Business Management
Degree/Certificate Options | Major Code |
---|---|
Associate in Science Degree: Career/Technical | |
Business Management | A1151 |
Certificates of Achievement | |
Business Management | B1153 |
Ebusiness & Ecommerce | C2457 |
Entrepreneurship and Small Business | A1155 |
Financial and Investment Services Specialty | B2027 |
Marketing and Sales | C2113 |
Project Management | 02278 |
Certificates of Proficiency | |
Financial Services | 02028 |
Consult with a counselor to develop a Student Education Plan (SEP), which lists the courses necessary to achieve your academic goal.
Faculty
Kevin Alston, M.B.A.
kalston@swccd.edu
Stephanie Duver, Ph.D.
sduver@swccd.edu
Yvonne Lucas, M.B.A.
ylucas@swccd.edu
Elisabeth Shapiro, Esq. J.D., M.A.L.D.
eshapiro@swccd.edu
BUS 52
BASICS OF GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING
2 UNITS
Pass/No Pass or Grade is Allowed
Recommended Preparation: RDG 158 or equivalent or through the Southwestern College multiple measures placement processes.
Lecture 2 hours
Offered: ALL
Provides the fundamental aspects and key elements of contracting and subcontracting with federal, state, and local government agencies. Includes the key steps a small business should take to successfully compete in the government market, including skill development in marketing, subcontracting, and proposal writing. [D]
BUS 70
KEYBOARDING I
1 UNIT
Pass/No Pass Only
Lecture 1 hour, laboratory 0.50 hours
Offered: FALL, SPRING
Provides training in keyboarding for beginners. Emphasizes keyboarding using touch control method of letter keys, correct typing techniques, and speed building and accuracy on one-minute and two-minute timed writings, utilizing computer and keyboarding software. [D]
BUS 71
KEYBOARDING II
1 UNIT
Pass/No Pass Only
Prerequisite: BUS 70 or equivalent.
Lecture 1 hour, laboratory 0.50 hours
Offered: FALL, SPRING
Provides keyboarding instruction as a continuation of BUS 70. Develops speed and accuracy, and presents the numeric and symbol keys, formatting of business letters, and preparation of one-page reports. Builds speed and control on one-minute and three-minute writings. Uses keyboarding software. [D]
BUS 73
KEYBOARDING SPEED AND ACCURACY I
1 UNIT
Pass/No Pass Only
Prerequisite: BUS 71 or equivalent.
Lecture 1 hour, laboratory 0.50 hours
Offered: FALL, SPRING
Increases keyboarding speed and improves accuracy utilizing specialized software. [D]
BUS 74
KEYBOARDING SPEED AND ACCURACY II
1 UNIT
Pass/No Pass Only
Prerequisite: BUS 73 or equivalent.
Lecture 1 hour, laboratory 0.50 hours
Offered: FALL, SPRING
Increases keyboarding speed and improves accuracy utilizing specialized software. [D]
BUS 75
KEYBOARDING SPEED AND ACCURACY III
1 UNIT
Pass/No Pass Only
Prerequisite: BUS 74 or equivalent.
Lecture 1 hour, laboratory 0.50 hours
Offered: FALL, SPRING
Designed to increase keyboarding speed and improve accuracy. [D]
BUS 83
PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
3 UNITS
Pass/No Pass or Grade is Allowed
Recommended Preparation: RDG 158 or equivalent or through the Southwestern College multiple measures placement processes.
Lecture 3 hours, laboratory 1 hour
Offered: SPRING
Provides a fundamental overview of the different programs and approaches to economic development, explains the importance of each approach, and highlights the activities that communities employ to achieve economic development goals. [D]
BUS 84
GRANT RESEARCH AND WRITING FUNDAMENTALS
1 UNIT
Pass/No Pass or Grade is Allowed
Recommended Preparation: RDG 158 or equivalent or through the Southwestern College multiple measures placement processes; BUS 211 or BUS 212 or equivalent.
