SYLLABUS FOR BUS 100 ― ENTERPRISE
BUS 100-06, SPRING 2011
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS MISSION STATEMENT
To be a highly respected college of business that develops professionals with personal dedication, ethics, and
lifelong learning capabilities needed to succeed professionally and to serve society. We work as a diverse
community promoting excellence in learning, teaching, scholarship, and service.
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
Students enrolled in College of Business classes are expected to maintain high standards of ethical
conduct within the classroom and when completing assignments, projects, and/or exams. Plagiarism and
other forms of academic dishonesty such as cheating will not be tolerated. Students are expected to
provide appropriate citations for non-original writing even if the original work is paraphrased. Penalties
for plagiarism and other forms of academic dishonesty are severe.
PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS
All students in this course are expected to be familiar with and abide by the "College of Business
Standards of Professional Behavior and Ethical Conduct." (Please refer to
http://www.cob.ilstu.edu/standards/).
Only bottled water may be consumed in the classroom wing of the College of Business Building. All cell
phones and other electronic devices should be turned off and stored away during classes.
COURSE INFORMATION
Course:
BUS 100 – Enterprise (3 Credit Hours)
Section 05: T&R, 2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.; State Farm Hall of Business 369
Prerequisites: ENG 101 or COM 110 or concurrent registration.
May not be taken for credit if had BTE 100 or BEA100
INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION
Instructor:
Office:
Office Hours:
Phone:
e-mail:
Alan B. Cring, Instructional Assistant Professor of Finance, Insurance, and Law
COB 120
T&W, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and by appointment
Office: (309) 438-7577
abcring@ilstu.edu
COURSE MATERIALS
Textbook:
Magazine:
Newgren, K. E., ed., Enterprise: Business 100. First Edition (revised). Lisle, IL: Pacific Crest,
2006.
Business Week.
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS U: DRIVE
http://www.cob.ilstu.edu/udriveoff
COURSE OVERVIEW
Welcome to the College of Business.
Enterprise is another name for business, with connotations of growth, dynamism, entrepreneurship, and
creativity. The goal of the course is to introduce you to the exciting and interesting world of business.
We hope to whet your appetite and give you a taste of the topics and skills necessary to lead a firm to
compete in the global and changing world of business.
In today’s business world, the greatest success and financial reward will go to the person who is able to
make decisions, think critically, understand and successfully engage in relationships, bring out the best in
others, and communicate effectively as well as understand the content and context of the business
environment.
The overriding purpose of this course is to illuminate ideas and values that lead to successful business
practices. This course will help you begin to develop skills that will serve you while you are enrolled in
Illinois State University’s College of Business and for a lifetime.
COURSE INTENTIONS

To establish and communicate the expectations of the College of Business for student
responsibilities and behaviors within the learning process.

To provide an understanding of how the different business functions interrelate within an
organizational environment, inter-firm relationships, and business’s role in society.

To help students identify a career interest through active exploration of a wide range of
possibilities by offering an overview of business disciplines, including knowledge of terminology.

To facilitate student selection or confirmation of a business major while emphasizing the students’
responsibilities for using university and college resources to establish a course of studies that lead
to successfully gaining desirable entry level positions.

To develop an understanding of working in a successful team environment and provide activities
for students to model appropriate group behaviors.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Competencies
By the end of the semester, our students should be able to do the following:

Define the roles of different functional areas of a business, their interrelatedness, and how their
responsibilities support organizational effectiveness.

Delineate different career paths available to College of Business graduates.
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Articulate the role of business in society, the impact that business practices and ethics have on
society, and how businesses may address societal issues.

