Faculty Syllabus

BUSI-1301 Business Principles

Russell Holloway


Credit Spring 2026

Section(s)

BUSI-1301-006 (15654)
LEC NRG ONL DIL

LEC MW 10:40am - 12:10pm NRG NRG4 4262

Course Requirements

GRADING

 

There are two (2) required (in-class) exams for this course.   The exams will include true/false and multiple-choice questions, as well as open-ended calculations. You will have approximately 40-45 of these types of questions.

 

The stock project will contribute an additional 30% of your average in the class. Details of the stock project will be discussed in class.

 

The remaining 20% of your grade in the class will come from a combination of class participation, homework, and pop quizzes (administered in class).

 

 

           Midterm Exam                                          30%       

           Final Exam                                                30%      

           Stock Project                                             30%   

           Participation & other coursework             10%

100%

Readings

UNDERSTANDING BUSINESS THE CORE; Nickels, McHugh, McHugh, 3rd edition; Irwin McGraw-Hill (ISBN   9781266131707) 

Course Subjects

  • Business Trends
  • Starting a Business
  • Management
  • Human Resources
  • Marketing
  • Finance
  • Legal/Ethics/Compliance
  • Market Analysis
  • Risk Management

Student Learning Outcomes/Learning Objectives

●        Lecture Format

●        Credit Hours: 3

●        Contact Hours per week: 3

 

This course will provide the student with information about business operations and business vocabulary, and it will help direct the thinking of each student to the field of business best suited for her/his interest and talent. Subject matter includes an analysis of the specialized fields within the business organization. The course covers concepts of business, management functions, organizational considerations, and decision-making processes. This course is beneficial to business majors and non-business majors. There is no prerequisite.  (If you are trying to make a decision as to the course you should take next, Principles of Management is a good choice for business majors.)

Office Hours

M W 1:50 PM - 2:50 PM Northridge 4262

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Office Hours

M W 1:50 PM - 2:50 PM Northridge 4262

NOTE

Published: 01/29/2026 16:47:15