Certificate of Achievement in Retail Management
2021-2022 Map
Total Units: 30
Term 1
15 Units. Specified core courses are signified by icon.Course Name | Units | Notes | |
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BUS 20: Introduction to Business | 3.00 | ||
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: Introduction to Business Technology | 3.00 | ||
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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BUS 35: Leading and Supervising Teams | 3.00 | ||
Unit(s): 3.00
This course invites current and future managers to build foundational skills for leading teams of employees in a diverse, multicultural work environment. The focus is on self-assessment, analyzing to understand work situations, as well as developing leadership skills and strategies. This course emphasizes individual factors impacting success including communication skills, conflict resolution, motivation, decision making, leadership style, and business ethics. |
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ECON 4: Principles of Microeconomics | 3.00 | ||
Prerequisite(s): MATH 108 or MATH 116 or Equivalent Placement Guidance: See "AB 705 Placement Guidance" in the Butte College Catalog 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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Required Core Choice (Select One) | 3.00 | ||
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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: Principles of Marketing | 3.00 | ||
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: Introduction to Accounting | 3.00 | ||
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 | 3.00 | ||
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) | 3.00 | ||
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Required Core Choice (Select One) | 3.00 | ||
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