BUS 1, Introduction to Business 3 units
Transfer: UC, CSU • Prerequisite: None. • Skills Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.
This course provides the student with an overview of business in an increasingly global society. Students will complete the course with knowledge of the general business environment, economic systems, business ethics, operations and project management, and technology and information systems. In addition, students will learn the fundamentals of economics, business ownership, entrepreneurship, finance, management, and marketing. Key themes woven throughout the course include exploration of career options, and development of business problem-solving skills.
1246 8:00a-9:20a MW BUS 144 Shishido L K
1247 8:00a-9:20a TTh BUS 207 Shishido L K
1248 9:00a-1:15p Sat BUS 144 Byington E
Above section 1248 meets for 13 weeks, Mar 08 to May 31.
1249 9:30a-10:50a MW BUS 144 Platz W A
1250 9:30a-10:50a MW BUS 207 Shishido L K
1251 9:30a-10:50a TTh BUS 144 Rockwell C
1252 11:15a-12:35p MW BUS 144 Kelly Marcella A
1253 11:15a-12:35p MW BUS 207 Shishido L K
1254 11:15a-12:35p TTh BUS 106 Standen K G
Above section 1254 is scheduled through the Student Activity hour. Students choosing to participate in student activities should enroll in another section.
1255 12:45p-2:05p MW BUS 106 Tucker J L
1256 12:45p-2:05p TTh BUS 144 Roper-Conley C
1258 2:15p-3:35p MW BUS 144 Kelly Marcella A
1259 2:15p-3:35p TTh BUS 144 Nasser D M
1263 Arrange-6.5 Hours ONLINE-E Veas S
Above section 1263 meets for 8 weeks, Feb 11 to Apr 04, and is a Distance Education course conducted over the internet. For additional information, go to smconline.org (schedule of classes).
1264 Arrange-6.5 Hours ONLINE-E Veas S
Above section 1264 meets for 8 weeks, Feb 11 to Apr 04, and is a Distance Education course conducted over the internet. For additional information, go to smconline.org (schedule of classes).
1266 Arrange-6.5 Hours ONLINE-E Tucker J L
Above section 1266 meets for 8 weeks, Feb 11 to Apr 04, and is a Distance Education course conducted over the internet. For additional information, go to smconline.org (schedule of classes).
1260 Arrange-4.5 Hours ONLINE-E Clausen A
Above section 1260 meets for 13 weeks, Mar 03 to May 30, and is a Distance Education course conducted over the internet. For additional information, go to smconline.org (schedule of classes).
1262 Arrange-4.5 Hours ONLINE-E Clausen A I
Above section 1262 meets for 13 weeks, Mar 03 to May 30, and is a Distance Education course conducted over the internet. For additional information, go to smconline.org (schedule of classes).
1265 Arrange-6.5 Hours ONLINE-E Veas S
Above section 1265 meets for 8 weeks, Apr 14 to Jun 06, and is a Distance Education course conducted over the internet. For additional information, go to smconline.org (schedule of classes).
4060 6:45p-9:50p M BUS 144 Roper-Conley C
4061 6:45p-9:50p T BUS 144 Oliveri J S
4062 6:45p-9:50p W BUS 144 Lippman P A
BUS 5, Business Law 3 units
Transfer: UC, CSU • CAN: Business 8. • Prerequisite: None.
This course studies the legal rights and responsibilities of individuals, agencies, partnerships, and corporations as they apply to contract law. *Maximum UC credit for Business 5 and 6 is one course (three units).
1267 8:00a-9:20a TTh BUS 251 Rados-Cloke A
1268 9:30a-10:50a MW BUS 252 Rados-Cloke A
1269 9:30a-10:50a TTh BUS 252 Downs J M
1270 9:30a-10:50a TTh BUS 251 Rados-Cloke A
1271 11:15a-12:35p MW BUS 252 Downs J M
1272 12:45p-2:05p TTh BUS 251 Nasser D M
1273 2:15p-3:35p TTh BUS 251 Downs J M
1274 3:45p-5:05p MW BUS 252 Klugman E B
1275 Arrange-4.5 Hours ONLINE-E Sindell S M
Above section 1275 meets for 13 weeks, Mar 03 to May 30, and is a Distance Education course conducted over the internet. For additional information, go to smconline.org (schedule of classes).
