Business (BUSN)

BUSN 400 Starting a Small Business: Be Your Own Boss 18 Hours

You will learn the role of entrepreneurial businesses in the United States and the impact on our national and global economy. This course will guide you to analyze the skills, commitment, and challenges necessary to successfully operate a small business. Topics also include entrance strategies and best practices.

BUSN 405 Writing a Winning Business Plan 18 Hours

In this course you will learn to assess the strengths and weaknesses of a business concept and learn the elements of a winning business plan. Developing a competitive advantage, developing a mission statement, and forms of business ownership will also be covered.

BUSN 410 Financing Your Small Business 24 Hours

Individuals will learn to identify and evaluate the various sources available for funding a small business venture and how to work with financial statements. Additionally, you will learn about capital and cash management, how to establish credit policies, and the importance of location.

BUSN 415 Small Business Marketing Strategies 24 Hours

This course is designed to cover key marketing concepts and methods relevant for start-up and early-stage entrepreneurs. Marketing and pricing strategies, cost effective marketing, knowing your customer and effective advertising techniques will be covered.

BUSN 420 Legal Issues for Small Business 24 Hours

This course provides information regarding legal issues for small businesses. You will learn the basic elements small businesses. You will learn the basic elements required for a valid contract, employment laws, intellectual property, ethics, and government regulations. Best practices and resources for start-up and existing small businesses will also be a focus.

BUSN 425 How To Sell on eBay 4 Hours

Everyone has lots of stuff in closets, drawers and garages. Some even pay for storage areas to hold this stuff. Why not make some money by selling your things on eBay? This class will show you how. We will discuss organization, categorization and writing posts.

BUSN 430 How To Buy on eBay 2 Hours

With the economy the way it is, everyone is trying to save money wherever possible. This course will teach you how to buy on eBay and get the same items you normally purchase in stores for less - sometimes for pennies on the dollar. Items may still have original sealed packaging.

BUSN 435 Payroll Accounting, Introduction 36 Hours

This course provides an introduction to payroll procedures for bookkeeping and accounting. Topics include federal and State laws, paying different types of employees, employment records, payroll recordkeeping, and payroll State forms. Students will also learn to perform basic payroll functions.

BUSN 440 Fundamentals of Project Management 8-15 Hours

This class is designed for individuals interested in learning how to use project management techniques to lead teams and complete projects efficiently. You will learn the tools and techniques of project management including the product initiation stage.

BUSN 445 Project Planning and Scheduling Techniques 15 Hours

This course covers project management techniques to help individuals successfully execute projects on time and meet organizational and customer expectations. Topics include creating time estimates, assigning responsibilities for time management, and creating a management plan.

BUSN 450 Project Cost Management 8 Hours

This course covers simplified techniques to monitor and control the cost of a project. You will learn how proper cost management helps you complete a project on time and meet customer and organization expectations. Topics include cost estimation methods, forecasting methods, and identification of resources.

BUSN 455 Team Building for Project Managers 15 Hours

This class covers the basic principles of team building, leadership techniques, and management techniques for project teams. Topics include motivating teams, building loyalty in teams, conflict resolution, and the responsibilities of a project leader. Learn how to lead successful project teams.

BUSN 460 Twittering Your Way to Business Success 6 Hours

Learn basic tools to build your followers on Twitter. You will be guided through a series of steps to find followers, build quality followers, maintain your followers by adding value to your tweets, and updating your followers on Twitter, your friends on Facebook and your network on LinkedIn and more.

BUSN 465 Introduction to Scrum: An Agile Process 9 Hours

Agile Scrum is a project management tool. This course covers the fundamental concepts for agile principles and the Scrum process.

BUSN 490 Machine Shorthand Speed Building 1 48 Hours

This course promotes further development of speed and accuracy in taking dictation on the steno machine. Students will develop sufficient skills to take new material dictation at 160 words per minute (wpm) through 230 wpm for one minute at 98% accuracy. This class meets the state of California licensing requirements.

BUSN 492 Machine Shorthand Speed Building 2 48 Hours

Advisory: Completion of BUSN 490 Machine Shorthand Speed Building 1

This course promotes further development of speed and accuracy in taking dictation on the steno machine. The student will develop sufficient skills to take new material dictation at 160 words per minute (wpm) through 200 wpm for five minutes with 98% accuracy. This class meets the State of California licensing requirements.

BUSN 494 Machine Shorthand Speed Building 3 48 Hours

Advisory: Completion of BUSN 492 Machine Shorthand Speed Building 2

This course promotes further development of speed and accuracy in taking dictation on the steno machine. The student will develop sufficient skills to take new material dictation at 180 wpm to 200 wpm for ten minutes with 98 percent accuracy. This course meets the requirements of the Court Reporter's Board and the National Court Reporter's Association for speed level on question and answer and trial testimony.

BUSN 496 Machine Shorthand Speed Building 4 48 Hours

Advisory: Completion of Machine Shorthand Speed BUSN 490 Machine Shorthand Speed Building 1, BUSN 492 Machine Shorthand Speed Building 2 or BUSN 494 Machine Shorthand Speed Building 3

This course promotes further development of speed and accuracy in taking dictation on the steno machine. The student will develop sufficient skills to take new material from 160 words per minute (wpm) to 220 wpm sustained dictation with 98% accuracy. This course meets the requirements of the Court Reporter's Board and the National Court Reporter's Association for speed level on question and answer and trial testimony.

BUSN 500 Auto Wholesale Home-based Business 6 Hours

Supplement your income $3,000 to $5,000 with your DMV auto dealer license home-based business. Students will learn six to eight techniques to create profit and generate cash flow. Dealers obtain automobiles and parts at wholesale and are sales-tax exempt. They are not required to register inventory vehicles. List of 400+ dealer only auctions also included in course. DMV approved.

BUSN 510 Business Etiquette 15 Hours

In today's media-infused world, our face-to-face interactions have become even more crucial to our success. Displaying good business etiquette behavior will mean clients are more likely to trust and want to do business with you. Our business etiquette training course provides adults with the skills you need to quickly adapt, integrate and succeed in diverse business environments. Learn about networking for success, dining in style, email, phone, and letter etiquette, as well as dressing for success.