BUS 150 - Pathways to Success: An Introduction to Business

Semester Hours: 3

This course is designed to provide students contemplating careers in business with an overview of the business-economics workplace and an appreciation for the work, people, and personal skills essential for success in it. Through classroom and directed “Student-As-Practitioner” activities, the student will become acquainted with the economic environment in which business operates, the organizational structures, functional areas, career options, terminology, ethics, and protocols of business. The students in this course will also begin the process of résumé generation and portfolio development.

Pre-requisites: Not open to students with a major in the division of Business Administration who are at junior standing or above or to students who have taken BUS 330 - Management Principles or its equivalent. Consent may be given in special situations only by the chair of the Business Administration Division.

Offered: fall and spring.