1276 Arrange-4.5 Hours ONLINE-E Sindell S M
Above section 1276 meets for 13 weeks, Mar 03 to May 30, and is a Distance Education course conducted over the internet. For additional information, go to smconline.org (schedule of classes).
1277 Arrange-4.5 Hours ONLINE-E Sindell S M
Above section 1277 meets for 13 weeks, Mar 03 to May 30, and is a Distance Education course conducted over the internet. For additional information, go to smconline.org (schedule of classes).
1279 Arrange-4.5 Hours ONLINE-E Sindell S M
Above section 1279 meets for 13 weeks, Mar 03 to May 30, and is a Distance Education course conducted over the internet. For additional information, go to smconline.org (schedule of classes).
1278 Arrange-6.5 Hours ONLINE-E Halliday Robert C E
Above section 1278 meets for 8 weeks, Apr 14 to Jun 06, and is a Distance Education course conducted over the internet. For additional information, go to smconline.org (schedule of classes).
4063 5:15p-6:35p MW BUS 252 Klugman E B
4064 6:45p-8:50p T BUS 207 Sindell S M
Arrange-1 Hour ONLINE-E Sindell S M
Above section 4064 is a hybrid class taught on campus and online via the internet. For additional information, go to smconline.org (schedule of classes).
4065 6:45p-9:50p M BUS 252 Klugman E B
BUS 6, Advanced Business Law 3 units
Transfer: UC, CSU • Prerequisite: Business 5.
This course covers advanced topics in agency, partnerships, corporations, LLCs, torts, legal procedures, and other advanced topics. *Maximum UC credit for Bus 5 and 6 is one course (three units).
BUS 6 is the same course as ACCTG 26. Students may earn credit for one but not both.
1280 Arrange-4.5 Hours ONLINE-E Halliday Robert C E
Above section 1280 meets for 13 weeks, Mar 03 to May 30, and is a Distance Education course conducted over the internet. For additional information, go to smconline.org (schedule of classes).
BUS 20, Principles of Marketing 3 units
Transfer: CSU • Prerequisite: None.
This course introduces modern business marketing concepts and strategies and familiarizes the student with standards, procedures, and techniques used in marketing. Topics include marketing research, consumer behavior, product and pricing strategies, marketing communications, and distribution.
1281 11:15a-12:35p MW BUS 106 Tucker J L
1282 12:45p-2:05p MW BUS 144 Kelly Marcella A
1283 Arrange-6.5 Hours ONLINE-E Veas S
Above section 1283 meets for 8 weeks, Feb 11 to Apr 04, and is a Distance Education course conducted over the internet. For additional information, go to smconline.org (schedule of classes).
1284 Arrange-6.5 Hours ONLINE-E Veas S
Above section 1284 meets for 8 weeks, Feb 11 to Apr 04, and is a Distance Education course conducted over the internet. For additional information, go to smconline.org (schedule of classes).
1285 Arrange-6.5 Hours ONLINE-E Veas S
Above section 1285 meets for 8 weeks, Apr 14 to Jun 06, and is a Distance Education course conducted over the internet. For additional information, go to smconline.org (schedule of classes).
BUS 21, Merchandising Principles 3 units
Transfer: CSU • Prerequisite: None.
This course provides an introduction to retailing concepts and strategies used by contemporary merchandisers. Special attention will be given to the theory and practice involved in such merchandising activities as sales transactions, customer services, types of merchandising institutions, store operation and policies, store layout and fixtures, advertising, and display.
