Designed to develop the student's vocabulary skills, dictionary usage, proofreading, listening, and English grammar as needed for current business usage enabling the student to write and communicate effectively.

Students will learn word processing skills in storing, retrieving, formatting, editing, and printing through the manipulation of the software program. Must possess adequate computer literacy skills before enrolling.

Acquaints the student with the alphabetic keyboard through usage of the computer. The course emphasizes basic skill development through drills for speed and control, methods used in centering and tabulations, letter style, business reports, and production measurement. (May be required if student's skill level is not adequate for other course work.).

Emphasizes the practices and procedures acceptable in a business office. Topics include interpersonal relations, telephone usage, mail handling, records management, job application procedures, travel arrangements, reprographics, and financial statements. LEC: 3 hours.

Designed to review and/or learn the basics in punctuation and to further develop spelling skills. The course covers the principles of effective communication in the modern business office. Topics include writing skills, reading skills, and psychological principles involved in effective business letter writing as well as oral communication.

Students will develop comprehensive skills using Microsoft Excel. These skills will include toolbar usage, cell and worksheet formatting, cell functions, worksheet organization and printing. The user will become adept at advanced features such as charts, linking worksheets and workbooks, customizing templates and toolbars, and other features. 1 hour lecture.

Provides an introduction to characteristics of the American system of free enterprise and the obligations and rights of an individual. Topics include torts, rights of private property, contracts, bailment, insurance and risk, labor, and dignity and worth of an individual.

The study of fundamental accounting concepts and procedures. The course emphasizes the accounting cycle, and includes journalizing and posting transactions, preparing trial balances, worksheets, and financial statements. Emphasis is also given to cash, banking, payroll procedures, sales, purchases, and accounts receivable/ payable.

An overview of macroeconomics with continued emphasis on microeconomic theory as it applies to business technology students.

Designed to introduce students to computer hardware, software, procedures, systems, and human resources as applied to business. It focuses on computer literacy, the concepts of the data processing cycle, and an introduction to commercially available software. LEC: 3 hours.

This course is designed to provide individuals with the tools necessary to effectively lead other individuals and teams in today's complex organizational climate. This course addresses key dimensions of leadership behavior: personal integrity, self-knowledge, vision, communication, organizational competence, and empowering people and teams. The course will focus on three specific leadership areas: Individuals as leaders, team leadership and organizational leadership.

This course presents instructional material, self-study guides, and online practices where students will learn to use advanced functions of Excel to improve productivity, enhance spreadsheets with templates, charts, graphics, and formulas and streamline their operational work. Students will apply visual elements and advanced formulas to a worksheet to display data in various formats, apply advanced analysis techniques to more complex data sets, learn how to automate common tasks, and leverage on Excel’s advanced functionality to simplify and streamline day-to-day work. Topics covered include Pivot tables, advanced charts and tables, advanced and imbedded formulas, Macros, and What If scenarios, and collaboration features.

Provides students an opportunity for more in-depth practical application of word processing skills. Emphasis is given to design, format, merging, and advanced editing techniques.

Designed to acquaint students with major areas of computerized accounting. Application areas covered will include general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and payroll.

Focuses on a variety of software as well as technology-based equipment used in advanced office settings. Projects will emphasize the use of the following: digital camera, video equipment, desktop publishing, graphics production, electronic slide show presentations, E-mail, and Internet.

Provides insight into the characteristics, organization, and operation of a business. Studies include international business, factors of business operations, and business decision-making. Management skills, the legal environment, and types of business ownership are included in this course.

This course includes elementary database design, record layouts, simple selection operations, and basic report generation.

Utilizes a desktop publishing software program in order to provide practical experience in the development of marketing and informative correspondence. Activities include creating newsletters, menus, posters, fact sheets, advertisements, business reports, brochures, comprehensive indexes, and planning a web page. LEC: 3 hours.

Social Media is a countless array of Internet based tools and platforms that increase and enhance the sharing of information. This course will help students understand the unlimited amount of information available from social media sites for business advertising/marketing and social good. Students will gain the necessary skills to become media professionals and extend, enhance and apply their expertise to emerging social media information and communication technologies.

This course is designed to serve as an introduction to the basic principles of marketing policies and practices and their application. Topics include consumers; policies; costs; analyzing opportunities, target markets, ethics, social responsibilities, and relationships.

Designed to introduce students to the breadth and depth of the field of human relations. Emphasis is on the processes of communication, problem solving, decision making, conflict and change as they occur in individuals, interpersonal, group, and intergroup relations.

This course will cover using technology to gather, evaluate, and collect information from a variety of sources. Strategies for reading critically; organizing and developing thoughts; interpreting and evaluating sources; writing summaries, bibliographies, critiques, and literature reviews will be covered. Plagiarism, citation of sources, and proper format will also be discussed. 3 Hours Lecture.

Addresses the various financial markets as well as economic factors and their impact on the banking industry.

Covers customer services, teller functions, new accounts, accounts payable, trusts, estates, branch security, general ledger banking, e-banking and online banking, call support, confidentiality, and research in banking. LEC: 3 hours.

All aspects of consumer and commercial lending as well as financial and insurance statements. Other topics that will be addressed include managing loan files, assessing risk in lending, understanding issues of regulation and compliance, bankruptcy, credit reports, and appraisals.

Introduction to basic project management concepts, including how to scope, plan, launch, monitor, control and close a project. The course includes the Project Management Institute's (PMI) basic knowledge area: Integration, Scope, Time, Cost, Quality, Human Resources, Communication, Risk and Procurement. Students will use various tools, including software, to manage different levels of projects through their life cycle for various organizational structures and stakeholders.

In this course, students explore the importance of establishing and/or administrating the goals, policies, and procedures of the organization. Students will cover the application of the various functions performed in contemporary human resources management, including communication, impacts of EEOC, writing job descriptions, recruitment, selection, interview techniques, orientation, developing policies and procedures, training, performance management, employee guidelines, and employee benefits.

Focuses on fundamental concepts of the employment relationship and legal rights/duties of employer and employee. Students will develop an understanding of employee rights, diversity, compensation and benefits law, the appeal process, reacting to legal charges, documenting the hiring and firing process, dealing with harassment issues, privacy issues, Also explores wrongful termination and other emerging case law doctrines. Discusses the Americans with Disabilities Act, National Labor Relations Act, wage and benefit legislation, and the Occupational Safety Act.

Students will be introduced to basic theories and strategies utilized in staffing, planning, recruiting, and selection, and compensation. Topics covered include job analysis, job description, recruitment, selection, and performance based assessment. This course enables the student to explore how human resources development professionals train individuals and develop the potentials of individuals within the workplace as well as understand the role that an integrated total compensation program can play in contributing to organizational success.

This course presents an overview of essential organizational theories and concepts. It focuses on the basic concepts of motivation, control, change, team building, and on the development of effective relationships in a diverse work environment. Students will review and examine ethical responsibilities and relationships between organizational departments, divisions, business management, and the public.

This course is designed to introduce students to specific areas in Business Technology. Course content and credit are designed to meet the needs of the student. The topic will vary from offering to offering; thus, the course may be taken more than once for a total of 6 hours. This course requires 15 clock hours per one semester credit hour.