BUS& 101 - Intro to Business

Credits: 5
Variable Credit Course: No

Lecture Hours: 55
Lab Hours: 0
Worksite/Clinical Hours: 0
Other Hours (LIA/Internships): 0

Course Description: An overview of the American business environment including forms of business ownership, management techniques, decision making, marketing and production, human resources, accounting and financial management and the effects of globalization on American business.

Prerequisite: Grade of 2.0 or higher in ENGL 097, or AESL 098, or appropriate test score.
Distribution Requirements:

Social Sciences Distribution Requirement

Meets FQE Requirement: No
Integrative Experience Requirement: No

Student Learning Outcomes

Understand the reasons that businesses exist.
Understand Fundamental business concepts.
Analyze simple business situations and make decisions.
Use and understand business vocabulary.
SOCIAL SCIENCES: Identify social variables, structures, and experiences that shape individual perspectives.
PROGRAM OUTCOME: Identify common business concepts, principles and practices.

Course Contents

Economic environment of our business system
Ways of forming a business
Organizing a business
Management of employees
Production planning
Marketing of products and services
Promotion
Pricing
Accounting basics
Financing a business
Risk and insurance
International trade

Instructional Units: 5