Center for Financial Training
Overview
The Center for Financial Training (CFT) recognizes the critical link between staff performance and company success. To meet the evolving demands of the financial industry, CFT offers comprehensive and up-to-date training and education tailored to the needs of banks, credit unions, and other financial institutions. With over a century of experience, CFT is committed to providing professionally administered education that equips employees with the skills needed to excel in their roles.
CFT stands out as a leader in providing accessible and relevant training solutions. Offering a diverse range of programs, including eClassroom programs, online/FlexLearn courses, OnDemand, and self-paced online learning, CFT ensures flexibility and convenience for learners at every level. With a focus on immediate on-the-job relevance, CFT's training programs offer tangible benefits such as increased productivity, employee retention, and customer satisfaction.
Choosing CFT for professional training brings numerous benefits to both employers and employees. From improved productivity and profitability to enhanced employee retention and morale, the CFT advantage extends to increased customer satisfaction and regulatory compliance. By investing in CFT's training programs, companies can foster a skilled workforce that stays ahead of industry changes, ultimately driving success in the competitive financial services sector.
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50 hours (11 weeks).
April 2024 - Present.
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: identify and explain the purpose of the income statement, statement of owners’ equity, balance sheet and how to prepare them in proper form; analyze and record business transactions into a journal; identify and explain key bookkeeping terms and procedures necessary to perform the daily recording activities of the average office; describe a ledger and calculate the balance of an account; explain double-entry; bookkeeping; explain how to post from a journal to a ledger; and explain how to journalize and post adjusting and closing entries.
Instruction is facilitated by an instructor who guides students through each lesson and is available to answer questions and provide feedback on assignments. Each week, students receive an assignment over the Internet that includes reading assigned chapter(s) from the textbook. Students complete a short assignment that is forwarded electronically to instructors or posted it to the electronic class Discussion Board while also taking a self-check test. Additionally, students collaborate with other students on some assignments using electronic discussion boards, chat rooms, and e-mail. The 11-week course requires a mid-term examination and final examination which are delivered electronically. Overall grades for the class are based on student performance on the weekly assignments, mid-term examination and the final examination. Major topics include: Accounting: Analyzing Business Transactions; Analyzing Business Transactions using T Accounts; the General Journal and the General Ledger; Adjustments and the Worksheet; Closing Entries and the Post closing; Trial Balance; Accounting for Sales and Accounts Receivables; Accounting for Purchases and Accounts Payable; Cash Receipts, Cash Payments, and Banking Procedures; Records and Payments; Payroll Taxes; Deposits and Reports; Accruals, Deferrals, and the Worksheet; Financial Statements and Closing Procedures.
In the associate/certificate degree category OR in the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 3 semester hours in Business Administration, Business Management, or Accounting (4/24).
59.2 hours (11 weeks).
April 2024 - Present.
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: describe the purpose of the operating cycle; evaluate the risks within the major industry types; identify the reasons why companies need to borrow; identify the various borrowing arrangements used to structure a business loan; define the basic types of legal structures available to businesses; describe the general characteristic of the four stages in the business life cycle; describe the financial statement analysis process; identify and evaluate a borrower’s financial strengths, weaknesses, and uncertainties; compare and contrast the cash method and accrual method of accounting; construct a balance sheet and income statement on the accrual basis for a company; explain the components of revenue and the cost of goods sold; explain the components involved in liability and equity analysis; describe the considerations a lender needs to take into account when using ratios to evaluate financial performance; identify, calculate, and interpret liquidity, financial leverage, profitability, efficiency, and debt coverage ratios; describe the two dominant types of cash flow statements and model formats (indirect and direct methods); explain the importance of pro forma statements for projecting cash flow and loan repayment; explain the basic formats and preliminary analysis of a personal financial statements (PFS); and explain why global cash flows are critical when making credit decisions.
