Course ePortfolio

Introduction to Business

This collection contains the Affordable Learning Solution for the Southern University System (AL$4SUS) list of peer-reviewed textbooks for Introduction to Business (common course-id BUS 110), a top 50 college course identified for inclusion in the Southern University Online Library for Education (SUOLforEd).

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General Course Description: BUS 110

A survey in business providing a multidisciplinary examination of how culture, society, economic systems, legal, international, political, financial institutions, and human behavior interact to affect a business organization’s policy and practices within the U.S. and a global society. Demonstrates how these influences impact the primary areas of business including: organizational structure and design; leadership, human resource management, organized labor practices; marketing; organizational communication; technology; entrepreneurship; legal, accounting, financial practices; the stock and securities market; and therefore affect a business’ ability to achieve its organizational goals.

Minimum units: 3.0

Comment: Important preparation for the major

Date Added to MERLOT:

August 2, 2016

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Prerequisites

Prerequisites: None

Corequisites: None

Advisories/recommendations: None

Pedagogical Approach & Learning Outcomes

Pedagogical Approach

None

Learning Outcomes

At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

Cite the various ways the U.S. government affects, restricts, and protects business.
Compare and contrast the advantages/disadvantages in each form of business ownership.
Define business ethics and explain the role of social responsibility in an organization.
Compare and contrast the primary economic systems.
Identify how business operates in an international/global environment including legal, social, cultural, and interdependence and integrated financial markets.
Define and describe the key management functions of planning organizing, leading, and controlling.
Identify current production & operations processes. Address sustainability.
Identify key human resource management functions and laws.
Identify the marketing mix and key tools, terms and strategies related to each element.
Describe and identify how technology impacts all the primary functions of business.
Evaluate the basic components of financial statements and ratio analysis.
Explain the importance of finance to the operations of business; the various types of financing; and the process of internal and external financing and controls.
Identify securities markets including investment options, mechanisms of investing, and how to conduct basic analysis of business financial information.
Identify and describe the basics of business law including contracts, torts, intellectual property, and the American legal system.
Summarize the components of risk management and basic insurance concepts.

Assessment & Other Information

Assessment

Objective exams
Informal essay/short composition
Writing assignments that include:

- short-answer exam questions

- written plans

- analysis of case studies.

Other Information

None

Course Resources

Exploring Business (Open (Access) Textbook)

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Each chapter of the Collins Exploring Business v 2.0 free text features learning objectives at the beginning and key takeaways, exercises, and case studies at the end. In addition, the text contains the following optional student projects and exercises that help build the fundamental skills identified by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). 1- Integrated (Optional) Nike Case Study: A Nike case study is available for instructors who wish to introduce students to business using an exciting and integrated case (updated each semester). Through an in-depth study of a real company, students learn about the functional areas of business and how these areas fit together. Studying a dynamic organization on a real-time basis allows students to discover the challenges that it faces, and exposes them to critical issues affecting the business, such as globalization, ethics and social responsibility, product innovation, diversity, supply chain management, and e-business. 2- A Progressive (Optional) Business Plan: Having students develop a business plan in the course introduces students to the excitement and challenges of starting a business and helps them discover how the functional areas of business interact. This textbook package includes an optional integrated business plan project modeled after one refined by the author and her teaching team over the past ten years. 3- AACSB Emphasis: The text provides end-of-chapter questions, problems, and cases that ask students to do more than regurgitate information. Most require students to gather information, assess a situation, think about it critically, and reach a conclusion. Each chapter presents ten Questions and Problems as well as five cases on areas of skill and knowledge endorsed by AACSB: Learning on the Web, Career Opportunities, The Ethics Angle, Team-Building Skills, and The Global View.
Business Fundamentals (Open (Access) Textbook)

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The McCubbrey Business Fundamentals text is designed to introduce students, particularly those in developing economies, to the essential concepts of business and other organizations. It does this by focusing on small, entrepreneurial start-ups, and expanding the discussion in each chapter to include issues that are faced in larger organizations when it is appropriate to do so. Traditional business models are discussed as well as eBusiness models, with appropriate links to the IS Global Text and other relevant websites. All major functional areas of modern organizations are covered.
BUS 101: Introduction to Business (Online Course)

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Although this is designed as an online course, it can also be easily used as an online textbook. Have you ever wondered what qualities billionaire Warren Buffet, visionary Steve Jobs, or upcoming Jeff Bezos of Amazon.com all have in common? After you finish studying business practices in this course, you may discover that you have some of the same qualities as other successful entrepreneurs. This course is designed as a survey course that will expose you to business terminology, concepts, and current business issues. The intent is to develop a viable business vocabulary, foster critical and analytical thinking, and refine your business decision-making skills. These skills will be acquired by the reading materials, exercises, and research assignments in this course that simulate the workplace today. By delving into the five units of this course, you will be able to fine tune your direction and choice of a career in business. A major goal of your education is to help you become a citizen who can contribute and compete in an increasingly global environment. Elements of this course will focus on multicultural aspects of markets and business. Additional elements will ask you to look at other countries and evaluate the combination of business models and country characteristics.
Boundless Business (Open (Access) Textbook)

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The Boundless Business textbook is a college-level, introductory textbook that provides an overview of the fascinating subject of Business. Boundless works with subject matter experts to select the best open educational resources available on the web, review the content for quality, and create introductory, college-level textbooks designed to meet the study needs of university students. Teacher resources include quizzes, power points, and textbook alternatives to popular but expensive commercial textbooks.