BUS 50L - Careers in Business

Instructor: Noureddine Lalami
Email Instructor:  nlalami@chabotcollege.edu

Instructor phone: 510-723-6653

Course Description

Exploration of the wide variety of potential careers in business, and the educational preparation appropriate for those careers. 

Check the college catalog for CSU/UC transferability and to see if this course meets AA/AS degree requirements.

This class begins March 2 and ends April 17 (late start)

On-Campus Meetings

There are no required on-campus meetings for this class. You can attend an OPTIONAL, on-campus Orientation to Online Learning that provides Blackboard log in instructions and help, an overview of the Blackboard course management system, and tips on netiquette, time management, and study skills for the online student.  Attend any one of these sessions:

• Tuesday, January 20th, noon-1:00 p.m. in Room 1618

• Tuesday, January 20th, 5:30-6:30 p.m. in Room 1618

• Wednesday, January 21st, 4:00-5:00 p.m. in Room 1620

• Thursday, January 22nd, noon-1:00 p.m. in Room 1618

• Saturday, January 24th, 10:00-11:00 a.m. in Room 1618

• Monday, January 26th, 5:30-6:30 p.m. in Room 1618

If you're taking a late start Spring class, you can also attend one of these sessions:

• Saturday, February 21st, 10:00-11:00 a.m. in Room 1618

• Monday, February 23rd, 5:30-6:30 p.m. in Room 1618

• Tuesday, February 24th, noon-1:00 p.m. in Room 1618

Learn more about these orientations, which are NOT course-specific.

How This Class Operates

This course explores the wide variety of potential careers in business, and the educational preparation appropriate for those careers. Students will learn about various career options in business, include among others careers in accounting and finance, sales and marketing, real estate and insurance, human resource management, and management and supervision.

On-Campus Meetings

There are no required on-campus meetings for this class. However, before the start of the course there will be optional on-campus orientations to Online Learning (see above).  Students wishing to enroll in the course after the start of the course should contact the instructor. Most instruction will be completely asynchronous meaning the instructor and students will be online at different times. However, the instructor will provide a weekly half-hour synchronous online question and answer session.

How This Class Operates

This is a one 1-unit course requiring weekly participation. There are due dates for the discussions, assignments and quizzes that you are expected to meet, just like in a traditional face-to-face class. Each week will begin with students reading the lecture notes, instructor compiled hyperlinks and textbook chapters. Students will be required to participate in the online discussion

Communications will take place primarily via email, the class discussion board and chat rooms.

This class is divided into six weekly modules. The modules will be accessible from the Course Materials area and will be accessible at the beginning of each week. The folder for each module will open at 11:55 p.m. on Sunday night and close at 11:55 p.m. the following Sunday. In other words you will have seven days to complete each weekly module. No extension will be granted without prior approval.

Class Activities

Class activities include readings, class discussions, personal career evaluation questionnaire, weekly assignments and a weekly quiz. There is also a short career exploration research paper.

Textbook Information

Careers in Business, 5th edition, Leslie Stair, McGraw Hill, 2005.

How Students are Graded

All of your assignments will be graded according to criteria posted in the syllabus. Students will have only one attempt to take the quizzes. In addition, each quiz is timed. The discussions are worth 10 points each, the assignments are worth 10-20 points each, and the quizzes are worth 10-20 points each. The career exploration research paper is worth 50 points.

Succeeding in an Online Course

Students who succeed in online courses tend to be independent, self-motivated learners with good computer skills. If you are a procrastinator who relies heavily on the instructor for motivation, can't use a computer too well, and can't manage time well, then you should probably consider enrolling in a face-to-face course instead. Or, you might consider enrolling in our Introduction to Online Learning course  (GNST-4910), which provides an overview of online learning and equips you to succeed in your first online class.

Don't enroll in this class if you believe the myth that learning online requires less effort than learning face-to-face. This course covers the same content and has similar activities as the face-to-face version of the course; only the method of delivery changes.

Blackboard

This course will use the Blackboard course management system as its virtual classroom. To learn how to log in to Blackboard, go to the How to Begin an Online Course page. Once you enroll, you will not be able to log in until the first day of class.  Students are expected to become familiar with the use and operation of Blackboard functions and are encouraged to attend an orientation session provided by the Distance Education program at Chabot College. In addition, the professor provides a general unit on "How to Navigate in Blackboard" for students to understand how to use the major features the professor employs.

Students may to need to be able to view particular PDF files provided by the professor, so students will need to have Adobe Reader loaded onto their computer (free download is available). The professor expects students to have regular and ready access to their computer and have a reliable internet provider.

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