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Welcome to Business Essentials 2.0! In this course, you will spend some time gaining a much broader perspective of the basics of business. You may not consider yourself business oriented and, if this is the case, you are in good company. This foundational course will build your business acumen in major areas that are key to business success.
Within this module, you will explore business leadership, management, business ethics and legal environment of business in further detail. You will also read various required readings throughout your course text to prepare you for your assessment quiz within the module.
Learning Objectives
Students will:
Apply concepts related to business management and leadership, business communication, including ethical and legal issues
Learning Resources
Required Readings
Kelly, M., & Williams, C. (2019). BUSN 11: Introduction to business (11th ed.). Mason, OH: South-Western/Cengage Learning.
Chapter 1, “Business Now: Change Is the Only Constant”
Chapter 5, “Business Communication: Creating and Delivering Messages that Matter
Chapter 6, “Business Formation: Choosing the Form that Fits”
Chapter 14, “Management, Motivation, and Leadership: Bringing Business to Life”
Chapter 15, “Human Resource Management: Building a Top-Quality Workforce”
Discussion
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