Lecture 1 hour, laboratory 1 hour
Offered: SPRING
Provides an overview of the grant research and writing process and professional ethics. Includes practical assignments in writing key components of a grant proposal that includes the application, needs statement, budget, executive summary, and evaluation components. [D]
BUS 101
INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS INFORMATION SYSTEMS
4 UNITS
Pass/No Pass or Grade is Allowed
Fee: $3
Lecture 3 hours, laboratory 3 hours
Offered: FALL, SPRING
Examines and organizes information systems and technology, supporting business processes and decision making. Focuses and identifies information systems, information-based strategy, database management systems, networking, e-commerce, ethics, security, application and systems software, and hardware components. Designs and applies concepts and methods through hands-on projects developing computer-based solutions to business problems. [D; CSU; UC; C-ID ITIS 120; C-ID BUS 140] (Same as: CIS 101)
BUS 120
INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS
3 UNITS
Pass/No Pass or Grade is Allowed
Lecture 3 hours
Offered: ALL
Introduces students to trends in today's business organizations related to a multidisciplinary examination of how culture, finance, economic systems, legal, global, marketing, risk management and human behavior affect managing policies and procedures. Helps students understand how these influences interact in organizational structures, leadership, information technology, entrepreneurship, legal, accounting and financial practices to achieve the organization's strategic goals and objectives. [D; CSU; UC; C-ID BUS 110]
BUS 121
PRINCIPLES OF MONEY MANAGEMENT
3 UNITS
Pass/No Pass or Grade is Allowed
Lecture 3 hours
Offered: ALL
Introduces principles of money management in our changing economic environment and explores the psychological, sociological, and physiological factors that influence financial decisions. Emphasizes a financial goal setting, culminating in the creation of a personal budget, financial plan, income generation, career planning, and effective spending decisions. [D; CSU; UC]
BUS 122
PRINCIPLES OF IMPORTING AND EXPORTING
3 UNITS
Pass/No Pass or Grade is Allowed
Recommended Preparation: RDG 158 or equivalent or through the Southwestern College multiple measures placement processes.
Lecture 3 hours
Offered: FALL, SPRING
Covers the fundamentals of importing, exporting, and U.S. Customs Regulations. Provides an overview of international documentation, financial instruments of trade, and marketing. Emphasis on advanced concepts of exporting and importing, as well as practical application and completion of documents commonly used in the field. [D; CSU]
BUS 123
INTRODUCTION TO INVESTMENTS
3 UNITS
Pass/No Pass or Grade is Allowed
Recommended Preparation: RDG 56 or equivalent or through the Southwestern College multiple measures placement processes.
Lecture 3 hours
Offered: FALL, SPRING
Introduces basic investment principles including stocks, bonds, mutual funds, portfolio management, derivatives, securities markets, interpretation of financial statements, and the relationship of economic and political conditions to investing. [D; CSU]
BUS 126
SUPPLY CHAIN LOGISTICS TECHNOLOGY
3 UNITS
Pass/No Pass or Grade is Allowed
Recommended Preparation: RDG 158 or equivalent or through the Southwestern College multiple measures placement processes.
Lecture 3 hours
Offered: FALL, SPRING
Explores innovative technologies that drive the flow of products, information, funds and people in global supply chains. Prepares students for the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) certification exam. Prepares students to effectively implement ERP strategies to manage business processes within supply chain operations. [D; CSU]
BUS 129
MULTIMEDIA PRESENTATIONS---POWERPOINT
1 UNIT
Pass/No Pass or Grade is Allowed
Fee: $3
Lecture 1 hour, laboratory 0.50 hours
Offered: FALL, SPRING
Provides students with the skills required to use the multimedia features of Microsoft PowerPoint software. Emphasizes presentation techniques, advanced text and graphic processing, and use of multimedia peripherals. [D; CSU] (Same as: CIS 129)
BUS 134
EBUSINESS I: PRINCIPLES OF ELECTRONIC COMMERCE
3 UNITS
Pass/No Pass or Grade is Allowed
Fee: $1
Lecture 3 hours, laboratory 1 hour
Offered: FALL, SPRING
Provides an overview of electronic commerce and examines basic principles. Provides students with the understanding and knowledge of important factors involved in the overall process of electronic commerce. Includes the infrastructure, software availability, buyer behavior patterns, security issues, and future trends. [D; CSU]
BUS 135
EBUSINESS II: CREATING AN EFFECTIVE WEB PRESENCE
3 UNITS
Pass/No Pass or Grade is Allowed
Fee: $1
Recommended Preparation: BUS 134 or BUS 192 or equivalent.
