Business Administration*
The Business Administration Program, administered by the Business Management Department, provides students with a general education background and 12 credits in basic business. After completion of the program, students may transfer to a senior college or university to attain the baccalaureate degree in business.
Many students have inquired into the difference between the Business Administration and the Business Management Programs. The Business Administration Program is suggested for those who want a strong liberal arts background, and who intend to continue their undergraduate education in business. The Business Management Program is designed primarily for students who desire a career-oriented education. Both programs prepare students to enter four-year colleges for the continuation of their baccalaureate studies.
The Business Administration program awards the Associate in Arts (A.A.) degree.
General Requirements
This course is intended primarily for those students who intend to pursue professional careers in fields such as economics, finance, management, and administration. It is also open to highly motivated students in other areas. Topics include: national income and national product; saving, consumption, investment, the multiplier theory, fiscal policy, inflation, employment and business cycles. The student will also be acquainted with money, banking, and central bank monetary policies, as well as some of the more significant theories of international trade and economic development.
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This course is designed principally for those students who intend to pursue professional careers in fields such as economics, accounting, finance, management, and administration. It is also opened to highly motivated students in other areas. The course will focus on price theory in conjunction with: the laws of supply and demand, the analysis of cost, profit, market structure, production theory, and the pricing of productive factors. Significant contemporary economic problems will also be investigated.
This is the first college level writing course. Readings are used to stimulate critical thinking and to provide students with models for effective writing. Students become acquainted with the process of writing, from pre-writing activities to producing a final, proofread draft. Grammar and syntax are discussed as needed. At the end of this course, students take a departmental essay examination that requires them to compose, draft, and edit a thesis-centered essay of at least 500 words.
Prerequisite: Pass the CATR and CATW tests
This course is a continuation of ENG 101. It helps the student further develop composition skills through literary analysis. Students continue to focus on the writing process as they are introduced to a variety of literary genres including the short story, drama, poetry, and/or the novel. Students complete a documented paper based on library, electronic, and field research.
Prerequisite: ENG 101
This is an introductory survey course to health education. The course provides students with the knowledge, skills, and behavioral models to enhance their physical, emotional, social, intellectual and spiritual health as well as facilitate their health decision-making ability. The primary areas of instruction include: health and wellness; stress; human sexuality; alcohol, tobacco and substance abuse; nutrition and weight management; and physical fitness. Students who have completed HED 110 - Comprehensive Health Education will not receive credit for this course.
This course covers fundamental mathematical topics associated with computer information systems, including: numeration systems; sets and logic; Boolean algebra, functions, and elementary switching theory; combinatorics; mathematical induction; permutations; combinations; binomial coefficients; and distributions.
Prerequisite: MAT 012 or MAT 051; and MAT 056.
This course will satisfy the math requirement for students in Business Administration, Computer Information Systems, Computer Network Technology, Computer Science or Accounting. Prerequisites to this course should be taken in the first semester or as early as possible
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This course covers basic algebraic and trigonometric skills, algebraic equations, and functions. Topics include: mathematical induction, complex numbers, and the binomial theorem.
The aim of this course is to develop effective skills in speech communication. The student examines how to generate topics and organized ideas, masters elements of audience psychology and practices techniques of speech presentation in a public forum. All elements of speech production and presentation are considered.
3. Choose from the following areas: English, Ethnic Studies, Social Science, Mathematics, or Foreign Languages. Choices must be from at least three (3) different areas.
Note: Some Music courses are one credit. A total of two credits is required.
5. Choose from AST 110, BIO 110, CHE 110, PHY 110..
Curriculum Requirements
Business and industry in the United States are surveyed broadly in this course. Emphasis is placed on the historical development, objectives, methods of operation, and the interrelationships of management, labor and government. Included is the study of new developments and trends in business administration and the problems they engender in the total management process. Required of all Business Management Students.
This course surveys briefly the American legal system and the basic law of contracts. Reference is made to typical business transactions and, by a study of pertinent cases, how the various principles of contract law apply to them.
This course develops an understanding of computer technology through the exploration of software packages on personal computers. The applications include word processing, spreadsheet, and database management. Students will also learn computer terms and concepts as well as the historical, social and economic implications of computer technology for our society.
The marketing system is described, analyzed and evaluated, including methods, policies, and institutions involved in the distribution of goods from producer to consumer. Emphasis is placed on the means of improving efficiency and lowering distribution costs.
Note:
1. Please note that Elementary Algebra (MAT 051) and Intermediate Algebra (MAT 056) are pre-requisites for MAT 200 and MAT 206.
2. For students whose first language is not English, SPE 102 will also satisfy this requirement.
3. Choose from the following areas: English, Ethnic Studies, Social Science, Mathematics, or Foreign Languages. Choices must be from at least three (3) different areas.
4. Note: Some Music courses are one (1) credit. A total of two (2) credits is required.
5. Choose from AST 110, BIO 110, CHE 110 or PHY 110.
6. Please note that Elementary Algebra (MAT 051) is a prerequisite for this course.
