the impact these technologies are having on today's workplaces. The course will include examination and application of a wide range of information and communication technology tools used to support and enhance business functions and processes. Focus will be placed on solving a variety of business problems, improving organizational productivity, and achieving the goals of business. |
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| Required Core Choice (Select One) | 3 | ||
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| BUS-35: Mgmt & Human Relations | 3 | ||
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Unit(s): 3.00
This course examines the role effective human relations plays in enhancing today's diverse, multi-cultural work environment and facilitating individual and organizational success. This course emphasizes concepts and assessment relating to individual factors (such as personality, attitudes, values, learning style) and to how employees throughout organizations interact with one another (such as communication, leadership styles, conflict resolution approaches). The course enables both managers/supervisors and those not currently in leadership roles to better understand work dynamics and devise appropriate strategies to enhance human relations and organizational and career success. |
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| ECON-4: Princ of Microeconomics | 3 | ||
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Prerequisite(s): MATH 108 or MATH 116 or Equivalent This is an introductory course focusing on choices of individual economic decision-makers. Topics include scarcity, specialization and trade, market equilibrium, elasticity, production and cost theory, market structures, factor markets, and market failure. (C-ID ECON 201). |
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Term 2
15 Units. Specified core courses are signified by icon.| Course Name | Units | Notes | |
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| BUS-64: Princ of Marketing | 3 | ||
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Unit(s): 3.00
This course explores the nature, function and importance of marketing. It focuses on conducting opportunity analysis, assessing consumer behavior, engaging in marketing research, and target marketing as the basis for devising marketing objectives and plans. Students will develop and assess marketing strategies to meet the needs of consumer and business to business (B2B) target markets using the "4 P's": product, promotion, price and place. The emphasis is on ethical, needs-satisfaction, relationship marketing in today's global, technology-infused, competitive environment. |
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| ACCT-20: Intro to Accounting | 3 | ||
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Unit(s): 3.00
This course is an introductory accounting course designed for students with little or no prior training in accounting. Topics span the accounting cycle including analysis of business transactions, journalizing, posting, and preparation of financial statements using a hands-on approach. The course prepares students for entry level accounting careers, further study of accounting principles, or to help small business owners manage their own accounting records. |
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| BUS-66: Retail Management | 3 | ||
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Unit(s): 3.00
This course presents essential concepts in the retailing field, from store location and organization to the purchase, handling, display, pricing and advertising of merchandise. Emphasis is placed on the practical concepts of retail management. |
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| Required Core Choice (Select One) | 3 | BUS-60 Fall Only. | |
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| Required Core Choice (Select One) | 3 | BUS-40 Spring Only. | |
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