Cooperative work experience. On-the-job experience in a business related to the student's major course of study. Under supervision of instructor and employer. Variable Credit: 3-6 credits. May be repeated for up to 6 credits. Required: Student Petition. 06/22/2020-08/13/2020 Field Days to be Announced, Times to be Announced, Room to be Announced
Student develops skills in the essential principles of accrual-basis financial accounting for service and merchandising companies. Topics cover the recording and reporting of financial transactions according to generally accepted accounting principles through the complete accounting cycle. Included are managing inventory, reconciling the cash account, internal controls, ratio analysis, ethics, and financial statement reporting. Emphasis is on procedure and process. 06/22/2020-08/13/2020 Online/Lecture Days to be Announced, Times to be Announced, Room to be Announced
Provides a legal and historical overview of employee and labor relations in both union and non-union environments. Presents a realistic picture of collective bargaining and labor relations situations and highlights contemporary issues in employee relations, unions, bargaining units, and employee group representation. 06/22/2020-08/13/2020 Online/Lecture Days to be Announced, Times to be Announced, Room to be Announced
Students practice critical skills for successful communication in a business environment by employing a structured writing process, analyzing audience needs, and identifying and using appropriate communication channels and modalities. Students also work individually to produce a PowerPoint presentation with embedded narration and as team members to manage a comprehensive project and complete a business research paper. 06/22/2020-08/13/2020 Online/Lecture Days to be Announced, Times to be Announced, Room to be Announced
Introduces the terminology and processes of full-cycle, modified cash and accrual basis bookkeeping for small service and merchandising businesses with inventory. Focus is on how to analyze and record financial transactions, reconcile accounts and trial balances, and prepare basic financial statements. Additional topics include cash management, bank reconciliations, accounting for sales and purchase discounts. Emphasizes procedure and practice. 06/22/2020-08/13/2020 Online/Lecture Days to be Announced, Times to be Announced, Room to be Announced
Apply mathematics to a variety of transactions found in the business world, from finance to project management, and from sales to accounting, including: taxes, product or service mark-ups and mark-downs; simple and discounted interest; present and future value of a single sum of money and annuities; gains, losses, and valuations of stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and other investments; depreciation; inventory valuation; and financial ratio analysis. This course meets the Related Instruction Computation requirement. 06/22/2020-08/13/2020. This is a fully online class. Office hours are by appointment and can be synchronous (meet over Zoom) or asynchronous email back and forth. For more information on Office Hours see syllabus.