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Business & Professional Studies Courses
Each course description is followed with links to course price,
registration procedure, and textbooks.
200-levels are high school level.
300-levels are for college and are each designed for 3 semester credits.
(Upper high school students may take 300-levels with instructor
approval.)
High School Courses
Law Course Title: BUSINESS LAW
Number: BU 210
High school level. This course is designed to familiarize the student
with the law as it
affects business personnel and social activities. A study of basic
legal
principles and procedures in addition to such topics as the origin and
kinds of law, the law of contracts, sales, commercial paper, and of
agency and employment will provide the student with an understanding of
the rights and duties of individuals and businesses.
Textbook is required: See CALCampus
Bookstore.
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Law Course Title: FAMILY LAW
Number: BU 211
High school level. The object of this course is to present issues of
concern to personal life and to
prepare students in areas of family law that are most likely to be
encountered in
the real world. The focus of the course is on theoretical, procedural,
and
practical aspects of family law. Topics include an introduction to
family law;
history of American family law; ethics; prenuptial agreements and
cohabitation;
alimony; property and debt distribution; child custody; interviewing
clients;
pleadings; motions and orders; the discovery process; separation
agreements;
divorce; and state intervention in family matters.
Textbook is required: See CALCampus
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Course Title: INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINAL LAW
Number: BU217
High school level. This course provides an overview of the fundamental
concepts and
practices of criminal law. There are seven major areas of study: the
purposes of punishment; analysis of causation and self defense; the
ingredients of all crimes; special defenses; burden of proof and
presumptions; inchoate and group criminality; analysis of limitations
on the criminal law; and further insights into the study of criminal
law.
Textbook is required: See CALCampus
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Course Title: HIGH SCHOOL BOOKKEEPING
Number: BU219
High school. This course provides instruction in the systematic
recording of the monetary value of business transactions in a book of
accounts. Bookkeeping is the preliminary record-keeping state of
accounting. Topics include the double entry system, ledgers, journals,
financial statements, adjusting entries,
Income and expense statements, balance sheets, closing entries, and
general journal closing entries. This course is intended for students
who want to familiarize themselves with Bookkeeping processes in
business. Especially, good for small-business owners wanting to take
care of their own accounting practices. Materials provided.
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Course Title: HIGH SCHOOL ACCOUNTING I
Number: BU220
High School Level. The object of this course is to develop
understanding of key terms and
functions of the accountant and/or bookkeeper. The focus is on eight
accounting topics related to financial records and the implications for
decision-making of each. Emphasis is on analysis of source documents
and
posting procedures for automated accounting and on accounting and
bookkeeping
procedures for the small business manager. Materials provided.
Topics include:
What is Accounting
Keeping Financial Records
One-Write Systems (Quicken)
Automated Accounting - Medlin/Dac-Easy/and others
Decision Records
Chart of Accounts
Transactions (Posting - source documents)
Closing - month and entries
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College Courses
Business Course Title: PRINCIPLES OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
Number: BU 301
3 college semester credits
(Also known as Principles of Management.)
This college course covers the fundamentals of the business management
process with emphasis on relationships and decision processes. Topics
include the
business/corporation and society; employee-employer relationship;
functions
and nature of management; nature of the business enterprise; profit;
nature
of ownership; applied management; business climate; decision matrix in
action; and responsibilities of the business.
More specifically, the course focuses on the processes and strategies
which are essential in optimizing the human, material and financial
elements needed to achieve an organization's short term goals and long
term objectives. It explores diverse functional areas such as
operations, human resources, marketing,
finance, international and environmental management, as well as unique
managerial responsibilities in strategic planning, regulatory
compliance,
continuous quality enhancement, organizational transformation,
information
systems, ethics and stakeholder relations. It includes the special
knowledge, skills and aptitudes that make managers more effective,
including
vision, focus, discipline, commitment and compassion, as well as a high
level of intelligence, communications ability, and a willingness to
both
teach and learn, over a lifetime. Finally, it presents substantive
information on planning, organizing, leading, directing, and
controlling, as
well as problem-solving, opportunity-seizing and decision-making that
will
help you understand more about the overall management process within
organizations.
Textbook is required: See CALCampus
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Course Title: PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS
Number: BU 305
3 college semester credits
Introduce beginning economics students to principles essential to
understanding the basic economizing problem, specific economic issues,
and the policy alternatives available for dealing with them. Course
topics
include the following:
Comprehend the six core principles of economics
Economics and the economy
Demand, Supply and Elasticity (Product Markets)
Wages, Rents, Profit and Interest (Resource Markets)
Microeconomics of Governments
Microeconomics and Policies (antitrust, health care, labor and
agriculture)
International economics (exchange rates, deficits and transition
economies)
Using the power of economics be able to apply and use the tools to
analyze a wide variety of issues and problems.
