CAP Business Law (.5
credit; 3 college credits)
Course description: This course is a general
survey of business, with an analysis of business
enterprise elements and functions. A fundamental
consideration is also made of the various areas
of business including the American legal system,
legal procedures, legal research, legal language
and applying principles to legal situations.
Students will formulate an argument based on
facts
and principles. Prerequisite: Passing grade in
Introduction to Business.
Career and Financial
Management (.5 credit)
Course description: This course teaches students
how to plan for their future learning,
vocational,
and money management decision-making. Students
will assess their interests,
skills,
temperament, characteristics, and investigate
current economic and workplace trends. This
course explores college and technical school
learning, career options, and helps students
prepare for managing work, life transitions, and
helps students focus on their goals through
the
development of a career plan. Practical money
skills, personal finance, money management,
banking, budgeting, earning money, spending,
saving, paying taxes, investing and other
everyday real life skills are included in this
course.
CAP Microcomputer Applications (.5 credit; 3
college credits)
Course description: This course provides the
general knowledge and skills needed to operate
computers for academic, professional, and
personal use, with an introduction to the major
software tools: word processing spreadsheets,
and presentation graphics. The course also
covers computer concepts, managing and storing
files, and using the Internet for research
and
communications.
Desktop Publishing (.5 credits)
Course description: This course utilizes all
components of desktop publishing. Emphasis on
creation of student projects like company
stationary, brochures, and promotional materials
will
also be completed. Principles of layout and
design will be practiced. Course intended for
students
who desire to master the use of desktop
publishing software.
Graphic Design (1 credit)
Course description: This course focuses on Adobe
Photoshop software. Students will work
with
the tools in the programs to construct student
projects. The students will demonstrate
the
knowledge of the program with a final project
using all of the tools in the program, display
before
and after shots, and write their own/original
Photoshop tutorial.
CAP Introduction To
Business (.5 credit; 3 college credits)
Course description: This course is a CAP course
that examines the role of business in American
society; the interrelated activities through
which business provides the goods and services
essential to contemporary society; and the
interrelationships between business and
government,
labor, and society at large. General areas of
study center on: the foundation of business,
management of the enterprise, marketing
activities, finance and financial services, and
contemporary business problems and development.
CAP Accounting (1 credit; 4 college credits)
Introduces the basic principles of accounting
theory and practice, emphasizing the sole
proprietorship
form of business. Primary areas of study include
the theory of debit and credit, accounts and
special journals, the accounting cycle, notes
and interest, accruals and deferrals,
receivables, inventory, plant assets, and the
preparation of financial statements.
CAP Marketing (1 credit; 3 college credits)
A study of methods, policies and institutions
involved in the distribution of goods and
services,
including an analysis of consumer and industrial
markets, channels of distribution, and the
organization of a marketing program. Students
will be required to read current literature in
the
field. Prerequisite: BUS 101
