Management

Winter 2019

Enrollment:

Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer

Degrees and Certificates

Program Website:

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Tuition and Fees

http://www.ccs.spokane.edu/TuitionFees

Additional Costs

Books$900-1800
Supplies and Equipment$60

Program Description

The challenge of management!  It takes a special kind of person with a special knack to be a good business manager.  Over 70 percent of the workforce in Spokane is employed in the fields of business, health care and marketing. This creates a big demand for entry-level managers and supervisors. 

The management program at SCC is designed to prepare students for these positions.  The curriculum incorporates individual hands-on experiences while learning the basic principles of business management.

Courses in the AAS degree program include management, business law, project management, computer applications and human relations. In addition to the academic courses, there is an opportunity for team work and leadership experience through participation in College DECA, an international management and marketing organization.
All students graduating from the AAS degree program must have a minimum grade average of 2.0 on each of the required management, accounting, economic, and business courses and a cumulative minimum grade point average on all required courses in the program.

The Management Certificate at SCC is designed to provide students with business, management, and accounting basics with an emphasis on project management skills.  Students are prepared to understand the concepts and methods associated with project initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and controlling, and closing phases of project management.  Students will utilize computer applications to manage and control project tasks, communication, costs, scheduling, and quality.  In addition, this program includes leadership and teambuilding development so vital for successful project management in the workplace.  Students can expect to increase job skills for entry-level employment as well as career advancement.  All students graduating from the certificate program must have a minimum grade average of 2.0 on each of the required courses in the program.

Program Learning Outcomes

  1. Understand organizational behavior and leadership, management, business operation, finances, location and layout, record keeping, merchandising and business promotion.
  2. Understand the planning, organizing, leading and controlling functions of running a business on a day-to-day basis.
  3. Incorporate information technology and computer applications, including Internet, to the business environment.
  4. Understand human relations and the importance of ethics, possess an awareness of cultural diversity, the role of international business, the fundamental principles of business law, credit and collections, problem solving, and group decision processes as used in today's business world.
  5. Understand and possibly accept the challenging entrepreneurial role of owning their own business.
  6. Communicate effectively.
  7. Utilize management skills and knowledge by participating in cooperative education and/or supervised volunteer experience.

Career Opportunities

Employment opportunities include positions from every level - entry, supervisory, management, and owner-manager - of the manufacturing, wholesaling, and retailing of goods and services.
POTENTIAL POSITIONS INCLUDE: assistant buyer, bank branch manager, business owner, department manager, hotel or motel manager, insurance agent, sales and distribution, theater manager, management trainee, retail operations manager in a variety of retail operations, customer service, and assistant manager. Salaries in the Spokane area range from $12 per hour upward depending on skills, motivation, experience, and attitude as well as the ability to sell herself/himself at the interview.

AAS - SCC

Offered at Locations:  Spokane Community College
Group A-AAS Degree-Management Core 80
Group B-AAS Degree Management Electives 5
Group C-AAS Degree Written Communications Elective 5
90
90 credits are required for the AAS

Group A-AAS Degree-Management Core 
ACCT 151College Accounting I 15
BT   152College and Career Strategies 3
BUS& 101Intro to Business 5
BUS  103Basic Business Math and Electronic Calculators 25
BUS  104Business Mathematics 5
BUS& 201Business Law 5
BUS  280Human Relations in Business 5
CATT 138Microsoft Excel I 2.5
CATT 139Microsoft Excel II 2.5
CATT 241Microsoft Project 62.5
ECON 100Fundamentals of Economics 35
ENGL&101English Composition I 45
MMGT 100Supervised Volunteer Experience 1
MMGT 101Principles of Management 5
MMGT 181Leadership Training-DEC 51
MMGT 211Marketing 5
MMGT 231Human Resource Management 5
MMGT 243Fundamentals of Project Management 65
MMGT 244Introduction to Lean Six Sigma 2.5
MMGT 256Lean Leadership 5

Group B-AAS Degree Management Electives 
BUS  120International Business 5
BUS  140International Marketing 3
BUS  204Introduction to Law 5
BUS  284Special Business Topics 1-5
BUS  285Special Business Topics 1-5
BUS  286Special Business Topics 1-5
CATT 120Microsoft Word I 2.5
CMST&101Introduction to Communication 5
MMGT 125Social Media Marketing 5
MMGT 205Small Business Planning 5
MMGT 212Retailing 5
MMGT 218Fundamentals of Advertising 5
MMGT 223Customer Service 3
MMGT 288Cooperative Education Work Experience (No Seminar) 71-5

Group C-AAS Degree Written Communications Elective 
BT   272Business Correspondence 5
BT   274Business Writing for the Web 5
ENGL&102Composition II 5
ENGL&235Technical Writing 5
1ACCT 151 may be substituted with ACCT& 201.
2BUS 103 or proficiency test is required.
3ECON 100 may be substituted with a higher level ECON course.
4ENGL& 101 may be substituted with a course from the Group-C-AAS Degree Written Communication Elective.
5 MMGT 181 may be substituted with MMGT 182,183,191,192, or 193.
6Previous or concurrent enrollment in MMGT 243 and CATT 241 is required.
7MMGT 288 may be substituted with ACCT 288. 1 credit=55 hours of work experience.

Disclaimer: The college cannot guarantee courses will be offered in the quarters indicated. During the period this guide is in circulation, there may be curriculum revisions and program changes. Students are responsible for consulting the appropriate academic unit or adviser for more current and specific information. the information in this guide is subject to change and does not constitute an agreement between the college and the student.