BUS 100    English for the Professional    3 Units

Prerequisite: ENGWR 50 and ENGRD 110, or ESLW 320 and ESLR 320 with grades of "C" or better.
Advisory: Credit for BUSTEC 100.1 or completion of BUSTEC 300.1 with a grade of a "C" or better.
Hours: 54 hours LEC
Description: This course is designed to prepare students for business communication. It presents principles of correct and effective English usage as applied in business. Included are skills and techniques of written communication, sentence structure, word usage, punctuation, spelling, business vocabulary, and business document formatting. Emphasis is placed on critical thinking and effective writing techniques through analyzing written communication and composing and organizing paragraphs into effective business documents. Computer skills are needed to format business documents and search the Internet for information. Proofreading skills are emphasized throughout the course.

BUS 106    Business Mathematics    1-3 Units

Prerequisite: None.
Advisory: MATH 27 with a grade of Credit
Hours: 54 hours LEC
Description: This variable unit course develops essential skills to help students handle business and consumer math issues. It builds awareness and confidence in fractions, decimals, percents, interest, merchandise markups and markdowns, interpretation of charts, problem-solving, personal finance, elementary statistics, and accounting concepts. It is recommended for every Business major. Credit is awarded at the rate of one unit for each eighteen hours of lecture, which is one module. Total credit cannot exceed three units. This course may be taken up to three times for a maximum of three units.

Schedule: Full Term, Jan 16-May 19
MW           12:00PM-01:20PM   LEC   B.Mom                SCC MAIN BUS 240     10325
MW           05:30PM-06:50PM   LEC   B.Mom                SCC MAIN BUS 107     10327
On-Campus

BUS 210    The Business Plan    1 Unit

Prerequisite: None.
Hours: 18 hours LEC
Description: This course offers an organized, step-by-step approach to creating and preparing a business plan for a small business. This plan will enable managers and owners to identify areas of specific risk and solve problems before commencing operations of the business.

Schedule: Other Term, May 03-May 17
MW           06:00PM-09:20PM   LEC   J.Hunter             West Sac WSC 214     12227
Off-Campus - West Sacramento Center, 1115 West Capitol Avenue, West Sacramento.

BUS 212    Marketing for Small Businesses    1 Unit

Prerequisite: None.
Hours: 18 hours LEC
Description: This course emphasizes how a small business or non-profit organization can market its service or product to its customers. The student will learn about ways to improve the marketing mix, identify target markets, and develop a marketing plan.

Schedule: Other Term, Jan 25-Feb 10
MW           06:00PM-08:40PM   LEC   J.Hunter             West Sac WSC 214     12229
Off-Campus - West Sacramento Center, 1115 West Capitol Avenue, West Sacramento.

BUS 214    Financing a Small Business    1 Unit

Prerequisite: None.
Hours: 18 hours LEC
Description: This course discusses the various approaches the business owner may take to obtain the necessary capital for a small business. This course will focus on determining the start-up costs, and projecting monthly and yearly costs. Financial ratios and analysis of financial statements are covered.

Schedule: Other Term, Feb 22-Mar 10
MW           06:00PM-08:40PM   LEC   J.Hunter             West Sac WSC 214     12231
Off-Campus - West Sacramento Center, 1115 West Capitol Avenue, West Sacramento.

BUS 216    Essential Records for the Small Business    1 Unit

Prerequisite: None.
Hours: 18 hours LEC
Description: This course emphasizes the various types of records that a small business must keep and the types of business licenses that must be obtained. The focus will be on financial, employment, and tax records. A simple, easy-to-use recordkeeping system will be covered.

Schedule: Other Term, Mar 15-Apr 07
MW           06:00PM-08:40PM   LEC   J.Hunter             West Sac WSC 214     11391
Off-Campus - West Sacramento Center, 1115 West Capitol Avenue, West Sacramento.

BUS 218    Management Skills for the Small Business    1 Unit

Prerequisite: None.
Hours: 18 hours LEC
Description: A small business owner must understand and motivate others to help the business reach its objectives. This course covers such functions as planning and organizing work flow, delegating responsibilities, understanding leadership styles, decision-making, stress and time management, and working with employee organizations.

Schedule: Other Term, Apr 12-Apr 28
MW           06:00PM-08:40PM   LEC   J.Hunter             West Sac WSC 214     10789
Off-Campus - West Sacramento Center, 1115 West Capitol Avenue, West Sacramento.