1286 8:00a-9:20a MW BUS 251 Ivas L
BUS 22, Introduction to Advertising 3 units
Transfer: CSU • Prerequisite: None.
Advertising psychology, strategies, and methods are covered in this introduction to the field. Topics include planning advertising campaigns for all types of media. Class projects give the student practice in creating and communicating ideas using advertising techniques.
1287 9:30a-10:50a MW BUS 251 Ivas L
BUS 23, Principles of Selling 3 units
Transfer: CSU • Prerequisite: None.
The nature of selling today is both a business and an art. In this course, we will explore sales as a means for achieving career objectives. Special emphasis will be placed on combining techniques of presentation, poise, and refinement with psychology and marketing fundamentals to assist students in developing a critical understanding of consumer behavior in the sales environment, and gaining confidence in “selling” their career goals.
4066 6:45p-9:50p Th BUS 106 Oliveri J S
BUS 26, Marketing Research and Consumer Behavior 3 units
Transfer: CSU • Prerequisite: None.
The marketing research portion of the course includes the allocation and usage of secondary as well as primary data sources, the understanding of basic concepts, the collection of information, the proper analysis of the data acquired, and the screening of sample applications. The consumer behavior section of the course will introduce the student to knowledge, concepts, and models that use consumer behavior to generate explanations for the behavior of individual consumers and groups, the decisions they make, and the culture they live in. The final section of the course focuses on the application of marketing research and consumer behavior. The student will learn how these skills can help them in business, as well as how to build their own research study.
1288 Arrange-4.5 Hours ONLINE-E Coplen J S
Above section 1288 meets for 13 weeks, Mar 03 to May 30, and is a Distance Education course conducted over the internet. For additional information, go to smconline.org (schedule of classes).
BUS 27, Introduction to e-Commerce 3 units
Transfer: CSU • Advisory: A working knowledge of Windows and the Internet.
Students will learn the technological and strategic aspects of electronic commerce essential to succeeding in today’s internet-based economy. No background in e-commerce is necessary. This is a lecture and theoretical course which covers the key technologies used in e-Commerce, the history of internet and web technologies, infrastructure, and the economic forces behind e-Commerce. Business goals and constraints, technology and process tools, business strategies and tactics, and underlying economic theories relating to successful e-Commerce will be discussed.
BUS 27 is the same course as CIS 27. Students may receive credit for one but not both.
1289 Arrange-6.5 Hours ONLINE-E Coplen J S
Above section 1289 meets for 8 weeks, Feb 11 to Apr 04, and is a Distance Education course conducted over the internet. For additional information, go to smconline.org (schedule of classes).
BUS 28, Integrated Marketing Communications 3 units
Transfer: CSU • Prerequisite: None.
This course addresses strategies marketers may use to best communicate with consumers. Integrated Marketing Communications pulls together all aspects of marketing communication, providing a more complete treatment of sales promotion, point-of-purchase communications, advertising media, personal selling, public relations, and publicity.
1290 Arrange-6.5 Hours ONLINE-E Coplen J S
Above section 1290 meets for 8 weeks, Apr 14 to Jun 06, and is a Distance Education course conducted over the internet. For additional information, go to smconline.org (schedule of classes).
BUS 29, Public Relations and Publicity 3 units
Transfer: CSU • Prerequisite: None.
This is a survey course of basic principles and objectives of public relations, including publicity and promotion techniques. Emphasis is on the tools, such as media and publication, in planning public relations programs.
Business 29 is the same course as Journalism 43. Students may earn credit for one, but not both.
4067 6:45p-9:50p W DRSCHR 203 Adelman A
BUS 31, Business English Fundamentals 3 units
Transfer: CSU • Skills Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.
This practical application of business words and procedures places emphasis on use of business terms, grammar, spelling, punctuation, sentence, and paragraph structure. This course is recommended instead of English 1 for Business and CIS majors.
