21 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.
Lecture hours per week: 3 Presents a broad introduction to the functioning of business enterprise within the U.S economic framework. Introduces economic systems, essential elements of business organization, finance, marketing, production, and risk and human resource management.
Lecture hours per week: 3 Covers concepts and terminology related to information security and risk assessment. Topics cover perspective from a manager and end-user’s point of view and will include the identification of security threats, types of hardware/software solutions available and identifying policies and procedures to reduce the severity of security attacks. Includes the completion of a risk assessment and security plan for an organization and/or department. Mapped to CompTIA IT Fundamentals and Security Awareness/Information Assurance
Lecture hours per week: 3 Laboratory hours per week: 0 Presents basic business etiquette, customs and protocol for individuals desiring to succeed in the global business environment. Presents information on new manners relating to diversity, plurality, family values, sexual freedom, substance abuse, hiring and firing practices. Discusses dress, language, communication traditions, socializing, traveling and meeting protocol. Lecture 3 hours per week.
Lecture hours per week: 3 Teaches the fundamentals of supervision, including the primary responsibilities of the supervisor. Introduces factors relating to the work of supervisor and subordinates. Covers aspects of leadership, job management, work improvement, training and orientation, performance evaluation, and effective employee/supervisor relationships.
Lecture hours per week: 3 Presents the various steps considered necessary when going into business. Includes areas such as product service analysis, market research evaluation, setting up books, ways to finance startup, operations of the business, development of business plans, buyouts versus starting from scratch, and franchising. Uses problems and cases to demonstrate implementation of these techniques.
Lecture hours per week: 2 Covers interpersonal relations in hierarchical structures. Examines the dynamics of teamwork, motivation, handling change and conflict and how to achieve positive results from others.
Lecture hours per week: 3 Identifies management concerns unique to small businesses. Introduces the requirements necessary to initiate a small business, and identifies the elements comprising a business plan. Presents information establishing financial and administrative controls, developing a marketing strategy, managing business operations, and the legal and government relationships specific to small businesses.
Lecture hours per week: 1 Supervises on-the-job training in selected business, industrial or service firms coordinated by the college.
Lecture hours per week: 3 Laboratory hours per week: 0 Covers new content not covered in existing courses in the discipline. Allows instructor to explore content and instructional methods to assess the course’s viability as a permanent offering. Variable hours per week.
Lecture hours per week: 3 Teaches management and the management functions of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. Focuses on application of management principles to realistic situations managers encounter as they attempt to achieve organizational objectives.
Lecture hours per week: 3 Presents a behaviorally oriented course combining the functions of management with the psychology of leading and managing people. Focuses on the effective use of human resources through understanding human motivation and behavior patterns, conflict management and resolution, group functioning and process, the psychology of decision-making, and the importance of recognizing and managing change.
Lecture hours per week: 3 Provides students with knowledge of essential skills and techniques necessary to lead or participate in projects assigned to managerial personnel. Discusses the time and task scheduling, resource management, problem-solving strategies and other topics related to managing a project.
Lecture hours per week: 3 Introduces employment, selection, and placement of personnel, forecasting, job analysis, job descriptions, training methods and programs, employee evaluation systems, compensation, benefits and labor relations.
Lecture hours per week: 3 Includes overview of quantitative methods in business decision-making, simple and multiple regression and correlation analysis, time series analysis and business forecasting, decision analysis, linear programming, transportation and assignment methods, and network models. May include computer applications.
Lecture hours per week: 3 Introduces the functions of communication in management with emphasis on gathering, organizing, and transmitting facts and ideas. Teaches the basic techniques of effective oral and written communications.
Lecture hours per week: 3 Presents an introduction to the American legal system, including an overview of the courts, civil and criminal law. Develops an in-depth understanding of contracts, agency law, and business organizations. Also includes an overview of property, UCC Sales, and Commercial Paper.
Lecture hours per week: 3 Introduces students to the principles of entrepreneurship, covering business models, responsibilities, and successful practices. BUS 274 serves both transfer and CTE programs.
Lecture hours per week: 3 Studies the problems, challenges, and opportunities which arise when business operations or organizations transcend national boundaries. Examines the functions of international business in the economy, international and transnational marketing, production, and financial operations.
Lecture hours per week: 1 test
Lecture hours per week: 3 Laboratory hours per week: 0 Provides an opportunity to explore topical areas of interest to or needed by students. May be used also for special honors courses. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
Lecture hours per week: 1 test
Source: Southwest Virginia Community College's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 59
