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Summer 2012      BUS230--Introduction to Business (3 units)

Section 8104       Class Begins June 18, 2012

Course Description

This course presents a comprehensive overview of Business.
Topics will include management, marketing, finance, accounting, ethics, human resources, legal issues, and information technology.

Recommended Prep: English 80 or placement into English 200 through assessment process

  • Instructor:  Steve Hixenbaugh
  • Email:    SHixenbaugh@mendocino.edu
    Textbook Information:
    Business, by Pride, Hughes, and Kapoor
    11th Edition, Houghton-Mifflin, 2012
    ISBN-13: 978-0-538-478-08-3
    Approximately $125
  • Estimated Time per Week: Students can expect to spend approximately 6 to 8 hours per week reading, writing, and taking quizzes and participating in online class discussions.
  • Special Requirements: Log into Etudes the first day of class (6/18).
  • Assignments & Tests: Students will complete weekly chapter assignments, two written case studies, a midterm exam and a final exam.
  • Additional Comments: The entire course will be conducted online through the Etudes program. Students are required to have Internet access, an active email account, the ability to use word processing, conduct Internet searches, attach files, send emails, and work independently.
  • New to ETUDES: Here is an Online Orientation (Flash presentation opens in a new window) that will show you the basics of how to use ETUDES. Here is a flash tutorial (Flash presentation opens in a new window) that demonstrates the log in protocol. Be sure to check System Requirements before getting started with ETUDES. You need to do this on each computer you use while taking a class through ETUDES.
  • ETUDES Course: You will log into the Etudes classroom with the log-in information provided below.

Login ID

Password

First 2 letters of first name +
First 2 letters of last name +
Last 5 digits of Student COLLEAGUE ID
(Type using all lower case letters)
Example:
Jose A. Garcia
Student ID: 1021045
Username = joga21045

Month Day of birth in school records
 
(Type using all lower case letters)
Example:
Birthday is April 11th, 1982 (04/11/82)
Password = 0411

ETUDES link