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DIABLO VALLEY COLLEGE CATALOG 2015-2016 PROGRAM AND COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
DIABLO VALLEY COLLEGE CATALOG 2015-2016
any updates to this document can be found in the addendum at www.dvc.edu/communication/catalog
Business management
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT – BUSMG
Despina Prapavessi, Interim Dean
Business Division
Math Building, Room 267
Certificates of achievement
Management and leadership studies - See BUS
Small business management/entrepreneurship -
See BUS
BUSMG-120 Introduction to Management
Studies
3 units SC
• 54 hours lecture per term
• Recommended: BUS-109 or equivalent; eligibility for
ENGL-122 or equivalent
This course is designed as an introduction to the skills and
applications used in modern management practice. Topics
may include foundation of management principles, planning,
organizing, staffing, directing, controlling, legal, ethical, and
social responsibilities of management. CSU
BUSMG-121 Practices and Concepts of
Supervision
3 units SC
• 54 hours lecture per term
• Recommended: Eligibility for ENGL-122 or equivalent
This course will provide the student with a real world
approach that shows students how management practices
and concepts are carried out. Each of the management func-
tions - planning, organizing, influencing, and controlling
- will be explained from the standpoint of how each function
interrelates to the management process. Student participa-
tion includes a variety of management exercises and case
study discussions. CSU
BUSMG-131 Gender Issues in Management
3 units LR
• 54 hours lecture per term
• Recommended: BUS-109 and eligibility for ENGL-122 or
equivalents
An exploration of gender issues in management resulting
from the expansion of women’s roles at work during the
past decades and the growth of the multicultural workforce.
Leadership styles, use of power, mentoring, networking,
communicating, team work, discrimination, sexual harass-
ment and family/work balance will be studied in the context
of the current diverse workplace. CSU
BUSMG-132 Human Resource Management
3 units SC
• 54 hours lecture per term
• Recommended: BUS-109 and eligibility for ENGL-122 or
equivalents
This course is a comprehensive study of human resource
management in organizations, including human resource
planning; employment legislation; recruitment and selec-
tion; training and development; compensation and benefits;
performance appraisal and career management; managing
labor relations; safety, health, and well-being; and motivation
and enhancing performance. The course will explore topics
including values, ethical issues, leadership and communica-
tion, conflict, work design, and organizational culture. CSU
BUSMG-150 Topics in Management Studies
.3-4 units SC
• Variable hours
• Recommended: BUS-109 and eligibility for ENGL-122 or
equivalents
A supplemental course in business management to provide a
study of current concepts and problems in business manage-
ment. Specific topics will be announced in the schedule of
classes. CSU
BUSMG-160 Managing Conflict and Workplace
Relationships
.5 unit SC
• 9 hours lecture per term
This course will explore methods to resolve conflict as well
as strategies to manage conflict that cannot be resolved.
Effective communication techniques will be emphasized.
CSU
BUSMG-161 Leading Groups and Teams
.5 unit SC
• 9 hours lecture per term
This course will review research on small group and team
interactions, and offer practical tools to better manage intra-
team relationships, team projects and team effectiveness.
Emphasis is placed on helping teams navigate organizational
hazards, so they can focus on productive outcomes. CSU
BUSMG-165 Managing Stress
.5 unit SC
• 9 hours lecture per term
This course will examine the nature of stress and offer stu-
dents strategies to recognize, adapt, and buffer stressors.
CSU
BUSMG-166 Time Management
.5 unit SC
• 9 hours lecture per term
This course will address setting goals and priorities, leverag-
ing resources, monitoring progress, and taking responsibility
for outcome in order to maximize the effective use of time.
