Business (BUS)
100 (1-2) Writing on the Job
Prereq: Instructor’s permission
Offered through Extended Learning
only
A course designed for people who write on
the job. Working examples are used to define, organize, draft,
edit, and finish writing assignments.
101 (5) Business and Society
GER-SS
Basic background in general fields of
business. An examination of the nature of for-profit and
not-for-profit organizations in a free market economy. An
overview of marketing, management, finance, production,
economics, information systems, and international commerce.
103 (3) Computational Mathematics
Prereq: MATH 51 or MATH 54, or placement
into MATH 60
Covers fundamental math relationships,
percentages, merchandising procedures, banking procedures and the
metric system. Offered through the accounting lab, self-paced,
continuous entry. Students cannot receive credit for both BUS 103
and BUS 107.
105 (5) Business English I
Prereq: Grade of 2.0 or better in ENGL
098 or equivalent or placement recommendation of ENGL
099
Study of English grammar, structure,
content, and usage applied to business correspondence with
emphasis on correct English usage for business documents.
106 (3) Business English II
Prereq: BUS 105 or ENGL 101 with a grade
of 2.0 or better
A continuation of BUS 105 with emphasis on
writing technically correct sentences and paragraphs using
numbers, punctuation, capitalization, and business vocabulary in
business documents.
107 (5) Business Mathematics
Prereq: MATH 51 or MATH 54 or placement
in MATH 60.
Mathematics applications in banking,
merchandising, inventory, depreciation and promissory notes.
Introduction to simple statistics and the metric system. Offered
through the accounting lab, self-paced, continuous entry.
Students cannot receive credit for both BUS 107 and BUS 103.
120 (3) Business Credit and Collections
Offered through Cont. Education
Become familiar with the Fair Department
Collection Practices Act. Public Las 95-109. Learn what a
collection agency is, the laws and regulations governing
collection agencies. Methods of telephone collection and skip
tracing will be covered.
125 (5) Introduction to Business
Prereq: GED or High School Completion
Offered through Ext. Learning only.
Basic background in general fields of
business. An examination of the nature of for-profit and
not-for-profit organizations in the free market economy. An
overview of marketing, management, finance, production,
economics, information systems, and international commerce.
135 (5) Introduction to E-commerce
An introduction to the elements and issues
of e-commerce. Topics include; creating marketing strategies,
choosing software and hardware, regulation issues, financial
management, and site design.
201 (5) Business Statistics
Prereq: MATH 98 with a grade of at least
2.0 or instructor permission
(same as MATH 281) GER-NS, QS
Summarizing and describing all levels of
data; central tendency, dispersion, and skewness; probability;
discrete and continuous probability distributions; sampling
methods; hypothesis testing using the normal, Student-t, and F
distributions; linear correlation and regression; and the
Chi-square distribution.
205 (5) Law and Society
(see Legal Studies; LAW) GER-SS
206 (5) Business Law
(see Legal Studies; LAW) GER-SS
210 (5) Principles of Financial Accounting I
Prereq: MATH 98
First accounting course required of
students transferring to a four-year school to obtain a
bachelor’s degree in business administration. Introduction
to basic accounting concepts and procedures. Primary emphasis on
the balance sheet and income statements in a single
proprietorship.
215 (3) International Business Communication
Prereq: Grade of 2.0 or better in BUS
105, ENGL 099 or equivalent or placement recommendation of ENGL
101
This class concentrates on use of a global
perspective in oral and written communications. It deals with
communicating abroad, as well as within cultural aspects of our
northwest community. It recognizes the need for sensitivity to
others differences and likenesses. The class will help prepare
students to communicate within the ever-changing and shrinking
world.
220 (5) Principles of Financial Accounting II
Prereq: BUS 210
Second accounting course typically required
of students transferring to a four-year school to obtain a
bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. Covers
partnerships, bonds, corporations, cash flow statements, and
financial statement analysis.
230 (5) Principles of Managerial Accounting
Prereq: BUS 210
An introduction into the field of
managerial accounting. Survey of process and job order costs,
budgeting, cash planning, capital budgeting, present value and
other topics.
240 (5) Human Relations in the Workplace
GER-SS
This course considers how the needs of
business or other formal organizations interact with individual
needs, leadership styles, formal organizational policies and
procedures, and general cultural patterns to determine how human
beings act in work situations.
245 (5) Global Business: Introduction and Essentials
Designed to be the first course for the
student who is interested in pursuing the study of international
trade and culture.
250 (5) Business Communications
GER-CM
Prereq: Grade of 2.0 or better in BUS 105
or ENGL 101 or instructor’s permission.
Theory and practice in composing,
evaluating, and analyzing written and oral business
communications. Emphasizes effective writing of business letters
and reports, the psychology of business writing, job applications
and interviews, methods of research, and oral reports.
279 (5) Personal Finance & Money Management
Offered through Continuing Ed-Military
sites only.
A practical course in decision-making
concerning management of financial resources. Basics of
budgeting, intricacies of home ownership, income tax, investment,
wise use of insurance, wills and trusts.