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Course Description


Business - BUS 101

Introduction to Business

3 Credit Hours
3 Lecture Hours

Course Description

This course introduces principles, problems and practices of business in areas of organization, management, information related management and e-business, labor, production, human relations, marketing, finance, insurance, regulation and government.

Prerequisites

(A requirement that must be completed before taking this course.)

  • ENG 101 or may be taken concurrently or minimum score of 18 ACT-English, 25 SAT-Writing and Language, 71 CPT-Sentence Skills or 250 NGA-Writing.

Course Competencies

Upon successful completion of the course, the student should be able to:

  • Compare the organization of large and small business entities.
  • Analyze the impact of business ethics and social responsibility in achieving competitive advantage.
  • Differentiate between opportunities and potential challenges related to international business.
  • Evaluate the impact of legal and economic systems on the business environment.
  • Assess the role of e-commerce in the business and consumer markets.
  • Outline human resource functions in business and their impact on organizational success.
  • Explore the roles of marketing strategy in customer relationship management.
  • Analyze the accounting and financial management functions and their impact on internal and external stakeholders.
  • Characterize the role of computers and related technologies in support of organizational activity.

Course Schedule

 CourseSectionCourse TitleLocationCredit HoursInstructorsSeats Available ⁄Capacity ⁄WaitlistStatusFeeDays-Time-Room

Fall; 2024; BUSINESS; No of Weeks : 7; Begins : 08/26/2024

 101142369Intro BusinessONL3Oconnor M1/31/0Open$0.00 

Fall; 2024; BUSINESS; No of Weeks : 7; Begins : 10/22/2024

 101142387Intro BusinessONL3Matthews J5/31/0Open$0.00 

Fall; 2024; BUSINESS; No of Weeks : 12; Begins : 09/17/2024

 101142341Intro BusinessONL3Griffith R1/31/0Open$0.00 
 101142366Intro BusinessONL3Ragan C2/31/0Open$0.00 
 101142390Intro BusinessONL3Griffith R5/31/0Open$0.00 
 101142604Intro BusinessMC3Ringer J0/32/0Closed$0.00M W  09:30 AM-11:16 AM HS310
 101142616Intro BusinessMC3Ringer J0/24/0Closed$0.00T R  09:30 AM-11:16 AM HS720
 101143375Intro BusinessSYNC3Matthews J16/30/0Open$0.00T  06:00 PM-09:38 PM 

Fall; 2024; BUSINESS; No of Weeks : 15; Begins : 08/26/2024

 101142319Intro BusinessONL3Derderian H0/31/0Closed$0.00 
 101142328Intro BusinessONL3Mazur B0/31/0Closed$0.00 
 101142342Intro BusinessONL3Simo T0/31/0Closed$0.00 
 101142602Intro BusinessMC3Oconnor M0/30/0Closed$0.00T R  08:00 AM-09:26 AM HS720
 101142607Intro BusinessMC3Derderian H4/30/0Open$0.00M W  10:00 AM-11:26 AM HS820
 101142618Intro BusinessMC3Taylor A3/32/0Open$0.00T R  11:30 AM-12:56 PM BTC370
 101143306Intro BusinessSYNC3Matthews J13/30/0Open$0.00M W  01:00 PM-02:26 PM 

Winter; 2025; BUSINESS; No of Weeks : 7; Begins : 03/10/2025

 101112494Intro BusinessONL3Ragan C29/31/0Open$0.00 

Winter; 2025; BUSINESS; No of Weeks : 12; Begins : 01/27/2025

 101112355Intro BusinessONL3Ragan C27/31/0Open$0.00 
 101112424Intro BusinessONL3Griffith R13/31/0Open$0.00 
 101112483Intro BusinessONL3Derderian H29/31/0Open$0.00 
 101112488Intro BusinessONL3Mazur B27/31/0Open$0.00 
 101112625Intro BusinessMC3Taylor A17/30/0Open$0.00M W  09:00 AM-10:46 AM HS200
 101112646Intro BusinessMC3Matthews J29/31/0Open$0.00M W  09:00 AM-10:46 AM HS320
 101112741Intro BusinessONL3Griffith R25/31/0Open$0.00 

Winter; 2025; BUSINESS; No of Weeks : 15; Begins : 01/06/2025

 101112318Intro BusinessONL3Ragan C0/31/1Closed$0.00 
 101112319Intro BusinessONL3Ragan C0/31/1Closed$0.00 
 101112342Intro BusinessONL3Simo T5/31/0Open$0.00 
 101112602Intro BusinessMC3Oconnor M9/30/0Open$0.00T R  10:00 AM-11:26 AM HS710
 101112651Intro BusinessMC3Matthews J24/31/0Open$0.00W  06:00 PM-08:52 PM HS610

Key: Day of the Week

  • T = Tuesday
  • R = Thursday
  • S = Saturday
  • X = Sunday