10-102-105 Introduction to Business Credits: 3 Lecture Hours: 54
Students gain an overview of the business enterprise in the American economy. Studies focus on the interrelationships between business functions and the economy by examining such topics as ownership forms, marketing, management, the legal environment of business, and management information systems.
EXAM

10-102-131 Developing a Business Plan Credits: 1 Lecture Hours: 18
Every new business faces challenges. A good business plan provides an objective look at the big picture issues for the potential business venture. Students will complete a business plan for their business concept in this course. Students will evaluate their business concept and develop the marketing, operations, and financial components for this concept.

10-102-151 Personal Finance Credits: 1 Lecture Hours: 18
This course will help students with the process of making informed financial decisions. Students will explore money management techniques, credit options, insurance, saving and investing, and retirement plans.
CRED CFP (Certified Financial Planner), CFA (Chartered Financial Analysts), CPA (Certified Public Account), FINRA Series 7 Securities License

10-103-128 Beginning Microsoft Office Credits: 1 Lecture Hours: 18
This course is an introduction to Microsoft Word and Excel. Using Microsoft Word, students will create, edit, and format documents while using the built-in proofing tools. Other topic areas covered include text, paragraph, and document formatting, as well as working with graphics in documents. Using Microsoft Excel, students will learn the basic features to produce basic worksheets and charts. Other topic areas covered include formatting, formulas, built-in functions used to design functional worksheets to solve business problems. Basic experience with Windows is assumed.

10-801-136 English Composition I Credits: 3 Lecture Hours: 54
Learners develop and apply skills in all aspects of the writing process. Through a variety of learning activities and written documents, learners employ rhetorical strategies, plan, organize and revise content, apply critical reading strategies, locate and evaluate information, integrate and document sources, and apply standardized English language conventions.
CLEP CLEP Test - College Composition

10-804-123 Math with Business Apps Credits: 3 Lecture Hours: 54
This course integrates algebraic concepts, proportions, percents, simple interest, compound interest, annuities, and basic statistics with business/consumer scenarios. It also applies math concepts to the purchasing/buying and selling processes.
EXAM

10-804-189 Introductory Statistics Credits: 3 Lecture Hours: 54
Students taking Introductory Statistics display data with graphs, describe distributions with numbers, perform correlation and regression analyses, and design experiments. They use probability and distributions to make predictions, estimate parameters, and test hypotheses. They draw inferences about relationships including ANOVA.
EXAM

10-809-195 Economics Credits: 3 Lecture Hours: 54
This course is designed to give an overview of microeconomics, macroeconomics, and international economics. Concepts include scarcity, resources, alternative economic systems, growth, supply and demand, monetary and fiscal policy, inflation, unemployment and global economic issues.
CLEP CLEP Test - Principles of Macroeconomics

20-809-287 Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 3 Lecture Hours: 54
This course provides an introduction to basic economic principles with applications to current economic problems affecting the overall performance of a nation's economy. The course begins with an analysis of the role of markets and prices in an economy. Topics include the causes and consequences of unemployment, inflation, and economic growth; the role of money and banking in the economy; the role of government taxing and spending policies to correct market failure and stabilize the economy; the implications of budget deficits and the national debt; and the implications of an increasingly global economy. This course is designed to meet the need for college transfer credit.
CLEP CLEP Test - Principles of Macroeconomics

10-101-111 Accounting 1 Credits: 4 Lecture Hours: 36 Lab Hours: 72
Students learn accounting concepts and principles in a logical step-by-step manner. Students will do extensive problem work. Students focus on accounting for both service and merchandising businesses.
CLEP CLEP Test - Financial Accounting

10-102-109 Business Law I Credits: 3 Lecture Hours: 54
Students explore the United States legal system, apply common law contract principles to everyday business transactions, and the Uniform Commercial Code to the formation of sales contracts, transfer of title and risk, performance and product liability.
CLEP CLEP Test - Introduction to Business Law

10-102-130 Management Principles Credits: 3 Lecture Hours: 54
Students explore the challenges faced by the managers of organizations in today's competitive business environment. Students will examine managerial roles and skills as important factors in determining organizational performance. These factors include planning for the future by anticipating changes in the external environment, organizing people into groups, allocating resources to them and motivating them to attain organizational goals.
CLEP CLEP Test - Principles of Management

10-104-130 Marketing Principles Credits: 3 Lecture Hours: 54
Students will use the marketing mix in developing marketing concepts. Global, relationships, ethics, customer value, productivity, and technology perspectives to marketing will be developed by the student.

10-801-198 Speech Credits: 3 Lecture Hours: 54
Students explore the fundamentals of effective oral presentations to small and large groups. Students demonstrate competency through topic selection, audience analysis, methods of organization, research, structuring evidence and support, delivery techniques, and other essential elements of speaking successfully, including the listening process.
EXAM

10-102-104 Principles of Finance Credits: 3 Lecture Hours: 54
Students apply decision-making strategies such as short-term and long-term financing and investing, leverage, break-even analysis, and time value of money. Financial markets and institutions are discussed in length as well. The relationship between risk and return is emphasized throughout the course. Prerequisites: Accounting 1, Part 1 (10-101-101) and Accounting 1, Part 2 (10-101-102) or Accounting 1 (10-101-111)
CRED CFP (Certified Financial Planner), CFA (Chartered Financial Analysts), CPA (Certified Public Account), FINRA Series 7 Securities License

10-102-110 Business Law 2 Credits: 3 Lecture Hours: 54
Students learn legal principles applicable to agency and employment relations and explore the effect of government regulations on business enterprises; learn the basic legal concepts of secured transactions, bankruptcy, and alternatives to bankruptcy; and apply the Uniform Commercial Code to the issuance and transfer of negotiable instruments. Prerequisites: Business Law I (10-102-109)

10-102-129 Human Resources Management Credits: 3 Lecture Hours: 54
Students will explore the people dimension of organizations; one of the most challenging aspects of management. Students will develop skills in the processes employed by human resource professionals to ensure employee's abilities are used effectively and efficiently to achieve an organization's goals. The impact of laws and of societal and business trends on human resource functions will be analyzed.
CRED PHR (Professional in Human Resources), SPHR (Senior Professional in Human Resources)

10-102-134 Business Management Internship Credits: 1 Lecture Hours: 0 Occupational Hours: 72
Students will obtain practical, hands-on experience while applying skills developed in the Business Management program at an approved site with employer and instructor supervision. Professional behavior, good communication, and positive interpersonal skills will also be demonstrated. Students will also demonstrated knowledge of the program TSA's (Technical Skill Attainment).

10-809-143 Microeconomics Credits: 3 Lecture Hours: 54
This course examines the behavior of individual decision makers, primarily consumers and firms. Topics include choices of how much to consume and to produce, the functioning of perfectly and imperfectly competitive markets, the conditions under which markets may fail, and arguments for and against government intervention. The student applies the fundamental tools of economics to real world problems. Prerequisites: Economics (10-809-195) or Principles of Macroeconomics (20-809-287)

10-809-198 Introduction to Psychology Credits: 3 Lecture Hours: 54
This science of psychology course is a survey of multiple aspects of behavior and mental processes. It provides an overview of topics such as research methods, theoretical perspectives, learning, cognitive processes, motivation, personality, psychological disorders and treatment approaches, physiological factors, social influences, and development.
CLEP CLEP Test - Introduction to Psychology

10-102-108 Risk Management Credits: 3 Lecture Hours: 54
Students will be exposed to the process of managing risks faced by business firms and individuals. Students will use the risk management process in case studies to analyze and evaluate pure risks to minimize losses.
CRED CLU (Chartered Life Underwriter), CFP (Certified Financial Planner), ChFC (Chartered Financial Consultant), CPCU (Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter)

10-102-115 Business Management Strategies Credits: 3 Lecture Hours: 54
Students explore the activities undertaken by the management and leadership of a business organization. Students will apply problem-solving and decision-making skills to situations that affect business operations. The course will focus on the integration of the functions of finance, marketing, operations, technology, and human relations in the process of managing a firm. Prerequisites: Accounting 1 (10-101-111)

10-102-132 Operations Management Credits: 3 Lecture Hours: 54
Students will apply decision-making techniques to ensure efficient and competitive management of business operations. Students will focus on the key operational activities of product development, process design and management, and supply chain management. Course topics will include product design processes, quality, facility design and capacity planning, inventory control, project management, supply chain management, cost control, and customer service management. Prerequisites: Introduction to Business (10-102-105)
CRED APICS test - CPIM

10-102-135 Management Information Systems Credits: 3 Lecture Hours: 54
This course examines how information systems support organizational operations and decision-making. Students explore strategic uses of technology, databases, decision support, e-commerce, artificial intelligence, systems development, infrastructure, security, and ethical and legal considerations. Practical skills with a widely used spreadsheet application are emphasized for data analysis and business problem-solving. Pre/Co-requisites: Beginning Microsoft Office (10-103-128)

10-104-105 Selling Principles Credits: 3 Lecture Hours: 54
Philosophy of personal selling is introduced through learning to understand the societal role of salespersons and the human behaviors of customers, as well as how to sell ideas, services, and products. Students prepare sales presentations and practice selling techniques.