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Summer Term 2006The mission of Rappahannock Community College is to promote
success through high quality teaching and learning. Opportunities are offered equally to all citizens for personal, professional, and workforce development through traditional and distance learning courses. The
college carries out its mission through offerings and services in accessible locations and formats.
SYLLABUS FOR
BUS 100-63Introduction to Business
Ruth Greene, Associate ProfessorKaren Newtzie, Ph.D., Professor Rappahannock Community College
Introduction to Business BUS 100-63
WELCOME TO FLO!!
To all Business Students:
Thank you for choosing RCC’s Introduction to Business—BUS 100 course offered by the FLO delivery system!
By way of introduction, I, Karen Newtzie, would like to give you a brief picture of myself. My background is in management, education, and communications, primarily in the non-profit sector. I have taught at Rappahannock Community College since 1993 in the areas of business management, public speaking, and education. I am a firm believer in distance education as a viable alternative to on-campus courses, and have completed a doctoral degree (primarily online delivery) in Higher Education Leadership at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
I, Ruth Greene, also look forward to meeting you and working with you this semester. My background is different from Professor Newtzie’s, but we find that we complement one another quite well. I have been teaching at RCC as an adjunct and then a full time instructor for 6 years. My philosophy on education is: Learning is like breathing. We begin learning at birth and continue till we take that last breath. Education is the art of creating an atmosphere for the breathing in of new information. I know I have educated my students when the new knowledge flows from them, like a deep, relaxing exhale. In my area of expertise—technology instruction—continued learning is a way of life. As an adult student, I attained a Masters in Management Information Systems from the University of South Dakota. I continue to study and advance myself with new technology, especially in the area of web design and development. I serve as the lead faculty on the E-commerce Certificate and work with the staff in many areas of technological professional development.
This course is designed for the motivated student who has access to the World Wide Web and who is willing to work independently to become a successful educator. Students must work independently throughout the semester, scheduling time to read the text, post assignments to the Blackboard classroom and participate with classmates in Blackboard discussions.
We hope to help you to become comfortable in various areas of business, to learn how to deal effectively with business issues, and to become a more effective communicator. With your active participation, we feel that this class will become a safe haven to experiment and grow in your learning. We are available by e-mail, telephone, and office visits to help you throughout the semester. We a looking forward to working with each one of you this semester!
Sincerely,Professors Newtzie and Greene Warsaw Campus—Suite 133 Toll Free Number: 800-836-9379
Karen Newtzie 804-333-6772 [email protected] Ruth Greene 804-333-6796 [email protected]
Relationship helps us to define who we are and what we can become. Most of us can trace our successes to pivotal relationships.
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CHECKLIST FOR STARTING COURSECHECKLIST FOR STARTING COURSE
Review this course syllabus, paying close attention to deadlines and policies.
If you are a first-time distance learning student you must attend FLO Orientation on Saturday, May 20. Course listing website, http://www.rcc.vccs.edu/distancelearning/syllabi.shtml.
Buy your course materials:You can buy the materials at the campus bookstore or at the online Follett RCC website, http://shop.efollett.com/htmlroot/textbooks/SelectByCourse_02.jspContact the bookstore at either campus for their hours of operation and pricing information.
Glenns (804) 758-2099 or Warsaw (804) 333-0009
Plan your time wisely to meet the schedule in this packet to complete your course on time. All work must be completed by August 4.
Refer to the Testing Information in this packet and visit our website at http://www.rcc.vccs.edu/public/library/testing_center.htm
Make sure to logon to your student email account. To review logon directions, please visit our website at http://www.rcc.vccs.edu/distancelearning/Loginnew.shtml
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INSTRUCTOR INFORMATIONKaren C. Newtzie, Ph.D.Rappahannock Community College52 Campus Dr.Warsaw, VA 22572
Faculty Suite 133-A
Office: 804-333-6772Toll Free: 800-836-9379Fax: 804-333-0106 E-mail: [email protected] Messenger: e-mail address
Ruth GreeneRappahannock Community College52 Campus Dr.Warsaw, VA 22572
Faculty Suite 133-G
Office: 804-333-6796Toll Free: 800-836-9379Fax: 804-333-0106 E-mail: [email protected] Messenger: e-mail address
Day Time
On-campus Office Hours: TBA
Virtual Online Office Hours: TBA weekly
Email and voice mail responses will be returned within 24-48 hrs. on normal business days Monday – Friday.
