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BU: Business Studies
BU103 - Introduction to Business (3)
Prerequisites: (EN 70 or EN 75) OR [(EN 50A or EN 61) and EN 52] OR (ESL 95 and ESL 99) OR (ESL 72 and ESL
73) OR Corequisite: EN 75
Introduces effective use of planning, organization and control in the management of an enterprise.
Introduction to finance, personnel and plant management, marketing and business and government
relations.
1637 BU103-1
MW 12:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. 15-week
1638 BU103-2
TuTh
9:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. 15-week
1639 BU103-3
TuTh
11 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
15-week
1640 BU103-4
TuTh
12:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. 15-week
1635 BU103-HYB1 M
9:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. 15-week
1641 BU103-HYB2 M
2 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
15-week
1636 BU103-HYB3 W 9:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. 15-week
1645 BU103-HYB4 SAT
9 a.m. - 11:35 a.m.
2nd 7-week Saturday
1642 BU103-HYB5 Tu
6 p.m. - 9 p.m.
1st 7-week
1643 BU103-ONL1
Online
15-week
1644 BU103-ONL2
Online
1st 7-week
No/Low Cost Course Section: The textbook costs for this course are under $40.
BU109 - Entrepreneurship & Small Business Enterprise (3)
Explores starting and successfully managing a small business. Includes making the decision for
self-employment, getting started (new business, going concern, franchising), marketing the product
or service, achieving proactive financial management, a miscellany of management pointers for small
businesses (personnel/inventory/control/managing risk) and regulations and taxes.
1646 BU109-HYB1 Th
6 p.m. - 9 p.m.
1st 7-week
1647 BU109-ONL1
Online
2nd 7-week
No/Low Cost Course Section: The textbook costs for this course are under $40.
BU110 - Personal Financial Management (3)
Develops a well-rounded approach to managing personal finances. Includes financial planning,
budgeting, financing consumer purchases, risk control, investments and retirement planning.
1648 BU110-ONL1
Online
15-week
No/Low Cost Course Section: The textbook costs for this course are under $40.
BU211 - Business Law I (3)
Prerequisite: EN 101
Introduces business law and its application to business activity. Includes contracts, agency and
employment, negotiable instruments and sales.
1649 BU211-1
MW 2 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
15-week
1650 BU211-HYB1 Th
6 p.m. - 8:35 p.m.
2nd 7-week
1651 BU211-ONL1
Online
15-week
No/Low Cost Course Section: The textbook costs for this course are under $40.
BU221 - Public Relations (3)
Prerequisites: (EN 70 or EN 75) OR [(EN 50A or EN 61) and EN 52] OR (ESL 95 and ESL 99) OR (ESL 72 and ESL 73)
Introduces basic principles that business and administrative organizations have found to be successful
in building and maintaining favorable public relations. Attention to the various tools of public relations
such as the broadcast media, newspapers, periodicals, brochures, photographs and exhibits.
2269 BU221-ONL1
Online
15-week
No/Low Cost Course Section: The textbook costs for this course are under $40.
BU223 - Human Resource Management (3)
Prerequisites: (EN 70 or EN 75) OR [(EN 50A or EN 61) and EN 52] OR (ESL 95 and ESL 99) OR (ESL 72 and ESL 73)
Introduces basic concepts of Human Resource (HR) Management in organizations. Provides an overview
of the primary elements of HR management, including human resource planning, recruitment,
selection, training and development, performance management and employee motivation/retention,
compensation and benefits, workplace safety, labor relations, and legal/ethical issues.
1652 BU223-ONL1
Online
15-week
No/Low Cost Course Section: The textbook costs for this course are under $40.
BU225 - Marketing (3)
Prerequisites: (EN 70 or EN 75) OR [(EN 50A or EN 61) and EN 52] OR (ESL 95 and ESL 99) OR (ESL 72 and ESL 73)
Explores problems and organization of systems that distribute goods and services in the business
world. Promotion through retail and wholesale parallels; consumer buying habits; pricing, budgeting,
transportation and warehousing; and sources and uses of marketing information.
1653 BU225-1
MW 11 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
15-week
2267 BU225-ONL1
Online
15-week
No/Low Cost Course Section: The textbook costs for this course are under $40.
BU227 - Principles of Management (3)
Prerequisites: (EN 70 or EN 75) OR [(EN 50A or EN 61) and EN 52] OR (ESL 95 and ESL 99) OR (ESL 72 and ESL 73)
Provides an introduction to basic principles of management in business and other organizations.
Emphasizes management functions including planning, organizing, staffing, directing, controlling and
coordinating. Explores the role leaders play in strategic planning, change management, innovation,
decision making, and motivating employees/teams.
1654 BU227-HYB1 M
6 p.m. - 9 p.m.
1st 7-week
1655 BU227-ONL1
Online
15-week
No/Low Cost Course Section: The textbook costs for this course are under $40.
BU273 - Business Communications (3)
Prerequisites: (EN 70 or EN 75) OR [(EN 50A or EN 61) and EN 52] OR (ESL 95 and ESL 99) OR (ESL 72 and ESL 73)
Emphasizes the theory and practice of oral, written, and interpersonal communication used in the
workplace. Classroom activities and assignments will focus on writing business correspondence and reports,
planning and delivering effective presentations, and developing teamwork and collaboration skills.
1657 BU273-HYB1 Th
11 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
15-week
1658 BU273-ONL1
Online
15-week
No/Low Cost Course Section: The textbook costs for this course are under $40.
BU281 - Global Awareness in the Work Environment (3)
Gen Ed Emerging Issues; Cultural Competence
Prerequisites: (EN 70 or EN 75) OR [(EN 50A or EN 61) and EN 52] OR (ESL 95 and ESL 99) OR (ESL 72 and ESL 73)
Promotes student awareness of the cultural diversity in the workplace whether in the US with
multicultural coworkers or abroad. Stresses student thinking about the global work environment by
analyzing and applying course information. Utilizes a variety of classroom and Internet activities and
projects to develop an understanding of the workplace cultural surroundings.
1659 BU281-HYB1 Tu
12:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. 15-week
1660 BU281-ONL1
Online
15-week
No/Low Cost Course Section: The textbook costs for this course are under $40.
BU/MA: Business/Mathematics
BU/MA205 - Business Statistics (3)
Gen Ed Math
Prerequisites: (MA 81 or MA 83 or appropriate score on mathematics placement test) and (CIS 101 or CIS 111E or
CIS 116E) and (placement in EN 70 or ESL 70 or higher on the reading placement test)
Introductory non-calculus statistics course for business using spreadsheets.Topics include descriptive
analysis and treatment of data, probability, statistical inference, linear regression and correlation, chi-
square tests and non-parametric tests. Students can only receive credit for one of the following: BU/MA
205 or BU/MA 205A. Business Administration students must take BU/MA 205 (not BU/MA 205A).
2065 BU/MA205-1 MW 12:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. 15-week
1316 BU/MA205-2 TuTh
9:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. 15-week
1942 BU/MA205-ONL1
Online
15-week
At FCC, No/Low Cost Courses are courses in which textbook
materials are available for less than $40 for specific course
sections. For certain no/low cost courses (e.g., science labs
and art studio classes), textbook materials are available for less
than $40, but purchase of additional course materials and supplies
may be required. No/low cost courses require regular access to
the Internet as most of the resources are in a digital format.