Increases students' ability to think critically, abstractly, and systemically. Students are required to paraphrase, analyze, outline, and summarize various types of problems in order to expand the deductive thinking and problem-solving skills most demanded in an academic environment. Emphasis placed on solving cases, study skills, and time management. The planning, supervision, control and performance of activities involved in the production of goods and services. The problems of human relations and labor-management and the functions of human resources, marketing, purchasing, production and finance are explored from the standpoint of effectively carrying on business that relates positively to the society of which it is a part.
Emphasis is placed on the use of microcomputers.
Brief surveys of the American legal system, procedural law, crimes and torts, administrative agencies, consumer, environmental and planning law. Detailed study of the substantive law of contracts, personal property and bailments and sales law. Decedents' estates, wills and trusts as well as insurance law are surveyed. College A practical approach to writing reports, memos and business letters and making oral presentations. Writing techniques relating to the nature of audience, the effectiveness of language, purpose and other rhetorical considerations.