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Additional Course Information
Topical Outline: Each offering of this course must include the following topics (be sure to include information regarding lab,
practicum, and clinical or other non-lecture instruction).
Review of the fundamentals of mathematics. Topics include Whole numbers; How to dissect and solve word problems;
Fractions; Decimals; Banking; Solving for the unknown: A how-to-approach for solving equations; Percents and their
applications; Discounts: trade and cash; Markups and markdowns: insight into perishables; Payroll; Simple interest;
Promissory notes, simple discount notes, and the discount process; Compound interest and present value.
Provide students with a good basis for elementary accounting concepts, business machines, and computer technology.
Course Learning Outcomes:
Learning Outcomes – Upon successful completion of this course, students will:
Solve business math problems
Methods of Assessment:
Exams
Homework
Quizzes
Final Exam
Required text(s), optional text(s) and/or materials to be supplied by the student:
Required Text: Most recent edition of Practical Business Math Procedures, by Jeffrey Slater, McGraw-Hill. The textbook
is packaged with the Cengage online homework management system.
Suggested Course Maximum:
35
List any specific or physical requirements beyond a typical classroom required to teach the
course.
None
Course Requirements/Grading System: Describe any course specific requirements such as research papers or
reading assignments and the generalized grading format for the course.
Exams 30%
Homework 30%
Quizzes/Discussions 20%
Final Exam 20%
The following grading scale will be used to determine grades for the class.
If your score is Your grade is
90% up to 100% A
80% up to 89% B
70% up to 79% C
60% up to 69% D
59% or below F
