Management

Effective: Fall 2023
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This program map from the 2024-2025 catalog year represents one possible pathway to complete this program. Your pathway may vary depending on your transfer plans and also previous college credit, including AP Test scores, concurrent enrollment courses and high school articulated courses.

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Program Description

Our Management programs will provide you with the people skills and business knowledge to succeed and advance in for-profit or non-profit organizations. Once you graduate, you can find a new position or gain a promotion to a position such as general manager, supervisor, assistant human resources manager, office manager, retail store manager, sales manager, distribution manager, business owner, production supervisor, training coordinator, recruiter, buyer, or a purchasing agent.

Our Management certificate consists of only 6 classes, so you can finish it in 2 semesters studying part-time. You can take classes in any sequence and there are no prerequisites to begin the program. Classes are available online, on campus, and in a hybrid format (a mix of on-campus and online). The certificate can be earned fully online. All classes within the program apply towards an AS degree in Business, concentration in Management. Once you earn this certificate, you will use all of the 6 classes + take more classes in Business + general education classes to graduate with an AS degree in Business, a concentration in Management.


What can I do with this major?
Managers are needed in nearly every industry. You can apply knowledge and skills developed in our program to any large or small, for-profit or non-profit, organization. You will find our flexible and popular Management certificate and degree useful to find a new job, or to be promoted to a supervisory or managerial position. Our programs are also highly beneficial if you are currently working as a manager and wish to upgrade your skills and improve your chances for further promotion. You can customize both the certificate and the degree with electives that best meet your needs or options you find most useful.

Learning and Career Pathway
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= Critical Course = Prerequisite for Other Courses = Prerequisite Required = Required for Major GE = General Education

Semester 1

9-10 units

BUS 12
Introduction to Business

3 units
Survey of the private enterprise system and basic business concepts, business economics, types of business ownership, ethics, globalization, and organizational functions (management, marketing, accounting, human resources, and finance). Provides a multidisciplinary examination of how culture, society, economic systems, legal, international, political, financial institutions, and human behavior interact to influence an organization's policies and practices within the U.S. and a global environments.

BUS 22
Introduction to Management

3 units
Principles and concepts of traditional management tasks, contemporary management challenges including human relations, diversity, quality, social responsibility and ethics, the global environment, human resource management, business communications, competitiveness, motivation, leadership and teamwork.
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Accounting Course (Choose BUS 7 or BUS 1A)

3-4 units

BUS 7
Accounting for Small Business

3 units
Bookkeeping practices and accounting cycle for a service and merchandising sole proprietorship. Double-accounting entry system (debits and credits), journal, ledgers, adjusting and closing entries, income statement, balance sheet, and statement of owner’s equity, cash, banking activities, payroll, merchandising transactions.
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BUS 1A
Financial Accounting

4 units
Explores financial accounting, its importance and how it is used by internal and external users as a decision-making tool. Covers accounting information systems; application of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) to value assets, liabilities, and equity; preparation, interpretation and analysis of financial statements. Includes topics on cash flow statement, cash and accrual accounting concepts, merchandising operation, internal controls and ethics, reporting and accounting for receivables, payables, long-term assets and liabilities, inventory, depreciation, stockholders’ equity, stocks and bonds. BUS 1A is required to take BUS 1B which is a List A option,
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  1. Strongly Recommended: BUS 7

Semester 2

9 units

BUS 21
Human Resource Management

3 units
Introduction to the management of human resources and an understanding of the impact and accountability to the organization in terms of human resource activities. Global human resource strategies, social and organizational realities, legal implications affecting people at work, union/non-union practices, comparable work, employee compensations, benefits, and employee rights.
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List A course #1

3 units
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List A course #2

3 units
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List A

Select any six units from the following options:

BUS 1B
Managerial Accounting

4 units
Examines how managers use accounting information in decision-making, planning, directing, operating, and controlling. Emphasis on cost terms and concepts, cost structure, cost behavior, cost-volume-profit analysis, profit planning, budgeting, budgetary controls, cost controls, accounting for manufacturing costs and ethics.
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  1. Prerequisite: BUS 1A
  • Transfers to CSU

    • BUS 10
    Business Law

    4 units
    Fundamental legal principles pertaining to business transactions. Introduction to the legal process. Topics include sources of law and ethics, contracts, torts, criminal law, intellectual property, agency and employment law, and business organizations.
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    BUS 14
    Business Communications

