2006-07 Catalog Archive (Archived July 31, 2006)
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Business Management (BM)
Associate of Applied Science Degree (A.A.S.)
The Business Management curriculum offers students the skills needed to prepare for a career in management-related fields. Students develop skills in effective decision making, problem solving, organizing and planning.
Career Opportunities: Entry-level management trainee positions in manufacturing, retailing, banking, insurance, marketing, and government.
Recommended High School Subjects: Students should complete English and mathematics courses (including algebra).
Remediation Strategies: All students entering the major will be tested for English, reading, and mathematics deficiencies. Students will be expected to remediate any deficiencies during their first semester.
Transfer Procedures: This major is subject to the transfer standards established by the College and detailed in the Information section (see "Transferring Credits") of this catalog. Exceptions must be approved by the school dean.
Program Goals: A graduate of this major should be able to:
- plan, organize, lead, and control within an organizational setting.
- understand the application of laws and the legal system to the business environment.
- communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
- recognize the importance of business ethics and social responsibility to business operations.
- understand the international arena and its current role and impact on business.
- understand basic accounting methods and their business applications.
- utilize human relations/human resource management skills and abilities in a business organizational setting.
- identify and understand the basics of computer hardware/software and their applications to business functions.
- utilize financial analysis within a business environment.
- identify the broad functions of marketing and their applications to business.
| First Semester | Credits | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| MGT115 | Principles of Management | 3 | |
| ACC113 | Introduction to Financial Accounting | 3 | |
| CSC110 | Introduction to Information Technology | 3 | |
| ENL111 | English Composition I | 3 | |
| MTH113 | Business Mathematics | 3 | |
| OIT101 | Keyboarding and Its Applications | 1 | |
| FIT | Fitness and Lifetime Sports Elective | 1 | |
| 17 | |||
| Second Semester | Credits | ||
| MGT230 | Business Communications | 3 | |
| or | |||
| ENL201 | Technical and Professional Communication | 3 | |
| ACC123 | Introduction to Managerial Accounting | 3 | |
| CSC211 | Business Computer Applications Using Spreadsheet | 3 | |
| ECO111 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 | |
| SPC101 | Fundamentals of Speech | 3 | |
| HUM | Humanities Elective | 3 | |
| or | |||
| SSE | Social Science Elective | 3 | |
| or | |||
| ART | Art Elective | 3 | |
| or | |||
| FOR | Foreign Language Elective | 3 | |
| or | |||
| AAE | Applied Arts Elective | 3 | |
| or | |||
| IFE | International Field Experience Elective | 3 | |
| 18 | |||
| Third Semester | Credits | ||
| MGT301 | Business Law I | 3 | |
| MGT248 | Supervision and Human Relations | 3 | |
| HRM300 | Human Resource Management | 3 | |
| MKT240 | Principles of Marketing | 3 | |
| SBM | Specified Business Management Elective | 3 | |
| SBM | Specified Business Management Elective | 3 | |
| 18 | |||
| Fourth Semester | Credits | ||
| MGT216 | International Business | 3 | |
| FIN350 | Finance | 3 | |
| or | |||
| FIN305 | Fundamentals of Financial Planning | 3 | |
| MGT315 | Business Ethics | 3 | Science, Technology and Society Requirement |
| SBM | Specified Business Management Elective | 3 | |
| SCI | Science Elective | 3 | |
| 15 | |||
Specified Business Management Electives: Any MGT, MKT, FIN, HRM, MIS, or ACC courses at the 100, 200 or 300-level, except MGT 110.
Accreditation: Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) and The International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE)