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Credential Associate of Business Administration Title Program Options Credit Hours Required 62 Notes Designed for transferring into a Bachelor of Business Administration program or entry into the field of Project Management. Contact Information Contact Title Name Phone E-Mail Location Professor Randy Gerber 586.445.7155 gerberr@macomb.edu South Campus Program Description: The program provides students with the practical and theoretical skills to successfully manage projects. It enables student to enter the field of project management and/or further their careers as project managers. Important management techniques and business concepts are emphasized. Accreditation: Macomb Community College is a registered education provider with the Institute (PMI ), the leading membership association for the profession. Select project management courses provide you with professional development units (PDU), which may be applied toward PMI s Certified Project Manager Professional (PMP ) continuing certification requirements. The PMP credential, issued by the PMI, tells current and future employers that you have the skills and knowledge to deliver projects within the constraints of time, cost, and scope. PMP certification is awarded when you successfully complete the PMP certification exam. Career Opportunities: Associate of Business Administration Job titles such as Project Manager are attainable upon completion of this course of study. To learn more from a career specialist, visit the Office of Career Services at either campus or explore online at www.onetonline.org. Transfer Pathways: Students intending to transfer and complete a bachelor s degree need to make early decisions concerning an academic major and a transfer destination. Statistics show that students who make these decisions early are more likely to persist to graduation than their undecided counterparts. Students planning to transfer credits earned at Macomb are strongly urged to see a counselor or academic advisor as early as possible in their college careers. 8 Transfer Resource Guide 1
Suggested Sequence Suggested Sequence Associate of Business Administration in Career preparation and related courses (require successful completion of a minimum of 62 credit hours) To create an individualized program plan, go to www.macomb.edu and log-in to WebAdvisor > Current Students > Academic Profile > My Program Plan Optional Semester Core Courses: Common Degree Core Requirements for Associate of Business Administration in Course Course Title Prerequisite Corequisite Semester 1 BUSN 1010 Business Enterprise 3.0 2 BCOM 2050 Business Communications 4.0 2 ITCS 1010 Computer & Information Processing Principles 4.0 Semester 2 1 MGMT 1010 Principles of Management 3.0 1 MKTG 1010 Principles of Marketing 3.0 ACCT 1050 Financial Record Keeping 4.0 OR ACCT 1070 Accounting for Entrepreneurs 3.0 OR ACCT 1080 Principles of Accounting 4.0 1 BUSN 2060 Corporate Responsibility 3.0 Semester 3 2 BLAW 1080 Business Law 1 4.0 2 BCOM 2060 Advanced Business Communications BCOM 2050 4.0 2 BCOM 2070 Semester 4 2, 3 MGMT 2000 3 MGMT 2100 3 MGMT 2110 Optional Semester Technical Business Communications & Principles Business Management Software Applications Effective Organizational Behavior & Team Development Management Decision Making & Critical Analysis Required Arts and Sciences Component for Associate of Business Administration in (minimum 18 semester hours) Credit Hours BCOM 2050 3.0 MGMT-1010 and ITCS 1010 3.0 MGMT 1010 3.0 MGMT 1010 4.0 Course Course Title Prerequisite Corequisite 3, 4 MATH 1340 Statistics Grade C or better in MATH 1000 or equivalent college course, or an acceptable score on a placement or prerequisite exam 43.0-44.0 Credit Hours 4.0 4.0 2
Suggested Sequence Optional Semester Required Arts and Sciences Component for Associate of Business Administration in (minimum 18 semester hours) Course Course Title Prerequisite Corequisite See Arts and Sciences courses required for the Associate of Business Administration degree (ABA). Students should plan Arts and Sciences courses with a counselor, academic advisor, or program advisor. Refer to Degree & Certificate section online. Group II requirement is met by successfully completing MATH-1340 Group III requirement is met by successfully completing ECON-1160 or PSYC-1010 Refer to Degree Requirements found on page 65. Credit Hours Required Electives for Associate of Business Administration in Optional Course Course Title Prerequisite Corequisite Semester In programs where the combination of required Career Preparation and related courses and Arts and Sciences courses do not equal a minimum of 62 credit hours, an academic advisor, counselor or program advisor will aid in the selection of appropriate electives. Credit Hours 0.0 1.0 3
Associate of Business Administration (ABA) Degree The Associate of Business Administration (ABA) degree is intended to provide a basic foundation for transfer to a Bachelor of Business Administration program, or entry level positions in the business field. Requirements Minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0 Minimum 15 semester hours of credit earned at Macomb Minimum 62 semester hours of credit Part A Minimum 18 semester hours of credit in Arts and Sciences courses numbered 1000 or above (see table) Part B Completion of the Business Administration Common Core Requirements (see table) AND Completion of the requirements for the specific business program selected Part C Completion of elective courses if required in the program See Academic Placement Procedures for information on course placement in chemistry, English, English for academic purposes, mathematics, and reading. Arts and Sciences Courses Required for the Associate of Business Administration (ABA) Degree Part A: Arts and Sciences Group Concentrations for Associate of Business Administration Degree Requirements Group Group Area/Courses Include Minimum Degree Requirements 18 Semester Hours I.A. ENGL 1180 or ENGL 1210 1 Course I.B. Other English Composition, Reading, or Speech See Note II. III. IV. Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Geology, Mathematics, Natural Science, Physical Science, Physics Anthropology, Economics, Geography, History, INTL 2010, INTL 2500, INTL 2700, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Social Science Art, Creative Writing, Foreign Language, Humanities, INTL 2000, INTL 2300, INTL 2800, Literature, Music, Philosophy 1 Course 1 Course 1 Course V. PHED Wellness courses 2000 or above 1 Course 4
Part B: Associate of Business Administration Common Core Requirements Course Course Title Semester Hours ITCS 1010 Computer & Information Processing Principles 4 BUSN 1010 Business Enterprise 3 BLAW 1080 Business Law 1 4 BCOM 2050 Business Communications 4 AND ACCT 1050 Financial Record Keeping 4 OR ACCT 1070 Accounting for Entrepreneurs 3 OR ACCT 1080 Principles of Accounting 1 4 AND MGMT 1010 Principles of Management 3 MKTG 1010 Principles of Marketing 3 24 25 Students selecting an ABA degree in Accounting Business Management Entrepreneurship Innovation Entrepreneurship Small Business Finance General Business Hospitality Management Legal Assistant Marketing must take ACCT-1080 ACCT-1050 or ACCT-1070 or ACCT-1080 ACCT-1070 or ACCT-1080 ACCT-1050 or ACCT-1070 or ACCT-1080 ACCT-1080 ACCT-1050 or ACCT-1070 or ACCT-1080 ACCT-1050 or ACCT-1070 or ACCT-1080 ACCT-1070 or ACCT-1080 ACCT-1070 or ACCT-1080 ACCT-1050 or ACCT-1070 or ACCT-1080 Restaurant Management ACCT-1050 or ACCT 1080 Note: If students take one course from each of Groups I.A, II, III, IV, and V and still have taken less than the minimum of 18 semester hours of Arts and Sciences courses required for the ABA degree, they may elect additional hours from Groups I.B, II, III, IV, or V to satisfy minimum degree requirements. 5
Course Descriptions ACCT 1050 Financial Record Keeping 4.00 credit hours (formerly ACC 105) This course is not recommended for accounting majors or transfer students. This course will provide a procedural and practical approach to maintaining accounting records. The accounting cycle for a service company and a merchandising concern will be covered. Topics will include journals, ledgers, trial balances, financial statements, subsidiary ledgers, and payroll records. Manual and computerized accounting are used. (4 ACCT 1070 Accounting for Entrepreneurs 3.00 credit hours (formerly ACC 107) This course will focus on reading and understanding financial statements. Students will learn how to analyze financial statements and how financial information can be effectively used to properly plan, control operations, and to make the right business decisions. (3 ACCT 1080 Principles of Accounting 1 4.00 credit hours (formerly ACC 108) Introduction to accounting techniques and theories as they relate to business organizations. Transaction analysis and information processing for a service and merchandising concern. Measurement and reporting of assets, liabilities, and equity. The emphasis is on financial accounting. (4 BCOM 2050 Business Communications 4.00 credit hours (formerly BCO 205) BCOM 2050 focuses on developing both written and verbal communication skills required in business and industry. Students conduct primary and secondary research, analyze the