PROGRAMS OF STUDY
M assasoit Communit y College SUBJECT COURSE
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BUSINESS continued BUSN 134 Hospitality Marketing 3
Introduces the student to the role of marketing within a hospitality organization. Major emphasis on the concept of restaurant marketing strategy as a comprehensive, integrated plan designed to meet the needs of the consumer and thus facilitate exchange. Covers techniques and practices commonly utilized by hospitality marketers in the areas of product, menu layout and design, pricing, place, promotion, strategy, and tactics. Utilizes a problem-solving approach utilizing the case study method and lecture.
BUSN 135 Hospitality Human Resources 3
Examines fundamental principles and practices within the hospitality industry of personnel and human resource management. Provides an in-depth examination of areas including work environment, job description, recruitment, screening, hiring, supervision, training, terminations, employee benefits, and a lawful workplace.
BUSN 136 ServSafe Certification 1 Reviews regulations governing sanitation and methods for eliminating food and health hazards within the food service industry. Testing for the NRAEF Sanitation Certificate is required.
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BUSN 201 Business Law I 3
Introduces the origins of the law, its nature and classification. Covers the federal and state court systems with emphasis on Massachusetts civil procedures. Studies contract law in detail with comprehensive emphasis on problems dealing with consumer laws in relation to deceptive and false advertising and the legal effects of warranties as they relate to the commercial world of business. Examines legal remedies (including the new method of arbitration in the settlement of disputes). Prerequisites: ENGL 092 Preparing for College Reading II and ENGL 099 Introductory Writing; waiver by placement testing results; or departmental approval.
BUSN 202 Business Law II 3
Introduces current legal problems in specific areas of the law. The law of torts and personal liability is discussed in depth. Comprehensively examines sales contract law through the use of the Uniform Commercial Code and the Massachusetts Consumer Protection Act. Covers other areas of the law including bailments and personal property, agency and real estate law, and wills and the administration of estates. Presents an overview of various kinds of business organizations, which includes corporations, sole ownership, partnership, and the growing field of franchising. Prerequisites: ENGL 092 Preparing for College Reading II and ENGL 099 Introductory Writing; waiver by placement testing results; or departmental approval.
BUSN 301 Organizational Behavior 3
Studies human behavior in organizations at the individual and group level. Lectures and discussions include the effect of organization structure on behavior. Specific attention given to using concepts for developing and improving interpersonal skills. Concentrates on motivation, communication, influence, power, group decision processes, leadership, conflict, change, cultural systems, and perception. Explores management techniques such as team development in order to improve the management of people. Prerequisites: ENGL 092 Preparing for College Reading II and ENGL 099 Introductory Writing; waiver by placement testing results; or departmental approval.
BUSN 401 Co-op Work Experience in 3 Business Administration I
Offers students an opportunity for a structured, supervised paid work experience in the business world. The co-op experience allows the student to apply the theory of the classroom to a business setting. In addition, a weekly seminar gives the students the opportunity to discuss their jobs, employers’ evaluation of their work performance, and their weekly academic assignments. Open to qualified sophomore students in business administration programs. Prerequisite: departmental approval.
BUSN 402 Co-op Work Experience in 3 Offers students an opportunity for a structured, supervised, paid work experience in the Business Administration II business world. The co-op experience allows the student to apply the theory of the classroom to a business setting. In addition, a weekly seminar gives the students the opportunity to discuss their jobs, employers’ evaluation of their work performance, and their weekly academic assignments. Open to qualified sophomore students in business administration programs. Prerequisite: departmental approval. Chemistry CHEM 131 Survey of Chemistry 3 A survey course for non-science transfer students. Involves lectures, demonstrations, and laboratory experiments relating to the basic facts and principles of chemistry. Includes discussions of atomic theory, bonding, states of matter, chemical equilibrium, and applied chemistry. Two lecture and two laboratory hours per week.
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CHEM 151 General Chemistry I 4
Designed for students who plan to continue in a science or related area. Major topics include atomic structure, stoichiometry, modern chemical bonding, and the gaseous state of matter. The laboratory is both preparative and analytical using classical and spectroscopic techniques. Three lecture and two laboratory hours per week. Prerequisites: ENGL 092 Preparing for College Reading II, ENGL 099 Introductory Writing, and MATH 112 Intermediate Algebra or higher; waiver by placement testing results; or departmental approval.