Instruction is facilitated by an instructor who guides students through each lesson and is available to answer questions and provide feedback on assignments. Each week, students receive an assignment over the Internet that includes reading assigned chapter(s) from the textbook. Students complete a short assignment that is forwarded electronically to instructors or posted it to the electronic class Discussion Board while also taking a self-check test. Additionally, students collaborate with other students on some assignments using electronic discussion boards, chat rooms, and e-mail. The 11-week course requires a mid-term examination and final examination which are delivered electronically. Overall grades for the class are based on student performance on the weekly assignments, mid-term examination and the final examination. Major topics include Business Sectors and Operating Cycles; Business Legal Structures and Life Cycles; How Business Financial Statements are Constructed; Income Statement Analysis; Ratio Analysis; Cash Flow Analysis; Cash Budgets and Pro Forma Statements; Personal Tax Returns and Cash Flow; Combining Business and Personal Cash Flow into Global Cash Flow. Prerequisite: Accounting ACC201.
In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category OR in the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 3 semester hours Business Administration, Economics, Finance, Business Management, Accounting (4/24).
50 hours (11 weeks).
April 2024 - Present.
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: create effective business messages; write with clarity and precision by selecting the correct words; design sentences that give the right emphasis to content; employ positive language to achieve goodwill in business messages; write successful e-mail messages and memos; write direct, orderly, and friendly answers to inquiries; compose tactful, clear claim and refusal messages; conduct an effective job search, including preparing résumés and cover letters; write reports that are focused, objective, and interesting; utilize the techniques for conducting and participating in meetings; assess the difference between primary and secondary research; gather secondary sources using direct and indirect research methods.
Instruction is facilitated by an instructor who guides students through each lesson and is available to answer questions and provide feedback on assignments. Each week, students receive an assignment over the Internet that includes reading assigned chapter(s) from the textbook. Students complete a short assignment that is forwarded electronically to instructors or posted it to the electronic class Discussion Board while also taking a self-check test. Additionally, students collaborate with other students on some assignments using electronic discussion boards, chat rooms, and e-mail. The 11-week course requires a mid-term examination and final examination which are delivered electronically. Overall grades for the class are based on student performance on the weekly assignments, mid-term examination and the final examination. Major topics include Fundamentals of Business Writing; Basic Patterns of Business Messages; Fundamentals of Report Writing; Oral forms of Business Communication, Cross-Cultural Communication, Correctness, Technology, and Research.
In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 3 semester hours in Business, Communications, Technical Communication, or Communication Studies (4/24).
46.35 hours (11 weeks).
April 2024 - Present.
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: analyze how ratios, payments, and interest are calculated; evaluate how gross and net pay are calculated; differentiate the different types of banking accounts and how business math applies to them; compute loan payments and interest; comprehend the cost of credit; calculate mortgage payments, including insurance costs; determine life insurance premiums; estimate technology costs; and appraise employee recruitment expenses, including the cost of part-time versus full-time employees.
Instruction is facilitated by an instructor who guides students through each lesson and is available to answer questions and provide feedback on assignments. Each week, students receive an assignment over the Internet that includes reading assigned chapter(s) from the textbook. Students complete a short assignment that is forwarded electronically to instructors or posted it to the electronic class Discussion Board while also taking a self-check test. Additionally, students collaborate with other students on some assignments using electronic discussion boards, chat rooms, and e-mail. The 11-week course requires a mid-term examination and final examination which are delivered electronically. Overall grades for the class are based on student performance on the weekly assignments, mid-term examination and the final examination. Major topics include whole numbers: how to dissect and solve word problems; banking equations; solving for the unknown: a how-to approach for solving equations; discounts: trade and cash; markups and markdowns; calculating various types of employees’ gross pay; simple interest; promissory notes; simple discount notes and the discount process; compound interest and present value.
In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 3 semester hours in Accounting, Mathematics, Computer Science, Data Science, Economics, Engineering, Finance, Business, Marketing, or as a General Math elective (4/24).
58.7 hours (11 weeks).
April 2024 - Present.
