| BUS 101 Introduction to Business - Online |
Fall 2008 |
CONTACTING THE INSTRUCTOR
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Voice Mail |
201 447-7169 |
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Office |
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*I am often on campus aside from these scheduled office hours. Call or email to set up an appointment for other times.
| Course Description | Textbook | Learning Outcomes | Course Topics | "Attendance" | Academic Dishonesty |
| Quizzes | Projects | Assignments | Discussions | Make Up Policy | Grading |
| BUS 101 Introduction to Business is a study of the activities that make up the field of business. Some of the topics covered are: the ownership, organization, and management of business; finance; marketing; unions; and government regulations. |
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| CREDITS/HOURS |
3credits; 3 hours |
| TEXTBOOK (required) |
Understanding Business, 8 th Ed. Nickels, McHugh, & McHugh. ©2008. McGraw-Hill, Co. ISBN # 007310597x. The BCC bookstore will be selling a custom edition of the text. The custom edition is a soft cover version and eliminates chapter 9 and optional chapters A, B, and C. The ISBN for the custom edition is 0077224604. The custom edition is considerably less expensive than the standard edition. You have the option of buying an e-Book. The website for purchase of the eBook is http://www.coursesmart.com. The e-Book offers significant savings over a printed book. When at the e-Book site follow the instructions to locate our text. If you decide to order the text from another site be sure you order the 8th edition. You may not use an earlier edition. |
| After successfully completing all course activities, the student will be able to :
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Chapter |
Topic |
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Introduction to BUS 101 and WebCT |
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| 2 |
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Managing Within the Dynamic Business Environment |
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| 3 |
2 |
How Economics Affects Business |
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| 4 |
3 |
Competing in Global Markets |
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| 5 |
5 |
Choosing a Form of Business Ownership |
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| 6 |
17 |
Understanding Financial Information and Accounting |
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7 |
19 |
Securities Markets | |||||
8 |
20 |
Understanding Money, Financial Institutions and the Federal Reserve | |||||
9 |
13 |
Marketing | |||||
10 |
14 |
Developing and Pricing Products and Services | |||||
11 |
16 |
Using Effective Promotional Techniques | |||||
12 |
7 |
Management, Leadership and Employee Empowerment | |||||
13 |
8 |
Adapting Organizations to Today’s Markets | |||||
14 |
10 |
Motivating Employees and Building Self-Managed Teams | |||||
15 |
4 |
Demonstrating Ethical Behavior and Social Responsibility |
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THE EXACT SCHEDULE FOR THE SEMESTER IS AVAILABLE TO REGISTERED STDUENTS THROUGH THE ONLINE CALENDAR. IF YOU NEED MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE SCHEDULE PRIOR TO ENROLLING EMAIL ME AT rangiello@bergen.edu.
| The student is expected to:
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quizzes are 25 multiple choice questions and cover one chapter. The questions
are drawn from the textbook, Quizzes must be completed by the assigned
date and time. Quizzes are graded automatically by the course software.
The deadline for each quiz is posted to the calendar. |
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| ASSIGNMENTS | Many of the lessons have a corresponding written assignment. Typical assignments are case studies about a particular company or business person, or require you to visit a website and find information. All assignments must be word processed and uploaded by the due date specified in the calendar. For each day an assignment is late the grade is reduced. No assignment will be accepted more than one week late. Back to the top |
| Quizzes
and assignments may be completed at any time prior to the due date; therefore, no make ups
are given unless there are extenuating circumstances.
Contact the instructor if a deadline is missed for such a reason. If you
anticipate being unable to take the quiz or submit an assignment during the scheduled period contact
the instructor in advance. |
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| You are required to complete two major projects for this course. Every student must complete the Global Project independently. The stock project may be done individually or in a small group; it is your choice. As the semester progresses and you get to know one another through the discussion forum you may wish to join in groups of two to four to complete the second project. I do not assign groups; formation of groups is entirely up to you. You are not required to work in a group. If you prefer you may work on the second project alone. Detailed instructions on working in a group are posted under the Getting Started and Project icons. The detailed requirements for each of the projects are posted under the Projects icon on the course homepage and the due date is specified in the calendar. There is a brief description of each project below. Global Issues: Select a country in which you are interested. Using various web-based resources you will research the economy of the country and then select a product which you would consider exporting to or importing from that country. Explain why this country is good choice for the product you have selected. (Required of each student working on his/her own) Stock Project:
You will select one publicly traded company and
invest $20,000 total (play money of course) in the stock. The object is learn
how to track stocks and to select one that outperforms those of your classmates.
