BUS 104 COURSE INFORMATION SHEET
COURSE TITLE: INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS - BUS104 3 Credits
SESSION:
INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Fela
OFFICE: MCC Main Campus ROOM #: 5-552
E-MAIL ADDRESS: lfela@monroecc.edu
OFFICE PHONE #: 292-3308
OFFICE HOURS: To be announced.
COURSE PREREQUISITE: None
REQUIRED TEXT: Excellence in Business, Revised Edition, by Bovee, Thill, and Mescon 2005 Prentice Hall Publishers.
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This
is an introductory study of business, including organization forms, the
function of production, finance, marketing, human resources and
management. Additional topics will be environmental factors which
impact business, such as, government business ethics and
currentbusiness issues. COURSE OBJECTIVES:
- To understand the language of business by studying business terms and economic indicators.
- To evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the various legal forms of business.
- To
understand and apply the concepts and terminology of the various
functional areas of business expertise to current business issues.
- To demonstrate good interpersonal communication and writing skills.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Prompt and regular attendance
- Completion of reading assignments before each class
- Constructive classroom participation
- Conscientious preparation of all assignments prior to the designated class
- Preparedness for tests (Bring a sharpened No. 2 pencil to class on test dates)
- Inform the instructor of any special
accommodations required for medical reasons or as outlined in the
Americans With Disabilities ACT (ADA)
- Seek added help when required
LEARNING CENTERS:
Monroe
Community College has a number of Learning Centers at Brighton (for
example, Accounting, Math, Nursing, Psychology, Writing, the Electronic
Learning Center, etc.) and at Damon (the Integrated Learning Center). Learning
Centers are staffed with instructional personnel and may be equipped
with computers to assist students. It is recommended that students use
these Learning Centers to get additional assistance with concepts learned in the classroom.
A brochure with details on Learning Centers is available.
Brighton-the Brighton Learning Center, Bldg. 11, Room 106
Damon- the Damon Integrated Learning Center in 4-130 and the Student ServicesOffice on the fifth floor.
EMERGENCY CLOSINGS:
If the College is closed due
to inclement weather or some other emergency, all Rochester area radio
and television stations will be notified no later than 5:30 a.m.
Inaddition, the homepage on the MCC website ( www.monroecc.edu)
will display a message indicating the College is closed. Please do not
call the College to avoid overloading the telephone lines. Class cancellation information is available daily on the web or through the telephone. Simply go to the MCC website (www.monroecc.edu)
and under the "Quick Links" window on the homepage, click on "Class
Cancellations". Additionally, class cancellation information is
available by dialing 292-2066, press "1" for the Brighton Campus and
"2" for the Damon Campus. If possible, please use the web as there could be delays in the voice recordings based on the number of cancellations.
*ACADEMIC HONESTY:
"In
the academic process, it is generally assumed that intellectual honesty
and integrity are basic responsibilities of any student. However,
faculty members should accept their correlative responsibility to
regular academic work and to conduct examination procedures in such a
manner as not to invite violations of academic honesty. Such violations
consist mainly of cheating and plagiarism.
CHEATING is
defined as the unauthorized use or exchange of information by students
or others for the purpose of achieving unfair advantage in theclassroom
or examining process." "PLAGIARISM is
defined as offering the work of someone else as one's own. The language
or ideas thus taken from another may range from isolated formulas,
sentences or paragraphs, speeches, or the writings of other students.
Any student who fails to give credit for ideas or materials that are
taken from another, verbatim or in paraphrase, is guilty of plagiarism. Any form of plagiarism is an act of cheating."
Some examples of academic dishonesty include BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO the following: - Taking an exam for another student.
- Having another student take an exam for you.
- Altering or forging an official university document.
- Paying someone to write a paper to submit as your own work.
- Arranging with other student(s) to give or receive answers by use of signals.
- Arranging to sit next to someone who will let you copy from his/her exam.
- Copying from someone's exam without his/her knowledge.
- Writing a paper for another student.
- Allowing another student to copy from you during an exam.
- Copying answers from a source without doing work independently.
- Getting questions or answers from someone who has already taken the same exam.
