BUS 1, Introduction to Business 3 units
Transfer: UC, CSU • Prerequisite: None. • Skills Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.
This course provides students 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.
1256 8:00a-9:20a MW BUS 207 Rockwell C
1257 8:00a-9:20a TTh BUS 207 Shishido L K
1258 9:30a-10:50a MW BUS 144 Nasser D M
1259 9:30a-10:50a TTh BUS 207 Shishido L K
1260 9:30a-10:50a TTh BUS 144 Chandler F G
1261 11:15a-12:35p MW BUS 144 Kelly Marcella A
1262 11:15a-12:35p MW BUS 106 Tucker J L
1263 11:15a-12:35p TTh BUS 263 Cannon R L
1264 12:45p-2:05p MW BUS 207 Nasser D M
1265 12:45p-2:05p MW BUS 263 Cannon R L
1266 12:45p-2:05p TTh BUS 207 Cannon R L
1267 2:15p-3:35p MW BUS 144 Kelly Marcella A
1268 3:45p-5:05p TTh BUS 144 Roper-Conley C
1275 Arrange-3 Hours ONLINE-E Kelly Marcella A
Above section 1275 is a Distance Education course conducted over the Internet. Go to smconline.org for details.
1269 Arrange-4.5 Hours ONLINE-E Shishido L K
Above section 1269 meets for 12 weeks, Sep 21 to Dec 11, and is a Distance Education course conducted over the Internet. Go to smconline.org for details.
1270 Arrange-4.5 Hours ONLINE-E Shishido L K
Above section 1270 meets for 12 weeks, Sep 21 to Dec 11, and is a Distance Education course conducted over the Internet. Go to smconline.org for details.
1271 Arrange-6.5 Hours ONLINE-E Chandler F G
Above section 1271 meets for 8 weeks, Aug 31 to Oct 23, and is a Distance Education course conducted over the Internet. Go to smconline.org for details.
1272 Arrange-6.5 Hours ONLINE-E Veas S
Above section 1272 meets for 8 weeks, Aug 31 to Oct 23, and is a Distance Education course conducted over the Internet. Go to smconline.org for details.
1273 Arrange-6.5 Hours ONLINE-E Tucker J L
Above section 1273 meets for 8 weeks, Oct 26 to Dec 18, and is a Distance Education course conducted over the Internet. Go to smconline.org for details.
1274 Arrange-6.5 Hours ONLINE-E Tucker J L
Above section 1274 meets for 8 weeks, Oct 26 to Dec 18, and is a Distance Education course conducted over the Internet. Go to smconline.org for details.
4062 6:45p-9:50p M BUS 144 Oliveri J S
4063 6:45p-9:50p Th BUS 144 Roper-Conley C
BUS 5, Business Law 3 units
Transfer: UC, CSU • CAN: Business 8. • Prerequisite: None.
This course covers the legal rights and responsibilities of individuals, agencies, partnerships and corporations as they apply to contract law.
1276 8:00a-9:20a MW BUS 106 Rados-Cloke A
1277 9:30a-10:50a MW BUS 106 Rados-Cloke A
1278 11:15a-12:35p MW BUS 252 Rados-Cloke A
1279 12:45p-2:05p M BUS 251 Downs J M
Arrange-1.5 Hours ONLINE-E Downs J M
Above section 1279 is a hybrid class taught on campus and online via the Internet. Go to smconline.org for details.
1280 3:45p-5:05p MW BUS 106 Klugman E B
1281 Arrange-4.5 Hours ONLINE-E Sindell S M
Above section 1281 meets for 12 weeks, Sep 21 to Dec 11, and is a Distance Education course conducted over the Internet. Go to smconline.org for details.
1282 Arrange-4.5 Hours ONLINE-E Sindell S M
Above section 1282 meets for 12 weeks, Sep 21 to Dec 11, and is a Distance Education course conducted over the Internet. Go to smconline.org for details.