Prerequisite: CIS 92, CIS 101, or CL 120, or equivalent.
Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 3 hours
Offered: ALL
Provides an overview of how to create an effective Web presence while utilizing an electronic commerce site. Demonstrates interactive marketing techniques that go beyond the traditional approach and embrace the current trends of technology. Focuses on the ever-changing business environment of web marketing and targets specific strategies to develop a profitable Web site. [D; CSU]
BUS 136
WORKPLACE PRINCIPLES AND ETHICS
1 UNIT
Pass/No Pass or Grade is Allowed
Lecture 1 hour
Offered: ALL
Develops an awareness of current workforce diversity trends and the adaptation required in organizational structure to enhance productivity. Explores changes in managerial and communication styles that successfully address cross-cultural communications as well as effective negotiations and conflict resolution. [D; CSU]
BUS 139
CONSUMER RETAILING AND MERCHANDISING
1 UNIT
Pass/No Pass or Grade is Allowed
Lecture 1 hour
Offered: ALL
Introduces processes used for distributing consumer goods from manufacturers through wholesale and retail channels. Emphasizes retail outlet organization, buying procedures, advertising, pricing, and selling. Also discusses online retailing (e-tailing) as a possible strategy. [D; CSU]
BUS 140
BUSINESS LAW/THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS
3 UNITS
Grade Only
Lecture 3 hours
Offered: ALL
Examines the nature and role of the law in our society emphasizing the legal environment in which business operates. Provides an overview of the U.S. legal system, contracts, torts, bankruptcy, consumer protection, environmental law, intellectual property, Uniform Commercial Code, and regulation of business. [D; CSU; UC; C-ID BUS 125]
BUS 142
BUSINESS ETHICS---CORPORATE AND PERSONAL
1 UNIT
Pass/No Pass or Grade is Allowed
Lecture 1 hour
Offered: FALL, SPRING
Introduces the student to the study of business and personal ethics and provides a framework to identify, analyze, and understand how members of the business community make ethical decisions and deal with ethical issues. [D; CSU]
BUS 143
ESTRATEGIC BUSINESS PLANNING
2 UNITS
Pass/No Pass or Grade is Allowed
Fee: $2
Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 1 hour
Offered: FALL, SPRING
Focuses on providing the entrepreneur or business owner the skills necessary to develop and implement a business plan for a small business. Emphasizes the development of the financial, managerial, and marketing components, including electronic commerce and Internet strategies. [D; CSU]
BUS 144
ADVERTISING AND PROMOTIONAL STRATEGY
1 UNIT
Pass/No Pass or Grade is Allowed
Lecture 1 hour
Offered: ALL
Develops and explores the role of advertising and public relations for small business owners or entrepreneurs. Emphasizes creation of an effective advertising strategy to increase sales. [D; CSU]
BUS 145
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FOR SMALL BUSINESS
1 UNIT
Pass/No Pass or Grade is Allowed
Recommended Preparation: RDG 56 or the equivalent skill level as determined by the Southwestern College Reading Assessment or equivalent.
