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| Business CC |
| BUS 1A | Financial Accounting | 4.00 Units | ||
| Explores financial accounting, its importance and how it is used by internal and external users as a decision-making tool. Covers accounting information systems; application of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) to value assets, liabilities, and equity; preparation, interpretation and analysis of financial statements. Includes topics on cash flow statement, cash and accrual accounting concepts, merchandising operation, internal controls and ethics, reporting and accounting for receivables, payables, long-term assets and liabilities, inventory, depreciation, stockholders' equity, stocks and bonds. Strongly Recommended: BUS 7 (completed with a grade of "C" or higher) | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Applied Technology Business | ||||
| BUS 1B | Managerial Accounting | 4.00 Units | ||
| Examine how managers use accounting information in decision-making, planning, directing, operating, and controlling. Emphasis on cost terms and concepts, cost structure, cost behavior, cost-volume-profit analysis, profit planning, budgeting, budgetary controls, cost controls, accounting for manufacturing costs and ethics. Prerequisite: Bus 1A (completed with a grade of "C" or higher). | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Applied Technology Business | ||||
| BUS 2A | Intermediate Accounting I | 4.00 Units | ||
| Application of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) to value assets, (IFRS) to value assets, liabilities, and equity. Topics include time value of money, income statement, balance sheet, analysis of cash, receivables, inventory, plant assets, intangible assets and the related revenues and expenses. BUS 2A (Intermediate Accounting I) and BUS 2B (Intermediate Accounting I) can be taken in any sequence after the successful completion of BUS 1A (Financial Accounting). Prerequisite: BUS 1A (completed with a grade of "C" or higher) | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Applied Technology Business | ||||
| BUS 2B | Intermediate Accounting II | 4.00 Units | ||
| Application of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) to value assets, liabilities, and equity. Topics include analysis of current and long-term liabilities, leases, income taxes, pensions, equity, and the related revenues and expenses; preparation of the statement of cash flows. BUS 2A (Intermediate Accounting I) and BUS 2B (Intermediate Accounting II) can be taken in any sequence after the successful completion of BUS 1A (Financial Accounting). Prerequisite: BUS 1A (completed with a grade of "C" or higher) | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Applied Technology Business | ||||
| BUS 3A | Taxation of Individuals | 3.00 Units | ||
| Preparation of Federal and California income tax returns for individuals through the absorption and application of income tax law, theory, practice.Completion of various tax forms, including Form 1040 (Individual), Schedules A (Itemized Deductions), B (Interest and Dividends), C (Profit or Loss from a Business), and D (Capital Gains and Losses). Other topics include depreciation, tax credits, tax planning, and tax research. | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Applied Technology Business | ||||
| BUS 3B | Taxation of Business Entities | 3.00 Units | ||
| A study of current Federal income tax law as it relates to sole proprietorships, corporations (C corps, S corps), and partnerships (General and Limited Partnerships, Limited Liability Partnerships. California tax law differences will be highlighted. A student does NOT need to complete BUS-3A to enroll in this class. Prerequisite: BUS 7 (completed with a grade of "C" or higher) or, BUS 1A (completed with a grade of "C" or higher) | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Applied Technology Business | ||||
| BUS 3C | Tax of Trusts, Gifts, Estates | 2.00 Units | ||
| Preparation of Federal and California income tax returns for trusts, estates, and gifts using tax software and manually. Topics include income tax law, theory, and practice, and preparation of Forms 1041 (Fiduciary), 706 (Estate) and 709 (Gift) and the related California tax forms. This course is part of the Enrolled Agent Exam Preparation Series. A student does NOT need to complete BUS 3B to enroll in this class. Strongly Recommended: BUS 3A | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Applied Technology Business | ||||
| BUS 3D | Enrolled Agent Exam Prep | 3.00 Units | ||
| Preparation for the IRS Enrolled Agent exam, known as the SEE (Special Enrollment Exam). Topics include taxation of individuals, inheritance, gifts, estates; taxation of small businesses, partnerships, farmers, C corporations, S corporations; taxation of not-for-profit entities, foreign corporations, and retirement plans. Other topics include fiduciary tax returns, determination of tax-exempt status, practice before the IRS and tax preparer rules. Strongly Recommended: BUS 3A , BUS 3B , BUS 3C | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Applied Technology Business | ||||
| BUS 4 | Cost Accounting | 3.00 Units | ||
