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 Department:    BUS

 Course #:    280

 Credits:    5

 Variable:     No

 IUs:    5

 CIP:    521401

 EPC:    245

 REV:    2021

 Course Description  

Introduction to developing and starting a business. Develop a business plan which includes marketing, financial, and planning sections of the plan. Use a computer to accomplish the functions involved in a small business including the planning, organizing, and control of a small business.

 Prerequisite  

Prerequisite: None.

Contact Hours (based on 11 week quarter)

Lecture: 55

Lab: 0

Other: 0

Systems: 0

Clinical: 0

Intent: Distribution Requirement(s) Status:  

Vocational Preparatory Required for certificate  

Equivalencies At Other Institutions

Learning Outcomes

After completing this course, the student will be able to:

1. Prepare a business plan.
2. Prepare a professional business plan presentation using a computer.
3. Define the planning, organizing, and control of a small business.
4. Define future and present value.
5. Operate a computer to accomplish the functions involved in a small business.
6. Identify requirements of developing and starting a small business.
7. PROGRAM OUTCOME: Apply problem solving and analysis skills to business questions and demonstrate appropriate solutions.

General Education Learning Values & Outcomes

Revised August 2018 and affects outlines for 2019 and later.

Think

Definition: Think analytically, logically, creatively, and reflectively.

Quantify

Definition: Apply mathematical skills quantitatively, logically, creatively, and critically.

Integrate

Definition: Apply knowledge, skills, and methodologies from multiple disciplines.

Course Contents

1. Developing and starting a small business.
2. Business plan.
3. The planning required in a small business.
4. Organizing a small business.
5. Control required in a small business.
6. Financial and marketing analyzes of a small business.
7. Capitalization of a business.
8. Effect of gender, culture, and age in a small business.