    3 units
    This course applies the principles of ethical and effective communication to the creation of letters, memos, emails, and written and oral reports for a variety of business situations. The course emphasizes planning, organizing, composing, and revising business documents using word processing software for written documents and presentation-graphics software to create and deliver professional-level oral reports. This course is designed for students who already have college-level writing skills.
    Course Details:
    1. Strongly Recommended: ENGL 1

    BUS 16
    Business Mathematics

    3 units
    Mathematics to solve typical business problems including banking, simple interest, compound interest, installment sales, trade and cash discounts, markup percents, pricing, discounting notes and drafts, payroll, insurance, statistics, stocks, bonds, and mutual funds.
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      BUS 28
      Human Relations in the Workplace

      3 units
      Business concepts of individual, group, and organizational human behavior as they affect human relations, performance, and productivity within the workplace. Strategies and techniques that influence communications, employee leadership and interactions among people—including cultural diversity and its impact—are explored.
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      BUS 36
      Introduction to Marketing

      3 units
      Survey of marketing, including consumer behavior, company and environmental analysis, market segmentation, product development, pricing, promotion, and distribution. Marketing for small and large businesses, startups, governments, and institutions. Personal, consumer, business to business and digital marketing are included.
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      BUS 40
      International Business

      3 units
      Exploration of major factors involved in developing international trade. An overview of globalization, its impact on both Western and non-Western societies, theories of global trade, monetary environment, foreign market analysis, sociocultural forces, global ethics, global political and economic institutions, and international operations. Emphasis on current events in the global business environment.
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      BUS 50A
      Skills for Supervisors

      1 unit
      This course will provide survival skills for new supervisors and those who aspire to move to managerial positions. Necessary skills of time management, leadership, planning, motivation, conducting meetings, communication, handling stress, conflict, and performance appraisals will be discussed. Students will be involved in a variety of management exercises, discussions, current trends in supervision, and real-world case studies.
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      BUS 50C
      Interviewing for Success

      1 unit
      Principles and techniques of successful employment interviews: interview preparation, selling your qualifications, managing difficult qualifications, following up on the interview.

      BUS 50D
      Resumes and Job Application Letters

      1 unit
      Research and preparation of persuasive employment search documents, including company research, self-assessment, document composition and format. Includes resumes, job application letters, and follow up communications.

      BUS 50J
      Time Management Skills

      1 unit
      Practical tips and tools to manage time in academic and business-related situations. Setting short-term and long-term goals. Prioritization of goals and activities. Developing plans; organizing your workplace. Typical time wasters/time leaks, including procrastination, and ways of overcoming them.
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      BUS 50K
      Listening Skills

      1 unit
      Examination of listening styles and skill development for the business environment. Includes exploration of the benefits of listening, listening attitudes, and tips for improving listening.

      BUS 50L
      Careers in Business

      1 unit
      Exploration of the wide variety of potential careers in business, and the educational preparation appropriate for those careers.

      BUS 50M
      Workplace Diversity

      1 unit
      Tips and tools to value and manage diversity in the workplace.  Overview of theoretical and legal perspectives, dimensions of diversity, the impact of diversity on the workplace. Case studies to acknowledge differences and successfully build relationships with people of diverse backgrounds.

      BUS 50N
      Dealing with Difficult People

      1 unit
      Techniques for resolving and preventing interpersonal conflict in the workplace.

      BUS 50P
      Quality Customer Service

      1 unit
      Techniques and tools to understand customer expectations, and to exceed those expectations. Includes analysis of customer needs, delivery of quality customer service, and dealing with challenging customers to win customer loyalty.

      BUS 50R
      Being a Successful Virtual Worker

      1 unit
      Students will learn about the skills, characteristics, and strategies of successful remote/virtual workers, as well as the aspects that impede successfully working in a virtual position. Students will examine elements related to keeping productivity high and creating a healthy virtual work life and personal life balance.
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      BUS 50S
      Managing Virtual Teams

      1 unit
      Students will discover the characteristics and skills of effective virtual team members and leaders. Students will learn the virtual team life cycle (including establishing and disbanding a virtual team), effective communication in and with a virtual team, and leading virtual team members to keep them engaged.
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      Total Units: 18-19 units
      This program map is not a guarantee of course availability or financial aid applicability.