Lecture 1 hour
Offered: SPRING
Introduces the various factors to be considered as a small business owner encounters the financial aspects of operating a business. Reviews the areas of starting a business, financing a small business, banking, and cash management. [D; CSU]
BUS 147
SUCCESSFUL SELLING TECHNIQUES
2 UNITS
Pass/No Pass or Grade is Allowed
Lecture 1 hour, laboratory 3 hours
Offered: FALL, SPRING
Provides an overview of traditional and electronic sales skills for small business owners and sales personnel. Emphasizes creation of an effective psychology of selling focused on customer needs, analysis of buyer's behavior, giving value, prospecting for leads, handling objections, and closing the sale. [D; CSU]
BUS 148
DEVELOPING AND STARTING A NEW BUSINESS
3 UNITS
Pass/No Pass or Grade is Allowed
Lecture 3 hours
Offered: FALL, SPRING
Provides students with the knowledge, skills, awareness, and involvement in the process and the critical aspects of creating a new venture. Emphasizes the attitudes, resources, and networks that are involved in pursuing entrepreneurial opportunities. [D; CSU]
BUS 149
ENTREPRENEURSHIP OPERATING AND MANAGING A SMALL BUSINESS
3 UNITS
Pass/No Pass or Grade is Allowed
Lecture 3 hours
Offered: FALL, SPRING
Provides the basic solutions of managing and operating a small business. Develops the necessary physical and paper systems, and initially conducting the business, including record keeping, sales, and other operation necessities. [D; CSU]
BUS 150
PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT
3 UNITS
Pass/No Pass or Grade is Allowed
Recommended Preparation: ACCT 101 or equivalent; RDG 158 or equivalent or through the Southwestern College multiple measures placement processes.
Lecture 3 hours
Offered: ALL
Studies management principles with primary emphasis on basic management functions: communicating, planning, organizing, and controlling. Analyzes decision making, human relations, and the role of the manager as leader. Discusses actual business problems and solutions. [D; CSU]
BUS 151
PRINCIPLES OF OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
3 UNITS
Pass/No Pass or Grade is Allowed
Recommended Preparation: RDG 158 or equivalent or through the Southwestern College multiple measures placement processes.
Lecture 3 hours
Offered: FALL, SPRING
Provides a fundamental overview of operations management. Covers operating processes, project management, facilities and capacity planning, quality management, just-in-time and lean systems, forecasting, aggregate planning, inventory management, and resource management. [D; CSU]
BUS 152
HUMAN RELATIONS IN ORGANIZATIONS
3 UNITS
Pass/No Pass or Grade is Allowed
Recommended Preparation: RDG 158 or equivalent or through the Southwestern College multiple measures placement processes.
Lecture 3 hours
Offered: FALL, SPRING
Develops the ability to nurture good relationships on the job which has been identified as a key to promotion and success in business. Focuses on techniques and behaviors that develop this potential in individuals, creating opportunities for higher salary, advancement, and leadership. [D; CSU]
BUS 173
DISTRIBUTION CENTERS AND LEAN 6 SIGMA
3 UNITS
Pass/No Pass or Grade is Allowed
Recommended Preparation: RDG 158 or equivalent or through the Southwestern College multiple measures placement processes.
Lecture 3 hours
Offered: SPRING
Introduces distribution and fulfillment centers, the movement of products and materials across businesses and geographies within the global supply chain. Prepares students to earn a 6 Sigma white/yellow certification belt upon completion, and will give students the ability to implement Six Sigma methodologies, and principles to effectively manage Lean distribution and fulfillment operations. [D; CSU]
BUS 174
INTRODUCTION TO INTEGRATED MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS
3 UNITS
Pass/No Pass or Grade is Allowed
Lecture 3 hours
Offered: FALL, SPRING
Develops skills with hands-on experience planning, creating, monitoring, analyzing, and improving integrated marketing communications. Discusses current and emerging multi-channel (integrated) marketing practices and campaigns. Focuses on messaging across all media; includes paid, earned, shared, and owned media channels. [D; CSU]
BUS 177
PRINCIPLES OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
3 UNITS
Grade Only
Lecture 3 hours
Offered: FALL, SPRING
Surveys the nature and dimension of international business, environmental frameworks, international trade policies, international alliances, international financial markets, various forms of foreign involvement in international trade and discussion of the role of the multinational corporation in world trade. [D; CSU]
BUS 181
SPANISH COMPUTER SKILLS FOR INTERPRETATION/TRANSLATION
3 UNITS
Pass/No Pass or Grade is Allowed
Recommended Preparation: SPAN 215 or equivalent; BUS 70 or equivalent.
