BUS 118                                                                 BUS 235  BUSINESS SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS                                          HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT  A study of current software applications used in the business world.    An introductory course in the basic principles of organization for  Training in the use of microcomputer processing packages on the         effective personnel management. Selecting and training employees,  basis of demand within local markets. Repeatable 3 times.               planning and assigning work, human relations involving motivation,  (3 credit, 3 lecture, 0 lab)                                            maintaining morale, and special problems are studied. Coordinated                                                                          with courses involving field operations to provide exercises in which  BUS 133                                                                 students direct the efforts of their fellow students.  BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS                                                 (3 credit, 3 lecture, 0 lab)  Principles and practices in written and oral business communications.  Development of the ability to use words and correct grammatical         BUS 256  construction in oral and written business expression; the principles    BUSINESS CAREER DEVELOPMENT  of planning, organizing, and writing effective communications; the      Designed to enhance the student’s business career development skills.  refinement of listening skills; the development of human relation       Personal skills, health & hygiene, image development, interpersonal  skills; and employment correspondence and employment practices. (3      communication skills, job search strategies, ethics and advancement  credit, 3 lecture, 0 lab)                                               in business careers. (2 credit, 2 lecture, 0 lab)    BUS 191                                                                 BUS 290  FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING                                                    SELECTED TOPICS IN BUSINESS  Presentation of accounting as an information system that produces       An in-depth study of selected problems or topics in business. The  summary financial statements, primarily for users external to a         exact content and instructional methodology will vary from semester  business or other enterprise. Students study the common transactions    to semester depending on the subject to be studied. A syllabus or  entered into by service and merchandising businesses. The emphasis      course outline containing additional information will be available  is on understanding and applying basic accounting principles and        with pre-registration materials each time the course is offered. This  other concepts that guide the reporting of the effect of transactions   course may be offered as variable credit and repeated three times.  on the financial condition and operating results of a business. How     (3 credit, 3 lecture, 0 lab)  to prepare, analyze and interpret historical financial statements, as  well, and the limitations of using these in making forward-looking      BUS 293  business decisions is included. The primary content emphasis will       BUSINESS SIMULATION  be accounting for current assets and liabilities, long-term assets and  Software simulation to allow students to learn by doing. Includes  liabilities, and the stockholder’s equity section of corporate balance  decision making, planning, and implementing decisions in a  sheets. (IAI BUS 903) (3 credit, 3 lecture, 0 lab)                      simulated business environment. Finance, marketing, and production                                                                          decisions included. Pre-requisite: Instructor consent.  BUS 192                                                                 (2 credit, 2 lecture, 0 lab)  MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING  Presents accounting as a system of producing information for use        BUS 297  in internally managing a business. The course emphasizes the            BUSINESS LAW I  identification, accumulation, and interpretation of information         Introduction to the legal system as it affects business activity. Areas  for planning, controlling and evaluating the performance of the         of concentration include formation and nature of contracts, the  separate components of a business. Included is the identification and   agency relationships, and the Uniform Commercial Code Law of  measurement of the costs of producing goods or services and how         Sales and Commercial Paper. (3 credit, 3 lecture, 0 lab)  to analyze and control these costs. Decision models commonly used  in making specific short- and long-term business decisions also are     BUS 298  included. Pre-requisite: BUS 191. (IAI BUS 904)                         LEGAL & SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUS.  (3 credit, 3 lecture, 0 lab)                                            A study of the legal and social environment of business, with                                                                          emphases on business ethics and corporate social responsibilities.                                                                          Areas of concentration include governmental regulation of business,                                                                          securities law, consumer protection law, labor law, and employment                                                                          law. Pre-requisite: BUS 297 (3 credit, 3 lecture, 0 lab)                                                                            BUSV 179                                                                          CUSTOMER SERVICE                                                                          Provides knowledge and skills needed for giving quality customer                                                                          service. Develops communication skills to use with employees,                                                                          customers, and managers. Introduces methods of establishing contact,                                                                          exploring customer needs, defining and resolving problems, and                                                                          closing encounters. Pre-requisite: Student Ambassador                                                                          (1 credit, 1 lecture, 0 lab)                                                                            121