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BUS 1500-40: Introduction to Business

This course is designed to provide students an overview of the functions, objectives, organization and structure of business and its importance in a free enterprise system.

• Advisory:  Eligibility for English 1000 and Reading 1005 strongly recommended.
• Prerequisite: None

Course Details

• Instructor: Mandy Ruff
  • E-Mail: mruff@taftcollege.edu
  • Telephone: 661-763-7812 or toll free at 1-866-464-9229 (message phone)
  • US Mail: Taft College
                 Attn: Mandy Ruff
                 29 Emmons Park Drive
                 Taft, CA 93268
  • Office Hours: Monday 2 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
  • Office Location: Online
  • Available Student Contact Hours: Mon. – Wed. 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.
    Instructor is available via private message center or ETUDES chat. Please contact the instructor if alternate times are needed.
• Units: 3
• Class Meets: August 24 - December 17, 2009
• Textbook & Estimated Costs:
  • Rental Textbook: Contemporary Business 2009 Update 12e, by Boone and Kurtz. Available as a rental from the Taft College Bookstore for approximately $29.19. (Price subject to change.) ISBN: 9780470425800
  • Purchase Textbook: N/A
• Estimated Time Per Week: Students can expect to spend approximately 8 to 10 hours per week reading and completing required assignments.
• Special Requirements: The entire course will be conducted online through the ETUDES program. Students are required to have Internet access, an email address, the ability to use word processing and PowerPoint programs, attach files, send emails, and other basic computer skills. Students are expected to work independently. Follow the log in instructions below. Contact me or the help desk staff by the first day of class if you have problems logging in.
• Assignments & Tests: Students will participate in discussion topics, complete homework assignments, a Capstone Project, weekly quizzes, unit exams, and a final exam.
• Proctored Exams: No.
• Additional Comments: It is the student’s responsibility to drop the course if they find they are unable to complete the course requirements. Contact the counseling center or the distance learning help desk to submit drop slips.
• New to ETUDES: 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 log-in information provided below:
  
       New Users use the following login instructions:
   

  Login ID	Password
  First 2 letters of first name + First 2 letters of last name + Last 5 digits of your Student ID (Type using all lower case letters) Example: Jose A. Garcia ID: A000123456 Username = joga23456	MonthDay of birth in school records (Type using all lower case letters) Example: Birthday is April 11th, 1982 (04/11/82) Password = 0411

  Previous Users use the following login instructions:
   

  Login ID	Password
  First 2 letters of first name + First 2 letters of last name + Last 5 digits of Student ID (Type using all lower case letters) Example: Jose A. Garcia ID: A000123456 Username = joga23456	Enter the password YOU set in a previous term If you cannot remember your password, go to the ETUDES login screen and reset the password. Be sure to use the email address you used in on your application.

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Disclaimer: The book prices are an approximation only and are subject to change.