This course provides students with the skills to apply foundational business concepts through planning, analysis, and professional communication while developing a business plan through select course assignments. Students will use economic decision making and supply and demand concepts to justify a business idea, consider ethics, social responsibility, and government influences on business activity, and choose an appropriate form of ownership and organizational structure. They will apply management and leadership practices, plan staffing and human resources needs, and develop marketing decisions for a target market using the marketing mix. Students will also prepare basic financial plans and statements, outline production and operational needs, and assess key business risks and responses.
A Windows-based PC that meets the requirements outlined on the following web page:
https://www.ciat.edu/student-resources/system-requirements/
Textbook
Les Dlabay, Ed.D. & Brad Kleindl
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