BUSI-1301 Business Principles


Victor Hugo Villarreal

Credit Summer 2021


Section(s)

BUSI-1301-003 (23919)
LEC TuTh 12:00pm - 2:00pm DIL DLS DIL

BUSI-1301-004 (23920)
LEC TuTh 9:00am - 11:00am DIL DLS DIL

Course Requirements

GRADE DETERMINATION:

EXAM I = 20% (200 pts.);

EXAM II = 20% (200 pts.);

EXAM III = 20% (200 pts.);

EXAM IV = 20% (200 pts.);

Individual Assignment = 10% (100 pts.).

Stock Project Assignment = 10% (100 pts.)

Extra Credit Stock Project Presentation = 2.5% (25 pts.)

Extra Credit Individual Assignment = 2.5% (25 pts.)

 

YOU MUST TAKE ALL Exams (online) AND complete the Individual Assignment – all on time in order to receive credit.

 

Please Note: NO MAKEUP work will be offered for missed Exams, the Individual Assignment(s) or Stock Project.

 

All grades will count – no grades will be dropped.

Extenuating Circumstances are allowable; YOU MUST contact me for arrangements.

 


Readings

TEXT:  Understanding Business, The CORE, 17th ed. 2017, Authors: Nickels, McHugh, McHugh; ISBN-13: 9781260137743

*** Class notes are provided, within Bb, for each class, notes are required reading material 

 


Course Subjects

ALL class sessions will be ONLINE and LIVE and available within Blackboard

 

Date

Day

Class

Week

Topic

Readings

Course Assignment

June 1, 2021

Tues.

1

 

Review Course Syllabus / Business Today

Intro./Ch.1

Part I

June 3, 2021

Thurs.

2

 

Economy & Bus.

Chap. 2

Survey of:

June 8, 2021

Tues.

3

 

 Competition & Globalization

Chap. 3

Business Trends,

June 10, 2021

Thurs.

4

 

Ethics & Social Responsibility

Chap. 4

Globalization

June 10-11, 2021

Th./Fri.

 

 

Individual Assignment Due & Prep. for Exam 1

 

& (SR) Social

June 11, 2021

Friday

 

 

Exam 1 (Open Thur.-Fri., June 10-11)

 

Responsibility

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 15, 2021

Tues.

5

 

Bus. Formation & Ownership

Chap. 5

Part II   

June 17, 2021

Thurs.

6

 

 Entrepreneurship

Chap. 6

Overview of:

June 22, 2021

Tues.

7

 

Management & Leadership

Chap. 7

Bus. Ownership

June 24, 2021

Thurs.

8

 

Organizational Structure for Bus. Today

Chap. 8

& Management

June 29, 2021

Tues.

9

 

Operations & Quality, World Class Bus.

Chap. 9

Topics

June 29-30, 2021

T/Weds.

 

 

Exam 2 (Open Tues-Weds., June 29-30)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

July 1, 2021

Thurs.

10

 

Fin: Understanding Finance & Accounting

Chap. 15

Part III

July 6, 2021

Tues.

11

 

Fin: Financial Management

Chap. 16

Overview of:

July 8, 2021

Thurs.

12

 

Fin: Understanding Securities

Chap. 17

Information

July 13, 2021

Tues.

13

 

Fin: Money & Financial Institutions

Chap. 18

Management

July 15, 2021

Thurs.

14

 

IT: Leveraging Technology in Business

Chap. B

 & Financial

July 15-16, 2021

Th./Fri

 

 

Exam 3 (Open Thur.-Fri., July 15-16)

 

Resources Topics

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

July 20, 2021

Tues. 

15

 

HR: Motivating Employees

Chap. 10

Part IV

July 22, 2021

Thurs.

16

 

HR: Management & Recruitment / HR Laws

Chap. 11

Overview of:

July 27, 2021

Tues.

17

 

HR: Emp. - Management Relations / Unions

Chap. 12

Human Resource

July 29, 2021

Thurs.

18

 

Marketing: History, Data and Strategy

Chap. 13

and Marketing

Aug. 3, 2021

Tues.

19

 

Marketing: Branding

Chap. 14

Topics

Aug. 5, 2021

Thurs.

20

 

Marketing: Product Distribution & Promotion

Chap. 14

 

Aug. 6, 2021

Th/Fri.

 

 

Stock Project Due! (you cannot be late)

 

 

Aug. 6, 2021

Th/Fri.

 

 

     a) Extra Credit: Stock Project Presentation

     b) Extra Credit: Individual Assignment

 

 

Aug. 5-6, 2021

Friday

 

 

Exam 4  (Open Thur.-Fri., Aug. 5-6)

 

 

 

 


Student Learning Outcomes/Learning Objectives

COMMON COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES/OUTCOMES

·Understand the Basic management functions of Planning Organizing Leading and Control           

·Understand how ethical practices are applied in Business and in life           

·Understand Business organization, structure, roles and responsibility.

·Understand the basic domestic and international environments for Business

·Understand the Basic issues for Small businesses and Entrepreneurship

·Apply basic management and HR principles

·Apply basic marketing principles

·Ability to understand basic financial information

·Understand Governments role and effect on Business

 


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Published: 05/29/2021 10:20:36