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Course Description
(3-3-0) This course is taken for academic credit. Students will earn an A, B, C, D, F, or W. This course provides a survey of economic systems, forms of business ownership, and considerations for running a business. Students will learn various aspects of business, management, and leadership functions; organizational considerations; and decision-making processes. Financial topics are introduced, including accounting, money and banking, and securities markets. Also included are discussions of business challenges in the legal and regulatory environment, business ethics, social responsibility, and international business. Emphasized is the dynamic role of business in everyday life.
Academic Level
Undergraduate Credit
CIP Code
52.0101 - Business/Commerce, General
Course Type (Attributes)
General Academic (ACGM) (ACGM)
Locations
Online (06), Terrell Satellite (03)
This is a Coursedog only field and is not integrated with the SIS.
Objective
Identify major business functions of accounting, finance, information systems, management, and marketing.
Objective
Describe the relationships of social responsibility, ethics, and law in business.
Objective
Explain forms of ownership, including their advantages and disadvantages.
Objective
Identify and explain the domestic and international considerations for today’s business environment: social, economic, legal, ethical, technological, competitive, and international.
Objective
Identify and explain the role and effect of government on business.
Objective
Describe the importance and effects of ethical practices in business and be able to analyze business situations to identify ethical dilemmas and ethical lapses.
Objective
Describe basic financial statements and show how they reflect the activity and financial condition of a business.
Objective
Explain the banking and financial systems, including the securities markets, business financing, and basic concepts of accounting.
Objective
Explain integrity, ethics, and social responsibility as they relate to leadership and management.
Objective
Explain the nature and functions of management.
Objective
Identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of information technology for businesses.