results, compile findings, and compose a formal business report. They also develop effective verbal and nonverbal communication skills, understand team dynamics, and enhance presentation skills. Students create an employment package using current strategies as well as formulate a variety of business messages using the latest social media technologies. (4 BCOM 2060 Advanced Business Communications 4.00 credit hours Prerequisite: BCOM 2050 Emphasis on the development of business communication skills needed to support a rapidly changing environment. Information, communication, teamwork, presentations, reports and proposals, and listening skills are just part of what is required to today s business professionals. Important aspects needed to be an effective Knowledge Worker will be presented, investigated, and discussed. (4 BCOM 2070 Technical Business Communications & Principles 3.00 credit hours Prerequisite: BCOM 2050 The course will focus on the role of the business professional and the specific components required to successfully manage projects and systems. The course emphasizes managing information technology and communicating ideas to others through project management. Various projects will include an overview of current and emerging technologies impacting project management. (3 BLAW 1080 Business Law 1 4.00 credit hours (formerly BUSN 1080) This fundamentals course is designed to provide a comprehensive overview of the legal and social environment of business, contracts, sales, and lease of goods. (4 6
BLAW 1090 Business Law 2 4.00 credit hours Prerequisite: BLAW 1080 (formerly BUSN 1090) This fundamentals course is designed to provide a comprehensive overview of liability of the parties under negotiable instruments, debtor creditor relationships, agency and employment, equal employment opportunity law, business organizations, and real property and estates. (4 BUSN 1010 Business Enterprise 3.00 credit hours (formerly BUS 101) A fundamentals course designed to provide a comprehensive overview of American business enterprise, an exposure to business operations (business ownership, management, finance, marketing, accounting, information management), a basis upon which to establish a realistic business related career objective, and a stepping stone to advanced business courses. (3 BUSN 2060 Corporate Responsibility 3.00 credit hours BUSN 2060 provides students with a comprehensive overview of the roles and responsibilities of business in society. The topics covered include corporate social responsibility, legal and regulatory compliance, corporate governance, business ethics, and stakeholder relationships. (3 ITCS 1010 Computer & Information Processing Principles 4.00 credit hours (formerly CIS 101) ITCS 1010 introduces Information Technology concepts and methods that knowledge workers use to organize and manage information resources. Computer concept topic areas include up to date information about hardware, software, the Internet, telecommunications and network systems, databases, commerce and transaction processing, and information and decision support systems. Students develop or enhance basic skills in using computer applications software (word processing, database management systems, spreadsheet, and presentation packages) to effectively communicate for the benefit of an organization. Methods of instruction include lecture and lab. (4 MATH 0050 Fundamentals of Mathematics 3.00 credit hours (formerly MTH 005) MATH 0050 is a refresher course in the concepts and skills of arithmetic and includes integers, fractions, decimals, percent, measurement, and an introduction to algebra. (3 MATH 0070 Beginning Algebra 3.00 credit hours Prerequisite: Grade C or better in MATH 0050 or an equivalent college course, or an acceptable score on a placement or prerequisite exam (formerly MTH 007) This course in beginning algebra introduces sets of real numbers. It covers addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, factoring of polynomials, integral exponents, linear equations and inequalities in one variable, and linear equations and systems of linear equations in two variables. The course also covers roots and radicals, rational expressions, and equations. (3 MATH 1000 Intermediate Algebra 4.00 credit hours Prerequisite: Grade C or better in MATH 0070 or an equivalent college course, or an acceptable score on a placement exam or prerequisite exam (formerly MTH 100) (3 credit hours prior to Fall 1990) MATH 1000 is an additional course in algebra and includes linear equations and inequalities in one and two variables; systems of linear equations in two and three variables; expressions and equations containing quadratic, rational, radical, exponential, and logarithmic terms; rational and quadratic inequalities; complex numbers; graphs of lines, parabolas, and circles; and an introduction to functions and functional notation. A scientific calculator is required. (4 7