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: define the term economics; analyze the role of economic theory and economic perspective; distinguish between micro and macroeconomics; apply knowledge of the market system and its impact on the allocation of resources; define Market Equilibrium; describe the business cycle and indicate the impact of inflation and unemployment on the economy; explain the background for the development of fiscal policy and the application of fiscal policy as a tool for economic problem solving; explain the use of monetary policy in modern day economic problem solving; and explain the expanding role of the United States in the international economy.
Instruction is facilitated by an instructor who guides students through each lesson and is available to answer questions and provide feedback on assignments. Each week, students receive an assignment over the Internet that includes reading assigned chapter(s) from the textbook. Students complete a short assignment that is forwarded electronically to instructors or posted it to the electronic class Discussion Board while also taking a self-check test. Additionally, students collaborate with other students on some assignments using electronic discussion boards, chat rooms, and e-mail. The 11-week course requires a mid-term examination and final examination which are delivered electronically. Overall grades for the class are based on student performance on the weekly assignments, mid-term examination and the final examination. Major topics include the Market System and the Circular Flow; Demand, Supply, and Market Equilibrium; GDP and Economics Growth; Business Cycles; Unemployment, and Inflation Fiscal Policy; Deficits and Debt; Money and Banking; Interest Rates and Monetary Policy; International Trade and Exchange Rates.
In the associate/certificate degree category OR in the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 3 semester hours in Economics, Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Business Management (4/24).
49.75 hours (11 weeks).
April 2024 - Present.
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: discuss accounting as the language of business and the role of accounting information in making economic decisions; identify and discuss several professional organizations that play important roles in preparing and communicating accounting information; demonstrate how certain business transactions affect the elements of the accounting equation: Asset = Liabilities + Owners’ Equity; explain how the statement of financial position (balance sheet), income statement, and statement of cash flows relate to each other; identify the steps in the accounting cycle and discuss the role of accounting records in an organization; describe and prepare the four basic types of adjusting entries; use the financial statement information to evaluate profitability and liquidity; describe the objectives of cash management and internal controls over cash; explain the need for taking physical inventory; compute depreciation by the straight-line method and declining-balance method; define liabilities and distinguish between current and long-term liabilities; explain the advantages and disadvantages of organizing a business as a corporation; and account for cash dividends and stock dividends and explain the effects of these transactions on a company’s financial statements; explain the purposes and uses of a statement of cash flows.
Instruction is facilitated by an instructor who guides students through each lesson and is available to answer questions and provide feedback on assignments. Each week, students receive an assignment over the Internet that includes reading assigned chapter(s) from the textbook. Students complete a short assignment that is forwarded electronically to instructors or posted it to the electronic class Discussion Board while also taking a self-check test. Additionally, students collaborate with other students on some assignments using electronic discussion boards, chat rooms, and e-mail. The 11-week course requires a mid-term examination and final examination which are delivered electronically. Overall grades for the class are based on student performance on the weekly assignments, mid-term examination and the final examination. Major topics include Basic Financial Statements, the Accounting Cycle: capturing Economic Events; the Accounting Cycle: Accruals and Deferrals; the Accounting Cycle: Reporting Financial Results, Financial Assets; Inventories and the cost of goods sold.
In the associate/certificate degree category OR in the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 3 semester hours in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business Management (4/24).
47.5 hours (11 weeks).
April 2024 - Present.
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: recall major life changes and their influence on self-awareness and interpersonal relationships; identify and explain workplace dynamics including the psychology and theories of motivation, leadership styles, and different types of communication; analyze factors contributing to individual success, incorporating the elements of emotional intelligence and effective job acquisition strategies; identify historical trends in human interactions; Identify human relations skills applicable to workplace and beyond; and recognize the unique challenges of today’s working world and explain how they fit into a larger picture of human relations as a broad discipline.