1291 11:15a-12:35p TTh BUS 251 Paik R
Above section 1291 is scheduled through the Student Activity hour. Students choosing to participate in student activities should enroll in another section.
4068 6:45p-9:50p W BUS 251 Zirl S J
BUS 32, Business Communications 3 units
Transfer: CSU • Prerequisite: English 1 or Business 31.
This course will survey the principles and techniques of business communication as a tool for business decision-making. Methods of investigating, organizing and presenting business data and ideas are covered. Ethical and legal implications as well as other critical thinking techniques are emphasized. Focus is on effective oral and written business communications.
1292 8:00a-9:20a TTh BUS 106 Tucker J L
1293 9:30a-10:50a MW BUS 106 Rockwell C
1294 9:30a-10:50a TTh BUS 106 Tucker J L
1295 11:15a-12:35p MW BUS 251 Rockwell C
1296 11:15a-12:35p TTh BUS 252 Nasser D M
Above section 1296 is scheduled through the Student Activity hour. Students choosing to participate in student activities should enroll in another section.
1298 12:45p-2:05p TTh BUS 252 Paik R
1299 2:15p-3:35p MW BUS 207 Standen K G
1303 Arrange-3 Hours ONLINE-E Jung D
Above section 1303 is a Distance Education course conducted over the internet. For additional information, go to smconline.org (schedule of classes).
1304 Arrange-3 Hours ONLINE-E Jung D
Above section 1304 is a Distance Education course conducted over the internet. For additional information, go to smconline.org (schedule of classes).
1300 Arrange-4.5 Hours ONLINE-E Soucy S H
Above section 1300 meets for 13 weeks, Mar 03 to May 30, and is a Distance Education course conducted over the internet. For additional information, go to smconline.org (schedule of classes).
1301 Arrange-4.5 Hours ONLINE-E Soucy S H
Above section 1301 meets for 13 weeks, Mar 03 to May 30, and is a Distance Education course conducted over the internet. For additional information, go to smconline.org (schedule of classes).
1302 Arrange-4.5 Hours ONLINE-E Soucy S H
Above section 1302 meets for 13 weeks, Mar 03 to May 30, and is a Distance Education course conducted over the internet. For additional information, go to smconline.org (schedule of classes).
4069 6:45p-9:50p W BUS 252 Thomas P D
BUS 45, Individual Financial Planning 3 units
Transfer: CSU • Prerequisite: None.
This course provides students with the tools to achieve their personal financial goals. It will help them make informed decisions related to spending, saving, borrowing, and investing. Topics covered include personal financial planning; money management; tax strategy; consumer credit; purchasing decisions; insurance; investing in stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and real estate; and estate planning.
Business 45 is the same class as Accounting 45. Students may earn credit for one, but not for both.
1305 Arrange-4.5 Hours ONLINE-E Halliday P D
Above section 1305 meets for 13 weeks, Mar 03 to May 30, and is a Distance Education course conducted over the internet. For additional information, go to smconline.org (schedule of classes).
4070 6:45p-9:50p M BUS 207 Shishido K M
BUS 46, Introduction to Investments 3 units
Transfer: CSU • Prerequisite: None.
This course provides a comprehensive view of securities, markets, and investment techniques, ranging from simple investment programs to advanced speculative market techniques.
4071 5:15p-6:35p MW BUS 251 Shishido K M
BUS 50, Introduction to International Business 3 units
Transfer: CSU • Prerequisite: None.
This course focuses on general business problems, techniques, and strategies necessary in the development of business activities in the world marketplace. The course is designed to promote an understanding of the impact that a country’s culture and environment has on a firm’s international operations. The course also covers present trends in management, finance, communications, marketing, and ethics.
4072 6:45p-9:50p Th BUS 251 Kent D
BUS 51, Intercultural Business Communication 3 units
Transfer: CSU • Prerequisite: None.
This course satisfies Santa Monica College’s American Cultures requirement.
