ACC 101 Fundamentals of Accounting (3 credits)
Prerequisite: None
Introduction to financial accounting principles; preparation and interpretation of balance sheets and income statements; analysis of funds flow; introduction to manufacturing and managerial accounting; basic concepts of time-value of money.
BUS 121 Introduction to Business (3 credits)
Prerequisite: None
This course provides a broad overview of American business today. Topics covered include company organization, and the role of accounting, finance, marketing, sales, engineering, personnel, manufacturing and research/design. Particular emphasis will be given to the problems, practices and procedures of a modern company. Corporate responsibility for community and environment will also be discussed.
BUS 200 Principles of Management (3 credits)
Prerequisite: BUS 121
This course will teach contemporary management tools: qualitative and quantitative concepts, techniques and cases, and the role of the manager as a decision maker and leader. The evolution of corporate organization in relation to corporate growth will be examined. Some aspects of human resources management will be touched upon.
BUS 303 Business Law (3 credits)
Prerequisite: BUS 121, Junior/Senior Standing
This course will teach the fundamental legal principles that business professionals need to know: the legal aspects of the business unit, including partnerships and corporations; commercial paper and banking; and principles of the law of contracts.
BUS 342 Principles of Marketing (3 credits)
Prerequisite: BUS 121
This course will teach the student how to plan and manage the marketing objectives of an enterprise, including demand analysis and market research, and how to formulate and implement a marketing strategy.
CIS 122 Introduction to HTML, Web Development and e-commerce (3 credits)
Prerequisite: CIS 110 or equivalent.
This course will introduce the student to dynamic HTML content and issues of creating integrated web applications with a focus on e-commerce site needs. Students will also be introduced to the software and hardware associated with HTML programming, web development and e-commerce.
CIS 161 Introduction to Database I/Access (3 credits)
Prerequisite: None
This course will teach the student how to use Microsoft Access as a database application. Emphasis will be on how to design a simple database and how to use Access to report on the database. Relational Databases will be discussed.
CIS 202 Advanced Applications/Excel and VBA (4 credits)
Prerequisite: CIS 110 or equivalent
An in-depth study of computer hardware and computer applications. Topics to be covered include operating systems (Windows) and spreadsheets. This course builds upon the skills learned in CIS 110, developing greater expertise and focusing on Excel, VBA and OLE (Object Linking and Embedding).
CIS 232 Technology in the Classroom (3 credits)
Prerequisite: CIS 110 or equivalent
This course is designed to provide classroom teachers and others who may be required to develop presentations with the knowledge and skills of how to integrate technology in support of instruction, presentation and learning. Students will learn how to develop a technology plan for educational and presentational purposes using presentation software, other multimedia and the internet.
ECO 202 Principles of Micro and Macro Economics (3 credits)
Prerequisite: None
The Macroeconomic units of this course will introduce the student to the terminology, concepts and issues of economic theory and practice. These will be applied to practical management problems. The course will provide BIS students and others with an overview of the global economy, U.S. banking system, business cycles, and political efforts to influence employment, prices, and interest rates. At the same time the course will examine microeconomic theory and principles of the small business and how they impact on quantitative decision-making techniques used in current business practices.
ENG 102 Effective Communication (3 credits)
Prerequisite: None
Effective Communication teaches the principles of good writing in a professional setting: how to convey ones meaning and meaning what one says. This course focuses on clear, concise and informative writing and speaking. Topics include: constructing effective resumes and cover letters, an explanation of transactional writing, use of statistics, basic principles of correspondence, process descriptions, instructions, documentation styles, grant proposals and oral reports. The student learns the fundamentals of speech preparation, including audience analysis and motivation, choice arrangement, adaptation of materials, and the development of poise and confidence in public speaking.
FIN 101 Introduction to Finance (3 credits)
Prerequisite: BUS 121
This is an introductory level course in finance. It is designed to give students an overview of some of the issues involved with the trading and pricing of securities in modern financial markets. We will look at several basic questions: What functions do financial markets provide? Who are the important participants? How do investors approach financial decisions? What roles do regulators and government agencies play? How do economists use financial markets as laboratories for understanding behavior?