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COURSE MATERIALSCOURSE MATERIALS
Business In Action, 3rd edition, 2006. Courtland Bovee & John ThillPrentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458ISBN: 0-13-149-266-7
Software Required:Software Required: Access to Blackboard and MS Office 2003 Access to Blackboard and MS Office 2003
TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTSTECHNICAL REQUIREMENTSTegrity PresentationTegrity Presentation: Orientation to the course can be viewed from the : Orientation to the course can be viewed from the following web site. following web site.
http://www.rcc.vccs.edu/distancelearning/syllabi.shtmlhttp://www.rcc.vccs.edu/distancelearning/syllabi.shtml
TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTSTECHNICAL REQUIREMENTSRequires keyboarding, computer experience, installing software and communicating Requires keyboarding, computer experience, installing software and communicating via e-mail, including attachments: Owning your own computer is via e-mail, including attachments: Owning your own computer is recommended.Blackboard login instructions located at recommended.Blackboard login instructions located at http://www.rcc.vccs.edu/distancelearning/onlineresources.shtmlhttp://www.rcc.vccs.edu/distancelearning/onlineresources.shtml
Please contact the distance learning office at Please contact the distance learning office at [email protected]@rcc.vccs.edu if you need if you need assistance logging into the Blackboard and email system.assistance logging into the Blackboard and email system.
DATES TO REMEMBER
FLO Orientation- First-time students are required to attendWarsaw Campus orGlenns Campus
Saturday, May 208:30-11 a.m.
or12:30-3 pm
Last Day for Drop/Add to Receive a Refund June 2Last Day to Withdraw and Receive a “W” grade July 5Classes End August 4Grades Due August 7
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TESTING CENTER HOURS TESTING CENTER HOURS
Warsaw Campus Room 130 / Glenns Campus Room 165
For more information on testing center times, please visit our website at: http://www.rcc.vccs.edu/distance_ed/flo/testingtime.htm
Monday 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. & 2:30 p.m.- 8:30 p.m.Tuesday 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. & 2:30 p.m.- 8:30 p.m.
Wednesday 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. & 2:30 p.m.- 8:30 p.m.Thursday 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. & 2:30 p.m.- 8:30 p.m.
Friday 9:00 am – 3:00 pmSaturday 9:00 am – 3:00 pmSunday Closed
King George High School SiteCall for more info: (540) 775-0087
Distance Learning Contact InformationDistance Learning Contact Information
Leslie SmithDean Technology & Distance EducationWarsaw (804) 333-6781 or (800) 836-9379 Ext.36781Glenns (800) 836-9381 Ext. 36781
E-mail: [email protected]
Kristy WalkerAssistant for Technology & Distance EducationWarsaw (804) 333-6786 or (800) 836-9379 Ext. 36786 E-mail: [email protected]
Blackboard Discussion Board-----Your home away from home!You are required to communicate with your instructor and classmates at least weekly throughout this course. Be diligent in reading and writing postings!
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Top Tips from the PBS Program "Small Business School"Where you'll always learn from small business owners who have made it.
1. Stop trying so hard to sell and start trying harder to serve.If you do not have happy customers who come back for more and refer you to new business, your business is on the way to the grave.
2. Fall in love with technology. If you don't, the competitor who does will eat your lunch.
3. Peer-to-peer learning is the most powerful. Meet regularly with business owners like yourself to learn how they solve problems. Groups such as Young Entrepreneur's Organization, Women Presidents' Organization, your own trade association and your own Chamber of Commerce are places to explore.
4. Your database is a hard asset and should include every customer's name, address, phone number, email address, web address and buying history.
5. Stay connected with customers by combining direct mail, with the telephone and email to keep the connections fascinating and unpredictable.
6. A learning company is a growing company. Every year work with every employee on their personal learning plan. What books should they read? What seminars should they attend? What organizations should they belong to?
7. Spend some time everyday in isolation for the purpose of thinking. This means you have to stop doing, stop rescuing employees and stop calling customers. Just think.
