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Accounting
[110]
General Business
[120, 126, 151, 200, 205, 233, 261]
International Business
[201]
Management
[101, 109, 122, 126, 127, 175, 179, 251, 253, 275]
Marketing
[101, 210, 263, 268]
Small Business Management
[200, 202, 203, 204, 207, 210, 213, 214, 218, 220]
Society and Business
[200]
TQM
Total Quality Management
[200]
ACCOUNTING [ACC]
| ACC110
Accounting Skills and Applications 3 credits Develops basic accounting skills including analyzing and journalizing transactions, comprehension of the balance sheet, income statement, and equity and cash flow statements. Explores usage of specialized journals and subsidiary ledgers in a computerized system. Studies the impact of various transactions on an enterprise, including payroll, receivables, payables, inventory, cash and credit card receipts. |
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GENERAL BUSINESS [GBS]
| GBS120 Workplace
Communication Skills 3 credits Reviews planning, organization, development and evaluation of written and oral communication in business settings, including informative and persuasive messages. |
GBS200
Understanding the Business Environment 3 credits Provides an overview of the external environmental factors affecting business policies and decisions; economic, legal and regulatory, political, social and cultural, industry, and ethical. |
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| GBS126 Writing Resumes 1 credit Planning, organizing, and writing a professional resume. Focus on presentation skills including format and language. |
GBS205
Legal, Ethical, & Regulatory Issues in Business 3 credits Legal theories, ethical issues and regulatory climate affecting business policies and decisions. Includes overview of torts, cyberlaw, investor protection, regulatory agencies, court systems, criminal conduct, product liability, property law, business organization, environmental law, employment law, and many other topics of interest to business owner or employee. |
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| GBS132
Personal and Family Financial Security 3 credits Principles and practices of personal and family financial planning, includes savings, budgeting, credit, buying versus renting and general principles of consumerism. |
GBS233
Business Communication 3 credits Internal and external business communications including verbal and nonverbal techniques. Prerequisites: ENG101 or ENG107 with grade of ‘C’ or better or permission of department/ division. |
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| GBS151
Introduction to Business 3 credits Characteristics and activities of current local, national, and international business. An overview of economics, marketing, management and finance. Prerequisites: None. |
GBS261 Investments I 3 credits Evaluation of various investment forms including study of inflation, taxation, government securities, stocks and bonds, real estate and retirement plans. Prerequisites: None. |
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| IBS201
International Studies for Business 3 credits Provides an overview of the major issues faced by managers in international business. Focuses on cultural sensitivity issues and applying concepts of real-world business situations through case studies and experiential exercises. |
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| MGT101
Techniques of Supervision 3 credits Overview of the foundations of supervision and how to get things done within an organization through other people. The functions of planning, organizing, staffing, motivating, and controlling presented. |
MGT175
Business Organization and Management 3 credits Covers basic principles of managing quality and performance in organizations. Covers management functions: planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. Emphasizes continual improvement, ethics, and social responsibility. Prerequisites: None. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| MGT109
Developing Professional Skills & Standards 3 credits Explores the skills and qualities necessary to develop and maintain a successful professional life. Topic include management/leadership skill development, effective job search, image development, career advancement, gender issues, professional conduct, time/financial management, and human relations. |
MGT179
Utilizing the Human Resource Department 3 credits Provides the opportunity to learn how to appropriately utilize the human resources department within an organization in order to improve job performance. Topics include staffing, training and development, manpower planning, compensation and benefits, federal labor laws and why people seek outside representation. | ||||||||||||||||||
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MGT122 Health Care
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MGT251
Human Relations in Business 3 credits Analysis of motivation, leadership, communications, and other human factors. Cultural differences that may create conflict and affect morale individually and within organizations. Prerequisites: None. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| MGT126 Customer Service
Skills and Strategies 3 credits Explores strategies to improve job performance and develop a service-oriented philosophy. Uses practical training concepts and techniques to demonstrate how superior customer service can lead to competitive advantage and profitability in business. Focuses on both internal and external customers. |
MGT253
Owning and Operating a Small Business 3 credits Starting, organizing and operating a small business, including location, finance, management processes, advertisement and promotion, credit, inventory control and ethics. |
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| MGT127
Managing & Leading for Competitive Advantage 3
credits Practical training in the development of skills and expertise necessary to achieve organizational goals, with and through people. Examines functions and work activities that result in a more productive and harmonious workforce. |
MGT275
