Business Program

Emphasizes the social, legal, political, and ethical responsibilities of businesses to external and internal stakeholders. This course explores various topics including corporate social responsibility, state and federal laws, contracts, intellectual property regulations, employment law, product liability, safety practices, and environmental regulations.  

Explores sustainability theories, business ethics, and societal responsibilities that go beyond their economic responsibilities. This course emphasizes the complex business environments and social expectations of corporations and emerging governance structures, management systems, and innovative business models. ​

Explores information systems in decision-making and meeting operational and strategic goals. This course explores the use of hardware and software in business, as well as database management systems (DBMS) and network information system fundamentals. This course will apply advanced theories of information systems and customer relationship management.

Examines major contemporary socio-economic issues and policies such as drugs and crime, education, health care, poverty and inequality, and globalization. These issues will be explored using economic tools and methods. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SS1 category.

Focuses on applying financial concepts, ethical and financial sustainability practices to promote managerial success and improve organizational performance. It addresses the budgeting process, raising capital and examines cash and risk management. Topics include analysis of financial markets, managing financial performance, cash and capital budgeting, risk versus return, capital structure, time value of money, and financing for both short and long-term requirements.

Provides a broad overview of current organizational management principles, techniques, and concepts needed for managerial analysis and decision-making related to planning, organizing, leading, and controlling of organizational resources. This course also explores the evolving nature and roles of managers and leaders.

Examines the planning, organization, and measurement of operations common within successful business production and service. This course emphasizes product design, supply chain management, quality control, inventory management, and planning.

Explores leadership development through foundational theories, along with development and applications of effective leadership principles and skills. This course covers motivation, group dynamics, conflict resolution, power/politics, communication, and organizational change and development. This course emphasizes a personal leadership development plan toward becoming an effective leader in the organization.

​​Applies strategic thinking and development and implementation strategies for businesses with a domestic and global perspective. This course combines fundamentals from accounting, marketing, finance and management, operations, and management information systems to analyze information and make strategic decisions and plans.​

Presents practical application of the Internet and digital platforms for marketing products and services. This course develops skills and techniques in product and services marketing, sales, and analytics. This course explores the diverse online business models, digital advertising, social media marketing techniques, and advanced marketing analytics. The course emphasizes data-driven marketing decision-making. ​