This course is designed to heighten awareness of culture and its impact on successful business enterprises. The student will develop skills to identify areas where culture and business intersect by focusing on four subsets of American culture (European Americans, Chicano/Latinos, African Americans and Asian Americans) as well as on international cultures. Emphasis will be placed on how a firm’s success is affected by both domestic and global issues influencing intercultural communication.
4073 6:45p-9:50p Th BUS 119 Welton M
BUS 52, International Marketing 3 units
Transfer: CSU • Prerequisite: None.
This course focuses on marketing management problems, techniques and strategies necessary to incorporate the marketing concept into the framework of the world marketplace. This course is designed to promote an understanding of the impact that a country’s culture and environment have on the marketing mix as well as the problems of competing in markets having different cultures.
1306 Arrange-6.5 Hours ONLINE-E Mandelbaum A B
Above section 1306 meets for 8 weeks, Apr 14 to Jun 06, and is a Distance Education course conducted over the internet. For additional information, go to smconline.org (schedule of classes).
BUS 53, Importing and Exporting 3 units
Transfer: CSU • Prerequisite: None.
This course presents an overview of importing and exporting terms and techniques. Topics include letters of credit, marketing, organization, regulation, terms of access, documentation, shipment, financing, trade patterns by country and commodity, and cross-cultural differences. This course introduces the United States Customs Service and explains the role of customs brokers. Duty rate structure and determination, laws affecting imports and exports, currency exchange, and storage and transportation of goods after they have cleared customs are also discussed.
4074 6:45p-9:50p Th BUS 252 Panossian V
BUS 62, Human Relations and Ethical Issues in Business 3 units
Transfer: CSU • Prerequisite: None.
This course provides concrete guidance in using human relations skills in the workplace that will promote working effectively with others. Strategies are integrated throughout the course that will enable students to apply human relations theories and applications to the real world of work. Ethical issues in business are addressed where students will learn an explicit process of ethical reasoning that will aid in defining and dealing with dilemmas in the workplace. Current events and case studies will be used to develop critical skills as students apply theories and principles.
1307 9:30a-10:50a TTh BUS 207 Shishido L K
BUS 63, Principles of Entrepreneurship 3 units
Transfer: CSU • Prerequisite: None.
This course covers the principles of organizing and operating a small business. Topics to be covered include developing a business plan, franchising, legal aspects, financial and accounting, marketing, human relations, and social responsibility.
4075 6:45p-9:50p T BUS 252 O’Hara M F
BUS 65, Management Principles 3 units
Transfer: CSU • Prerequisite: None.
This course presents an introduction of management concepts and strategies used by modern businesses. The course is designed to familiarize students with the accepted standards, procedures, and techniques employed by corporate, business, and functional level managers. Further, the course provides students with an understanding of the role of management and how to develop plans and execute strategies in pursuit of organizational goals.
1308 12:45p-2:05p TTh BUS 207 Veas S
1309 Arrange-6.5 Hours ONLINE-E Babcock L G
Above section 1309 meets for 8 weeks, Apr 14 to Jun 06, and is a Distance Education course conducted over the internet. For additional information, go to smconline.org (schedule of classes).
BUS 80, Principles of Logistics 3 units
Transfer: CSU • Prerequisite: None.
This course provides an overview of how firms use distribution intermediaries to gain a competitive advantage in local and global markets through the integration of logistics and supply chain management. The management of the physical flow of products and information throughout the entire supply chain is examined, including physical distribution, transportation, warehousing, customer service, materials management, third-party and global logistics, systems planning, and operations and management of the supply chain.
4076 6:45p-9:50p Th BUS 144 Buchsbaum R G
BUS 88A, Independent Studies in Business 1 unit
Transfer: CSU
Please see “Independent Studies” section.
1310 Arrange-1 Hour BUS 200B Chandler F G
BUS 88B, Independent Studies in Business 2 units
Transfer: CSU
Please see “Independent Studies” section.
1311 Arrange-2 Hours BUS 200B Chandler F G