BUS-101: Business Principles & Management

Credits: 3 Credits (126 Clock Hours)
Self-paced: 4-month completion deadline.
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Description

Our Business Principles and Management course focuses on the basics of finance, marketing, operations, and management. Students will explore many career fields and will be encouraged to think about and plan for success as a business professional in one of the many career fields presented in the course. The course examines business in real-life situations. Students are encouraged to think about the ethics of business practice, including the goal of improving society through business, the global impact of business operations, and the fundamentals of managing a successful enterprise.

Students will gain an understanding of the following subject matters:

Marketing
Financial Management
Business & Technology
Consumer Credit
Banking
Savings & Investment Strategies
Production & Risk Management

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Students can enroll at Washington Technical Institute any time of the year. Open enrollment allows students the ability to start straining for a new career without waiting for a traditional semester to begin.

Self-Paced Courses

Every course at WTI is self-paced, allowing students to spend the time they need to master each lesson. Students have the flexibility to plan and adjust lessons to fit their schedule.

Accredited by MSA-CESS

Washington Technical Institute is regionally accredited as a postsecondary institution by the Middle States Association Colleges & Schools.

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Courses are self-paced and supported by qualified faculty. Students work on their reading, assignments, and quizzes on their own time. This flexibility allows students to study while navigating the rest of their busy lives. Our courses and programs have completion deadlines, but beyond that, students can complete the work on their own schedule. Instructors are always available for questions and support. Students are not required to attend any scheduled class meetings.

Features

Interactive Online Learning that Fits Your Schedule

Washington Technical Institute understands that you have a busy schedule and that you are looking for a school that will fit into your lifestyle. Our virtual classroom helps you fit your education into your life. Our synchronous sessions are designed to help provide additional instructor-led activities and interactions to help with some of the more complex topics. No need to worry, though…if you miss a session, they are all recorded! You can connect with your instructor on questions you have at any time.

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Program Starts

This program starts every day which means you do not have to wait to get started on your education!

Technology Requirements

Students will need to have access to the internet as well as a computer or Chromebook to complete this class. Using a tablet, or phone will not be possible for this program given the nature of the material.

Tuition

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Tuition Includes:

24/7 Access to WTI Interactive Online Classroom
Hands-on Instruction by qualified attorney professors
Audio Lectures (downloadable)
Westlaw or Lois Law Training
Lifetime Career Development Guidance
No Interest Installment Plans

Total Tuition: $599

Available Payment Options & Financing

Full Payment: $599
Payment Plan: $299.50 over 2 payments

Certain restrictions apply for students who pay for tuition via a third party, such as WIA, Vocational Rehabilitation, MyCAA and other funding sources. Please see the Financial Assistance page for details and other information

Curriculum

BUS-101 exposes students to a wide variety of Business topics. Specifically, this course addresses forms of business ownership, management and organization, human resources management, marketing, social media and e-business, information systems, accounting, and finance. Core topics emphasize ethics and social responsibility, small business and entrepreneurship and global issues, while new coverage examines the impact of social media on business, international business, green and socially responsible business, and sustainability.

Course Objectives:

Throughout the course, you will meet the following goals:

Compare and contrast needs and wants, distinguish between goods and services.
Define gross domestic product, describe economic measures of labor.
Describe importing and exporting activities and list factors that affect global currencies.
Discuss role of business in the U.S. economy, describe the three major types of business.
Describe the levels of management in businesses and organizations.

Ch 1: Economic Decisions & Systems
Ch 2: Economic Activity
Ch 3: Business in the Global Economy
Ch 4: Social Responsibility of Business & Gov’t
Ch 5: Business Organization
Ch 6: Entrepreneurship & Small Business Mngmt
Ch 7: Management & Leadership
Ch 8: Human Resources, Culture, & Diversity
Ch 9: Career Planning and Development
Ch 10: Marketing
Ch 11: Business & Technology
Ch 12: Financial Management
Ch 13: Production & Business Operations
Ch 14: Risk Management
Ch 15: Consumers in the Global Economy
Ch 16: Money Management & Planning
Ch 17: Banking & Financial Services
Ch 18: Consumer Credit
Ch 19: Savings & Investment Strategies
Ch 20: Insurance

Grading Scale

A = 95-100%
B = 88-94.9%
C = 80-87.9%
D = 70-79.9%
F = Below 70%

Grade Weighting

Chapter Quizzes.................70%
Final Exam..........................30%

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Washington Technical Institute is Regionally accredited by the Middle States Association CESS, and licensed by the Minnesota Office of Higher Education as an institution of higher learning.

BUS-101: Business Principles & Management