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will consider judicial processes, federal controls, and regulations.
This course is designed for students planning to transfer to a
senior institution where they will major in business.
BSNS 2033 - Word: Advanced Document
Production with Desktop Publishing Applications 2/2 (3)
Prerequisites: COSC 1513 (can be taken concurrently) and BSNS
1023 with a grade of C or better. This capstone document production
course for administrative and office assistant training places
heavy emphasis on using technology to produce various desktop
publishing documents.
BSNS 2113 - Small Business Management 3/0 (3)
This course covers basic concepts and methods necessary for effective
start-up and management of a small business. Topics include
planning, legal aspects, financing, accounting, marketing, and
management. Theoretical and practical learning exercises will be
incorporated in the class. This course may be taken under the
Pass/Fail grading option. See Pages 170-171.
BSNS 2143 - Human Relations in Business 3/0 (3)
This course is intended to prepare students to handle effectively
the responsibility of relating to other people. The ultimate goal
is to learn how to motivate individuals to work together productively,
to satisfy their personal needs, and at the same time to
meet organizational objectives.
BSNS 2213 - Human Resource Management 3/0 (3)
This course covers basic principles and procedures of personnel
administration. Topics include: job analysis, staffing, training,
performance appraisal, compensation, and labor relations.
BSNS 2311 - Successful Customer Service 1/0 (1)
This course focuses on essential customer service skills that help
organizations accomplish their goals, deal with problems and
complaints, win new customers and create loyal customers. The
course concentrates on the key concepts and best practices involved
in customer service, personal skills, and communication
skills needed to deliver successful customer service.
BSNS 2403 - Administrative Assistant
Internship 0/15 (3)
Prerequisite: Successful completion of the courses listed in the
first four semesters of the Administrative Assistant curriculum
and approval of program coordinator. The student will apply his
or her knowledge and skills by working a minimum of 200 hours
in a cooperating business under the supervision of a training sponsor
and the instructor. The student will gain understanding of
the administrative office procedures by discussing and analyzing
on-the-job experiences with fellow students and the instructor.
BSNS 2413 - Management Field Project 0/15 (3)
Prerequisite: Successful completion of at least half of the courses
required in the Business Management and Marketing curriculum,
or consent of instructor. The student will apply his/her
knowledge in a cooperating business or organization under the
supervision of a training sponsor and the coordinator from the
college. The student also will gain further understanding of the
field of management through selected readings, assignments,
and discussion of work experiences with fellow students and the
program coordinator.
BSNS 2423 – Internship Experience
(Based on demand) 0/15 (3)
Prerequisite: Approval of and successful completion of 16 semester
hours of coursework from the Business Division and/or
Technology Division. The student will apply his/her knowledge
in a selected career field by working a minimum of 240 hours at
a cooperating business under the supervision of a training sponsor
and the program coordinator. This course may be repeated
twice for credit.
BSNS 2514 - Business Statistics 4/0 (4)
Prerequisites: MATH 1424 and MATH 1453 with grades of C
or better or all of the following: two years of high school algebra
and one year of high school geometry with grades of C or better
and appropriate assessment score. This course is designed to
provide the business student with a firm foundation in descriptive
and inferential statistics. Topics include descriptive methods,
measures of central tendency and variability, elementary probability
theory, elementary combinatorics, probability distributions,
sampling techniques, confidence intervals for the mean
or proportion, tests of hypotheses, chi square, correlation and
linear regression, the F-test and one-way analysis of variance.
Students cannot receive credit for both BSNS 2514 and MATH
1774. IAI: BUS 901 Business.
BSNS 2553 - Principles of Management 3/0 (3)
This course covers the basic principles and concepts of management
including the functions of planning, organizing, staffing,
leading, and controlling. Theoretical and practical learning
exercises will be incorporated in the class.
Chemistry
CHEM 1504 - Basic Chemistry 3/2 (4)
Prerequisite: Appropriate assessment score or a grade of C or
better in one of the following: MATH 1113, MATH 1414, or
one year of high school algebra. The student will be introduced
to such fundamental concepts of chemistry as atomic structure,
classification of compounds and chemical bonding. The student
will acquire the basic knowledge upon which to build an understanding
and appreciation of chemistry and its relationship
to our world and life processes. AAS: Physical science (laboratory
science) elective.
CHEM 1514 - General Chemistry I 3/2 (4)
Prerequisites: Either CHEM 1504 or one year of high school
chemistry with a grade of C or better; and MATH 1424 with a
C or better or appropriate assessment score; and ENGL 1413 with
a grade of C or better or appropriate assessment score; or consent
of instructor. The student will apply problem-solving techniques
and quantitative laboratory experiments to analyze and interpret
the principles of atomic structure, chemical bonding, states of
matter, stoichiometry, oxidation-reduction, thermochemistry,
the gas laws and coordination compounds. AAS: Physical science
(laboratory science) elective. IAI: P1 902L Physical science; CHM
911 Chemistry.
CHEM 1524 - General Chemistry II 3/2 (4)
Prerequisite: MATH 1814 with a grade of C or better or appropriate
assessment score; and CHEM 1514 with a grade of C or better; or
consent of instructor. The student will apply the principles and laws
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