BUS 260    Communicating With Customers    .5 Unit

Prerequisite: None.
Hours: 9 hours LEC
Description: This course is designed to introduce the student to the key elements of communication and its importance in providing exceptional customer service. Topics will include verbal and nonverbal communication as well as listening skills. Emphasis will be placed on how to effectively and constructively communicate with internal and external customers. The goal is to provide practical, hands-on skills to non-management level personnel.

Schedule: Other Term, Jan 20-Feb 03
W            06:00PM-09:05PM   LEC   P.Narvand            SCC MAIN BUS 222     13011
Three class meetings - January 20, 27 and February 3
On-Campus

BUS 265    Stress Management in the Workplace    .5 Unit

Prerequisite: None.
Hours: 9 hours LEC
Description: This course is designed to acquaint the student with the elements of stress management and its importance in providing exceptional customer service. Topics will include the recognition of stress, causes of stress, and the benefits of managing stress. Emphasis will be placed on a multitude of ways to handle stress in order to have a more productive professional and personal life. The goal is to provide practical, hands-on skills to non-management level personnel.

Schedule: Other Term, Feb 10-Feb 24
W            06:00PM-09:05PM   LEC   K.Morgan             SCC MAIN BUS 222     14391
Three class meetings - February 10, 17 and 24.
This is an elective for the Customer Service Certificate of Completion.
On-Campus

BUS 266    Time Management in the Workplace    .5 Unit

Prerequisite: None
Hours: 9 hours LEC
Description: This course is designed to introduce the student to the principles of time management and the importance of managing time efficiently in providing exceptional customer service. Specific tools that assist in making the maximum use of one's time will be discussed. Emphasis will be placed on how to prioritize, identifying time wasters, delegation, and goal setting. Basic concepts of managing space will also be covered. The goal is to provide practical, hands-on skills to non-management level personnel.

Schedule: Other Term, Mar 03-Mar 17
W            06:00PM-09:05PM   LEC   P.Narvand            SCC MAIN BUS 222     15441
Three class meetings - March 3, 10 and 17.
This is an elective for the Customer Service Certificate of Completion.
On-Campus

BUS 267    Dealing With Conflict in the Workplace    .5 Unit

Prerequisite: None.
Hours: 9 hours LEC
Description: This course is designed to introduce the student to the subject of conflict management and the importance of managing conflict in providing exceptional customer service. Topics will include the meaning of conflict, the causes of conflict between individuals and groups within an organization, and strategies for resolving interpersonal conflict. Emphasis will be placed on how to deal with difficult people, and how to bring out the best in others. The goal is to provide practical, hands-on skills to non-management level personnel.

Schedule: Other Term, Apr 07-Apr 21
W            06:00PM-09:05PM   LEC   K.Morgan             SCC MAIN BUS 222     14395
Three class meetings - April 7, 14 and 21.
This is an elective for the Customer Service Certificate of Completion.
On-Campus

BUS 269    Organizational Change    .5 Unit

Prerequisite: None.
Hours: 9 hours LEC
Description: This course is designed to provide the student with an understanding of organizational change and the role it plays in providing exceptional customer service. Topics will include understanding organizational change, theoretical models of change, stages of change, and how to survive and thrive when an organization changes. The goal is to provide practical, hands-on skills to non-management level personnel.

Schedule: Other Term, Apr 28-May 12
W            06:00PM-09:05PM   LEC   R.LaFrance           SCC MAIN BUS 222     14393
Three class meetings - April 28, May 5 and 12.
This is an elective for the Customer Service Certificate of Completion.
On-Campus

BUS 300    Introduction to Business    3 Units

Prerequisite: None.
Advisory: ENGWR 50 or ESLW 50 with a grade "C" or better.
General Education: AA/AS Area V(b)
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 54 hours LEC
Description: For anyone considering a career in business or a business venture, this course provides an overview of the business operation and the skills required for success. It covers the operations of business, business organization and management, finance, marketing, labor-management relations, and government regulations, accounting, computers, e-commerce, and management information systems.

Schedule: Eight Week - First, Jan 16-May 13
TTh          01:30PM-04:40PM   LEC   B.Bedford            SCC MAIN BUS 143     12221
On-Campus

BUS 310    Business Communications    3 Units

Prerequisite: BUS 100 or ENGWR 100 with a grade of "C" or better; or placement through the assessment process.
Advisory: Credit for BUSTEC 100.1 or BUSTEC 300.1 at 28+ net words per minute, or equivalent
General Education: AA/AS Area II(a); AA/AS: Writing Competency
Course Transferable to CSU
Hours: 54 hours LEC
Description: This course focuses on the use of communication within the global business environment. It includes the psychology, principles, and methods used by managers and professionals in the process of communicating with coworkers, employees, employers, customers, and constituents. Analytical skills are used to critique, plan, organize, compose, and edit business documents. Style, appearance, tone, vocabulary, grammar, punctuation, and reader appeal are stressed for effective oral, electronic, and written communication. A formal analytical research paper using APA or MLA style citations and graphics is required. Students will conduct primary and secondary research to draw conclusions and make recommendations. The results of the formal research paper will be presented in an oral presentation using presentation software.