Instruction is facilitated by an instructor who guides students through each lesson and is available to answer questions and provide feedback on assignments. Each week, students receive an assignment over the Internet that includes reading assigned chapter(s) from the textbook. Students complete a short assignment that is forwarded electronically to instructors or posted it to the electronic class Discussion Board while also taking a self-check test. Additionally, students collaborate with other students on some assignments using electronic discussion boards, chat rooms, and e-mail. The 11-week course requires a mid-term examination and final examination which are delivered electronically. Overall grades for the class are based on student performance on the weekly assignments, mid-term examination and the final examination. Major topics include Self-Concept and Self-Esteem in Human Relations; Self-Awareness and Self-Disclosure; Personal and Organizational Values; Motivation: Increasing Productivity in People, Groups and their Leaders; Teams in Quality Organizations; Individual and Organizational Change; Conflict Management; Stress and Stress Management; Human Relations in a World of Diversity; Business Ethics and Social Responsibility; Maintaining a Productive Workplace; Human Relations and Future Success.
In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 3 semester hours in Human Resources, Psychology, Business, or Industrial Organizational Psychology (4/24).
49 hours (11 weeks).
April 2024 - Present.
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: differentiate the roles and activities of a company's human resource management functions; relate implications of the economy, the makeup of the labor force, and ethics for company sustainability; analyze organizational structures and workflow processes; apply basic human resource management functions; appraise strategies for aligning the strategic direction of a company with its human resources planning; describe the components of the strategic management process; examine the impact of legislation upon human resource managers; select the most effective approach to performance measurement; explain the employees' and company's responsibilities in planning development; employ human resource practices to manage employee compensation, benefits, and recognition programs; and discuss and debate factors that strongly influence human resource management in global markets.
Instruction is facilitated by an instructor who guides students through each lesson and is available to answer questions and provide feedback on assignments. Each week, students receive an assignment over the Internet that includes reading assigned chapter(s) from the textbook. Students complete a short assignment that is forwarded electronically to instructors or posted it to the electronic class Discussion Board while also taking a self-check test. Additionally, students collaborate with other students on some assignments using electronic discussion boards, chat rooms, and e-mail. The 11-week course requires a mid-term examination and final examination which are delivered electronically. Overall grades for the class are based on student performance on the weekly assignments, mid-term examination and the final examination. Major topics include Human Resource Management: Gaining a Competitive Advantage; Strategic Human Resource Management; The Legal Environment: Equal Employment Opportunity and Safety; Human Resource Planning and Recruitment; Training; Performance Management; Employee Development; Employee Separation and Retention; Pay Structure Decisions; Employee Benefits; Managing Human Resources Globally; and Strategically Managing the Human Resource Management Function.
In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 3 semester hours in Human Resource Management, Management, Marketing, Human Relations, Industrial Organizational Psychology (4/24).
57.5 hours (11 weeks).
April 2024 - Present.
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: describe the various sources of law and the U.S. justice system, as well as alternative dispute resolution; discuss the legal issues related to practical banking applications, such as negotiable instruments, the concept of holder in due course, and the check clearing process; identify the substantive issues and foundational aspects of secured transactions, bankruptcy law, consumer law, environmental law and agency law; and recognize issues with regard to emerging e-commerce laws and regulations.
Instruction is facilitated by an instructor who guides students through each lesson and is available to answer questions and provide feedback on assignments. Each week, students receive an assignment over the Internet that includes reading assigned chapter(s) from the textbook. Students complete a short assignment that is forwarded electronically to instructors or posted it to the electronic class Discussion Board while also taking a self-check test. Additionally, students collaborate with other students on some assignments using electronic discussion boards, chat rooms, and e-mail. The 11-week course requires a mid-term examination and final examination which are delivered electronically. Overall grades for the class are based on student performance on the weekly assignments, mid-term examination and the final examination. Major topics include Purpose and Types of Negotiable Instruments; Holders in due Course, Defenses, and Liabilities; Bank-Depositor Relationships; Deposits, and Collections; Mortgages and Security Interests; Bankruptcy; Employment Law; Labor-Management Relations Law; the Corporate Entity; Corporate Governance; Business Organization and Regulation; Professional Liability; and Electronic Law.
