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2025-2026 Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Catalog

BUSAD 151 - Introduction to Business


Credit Hours: 4
Billable Contact Hours: 4
Prerequisites: RDG 090  and ENGL 090  or qualifying scores on accepted placement tests
Session Cycle: FWSU

This course surveys the field of business, focusing on problems, practices and procedures. The scope includes environmental aspects, organization, marketing and sales promotion, production, personnel, labor relations and finance. This course is required by most business curricula and should be taken in the first year. This course is also highly recommended for any non-business major who wishes to explore the field of business.

Notes:  

Business Division

Theory Hours: 60

Learning Outcomes:  

  1. Identify and differentiate between the major global economic systems.

Applies To Business Management, A.A.S.  Program Outcome E

  2. Describe the functional areas of business including operations, marketing, human resources, accounting and finance.

Applies To Business Management, A.A.S.  Program Outcome A

  3. Describe the nature of management and identify the four basic functions that constitute the management process.

Applies To Business Management, A.A.S.  Program Outcome B

  4. Identify, define, and present examples of the four components of the marketing mix.

Applies To Business Management, A.A.S.  Program Outcome C

  5. Identify the basic functions of accounting and finance in the business enterprise.

Applies To Business Management, A.A.S.  Program Outcome D

  6. Explain how culture impacts business.

Applies To Business Management, A.A.S.  Program Outcome F