This course explores the functions, roles and skills associated with managing people and organizations. Students study the foundations of individual and group behaviors as well as the concepts and models for effective management. Students also examine the structure and processes of organizations with an emphasis on the leadership required to manage the dynamics involved. Critical thinking, decision making, ethics, and organization culture are recurring themes in this course. This course is an accelerated inquiry into micro and macroeconomics concepts, theories and policies.
Students discuss microeconomic topics including supply, demand, and markets.
Students will also review macroeconomics topics such as money, financial markets, business cycles, and economic policy. A pre-test will be given in this course to determine level of competancy. This course is a basic study of cost, managerial accounting and the internal accounting concepts and procedures used in the decision-making process. Students apply planning and control techniques to achieve various objectives. Students also discuss activity-based costing, job costing, process costing and differential cost analysis.