Business
Division of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies
Faculty: Timothy Bonomo, Robert Kephart, Jennifer O’Hara, Tom Owen, and Barbara Squires
Note: The following courses may be taught in a simulated office environment.
Academic Programs
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Business Administration, Associate in Applied Science -
Business Administration (Transfer Program), Associate in Science
Courses
BUSN 1003: Personal Budgeting
BUSN 1030: Business Communications
BUSN 1033: Applied Business Mathematics
The four arithmetic processes and the algebra of business. Application of mathematics to typical business problems. Taxes, insurance, payroll, depreciation, trade and cash discounts, markup, simple interest and bank discounts, and financial statement analysis. Prerequisites: Placement in MATH 1110 or higher.
BUSN 1040: Principles of Business
BUSN 1055: Professionalism
Understanding of individual and workplace needs as they relate to professionalism, team building, and career growth. Topic areas include human relations, business ethics, business etiquette, team building concepts, and career enrichment. Discussion, participation, and role-playing exercises. May be taught in a simulated work environment.
BUSN 1060: Customer Service & Relationship Management
BUSN 1100: Business Applications and Solutions
BUSN 1231: Business Law I
Introduction to the American legal system and specific topics that affect business conduct. Includes legal terminology, the court systems and civil procedures, business ethic, tort law, criminal law, intellectual property and computer law, common law contract, and other topic as time permits. Prerequisites: Eligible to enroll in ENGL 1010.
BUSN 1232: Business Law II
Upper-level course covering the modern statutory and common law regulation of business relationships and transactions. Includes the Uniform Commercial Code topics of sales, secured transactions, commercial paper/banking, business organizations, bankruptcy, agency and accountant liability. Prerequisites: Eligible to enroll in ENGL 1010.
BUSN 2020: Personal Finance
BUSN 2040: Principles of Investment
BUSN 2050: Global Business
BUSN 2053: Business Statistics & Data Analysis
The application of basic statistical methods to business problems. Studies include the assembling of statistical data, sampling techniques, measures of central tendency, dispersion, regression and correlation analysis, hypothesis testing, and probability theory. A statistical software package for data analysis will be utilized throughout the course for presentation and student project work. Prerequisites: Successful completion of MATH 0980 or eligible to enroll in MATH 1150 or higher.
BUSN 2500: Special Topics in Business
An in-depth examination of a significant aspect of Business, Management or Marketing Themes, not covered by any other existing course. Prerequisite: Eligible to enroll in ENGL 1010.
BUSN 2960: Field Experience
Supervised work program in business or industry. The work assignment selected according to the student's vocational goals. The student attends one class per week and submits a final report indicating the application of classroom learning to on-the-job experiences. Student will be evaluated by his or her employer. Prerequisite: Associate Dean's or instructor's consent.