| Principles of cost build up and techniques for gathering cost, cost control, job order, and process costing, managerial use of cost data, emphasis on application of principles. Prerequisite: BUS 1B (completed with a grade of "C" or higher). | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Applied Technology Business | ||||
| BUS 5 | Auditing | 3.00 Units | ||
| Examines philosophy, environment, principles, and practices of financial statements audits. Topics include Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS), Sarbanes-Oxley Act regulatory environment, professional ethics, auditor's responsibilities and legal liability; fraud, internal controls and audit risk; audit planning, audit procedures, sampling tools, audit evidence, documentation, opinions and reports. Prerequisite: BUS 1A (completed with a grade of "C" or higher) Strongly Recommended: BUS 2 | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Applied Technology Business | ||||
| BUS 6 | Accounting Ethics | 3.00 Units | ||
| A comprehensive study of ethical issues that accountants must address in the various sectors of accounting. Topics include general principles of ethics applied to accounting, personal responsibilities, the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct, tax/audit/accounting issues, confidentiality, independence, conflicts of interest, discreditable acts, whistleblower duties, and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Strongly Recommended: BUS 1A or , BUS 7 | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Applied Technology Business | ||||
| BUS 7 | Accounting for Small Business | 3.00 Units | ||
| Bookkeeping practices and accounting cycle for a service and merchandising sole proprietorship. Double-accounting entry system (debits and credits), journal, ledgers, adjusting and closing entries, income statement, balance sheet, and statement of owner's equity, cash, banking activities, payroll, merchandising transactions. | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Applied Technology Business | ||||
| BUS 8 | Payroll Accounting | 3.00 Units | ||
| The laws, principles and procedures of payroll accounting in both manual and computerized environments. Concepts covered include preparation of payroll records and reports; payroll law and practices; computation of taxes, including Social Security, federal income tax, state income taxes, and unemployment taxes and voluntary withholdings. Strongly recommended: Business 1A or Business 7 or equivalent. | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Applied Technology Business | ||||
| BUS 10 | Business Law | 4.00 Units | ||
| Legal setting in which business operates, with emphasis on legal reasoning and resolution, contracts, agency, partnerships and corporations. | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Applied Technology Business | ||||
| BUS 11 | Governmental & Nonprofit Acctg | 3.00 Units | ||
| A study of accounting, budgeting, auditing, fiscal procedures and financial records of governmental agencies such as state, county and municipal governments, as well as universities and colleges, hospitals, and certain nonprofit organizations. Prerequisite: BUS 1A (completed with a grade of "C" or higher) or , BUS 7 (completed with a grade of "C" or higher) | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Applied Technology Business | ||||
| BUS 12 | Intro to Business | 3.00 Units | ||
| Survey of the private enterprise system and basic business concepts, business economics, types of business ownership, ethics, globalization, and organizational functions (management, marketing, accounting, and finance). | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Applied Technology Business | ||||
| BUS 14 | Business Communications | 3.00 Units | ||
| Theory and application of written and oral communications in a professional business environment: organization of messages, editing for tone and polish, presentation techniques, meeting management, job search communications. Strongly recommended: Eligibility for English 1A. | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Applied Technology Business | ||||
| BUS 16 | Business Mathematics | 3.00 Units | ||
| Mathematics to solve typical business problems including banking, simple interest, compound interest, installment sales, trade and cash discounts, markup percents, pricing, discounting notes and drafts, payroll, insurance, statistics, stocks, bonds, and mutual funds. | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Applied Technology Business | ||||
| BUS 19 | Business Statistics | 4.00 Units | ||
| Introduction to concepts, methods and models employed in reasoning with numbers and in presenting cogent statistical arguments or solutions in the fields of business, economics, information technology and the social sciences. Prerequisite: MTH 53 or MTH 53B or MTH 54 or MTH 54L or MTH 55 or MTH 55B or MTH 55L (completed with a grade of "C" or higher) or an appropriate skill level demonstrated through the Early Assessment Program or the equivalent or an appropriate skill level demonstrated through the mathematics assessment process. Strongly Recommended: Eligibility for ENGL 1A | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Applied Technology Business | ||||
