Course Schedule
Busi 20, Introduction to Business
Fall 2007, MW 1:10pm- 2:30pm Section 0106
Date
Aug
Sep
Topic
Monterey Peninsula College
Instructor: Jon Mikkelsen
Assignments to be
In Class projects
COMPLETED BEFORE class
Prep for Cases BEFORE class
27
29
Introduction and course overview
Ch 1: U.S. Business
Questions 1,2,4,5,6
3
5
Holiday – Labor Day
Ch 2: Ethics, begin
Case concept introduction
Case: Supply & Demand
Ch 2 q’s: 1,4,5,6,7
Supply & Demand case due
10
Ch 2: Ethics, finish
12
Ch 3: Ownership, begin
Case: Ethical Dilemmas
(handout)
Ch 3 Q’s: 1,2,3,7
Ethical Dilemmas case due
Oct
Video case: Amy’s Ice
Cream (p105)
17
Ch 3: Ownership, finish
19
Ch 4: Global Bus, begin
Ch 4 Q’s: 1,2,3,5,7
Ice Cream case due
24
26
Ch 4: Global Bus, finish
Ch 5: Management, begin
Ch 5 Q’s: 1,2,3,4,8
1
Ch 5: Management, finish
Handout: Planning Case
Finish Planning Case
Brief Review (Ch 1-5)
3
Test #1 (Ch 1-5)
8
10
Ch 6: Organizing, begin
Ch 6: Organizing, finish
Ch 6 Q’s: 1,2,3,4,5
15
Ch 7, Quality/Op’s begin
Ch 7 Q’s: 1,2,3,4,7
Manufacturing case due
17
Ch 7: Quality/Op’s finish
22
Ch 8: Behavior/Motivation
24
Ch 8: finish, Ch 9 Intro.
29
31
Ch 9: Leadership
Ch 10: HR & Labor
Manufacturing
competition case (handout)
Operational planning case
Ch 8 Q’s: 1,2,3,4,8
Operations case due
Activity: Personality
Puzzle
Ch9 Q’s: 2,3,4,5,6,8
Ch 10 Q’s: 1,2,3,6
Leadership activity
Handout HR prep guide
This schedule is subject to change. Students are responsible for having a current schedule at all
times. (Rev. 7/23/07)
Course Schedule
Busi 20, Introduction to Business
Fall 2007, MW 1:10pm- 2:30pm Section 0106
Date
Topic
Monterey Peninsula College
Instructor: Jon Mikkelsen
Assignments to be
COMPLETED BEFORE class
Nov
5
Ch 10: HR & Labor,
finish
In Class projects
(Prep. BEFORE class)
Interview prep due
Job Interviews
Video Case: Persuaders
Begin marketing plan
Brief Review (Ch 6-10)
Dec
7
Test #2 (Ch 6-10)
12
14
Holiday – Veterans’ Day
Ch 11, Marketing, begin
Ch 11 Q’s: 1,2,3,5,8
19
21
Ch 11 finish / Ch 12 begin
Ch 12, Marketing, finish
Ch 12 Q’s: 1,2,5,6,7
26
Ch 13, Information Tech.
28
Ch 14, Accounting, begin
3
Ch 14, Accounting, finish
5
Excerpts:
Read Ch15, The section on “The Fed” Do Question 5,
Read Appendix 1, the Risk Management section,
Ch 13 Q’s: 1,3,5,6,8
Marketing plan due
Ch 14 Q’s: 3,4,5,6,7
***AND find & bring one set per group: balance sheet,
income statement, and cash flows statement of a real
company to class for in-class analysis.***
financial statement
analysis activity
Read Appendix 2: Business and Commercial Law sections,
Read Appendix 3: All
Dec
10
12
Ch 16 Investing, begin
Ch 16 Q’s: 1,2,4,5
Ch 16, Investing, finish
Final exam review: targeting topics from the semester
19
Final Exam
Investment strategy
compare & contrast
Wednesday, December 19 @ 1:10pm in our regular
classroom
This schedule is subject to change. Students are responsible for having a current schedule at all
times. (Rev. 7/23/07)