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COURSE SYLLABUS 1. TITLE OF COURSE: INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS PREFIX/NUMBER: BUS 115 CREDIT HOURS: 3 2. PREREQUISITE: 3. RESOURCES NEEDED: TEXT: Understand Business W/CD, Nickels, 7th edition SUPPLIES: Pencils, pens, and notebooks for note taking. 4. COURSE DESCRIPTION: Focuses on the operation of the American business system. Covers fundamentals of the economy, careers and opportunities, marketing, management, production, governmental regulations, tools of business and social responsibilities. 5. COURSE GOAL: To demonstrate 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 info. 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 and sellers and buyers. 7. EVALUATION PROCEDURES: Attendance, Participation, Homework 10% Current Events (4) 10% Projects 20% Tests (4) 40% Internet Activities (2) 20% Grading ScaleRaw 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. Attendance: College policy states that students may be dropped from enrollment when absent 20% of the scheduled class meetings. If enrolled from the beginning of the term, 9 hours will usually constitute 20% of a three-credit semester course. Reinstatement procedures are described in the PCC catalog. 2. Tardy Policy: A student who is late three times (enters classroom after the instructor has taken roll) will be charged with one full absence unless he/she can provide valid reasons for one or more of these tardies. 3. Missed exams: It is the student's responsibility, whether present or absent, to obtain all material presented and to complete all course assignments. Tests will be provided over WebCT and can be taken within a four day time period. Any tests taken after the testing period will have 10% of the total points deducted from the test score. All work is expected on time. If extenuating circumstances interfere with your ability to complete the work on time, please discuss with your instructor.. 8. COURSE OUTLINE I. Business Trends: Cultivating a Business in Diverse, Global Environments 12 hours II. Business Ownership: Starting a Small Business 6 Hours III. Business Management: Empowering Employees to Satisfy Customers 6 Hours IV. Management of Human Resources" Motivating Employees to Produce Quality Goods and Services 3 Hours V. Marketing: Developing and Implementing Customer-Oriented Marketing Plans 6 Hours VI. Decision Making: Managing Information: Managing Information 6 Hours VII. Managing Financial Resources 6 Hours Total 45 Hours 9. LECTURE OUTLINE: ARTICLE FORMAT 10. METHODS OF INSTRUCTION: To be successful in this course, students are expected to participate in discussions, readings, in-class writing, and peer review activities. Projects are designed to enhance the discussions of the materials. The instructor will assign point values to such activities. 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.
COURSE SYLLABUS
1.
TITLE OF COURSE:
INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS
PREFIX/NUMBER:
BUS 115
CREDIT HOURS:
3
2.
PREREQUISITE:
3.
RESOURCES NEEDED:
TEXT:
Understand Business W/CD, Nickels, 7th edition
SUPPLIES:
Pencils, pens, and notebooks for note taking.
4.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
5.
COURSE GOAL:
To demonstrate understanding of the social and economic system in the United States and to apply this understanding to selected situations.
6.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
To explain the way businesses operate in the major functional areas of marketing, production and operation, accounting, personnel info. 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 and sellers and buyers.
7.
EVALUATION PROCEDURES:
Grading ScaleRaw 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:
Attendance: College policy states that students may be dropped from enrollment when absent 20% of the scheduled class meetings. If enrolled from the beginning of the term, 9 hours will usually constitute 20% of a three-credit semester course. Reinstatement procedures are described in the PCC catalog.
Tardy Policy: A student who is late three times (enters classroom after the instructor has taken roll) will be charged with one full absence unless he/she can provide valid reasons for one or more of these tardies.
Missed exams: It is the student's responsibility, whether present or absent, to obtain all material presented and to complete all course assignments. Tests will be provided over WebCT and can be taken within a four day time period. Any tests taken after the testing period will have 10% of the total points deducted from the test score. All work is expected on time. If extenuating circumstances interfere with your ability to complete the work on time, please discuss with your instructor..
8.
COURSE OUTLINE
I.
II.
III.
Business Management: Empowering Employees to Satisfy Customers
IV.
Management of Human Resources" Motivating Employees to Produce Quality Goods and Services
V.
Marketing: Developing and Implementing Customer-Oriented Marketing Plans
VI.
Decision Making: Managing Information: Managing Information
VII.
Managing Financial Resources
Total
10.
METHODS OF INSTRUCTION:
To be successful in this course, students are expected to participate in discussions, readings, in-class writing, and peer review activities. Projects are designed to enhance the discussions of the materials. The instructor will assign point values to such activities.
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.