| BUS 21 | Human Resource Management | 3.00 Units | ||
| Introduction to the management of human resources. The impact and accountability of human resources to the organization. Global human resource strategies, social and organizational realities, legal implications affecting people at work, union/non-union practices, comparable work, employee compensation, benefits, and employee rights. | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Applied Technology Business | ||||
| BUS 22 | Intro to Management | 3.00 Units | ||
| Principles and concepts of traditional management tasks, contemporary management challenges related to such topics as people, diversity, quality, social responsibility and ethics, the global environment, production management, information technology, competitiveness and innovation, building alternative work situations and the internet. | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Applied Technology Business | ||||
| BUS 26 | Small Business Management | 3.00 Units | ||
| Application of management principles to the selection, establishment, and operation of a small business. Strongly recommended: Business 1A or Business 7. | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Applied Technology Business | ||||
| BUS 34 | Intro to Advertising | 3.00 Units | ||
| Contributions of advertising to marketing and communication, including coordination and development of sales promotion programs, media selection, copy writing, research and budgeting. | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Applied Technology Business | ||||
| BUS 36 | Intro to Marketing | 3.00 Units | ||
| Survey of marketing, including consumer behavior, company and environmental analysis, market segmentation, product development, pricing, promotion, and distribution. | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Applied Technology Business | ||||
| BUS 40 | International Business | 3.00 Units | ||
| Exploration of major factors involved in developing international trade. An overview of globalization, its impact on both Western and non-Western societies, theories of global trade, monetary environment, foreign market analysis, sociocultural forces, global ethics, global political and economic institutions, and international operations. | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Applied Technology Business | ||||
| BUS 43 | Personal Financial Planning | 3.00 Units | ||
| Focuses on the time value of money, budgeting, use of credit, investing, taxation of personal income and assets, types of insurance and risk management, health care planning, retirement planning and estate planning. | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Applied Technology Business | ||||
| BUS 44 | Introduction to Investments | 4.00 Units | ||
| Application of investment principles and guidelines, including the various types of investments and asset classes. Securities markets, individual portfolio planning, basic risk and return considerations and basic investment alternatives, fundamental analysis, and a general overview of technical analysis. The course covers an overview of the corporate bond market, government securities, valuation of fixed-income securities, and investment companies. Course topics include basic calculations of the present and future time value of money and basic financial ratios. May not receive credit if Business 81 has been completed. Strongly Recommended: Eligibility for MTH 65 | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Applied Technology Business | ||||
| BUS 50A | Skills for Supervisors | 1.00 Unit | ||
| This course will provide survival skills for new supervisors and those who aspire to move to managerial positions. Necessary skills of time management, leadership, planning, motivation, conducting meetings, communication, handling stress, conflict, and performance appraisals will be discussed. Student will be involved in a variety of management exercises, discussions, current trends in supervision, and real-world cases studies. | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Applied Technology Business | ||||
| BUS 50C | Interviewing for Success | 1.00 Unit | ||
| Principles and techniques of successful employment interviews: interview preparation, selling your qualifications, managing difficult qualifications, following up on the interview. | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Applied Technology Business | ||||
| BUS 50D | Resumes and Job Appl Letters | 1.00 Unit | ||
| Research and preparation of persuasive employment search documents, including company research, self-assessment, document composition and format. Includes resumes, job application letters, and follow up communications. | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Applied Technology Business | ||||
| BUS 50J | Time Management Skills | 1.00 Unit | ||
| Practical tips and tools to manage time in academic and business-related situations. Setting short-term and long-term goals. Prioritization of goals and activities. Developing plans; organizing your workplace. Typical time wasters/time leaks, including procrastination, and ways of overcoming them. | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Applied Technology Business | ||||
