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 Department:    BASAM

 Course #:    495

 Credits:    5

 Variable:     No

 IUs:    5

 CIP:    520201

 EPC:    50B

 REV:    2019

 Course Description  

Focuses on the key aspects that must be addressed for sustained organizational and enterprise success, strategic planning, effective problem solving, and the capture of opportunities from the perspective of a business leader or the entrepreneur.

 Prerequisite  

Prerequisite: Admission to BASAM program and BASAM Director permission.

Contact Hours (based on 11 week quarter)

Lecture: 55

Lab: 0

Other: 0

Systems: 0

Clinical: 0

Intent: Distribution Requirement(s) Status:  

Vocational Preparatory N/A  

Equivalencies At Other Institutions

Learning Outcomes

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

1. Explain the importance and relevance of planning in a business and distinguish between various types of plans (operational, strategic, functional) and the application of each.
2. Identify the relationships between different business functions and the impact that actions and choices in one might have on others.
3. Develop an analysis of external and internal factors affecting a company�s or industry�s operating environment.
4. Synthesize situation analyses into actionable assessments. Develop related strategies and action plans. Identify measures to track performance.
5. Create �what if� scenarios and develop contingency plans.
6. Create and present a final plan that integrates acquired functional knowledge.
7. PROGRAM OUTCOME: Demonstrate a knowledge of the local business environment and community and an awareness of issues and opportunities emerging from the changing socio-economic, technological, and environmental landscape.
8. PROGRAM OUTCOME: Use written & spoken skills & tools, concepts, & models of management applicable to the professional-technical discipline to communicate clearly & create an effective message, while demonstrating a professional presence.
9. PROGRAM OUTCOME: Demonstrate ability to assimilate, evaluate, & synthesize information from varying media & formats, including the ability to assess qualitative & quantitative data & to apply critical thinking & knowledge in an industry & managerial funct
10. PROGRAM OUTCOME: Explore, appreciate, and define the opportunities, challenges, and nuances of operating in an increasingly diverse, interconnected, and complex global community.
11. PROGRAM OUTCOME: Recognize and challenge culture-bound assumptions.

General Education Learning Values & Outcomes

Revised August 2008 and affects outlines for 2008 year 1 and later.

Course Contents

1. Importance and relevance of planning in a business and distinguish between various types of plans (operational, strategic, functional) and the application of each.
2. Relationships between different business functions and the impact that actions and choices in one might have on others.
3. Analysis of external and internal factors affecting a company�s or industry�s operating environment.
4. Situation analyses into actionable assessments.
5. Related strategies and action plans.
6. Measures to track performance.
7. �What if� scenarios and develop contingency plans.
8. A final plan that integrates acquired functional knowledge.