(This project may be completed individually or in a small group.) |
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| During
this online course there are no proctored exams. All quizzes are done online.
They are open book/open note. You may consult your textbook, the material
on the course website, or any notes you have made. This is perfectly acceptable
in this course. (Note: other online courses may not allow this.)
You are on your honor not to consult another person. Sharing quiz answers
or asking someone else for assistance in taking the quiz is academic dishonesty.
If I suspect academic dishonesty in quiz taking I reserve the right to require
in person proctored testing and, as required by BCC policy, all incidents
will be reported to the Vice President for Student Affairs.
A much more difficult issue of academic dishonesty arises in the submission of written work. It has been my experience that many students do not understand what is acceptable and what constitutes academic dishonesty. The following list is not meant to be a complete itemization of all the ways in which you can be dishonest but to point out the major problems. (1)You cannot purchase, borrow, or commission someone else’s written work and submit it as your own. Some examples. Your friend went to another school and had to write a marketing report; you cannot “borrow” it and submit it as yours. You do a search on the Internet and you find a marketing plan report that is similar to your idea. You can’t copy it, even if you pay for it, and submit it as your own. (2)You cannot copy any part, as little as a piece of a sentence, of someone else’s work and incorporate it into your own without giving the citation. This includes information from books, newspapers, magazines, unpublished work written by someone other than yourself, and from the web. Some examples. When researching your global project you find a good description of the economy of your country in the CIA Factbook. You cannot copy and paste it into your report as if you wrote it yourself. What can you do? You can say something like this. According to the CIA Factbook, “blah, blah”. The “ ” signal that you have taken it verbatim (exactly word for word) from your source. You then give an in text citation or footnote and list the full citation in your bibliography. Or, you can paraphrase it, that is, take the main idea and put it completely in your own words, and say something like this. As I discovered when reading about blah in the CIA Factbook, blah, blah. The absence of “ ” means you have not used any of the author’s words. You still give the citation in the text or footnote and the full citation in your bibliography. It is very tempting to think that you are free to use information from the web and incorporate it into your own work without using quotes or giving the proper citation. Don’t fall into that trap. BCC uses plagiarism software and I personally check all written work against the software and other resources What happens if you submit
work that is not your own? You get a zero for that project and, as required
by BCC policy, you are reported to the Vice President for Student Affairs. |
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| Much of the class will be oriented toward discussion, via the discussion forum (bulletin board), of the course topics. You are expected to participate in the discussions regularly. This means that you should have read the scheduled chapter and any other required reading and thought through the questions posted for discussion. Each lesson has a different discussion; some require using materials from the book or websites. Discussion postings are graded based on the thought and insight demonstrated in the comments, the value of the comment to the discussion, the timeliness of participation, and the frequency of participation. The minimum per lesson is two substantive postings on two different days; the first posting must be no later than Monday night of the discussion week. There is a detailed explanation of how I grade the discussions under the Introduction in the Start Here Section. You should be aware that the course software allows me to check how many postings you have read. There is no makeup for missed discussions regardless of the reason. Once a discussion is over; it's over. You are expected
to stay current with business news that relates in some way to course
content through newspapers, the Internet, TV, or radio. There may be discussion
of the news and the assignment and discussion grades
will take into account how familiar a student is with current business
events. |
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| While
the notion of attendance in an online class may seem unusual, regular
participation in class discussion is expected. You are responsible for
staying current with weekly discussion topics. A good rule of thumb is
to expect to sign on to the course at least 3 times a week to stay current
with discussion postings. |
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| Don't even think about asking! There is none. The course is designed so that there are a variety of ways in which you may demonstrate what you are learning. It is also designed so that work is evenly distributed over the semester. Keep up with the weekly quizzes, assignments, and discussions and plan your schedule to allow for timely submission of the projects. |
| Online Quizzes | 35 points | |
| Projects | 20 points | |
| Discussions | 25 points | Assignments | 20 points |
| TOTAL | 100 points | |
| A | 90+ | |
| B+ | 88-89 | |
| B | 80-87 | |
| C+ | 78-79 | |
| C | 70-77 | |
| D | 65-69 | |
| F | below 65 Back to the top |
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