20 courses with the subject BUS, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
Students apply basic mathematics to situations encountered in business and industry. Emphasis is placed on solving word problems from a variety of topical areas including resource management, wholesale and retail pricing, payroll and accounting‐related tasks, and simple and compound interest related applications.
This is a survey of written and oral business communication. It emphasizes techniques for effective communication, experience in creating typical business correspondence, and critical analysis of communications.
Students are introduced to the basics required for starting and operating a small business. Subjects include marketing, financing, legal structures, franchising, and managing employees. Students will apply terminology and concepts in developing a draft business plan.
An introduction to the basic concepts and techniques of economics as they relate to the business environment, this course offers such topics as the economic system, the market mechanism and competition, money, credit, banking, and other relevant economic activities and policies that relate to business. The course is open to students who are pursuing the A.A.S. degree in business and should not be taken by the student who needs to transfer economics courses to a four‐year college.
The basics of operational theory and the science of management are presented. Concepts center on an analysis of the four major functions of management: planning, organizing, directing, and controlling. The course emphasizes the integration of management principles with other business procedures and examines management interactions with external environments influencing business.
Using the Microsoft Office® suite of business applications for the PC, students learn how computers can aid the business decision‐making process. The course introduces appropriate terminology and concepts using hands‐on training. Applications include word processing, spreadsheets, and presentation software. The course only supports the use of Windows based Microsoft Office®. Lab fee.
Students study the fundamental concepts, principles and rules of law and equity that apply to business activities. Legal theory is applied to commercial transactions. Topics covered include an introduction to the law and the legal system, the Uniform Commercial Code, contracts, sale of good, negotiable instruments, product liability, negligence, agency, bailment, torts, and employment law. This course is required for students in the Business and Entrepreneurship and Business: Accounting A.A.S. degree programs. It is not recommended for students enrolled in the transfer‐oriented A.S. in Business Administration program.
This course provides an analysis of business transactions in the legal environment. Topics include an introduction to the history of modern commercial law, the courts, and the legal processes; detailed examination of the principles of the laws of contracts, including contracts for the international sale of goods (CISG); and consideration of related topics including product liability and business torts.
This is a comprehensive analysis of the principles of the laws of commercial paper, agency, partnerships, limited liability companies, corporations, and other forms of business ownership.
Students will engage in an in-depth study of leadership concepts and principles in terms of the impact on the effectiveness of the organization. Leadership theories, practices, and skills are emphasized. Students will engage in discussion and reflection to understand and develop leadership skills through readings, speakers, journaling, and internships. The course is designed to be experiential and self-explorative. Students will examine their values, goals, leadership styles, and potential. Students will reflect on and evaluate personal leadership experiences, both past and present, practice leadership skills and identify possible future leadership practices.
A study of the marketing field emphasizing the integrated managerial approach to marketing management is provided. The course features the marketing mix, channel management, consumer/industrial buying behavior, and marketing information systems. The case‐study method and problem‐solving exercises feature marketing costs, segmentation, decisions, and management methodology.
The principles of diversity, equity, inclusion & social justice in the workplace have evolved from an emphasis on HR compliance to a strategic-level, organization-wide effort that has resulted in a positive impact in today’s organizational performance, including a renewed competitive advantage. This course provides an historical perspective along with an overview of the evolution of the management of DEISJ. Students will analyze the role that complex workplace networks of social structures and systems have played in the creation and perpetuation of the dynamics of organizational culture including power, privilege, oppression, and opportunity. During this course, students will analyze the efforts of local and national organizations in the areas of DEISJ, applying the principles of rights, access, equity, and autonomous participation to the efforts of these organizations.
This course builds on BUS 115 , Entrepreneurship and provides students with a toolkit of strategies, knowledge and resources to empower them with the 21st century skills needed to start and operate sustainable businesses. Students will work in groups to experience the fundamentals of business models/customer development and business planning utilizing the Business Canvas Model. A deeper discussion of the basics of entrepreneurship covered in BUS 115 will include topics such as recognizing business opportunity and developing successful business ideas; assessing and obtaining financing; building a new venture team; marketing issues, challenges and planning; as well as managing and growing the entrepreneurial firm. Today’s important business issues including conscious capitalism; stakeholder theory; leadership; social responsibility of business; sustainability; value chain responsibility and diversity in the workplace will be interwoven into the classwork done on entrepreneurship.
Business organizations are unique and powerful social entities whose conduct has enormous influence on the direction and results of our society. Therefore the values and particularly the ethical foundations of the business world hold utmost importance on our society’s function. This course will explore the importance of business ethics and its relevance to the current corporate environment. Topics will include social responsibility, ethical decision‐making, moral philosophies, ethical culture, and developing and implementing effective ethics programs.
Students will explore special topics in the field of business, and a more concentrated study within the discipline. Each course will emphasize a basic understanding of content, concurrent with the development of critical thinking skills in the analysis of relevant issues. This course may be taken twice for credit, provided the topics differ.
Students learn to recognize different classes of business problems that can be solved through the use of spreadsheets. Students learn how to design and develop a spreadsheet from a set of business requirements, apply financial functions, summarize data through the use of pivot tables, extract data from lookup tables, apply conditional logic to make decisions, and consolidate data from different spreadsheets. Lab fee.
Students will explore special topics in the field of entrepreneurship, and a more concentrated study within the discipline. Each course will emphasize a basic understanding of content, concurrent with the development of critical thinking skills in the analysis of relevant issues. This course may be taken twice for credit, provided the topics differ.
A student may engage in independent study within the Business discipline. In this study, a student will work with a faculty member who acts as the student’s mentor. The student and the faculty member prepare a mutually agreeable contract of performance objectives. The contract must specify the topic, hours, and method of evaluation and will be signed by the parties for the credits earned. This opportunity is available to students after consultation with their advisor and approval of the department chairperson.
Students gain practical experience in the field of business through this internship. It is intended to complement and enhance traditional learning concepts used in classroom instruction. Internship assignments will be under the guidance of the Office of Fieldwork and Internships, 687‐5192. Enrollment in this course is by student request and by advisement of the Business Department chairperson.
Source: Ulster County Community College's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 61
