2005-07 Catalog - Tacoma Community College

2005-2007 CatalogCredit Course Descriptions 95BUS 164 (F, W, Sp, Su)Leadership and Human Relations (5)Applies human relations skills to the workworld. Focuses on interpersonal leadershipskills that can maximize cooperation,flexibility, sensitivity and teamwork amongworkers. Students examine how attitudes,values, needs and communication stylesaffect relationships at work. Small-groupprojects will practice leadership skills andevaluate individual interpersonalcompetence.BUS 165 (Bi-Annually, Sp)Personnel Management (5)Explores how organizations obtain, retain,and effectively utilize human resources.Topics include workplace diversity, formingquality work teams, equal opportunity, workanalysis, staffing, training and development,performance appraisals, compensation,union/management relations, and grievanceprocedures.BUS 167 (Sp)Work Teams and Organizational Dynamics (5)Examines the effects of the organizationalsetting on worker attitudes and theirsubsequent behaviors. Explores groupinfluences on individual perceptions andwork performance. Utilizes experientialexercises and group interaction to review theimpact of employee attitudes and behavioron the organization, and the study of groupdynamics.BUS 200 (F, W, Sp, Su)Business Law (5)An introduction to the American legalsystem and the functions of law in a businessenvironment; legal reasoning and the processof resolving disputes in society; apreliminary analysis of contractualarrangements and business associations inthe business community.BUS 225 (W, Sp)Business Correspondence (5)Fundamentals of writing memorandums andbusiness letters. Punctuation and grammarare reviewed. (writing intensive)Prerequisite: BUS 100 or ENGL 100,keyboarding skills and knowledge of MicrosoftWord.BUS 230 (W)Business Ethics and Corporate Responsibility (5)Explores the moral principles, communitystandards and the ethics of decision makingat the personal and professional levels.Students will also assess the impactmanagement decisions have on business andsociety, and learn to examine corporatecitizenship and social responsibility.BUS 240 (W)Marketing and Business Development (5)Examines marketing fundamentals andtheir impact on business and society.Students will study the concepts ofconsumer needs, demand management,customer behavior, strategies in productdevelopment, promotion, advertising, salesand distribution systems.BUS 245 (Bi-Annually, F)Retailing and Professional Sales (5)A study of the business activity of sellinggoods and services at the wholesale, retail,and consumer levels. Major topics coveredinclude the traditional sales process, the"nuts & bolts" of personal selling andretailing, consumer behavior, buying andpricing products, retail promotion, and thefuture of selling and retail.BUS 255 (Sp)Managing Diversity (5)This course will explore the opportunitiesavailable to business today, from the rich mixof perspectives, ideas and talent offered by aculturally diverse work force. From thepersonal to the organizational level, it willexamine issues related to performance,productivity, job enrichment and the addeddimension of supervising an increasinglydiverse work population. (multicultural content)BUS 256 (F, Sp)Statistical Analysis (5)Statistical techniques to be used in guidingbusiness decisions. Introduction todescriptive techniques, probability,estimation, hypothesis testing, chi-square,correlation and related concepts.Prerequisite: MATH 99, or assessment aboveMATH 99.BUS 260 (Bi-Annually F or W)Small Business Entrepreneurship (5)A "how-to" course concentrating on ways tosuccessfully launch and manage a smallbusiness; techniques on how to achieveoptimum benefits from limited resources;tips on how to plan for growth andsuccession; and skills, qualities, and traits thatinfluence entrepreneurial behavior. Studentswill write a business plan that supports theirfuture entrepreneurial efforts.BUS 265 (Bi-Annually W)E-Business and CommerceExamines the transformation of key businessprocesses through the expanding use ofInternet technologies. Explores both thetechnological aspects of change in thebusiness world and how e-business ischanging consumer expectations and society.BUS 270 (Bi-Annually Sp)Business in a Changing World (5)Examines the strategies businesses use tooperate in an increasingly dynamic andcompetitive environment. An historicoverview of the economic and culturalimpacts of business on society leads to theexploration of strategic planning, TotalQuality Management systems, and innovationgeared to 21st century technologies,diversity, and global interdependence.BUS 280 (F, W, Sp)Career Readiness Skills (1)This course covers employment search skillsand the employee skills needed to besuccessful on the job. It is recommendedpreparation for internships: ACCNT 290,BUS 290, GBUS 290, IT 290, OFFCE 290.BUS 290 (F, W, Sp)Work Internship (5)During one quarter of the sophomore year,students can earn college credits for handsonwork experience and training in a privateor public sector organization. Internshipscan cover any of the related businesssubjects introduced in the BusinessAdministration Management andOrganizational Leadership Program.Prerequisite: Program Chair permission one quarterprior to the internship.BUS 299Individual Study in Business (1-5)Study on an individual basis.Prerequisite: Instructor permission.Business