- Working on homework with other student(s) when the instructor doesn't allow it.
- "Padding" a few items on a bibliography.
Disciplinary Action Cheating
or plagiarism may be an individual transgression of one student,
unabetted by anyone else, or it may involve the complicity of others.
All students who are involved in a group action which makes cheating or
plagiarism possible shall be considered equally guilty of the
transgression and shall be subject to the same penalties as though they
themselves had cheated or plagiarized.
A
faculty member who has evidence that a student is guilty of cheating or
plagiarism shall initiate the appropriate disciplinary action. However,
no penalty shall be imposed until after the student has been informed
of the charge of academic dishonesty and of the evidence upon which it
is based, and has been given an opportunity to present whatever
statement of evidence the student desires in his/her defense. Thereafter,
if the student is found guilty, the faculty member shall assess a
penalty within the course, consistent with the magnitude of the
transgression. Such penalty may consist of a warning, a reduction in a
passing grade for the course, or a grade of "F" for the course."
Each
case of academic honesty which affects a student's grade shall be
promptly reported in writing to the appropriate department Chairperson
and to the Vice President for Student Affairs. The Vice President for
Student Affairs may initiate further disciplinary action in any case of
repeated infractions or in cases of complicity on a large scale. Such
further disciplinary action shall be at the discretion of the Vice
President for Student Affairs and may result in probation, suspension,
or expulsion from the College. A record of the offense and the
disciplinary action taken shall remain in the student's file in
theoffice of the Vice President for Student Affairs.
Procedure for Appeal Once
a charge of academic dishonesty has been made, every means will be
taken to guarantee "due process" to both the defendant and those
bringing the charge. Should the student dispute the facts constituting
evidence of his/her alleged infraction(s) or object to the severity of
the penalty, he/she may submit an appeal in writing to the Vice
President for Student Affairs, requesting a hearing before an Appeal
Board. Such a hearing shall be convened by the Vice President for
Student Affairs within the following 10 school days after receipt of
the appeal. Extension of this date may be permitted by mutual agreement
of all concerned. However, no hearing shall be held no later than 30
school days after the close of the semester in which the case arose.
An Appeal Board shall be established consisting of the following members:
- a member of the Committee of Academic Standards, appointed by the committee chairperson.
- chairperson of an academic department other than that of the discipline involved.
- a faculty member at-large.
(THE LATTER 2 MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED TO THE BOARD BY THE VICE PRESIDENT FOR STUDENT AFFAIRS AND APPROVED BY THE DEFENDANT)
- a member of the student government, if the student desires, appointed by the President of the Student Association.
No
individual previously concerned with the case in any way may serve on
the Appeal Board. In the event of a conflict of interest, the Vice
President for Student Affairs shall be authorized to make proper
substitutions. The
Appeal Board shall review the facts of the case, hear testimony,
consider the disciplinary action taken, and render a decision to either
uphold, reject, or modify such action. In the hearing, both defendant
and faculty member have the right to call additional witnesses. The
burden of proof of the charges rests with the faculty member.
The
Appeal Board shall complete its investigation as quickly as possible
after it is convened. It shall communicate its decision to the Vice
President for Student Affairs within 24 hours after completing its
investigation. The decision of the Appeal Board shall be considered
final and its action binding upon all parties to the case."
ATTENDANCE/WITHDRAWAL POLICIES:
PROMPT AND REGULAR ATTENDANCE IS MANDATORY.
As a
necessary requirement of the course, attendance will be considered in
calculating your final grade. After 6 absences *(the equivalent of 2
full weeks of class), I will withdraw you from this course.
ARRIVING LATE FOR CLASS: All students are expected to be on time
for the beginning of each class. Your tartness will disturb the class.
In addition, if you are late or leave early, it will be counted as a
half of an absence (i.e. two late arrivals, two early leaves or any
combination will considered one absence).
*Students should
not assume that non-attendance will result in their automatic
withdrawal from a course. Unless the student self-initiates a formal
course withdrawal, non-attendance may also result in a grade of "F".
