Fall 2019 Course Syllabus Course: BUSI-1301- Section: 2C Business Principles

Instructor Information
Instructor	Linda Tait
E-mail	taitli@lamarpa.edu
Phone	(409) 984-6530
Office	Location: Small Business Development Center - Room: 106 Hours: None - corrections class
Department	Small Business Development Chair: Sheila Guillot E-mail: guillsr@lamarpa.edu Phone: (409) 984-6381 If you have a grievance, complaint, or concern about this course that has not been resolved through discussion with the Instructor, please consult the Department Chair.
Course Information
Description	This course provides a survey of economic systems, forms of business ownership, and considerations for running a business. Students will learn various aspects of business, management, and leadership functions; organizational considerations; and decision-making processes. Financial topics are introduced, including accounting, money and banking, and securities markets. Also included are discussions of business challenges in the legal and regulatory environment, business ethics, social responsibility, and international business. Emphasized is the dynamic role of business in everyday life.
Prerequisites	TSI Complete in reading
Learning Outcomes	Upon successful completion of this course, students will: CLSO 1. Identify major business functions of accounting, finance, information systems, management, and marketing. (PSLO Alpha measured by Final Exam) CSLO 2. Describe the relationships of social responsibility, ethics, and law in business. CSLO 3. Explain forms of ownership, including their advantages and disadvantages. CSLO 4. Identify and explain the domestic and international considerations for today's business environment: social, economic, legal, ethical, technological, competitive, and international. CSLO 5. Identify and explain the role and effect of government on business. CSLO 6. Describe the importance and effects of ethical practices in business and be able to analyze business situations to identify ethical dilemmas and ethical lapses. CSLO 7. Describe basic financial statements and show how they reflect the activity and financial condition of a business. CLSO 8. Explain the banking and financial systems, including the securities markets, business financing, and basic concepts of accounting. CSLO 9. Explain integrity, ethics, and social responsibility as they relate to leadership and management. CSLO 10. Explain the nature and functions of management. CLSO 11. Identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of information technology for businesses.
Core Objectives	ALPHA: Reading skills - Demonstrates comprehension of content-area reading material. PSLO 1: Critical Thinking Skills -- Uses creative thinking, innovation, inquiry and analysis, evaluation and synthesis of information. PSLO 2: Communication Skills -- Demonstrates effective development, interpretation and expression PSLO 3: Empirical and Quantitative Skills -- Applies the manipulation and/or analysis of numerical data or observable facts resulting in informed conclusions.
Program Student Learning Outcomes
Textbooks	Business by Pride, Hughes, Kapoor, Eighth Edition ISBN 0-618-37230-X
Lecture Topics Outline
Major Assignments Schedule	Assignment Schedule Week 1: Chapter 1 – Exploring the World of Business (Aug. 26th) Week 2: Chapter 2 – Being Ethically and Socially Responsible (Sept 9th) Chapter 3 – Exploring Global Business Week 3: Reviewing a sample business plan (Sept16th) Chapter 4 – Navigating the World of e-Business Week 4: Test over Chapters 1 – 3 and business plans Chapter 5 – Choosing a Form of Business Ownership Week 5: Chapter 6 – Small Business, Entrepreneurship, and Franchises (Sept 30th) Chapter 7 – Understanding the Management Process Week 6: Test over Chapters 4 - 6 (Oct 7th) Chapter 8 – Creating a Flexible Organization Week 7: Chapter 9 – Producing Quality Goods and Services (Oct 14th) Chapter 10 – Attracting and Retaining the Best Employees Week 8: Chapter 11 – Motivating and Satisfying Employees (Oct 21st) Chapter 12 – Enhancing Union-Management Employees Week 9: Test over Chapters 7 -11 (Oct 28th) Chapter 13 – Building Customer Relationships through Effective Marketing Week 10: Chapter 14- Creating and Pricing Products that Satisfy Customers (Nov 4th) Chapter 15 - -Wholesaling, Retailing, and Physical Distribution Week 11: Test over Chapters 12 - 15 (Nov 11th ) Homework Assignment – Handout to Complete ** NOTE – we are skipping chapters 16 & 17 Week 12: Chapter 18 – Using Accounting Information (Nov 18th ) Chapter 19 – Understanding Money, Banking, and Credit Week 13: Chapter 20 – Mastering Financial Management (Nov 25th ) Chapter 21 – Understanding Securities, Markets, and Investments Week 14: Appendix B - Risk Management and Insurance (Dec 2nd ) Preparing for final exam Week 15: Final Exam (Dec 9th )
Final Exam Date	December 9, 2019 - 6:00 PM   Through  December 9, 2019 - 8:00 PM
Grading Scale	90 - 100=A    80 - 89=B    70 - 79=C     60 - 69=D    Below 59 = F
Determination of Final Grade	Homework - 25%, Tests - 50%, Final Exam - 25%
Course Policies
Instructor Policies	Any homework that is turned in late will be penalized for the late submission. There will not be any makeups for exams, unless it is an approved absence. Please select a seat at the beginning of the semester. You will be expected to sit in the same location for the duration of the semester.
Attendance Policy	Research has shown a cause and effect relationship between attendance and college success. Students with more than three absences from the course will receive an academic penalty (which is spelled out by the instructor).
Academic Honesty	Academic honesty is expected from all students, and dishonesty in any form will not be tolerated. Please consult the LSC-PA policies (Section IX, subsection A, in the Faculty Handbook) for consequences of academic dishonesty.
Facility Policies	No food or tobacco products are allowed in the classroom. Only students enrolled in the course are allowed in the classroom, except by special instructor permission. Use of electronic devices is prohibited.
Important Information
ADA Considerations	The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal anti-discrimination statute that provides comprehensive civil rights for persons with disabilities. Among other things, this legislation requires that all students with disabilities be guaranteed a learning environment that provides for reasonable accommodation of their disabilities. If you believe you have a disability requiring an accommodation, please contact the the Office for Disability Services Coordinator, Room 231, in the Madison Monroe Building. The phone number is (409) 984-6241.
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HB 2504	This syllabus is part of LSC-PA's efforts to comply with Texas House Bill 2504.