For more information, contact:



Professor William Verespy
Coordinator, Management
Program
Office: E508
Phone: 203.596.8647
wverespy@nvcc.commnet.edu

 

 

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Program Courses Offered

BUS-H101 Business Organization 3 cr. A survey of the fundamental principles of business will be discussed including marketing, management, finance, accounting, and human resource development. This course is required for most students majoring in business.

BUS-H105 Business Law I 3 cr. The legal rights, duties, and responsibilities of the business person are examined. Topics include a general introduction to the meaning and nature of the law, and the structure of the American legal system. Emphasis is placed upon the basic principles of the law of contracts, torts, criminal law and procedure, agency, real property, wills, and decedent’s estates.

BUS-H108 International Business 3cr. This course provides an introduction to the nature and environment of international business. Topics will include the nature of international business, international organizations and monetary systems, foreign environments and management tools necessary for international business opportunities and operations. Social, political and economic factors which impact on international business interactions are also studied.

BUS-H110 Small Business Management 3 cr. This course is designed to assist students with the knowledge and skills needed to operate and/or develop a small business. Emphasis will be placed on the entrepreneurial aspects of creating, managing, and gaining profit from a small business.

BUS-H210 Business Law II 3 cr. This course further develops and examines the American legal system, as well as the international legal system. Topic include the uniform Commercial Code, ethics, consumer protection laws, secured transactions, intellectual property law, corporate law, partnership law, limited liability companies and numerous aspects of international law. It is recommended that Business Law I be taken before Business Law II.

BUS-H213 Principles of Management I 3 cr. This course deals with management theory, science, and practice. Consideration is given to management thought and analysis. The external environment, both domestic and international, is reviewed  as well as the major functions of planning, organizing, directing, and controlling business. The coordinating function of the business manager is considered. Decision-making processes and techniques are also stressed.

BUS-H214 Organizational Management and Behavior 3 cr. Prerequisite: BUS-H213. Emphasis on the latest developments in the fields of management. Group discussions of case studies and problem are included. Also, emphasis on group work and the use of the computer as an aid in the decision-making process in a micro organizational setting is included.

BUS-H216 Human Resources 3 cr. Prerequisites: BUS-H101 and second year standing. This course deals with personnel management in the process of manpower administration in the business organization. Treatment is given to procurement and human resource utilization and the role of labor unions in the industrial organization. The development of the role of the person and personality amidst the various social sciences and organization structures required to achieve an organization’s goals are studied – as in motivation.

BUS-H218 Business Communications 3 cr. Prerequisites: ENG-H101 and second year standing. This course is an analytical approach to the development of content in business writing with emphasis on the relationship of creative and logical thinking to the solution of business problems through concise, coherent written and oral communications.

BUS-H290 Management/Marketing Cooperative Work Experience 3 cr. Prerequisites: BUS-H213 or 251, CS-H108, “C” or better. This course is designed to provide management/marketing majors with an opportunity to integrate classroom theory with practical, on-thejthe ob training. Course is mandatory in Marketing Career Focus and elective in other options. The work experience will take place in appropriate management or marketing settings. Course consists of: 1. A two-hour Professional Development Workshop 2. A minimum 225-hour Cooperative Work Experience 3. A weekly one-hour Co-op Seminar