Lecture 3 hours, laboratory 1 hour
Offered: FALL, SPRING
Reviews Spanish keyboard and keying techniques. Develops speed and accuracy as well as basic word processing skills. Emphasizes the proper application of the accent mark and punctuation in both English and Spanish. Includes preparation of English and Spanish letters, memos, and short reports used in an international business and legal context. Introduces the process of computer translation through the Internet as well as through computer translation software. [D; CSU]
BUS 183
BUSINESS MATHEMATICS
3 UNITS
Pass/No Pass or Grade is Allowed
Recommended Preparation: RDG 158 or equivalent or through the Southwestern College multiple measures placement processes.
Lecture 3 hours, laboratory 0.50 hours
Offered: ALL
Studies the fundamental mathematical operations and their application to business problems. Includes payroll, pricing, interest and discount, commission, taxes, and other pertinent uses of mathematics in the field of business. [D; CSU]
BUS 191
CREATING AND MANAGING A VIRTUAL OFFICE
3 UNITS
Pass/No Pass or Grade is Allowed
Recommended Preparation: CL 120 or CIS 101 or equivalent; RDG 158 or equivalent or through the Southwestern College multiple measures placement processes.
Lecture 3 hours, laboratory 1 hour
Offered: FALL, SPRING
Provides students with tools and knowledge required to create a virtual business. Examines administrative concepts required to conduct business activities in the virtual workplace, including decision-making, establishment of business relationships, customer service, time and stress management, ethics, and teamwork. [D; CSU]
BUS 192
MARKETING A VIRTUAL OFFICE
3 UNITS
Pass/No Pass or Grade is Allowed
Recommended Preparation: CL 120 or CIS 101 or equivalent; RDG 158 or equivalent or through the Southwestern College multiple measures placement processes.
Lecture 3 hours, laboratory 1 hour
Offered: FALL
Provides students with strategies for marketing a virtual (Web- or technology-based) business. Emphasizes development of a marketing plan, research of virtual employment and business opportunities, review of billing systems, and use of marketing techniques, including mailing lists, customer testimonials, online presentations, and new marketing technologies and innovations. Discusses ethical considerations required in running a virtual business. [D; CSU]
BUS 200A
MICROSOFT WORD: BEGINNING
2.5 UNITS
Grade Only
Recommended Preparation: BUS 71 or equivalent.
Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 2 hours
Offered: FALL, SPRING
Introduces students to entry-level positions in today's modern electronic office, as well as prepare students for the introductory level of Microsoft Office Specialist certification. [D; CSU]
BUS 200B
MICROSOFT WORD: ADVANCED
2.5 UNITS
Grade Only
Recommended Preparation: BUS 200A or equivalent.
Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 2 hours
Offered: FALL, SPRING
Prepares students to become expert users of advanced applications required in todays modern electronic office including: enhance professional documents, configure Word options, tables, mail merge, macros, and work group collaboration. Prepares students for the Microsoft Word Specialist Expert certification examination. [D; CSU]
BUS 206
FILING AND RECORDS MANAGEMENT
2.5 UNITS
Pass/No Pass or Grade is Allowed
Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 2 hours
Offered: SPRING
Introduction to the profession of records and information management. Covers alphabetic, numeric, geographic, and subject filing systems. Focuses on American Records Management Association (ARMA) International standards. Emphasis on both manual and electronic application of indexing rules and methodology. Records control, retention, retrieval, and creation and management of electronic and image records. [D; CSU]
BUS 210
BUSINESS ENGLISH
3 UNITS
Pass/No Pass or Grade is Allowed
Recommended Preparation: ENGL 71 or equivalent or through the Southwestern College multiple measures placement processes.
Lecture 3 hours
Offered: FALL, SPRING
Develops English language skills used in a modern business context. Includes a review of business vocabulary, grammar, punctuation, spelling, and proofreading. Introduces skills in basic business letter writing. [D; CSU]
BUS 211
COMMUNICATION IN BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY
3 UNITS
Pass/No Pass or Grade is Allowed
Prerequisite: BUS 210 or equivalent or through the Southwestern College multiple measures placement processes.
