Business Management, Certificate of Completion
- Academic Year: 2019-2020
- Division / Department: Business Programs / Business Management
- Degree Code: MB.CERT
The purpose of this program is to help students prepare to enter management careers. It is designed for individuals with minimum management experience and those in managerial positions who need to update and upgrade their skills and performance. Work experience and on-the-job training are integral parts of this program. Course requirements focus on skills necessary for successful performance as a manager.
Marketable Skills
1. Management skills:
Learn to strategically plan and organize business operations, lead personnel, and control processes to increase efficiency, effectiveness, and profitability. 2. Teambuilding skills: Learn to create, participate in, manage, and find success using functional and cross-functional work teams. 3. Leadership skills:
Learn to lead others through the application of positive attitudes, goal-setting, motivational strategy, and humility.
4. Computer skills:
Learn to use word processing, spreadsheet, data analysis, presentation, and database computer software to conduct business operations. 5. Communication skills:
Learn the ability to effectively develop, interpret, and express ideas through written, oral, and visual communication approaches. 6. Critical thinking skills:
Learn to diagnose, propose, and implement solutions to business problems through research, synthesis, and application of information. 7. Ethics skills:
Learn ways to evaluate situations and make ethical decisions that are socially responsible.
Semester I
| BUSI 1301 Business Principles
Course Description× BUSI 1301 Business Principles This course provides a survey of economic systems, forms of business ownership, and considerations for running a business. Students will learn various aspects of business, management, and leadership functions; organizational considerations; and decision-making processes. Financial topics are introduced, including accounting, money and banking, and securities markets. Also included are discussions of business challenges in the legal and regulatory environment, business ethics, social responsibility, and international business. Emphasized is the dynamic role of business in everyday life. Semester Hours 3 (3 lec) |
3 hours |
| POFT 1301 Business English
Course Description× POFT 1301 Business English Lab Fee: $10.00 Introduces the practical application of basic language usage skills with emphasis on fundamentals of writing and editing for business. Students will apply the basic rules of grammar, spelling, capitalization, number usage, and punctuation; utilize terminology applicable to technical and business writing; develop proofreading and editing skills; and teaches how to write effective sentences and paragraphs for business applications. Semester Hours 3 (3 lec) ENGL 1301 Composition I Course Description× ENGL 1301 Composition I Intensive study of and practice in writing processes, from invention and researching to drafting, revising, and editing, both individually and collaboratively. Emphasis is on effective rhetorical choices, including audience, purpose, arrangement, and style. Focus is on writing the academic essay as a vehicle for learning, communication, and critical analysis. Prerequisite: TSI complete in Reading and Writing or the equivalent. Semester Hours 3 (3 lec) |
3 hours |
| BMGT 1327 Principles of Management
Course Description× BMGT 1327 Principles of Management Examines concepts, terminology, principles, theories, and issues in the field of management. Semester Hours 3 (3 lec) |
3 hours |
| BMGT 2388 Internship-Bus Admin and Mgmt
Course Description× BMGT 2388 Internship-Bus Admin and Mgmt A work-based learning experience that enables the student to apply specialized occupational theory, skills and concepts. A learning plan is developed by the college and the employer. Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in or after taking BMGT 1327. Must meet internship requirements. (See Guidelines for Internships). Semester Hours 3 (16 Internship/Preceptorship) Students must meet Guidelines for Internships. Capstone course, which brings together skills and knowledge learned in other classes and applies them in decision-making situations and in completing job tasks. |
3 hours |
| POFT 1393 Special Topics: Introduction to Keyboarding
Course Description× POFT 1393 Special Topics: Introduction to Keyboarding Lab Fee: $15.00 Address topics recently identified current events, skills, knowledges, and/or attitudes and behaviors pertinent to the technology or occupation and relevant to the professional development of the student. Develops skill in keyboarding techniques with emphasis on alphabet, number, and symbol keys by touch and the development of acceptable speed and accuracy. Skills can be applied to computers and other equipment with keyboards. Emphasizes proper keyboarding technique. Semester Hours 3 (3 lec) May be waived if the student has taken a keyboarding course (touch method) or if the student can type at least 30 words a minute. Keyboarding test is required. May be eligible for articulation through the statewide ATC program. Please check with your high school counselor for more details. business elective may be substituted for ACNT 1303 if the student has one year of high school accounting/bookkeeping experience. BUSI 1307 Personal Finance Course Description× BUSI 1307 Personal Finance Personal and family accounts, budgets and budgetary control, bank accounts, charge accounts, borrowing, investing, insurance, standards of living, renting or home ownership, and wills and trust plans. (Cross-listed as HECO 1307) NOTE: This course is not part of the business field of study and may not transfer toward a degree in business. Semester Hours 3 (3 lec) |
3 hours |
| 15 hours |
Summer-2 Session
| ACNT 1303 Introduction to Accounting I
Course Description× ACNT 1303 Introduction to Accounting I Lab Fee: $15.00 A study of analyzing, classifying, and recording business transactions in a manual and computerized environment. Emphasis on understanding the complete accounting cycle and preparing financial statements, bank reconciliations, and payroll. May not be counted toward the associate degree if taken after successful completion of ACCT 2401. Semester Hours 3 (3 lec/lab) May be eligible for articulation through the statewide ATC program. Please check with your high school counselor for more details. business elective may be substituted for ACNT 1303 if the student has one year of high school accounting/bookkeeping experience. |
3 hours |
| HRPO 2301 Human Resources Management
Course Description× HRPO 2301 Human Resources Management Introduces behavioral and legal approaches to the management of human resources in organizations. Recommended completion of BMGT 1303 or BMGT 1327. Semester Hours 3 (3 lec) |
3 hours |
| MRKG 1311 Principles of Marketing
Course Description× MRKG 1311 Principles of Marketing Introduction to the marketing mix functions and process. Includes identification of consumer and organizational needs and explanation of environmental issues. Semester Hours 3 (3 lec) |
3 hours |
| BMGT 2389 Internship-Bus Admin Mgmt-Gen
Course Description× BMGT 2389 Internship-Bus Admin Mgmt-Gen A work-based learning experience that enables the student to apply specialized occupational theory, skills and concepts. A learning plan is developed by the college and the employer. Prerequisite: BMGT 2388. Must meet internship requirements. (See Guidelines for Internships). Semester Hours 3 (16 Internship/Preceptorship) Capstone course, which brings together skills and knowledge learned in other classes and applies them in decision-making situations and in completing job tasks. |
3 hours |
| BCIS 1305 Business Computer Applications
Course Description× BCIS 1305 Business Computer Applications Lab Fee: $15.00 Introduces and develops foundational skills in applying essential and emerging business productivity information technology tools. The focus of this course is on business productivity software applications, including word processing, spreadsheets, databases, presentation graphics, data analytics, and business-oriented utilization of the internet. Required for students taking the Business Field of Study. Semester Hours 3 (2 lec/2 lab) May be articulated from high school but will substituted as ITSC 1301. |
3 hours |
| 15 hours |
| Total hours: | 30 hours |