Certificate of Achievement in Business 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 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 target markets (both consumer and business-to-business (B2B)), using the "4 Ps": product, promotion, price and place (distribution). 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 accounting training. The course covers the entire accounting cycle including analysis of business transactions, journalizing, posting, and preparation of financial statements using a hands-on approach. Provides foundation for further study of accounting principles and recommended prior to enrollment in Financial Accounting (ACCT 2), especially for Accounting Majors. |
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| BUS-25: Small Business Mgmt | 3 | ||
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Unit(s): 3.00
This course covers the practical considerations, challenges and rewards associated with starting and operating a small business. The course explores how to identify small business opportunities; the factors influencing entrepreneurial success; and financing, marketing, managing, record-keeping and computer applications to support small business operations. Each student will identify a business opportunity, then create a detailed business plan. |
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| BUS-40: Organization Management | 3 | Spring only | |
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Unit(s): 3.00
This course examines managerial concepts, approaches and tools relevant for organizations operating in today's changing, diverse, technology-infused and globally-competitive business environment. Within an ethics and contingency management framework, it focuses on three of the fundamental management functions: planning, organizing and controlling. It provides perspectives and guidelines and develops competencies to assist managers in understanding and addressing organizational problems. |
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| BUS-44: Human Resource Managemt | 3 | ||
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Unit(s): 3.00
This course highlights complex and important issues in current human resources practice, and demonstrates how managers can effectively manage human resources. The course explores Human Resource Management (HRM) issues for today's companies: changing government and legal requirements; new information systems; downsizing; demands for a more skilled workforce; increasing attention to and appreciation for diversity; the global workforce and intensifying global competition; and changing cultural and economic factors. |
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