1283 Arrange-4.5 Hours ONLINE-E Sindell S M
Above section 1283 meets for 12 weeks, Sep 21 to Dec 11, and is a Distance Education course conducted over the Internet. Go to smconline.org for details.
1284 Arrange-4.5 Hours ONLINE-E Sindell S M
Above section 1284 meets for 12 weeks, Sep 21 to Dec 11, and is a Distance Education course conducted over the Internet. Go to smconline.org for details.
1285 Arrange-6.5 Hours ONLINE-E Roberts C E
Above section 1285 meets for 8 weeks, Oct 26 to Dec 18, and is a Distance Education course conducted over the Internet. Go to smconline.org for details.
4064 5:15p-6:35p MW BUS 106 Klugman E B
4065 6:45p-9:50p M BUS 106 Klugman E B
4066 6:45p-9:50p T BUS 207 Sindell S M
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.
1286 Arrange-4.5 Hours ONLINE-E Roberts C E
Above section 1286 meets for 12 weeks, Sep 21 to Dec 11, and is a Distance Education course conducted over the Internet. Go to smconline.org for details.
BUS 15, Introduction to Insurance with Code & Ethics 2 units
Transfer: CSU • Prerequisite: None.
The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the basic overview of the property/casual insurance system. It is designed for those students who have little or no knowledge of insurance. In addition, this course will enable students to understand and apply the proper ethical behavior and obligations related to the insurance field.
1287 Arrange-4.5 Hours ONLINE-E Valdivia O
Above section 1287 meets for 8 weeks, Aug 31 to Oct 23, and is a Distance Education course conducted over the Internet. Go to smconline.org for details.
BUS 16, Personal Insurance 3 units
Transfer: CSU • Prerequisite: None.
In this course, students will learn the essentials of personal insurance coverages. Personal property iand liability topics will include automobile, homeowners, and other residential insurance, such as earthquake, flood, marine and miscellaneous coverages. The basics of financial planning, life insurance and health insurance will also be covered.
1288 Arrange-6.5 Hours ONLINE-E Gross D M
Above section 1288 meets for 8 weeks, Oct 26 to Dec 18, and is a Distance Education course conducted over the Internet. Go to smconline.org for details.
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; target marketing; green marketing; and product, pricing, promotion, and distribution strategies.
1289 12:45p-2:05p MW BUS 144 Kelly Marcella A
1290 12:45p-2:05p TTh BUS 144 Veas S
1291 Arrange-6.5 Hours ONLINE-E Veas S
Above section 1291 meets for 8 weeks, Aug 31 to Oct 23, and is a Distance Education course conducted over the Internet. Go to smconline.org for details.
1292 Arrange-6.5 Hours ONLINE-E Veas S
Above section 1292 meets for 8 weeks, Aug 31 to Oct 23, and is a Distance Education course conducted over the Internet. Go to smconline.org for details.
1293 Arrange-6.5 Hours ONLINE-E Veas S
Above section 1293 meets for 8 weeks, Oct 26 to Dec 18, and is a Distance Education course conducted over the Internet. Go to smconline.org for details.
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 strategy and techniques.
1294 8:00a-9:20a MW BUS 252 Ivas L
BUS 25, Advertising Display 3 units
Transfer: CSU • Prerequisite: None.
This class surveys the techniques, styles and variations of presenting tangible merchandise in physical, print and electronic formats. Color theory, design principles and consumer psychographic interests blend with advertising and sales techniques to highlight how hard and soft goods are sold in the brick-and-mortar and virtual retail sectors.
1295 9:30a-10:50a MW BUS 252 Ivas L
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.
1296 Arrange-4.5 Hours ONLINE-E Coplen J S
Above section 1296 meets for 12 weeks, Sep 21 to Dec 11, and is a Distance Education course conducted over the Internet. Go to smconline.org for details.
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.
1297 Arrange-6.5 Hours ONLINE-E Coplen J S
Above section 1297 meets for 8 weeks, Aug 31 to Oct 23, and is a Distance Education course conducted over the Internet. Go to smconline.org for details.