In the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 3 semester hours in Accounting, Business Law, Banking Law Classes, Management, Marketing, Entrepreneurship, or Human Resources related curriculum (4/24).
55 hours (11 weeks).
April 2024 - Present.
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: identify concepts and application of laws affecting business, consumers and individuals; outline the legal system and alternatives to it, such as alternative dispute resolution; explain the formation of contracts, and their enforceability, defenses and remedies for breach; describe real and personal property and their applications to business; and discuss wills, trusts and elder law issues.
Instruction is facilitated by an instructor who guides students through each lesson and is available to answer questions and provide feedback on assignments. Each week, students receive an assignment over the Internet that includes reading assigned chapter(s) from the textbook. Students complete a short assignment that is forwarded electronically to instructors or posted it to the electronic class Discussion Board while also taking a self-check test. Additionally, students collaborate with other students on some assignments using electronic discussion boards, chat rooms, and e-mail. The 11-week course requires a mid-term examination and final examination which are delivered electronically. Overall grades for the class are based on student performance on the weekly assignments, mid-term examination and the final examination. Major topics include Ethics, Law and the Judicial System; the Judicial Process; Criminal Law; Tort Law; the Essentials of Contract Law; Contractual Capacity; Legality; Written Contracts; Third Parties in Contract Law; Title and Risk of Loss in Sales of Goods; Performance and Breach of the Sales Contract; Warranties and Product Liability; Bailments; Real Property; Wills; Trusts; and Estates.
In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 3 semester hours in Accounting, Business Law, Management, Marketing, or Entrepreneurship (4/24).
69.6 hours (11 weeks).
April 2024 - Present.
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: define management and how organizational culture, ethics, and social responsibility impact the role of a manager; apply planning and decision-making skills in the areas of organizational strategy, organizational change, and global management; explain how to effectively manage teams, human resource systems, and diversity; apply specific theories and strategies for motivation and leadership; define control and how to manage information; describe the keys to effective strategies; describe strategies companies use to compete in a global marketplace; describe how managers can overcome obstacles to diversity; discuss ways to manage technology for competitive advantage; and describe how to manage and lead change effectively.
Instruction is facilitated by an instructor who guides students through each lesson and is available to answer questions and provide feedback on assignments. Each week, students receive an assignment over the Internet that includes reading assigned chapter(s) from the textbook. Students complete a short assignment that is forwarded electronically to instructors or posted it to the electronic class Discussion Board while also taking a self-check test. Additionally, students collaborate with other students on some assignments using electronic discussion boards, chat rooms, and e-mail. The 11-week course requires a mid-term examination and final examination which are delivered electronically. Overall grades for the class are based on student performance on the weekly assignments, mid-term examination and the final examination. Major topics include Managing People; the External Environment and Organizational Culture; Planning and Strategic Management; Ethics and Corporate Responsibility; Organization Structure; Human Resources Management; Managing the Diverse Workforce; Leadership; Motivating for Performance; Teamwork; Communicating; Managerial Control; Managing Technology and Innovation; and Creating and Managing Change.
In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 3 semester hours in Business, Management, Human Resource Management, Finance, Marketing, or Operations Management (4/24).
51 hours (11 weeks).
April 2024 - Present.
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: explain what services are and identify important trends in services; explain differences between goods/services and resulting challenges/opportunities for businesses; explain the gaps model of service quality; identify sources of customer expectations of service, including controllable/uncontrollable items; explain the importance of customer satisfaction; describe strategies by which companies can facilitate interaction with customers; identify and explain strategies for effective service recovery with examples; identify and explain the stages and unique elements of service innovation and development; explain the differences in types and roles of servicescapes and the implications for strategy; explain the importance of creating a service culture; and identify ways to integrate marketing communications in service organizations.
