Business Course Descriptions
For official information about this curriculum, see the Evergreen Valley College Catalog
BUS- 060 | 060L | 065 | 067 | 071 | 082 | 112 | 136
BUS-060 Fundamentals of Business Statistics
This course introduces statistics with an emphasis on business applications. Students will learn how to collect, analyze, interpret, and present numerical data for the purpose of making more effective decisions. Topics include descriptive statistics, inferential statistics, probability, sampling, hypothesis testing, analysis of variance, regression, correlation, and non-parametric methods. This course requires the use of quantitative skills acquired in intermediate algebra and finite math. Concurrent enrollment in the Business 60 Lab is strongly recommended.
BUS-060L Statistics Laboratory
Business 060 Lab is a recommended corequisite course for Business 060, Fundamentals of Business Statistics. This course provides hands-on computer experience using software to augment and demonstrate concepts presented in the Business 060 class.
BUS-065 Concepts of Management
This course covers the principles and concepts of management. It includes planning, organizing, coordinating and controlling in the firm; social responsibility and ethics in business, decision-making, communications, and budgetary control.
BUS-067 Organizational Management
This course provides a study of business organizations in the context of an economic and political system such as operates in the United States. It examines the way in which business is structured, emphasizing the five functions of management. It stresses the importance of employee involvement in the decision making process in order to assure high levels of efficiency and productivity. It is designed for management-oriented business majors in transfer programs.
BUS-071 Legal Environment of Business
This course covers laws and regulations affecting business decisions including legal concepts and cases in areas of ethics, employment, consumer transactions, competition, the environment, business torts and crimes, contracts, agency and business organizations.
BUS-082 Introduction to Business
This course introduces students to understand the business functions and practices as they have developed over time in the U.S. economic system. Students will be introduced to topics including organizational structure and behavior, management, marketing, finance and accounting, operations and information systems, and ethical responsibilities of corporations. Special emphasis will be placed in the emergence of global business, its impact and the significance of small businesses.
BUS-112 Microsoft FrontPage
In this class students will use Microsoft FrontPage to create web pages using templates and enhancements, graphics, tables, frames, and HTML forms. Students will complete assignments with components such as, banners, navigation bars, hotspots, scrolling marquees, page transitions and animations. Inaddition, the class will show how to use templates, themes, pictures, and hyperlinks using functions of MS FrontPage.
BUS-136 Business Occupational Work Experience-Parallel Plan
Occupational Work Experience is designed for students who work or volunteer in a field related to their vocational major. Students are required to provide evidence that they are enrolled in a vocational program (e.g., educational plan or coursework in a vocational subject area). The Parallel Plan is designed for students who wish to take classes and work during the same semester. A maximum of 4 units of Occupational Work Experience credit may be earned during any one semester, to a maximum of 16 units total. Students must be enrolled in at least 7 units including Work Experience units. Courses taken at other accredited colleges or equivalent course work may meet this requirement. Internship/job placement is not guaranteed.
Grading: L = Letter Grade Only, K = Mandatory Credit/No Credit, O = Optional Credit/No Credit.