Develop framework for students to conduct economic experiments and to
engage in role-playing as consumers, producers, citizens, and policy
makers.
Comprehend and Distinguish between Pure and Monopolistic competition.
Textbook is required: See CALCampus
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Course Title: PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS
Number: BU306
3 college semester credits
Study of regional, national, and world wide influences in economics.
Topics
include: national and international business cycles; pricing systems;
income determination; national and international money and monetary
policy;
markets and resource allocation; distribution and the environment;
regulation; and international quality processes.
Textbook is required: See CALCampus
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Law Course Title: BUSINESS LAW
Number: BU 310
3 college semester credits
This course is designed to familiarize the student with the law as it
affects business personnel and social activities. A study of basic
legal
principles and procedures in addition to such topics as the origin and
kinds of law, the law of contracts, sales, commercial paper, and of
agency and employment will provide the student with an understanding of
the rights and duties of individuals and businesses.
For High school: see BU210.
Textbook is required: See CALCampus
Bookstore.
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Law Course Title: FAMILY LAW
Number: BU 311
3 college semester credits
The object of this course is to present issues of concern to personal
life and to
prepare students in areas of family law that are most likely to be
encountered in
the real world. The focus of the course is on theoretical, procedural,
and
practical aspects of family law. Topics include an introduction to
family law;
history of American family law; ethics; prenuptial agreements and
cohabitation;
alimony; property and debt distribution; child custody; interviewing
clients;
pleadings; motions and orders; the discovery process; separation
agreements;
divorce; and state intervention in family matters.
For High School: see BU211
Textbook is required: See CALCampus
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Course Title: BUSINESS COMMUNICATION
Number: BU 312 (aka COM312)
3 college semester credits
Business Communication is designed to develop communication skills for
postsecondary, college, and adult students. Writing skills and grammar
are emphasized, as well as fundamental principles of effective
communication for today's business world. Along with this is coverage
of technology applications including e-mail, Web research, online
employment resources, and electronic presentations.
Topics include: foundations of communication; writing skills; grammar
review; memoranda, e-mail, and routine letters; negative, persuasive,
and goodwill messages; informal reports, proposals and formal reports;
oral presentations, meetings, and telephone communications; the job
search, resumes, and cover letters; and employment interviewing.
Textbook is required: See CALCampus
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Course Title: INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION
Number: BU313 (aka COM313)
3 college semester credits
This course is an introduction to the knowledge and skills of
interpersonal
communication. The course content includes facilitation of more
effective
and supportive behavior, reduction of communication barriers and
development
of increased skill and confidence in relationships and the ability to
communicate effectively. The goal of the course is to provide the
student
with an overview of Interpersonal Communication in today's business
organizations. Through a field exercise and online activities the
student
will be equipped with the knowledge and skills necessary to effectively
communicate in a variety of formats. In the course the student will
analyze
selected scenarios and come to logical conclusions relevant to the
material
read in the book's chapters. The student will also use this course to
further develop communication skills. Finally, topics will be
introduced to
aid in the understanding of the different types of communication.
Textbook is required: See CALCampus
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Law Course Title: INTRODUCTION TO CIVIL PROCEDURES
Number: BU315
3 college semester credits
This course introduces the student to the federal and state court
system
and offers instruction in civil litigation procedures starting with the
initial client interview and file organization to the trial and any
subsequent appeals. It includes discussion of procedures authorized
under the code of civil procedure, with emphasis on the content and
preparation of documents used in civil law suits.
Textbook is required: See CALCampus
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Course Title: INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINAL LAW
Number: BU317
3 college semester credits
This course provides an overview of the fundamental concepts and
practices of criminal law. There are seven major areas of study: the
purposes of punishment; analysis of causation and self defense; the
ingredients of all crimes; special defenses; burden of proof and
presumptions; inchoate and group criminality; analysis of limitations
on the criminal law; and further insights into the study of criminal
law.
Textbook is required: See CALCampus
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Course Title: BANKRUPTCY
Number: BU318
3 college semester credits
This course provides an introduction to the concepts and practices
dealing
with determination of eligibility for filing for bankruptcy and
preparation
for and filing bankruptcy forms. Covers the fundamentals of bankruptcy
laws and analysis of bankruptcy theory and practices, based on the
United States Bankruptcy Code, including topics ranging from Chapter 7
and Chapter 13 consumer bankruptcy petitions to Chapter 11 business
bankruptcies. Discussion includes filing of bankruptcy petitions,
motion practice in bankruptcy, the role and powers of the bankruptcy
trustee, discharging debts, reorganization cases, and statements and
schedules.
