Business/Economics - COPE TTS
Organization
Descriptions and credit recommendations for all evaluated learning experiences
Varies (self-study; self-paced).
October 2022 - Present.
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: create a plan for effective workbook and worksheet design; plan, design, create and manage Excel worksheets; identify and utilize the appropriate formatting for data in Excel; identify appropriate mathematical processes necessary to achieve a result in Excel; devise formulas utilizing relative, absolute and mixed cell references in formulas in Excel; describe how various charts can be used to represent quantitative data in in excel; manage large volumes of data through the use of trendlines, pivot tables, pivot charts, and slicers; determine appropriate use pivot tables to group and ungroup data in excel; explain the appropriate use of conditional math and statistical functions in excel; and analyze and manipulate data in Excel using mathematical and statistical functions.
This course offers students the opportunity to master the advanced functionality of Microsoft Excel, and to apply those skills to genuine business applications such as financial modeling, reporting, and the automation of accounting and financial tasks. In addition to covering the basic functions of Excel, areas of focus include graphs and charts, the use of advanced financial functions and analytical tools, reporting templates, linking of worksheets and workbooks, importing and manipulating data, auditing tools, and other features especially useful to the financial or accounting professional.
In the associate/certificate degree category OR in the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 3 semester hours in Computer Business Applications (3/23).
Varies (self-study; self-paced).
October 2022 - Present.
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: explain what organizational behavior is and its importance; describe theories about how managers should behave to motivate and control employees; define organizational culture and explain how managers create culture; discuss why it is important for managers to behave ethically; detail the steps managers can take to effectively manage diversity; explain the nature of managerial decision-making; describe the types of organizational structures managers can design, and explain why they choose one structure over another; explain what leadership is and what makes an effective leader; explain why groups and teams are key contributors to organizational effectiveness; and identify conflict management strategies that managers can use to resolve organizational conflict effectively.
Organizational behavior is a field of study that seeks to understand, explain, and improve human behavior in organizations. Most organizations focus their efforts on improving two aspects of human behavior: job performance—the degree to which individuals perform the behaviors needed for the organization to achieve its goals; and organizational commitment—the degree to which employees remain loyal to the organization rather than seeking employment elsewhere. This course guides students through a model that seeks to explain these two areas of organizational behavior.
In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category OR in the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 3 semester hours in Organizational Behavior, Business, Business Administration, Management, Human Resources, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Finance, Business, or as a general education elective (3/23)
Varies (self-study; self-paced).
October 2022 - Present.
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: use the basic terminology of microeconomics; apply microeconomic principles to develop accurate assessments of markets and firms; apply the concepts of scarcity and opportunity cost to decision-making; think opportunistically based on real world economic principles; identify market equilibrium and how it affects the welfare of individuals and companies; identify changes in supply and demand, as well as their impact on market equilibrium; discuss the elasticity of demand and supply, as well as how they affect choices of individuals, companies and the government; understand how different market structures affect equilibrium and welfare outcomes; identify market failures and understand how economic and social policies affect market equilibrium and welfare outcomes; and contrast the mechanisms of firm pricing and output in a competitive market, monopoly, monopolistic competition, and oligopoly.
This proficiency exam introduces the principles of microeconomics and the microeconomic way of thinking and also explores the theoretical framework for analyzing the economic behavior of individual decision-makers, such as consumers, workers, firms, and managers. Topics include supply and demand, elasticity, market efficiency, how government policies - particularly taxation - impact markets, externalities, costs of production, and the firm pricing and output in a competitive market, monopoly, monopolistic competition, and oligopoly.
In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 3 semester hours in Microeconomics, Business, or as a general education elective (3/23).
Varies (self-study; self-paced).
October 2022 - Present.
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: define economics and related terms; explain and give examples of changes to supply / demand; describe and give examples of some alternatives to the ‘market’ economy; give examples of, and state opinion on efficacy of, market controls and intervention; identify and research five common economic indicators and list their current readings; explain relationships between unemployment, interest rates and inflation; describe the importance of money; identify several features of banking system; explain the role of The Federal Reserve and give recent examples of Federal Reserve policies/actions; compare and contrast pros and cons of an isolationist approach towards global trade; and describe efficient market theory.
This course introduces fiscal and monetary theories and policies and how they affect national output, employment, interest rates, and inflation. The course explores the role of the stock and bond markets and how they are influenced by the Federal Reserve System and its policies. Also presented is the federal budget and the national debt. The course also discusses how to analyze the behavior of buyers and sellers; how a capitalist economy determines the allocation of scarce resources to the production and distribution of various goods and services. Supply and demand models are used to explain the determination of product pricing, consequences of government controls, the effect of different types of market structures on price, wages and economic efficiency.
In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 3 semester hours in Macroeconomics, Business, or as a general education elective in various disciplines (3/23).
