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BUS 1 Fundamentals of Business 3.0 units
Description: A survey in business providing a multidisciplinary examination of how culture, society, the economic system, the legal environment, international and political issues, financial institutions, and human behavior interact to affect a business organization's policy and practices within the U.S. and abroad. Demonstrate how these influences impact the primary areas of business including: organizational structure and design, leadership, human resources management, organized labor practices; marketing; organized communication; technology; entrepreneurship; legal, accounting, financial practices; the stock and securities markets; and therefore affect a business's ability to achieve its organizational goals. This course has the option of a letter grade or pass/no pass. Previously listed as GBUS 1. (C-ID: BUS 110) ADVISORY: Eligible for English 250 and English 260.

Student Learning Outcomes:

1. Cite the various ways the U.S. government affects, restricts, and protects business.
2. Identify how business operates in a national and an international/global environment including legal, social, cultural, and interdependence and integrated financial markets.
3. Identify the marketing mix and key tools, terms and strategies related to each element.


BUS 11 Statistics for Business and Economics 4.0 units
Description: The use of probability techniques, hypothesis testing, and predictive techniques to facilitate decision-making. Topics include descriptive statistics; probability and sampling distributions; statistical inference; correlation and linear regression; analysis of variance, chi-square and t-tests; statistical analysis including the interpretation of the relevance of the statistical findings. Applications using data from disciplines including business, social science, psychology, life science, health science, and education. Additional and more extensive case studies from business and economics, emphasizing statistical results that provide guidance for business decisions or suggest solutions to contemporary business and economic problems; use of larger data sets analyzed with computer software programs. (C-ID: MATH 110) This course is also listed as ECON 11. PREREQUISITE: Intermediate Algebra or the equivalent.

Student Learning Outcomes:

1. Perform hypothesis tests involving samples from one and two populations.
2. Select the appropriate technique for testing a hypothesis and interpret the result.
3. Use linear regression and ANOVA analysis for estimation and inference, and interpret the associated statistics.
4. Use appropriate statistical techniques to analyze and interpret applications based on data from disciplines including business, economics, social sciences, psychology, life science, health science, and education.


BUS 14 Personal Finance 3.0 units
Description: This course is designed to equip students with specific knowledge and skills enabling them to make sound financial decisions over the course of their life, in order to build and maintain wealth. Students will develop quantitative reasoning and critical analysis abilities, and will apply them to topics including: budgeting, time value of money calculations, financial planning, retirement planning, tax planning and related calculations, investing, credit and credit cards, insurance, and estate planning. Students will take a hands-on approach to learning by using mathematical reasoning and formulae to solve problems and complete projects. Instructors will provide student-centered activity-based instruction, which emphasizes the conceptual understanding and skills of mathematics and quantitative reasoning to develop competence and confidence in problem solving abilities. This course is also listed as ECON 14. Prerequisite: Skills and knowledge equivalent to Algebra 1 or as determined by the math placement process.

Student Learning Outcomes:

1. Upon completion of this course, students will be able to apply time value of money concepts and formulae to perform financial planning calculations.
2. Upon completion of this course, students will be able to use quantitative reasoning skills to apply federal tax codes in order to accurately compute adjusted gross income and tax liability.
3. Upon completion of this course, students will be able to apply quantitative reasoning and critical thinking skills when articulating the trade-offs among different investment opportunities.
4. Upon completion of this course, students will be able to explain and apply the expected value formula and related probabilities to accurately solve problems related to differences in insurance premiums.


BUS 22 Field Work and Service 0.5 units
Description: Supervised field work within the college and with local agencies. Students serve in useful group activities in leadership roles prescribed for them by faculty or community agencies. A maximum of six units may be completed. Previously listed as GBUS 22. REQUIRED: Learning contracts must be filled out and signed by the student and the supervising instructor.

Student Learning Outcomes:

1. To be determined.


BUS 23 Independent Study 1.0 units
Description: Designed to afford selected students specialized opportunities for exploring areas at the independent study level. The courses may involve extensive library work, research in the community, or special projects. May be repeated until six units of credit are accrued. This course has the option of a letter grade or pass/no pass. Previously listed as GBUS 23. REQUIRED: The study outline prepared by the student and the instructor must be filed with the department and the dean.

Student Learning Outcomes:

1. These will be determined if the class is brought back.


BUS 80 Business Law 3.0 units
Description: Introduction to the law applicable to business institutions and their operations; social forces and their effect upon the development of law; sources of law, agencies for enforcement, and court procedure and administration agencies. Substantive law, that law which includes rights and duties, will include contracts, agency employment relationships, torts and crimes. This course has the option of a letter grade or pass/no pass. Previously listed as GBUS 80. (C-ID: BUS 125) ADVISORY: Eligible for English 250 and English 260.

