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Introduction to Business
BUSA 1105
Course Syllabus
Course Instructor Alveda King Tookes
Office Location S175
Office Hours
Office Phone (404) 756-5675
Final Exam Date
Course This course is an integrative study of the functional areas
of
Description business (finance, operations, marketing, and human
resources). Homework assigned demonstrates theory
presented in class. No prerequisites are required.
Course
Objective Upon completion of this course:
 Students will demonstrate competencies required for starting, managing, and marketing a
business.
Students will be able to demonstrate the use of technology in business decisions and how
to use technology to get ahead in the business world.
Students will understand business ethics and social responsibility.
Students will understand how to take advantage of global opportunities.
Students will understand and demonstrate through research and group work how to use the
internet and new emerging technology in maintaining a company’s competitive edge in
the market place.
Topics to be covered:
Business In a Global Environment
Starting and Growing Your Business
Management: Empowering People To Achieve Business Objectives
Marketing Management
Managing Technology and Information
Managing Financial Resources
Required Text
Contemporary Business, 9th Edition, Boone & Kurtz,
The Dryden
Press, 1999.
Other 1 3 ½ DS HD Disks
Materials 5 Folders (with clasps) for submitting
projects and assignments
Course Work:
Class time will consist of lecture and discussion of chapter
material.
Required films for review outside class--Class Action and Disclus
Essau questions will be given.
An interview will be conducted -- one page report submitted with final
homework.
A Power Point Presentation will be done during last week of class.
A group business plan will be prepared and presented after mid-term.
Two weekly news articles (one from www.fool.com
) Read the articles, do a one paragraph review and turn in with homework at mid-term
and final assignments.
Methodology
Students will be expected to research and present various
topics to the
class. Students are expected to have read the chapter material prior to coming to class
and be prepared to discuss review questions and various cases that are presented.
Course Students are expected to attend all class meetings, complete
Expectations assignments as required, be prepared to participate in
class discussions
and present orally when called upon by the instructor.
Students will be assigned group work to research various topics
relating to a particular business situation. Each member of a group is required to
participate in the group’s findings to the class.
Each student will also be required to present a major research project at the end
of the semester. All work pertaining to the research project must be typed and secured in
a folder with clasps. Specific guidelines will be given at a later date.
Attendance Prompt and regular attendance at all
class sessions is essential if the student is to achieve the highest degree of
benefit from the course. Irregular attendance detracts from the student’s learning
and prevents participation in class activities. Attendance points will be factored in a
student’s final grade as indicated in "Final Grade Determination" section
of syllabus.
Course Instructor initiated withdrawals will no longer
be made. It is each student’s
Withdrawals responsibility to properly withdraw from a course prior
to midterm to avoid
academic penalty. The last day for withdrawals without academic
penalty is October 15, 1999. Students should be aware that administrative withdrawals
(by the Registrar and Vice President of Academic Affairs offices) will be initiated in
cases where a student fails to attend class or fails to attend class within a certain time
period.
Students should be mindful that withdrawals completed after mid-term,
other than hardship cases (which must be approved by the Vice President of Academic
Affairs Office), result in the automatic assignment of a "WF" which equates to
an "F" in determining the semester’s grade as well as the overall grade
point
average.
Tardiness It is to the student's advantage
to benefit from full class sessions. Student's arriving after the class has
started will forfeit the right to take an exam already in progress and should
not expect the instructor to repeat or review previously covered materials. No exceptions
granted. Excessive tardiness will not be tolerated and will result in a 5 point
reduction in grade for each tardy.
Assignments It is essential that all
reading and homework assignments are completed on a timely basis in order to ensure
learning and hence to be successful in the course. To encourage students to complete
assignments on a timely basis, assignments will only be accepted at the beginning of
class on the due date. Arriving to class late is not an excuse. All assignments in
homework folders must be typed. No handwritten assignments will be accepted.
Acceptable assignments must be neatly organized and secured in a folder
(with clasps) with a cover sheet.
Students can always turn in an assignment before the due date.
Make-up
Exams All exams should be taken when scheduled. No make-up work will be
given for missed examinations except (at the instructor’s judgement) in the case
of a necessary and unavoidable documented verifiable absence, i.e.
illness, death, college function. Students must notify the instructor of the absence
either prior to the absence or no later than the next class period following the absence. Delayed
excuses will not be accepted. Please note: Only one make-up exam will be
administered with a valid, verifiable document for events absolutely beyond a
student’s control. Failure to begin class at
the start of a semester is not an excusable absence.
Academic
Honesty Students will receive no credit towards the
course grade for course work that the instructor found was obtained from others and a
lower grade in course may be given or a grade of "F" for the course. Any student
who gives or receives assistance during exams will receive a zero and will be subjected to
harsher penalties.
Grade The student appeal procedure adhered to in
this course is stated in the
Appeals Atlanta Metropolitan College Student
Handbook.
Course Students will be assigned a final grade based on exams,
research
Assessment problems and exercises, a comprehensive project and a
comprehensive
final exam.
Final Course The final course grade for each student will be determined as follows:
Grade
Points %
Exams (4 @100 points each) 400 40%
Final Exam (Comprehensive) 150 15%
Homework & Exercises 150 15%
Group Activities 80 8%
Comprehensive Project 150 15%
Attendance *** 70 7%
Total Points 1000 100%
***Attendance points will be a percentage based on total days
attended in
the semester. These points will be further adjusted for by any tardy
points penalty.