Textbook is required: See CALCampus
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Course Title: BOOKKEEPING
Number: BU319
3 college semester credits
This course provides instruction in the systematic recording of the
monetary value of business transactions in a book of accounts.
Bookkeeping is the preliminary record-keeping state of accounting.
Topics include the double entry system, ledgers, journals, financial
statements, adjusting entries,
Income and expense statements, balance sheets, closing entries, and
general journal closing entries. This course is intended for students
who want to familiarize themselves with Bookkeeping processes in
business. Especially, good for small-business owners wanting to take
care of their own accounting practices. Materials provided.
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Course Title: ACCOUNTING I
Number: BU 320
3 college semester credits
The object of this course is to develop an understanding of key terms
and functions of the accountant. Financial Statements, Trial Balances,
Ledgers, Net Income, Revenue and Expense are thoroughly reviewed; as
well as Closing Accounts at the end of the Month/Year. This course is
intended for students who want to familiarize themselves with
Accounting processes in business and for college students needing a
fundamentals course in accounting.
The course consists of Accounting Procedures for the following:
Journals and Ledgers
Assets, Liabilities, and Owner�s Equity
T-Accounts
Net Income
Revenue and Expenses
Trial Balances
Financial Reports/Statements
Cash Accounting
Double-Entry Systems
Work Sheets
Closing Accounts
Measuring Business Income
Materials provided online.
Suggested Supplemental Textbook: See CALCampus
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Course Title: ACCOUNTING II
Number: BU 321
3 college semester credits
The purpose of this class is teach the student more about understanding
the managerial side of the Accounting process and provides more than
just the mathematical elements. An overview of Accounts Receivable,
Accounts Payable, the Controlling of Cash, Cash Flows, Payroll,
Inventory,
Cost Accounting, Standard Cost and Budgeting are gone over thoroughly.
Great Accounting management class. Materials provided.
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Course Title: REAL ESTATE LAW
Number: BU322
3 college semester credits
This course covers the fundamentals of real estate with emphasis on
legal
aspects, including ownership transfer of ownership; deeds, documents,
records and title insurance; real estate contracts; financial
instruments;
financing real estate; loan application and processing; tax
implications -
property and income; renting and leasing property; real estate
appraisal;
the condominium, townhouse, stock cooperative, and PUD; the real estate
industry; agency relationships; and investing in real estate.
Textbook is required: See CALCampus
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Course Title: LEGAL RESEARCH AND WRITING
Number: BU325
3 college semester credits
The purpose of this course is to acquaint students with the
fundamentals of legal research and writing. Students will learn to use
and locate primary and secondary authorities. The course includes a
general overview of the federal and state court systems. Students will
learn the elements of a court decision, how to locate cases through
digests, and how to brief a case. The course reviews the techniques of
legal writing customarily taught in law school; citation form; cite
checking; methods of compiling legislative histories; administrative
and international research; and the writing of letters, law office
memoranda, and court briefs. Intended for students interested in
pursuing employment as a paralegal or legal assistant.
Required textbooks: see CALCampus
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Course Title: LEGAL ETHICS
Number: BU326
3 college semester credits
Legal Ethics is an introduction to the values and ethical
considerations that permeate all legal transactions, with special focus
on paralegal ethics. The course covers the principles surrounding the
ethical practice of law, including topics such as: the unauthorized
practice of law; conflicts of interest; confidentiality;
paralegal-client relations; disciplinary procedures; fee splitting;
billing; advertising; and misconduct in the law office. This course is
intended for students enrolled in the CALCampus Paralegal Certificate
and Diploma programs.
Textbook is required: See CALCampus
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Course Title: PERSONAL FINANCE AND INVESTMENTS
Number: BU303
3 college semester credits
The object of this course is to develop personal finance skills and to
gain knowledge of investments for now and in the future. Provides
worksheets, tables and charts to illustrate the growth and strength of
individual needs for a stronger financial future. This course is
intended for students who want to learn how to squeeze more money from
their current income and
who want no-nonsense advise about investing in stocks, bonds, and
mutual funds.
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Course Title: INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS FINANCE
Number: BU 332
3 college semester credits
This course introduces the student to Finance. It covers Balance
Sheets,
Income Statements, Cash Flows, Basic Financial Mathematics, Opportunity
Cost,
Compound Interest, Rates of Return, Capital Budgeting and
Rationalizing,
Financial Leverage, Investing in Stocks, Dividends, plus Loans and
Leasing.
It is an excellent personal as well as business financial course for
any student.
