COA 09-11 Catalog - Peralta Colleges

usiness (bus)101BUS 49Independent Study in Business.5-5 units, .5-5 hours lecture (GR)Acceptable for credit: CSUSee section on Independent Study. 0501.00BUS 54Small Business Management3 units, 3 hours lecture (GR)Acceptable for credit: CSUFunctions and objectives of an executive: Definitionof duties, and basic knowledge of administration andorganization; practice through case studies in makingbusiness decisions. 0506.40BUS 202Business Mathematics3 units, 3 hours lecture (GR)Use of basic mathematical principles in solving businessproblems: Simple and compound interest, installmentsales, trade and cash discounts, markup percents,pricing discounting notes and drafts, inventory, financialstatement analysis, depreciation, statistics and binarysystem, taxes, distribution of ownership and profits, andstocks and bonds. 0501.00BUS 207ABusiness English3 units, 3 hours lecture (GR or P/NP)Development of writing skills for effectively expressingideas in the world of work: Principles of grammarincluding syntax, punctuation, spelling, proofreading,editing, and an introduction to the communicationprocess. 0514.00BUS 207BBusiness Correspondence3 units, 3 hours lecture (GR)Recommended preparation: Bus 207A, and Bus 233A-Bor 230D-F or 215A-B or (233) or (230A-C)Development of skills in organizing and writing clear andprecise business correspondence: Letters, memoranda,reports, resumes, and letters of application with emphasison rules for punctuation, spelling, and grammar whichmeet the needs of modern business. 0514.00BUS 207CBusiness Communications in the ModernWorld2 units, 2 hours lecture (GR)Development of oral and writing skills for effectivebusiness communications: Sending and receivinginformation, organizing information in a cogent manner,leading group discussions effectively, and listeningto others with the intention of fully understandingmessages. 0514.00BUS 208Communication Skills for Technicians3 units, 2 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory (GR)Development of writing, reading, speaking and listeningskills for successful communication in technical careers:Researching and learning technical material fromtextbooks; taking notes; communication with customers,employers, and co-workers; writing repair orders andinvoices; producing job applications and resumes; andpracticing for formal job interviews. 0501.00BUS 209Fundamentals of Income Tax4 units, 4 hours lecture (GR)Study of federal and California tax laws and procedures:Individual, partnership and corporation income taxreturns from the accounting point of view; brief surveyof social security, gift, and estate taxes. 0502.10BUS 209FIncome Tax Preparation: Field Studies (Vita)2 units, 2 hours lecture (GR or P/NP)Short-term courseTraining and practical field experience in the preparationof basic federal and state income tax returns: Skills neededto prepare the current year’s tax returns and trainingas volunteer assistors to provide free tax assistanceto elderly and low-income taxpayers at communitylocations; content varies from year to year. 0502.10BUS 210Financial Management and Investments3 units, 3 hours lecture (GR or P/NP)Survey course which examines sound moneymanagement skills and financial plans: Tax-shelteredannuities, real estate, stocks, bonds, trust deeds, newtax laws, borrowing of money, financial adjustments toinflation, and other economic indicators. 0504.00BUS 216Legal Secretarial Studies (Family/Corporate/Criminal/Real Estate)3 units, 3 hours lecture (GR)Overview of the California and U.S. Federal courtsystems relative to family, corporate, criminal, and realestate law: Civil procedures and the processes of civillitigation, including the preparation of legal forms anddocuments, instruction on court filing parameters,calendaring, local rules of court and legal procedures,legal terminology, office procedures and office demeanorin a legal environment. 0514.10