BUS 115-TV

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COURSE SYLLABUS

1.	TITLE OF COURSE:	Introduction to Business
	PREFIX/NUMBER:	BUS 115-TV	CREDIT HOURS:	3
2.	PREREQUISITE:	None

3.	RESOURCES NEEDED:
	TEXT:	Introduction to Business by Joseph T. Straub and Raymond F. Attner, Fifth Edition, International Thomson Publishing. Telecourse Study Guide to The Business File by Raymond F. Attner, Wadsworth Publishing Company.
	SUPPLIES:	Pencils, pens, and notebooks for note taking.
4.	COURSE DESCRIPTION:
5.	COURSE GOAL:	To demonstrate an understanding of the social and economic system in the United States and to apply this understanding to selected situations.

6.	COURSE OBJECTIVES:
	(A)	To identify and choose, from information given about business situations, data needed to complete business forms and procedures.
	(B)	To analyze and interpret information about a particular business situation in order to solve problems and make decisions.
	(C)	To demonstrate an understanding of how businesses are formed and managed and to apply this understanding to certain situations.
	(D)	To explain the way businesses operate in the major functional areas of marketing, production and operation, accounting, personnel information and control, and to apply these practices to certain situations.
	(E)	To explain advanced management practices of larger businesses and corporations and to apply these practices to certain situations.
	(F)	To explain how large U.S. Corporations conduct business in the U.S. and abroad, to apply and develop data in certain situations, and to draw conclusions about their impact on society and the need for legal regulations.
	(G)	To explain the extent and nature of interdependency between large and small businesses.
	(H)	To explain interactions between employers, employees, line and staff departments, business managers and community representatives, sellers and buyers.

7.	EVALUATION PROCEDURES:
		Three exams will count equally toward the student's grade.
				Grading Scale Raw Score Range	Letter Grade
				90 to 100	A
				80 to 89	B
				70 to 79	C
				60 to 69	D
				0 to 59	F

Special Remarks:
1.	Assignments/Missed Exams: It is the student's responsibility to complete all course assignments. If prior arrangements are made or extenuating circumstances exist, makeup of tests may be allowed. Late homework papers will not be accepted unless those same extenuating circumstances exist.
2.	Consultant: The consultant is the student's instructor for this course. The consultant helps the student with problems, grades tests, and issues the semester course grade. The consultant will be available in his/her office for phone consultations during office hours. The consultant may, of course, see the student by appointment at other times during the week. The student will be informed at the first orientation meeting of the instructor's offices hours. If the student cannot contact the instructor during office hours, he/she may call the Arts, Business, and Communications Division Secretary at 549-3253 and leave a message with her. If the student changes his/her address or phone number during the semester, he/she must contact the Admissions Office.
3.	Drop/Withdrawal Policy: If an assignment is missed, the instructor may drop the student, but students are ultimately responsible to withdraw themselves if they do not wish to complete the course. (See the PCC Catalog for drop withdrawal procedures.)
4.	Library: If the student cannot view a program or wishes to review a televised lesson, tapes are available in the Library AB-110 on campus. However, the primary viewing should be the broadcasts on KTSC because viewing monitors in the Learning Resources Center may be crowded.

8.	COURSE OUTLINE
	I.	The Business Setting	10 Hours
	II.	The Human Side of Business	10 Hours
	III.	Production and Marketing Activities	11 Hours
	IV.	Finance and Management Information	10 Hours
	V.	Special Challenges and Issues	2 Hours
	VI.	Final	2 Hours
		Total	45 Hours

9.	SEMESTER EXAM SCHEDULE:
	EXAMS will be available in The Learning Center as described in the schedule below: Students at the Southwest Center contact Tony Rocha to set times to take exams--but the dates the tests become available remain the same.
	Examination #1
		Covering programs 101-106 and Chapters 1-6 in your text will be available on ________ . Please take the examination by ________.
	Examination #2
		Covering programs 107-111 and Chapters 7-11 in your text will be available on ________ . Please take the examination by ________.
	Examination #3
		Covering programs 112-118 and Chapters 12-17 in your text will be available on ________ . Please take the examination by ________.
	Examination #4
		Covering programs 119-128 and Chapters 18-21 in your text will be available on ________ . Please take the examination by ________.
	NOTES--Concentrate on the chapters as well as the video segments. The video segments will broaden your understanding but are not a substitute for reading.
10.	METHODS OF INSTRUCTION:
	Telecast Schedule Information The Business File KTSC Channel 8
	Program Titles Telecast Date 101 The Business of Business 102 Comparative Economic Systems 103 Business Opportunities 104 Forming a Business 105 Forming a Business: Corporations 106 Managing a Business 107 Creating an Organization 108 Human Resources 109 Managing Human Resources 110 Producing the Product 111 Marketing Concepts 112 Marketing Product Strategy 113 Marketing Promotional Strategy 114 Marketing Distribution Strategy 115 Marketing Pricing Strategy 116 Short Term Funds 117 Long Term Funds 118 Managing Risk 119 Managing Information 120 Accounting for Profits 121 The Environment: Business and Labor 122 The Environment: Bus. and Gov. Regulation 123 Business and the Law 124 Business and the Economy 125 Business and Social Responsibility 126 The Challenge of High Technology 127 The Challenge of Productivity 128 The Challenge of Business/International
11.	ACADEMIC INTEGRITY:
	The very nature of higher education requires that students adhere to accepted standards of academic integrity. Therefore, Pueblo Community College has adopted a policy of academic conduct as described in the Student Handbook. Violation of academic integrity may be defined to include the following: cheating, plagiarism, falsification and fabrication, abuse of academic materials, complicity in academic dishonesty, and personal misrepresentation. It is the student’s responsibility to be aware of the behaviors that constitute academic dishonesty. Sanctions for violating the standards of academic integrity may include warning, probation, suspension, and/or failure of the course or assignment at the discretion of the instructor.
12.	ADA NOTICE:
	Students who have a documented disability may be eligible to receive accommodations for this class. Please contact the Disability Resources Center at 549-3446 for further information.