Department of Business

Accounting I 3451
Prerequisite: Software Applications I & II
Credit: 1.0

Description: This year-long course introduces students to basic accounting principles and procedures. It is designed to prepare students for college level accounting courses and is also appropriate for students planning to own their own business. Students will learn about theory of debits and credits, inventories, depreciation, revenue, expenses, adjusting and closing entries, and preparation of financial statements. Students will integrate these accounting principles with MS Excel. In the second semester, students will run a complete accounting cycle for a fictitious company.

Personal Finance 3463
Prerequisite: Junior or Senior Status
Credit: 1.0

Description:  This year-long course is to inform students of their financial responsibilities as citizens, family members, consumers and active participants in the business world. This course will provide students with ways to maximize their earning potential, develop strategies for managing resources, explore skills for the wise use of credit, and gain insight into the different ways of investing money. The emphasis will be on real-life situations and applications so students can extend their knowledge of the consumer world in which they live. Topics of instruction will include: choosing and planning your career; getting, keeping and adapting to your job; pay, benefits and working conditions; federal income tax; budgets and financial records; checking accounts and other banking services; saving for the future; investments; credit in America; housing costs; automobile costs; family decisions; personal risks and insurance; property and liability insurance; and health and life insurance.

Principles of Economics 9440
Prerequisite: Junior or Senior Status
Credit: .5

Description: This one semester course is designed to introduce students to basic microeconomics concepts and principles. Students will study various economic systems and business organizations.  They will learn how the scarcity of resource combined with unlimited wants drive decision making locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally.  Students will use critical thinking skills to analyze real-world situations involving such economic principles as supply, demand, price levels, competition, market structure, labor, and wages.