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2017-2018 College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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T = Theory (Instruction via lecture, recitiation, discussion, demonstration, or seminar.)
L = Laboratory (Practical Application)
C = Clinical
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BUS 100 - Introduction to Business
3 Hours
Prerequisite: RDG 085 or higher placement
This is a survey course designed to acquaint the student with American business as a dynamic process in a global setting. Topics include the private enterprise system, forms of business ownership, marketing, factors of production, personnel, labor, finance, and taxation.
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BUS 146 - Personal Finance
3 Hours
Prerequisite: RDG 085 or higher placement
This course is a survey of topics of interest to the consumer. Topics include budgeting, financial institutions, basic income tax, credit, consumer protection, insurance, house purchasing, retirement planning, estate planning, investing, and consumer purchasing.
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BUS 186 - Elements of Supervision
3 Hours
Prerequisite: RDG 085 or higher placement
This course is an introduction to the fundamentals of supervision. Topics include the functions of management, responsibilities of the supervisor, management-employee relations, organizational structure, project management, and employee training and rating.
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BUS 189 - Human Relationships
3 Hours
Prerequisite: RDG 085 or higher placement
This course enables employees to better understand actions and motivations within the organizational structure. Topics include general principles of human behavior operating in the workplace.
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BUS 215 - Business Communication
3 Hours
Prerequisite: RDG 085 or higher placement
This course covers written, oral, and nonverbal communications. Topics include the application of communication principles to the production of clear, correct, and logically organized faxes, emails, memos, letters, resumes, reports, and other business communications.
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BUS 241 - Principles of Accounting I
3 Hours
Prerequisite: Grade of C or higher in MTH 100 or MTH 116 , RDG 085 or higher placement
This course is designed to provide a basic theory of accounting principles and practices used by service and merchandising enterprises. Emphasis is placed on financial accounting, including the accounting cycle and financial statement preparation analysis.
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BUS 242 - Principles of Accounting II
3 Hours
Prerequisite: BUS 241 .
This course is a continuation of BUS 241 . In addition to a study of financial accounting, this course also places emphasis upon managerial accounting with coverage of corporations, statement analysis, introductory cost accounting, and use of information for planning, control, and decision making.
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BUS 260 - Statistical Data Analysis
3 Hours
Prerequisite: CIS 146 and MTH 112 or higher placement score
This course is an introduction to the use of basic statistical concepts in business applications. Descriptive statistics, index numbers, measures of central tendency and variation, probability, random variables, discrete and continuous probability distributions, sampling distributions, and point and interval estimation are covered. Computer software applications are utilized.
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BUS 263 - The Legal and Social Environment of Business
3 Hours
Prerequisite: RDG 085 or higher placement
This course provides an overview of the legal and social environment for business operations with emphasis on contemporary issues and their subsequent impact on business. Topics include the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, the legislative process, civil and criminal law, administrative agencies, trade regulations, consumer protection, contracts, employment, and personal property.
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BUS 275 - Principles of Management
3 Hours
Prerequisite: RDG 085 or higher placement
This course provides a basic study of the principles of management. Topics include planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling with emphasis on practical business applications.
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BUS 276 - Human Resource Management
3 Hours
Prerequisite: RDG 085 or higher placement
This course provides an overview of the responsibilities of the supervisor of human resources. Topics include the selection, placement, testing, orientation, training, rating, promotion, and transfer of employees.
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BUS 279 - Small Business Management
3 Hours
Prerequisite: RDG 085 or higher placement
This course provides an overview of the creation and operation of a small business. Topics include buying a franchise, starting a business, identifying capital resources, understanding markets, managing customer credit, managing accounting systems, budgeting systems, inventory systems, purchasing insurance, and the importance of appropriate legal counsel.
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BUS 285 - Principles of Marketing
3 Hours
Prerequisite: RDG 085 or higher placement
This course provides a general overview of the field of marketing. Topics include marketing strategies, channels of distribution, marketing research, and consumer behavior.
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