Last day for a student to withdraw from an individual course with a grade of "W" – (to be announced). If you wish to withdraw from this course it is your responsibility to obtain a STUDENT-INITIATED WITHDRAWAL
form from the Records and Registration office, complete the form, have
the professor sign it, and then you are to return the completed form to
the Records and Registration office for processing.
PROFESSIONAL CLASS CONDUCT:
Do not
- Show disrespect for class members/ instructor
- Consume food in class
- Exhibit inappropriate behavior or language
- Sleep in class
- Interrupt students/ instructor that are speaking
- Do other work in class
- Arrive late, leave early or miss class
- Use/ answer cell phones, pagers, PDAs etc. in class
Violations of the above will result in grade penalties.
READING ASSIGNMENT AND TEST SCHEDULE
Week Beginning
& Week # |
Reading Assignment |
Exam |
| #1 |
Chapter 1 |
|
| #2 |
Chapter 2,3 |
|
| #3 |
Chapter 4 |
|
| #4 |
Chapter 5 |
Exam 1
Chapters 1-5 |
| #5 |
Chapter 6 |
|
| #6 |
Chapter 7,8 |
|
| #7 |
Chapter 9 |
|
| #8 |
Chapter 10,11 |
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| #9 |
Chapter 12 |
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| #10 |
Chapters 13 |
Exam 2
Chapters 6-12 |
| #11 |
Chapter 14 |
|
| #12 |
Chapter 15 |
|
| #13 |
Chapter 16 |
|
| #14 |
Chapter 17 |
|
| #15 |
Chapter 18 |
Exam 3
Chapter 13-18 |
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THIS SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE
EXAM POLICY
Students are required to take all 3
Unit exams when scheduled. No makeup exams will be allowed. There will
be no exceptions to this policy. However, only the top two of three
Unit exam scores will be calculated in your final grade. The one dropped lowest unit exam score will serve as a substitue in rare occurrence that you miss a unit exam for a valid reason. You must contact the instructor prior to the exam to state your valid reason for not taking the exam at the scheduled time. Team
activities (quizzes, etc.) will be given at random to cover the
assigned chapters. There are no makeups whatsoever on any quizzes. If
you are not there, you will receive zero for the quiz.
GRADING POLICY:
| A |
= |
93-100 % |
| A- |
= |
90-92 % |
| B+ |
= |
87-89 % |
| B |
= |
83-86 % |
| B- |
= |
80-82 % |
| C+ |
= |
77-79 % |
| C |
= |
73-76 % |
| C- |
= |
70-72 % |
| D+ |
= |
67-69 % |
| D |
= |
63-66 % |
| D- |
= |
60-62 % |
| F |
= |
59 % or below |
*Attendance %
| Absences (0-1) = 5% |
| Absences (2) = 4% |
| Absences (3) = 3% |
| Absences (4) = 2% |
| Absences (5) = 1% |
| Absences (6) = 0% |
| Absences (more than 6 will result in an automatic withdrawal
from the course by the instructor, otherwise you will be given an F for
the course*) |
* 2 Late arrivals and/or leaving early = 1 Absence
READING ASSIGNMENTS: To gain the most from your learning experience, all assigned chapters are required reading prior to coming to class. Please bring your questions to class for discussion. CLASS PARTICIPATION: As
an integral part of the learning process, your active participation in
the form of discussions, class activities, asking and answering
questions, based on assigned reading material, is expected.
EXAMS/ QUIZZES:
Unit Exams - 3
(Will take the top 2 grades @ 30 % each) |
= 60 % |
| Team Activities (Quizzes, etc.) |
= 25 % |
| Attendance* |
= 5 % |
| Class Participation/Conduct /Projects/ Activities |
= 10 % |
| |
100 % |
ONCE YOU HAVE READ THE ABOVE AND AGREE TO IT, PLEASE SIGN THE FOLLOWING, TEAR IT OFF AND RETURN INTO ME. THANK YOU.
I HAVE READ THE CLASS REQUIREMENTS INFORMATION AND AGREE TO ITS CONTENTS.
PRINT NAME____________________________________________
SIGNED ___________________________________________________DATE__________________
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