MATH 1340 Statistics 4.00 credit hours Prerequisite: Grade C or better in MATH 1000 or equivalent college course, or an acceptable score on a placement or prerequisite exam (formerly MATH 1330) MATH 1340 is for students in those fields where statistical investigations are necessary and includes description of sample data, probability, frequency distributions, sampling, confidence intervals, estimation, testing hypothesis, correlation, chi square distributions, and nonparametric tests. (4 MGMT 1010 Principles of Management 3.00 credit hours (formerly MGT 101) An introductory course covering the traditional concepts of planning, organizing, staffing, leading, motivating, decision making and controlling, as well as more contemporary topics, including international management, entrepreneurship, cultural diversity, and managerial ethics. (3 MGMT 1150 Personnel & Human Resource Management 3.00 credit hours (formerly MGT 115) Human resource/personnel management issues are presented reflecting the relationship between Human Resource departments and various managerial functions. Major topics include: employment law, job analysis, staffing, training and development, performance appraisals, compensation systems, health and safety, and labor management relations. Designed for those who presently supervise workers or plan to do so in the future, as well as present human resource staff members. (3 MGMT 1180 Human Relations 3.00 credit hours (formerly MGT 118) This course focuses on the forces influencing behavior at work and the factors that contribute to successful interpersonal relations in business. Topics include building a positive self concept, understanding your communication and leadership style, the Jo Hari model of self understanding, conflict management, the power of positive reinforcement, and stress management. (3 MGMT 1210 Entrepreneurship & Small Business Management 3.00 credit hours Prerequisite: ACCT 1050 or ACCT 1070 or ACCT 1080 (formerly MGT 121) Fundamental aspects of entrepreneurship are explored including creativity, initial funding, organizing, marketing, financially controlling and supervising a small business. Also covered are alternative methods of starting a business and legal forms. Students will develop a business plan. (3 MGMT 2000 Business Management Software Applications 3.00 credit hours Prerequisite: MGMT 1010 and ITCS 1010 (formerly MGT 200) Designed to provide students with familiarity with several software programs that are specifically used by those in the field of management. The focus will be on areas where specialized computer software is used to increase the success of managers. Software for project management, human resource management and business plan development will be explored. (3 MGMT 2100 Effective Organizational Behavior & Team Development 3.00 credit hours Prerequisite: MGMT 1010 (formerly MGT 210) Topics include the management of people in the work environment; relationship of individuals and organization; team development and organization development techniques; and functions, roles, and relationships of various levels of management. (3 MGMT 2110 Management Decision Making & Critical Analysis 3.00 credit hours Prerequisite: MGMT 1010 (formerly MGT 211) The study and application of theories and techniques of managerial decision making and problem solving via the case analysis process. Includes an examination of both the qualitative and quantitative mathematical models used in evaluating and selecting suitable alternatives. (3 8
MGMT 2221 Leadership Fundamentals 3.00 credit hours (replaces but does not equate to MGMT 2220) No credit after MGMT 2220. MGMT 2221 provides students with a basic foundation in the concepts and principles of leadership. It offers an examination of factors that contribute to successful leadership in an organizational setting. Topics include the identification of successful leadership characteristics, the challenges that leaders face, the impact leadership has, and how leaders build organizations and key relationships. (3 MKTG 1010 Principles of Marketing 3.00 credit hours (formerly MKT 101) An overview of the full range of activities involved in marketing, including determining which consumers should be targeted, evaluating key competitors, and using information technology to effectively price, promote, distribute, and design quality products and services. (3 9