Business Administration / Management, AAS

Degree: Associate in Applied Science

Total Units: 91

Class Type: Lecture, Lab, Hybrid, Online

Purpose: The Associate in Applied Science in Business Administration provides students with a broad exposure to the principles and philosophies of business and management. Successful completion of the two-year program will help facilitate the process of graduates pursuing meaningful careers in a dynamic, changing business environment. It will also satisfy the requirements necessary for students to pursue additional advanced degrees.

Program Outcomes: Upon successful completion, students will have demonstrated the ability to:

• Prepare statements to monitor, evaluate, and assess financial performance of a business.
• Evaluate the performance of a business by using tools of pricing, promotion, product development, & distribution.
• Recognize and analyze how economic forces shape the environment of business and aid in decision making.
• Demonstrate the ability to apply acquired skills to workplace scenarios.
• Demonstrate human relations skills and professional behavior necessary for successful job performance.
• Apply rules of grammar, punctuation, and spelling to written communications.
• Define and compare and contrast characteristics and traits of leadership and management.
• Explain the importance and challenges of diversity, employee motivation, and employee engagement in the workplace.
• Identify and describe various forms of business ownership.
• Summarize basic laws in regard to business ownership, recruitment and hiring practices, OSHA, and liability.
• Explain communication, social responsibility, ethics, morals, and values as they relate to the workplace.
• Create a personal code of ethics and explain how it relates and impacts the workplace.
• Identify the impact of international business and explain various methods for a business to enter the global market.
• Describe the activities involved in each function of management and at various levels of management in the workplace.