| BUS 50K | Listening Skills | 1.00 Unit | ||
| Examination of listening styles and skill development for the business environment. Includes exploration of the benefits of listening, listening attitudes, and tips for improving listening. | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Applied Technology Business | ||||
| BUS 50L | Careers in Business | 1.00 Unit | ||
| Exploration of the wide variety of potential careers in business, and the educational preparation appropriate for those careers. Includes careers in accounting and finance, sales and marketing, real estate and insurance, human resource management, and management and supervision. | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Applied Technology Business | ||||
| BUS 50N | Dealing with Difficult People | 1.00 Unit | ||
| Techniques for resolving and preventing interpersonal conflict in the workplace. | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Applied Technology Business | ||||
| BUS 70 | Health Care Financial Mgmt | 3.00 Units | ||
| Overview of finance and accounting in health care organizations, including the financial structure of both for profit and non-profit healthcare organizations. Particular emphasis on private and third party payment systems, reporting requirements, accounts receivable management, budgeting, and resource allocation. Strongly recommended: Business 7. | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Applied Technology Business | ||||
| BUS 72 | Leadership of Health Care Orgs | 3.00 Units | ||
| Survey of key issues and effective management approaches in health care organizations, including organizational structure and governance, information technology, facilities and guest services, planning, marketing and strategy. | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Applied Technology Business | ||||
| BUS 84 | Advanced Project Processes | 3.00 Units | ||
| This course provides an overview of MS Project, Business Analysis, Earned Value, Network Diagramming and Decision Making. Strongly Recommended: BUS 88 | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Applied Technology Business | ||||
| BUS 88 | Intro to Project Management | 3.00 Units | ||
| Project management is the ability to define work efforts in terms of time, budget, and resource needs essential for business planning. Covers the forms, tools, and processes to plan and manage these efforts both efficiently and effectively. Strongly recommended: Computer Application Systems 50, Computer Application Systems 8, or Computer Science 8 AND Computer Application Systems 54A. | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Applied Technology Business | ||||
| BUS 89 | Proj Plan, Schedule & Control | 3.00 Units | ||
| Develop an effective management plan, which provides a baseline for monitoring progress, identifying variances, and taking timely action to mitigate the impact of problems. In this course, you learn how to create such a plan and implement it through to project completion and evaluation. It explores in greater detail the tools and techniques presented in Business 88. Strongly Recommended: BUS 88 | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Applied Technology Business | ||||
| BUS 92 | Excel Spreadsheets for Acctg | 2.00 Units | ||
| Fundamentals of using electronic spreadsheets (Microsoft Excel) for accounting principles. Focus on solving accounting problems and completing accounting projects with Microsoft Excel. Prerequisite: BUS 1A or equivalent or BUS 7 or equivalent Strongly Recommended: CAS 54 | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Applied Technology Business | ||||
| BUS 93 | QuickBooks | 2.00 Units | ||
| QuickBooks introduces the concepts of bookkeeping/accounting using the theory of double-entry bookkeeping. Learn to use the QuickBooks software for a set up, service business and merchandising business. Setting up chart of accounts, accounts receivable, accounts payable, inventory, payroll and preparation and analysis of financial statements. | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Applied Technology Business | ||||
| BUS 97 | Project Manag Certif Exam Prep | 3.00 Units | ||
| The Project Management Institute (PMI) offers two credentials for project managers who want formal recognition of their project knowledge. Strongly Recommended: BUS 88 and , BUS 89 | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Applied Technology Business | ||||
| BUS 98 | Agile Project Management | 3.00 Units | ||
| Introduce agile methodology to Project Managers. The course highlights the unique tools, techniques, knowledge and skills that an agile project requires. Agile project practitioners will utilize specific management techniques throughout the project development life cycle. Knowledge of this process is now required for certification exam by the Project Management Institute. Strongly Recommended: BUS 88 (completed with a grade of "C" or higher) and/or familiarity with the Project Management Book of Knowledge. | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Applied Technology Business | ||||
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