Introduction to Business
IBP 069 B
Fall Quarter 2014
Room C155
9:30-10:20 M-F
Instructor:
Fiona Jackson
Office Hours: Before class, and by appointment
Phone:
206-300-1283 (leave messages)
Required Textbook: Nickels, 10th edition Understanding Business, McGraw-Hill.
Course Objectives:
With the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
 Understand Modern Business Management
 Understand the role of Ethics and Social Responsibility in business
 Assess and contrast the options for organizing a business
 Define the importance of organization, teamwork and communication
 Understand the different aspects of business management, Human Resources,
marketing, operations management and planning
 Demonstrate a basic knowledge of accounting systems and financial statements
 Understand the impact of managing Change, Culture and Diversity
 Demonstrate enhanced critical thinking, communication, interpretation, decision
making, reading, writing, comprehension and speaking skills
Grading
Grades will be based on several factors. Class attendance and participation are very
important. We will have 3 midterms and a final team assignment.
You earn your grade, based on performance and participation.
General Expectations
1. Student Absence
If you miss more than 10% of the total hours in any single class during a quarter,
you will receive a Warning Letter from the IBP Program. If you are absent more
than 15% of the total hours in a single class, YOU MAY BE DISMISSED FROM
THE PROGRAM.
3 tardies of 5 minutes or more (per hour) = 1 absence
Missing 10 minutes or more of any hour of class = 1 absence (in a 2 hr. class =
½ absence)
2. Plagiarism
Plagiarism is using someone else’s words or ideas as your own in both writing
and oral presentations. It is not acceptable in American classes.
Examples of plagiarism are:
a.
Copying from a Web page, book or article
b.
Buying papers
c.
Copying from another student
d.
Using a friend’s paper from a previous quarter
If you plagiarize:
a.
First time: your teacher will work with you so that you understand what not
to do
b.
Second time: Fail the assignment
c.
Third time: Fail the class and be reported to the Associate
Dean of Student Services. Possibly be asked to leave the school
3. Special Needs
If you require accommodation based on a documented disability, have
emergency medical information to share, or need special arrangements in case
of emergency evacuation, please make an appointment with DRC (Disability
Resource Center.) If you would like to inquire about becoming a DRC student,
you may call 564-2498 or go in person to the DRC program office in The Library
Media Center.
4. Other
Please refer to the Arts and Humanities Student Procedures and Expectations
www.bellevuecollege.edu/artshum/studentinfo.asp for all other information.
Should you have concerns about any aspect of the class, I encourage you to come to
me with them. If for any reason you don’t feel comfortable raising your concerns with me,
the usual next step would be to speak with the program chair, Ivan Breen
ibreen@bellevuecollege.edu . You can refer concerns about this class to the Arts and
Humanities Division Dean, Maggie Harada (maggie.harada@bellevuecollege.edu) or the
Assistant Dean, Scott Bessho (scott.bessho@bellevuecollege.edu) in the Arts and
Humanities division office (R230). An additional resource for concerns you find aren’t
being addressed by faculty or administration is the Ombuds Office
(http://www.bellevuecollege.edu/ombuds/default.html).
CLASS SCHEDULE
This schedule is a guide and might be changed to more fully and imaginatively
facilitate the learning process. Reading material needs to be completed by each
MONDAY.
Week 1
Sept 22nd
Introductions and Course Overview
Ch1&2 Intro to Business and Economics
Week 2
Sept 29th
International Business
Ch 3 &4 International Business
Ethics and Social Responsibility
Week 3
Oct 6th
Exam #1
Ch 5 Forms of Business ownership
Week 4
Oct 13th
Week 5
Oct 20th
Ch 11 Human Resources
Exam #2
No class October 22nd
Week 6
Oct 27th
Marketing Ch 13& 14
Week 7
Nov 3rd
Marketing
Ch15&16
Week 8
Nov 10th
Exam # 3
Financial Statements Ch 17
No class Nov 11th
Week 9
Nov 17th
Financial Statements Con’t
Ch 17, 18 and 19
Week 10
Nov 24th
Financial statements con’t
No class 11/27 and 11/28
Week 11
Dec 1st
Final presentations
Last day 12/5
Ch 7 management and leadership
Ch 9 Operations management