MN 120: Business Organization
This course introduces students to the different facets of the US business environment. Examines topics including the fundamentals of a business's legal, management, marketing, and finance aspects.
After completion of this course, the student will be able to
- Demonstrate basic knowledge of the main areas of the business enterprise: Management functions, types of business organizations, economic systems, and the ethical and social responsibilities of business.
- Explain current trends in business.
- Define a variety of business terms and concepts.
General Education Objectives:
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Critical Reasoning (c): Students will be able to make ethical decisions.
M. Roloman, M, Poasty & K. Martin, Better Business 5th
Attendance Policy: As an active member of this class, your attendance is vital. You need to be responsible for logging in several times per week to check on your progress in the class as well as finishing the required material by their due dates. Your weekly attendance is based on the completion of quizzes and other assignments indicated in the course room and in the schedule. The Federal Government has established a guideline to determine attendance for online students.
“Attendance must be measured by an assignment to be graded, quiz (test), or SCORM EVERY week. Forums will not be accepted as a graded assignment for Title IV purposes. Assignments turned in offline or through e-mail cannot be accepted for Title IV purposes.”
Therefore, your attendance will be based on fully-completing all graded assignments, quiz or test for that week. If not completed and submitted before 11:55 p.m. (Eastern Time) Sunday each week, you will be counted absent for that week.
Makeup Policy:
The course is open the whole week for you to work on your class at your convenience. Therefore, make up work is not allowed except for the following circumstances:
- Hospitalization of you or your immediate family members
- Technical issues caused by the school’s server or Moodle website
- Power loss for more than 3 days due to extreme weather
- Other extreme life circumstances.
If you have to make up work due to the reasons above, please follow the steps below
- Instructor must be notified within 2 days of the event occurred via Huntington Junior College email
- Proof of event must be provided to the instructor within 5 days of the event
Specific date and times for make-up work are required if the request is granted
STUDENT EVALUATION
| Quizzes | 400 points |
| Assignments | 100 points |
| Projects | 100 points |
| Knoweldge Checks | 20 points |
| Progress Checks | 30 points |
| Weekly Activities | 100 points |
| Toatl | 750 points |
NO LATE ASSIGNMENTS ARE ACCEPTED.
Grading scale:
A = 90% - 100%
B = 80% - 89%
C = 70% - 79%
D = 60% - 69%
F = below 60%
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All assignments, quizzes and class activities are due 11:59pm Sunday of the Week Except for Final. |
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Week 1: Syllabus Quiz—Attendance Tracker Chapter 1: Business Basics Assignments: See course room Weekly Activities |
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Week 2: Chapter 1 Quiz—Attendance Tracker Chapter 2: Economics and Banking Assignments: see course room Weekly Activities |
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Week 3: Chapter 2 Quiz – Attendance Tracker Chapter 3: Ethics in Business Assignments: see course room Weekly Activities |
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Week 4: Chapter 3 Quiz – Attendance Tracker Chapter 4: Business in a Global Economy Assignments: see course room Weekly Activities |
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Week 5: Chapter 4 Quiz—Attendance Tracker Chapter 6: Forms of Business Ownership Weekly Activities |
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Week 6: Chapter 6 Quiz – Attendance Tracker Flinstone Group Project – GE activity Weekly Activities |
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Week 7: Chapter 7: Business Management and Organization Assignments: see course room Weekly Activities |
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Week 8: Chapter 7 Quiz – Attendance Tracker Project Weekly Activities |
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Week 9: Chapter 12: Marketing and Consumer Behavior Assignments: see course room Weekly Activities |
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Week 10: Chapter 12 Quiz—Attendance Tracker Chapter 15: Financing and Accounting for Business Operations Assignments: see courser room Weekly Activities |
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Week 11: Final Test ( Chapter15 – Attendance Tracker – Due By 11:59pm Friday of the week Weekly Activities |
Emails will be responded to no later than 48 hours or by the end of business on Monday for mail received over the weekend.
Academic Honesty Policy
The college has a firm policy against academic dishonesty, including cheating or plagiarism. Students guilty of academic dishonesty will be administratively dropped from the course with a grade of ‘F’ and subject to disciplinary action, which may include suspension and dismissal.
Please refer to the Academic Honesty Policy for detailed information.
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This information is standard for each course but specifics may vary based on the delivery method of the course you are taking. Please follow the information provided by your instructor.
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