Lecture 3 hours
Offered: ALL
Includes the principles of writing through writing basic business letters, memos, effective email messages, and a short report. Emphasizes effective oral communication by participating in oral presentations and class discussions. [D; CSU]
BUS 212
BUSINESS COMMUNICATION
3 UNITS
Grade Only
Prerequisite: ENGL 115 or ENGL 115H or equivalent or through the Southwestern College multiple measures placement processes.
Lecture 3 hours
Offered: ALL
Applies the principles of effective and ethical communication to the creation of letters, memos, emails, and written and oral reports for a variety of business situations. The course emphasizes the development, analysis, organization, and composition of various types of professional-level written messages, analytical reports, and business presentations using word processing and presentation-graphics software. Other topics include international/cross-cultural, interpersonal communication, business etiquette, and social media communication. [D; CSU; C-ID BUS 115]
BUS 218
PROCEDURES FOR OFFICE PROFESSIONALS
4 UNITS
Pass/No Pass or Grade is Allowed
Recommended Preparation: BUS 71 or equivalent; CIS 92 or equivalent.
Lecture 4 hours, laboratory 2 hours
Offered: SUMMER
Emphasizes development of professional attitude, intercultural communication, ethics, workplace safety, writing skills, time and stress management, telephone, receptionist, supervisory and leadership skills, mail handling, alphabetic filing, teamwork, job search techniques, and career planning. Includes a job practicum designed to provide students with experience of interaction and workflow in an office environment. [D; CSU]
BUS 225
INTERPRETATION AND TRANSLATION: GENERAL BUSINESS
3 UNITS
Pass/No Pass or Grade is Allowed
Recommended Preparation: BUS 210 or equivalent; SPAN 215 or equivalent.
Lecture 3 hours
Offered: FALL, SPRING
Introduces students to the skills and techniques of English/Spanish interpretation and translation in the field of business by interpreting and translating dialogs, business correspondence, and documents focusing on business ethics, protocol, cultural sensitivity, and review writing mechanics, spelling, grammar, and punctuation. [D; CSU]
BUS 226
INTERPRETATION AND TRANSLATION: LEGAL
3 UNITS
Pass/No Pass or Grade is Allowed
Recommended Preparation: SPAN 215 or equivalent.
Lecture 3 hours
Offered: ALL
Introduces students to the skills and techniques of interpretation and translation (English/Spanish) in the legal field including written translation and simultaneous, consecutive, and summary interpreting and sight translation with discussion of cultural sensitivity and ethics as related to the legal interpreter/translator. [D; CSU]
BUS 227
INTERPRETATION AND TRANSLATION: MEDICAL
3 UNITS
Pass/No Pass or Grade is Allowed
Recommended Preparation: BUS 210 or equivalent; SPAN 215 or equivalent.
Lecture 3 hours
Offered: FALL, SPRING
Introduces principles of English and Spanish interpretation and translation applied to the medical field, focusing on translation of written medical documents and interpretation skills, cultural sensitivity, and ethics required by healthcare providers. [D; CSU]
BUS 229
LEGAL TERMINOLOGY---BILINGUAL (ENGLISH/SPANISH)
3 UNITS
Pass/No Pass or Grade is Allowed
Recommended Preparation: SPAN 215 or equivalent; RDG 158 or equivalent or through the Southwestern College multiple measures placement processes.
Lecture 3 hours
Offered: ALL
Prepares bilingual (English/Spanish) students who desire to work in a legal setting particularly as bilingual legal assistants. Covers English and Spanish terminology commonly used in civil, probate, family, and criminal law pleadings and documents. [D; CSU]
BUS 233
INTERPRETATION AND TRANSLATION: IMMIGRATION
3 UNITS
Pass/No Pass or Grade is Allowed
Recommended Preparation: SPAN 215 or equivalent.
Lecture 3 hours
Offered: FALL, SPRING
Designed to introduce students to the skills and techniques of interpretation and translation (English/Spanish) with emphasis in immigration including written translation and simultaneous, consecutive, and summary interpreting and sight translation. Discussion of cultural sensitivity and ethics as related to the immigration interpreter/translator. [D; CSU]
BUS 234
ADVANCED INTERPRETATION AND TRANSLATION: LEGAL
3 UNITS
Pass/No Pass or Grade is Allowed
Recommended Preparation: BUS 226 or equivalent.
