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Business Management

Location(s): Catonsville, Dundalk, Essex, Hunt Valley, Online

Important Information

Short Description

Type of Credential

Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.)

Program Code

290

Contacts and Additional Information

Department Chair:

Mark Williams
Office: BESS 211
443-840-4334 or mwilliams8@ccbcmd.edu

Program Coordinator:

Melissa Stitt
Office: E.BESS 134
443-840-5710 or mstitt2@ccbcmd.edu

Additional Information:

These programs are offered both face to face and fully (100%) online: Business Management A.A.S. degree, Entrepreneurship Certificate, and Human Resources Management Certificate.
Opportunities for Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) - Several General Education classes offer PLA. See Portfolio, Departmental Exam, CLEP, DSST, Advanced Placement, and International Baccalaureate. General education classes are required for associate degrees but not for certificates.
Articulation and Transfer Agreements

Pathway

Business Pathway

Semester Sequence

This is a suggested full-time schedule for a student who has completed any developmental course work and has no transfer credits. Refer to the College catalog for specific requirements in selecting General Education Courses .

Semester 4

MNGT 216 - Capstone in Business Management & Entrepreneurship 3 Credit(s).
MNGT 239 - Business Communications 3 Credit(s).
Program Elective (MNGT 115 , MNGT 159 or MNGT 203 ) 3 Credit(s).
Program Elective (MNGT 201 recommended) 3 Credit(s).
Program Elective (MNGT 265 recommended) 3 Credit(s).

Courses Needed for This Program*

General Education Requirements and Electives - 18-19 Credits

General Education Requirements:

CMNS 101 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 Credit(s).
CSIT 101 - Technology and Information Systems 3 Credit(s).
ENGL 101 - College Composition I 3 Credit(s).

General Education Electives:

Choose courses in each category from the list of approved General Education Courses . One course must be a Diversity course.

Biological and Physical Sciences (BIOL 100 or CHEM 100 recommended) 3 Credit(s).
Mathematics (MATH 153 , MATH 163 , or higher recommended) 3-4 Credit(s).**
Social and Behavioral Sciences 3 Credit(s).

Program Requirements and Electives - 39 Credits

Program Requirements:

ACCT 101 - Principles of Accounting I 3 Credit(s).
ACCT 102 - Principles of Accounting II 3 Credit(s).
ECON 201 - Introduction to Macro-Economic Principles 3 Credit(s).
MNGT 101 - Introduction to Business and Industry 3 Credit(s).
MNGT 105 - Principles of Management 3 Credit(s).
MNGT 110 - Principles of Supervision 3 Credit(s).
MNGT 140 - Business Law I 3 Credit(s).
MNGT 150 - Principles of Marketing 3 Credit(s).
MNGT 216 - Capstone in Business Management & Entrepreneurship 3 Credit(s).
MNGT 239 - Business Communications 3 Credit(s).
MNGT 251 - Financial Planning and Investment Strategies 3 Credit(s).

Program Electives:

Choose a total of nine credits.

In addition to the classes listed here, students may choose one elective from ACCT, ECON, TDML, MATH, or LGST courses.

LGST 209 - Employment Law 3 Credit(s).
MNGT 104 - Introduction to E-Business 3 Credit(s).
MNGT 115 - Seminar in Supervisory Problems 3 Credit(s).
MNGT 132 - Fundamentals of Insurance 3 Credit(s).
MNGT 141 - Business Law II 3 Credit(s).
MNGT 148 - Global Commercial Transportation 3 Credit(s).
MNGT 158 - Salesmanship 3 Credit(s).
MNGT 159 - Managing Customer Relations and Service 3 Credit(s).
MNGT 201 - Human Resources Management 3 Credit(s).
MNGT 203 - Labor Management Relations 3 Credit(s).
MNGT 206 - Introduction to Entrepreneurship 3 Credit(s).
MNGT 211 - Compensation Administration 3 Credit(s).
MNGT 257 - Financial Management 3 Credit(s).
MNGT 265 - Business Ethics 3 Credit(s).
MNGT 273 - Management Internship 3 Credit(s). (requires permission from Department Chair)

Total Number of Credits Required for Degree: 60*

Notes

*Credit students who are new to college (no successfully completed transferable college credits from other institutions) are required to take ACDV 101 - Academic Development: Transitioning to College . This 1-credit course is designed to be taken in the first semester at CCBC. Students must provide an official transcript(s) from an accredited institution to document successful completion of college coursework for the ACDV 101 requirement to be waived.

**Check with transfer institution for Math requirement.

Program Description

This curriculum is designed to prepare students seeking employment in business and for those who are already employed and who wish to upgrade their skills. Graduates of this program can expect to be hired in entry-level management positions, such as: supervisor, office manager, marketing representative, etc. The program can be taken on a full-time or part-time basis. After completing the program and obtaining employment, students often elect to continue their education by working towards a bachelor’s degree on a part-time basis at a four-year college/university in the area.

This program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP). The attainment of this accreditation certifies that the teaching and learning processes within the Business Studies Department meet the rigorous educational standards established by the ACBSP.

Program Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this degree, students will be able to:

apply workforce information and interpersonal skills to evaluate career readiness;
demonstrate mastery of financial and managerial accounting concepts by preparing balance sheets, income statements, statements of cash flows and budgets by performing costs, volume and profit analysis;
demonstrate mastery of the process and functions of management (planning, organizing, leading, staffing and controlling) and the principles of managerial decision making;
compare and contrast the forms of business ownership (sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, and hybrid forms) and understand the major steps involved in developing a business plan for the formation of a new business;
develop a marketing plan that employs the four P’s of marketing (product, price, promotion and place);
calculate, interpret and/or analyze key macroeconomic and microeconomic indicators for the US economy with other world trading partners;
create, design and deliver effective and well organized oral and written presentations using state-of-the-art technology; and
analyze the relationship between human resource management issues in the workplace and changing ethical and legal issues and how these changing paradigms impact the human resource management of a culturally diverse workforce.