8. Stop telling and start asking. You are paying people to think, so, make them by allowing them to solve problems. If they fail, you can help them pick up the pieces.
9. The single most important success factor in life is whom you hang around with. To grow your business, hang around business owners who have grown a business bigger than yours is today.
10. Say "No" to work that does not fit your goals or talents.
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Rappahannock Community CollegeIntroduction to Business-Bus 100-63
Online DeliveryRuth Greene, Associate Professor
Karen C. Newtzie, Ph.D., ProfessorCourse OutlineSummer, 2006
COURSE DESCRIPTIONPresents a broad introduction to the functioning of business enterprise within the US economic framework. Introduces economic systems, essential elements of business organization, finance, marketing, production, and risks, and human resource management.
INTRODUCTIONThis course will provide the students with a balanced view of business – the strengths, weaknesses, successes, failures, problems, and challenges. It gives students a solid foundation for more advanced courses and it explains the opportunities, rewards, and challenges of a business career.
I) METHOD(S) OF INSTRUCTIONLectures prepared from chapter material, class discussion, and demonstrations of problem solving techniques and student problem-solving.Collaborative exercises from selected chapters, cases, and projects.Interaction with students and instructor in Blackboard classroom.
II) COURSE OBJECTIVES
Part One (Chapters 1-3) Conducting Business in the Global EconomyPart Two (Chapters 4-5) Starting and Organizing a BusinessPart Three (Chapter 6) Managing a BusinessPart Four (Chapter 10) Managing EmployeesPart Five (Chapter 11) Developing Marketing Strategies to Satisfy Customers
Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to:Identify differences in global economiesIdentify challenges facing businesses todayUnderstand important factors in entrepreneurship and business planning.Understand phases of team development and advantages and disadvantages of working in teamsUnderstand management functions and leadership stylesDiscuss how businesses use financial information.
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III) TEXTBOOK
Business In Action, 3rd edition 2006, Courtland Bovee & ThillPrentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458ISBN: 0-13-149-266-7
NOTE: Students MUST have access to the RCC Blackboard course site and the World Wide Web at least twice weekly during the course.
IV) INSTRUCTOR ACCESSIBILITYOffice: Suite 133-A- Warsaw Phone:804-333-6772 and toll free 800-836-9379
V) LEARNING SEQUENCE
Week of Chapters covered Weekly ActivitiesPlease Post All Assignments by Stated
DeadlinesMay 20-28 Chapter 1 Log into Blackboard.
Introductions, setting your objectivesWeekly discussion in Blackboard.
May 29-June 4 Chapter 1, cont.Online Chapter quiz due at end of each chapter
Weekly discussion in BlackboardStock Market Tutorial
June 5-11 Chapter 2Online Chapter quiz due at end of each chapter
Weekly discussion in BlackboardStock Market game begins TBA
June 12-18 Chapter 3Online Chapter quiz due at end of each chapter
Weekly discussion in Blackboard
June 19-25 Chapter 5Online Chapter quiz due at end of each chapter
Weekly discussion in BlackboardVirtual Study Group (Review for test)
June 26-July 2 Test 1 (Chapters 1-3, 5 ) Go to RCC Testing Center to take test during this week.Outside Reading report due
July 3-9 Chapter 4Weekly discussion in Blackboard
July 10-16 Chapter 6Online Chapter quiz due at end of each chapter
Weekly discussion in Blackboard Interview with business person
July 17-23 Chapter 10Online Chapter quiz due at end of each chapter
Weekly discussion in BlackboardStock Market game ends TBA
July 24-30 Chapter 11Online Chapter quiz due at end of each chapter
Virtual Study Group—Test 2Stock Market portfolio due
July 31-August 4 (end of semester)
Test 2 (Chapters 4, 6, 10, 11)
Wrap up and EvaluationGo to RCC Testing Center for Test 2 during this week.
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NOTE: Blackboard participation is expected from each student on a timely basis. Please honor the discussion due dates. Full credit will be given for those postings, which meet the criteria, including timeliness. Partial credit will be given for late work if submitted during the week following the due date.