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Course Title: ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR
Number: BU333
3 college semester credits
Examines major perspectives in organization theory and behavior,
relative to organization design, performance and change. It explores
how organizations develop, function and modify themselves to reflect
the needs of their internal and external environments. It integrates
understanding of organizational theory with organizational behavior-the
study of individuals groups and organizations as well as the processes
that affect them.
Competition is intense in today's globally driven internet market.
Today's customers want their goods and services faster, more reliable
and at a reasonable price. Thus all managers are challenged to
simultaneously speed up the product creation process, reduce overhead,
cut delivery costs, and improve quality. Regardless of the size and
purpose of the organization and technology involved people
are the common denominator when facing these challenges. Success or
failure hinges on the ability to attract, develop, retain and
motivate a diverse group of skilled individuals. The human
factor drives everything. The purpose of this course is
therefore
to help present today and tomorrow�s managers with a better
understanding
to managing people at work.
Textbook is required: See CALCampus
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Course Title: CONSUMER BEHAVIOR
Number: BU 334
3 college semester credits
The major purpose of this course is to give students the knowledge and
skills necessary to perform detailed consumer analysis in order to
understand markets and develop effective marketing strategies. Emphasis
is placed on the consumer as the focal point of the organization's
marketing activities. Analysis of consumer behavior is increasingly an
essential input for evaluating new market opportunities, choosing
market segments, increasing efficiency of marketing strategy and
tactics and improving overall sales marketing performance.
Textbook required: See CALCampus Bookstore.
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Course Title: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
Number: BU 344
3 college semester credits
This course focuses on the cultural, economic, and political aspects of
domestic and foreign environments and their effect on the international
operations of business firms. Focus is mainly on United States-based
firms that operate abroad. Topics include the principles, patterns,
and potential of international trade and investments; the development
of management strategies for international businesses; and the
organization and management of the firm's international operations.
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Course Title: MARKETING
Number: BU 345
3 college semester credits
Studies in marketing development, research, data collection and
analysis.
Looks at the difference between marketing, sales, and advertising-and
when they are all combined in the small business. Topics include
marketing information and research; identifying market segments;
marketing
products; marketing services; marketing communications; market and
pricing strategy; the marketing plan; promotion and sales; data
collection and analysis; international marketing.
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Course Title: E-COMMERCE
Number: BU 348
3 college semester credits
E-commerce is short for “electronic commerce”. It is anything concerned with doing business electronically. This course teaches management aspects of e-business and e-commerce, focusing on e-business models, development and management of e-business sites, online financial transactions, security and legal issues, and marketing. It is an introductory course.
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Business Course Title: HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
Number: BU 355
3 college semester credits
This course is a survey of the important principles in managing the
human
resources of any organization. We will cover the major issues involved
in
managing this important resource of all organizations- its people. We
will
cover the Equal Employment Laws, Job Analysis, Human Resource Planning,
Recruiting, Discrimination, Training and Development and Performance
Appraisals.
The goal of the course is to focus on the importance to any
organization
of the people in its employ. We will discuss and evaluate the
importance
of this resource and how to improve and work with employees in all
employment situations. At the successful completion of the course, the
student should have an understanding of the general function of a
human resource manager and how best to utilize this important asset.
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Business Course Title: INCOME TAX PREPARATION--PERSONAL
Number: BU 300 P
3 college semester credits
The object of this course is to teach the student the principles of
taxation,
tax preparation of the personal or small business return. We will look
at
the use of research tools: tax codes (Federal and State); business
publications; and data collection and analysis for tax planning. The
focus is on preparing the individual return.
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Business Course Title: INCOME TAX PREPARATION--BUSINESS
Number: BU 300 B
3 college semester credits
This class is for employers of businesses. It includes all forms a
business should know about and how and when information should be
submitted to employees for personal income tax returns.
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Course Title: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Number: RES300
What are scientific methods? Can we apply scientific principles,
concepts, and methods to questions about human behavior, education,
social relations, and societal injustices? The course will introduce
social research methods used today to focus on real problem exercises
with the collaboration of student participation and instructor feedback
about ongoing research. Students will consider diverse views, ethical
standards and systematic ways to collect data, manage bias, measure
variables, assess findings, share insights, and report outcomes.
Students will propose questions, identify strengths and limitations of
methods in written assignments, evaluations, practice activities, and
online research reports. Student imagination and problem-solving
activities will be encouraged. Reading assignments, open-ended lessons,
online practice exercises and written reports will be included.
Selected evaluative, qualitative, quantitative, and mixed applications
will be integrated into assigned activities. Students will learn how to
assess research in news reports, published research articles, and write
research reports. Upper level high school (honors) and college-level
course listed in Social Sciences,
Humanities/English, and Business.
Required text. Available through the CALCampus Bookstore.
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