BUS 28, Marketing Promotion 3 units
Transfer: CSU • Prerequisite: None.
This course addresses strategies marketers may use to best communicate with their customers and other stakeholders. By applying an Integrated Marketing Communications perspective to marketing promotion, all aspects of communication are pulled together, thereby providing a more complete treatment of advertising, sales promotion, direct marketing, personal selling, public relations, publicity, and interactive media.
1298 Arrange-6.5 Hours ONLINE-E Coplen J S
Above section 1298 meets for 8 weeks, Oct 26 to Dec 18, and is a Distance Education course conducted over the Internet. Go to smconline.org for details.
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 course emphasizes the use of effective grammar, punctuation, sentence and paragraph structure in writing short business reports and other business documents. This course is recommended instead of English 1 for Business and CIS majors.
1299 11:15a-12:35p TTh BUS 106 Paik R
4068 6:45p-9:50p Th BUS 106 Thomas P D
BUS 32, Business Communications 3 units
Transfer: CSU • Prerequisite: English 1 or Business 31.
This course surveys 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 critical thinking techniques are emphasized. Focus is on effective oral and written business communications.
1300 8:00a-9:20a TTh BUS 106 Paik R
1301 9:30a-10:50a MW BUS 207 Rockwell C
1302 9:30a-10:50a TTh BUS 106 Tucker J L
1303 11:15a-12:35p MW BUS 254 Nasser D M
1304 12:45p-2:05p MW BUS 106 Tucker J L
1305 12:45p-2:05p TTh BUS 106 Finestone A M
1309 Arrange-3 Hours ONLINE-E Jung D
Above section 1309 is a Distance Education course conducted over the Internet. Go to smconline.org for details.
1310 Arrange-3 Hours ONLINE-E Jung D
Above section 1310 is a Distance Education course conducted over the Internet. Go to smconline.org for details.
1306 Arrange-4.5 Hours ONLINE-E Soucy S H
Above section 1306 meets for 12 weeks, Sep 21 to Dec 11, and is a Distance Education course conducted over the Internet. Go to smconline.org for details.
1307 Arrange-4.5 Hours ONLINE-E Soucy S H
Above section 1307 meets for 12 weeks, Sep 21 to Dec 11, and is a Distance Education course conducted over the Internet. Go to smconline.org for details.
1308 Arrange-4.5 Hours ONLINE-E Soucy S H
Above section 1308 meets for 12 weeks, Sep 21 to Dec 11, and is a Distance Education course conducted over the Internet. Go to smconline.org for details.
BUS 33, Broadcast Advertising 3 units
Transfer: CSU • Prerequisite: None.
This course examines advertising as an economic support for commercial broadcast, cable, and related telecommunications media. Audience surveys, rate structures, client, ad rep firms and advertising agency relationships are discussed and explored.
Business 33 is the same course as Broadcasting 8. Students may receive credit for one, but not both.
4069 6:45p-9:50p Th DRSCHR 203 Adelman A
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.
1311 Arrange-4.5 Hours ONLINE-E Halliday P D
Above section 1311 meets for 12 weeks, Sep 21 to Dec 11, and is a Distance Education course conducted over the Internet. Go to smconline.org for details.
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.
1312 Arrange-6.5 Hours ONLINE-E Shishido K M
Above section 1312 meets for 8 weeks, Oct 26 to Dec 18, and is a Distance Education course conducted over the Internet. Go to smconline.org for details.
4071 5:15p-6:35p MW BUS 144 Shishido K M
BUS 50, Introduction to International Business 3 units
Transfer: CSU • Prerequisite: None.
This course focuses on general business problems, theories, techniques and strategies necessary in the development of business activities in the global market place. The course is designed to promote an understanding of the impact that a country’s culture and its political and economic environments have on a firm’s international operations. The course covers the global perspective of business fundamentals as they relate to international management, communication, marketing, finance, ethics, etc.
4072 6:45p-9:50p Th BUS 119 Alexander J S
BUS 51, Intercultural Business Communication 3 units
Transfer: CSU • Prerequisite: None.