Articulate inter-firm relationships, their impacts on each other and in the bigger picture the
impact of business’s role in society.
Movement
By the end of the semester, our students have increased these strengths:

Effectiveness in analytical and critical thinking (summarizing, analyzing, and synthesizing).
 Effectiveness in working with others to achieve goals in a team environment.
Experience
Our students will have gained experience in these critical capacities:

Self-assessment and self-evaluation of personal skills and characteristics to determine how these
can be applied to appropriate careers and academic majors.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS AND EVALUATION
In-class and out-of-class assignments:
50% of grade
You will be given a number of in-class and out-of-class assignments. These assignments will require you
to exercise a variety of skills. They will facilitate personal exploration, self-analysis, exploration of the
college environment and career related resources, goal setting, and help you in developing and planning
for your future. Quizzes are also included in this 40%. Unless otherwise stated, all assignment will be
weighted equally.
New Business Group Project:
Details on this assignment will follow.
20% of grade
Individual Journal:
10% of grade
Journal entrees will relate BusinessWeek, the text and in-class lectures and discussions on a regular basis.
Details on this course component will be provided at the appropriate times.
SIGI 3 and Future Portfolio:
10% of grade
Includes a series of career exploration exercises where you will complete activities related to life goals
and career opportunities. (See CD in text.)
Attendance/Participation:
10% of grade
The learning experience in this class depends heavily on your participation and contributions to class.
Your participation will be based on the following:
 You are present, seated, and ready at the time the class begins.
 You are prepared for class.
 You answer questions, pose meaningful questions, and discuss issues related to the class.
 You actively participate in class discussions.
 You carefully listen to and respect others.
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I will take attendance by circulating an attendance sheet. Please write your initials in the appropriate
cell. If you arrive late, write “Late” in the appropriate cell.
If you cannot make it to class, e-mail me (using a professional style of communication) as to why you are
unable to attend class. This communication should precede the class that you will miss. If that is not
possible, it should occur no later than 6:00 p.m. on the day of your absence. You will lose some
attendance and participation credit each time you are absent or tardy, but the loss of credit will be less
than if you are absent and do not communicate with me.
GRADING
Final semester grades will be based on the following scale:
A=
B=
C=
D=
F=
90-100%
80-89%
70-79%
60-69%
0-60%
LATE WORK
Assignments will not be accepted if they are submitted after the due date. Do not ask.
ACCOMMODATION FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Any student in need of a special accommodation should contact the staff in the Office of Disability Concerns at
(309) 438-5853.
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BUS 100-06
Class Calendar
Spring 2011
Instructor: Alan B. Cring
January 2011
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
5
6
7
12
13
14
19
MLK Day 20
Chapter 1
Introduction
NO CLASSES
26
Thursday
1
2
8
9
15
16
The Nature of Business
21
22
Chapter 2 23
The Nature of
Organizations
The Career Center
27
Friday
Chapter 6 28
Management in
Contemporary
Chapter 6 29
Chapter 3 30
Business Law and
Ethics
February 2011
Monday
Tuesday
1
Chapter 3
Wednesday
Thursday
2
3
9
10
Business Law and
Ethics
7
8
Chapter 4
15
22
16
Chapter 5 23
Finance
28
Chapter 4 11
Marketing
17
The Effective Resume
21
4
Milner Library
Marketing
14
Friday
Chapter 5 18
Finance
24
25
Self-assessment
March 2011
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
1
2
3
Spring Break
8
NO CLASSES
14
Spring Break
9
NO CLASSES
Spring Break 10
NO CLASSES
15
16
22
29
4
Spring Break 11
Spring Break
NO CLASSES
Chapter 10 18
Accounting
Chapter 10 23
24
Chapter 7 25
Operations
Management
Accounting
28
Chapter 14
NO CLASSES
17
The Effective Team
21
Friday
Working with Others
Self-evaluation
7
Thursday
Chapter 8 30
Human Resources
Management
31
Chapter 9
Information Technology
April 2011
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
1
4
Chapter 9
5
Chapter 9
6
7
Information
Technology
11
12
13
14
Effective Business
Communications
18
19
8
Chapter 13 15
Globalism
Chapter 11 20
Risk Management and
Insurance
25
Chapter 12
Individual
Responsibilities
26
21
22
Group Presentations
27
Group Presentations
28
Review for Final Exam
May 2011
Monday
2
3:10 - 5:10 p.m
FINAL EXAM
9
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
3
4
5
6
10
11
12
13
This Class Calendar is subject to revision upon notification by Professor Cring
As of January 01, 2011