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Syllabus Outline:
NORTH CENTRAL STATE COLLEGE
COURSE SYLLABUS
Last Revision:
December 2007
A. Course Number and Title:
BUS 110 – Introduction to Business
B. Academic Division: Business and Education
Business Administration
E. Lab Hours: 0
G. Prerequisites: None
H. Course Description from
Catalog: This course provides the basic understanding of
the five functions of business. All business enterprises
require fundamentals in operations, marketing, finance,
accounting, and management. Other topics covered include the
global environment, entrepreneurship, quality, and how economics
affect business.
I. Textbook(s):
1. Title: Essentials of
Business
A. Author:
Ebert and Griffin
B. Edition:
6th
C.
Publisher: Prentice Hall
J. Workbook(s) and/or Lab Manual(s): None
K.
Purpose of Course: This course provides a basic
understanding of the functions of business. It is intended to
be an introductory course to small and large operations.
Learning is an active process requiring the student to be a
major participant in the changing complexities and arrays of
business opportunities. This course should provide the student
fundamental knowledge of business practices along with an
increased enthusiasm for the world of business.
L. Supplies Needed: None
M. Course Outcomes and
Assessment Methods:
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1. Describe the basic functions of
the business enterprise. |
Exams, classroom discussion, and
homework. |
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2. Recognize and describe the role
of business in global competition.
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Case studies in global markets and
strategy relationships required through class
discussion. |
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3. Explain the steps and processes
necessary in starting a business and choosing the form
of business ownership.
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Use of resource gathering web sites
and various financial and governmental agencies to
assist in business formation. |
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4. Describe the process that
market research and idea formulation play in
product/service development. |
Exams, classroom discussion and
class activities to simulate processes. |
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5. Demonstrate the complexity and
interaction required to integrate product, price, place
and promotion (marketing mix) when satisfying customer
needs. |
Classroom activities, discussion
and demonstration to integrate the marketing mix
business growth. |
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6. Explain the variety of
financial tools available to business. Identify the role
external institutions play in resource allocation along
with the methods of debt/equity, and internal generation
of funds to grow a business. |
Exercises and financial reports
along with team data gathering and analysis problem
solving. |
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7. Demonstrate basic knowledge of
the financial accounting system and operation of data
collection and analysis to assist in business
operations.
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Team integrated activity to solve a
basic set of transaction related financial situations. |
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8. Describe each of the five
functions of management to include: control; leadership;
organization; planning and staffing. |
Exams, class discussion, case
related activities in each of the areas. |
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9. Demonstrate the importance of
decision-making and strategy as it relates to business
growth and positioning in local, regional, and global
markets. |
Case related issues and activities. |
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10. Summarize the functions and
complex organizational relationships required to
successfully operate a business in the competitive
environment of the 21st century. |
Team activity and presentation of
research through interaction, journals, web videos and
discussion with Entrepreneurs, and local businesses. |
The following Core Learning Outcomes are addressed in this
course:
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Core
Learning Outcomes |
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Communications-Written |
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Communication-Speech |
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Culture
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Critical Thinking |
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Computer Literacy |
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Computation |
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Course Content:
Table of Contents
Part I Business
Trends: Cultivating a Business in Diverse, global Environments
Part II Business
Ownership: Starting a Small Business
Part
III Business Management: Empowering Employees to
Satisfy Customers
Part
IV Management of Human Resources
Part V Marketing
Part VI Managing
Financial Resources
Part VII
Understanding Money
O. Planned Activities: Success in a fundamental
business course is related to a series of exercises, individual
performance, group interaction. All of the activities should
provide the basis for building a foundation of methods to
gather, explore, research, and present business information and
simulate problem solving abilities of students. The activities
should introduce a diverse set of skills that will be required
in future business classes. Assessment of student ability
should include a variety of activity.
P. Grading and Testing Guidelines: Suggested
items for grading and/or classroom activities may include exams
(suggest 3 exams and 1 final), quizzes, written assignments
(project/cases), video reviews, class participation, interviews,
Internet searches, etc. Assigned weights are entirely at the
discretion of the professor.
The NC State’s
grading scale is as follows:
Exams 48%
Class
Activities 13%
Casework 13%
Group
Activity 13%
Research
Paper 13%
Scale 100-95 A
79-77 C
94-92 A- 76-74 C-
91-89
B+ 73-71 D+
88-86
B 70-68 D
85-83 B- 67-65 D-
82-80 C+ 64-Below F
Q. Attendance Requirements: All students are
required to attend all scheduled classes and examinations. Each
faculty member has the right to establish regulations regarding
attendance that he/she considers necessary for successful study.
Students who do not attend classes may be
administratively withdrawn from those classes. However, failure
to attend classes does not constitute withdrawal, and students
are expected to process a formal withdrawal through the Student
Records Office if unable to complete a class.
R. Other Specific Guidelines or Requirements:
None
S. Statement on Disabilities: Any student who
requires reasonable accommodations related to a disability
should inform the course instructor and the Coordinator of
Specialized Services (Room 138 in Kee Hall; phone 419-755-4727).
Students who do not have a documented disability but who
encounter difficulty in their courses are encouraged to visit
the Student Success Center. The following are some of the
services available to students: academic assistance, advising
services, peer tutoring, personal counseling, and referral for
LD testing. Students are welcome to come and discover the kinds
of assistance available in the Student Success Center (Room 136
in Kee Hall; phone 419-755-4764).
T.
Statement on Withdrawals: As a student, you are
expected to attend class. If you are unable or choose not to
attend class, or if for whatever reason you are unable to keep
up with the requirements of a course, you need to officially
drop the class at the Student Records Office. You may do this up
to the end of the eighth week during a regular eleven-week
quarter and up to the end of the fifth week during an eight-week
term. Classes not following an eight or eleven-week schedule
have different withdrawal and refund dates. Contact the Student
Records Office for applicable dates. The last day to officially
drop a class is listed in Newsbriefs, the weekly
publication on campus, and is also available at the Student
Records Office in Kee Hall. If you registered for classes in the
Student Success Center, you should return there to officially
withdraw from any classes. All other students should go to the
Student Records Office to process their withdrawal from any
class.
If you choose to walk away from your class without officially
withdrawing from it, the faculty member teaching the class must
grade your classroom performance on the material available to
him or her. This normally results in an "F" grade. An "F"
grade can lower your grade point average considerably depending
on the total credits accumulated.
U. Statement of
Academic Dishonesty/Plagiarism/Copyright Infringement: It
is the position of the College that the responsibility for
academic honesty is that of the student. It is expected that the
student's work will be the product of his/her own efforts unless
the student clearly indicates otherwise. Academic honesty is an
important element of mature, responsible learning.
Dishonest
scholarly practices include but are not limited to
appropriating, in whatever form, another's work and submitting
it as one's own (known as plagiarism), intentionally falsifying
information, or taking another's ideas with the intention of
passing these ideas off as one's own (also known as plagiarism).
In addition, cases
of academic dishonesty may involve photocopied materials.
Materials used may fall under the Copyright Act. Violations of
said Act may subject the user and/or the College to sanctions.
If you have questions whether a particular use is in violation
of the Act, please contact the office of the Vice President for
Learning.
V. Classroom Conduct: All students are expected
to demonstrate professional behavior and use language
appropriate for the classroom learning experience.
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