Office Management and Procedures 3 credits Covers basic administrative office services and systems, including analysis and management of operations, information systems, human resources, and facilities design. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| MKT101
Introduction to Public Relations 3 credits Emphasizes public relations techniques used both within and outside the business organization, including operation of a PR counseling firm. |
MKT263
Advertising Principles 3 credits Introduces the advertising function within business including media study, creative strategies, and advertising campaigns. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| MKT210
Applied Marketing Strategies 3 credits Examines the principles and terminology utilized in the marketing/function and their value and application in the day-to-day operation of a business. Focuses on marketing planning, market segmentation, positioning, targeting and aspects of international marketing. Reviews product development, pricing, promotion and distribution and explores careers in marketing. |
MKT268
Merchandising 3 credits Surveys structure and operation of retail organizations. Emphasizes merchandising to include price, location, time, promotion, and quantity. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| SBS200
Small Business Operations 2 credits In-depth analysis of and individual plan development for the “day-to-day” problems encountered in the operation of a small business. Includes the development of a business operations plan including finance, purchasing, production scheduling, maintenance, shipping/receiving, personnel management and insurance/risk management requirements. |
SBS210 Tax Planning
and Preparation 1 credit Explores the areas of tax planning and preparation essential to small business operation. Includes tax requirements and forms, special tax topics affecting business decisions, tax planning techniques, and common tax problems for the small business. Prerequisites: None. |
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| SBS202
Small Business Bookkeeping and Tax Preparation 1 credit Introduces accounting and record-keeping with emphasis on practical use of financial data for the successful management of a small business. Develops an understanding of the accounting cycle and preparation of financial statements. Includes section on tax consequences and preparation. Designed for the non-financially oriented owner/manager. |
SBS213
Hiring & Managing Employees 1 credit Methods and techniques for managing employees in a small business. Includes supervisor’s role, leadership styles, interpersonal communications, staff planning, employee work styles, techniques for handling problem employees, and employee motivation. Focuses on real life situations to enable the business owner to gain high performance from their employee team. Includes segment on hiring, new employee orientation, training, benefits, and developing future staffing needs assessment. |
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| SBS203 Financing & Cash
Management for Small Business 1 credit Planning for and meeting the financial needs of the small business including cash flow planning, identification of financial needs and sources, equity and debt financing, and preparation of loan packages. Participants complete a financial plan, with cost controls, sales revenue, expense allocation, and inventory cost. |
SBS214
Small Business Customer Relations 1 credit Developing / improving customer relations for the small business. Planning /delivering quality customer service. Includes topics on attitude of employees, customer perceptions and motivations, handling customer dissatisfaction, and developing customer, supplier, vendor, and distributor loyalty. |
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| SBS204
Small Business Marketing and Advertising 2 credits Introduction to strategies and methods including business image, target market analysis, and customer buying behavior profile. Analysis and selection of advertising/business promotion methods and timing. Design of an individual marketing and advertising/promotion plan. |
SBS218
Establishing an Import/Export Business 1 credit Basic marketing and management techniques for exporting and importing. Includes researching viability of an import/export business, marketing an export or securing a product for import, and implementing the transaction. |
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| SBS207 Producing
Sales for a Small Business 1 credit Development of a sales strategy to include prospect qualifying, the sales process and territory management, salesperson management, and sales promotion concepts. Includes target market based prospecting, client need appraisal, presentation strategies, and closing the sale. |
SBS220
Internet Marketing for Small Business 2 credits Focuses on “e-Commerce”-doing business on the Internet and planning a web site. Topics include: examples of successful marketing on the Internet; availability of Internet services; necessary hardware and software for marketing on the Internet; determining products/services appropriate for Internet marketing; budget constraints and on-going operations of the Internet site. |
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SOCIETY & BUSINESS [SBU] TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT [TQM]
| SBU200
Society and Business 3 credits The study and scientific inquiry of issues and demands placed on business enterprise by owners, customers, government, employees and society. Included are social, ethical, and public issues and analysis of the social impact of business responses. This class counts for Social/Behavioral Science credit at MCCCD and ASU COB. |
TQM200
Leadership for Front-Line Employees 2 credits Methods of traditional management concepts and their application to a quality oriented environment for the front-line employee. Covers planning, goal-setting, problem-solving, motivation, time management, adaptability, flexibility and dependability in a quality setting. |
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