BUS 320    Concepts in Personal Finance    3 Units

Same As: FCS 304
Prerequisite: None.
Advisory: ENGWR 50 or ESLW 50 with a grade of "C" or better.
General Education: AA/AS Area III(b); CSU Area E1
Course Transferable to CSU
Hours: 54 hours LEC
Description: This course is designed to assist individuals to analyze their financial affairs. Elements and conceptual basis of financial planning analysis, and decision making in areas of budgeting, taxes, borrowing, money management, insurance, investments, and retirement will be examined with an emphasis on principles to develop students' economic decision making. Students may receive credit for BUS 320 or FCS 304 but not for both.

Schedule: Full Term, Jan 16-May 19
TTh          10:30AM-11:50AM   LEC   K.Handy              SCC MAIN BUS 204     12549
MW           09:00AM-10:20AM   LEC   D.Pease              SCC MAIN BUS 223     31781
Th           06:00PM-09:05PM   LEC   K.Handy              SCC MAIN BUS 205     13491
On-Campus

BUS 325    Investments and Financial Management    3 Units

Same As: ECON 330
Prerequisite: None.
Course Transferable to CSU
Hours: 54 hours LEC
Description: Fundamentals of Investment Management and Financial Markets will provide important information that individuals should know before investing their funds or managing investments. The course will be equally valuable to those who have little or no knowledge of investing and financial markets as well as those who are already investors and want to sharpen their skills. The course will provide a blend of the traditional and modern approaches to investment decision making (and financial markets). The traditional approach is largely descriptive, while the modern approach emphasizes quantitative techniques. Credit may be awarded for ECON 330 or BUS 325, but not for both.

Schedule: Full Term, Jan 16-May 19
T            06:00PM-09:05PM   LEC   K.Handy              SCC MAIN BUS 151     31878
On-Campus

BUS 330    Managing Diversity in the Workplace    3 Units

Prerequisite: None.
General Education: AA/AS Area VI; CSU Area D3; CSU Area D7
Course Transferable to CSU
Hours: 54 hours LEC
Description: The course examines the leadership skills and abilities needed to manage a multicultural workforce. A primary focus is placed upon the workplace impact of various historical, social, and cultural experiences/perspectives related to gender, age, race, ethnicity, and disability. Workforce issues related to the diversity of the American consumer and global consumer impact on the United States are analyzed.

Schedule: Full Term, Jan 16-May 19
T            05:30PM-06:50PM   LEC   D.Pease              SCC MAIN BUS 223     13007
TBA          TBA               LEC   D.Pease               TBA TBA             13007
Hybrid Class. This is a combination of face-to-face and online instruction. Students are expected to attend during the times indicated above, and will need a computer with Internet access for the online portion.

BUS 340    Business Law    3 Units

Prerequisite: None.
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 54 hours LEC
Description: This course is an introduction to law in its relationship to the environment of business. The course covers the American legal system as an instrument of economic, social, and political control. It stresses basic business torts, business crimes, contracts and sales transactions, agency, legal structures of business, government regulation, and property rights.

Schedule: Full Term, Jan 16-May 19
TTh          09:00AM-10:20AM   LEC   F.Dawkins            SCC MAIN BUS 143     10319
MW           12:00PM-01:20PM   LEC   F.Dawkins            SCC MAIN BUS 143     10321
T            06:00PM-09:05PM   LEC   F.Dawkins            SCC MAIN BUS 236     10323
On-Campus

TTh          02:30PM-03:50PM   LEC   T.Stock              Davis Cntr Davis 102 13009
Off-Campus - Davis Center, 1909 Galileo Court, Davis.

TTh          11:30AM-12:50PM   LEC   F.Dawkins            West Sac WSC 214     14397
Off-Campus - West Sacramento Center, 1115 West Capitol Avenue, West Sacramento.

BUS 345    Law and Society    3 Units

Prerequisite: None.
General Education: CSU Area D8; IGETC Area 4G
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 54 hours LEC
Description: This course benefits students in every major by making all students aware of their rights and obligations under the law. They will be introduced to the American common law system, with emphasis on the practical aspects, theory behind the law, and on the law as a reflection of society. Areas studied include the U.S. Constitution, the Court and legal systems, law of Crimes, Torts, Contracts, Landlord-Tenant Relationships, Employment, and Family Law. This course is not to be taken in place of BUS 340, Business Law, where required.

