Associate of Science in Business Administration

A study of accounting from two perspectives; how financial statements are prepared, and how decision makers use financial statements.  Transaction recording, ethical decision making, and computer applications are included.

A course which describes the techniques and concepts used to produce decision-making information.  Manufacturing, nonprofit, retail, wholesale, and administrative environments are emphasized (Prerequisite: ACC 210).

Contents include legal environment of business, contracts, domestic and international sales and lease contracts, negotiable instruments, creditor’s rights and bankruptcy, business organizations, labor and employment relations, and government regulations.

A continuation of BUL 201, which is prerequisite, including in depth discussion of business contracts, personal and real property, basics of insurance law, secured transactions and business regulation (Prerequisite: BUL 201).

This course is an introduction to the function and operations of business in a free enterprise system. Topics include how and why a business operates, the development of a business plan, business ownership, organization, and marketing. This course also provides students with an overview of business in an increasingly global society, serving as an introduction to business terminology, concepts, environments, systems, strategies, and current issues.

Topics include an overview of the business environment, business ethics, entrepreneurship and global business, management, marketing, production, information systems, and financial elements of business. The course provides a solid business foundation for more detailed and higher level study in subsequent courses.

A survey of management theories and applications, the impact of management on individuals, managerial strategies, management of international business, and the evolution of
management as a science.

The impact of computers on society and business. Emphasis is placed on the evolution of the computer, evolving technology, software and hardware, programming languages, and decision making in a computerized environment.

A study of the economic system and the development of free competition in capitalism.
Included in the course are discussions about the evolution of money, the banking system, the
law of supply and demand, and price determination.

A course in microeconomics involves a closer look at supply and demand, price controls, public policy, the theory of the firm, cost and revenue concepts, forms of competition, elasticity, and efficient resource allocation. It also involves a detailed study of the choices made by households, firms, and government and how these choices affect the markets for goods and services.

This course investigates the process of composition of prose, the differences between
explaining and persuading, research tools and the organization of subject matter.
Compositions include descriptive, narrative, analytic and persuasive essays.
Emphasis is placed on an expanded concept of literacy that includes images and a variety of
visual media, as well as on how to find, critically evaluate, and synthesize information from a
variety of sources. Students develop the skills of successful writing, including strategies for
generating content designed for different purposes, editing their work for clarity and
grammatical correctness, arguing, or criticizing their own and others’ work, and making
revisions. (*May be subject to testing and/or remedial work in order to enroll)

A continuation of ENG 101, which is prerequisite; emphasis is placed on the resources available to a writer, both documented and imaginative, and the use of these resources in the development of academic writing. Essay tasks will include informative, analytic, and argumentative writing. Students will be complete a research project on a topic of their choice.
Students will examine six interconnected components of research paper development in
college and business settings: rhetorical awareness, why writers make specific choices in the development of their ideas, the kinds of questions college courses explore, techniques for effective revision of papers, editing, and critical reading skills. The course is designed to create a set of assumptions about the way to use language to investigate, learn, and change (Prerequisite: ENG 101).

A course which introduces mathematical concepts at the college level and use of mathematics in actual settings; Emphasis is placed on critical thinking, sets, logic, functions graphing, number theory, real number system; Introduction to logarithmic functions, theory of equations, statistic and algebraic theory. (*May be subject to testing and/or remedial work in order to enroll).

A continuation of MAT 101, which is prerequisite; Emphasis is placed on more advanced topics including linear equations, statistics and probability, differential equations, and theory of proofs (Prerequisite: MAT 101).

This course will emphasize the individual as a decision-maker and focus on ethical issues and
dilemmas facing managers in most business organizations. The subject is a study of the
application of ethical theories applied to business. The specific objectives of the course are to raise students’ general awareness of ethical dilemmas at work, to place ethical issues within a management context subject to analysis and decision-making action and their impact on society. The course enhances and improves students’ ability to reason toward a satisfactory resolution of an ethical dilemma.

A study of the fundamentals of motivating, communicating, and cooperating with management, co-workers, and the public for business professionals.

A study of the activities that are necessary for the successful management of a small business.
Topics include marketing, inventory control, planning, and the creation of a business plan
(Prerequisite: BUS 101).

A survey course which focuses on marketing theories, building and managing profitable
customer relationships, building and managing strong brands to create brand equity, and
marketing in a socially responsible way around the globe. Topics include the marketing
environment, managing information, consumer and business buyer behavior, branding
strategies, distribution channels, advertising and sales promotion, and direct marketing.

A survey of advertising foundations, environment, background, planning, and strategy, advertising media, creating advertising and marketing communication elements.

A basic study of human behavior including an emphasis on learning theory, human
development, and psychological research.

An introduction to social relations and the scientific study of human society, culture, social
interactions and organization of societies. Topics reviewed include socialization, research
methods and application of scientific methods to sociological data, social problems and
change, and social institutions. Emphasis is placed on the structural and cultural aspects of
society and the complex manner in which various environments influence human development and behavior.