2020-2021 Catalog 
    
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2020-2021 Catalog [PREVIOUS CATALOG YEAR]

BSA 131 - Introduction to Business


Description: Characteristics and activities of current local, regional, and global business. An overview of economics, finance, marketing, human resource management and careers in business.

Credits: 3
Lecture: 3
Course Content:
  1. Contemporary business and its environments
  2. Free enterprise system & economics
  3. Types of business ownership
  4. Finance
  5. Marketing
  6. Human Resource Management & Operations Management
  7. Business careers

Learning Outcomes:
  1. Describe today's business environment including laws in which businesses operate in local, regional and global markets. (1) 
  2. Analyze the free enterprise system and supply and demand. (2)
  3. Differentiate the forms of business ownership (sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation and limited liability). (3)
  4. Review financial tools used to evaluate a company's financial condition. (4)
  5. Identify the elements of the marketing mix. (5)
  6. Explain the importance of human resources and operations management to a business. (6)
  7. Compare and contrast business careers and evaluate your findings. (7)