CLASSROOM POLICIES
Students will receive the utmost respect from this instructor and therefore is expected
to give the utmost respect to this instructor and other students in class.
Students are expected to attend all classes.
Attendance is taken at all classes at the beginning of class.
Students are expected to arrive on time to class and remain until the class has been
officially dismissed.
Students in violation of attendance policy prior to midterm will be given one warning
upon the second absence.
Students missing class are responsible for getting notes, assignments, etc. from a
fellow student. Do not expect a repeat of lecture notes from this instructor.
Students withdrawing from this course is required to complete the necessary paperwork in
the registrar’s office.
Students missing two consecutive weeks of class will be withdrawn according to the
policy in AMC catalog.
If you must leave class early, for reasons beyond your control, you are
required to inform this instructor upon your arrival to class or ahead of time.
The final word!
It is this instructor’s intention to provide the best learning environment for
students enrolled in this class. Therefore, I’m requesting each student to do his/her
share to ensure that such an environment exist.
Class Record and Grade Computation
Sheet
Exam Scores Assignments
1 _______ (100 pts.) 1 _______
2 _______ (100 pts.) 2 _______
3 _______ (100 pts.) 3 _______
4 _______ (100 pts.) 4 _______
5 _______
Comp. Final _____ (150 pts.) + Research Project (150 pts.) +
Total Exams ___________(400 pts.)+ Total H.W. _______(150 pts.) +
Group Activities (80 pts.) + Attendance (70 pts.) = ___________ Total
Pts.
1. To compute your grade for the course:
_________ / 1000 = __________
Total Pts. Quarter Avg.
- The letter grade for your quarter average will be assigned based on the following
grading
scale :
90 – 100 A 80 - 89 B
70 - 79 C 60 - 69 D
0 - 59 F
DATE TOPICS GROUP ASSIGNMENTS
ACTIVITIES (*FOR HOMEWORK FOLDERS - TYPED)Course Introduction;
Syllabi Complete Career & Skills Worksheet
Mon. READ APPENDIX A (A2-A12)
Review Syllabi READ: CHAPTER 1
Wed. Discuss Career & Skills Worksheet Complete Assigned Review
Questions
CHAPTER 1 *Nothing But Net #’s 1, 2, & 3
Mon.
CHAPTER 1 (CONCLUDED) READ: CHAPTER 2
Wed. Complete Assigned Questions
Mon.
CHAPTER 2
Wed. Group Activity #1
Reading: African-American Contributions Complete Assigned Questions
Mon. to Contemporary Business
EXAM #1 HWK FOLDER #1 – NOTHING BUT NET (Ch. 1)
Wed. Due at beginning of class
Group Activity#1 READ: CHAPTER 5
Mon. Complete Assigned Questions
CHAPTER 5 *Nothing But Net #1, #2
Wed. READ: CHAPTER 6; Complete Assigned Questions
CHAPTER 6 Group Activity #2
Mon.
Reading: Hispanic-American Contributions READ CHAPTER 7
Wed. to Contemporary Business Complete Assigned Questions
CHAPTER 7
Mon. GROUP ACTIVITY #2
EXAM #2 HWK FOLDER #2 – NOTHING BUT NET (Ch. 5)
Wed. READ: CHAPTER 8;Complete Assigned Questions
CHAPTER 8 * Nothing But Net #3
Mon. Complete Assigned Questions
CHAPTER 8 (CONCLUDED) READ: CHAPTER 9
Wed. Complete Assigned Questions
***MIDTERM***
CHAPTER 9 Group Activity #3 READ: CHAPTER 10
Mon. Complete Assigned Questions
GROUP ACTIVITY #3
Wed.
CHAPTER 10
Mon.
CHAPTER 10 (CONCLUDED)
Wed.
EXAM #3 HWK FOLDER #3 – NOTHING BUT NET (Ch. 8)
Mon. READ CHAPTER 11; Complete Assigned Questions
REGENTS TEST
CHAPTER 11 *Nothing But Net #2, #3
Wed. READ CHAPTER 13; Complete Assigned Questions
DATE TOPICS GROUP ASSIGNMENTS
ACTIVITIES (*FOR HOMEWORK FOLDERS)
CHAPTER 13 *Nothing But Net #3
Mon. READ CHAPTER 14
CHAPTER 14
Wed.
EXAM #4 HWK FOLDERS #4 & #5 DUE
NOTHING BUT NET (Chapters 11 & 13)
Mon. READ CHAPTER 15
CHAPTER 15
Wed.
CHAPTER 15 READ CHAPTER 16
Mon.
CHAPTER 16 READ CHAPTER 21
Mon.
CHAPTER 21
Wed.
CHAPTER 21 (concluded)
Mon.
PROJECT PRESENTATIONS
Wed.
PROJECT PRESENTATIONS *Research Project Folder Due at beginning of
class.
Mon. Final Exam Review
COMPREHENSIVE FINAL EXAM
 NO LATE HOMEWORK FOLDERS WILL BE ACCEPTED. FOLDERS NOT
TURNED IN AT THE BEGINNING OF CLASS WILL NOT BE
ACCEPTED.
FOLDERS WITH PRINTOUTS NOT SECURED (WITH CLASPS) WILL NOT BE GRADED.
LATE ARRIVALS DO NOT TAKE EXAMS.
INSTRUCTOR WILL NOT WITHDRAW STUDENTS FROM THIS CLASS FOR BREECH OF ATTENDANCE.
STUDENTS MUST WITHDRAW THEMSELVES. POOR ATTENDANCE WILL RESULT IN LOWER GRADE.
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