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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).
I. Changing face of business
II. Ethics and social responsibility
III. Economics
IV. Competing in world markets
V. Organizing businesses
VI. Management
VII. Human Resources
VIII. Marketing
IX. Technology
X. Accounting
XI. The financial system
Course Learning Outcomes:
Learning Outcomes – Upon successful completion of this course, students will:
Identify major business functions of accounting, finance, information systems, management, and marketing.
Describe the relationships of social responsibility, ethics, and law in business.
Explain forms of ownership, including their advantages and disadvantages.
Identify and explain the domestic and international considerations for today’s business environment: social,
economic, legal, ethical, technological, competitive, and international.
Identify and explain the role and effect of government on business.
Describe the importance and effects of ethical practices in business and be able to analyze business
situations to identify ethical dilemmas and ethical lapses.
Describe basic financial statements and show how they reflect the activity and financial condition of a
business.
Explain the banking and financial systems, including the securities markets, business financing, and basic
concepts of accounting.
Explain integrity, ethics, and social responsibility as they relate to leadership and management.
Explain the nature and functions of management.
Identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of information technology for businesses.
Methods of Assessment:
Exams
Final exam
Research assignments
Article reviews
Required text(s), optional text(s) and/or materials to be supplied by the student:
Textbook: The latest edition of BUSN published by Cengage.
Suggested Course Maximum:
35
