Page 86 of Cabrillo College 2005-2006 Catalog by Cabrillo College Aptos California

Certificate of Proficiency Units CABT 157 Business and Technical Writing OR ENGL 100/1A/1AMC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 General Business Core Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Total for Certificate of Proficiency 26 Associate in Science Degree in General Business (Occupational) General Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 General Business Core . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Approved Electives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Electives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Total for the A.S. Degree in General Business (Occupational) 60 Business Courses BUS 5 Business Information Systems 4 units; 3 hours Lecture, 3 hours Laboratory Recommended Preparation: Eligibility for ENGL 100 and READ 100. Introduces management information systems, systems design and development, data communications, data management, office automation, computer hardware and software concepts, and the use of information technology to compete in the business world. Software applications such as word processing (Word), financial spreadsheets (Excel) and data base systems (Access) are introduced with appropriate business applications. This course may be offered in a distance learning format. Transfer Credit: Transfers to CSU. Transfers to UC. CAN BUS6. BUS 9 Business Statistics 3 units; 3 hours Lecture, 1 hour Laboratory Prerequisites: MATH 152 with grade "C" or better, or two years of high school algebra with grade average "C" or better, or Math 13. Recommended Preparation: Eligibility for ENGL 100. Collection and presentation of data; measures of central tendency, dispersion, probability, sampling distributions, statistical inference, regression correlation, index numbers, time series analysis, and forecasting. Excel will be introduced for some statistical tests. Transfer Credit: Transfers to CSU. Transfers to UC with limits: BUS 9 combined with MATH 12- maximum credit: 1 course. BUS 18 Business Law 3 units; 3 hours Lecture Recommended Preparation: Eligibility for ENGL 100. Introduction to law, law of contracts and law of agency. History and nature of law, court system, administrative agencies, torts and crimes, the formation of contracts including offer and acceptance, mutual assets, consideration, competent parties, legal subject matter, interpretation and termination of contracts, statute of frauds; relationship between principal and agent and third parties. May be offered in a distance learning format. Transfer Credit: Transfers to CSU. Transfers to UC. CAN BUS8. BUS 20 Introduction to Business 3 units; 3 hours Lecture Recommended Preparation: Eligibility for ENGL 100 and READ 100. Surveys business principles, problems, practices and procedures. Discussions of the nature of business, ownership, recruitment and training of personnel, labor-management relations, production and distribution of goods, competition, profits, transportation, finance, government, business relations and the interaction of business with society. This course may be offered in a distance learning format. Transfer Credit: Transfers to CSU. Transfers to UC. BUS 21 Internet Resources for Business 1 units; 1 hours Lecture Recommended Preparation: Eligibility for ENGL 100 and READ 100. Use of key Internet tools and resources (e.g. search engines, directories, communication tools, databases and data repositories) that support running a business and doing business research including basic information management skills, and simple Web page construction. May be taught in a distance learning format. Transfer Credit: Transfers to CSU. BUS 50 Advertising for Small Business 3 units; 3 hours Lecture Recommended Preparation: Eligibility for ENGL 100 and READ 100. Study of advertising and promotion for small business, emphasizing local and regional media. Topics include media planning, budgeting, and purchasing, media creation, design and layout for television, radio, newspaper, magazine, brochures flyers, outdoor, direct mail, World Wide Web, press releases and more as marketing tools. Transfer Credit: Transfers to CSU. BUS 60 International Business 3 units; 3 hours Lecture Recommended Preparation: Eligibility for ENGL 100 and READ 100. Repeatability: May be taken 4 times. This course provides general knowledge of international markets and business. The course will cover organizational and business techniques for various cultures, and markets including: cultural differences, political economy, economic integration, exporting, importing, currency exchange markets and global marketing strategy. May be taught in a distance learning format. Transfer Credit: Transfers to CSU. 86 Business

[close]