Business Management, AAS

Campus: Clinton, Muscatine, & Scott Community Colleges

The Business Management program is designed especially for students interested a two-year, or shorter, degree to enter into the workplace.

This program provides the fundamentals necessary to be able to solve business-oriented problems. Students obtain extensive hands-on experience working “real-world” business problems relating to management and supervision. Students graduating from the program will have a solid business background necessary to enter or advance in the business job market in a variety of positions.

As a Business Management graduate you will be prepared to enter a company as a manager/supervisor trainee. If you are currently working in a business management position, you will– through updated skills, knowledge and techniques–be able to move up the career ladder to higher supervisory positions.

Plan of Study

Term 1

ADM 157 - Business English 3.00 Credit(s) OR
COM 102 - Communication Skills 3.00 Credit(s) OR
ENG 105 - Composition I 3.00 Credit(s)
BUS 102 - Introduction to Business 3.00 Credit(s)
CSC 110 - Introduction to Computers 3.00 Credit(s)
MGT 101 - Principles of Management 3.00 Credit(s)
___:___ Business Specialty Electives 3.00 Credit(s) (from list below)

Term Total: 15.00 Credits

Term 2

BUS 110 - Business Math and Calculators 3.00 Credit(s) OR
MAT 110 - Math for Liberal Arts 3.00 Credit(s) OR
MAT 121 - College Algebra 4.00 Credit(s)
BUS 161 - Human Relations 3.00 Credit(s)
BUS 180 - Business Ethics 3.00 Credit(s)
MKT 110 - Principles of Marketing 3.00 Credit(s)
___:___ Business Specialty Electives 3.00 Credit(s) (from list below)

Term Total: 15.00-16.00 Credits

Term 3-Summer

___:___ Business Specialty Electives 3.00 Credit(s) (from list below)

Term Total: 3.00 Credits

Term 4

ACC 121 - Principles of Accounting I 3.00 Credit(s) OR
ACC 142 - Financial Accounting 3.00 Credit(s)
ECN 110 - Introduction to Economics 3.00 Credit(s) OR
ECN 120 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3.00 Credit(s) OR
ECN 130 - Principles of Microeconomics 3.00 Credit(s)
SPC 170 - Professional Communication 3.00 Credit(s) OR
SPC 112 - Public Speaking 3.00 Credit(s)
___:___ Business Specialty Electives 3.00 Credit(s) (from list below)
___:___ Business Skill Elective 3.00 Credit(s) (from list below)

Term Total: 15.00 Credits

Term 5

ACC 146 - Managerial Accounting 3.00 Credit(s)
BUS 106 - Employment Strategy 2.00 Credit(s)
BUS 185 - Business Law I 3.00 Credit(s)
HUM 105 - Working in America 3.00 Credit(s) OR
HUM 110 - Changes and Choices 3.00 Credit(s) OR
SOC 110 - Introduction to Sociology 3.00 Credit(s)
___:___ Business Specialty Electives 3.00 Credit(s) (from list below)
___:___ Business Skill Elective 3.00 Credit(s) (from list below)

Term Total: 17.00 Credits

AAS Total: 65.00-66.00 Credits

Business Specialty Electives

Must select a minimum of 15 credit hours:

BUS 130 - Introduction to Entrepreneurship 3.00 Credit(s)
BUS 135 - Managing the Entrepreneurial Venture 3.00 Credit(s)
BUS 147 - The Successful Entrepreneur 3.00 Credit(s)
BUS 186 - Business Law II 3.00 Credit(s)
BUS 908 - Cooperative Education 1.00 - 3.00 Credit(s)
FIN 121 - Personal Finance 3.00 Credit(s)
MGT 110 - Small Business Management 3.00 Credit(s)
MGT 130 - Principles of Supervision 3.00 Credit(s)
MGT 151 - Management Communication I 3.00 Credit(s)
MGT 165 - Principles of Quality 3.00 Credit(s)
MGT 170 - Human Resource Management 3.00 Credit(s)
MGT 210 - Management Decision Making 3.00 Credit(s)
MKT 140 - Principles of Selling 3.00 Credit(s)
MKT 150 - Principles of Advertising 3.00 Credit(s)
MKT 160 - Principles of Retailing 3.00 Credit(s)

Business Skill Electives

Must select a minimum of six credit hours total:

ACC 332 - Computer Accounting - QuickBooks 2.00 Credit(s)
ADM 105 - Introduction to Keyboarding 1.00 Credit(s)
ADM 122 - Document Formatting 2.00 Credit(s)
ADM 179 - Records Management 3.00 Credit(s)
BCA 129 - Basic Word Processing 2.00 Credit(s)
BCA 130 - Advanced Word Processing 2.00 Credit(s)
BCA 147 - Basic Spreadsheets 2.00 Credit(s)
BCA 148 - Advanced Spreadsheets 2.00 Credit(s)
BCA 165 - Basic Databases 2.00 Credit(s)
BCA 220 - Integrated Computer Business Applications 2.00 Credit(s)
BCA 250 - Desktop Publishing 3.00 Credit(s)
BCA 711 - Introduction to Microsoft PowerPoint 1.00 Credit(s)
BCA 732 - Getting Organized with Outlook 1.00 Credit(s)
MKT 181 - Customer Service Strategies 2.00 Credit(s)

Non-discrimination Statement / Equal Educational Opportunities

It is the policy of Eastern Iowa Community College District not to discriminate in its programs, activities, or employment on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, creed, religion, and actual or potential family, parental or marital status, as required by the Iowa Code §§216.6 and 216.9, Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. §§ 2000d and 2000e), the Equal Pay Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. § 206, et seq.), Title IX (Educational Amendments, 20 U.S.C. §§ 1681-1688), Section 504 (Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. § 794), and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C. § 12101, et seq.).

If you have questions or complaints related to compliance with this policy, please contact Debora J. Sullivan, Equal Employment Opportunity Officer/Equity Coordinator, Eastern Iowa Community College District, 101 West Third Street, Davenport, Iowa 52801, 563-336-3487, djsullivan@eicc.edu or the Director of the Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education, Citigroup Center, 500 West Madison Street, Suite 1475, Chicago, Illinois 60661-7204, phone number 312-730-1560, fax 312-730-1576, OCR.Chicago@ed.gov.