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Course Description:

Introduces the application of fundamental business principles to local, national, and international forums. This course examines the relationship of economic systems, governance, regulations, and law upon business operations. It surveys the concepts of career development, business ownership, finance and accounting, economics, marketing, management, operations, human resources, regulations, and business ethics.

Student Learning Outcomes:

 

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

  • Describe the range of career opportunities in business and processes for selecting and developing a career path.
  • Compare the advantages and disadvantages of different forms of business ownership, including entrepreneurship.
  • Discuss the components of income statements and balance sheets for a business.
  • Describe the elements of the marketing mix and how each element applies to a marketing strategy.
  • Discuss the essential elements of leadership.
  • Identify basic principles and styles of management and how they impact organizational success.
  • Describe production and operations management.
  • Describe the fundamental principles of management.
  • Examine the importance of business ethics and corporate social responsibility.
  • Identify how businesses participate in the global economy.

Course Content:

  1. Business careers and opportunities
  2. Career exploration
  3. Basic economics
  4. Globalization
  5. Business ethics and corporate social responsibility
  6. Forms of business ownership
  7. Sole proprietorship
  8. Partnership
  9. Corporation
  10. Franchise

 III.  Leadership, organization, and operations

  1. Entrepreneurship
  2. Fundamentals of management and organization
  3. Teamwork
  4. Production systems and logistics
  5. Motivation and human resources
  6. Theories of motivation
  7. Human resource management
  8. Management-labor relationships
  9. Marketing, sales, and customer relationship management
  10. Product strategies
  11. Pricing strategies
  12. Placement and distribution strategies
  13. Promotional strategies and customer communication
  14. Accounting and finance
  15. Basic accounting principles
  16. Financial statements

        C.  Monetary systems and banking

Textbook:

Great news: your textbook for this class is available for free online!

Introduction to Business from OpenStax, ISBN-10: 1-947172-55-7

You have several options to obtain this book:

You can use whichever formats you want. Web view is recommended -- the responsive design works seamlessly on any device.

 

Important Notes:

  • All first week assignments need to be completed and submitted by the due date to avoid possibly being dropped from the class.
  • Academic dishonesty and plagiarism will result in a failing grade on the assignment. Using someone else's ideas or phrasing and representing those ideas or phrasing as our own, either on purpose or through carelessness, is a serious offense known as plagiarism. Please see the Colorado Mountain College handbook for policies regarding plagiarism, harassment, etc.

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