Instruction is facilitated by an instructor who guides students through each lesson and is available to answer questions and provide feedback on assignments. Each week, students receive an assignment over the Internet that includes reading assigned chapter(s) from the textbook. Students complete a short assignment that is forwarded electronically to instructors or posted it to the electronic class Discussion Board while also taking a self-check test. Additionally, students collaborate with other students on some assignments using electronic discussion boards, chat rooms, and e-mail. The 11-week course requires a mid-term examination and final examination which are delivered electronically. Overall grades for the class are based on student performance on the weekly assignments, mid-term examination and the final examination. Major topics include the Gaps Model of Service Quality; Consumer Behavior in Services; Customer Expectations of Service; Customer Perceptions of Service; Building Customer Relationships; Aligning Service Design and Standards; Employees’ Roles in Service Delivery; Delivering Service through Intermediaries and Electronic Channels; Managing Demand and Capacity; and Pricing of Services.
In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 3 semester hours in Business, Marketing, or Consumer Behavior (4/24).
48.5 hours (11 weeks).
April 2024 - Present.
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: explain the theoretical foundations and basic facts of organizational behavior, including those related to individual behavior, group behavior, and organizational structure; describe the various research methodologies of the field of organizational behavior; describe the psychological foundations of organizational behavior, including cognitive processes, learning mechanisms, attitudes, and judgments and decision-making; compare how organizational behavior varies in different cultures; compare different theories of motivation in organizations and apply these theories in organizational situations; explain the philosophical approaches to ethical behavior and behavior in organizations and the various business situations where ethical decisions are made; discuss the ability to articulate a personal ethical stance; explain the psychological foundations of stereotypes and prejudice and the concept of cultural diversity as it applies to the workforce; explain how teams function in organizations; and explain the use of leadership power in organizations, including theories of how it is gained and wielded.
Instruction is facilitated by an instructor who guides students through each lesson and is available to answer questions and provide feedback on assignments. Each week, students receive an assignment over the Internet that includes reading assigned chapter(s) from the textbook. Students complete a short assignment that is forwarded electronically to instructors or posted it to the electronic class Discussion Board while also taking a self-check test. Additionally, students collaborate with other students on some assignments using electronic discussion boards, chat rooms, and e-mail. The 11-week course requires a mid-term examination and final examination which are delivered electronically. Overall grades for the class are based on student performance on the weekly assignments, mid-term examination and the final examination. Major topics include Managing Diversity: Releasing Every Employee’s Potential; International Organizational Behavior: Managing across Cultures, Values, Attitudes; Job Satisfaction and Counterproductive Work Behaviors; Foundations of Motivation; Group Dynamics; Developing and Leading Effective Teams; Managing Conflict and Negotiating; Communicating in the Digital Age; Influence, Empowerment, and Politics; Leadership; and Managing Change and Stress.
In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 3 semester hours in Management, Human Resources Management, Industrial Organizational Psychology, or Entrepreneurship (4/24).
50.2 hours (11 weeks).
April 2024 - Present.
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: recall the role that banking plays in the economy; comprehend the structure of the banking industry; discuss other financial institutions and the role they play in relation to banking; describe how the national currency was created; discuss modern banking; analyze the structure of the Federal Reserve System; describe monetary and fiscal policy; apply knowledge of the Federal Reserve’s role in consumer protection and international banking; list ways that the Federal Reserve participates in international banking; describe the two types of money and how money circulates in the U.S.; list factors that affect interest rates; define transaction accounts and identify major types of checking accounts, time deposits, and savings accounts; explain how interest is calculated, including compounded interest; define the term negotiable instrument and identify the process for accepting negotiable instruments; describe and define components of consumer lending, mortgage lending and commercial lending, including consumer protection laws and the credit approval process; explain how ethics applies to financial institutions; identify types of fraud that are committed against banks; and analyze the marketing function in modern banking.
