Business Education - BUS (90)
Administered by Department of Business Education and Business Information Systems
Effective Spring 2009
90.101 Introduction to Business (3) - Provides a study of business and its environment organization, operation and interrelationships with government and society. Business majors develop a broad base for further study in a specific area in business, while other majors become familiar with the American enterprise system and the functions and issues facing business today. Prerequisite: Not open to business administration degree students with 6 or more semester hours in business. This course counts as a Group B, Social & Behavioral Sciences General Education Requirements. Three hours lecture per week.
90.330 International Business Seminar (3) - Give participants first-hand exposure to cultures and business practices outside the United States. Includes travel, study, visits to corporate and governmental offices, and other experiential assignments in a country or countries outside the United States. May be repeated once with advisor's approval. Diversity course. Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisite: 75 credits. Diversity course.
90.333 Business Communications and Report Writing (3) - Applies theories and principles of effective communication to solve common business problems. Psychological and organizational strategies are used in writing business reports and other documents. This course satisfies 3 credits in communication: the second level writing or writing intensive literature courses for general education/This course satisfies one additional course requirement from the approved list of communication courses for general education requirements. Prerequisite: 20.101 and 45 or more credits. Three hours lecture per week.
90.350 Valuing Diversity in Business (3) - A study of the challenges and opportunities presented to businesses in the United States by an emerging multicultural society. Explores cultural heritage, values, beliefs and prejudices and the effects of privilege and oppression upon individuals organizations and businesses, as well as possible solutions. This course is approved as a Diversity General Education Course/This course approved as 3 credits of Values, Ethics and Responsible Decision Making toward general education requirements. Three hours lecture per week.
90.402 Instructional Strategies and Assessment in Business, Computer and Information Technology (3) - This course emphasizes a variety of instructional strategies and assessment techniques for teaching business, computer and information technology courses. Prerequisites: senior level, schedule semester prior to student teaching. Admission to teacher education. Three hours lecture per week.
90.403 BCIT Field Experience (1) - Initiates an awareness of the teaching and learning atmosphere of the professional teacher in the classroom. Students provided opportunities to undertake the responsibilities assigned to a classroom teacher, including assuming some of the teaching role competencies. Must be scheduled the semester prior to student teaching. Prerequisite: Admission to teacher education.
90.404 Professional Semester in BCIT (12) -Includes orientation experiences to observe the operation of a school and specific classes as well as 16 weeks of participatory teaching experiences correlated with classroom studies under full-time supervision. Prerequisites: Admission to Teacher Education and successful completion of 90.402 and 90.403. Schedule concurrently with 90.406.
90.406 Clinical Studies in BCIT (3) - Presents seminars on principles of education for business, computer and information technology teachers, instructional strategies for teaching business subjects, assessments and problems of classroom teaching. Classroom discussions closely correlated with the experiences of 90.404 and the four domains of the conceptual framework for professional practice. Prerequisites: Admission to Teacher Education and successful completion of 90.402 and 90.403. Schedule concurrently with 90.404.
90.431 Independent Study in Business (1-3) -Topic and outline of project must be approved by the department chairperson and dean of the college. Prerequisite: Open to seniors only.
90.432 Internship in Business (1-6) - Provides students with opportunities to acquire practical experiences in work situations in office systems. Prerequisites: Approval by department chairperson; GPA of 2.50 and 75 semester hours earned.
90.460 Business Education Workshop (1-3) - Students acquire an awareness and understanding of the knowledge pertaining to the professional development and improvement of business skills, the enhancement of business education as a professional responsibility and their role in the business world.
90.498 Special Topics in Business Education and Business Information Systems (1-3) - A study of the aspects of business education or business information systems. Not available as a regular course offering.
90.502 Instructional Strategies and Assessment in Business, Computer and Information Technology (3) - This course emphasizes a variety of instructional strategies and assessment techniques for teaching business, computer and information technology courses. Prerequisites: Admission to teacher education; schedule semester prior to student teaching. Three hours lecture per week.
90.503 BCIT Field Experience (1) - Initiates an awareness of the teaching and learning atmosphere of the professional teacher in the classroom. Students provided opportunities to undertake the responsibilities assigned to a classroom teacher, including assuming some of the teaching role competencies. Must be scheduled the semester prior to student teaching. Prerequisite: Admission to teacher education.
90.504 Professional Semester in BCIT (9) -Includes orientation experiences to observe the operation of a school and specific classes as well as 16 weeks of participatory teaching experiences correlated with classroom studies under full-time supervision. Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisites: Admission to Teacher Education and successful completion of 90.502 and 90.503. Schedule concurrently with 90.506.
90.506 Clinical Studies in BCIT (3) - Presents seminars on principles of education for business, computer and information technology teachers, instructional strategies for teaching business subjects, assessments and problems of classroom teaching. Classroom discussions closely correlated with the experiences of 90.504 and the four domains of the conceptual framework for professional practice. Prerequisites: Admission to Teacher Education and successful completion of 90.502 and 90.503. Schedule concurrently with 90.504.
90.560 Business, Computer and Information Technology Workshop (1-3) - Addresses those educational ideas and experiences that encourage, support, and guide participants to acquire an increased understanding of the accumulated knowledge pertaining to the development of business skills, enhancement of business education as a profession, and determination of a business and office personnel's responsibility and role in the business world.
90.564 Business Education Program Management and Development (3) - Studies basic management and curriculum theory as it applies to business education program administration and supervision. Course approached from the perspectives of planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling. Three hours lecture per week.
90.581 Seminar in Business Education and Business Information Systems (3) - Investigates and evaluates completed research in business education on particular topic area(s). Students submit written reports which are used as the basis for class discussions. Three hours lecture per week.
90.590 Master's Thesis in Business Education (6)
90.599 Special Topics in Business Education and Business Information Systems (3) - Studies current or advanced topics in the field of business teacher education and/or business information systems not normally presented in other courses. Three hours lecture per week.