Student Learning Outcomes:

1. Upon completion of the course the student will explain the structure and sources of American law and its court system and court procedures.
2. Upon completion of the course the student will explain the fundamental aspects of the law of torts and of the criminal law and be able to compare and contrast the two bodies of law.
3. Upon completion of the course the student will explain and identify the legal requirements for the formation of a valid contract, including contracts for sales, leases and agency agreements, and explain the legal rights and duties of the parties to a contract.
4. Upon completion of the course the student will compare and contrast the major types of business organizations and explain the methods of creation, powers, rights and duties of each type.


BUS 100 Effective Written and Oral Business Communication 3.0 units
Description: This course teaches the principles of effective communication as it is applied to the creation of business letters, memos, emails, resumes, and written and oral reports for a variety of business situations. Students will plan, organize, compose, and revise a variety of business documents using word processing software for written documents and presentation graphics software to create and deliver professional level oral reports for a variety of business situations. Also listed as BUS 100. (C-ID BUS 115.) PREREQUISITE: ENGL 1A.

Student Learning Outcomes:

1. Solve business communication problems through planning, problem solving, organizing, writing, listening and presenting techniques.
2. Employ software tools to plan, organize, write and revise letters, memos, emails, and reports suitable for a variety of business situations, including quantitative and business legal contexts.
3. Plan and deliver individual or team oral presentations for business meetings.
4. List reasons and suggest strategies to adapt business messages to audience needs and desires, including cross-cultural situations.


BUS 102 Business Mathematics 3.0 units
Description: Basic concepts of business mathematics with emphasis on problem solving. Covers arithmetic fundamentals, business applications, percentages, merchandising, accounting, and measuring business performance and success. This course has the option of a letter grade or pass/no pass. ADVISORY: Eligible for Mathematics 402 and English 260.

Student Learning Outcomes:

1. Solve business arithmetic operations with fractions to do business problems, and be able to select which math method needs to be used to do problems.
2. Use percentages, ratios, and proportions for business applications such as discounts, markups, and markdowns, and be able to differentiate which math methods should be used for different problems.
3. Use simple and compound interest to do business calculations such as value of money, maturity value, promissory notes, present value, and future value and be able to differentiate which math method should be used for different problems.
4. Use business statistics for central measurements, frequency distributions, graphs, and measure of dispersion and be able to select which math method should be used for different problems.


BUS 190 Occupational Work Experience/General Business 1.0 units
Description: Occupational work experience for students who have a job related to their major. A training plan is developed cooperatively between the employer, college and student. (P/NP grading) 75 hours per semester paid work = 1 unit. 60 hours non-paid (volunteer) work per semester = 1 unit. Student repetition is allowed per Title 5 Section 55253. Minimum 2.00 GPA. REQUIRED: Declared vocational major.

Student Learning Outcomes:

1. The student will increase job skills in at least one of the following transferable skill sets: Communication, Research and Planning, Human Relations, Organization, Management and Leadership, Work Survival


BUS 210 Project Management 3.0 units
Description: This course will provide students with the project management tools and methods needed to initiate, manage and complete projects. Microsoft Project software will be used. ADVISORY: Knowledge and use of Microsoft Excel or equivalent.

Student Learning Outcomes:

1. Utilize the skills and techniques learned in Microsoft Project software to develop and manage 3 - 5 projects.


BUS 700 Entrepreneurship 0.0 units
Description: This course is designed to help students examine their own entrepreneurial skills and gain new ones through introspection. With interactive activities students will learn how to generate, develop and evaluate their own business ideas. In this course students will also be introduced to the concepts of innovative and social entrepreneurship.

Student Learning Outcomes:

1. Student develops a small business plan.
2. Student develops and presents their business plan to the class.


BUS 701 Small Business Ownership 0.0 units
Description: This course will help students gain the skills and commitment necessary to successfully launch an entrepreneurial venture. Students will learn about effective business planning methods, start-up activities and costs, marketing strategies, and financing options.

Student Learning Outcomes:

1. Student will present a business plan which incorporates market analysis, product/service development, cost analysis, marketing, sales, and manufacturing.


BUS 710 Project Management 0.0 units
Description: This course will provide students with an overview of project management tools and methods needed to initiate, manage and complete projects in a variety of fields. This project management class is an abbreviated version of the credit project management course and is not eligible for credit.

Student Learning Outcomes:

1. Utilize the skills and techniques learned to develop and manage 2 - 3 projects.