Business Courses

An introduction to the fundamental concepts of systems analysis and design. The role of the system analyst and the training skills required to function in this position are presented. Students will do application analysis, including modeling of processes and data and transformation of analysis results into a design for a specific computer environment. Design of programs, system testing, evaluation, conversion and documentation will also be discussed . The life cycle concept and its application to business systems are also discussed.

Introduction to the dynamic field of international business. Students will learn the basics of international business transactions, with particular regard to the differences between international and domestic transactions. Students will also be introduced to the range of career opportunities available in international business and in related fields such as international law and civil service. Topics to be covered will include: international business contracts; international business negotiations; international marketing; international public affairs and lobbying; international arbitration and litigation; international transport; multicultural management; and international electronic commerce.

Review of basic financial statements and an indepth study of accounting principles including:disclosure classification and presentation.

A continuation of ACC 301.

This course will examine the economic theory of international trade, trade regulation, protectionism, and international trade policy. International economic integration, foreign exchange, balance of payments, international institutions, and policy issues of current interest will also be investigated.

The course is based on Cisco Networking Academy CCNA curriculum. This is the first of two courses to prepare student for the CCNA/ICDN2 certification test. The course introduces student to scaling networks with LAN Redundancy and LAN aggeration, configuration and troubleshooting of wireless LANs, Multi-area OSPF and advanced EIGRP are covered. Students will also be able to manage IOS systems imaging and licenship.

Applying the principles of management to small business and entrepreneurship in retailing, wholesaling, manufacturing, and service industries. The importance of small business, its status, problems, and requirements for success.

Functions of money; role of financial institutions; roles of Federal Reserve Banks and monetary policy. Introduction to the determination of interest rates, the stock of money and other monetary theory concepts as they relate to economic activity.

Application of microeconomic principles to management decision-making. The concepts of production transformation and cost of output; sales or revenue side of production; demand for product under different market structures and the implications for selling price. Overall application of the above to management decision-making: breakeven analysis, maximization of net income, markup pricing, target return pricing, advertising, estimation of market demand curves, and other case studies.

A rigorous but mathematically simple treatment of modern macroeconomic theory and its applications. The determinants of national income, employment, and inflation; the Keynesian, post-Keynesian and monetarist models discussed and compared; the effectiveness of fiscal and monetary policies evaluated in the context of the above models. The applied aspect of macroeconomics will be emphasized and recent American economic experience discussed.

This course is based on Cisco Networking Academy CCNA curriculum. This is the second of two courses to prepare students for the CCNA/ICDN2 certification test. The course introduces student to designing and connecting a WAN. Topics include point-to-point connections, frame relay, broadband solutions and how to secure a site-to-site connection. Students will also be able to monitor and troubleshoot a network using various hardware/ software tools.

Introduction to the principles of financial management. Topics include: analysis of financial statements, roles of financial managers, financial functions, preparation of cash budgets, pro forma financial statements, introduction to working capital management, capital budgeting, valuation theory.  

Analysis of the principles and practices of personnel (human resources) management, including personnel policy, selection, training and development, wages and salary administration, labor and employee relations, benefits administration and performance appraisal, how human resources departments function and their contribution to the organization.

Introduction to marketing of products and services. Topics covered include: external analysis, target market idehtification, market research, consumer behavior, product development, demand estimation and forecasting, pricing, distribution channels, advertising, sales promotion and public relations.

An examination of economic indicators and analysis of the current state of the U.S. economy. the Federal Reserve actions, open market operations, monetary policy options, and appropriate policy will also be investigated. Students must abe available to participate in the College Fed Challenge.                                                                                          This course may be repeated for credit.

Fundamental principles of business law and practice and the Constitutional setting in which they are implemented. Structure of the law and the state and federal court systems, contract law, agency law, and the law of sales.

The study of individual and group behavior in organizations. Key topics include job satisfaction; motivation; group dynamics, leadership; conflict and change; communication; job design; power and influence; organization concepts and design; organizational development.

A study of taxation as it applies to the typical routine tax return for an individual tax payer. Topics will include determination of tax, income inclusions, capital gains and losses, itemized deductions and tax credits.

This course is designed to provide the student with a thorough understanding of the modern microeconomic theory and its applications. The approach used for this purpose is rigorous but mathematically simple. In particular, the course will study the different market structures and the corresponding market mechanisms through which scarce productive resources are used to produce goods and services and distribute them among the members of the society.

Definition and meaning of public finance and expenditures. The impact of government expenditures, taxation, and debt on resource allocation, income distribution, economic stabilization, and growth.

Introduction to the organization, design and implementation of operating systems covering: basic concepts and considering examples of current systems, structure, process management, scheduling; interaction of concurrent processes; 1/0; device handling; memory and virtual memory management, file management; communication, synchronization, processor allocation, and distributed file systems.

Major classifications and related costs of employee benefits; principal laws governing employee benefits; typical features of benefit plans including group health, disability, survivor and retirement protection, capital accumulation, time off with pay. Basic planning techniques. Approaches for communicating with employees.

A study of the fundamentals of cost determination, allocation, cost analysis and costing for decisions. Topics include break-even analysis, cost-profit-volume analysis, job order costing, process costing, and basic standard cost analysis.

Introduction to the role of advertising and sales promotion strategies and practices. Topics include: strategy development, creative design, copy development, media selection, the role of advertising agencies and campaign execution and evaluation.

A continuation of CMP 226. Additional topics in the programming theory are discussed using object-oriented programming languages platform. Students develop business-related projects using standard objects ranging from low level data structures to high level graphical user interface objects.