This course satisfies the Santa Monica College Global Citizenship 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 M BUS 252 Welton M
BUS 53, Importing and Exporting 3 units
Transfer: CSU • Prerequisite: None.
This course presents an overview of importing and exporting as drivers of globalization. It is designed to help students explore the benefits, costs, and risks of importing and exporting as well as the trade regulations involved, the documentation and licensing required, and the public and private sources of financing and other assistance available. It stresses cross-cultural comparisons of foreign business, legal and political practices, trade patterns, and markets as a means of implementing successful import/export plans. Currency exchange, sources and methods of market research, terms of payment, broker services, insurance, letters of credit, transportation and barriers to entry will also be covered.
4074 6:45p-9:50p T BUS 119 Rodriguez K P
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.
1313 Arrange-6.5 Hours ONLINE-E Babcock L G
Above section 1313 meets for 8 weeks, Aug 31 to Oct 23, and is a Distance Education course conducted over the Internet. Go to smconline.org for details.
BUS 63, Principles of Entrepreneurship 3 units
Transfer: CSU • Prerequisite: None.
This course covers the fundamentals of how to organize, finance, and operate a small business. Topics to be covered include business plan development, financing, legal and ethical issues, marketing, entrepreneurial team development, and business models.
1314 Arrange-6.5 Hours ONLINE-E Clausen A I
Above section 1314 meets for 8 weeks, Aug 31 to Oct 23, and is a Distance Education course conducted over the Internet. Go to smconline.org for details.
1315 Arrange-6.5 Hours ONLINE-E Clausen A I
Above section 1315 meets for 8 weeks, Oct 26 to Dec 18, and is a Distance Education course conducted over the Internet. Go to smconline.org for details.
BUS 65, Management Principles 3 units
Transfer: CSU • Prerequisite: None.
This course introduces the student to management concepts and strategies used by modern businesses. The course is designed to familiarize student with the accepted standards, procedures, and techniques employed by top, middle, and supervisory 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.
1316 11:15a-12:35p MW BUS 207 Rockwell C
1317 Arrange-6.5 Hours ONLINE-E Babcock L G
Above section 1317 meets for 8 weeks, Oct 26 to Dec 18, and is a Distance Education course conducted over the Internet. Go to smconline.org for details.
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.
1318 Arrange-6.5 Hours ONLINE-E Satterlee B C
Above section 1318 meets for 8 weeks, Aug 31 to Oct 23, and is a Distance Education course conducted over the Internet. Go to smconline.org for details.
BUS 81, Transportation Management 3 units
Transfer: CSU • Prerequisite: None.
The class provides an overview of the alternative modes, systems, rates, services, and regulations in global transportation. Transportation systems and providers will be examined including ocean, air, and surface carriers, as well as intermodal and special carriers.
1319 Arrange-6.5 Hours ONLINE-E Satterlee B C
Above section 1319 meets for 8 weeks, Oct 26 to Dec 18, and is a Distance Education course conducted over the Internet. Go to smconline.org for details.
BUS 83, Operations Management 3 units
Transfer: CSU • Prerequisite: None.
Introduces concepts and techniques related to the design, planning, control, and improvement of manufacturing and service operations. The course examines operations and the coordination of product development, process management, and supply chain management. Students are exposed to topics in the areas of process analysis, materials management, production scheduling, quality management, and product design.
1320 Arrange-6.5 Hours ONLINE-E Veas S
Above section 1320 meets for 8 weeks, Oct 26 to Dec 18, and is a Distance Education course conducted over the Internet. Go to smconline.org for details.
BUS 88A, Independent Studies in Business 1 unit
Transfer: CSU
Please see “Independent Studies” section.
1321 Arrange-1 Hour BUS 220R Chandler F G
BUS 88B, Independent Studies in Business 2 units
Transfer: CSU
Please see “Independent Studies” section.
1322 Arrange-2 Hours BUS 220R Chandler F G