Schedule: Full Term, Jan 16-May 19
MW           10:30AM-11:50AM   LEC   F.Dawkins            SCC MAIN BUS 143     11589
Th           06:00PM-09:05PM   LEC   F.Dawkins            SCC MAIN BUS 225     15413
On-Campus

BUS 350    Small Business Management/Entrepreneurship    3 Units

Prerequisite: None.
Course Transferable to CSU
Hours: 54 hours LEC
Description: This class covers the various elements in starting and operating a small business. Students will learn to develop a business plan, find financial resources, meet legal requirements, develop management techniques, understand marketing concepts and techniques, and other topics of interest to the small business entrepreneur.

Schedule: Eight Week - Second, Mar 16-May 13
TTh          01:30PM-04:40PM   LEC   B.Bedford            SCC MAIN BUS 143     12713
On-Campus

Schedule: Full Term, Jan 16-May 19
Th           06:00PM-09:05PM   LEC   B.Bedford            SCC MAIN BUS 236     13895
On-Campus

BUS 498    Work Experience in Business    1-4 Units

Prerequisite: None.
General Education: AA/AS Area III(b)
Enrollment Limitation: Students must be currently employed or participating in an internship to receive credit for this course.
Course Transferable to CSU
Hours: 18 hours LEC ; 300 hours LAB
Description: This course is designed to provide students with effective job development skills that will assist them in obtaining and keeping an internship or a job in the student's major area. Course content will include understanding the application of education to the workforce; the responsibilities of an internship (where applicable) or a job; completion of Title V Education Code papers (the student's Application, Learning Objectives, Time sheet, and Evaluations), which document the student's progress and hours spent at the workplace or internship site; and developing workplace (soft) skills relevant to the 21st century workplace. In addition, the student is required to fulfill 18 hours lecture and 75 hours of related, paid work experience or 60 hours of volunteer work experience for one unit; 75 or 60 hours of related work experience for each additional unit. The program allows the student to combine practical, paid or non-paid work experience with college training. The course may be taken up to four times when there is new or expanded learning on the job for up to 16 units. In addition, the student and the Work Experience instructor may tailor the course to meet the student's specific professional needs by identifying 1-4 workshops, trainings, or conferences that the student may attend as part of the curriculum of the Business 498 class. Only one Work Experience course may be taken per semester. Business includes Accounting, Business, Computer Information Science, Management, Marketing, and Real Estate. The class will explore the use of modern personnel management principles such as employee appraisal, interviewing, and self-motivation.

Schedule: Eight Week - Second, Mar 16-May 13
TBA          TBA               LEC   B.Barker             SCC MAIN Online     12301
TBA          TBA               LAB   B.Barker             SCC MAIN Online     
Online Class
Mandatory Orientation: Main Campus - TBA
Students may take only one Work Experience Class per semester.

TBA          TBA               LEC   J.Hinerman           SCC MAIN Online     12305
TBA          TBA               LAB   J.Hinerman           SCC MAIN Online     
Online Class
Mandatory Orientation: Main Campus - TBA
Students may take only one Work Experience Class per semester.

TBA          TBA               LEC   W.Slobodnik          SCC MAIN Online     12309
TBA          TBA               LEC   R.Fulgham            SCC MAIN Online     12309
TBA          TBA               LAB   W.Slobodnik          SCC MAIN Online     
TBA          TBA               LAB   R.Fulgham            SCC MAIN Online     
Online Class
Mandatory Orientation: Main Campus - Monday, March 15, 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm, LRC 141
Students may take only one Work Experience Class per semester.

TBA          TBA               LEC   E.Spears             SCC MAIN Online     14135
TBA          TBA               LAB   E.Spears             SCC MAIN Online     
Online Class
Mandatory Orientation: Main Campus - TBA
Students may take only one Work Experience Class per semester.

Schedule: Full Term, Jan 16-May 19
TBA          TBA               LEC   B.Barker              TBA TBA             12293
TBA          TBA               LAB   B.Barker              TBA TBA             
Online OR Face-to-Face.
Online Class
Mandatory Orientation: Main Campus - TBA
Students may take only one Work Experience Class per semester.

TBA          TBA               LEC   W.Slobodnik          SCC MAIN Online     12297
TBA          TBA               LAB   W.Slobodnik          SCC MAIN Online     
Online Class
Mandatory Orientation: Main Campus - Thursday, January 21, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm, LRC 141
Students may take only one Work Experience Class per semester.