GRADING AND EVALUATION
Grading Scale: 920-1000 = A, 850-919=B, 750-849= C, 650-749 = D, < 650= F
Weekly activities include:
Online quizzes (8 at 20 points each)Mini-readings and Blackboard discussions (7 at 20 points each)Chapter-related Blackboard discussions (5 at 40 points each)Stock Market tracking (updates in Blackboard)Weekly class participation Attendance in Elluminate sessions (online synchronous class sessions which are available from your home computer)
Total Points
160140
200
304040
Other activities include:
Two tests on chapters in text (100 points each)Virtual Study Groups (2 tests)Stock Market portfolio (50 points)Extra reading report (50 points)Interview with business person (50 points)
20040505050
Total Possible Points 1000
VI) INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURESThis course is being delivered to you through an online delivery format. You should find that the technology will enhance the course and provide opportunities for student-to-student and faculty-to-student interaction.
Quality of Postings:
Please use the following criteria to check your quality before posting:
Have I answered all of the questions posed by the instructor? Have I followed the directions, such as "use resources to support your answer"? Do I support my main points with evidence, and cite my source? Do I not only state the "what" of an answer, but also support it with the "why"? Do I write in an interesting style and tone? Do I format my answers so they are neat, easy-to-read, and in correct English?
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WITHDRAWAL POLICYA student who does not attend FLO orientation or does not contact the instructor before or during the add/drop period (May 20-June 2) will be dropped from their course by the instructor without the student’s permission.
Students who stop participating in class activities during the withdrawal period, should complete a withdrawal form to receive a grade of "W." Students will be withdrawn by the instructor without the student’s permission for missing 20 percent or more of the assigned distance learning coursework by the last date to withdraw (July 5).
BASIS FOR EVALUATION AND REVISION OF COURSEStudents will be given a formal evaluation document near or at the time of their final exam. This evaluation instrument is completed anonymously and results are given to the faculty member in an anonymous summary format. The results of the evaluations are used to improve course delivery and course content.
HONOR CODEIt is the responsibility of the student to be aware of the rules as stated in the College Catalog and to monitor the activities of their peers with respect to Prescribed Conduct (as described on page 29 of the 2003-2005 College Catalog) and report any violations thereof.
EMERGENCY EVACUATION PLANIn each classroom, laboratory, or other place where students are assembled for the purpose of instruction, a fire evacuation plan will be posted indicating the direction of travel from the room in the event it becomes necessary to evacuate the building as a result of fire or other emergency. This plan will be posted in a conspicuous place near the exit from the room.
At any time the fire alarm sounds, the building will be evacuated. The instructor is to ensure the fire door is closed upon leaving the area (doors with automatic closures on them). It is the responsibility of the instructor to assist disabled students in evacuating the building.
If a classroom does not have an evacuation plan, the student should notify the instructor or Campus Director.
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General Information About the Student Information System How to check grades online
A student may view grades for any term in which courses have been completed and grades have been posted.
Login to the VCCS Portal 1. Go to http://rcc.my.vccs.edu2. Enter your Username. If you don’t know your username click on the Lookup Your
Username link and follow the instructions. 3. Enter your Password. If you don’t know your password click on the Password
Help link.4. Click the Log In button.
Login to the SIS
Click on the PeopleSoft: Student Information System link.
Navigate to the View My Grades Click on SA Self Service > Learner Services > Academics > View My Grades
Select the term to view your grades
How to Request an Official TranscriptA student may request an official transcript of his/her record to be sent to other educational institutions or agencies. An official transcript carries the college seal and the signature of the Admissions and Records Officer.
Login to the VCCS Portal 1. Go to http://rcc.my.vccs.edu2. Enter your Username. If you don’t know your username click on the Lookup Your
Username link and follow the instructions. 3. Enter your Password. If you don’t know your password click on the Password
Help link.4. Click the Log In button.
Login to the SIS
Click on the PeopleSoft: Student Information System link.
Navigate to the Request Official Transcript Click on SA Self Service > Learner Services > Academics > Request Official Transcript
Select Institution and Report Type
1. Click on the edit box next to Academic Institution and select Rappahannock Community College (this may default in).
2. Click on the drop down listing for immediate processing and put in the quantity needed.
3. Fill in the address information and click on the SUBMIT button.
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