Instruction is facilitated by an instructor who guides students through each lesson and is available to answer questions and provide feedback on assignments. Each week, students receive an assignment over the Internet that includes reading assigned chapter(s) from the e-book. Students complete a short assignment that is forwarded electronically to instructors or posted to the electronic class discussion board while also taking a self-check test. Additionally, students collaborate with other students on various assignments using electronic discussion boards, chat rooms, and e-mail. The 11-week course requires a mid-term examination and final examination which are delivered electronically. Overall grades for the class are based on student performance on the weekly assignments, mid-term, and final examination. Major topics include development of the U.S. Banking System; the Federal Reserve System; Money and Interest; Deposit Accounts; Consumer Loans; Mortgages; Commercial Lending; Specialized Banking; Security, Fraud, and Ethics.
In the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 3 semester hours in Business, Accounting, Finance, or Economic (4/24).
50.25 hours (11 weeks).
April 2024 - Present.
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: discuss the strengths and weaknesses of various ways of displaying data; execute base statistical analysis via the utilization of mean/median/mode/standard deviation; define and discuss the meaning of correlation and make practical conclusions from data; define probability including independent variables and decision making; calculate and explain standard deviation; discuss sampling distributions; discuss hypothesis testing; and define and apply chi square tests.
Instruction is facilitated by an instructor who guides students through each lesson and is available to answer questions and provide feedback on assignments. Each week, students receive an assignment over the Internet that includes reading assigned chapter(s) from the textbook. Students complete a short assignment that is forwarded electronically to instructors or posted it to the electronic class Discussion Board while also taking a self-check test. Additionally, students collaborate with other students on some assignments using electronic discussion boards, chat rooms, and e-mail. The 11-week course requires a mid-term examination and final examination which are delivered electronically. Overall grades for the class are based on student performance on the weekly assignments, mid-term examination and the final examination. Major topics include Probability; Discrete Random Variables; Sampling and Sampling Distributions; Hypothesis Testing; Statistical Inferences based on two samples; Chi-Square Tests; Simple Linear Regression Analysis; Multiple Regression; and Model Building. Prerequisite Business Math MAT201.
In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 3 semester hours in Statistics, Accounting, Mathematics, Computer Science, Data Science, Economics, Engineering, Finance, Business, Marketing, or as a general math elective. (4/24).
54 hours (11 weeks).
April 2024 - Present.
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: describe the basic types of supervisory skills; explain how supervisors are responsible to higher management, employees, and co-workers; identify characteristics of a successful supervisor; summarize techniques for quality control; identify ways productivity may be improved; describe how a supervisor can lead a team so that it is productive; provide guidelines for conducting effective meetings; identify benefits of ethical behavior and challenges that make ethical behavior more difficult in the modern workplace; describe ways to communicate more effectively in a diverse workplace; define management objectively and discuss its use; compare and contrast authority, power, responsibility, and accountability; discuss how and why supervisors delegate; explain democratic and authoritarian leadership; describe guidelines for group decision-making; describe techniques for effective communication; identify the relationship between motivation and performance; describe the principles of positive discipline and self-discipline; explain how supervisors can manage their own stress; discuss how supervisors can overcome resistance and implement change; discuss how supervisors should go about interviewing candidates for a job; describe how a supervisor can use coaching and mentoring to support training; and explain the purpose of conducting performance appraisal interviews.
Instruction is facilitated by an instructor who guides students through each lesson and is available to answer questions and provide feedback on assignments. Each week, students receive an assignment over the Internet that includes reading assigned chapter(s) from the textbook. Students complete a short assignment that is forwarded electronically to instructors or posted it to the electronic class Discussion Board while also taking a self-check test. Additionally, students collaborate with other students on some assignments using electronic discussion boards, chat rooms, and e-mail. The 11-week course requires a mid-term examination and final examination which are delivered electronically. Overall grades for the class are based on student performance on the weekly assignments, mid-term examination and the final examination. Major topics include ensuring High Quality and Productivity; Corporate Social Responsibility and Ethics; Managing Diversity; reaching goals; the Supervisor as leader; Problem Solving; Decision Making and Creativity; Communication; Motivating Employee; Problem Employees: Counseling and Discipline; Managing Time and Stress; and Managing Conflict and Change.
In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 3 semester hours in Business Administration or Business Management (4/24).