Lecture 3 hours
Offered: FALL, SPRING
Covers legal terminology and advanced techniques of simultaneous, consecutive and sight interpretation and translation of legal documents (English/Spanish) with emphasis on the areas of criminal, family, and immigration law. Emphasizes and analyzes the cultural sensitivity, ethics, and courtroom procedure as related to the role of the legal interpreter. [D; CSU]
BUS 239
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
3 UNITS
Pass/No Pass or Grade is Allowed
Recommended Preparation: BUS 70 or equivalent; CIS 122B or equivalent.
Lecture 3 hours, laboratory 1 hour
Offered: FALL, SPRING
Focuses on the foundational concepts and skills of project management. Earns project management skills in the information technology field and builds upon the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) guide for project management certifications exams, such as CompTIA Project+ or Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM). [D; CSU] (Same as: CIS 239)
BUS 290
WORK EXPERIENCE IN BUSINESS I
2-4 UNITS
Grade Only
Recommended Concurrent Enrollment: Enrollment in one other class directly related to a major within the Accounting and Business Department in order to apply learned theory in a practical hands-on setting through an internship class.
Limitation on Enrollment: Declared major within the Accounting and Business Department or within a related Field of Study.
Laboratory 12 hours
Offered: ALL
Introduces principles and skills acquired in Business and Business-related majors to on-the-job assignments. One unit of credit is granted for every 54 hours of work experience. Credit may be accrued at the rate of 2 to 4 units per semester for a total of fourteen units. The job supervisor and instructor will evaluate each student's job performance. [D; CSU]
BUS 291
WORK EXPERIENCE IN BUSINESS II
2-4 UNITS
Grade Only
Recommended Concurrent Enrollment: Enrollment in one other class directly related to the Business major in order to apply learned theory in a practical hands-on setting through an internship class.
Prerequisite: BUS 290 or equivalent.
Limitation on Enrollment: Declared Business major.
Laboratory 12 hours
Offered: ALL
Applies beginning-level principles and skills acquired in the Business and Business-related majors to on-the-job assignments. One unit of credit is granted for every 54 hours of work experience. Credit may be accrued at the rate of 2 to 4 units per semester for a total of fourteen units. The job supervisor and instructor will evaluate each student's job performance. [D; CSU]
BUS 292
WORK EXPERIENCE IN BUSINESS III
2-4 UNITS
Grade Only
Recommended Concurrent Enrollment: Enrollment in one other class directly related to the Business major in order to apply learned theory in a practical hands-on setting through an internship class.
Prerequisite: BUS 291 or equivalent.
Limitation on Enrollment: Declared Business major.
Laboratory 12 hours
Offered: ALL
Provides intermediate-level principles and skills acquired in the Business and Business-related majors to on-the-job assignments. One unit of credit is granted for every 54 hours of work experience. Credit may be accrued at the rate of 2 to 4 units per semester for a total of fourteen units. The job supervisor and instructor will evaluate each student's job performance. [D; CSU]
BUS 293
WORK EXPERIENCE IN BUSINESS IV
2-4 UNITS
Grade Only
Recommended Concurrent Enrollment: Enrollment in one other class directly related to the Business major in order to apply learned theory in a practical hands-on setting through an internship class.
Prerequisite: BUS 292 or equivalent.
Limitation on Enrollment: Declared Business major.
Laboratory 12 hours
Offered: ALL
Covers advanced-level principles and skills acquired in the Business and Business-related majors to on-the-job assignments. One unit of credit is granted for every 54 hours of work experience. Credit may be accrued at the rate of 2 to 4 units per semester for a total of fourteen units. The job supervisor and instructor will evaluate each student's job performance. [D; CSU]
BUS 299
INDEPENDENT STUDY
1-3 UNITS
Pass/No Pass or Grade is Allowed
Limitation on Enrollment: Eligibility for independent study.
Lecture 3 hours
Offered: ALL
Individual study or research in some area of business of particular interest to the student and not included in regular courses of the college. [D; CSU]