CSU
PROGRAM AND COURSE DESCRIPTIONS DIABLO VALLEY COLLEGE CATALOG 2015-2016
DIABLO VALLEY COLLEGE CATALOG 2015-2016
any updates to this document can be found in the addendum at www.dvc.edu/communication/catalog
Business management
BUSMG-167 Writing and Presenting a Business
Plan
.5 unit SC
• 9 hours lecture per term
In this course students will explore their proposed business,
core competencies, competitors, and customers through
designing a business plan. Survival tactics will be presented
to increase the chances of success in fluctuating business
environments. CSU
BUSMG-168 Customer Service
.5 unit SC
• 9 hours lecture per term
This course presents the competencies needed to develop a
joint purpose, show compassion, and be generous and trust-
worthy with customers, co-workers, and external stakehold-
ers. The relationship of customer service skills to career suc-
cess will be examined. CSU
BUSMG-170 Effective Oral Presentations
.5 unit SC
• 9 hours lecture per term
This course will examine how to analyze an audience, iden-
tify intent, and make the most of messages. Students will
craft content, design visual aids, and refine nonverbal deliv-
ery. CSU
BUSMG-171 Listening and Responding in the
Workplace
.5 unit SC
• 9 hours lecture per term
This course provides students with an understanding of how
listening skills are part of effective business communication.
Active listening techniques will be studied as a strategy to
better discern communicated messages. CSU
BUSMG-172 Persuasion in Work Settings
.5 unit SC
• 9 hours lecture per term
In this course effective persuasive techniques will be pre-
sented, including how to make a reasonable request, tie facts
to benefits, overcome resistance, and accept compromise.
CSU
BUSMG-173 Intercultural Communication in the
Workplace
.5 unit SC
• 9 hours lecture per term
This course will present individual and cultural factors that
affect communication as well as the mores that shape the
values, experiences and behavior of others in the workplace.
Techniques to prepare students to effectively interact with
someone who approaches life from a different world view
will be discussed. CSU
BUSMG-191 Small Business Management
3 units SC
• 54 hours lecture per term
• Recommended: BUS-103, BUS-109; eligibility for ENGL-
122 or equivalents
An introductory course intended for students who want to
start a new small business, or are already involved in the
ongoing management of an existing small business. Small
business owners differ from entrepreneurs in that they
often keep their businesses small and do not emphasize
rapid growth. A small business is independently owned
and operated, and is typically not dominant in its field. This
course will cover relevant functional areas such as market-
ing, finance and human resources. It will also cover topics
unique to small businesses, including managing a family-
owned business, becoming a franchisee, and applying for a
Small business Administration (SBA) loan. Students will get
hands-on small business management experience by design-
ing their own small businesses and putting together a busi-
ness plan. CSU
BUSMG-192 Entrepreneurship and Venture
Management
3 units SC
• 54 hours lecture per term
• Recommended: BUS-103, 109; eligibility for ENGL-122
or equivalents
A course designed for students who want to become entre-
preneurs and successfully launch new business ventures.
Entrepreneurs’ principle objectives are profitability and
growth. They differ from other business owners in that
they take more risks, and focus on developing innovative
strategic practices and products in high tech and other high
growth sectors. This course will cover the process of success-
fully launching, managing and growing an entrepreneurial
firm, emphasizing opportunity recognition and feasibility
analysis. It will also cover important topics such as devel-
oping an effective business model, protecting intellectual
property and obtaining venture capital financing. Students
will get hands-on entrepreneurial experience by designing
their own entrepreneurial venture and developing a busi-
ness plan. CSU
BUSMG-226 Group Behavior and Leadership
3 units LR
• 54 hours lecture per term
• Recommended: BUS-109 and eligibility for ENGL-122 or
equivalents
This course will provide theoretical foundations and prac-
tical experiences with group behavior and leadership.
Emphasis will be placed on self-awareness in a group set-
ting. The course includes the examination of workforce
diversity, motivation, decision-making, and organizational
politics. CSU
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During this file relating to diablo valley college introduction to management studies.
DIABLO VALLEY COLLEGE CATALOG 2015-2016 PROGRAM AND COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
DIABLO VALLEY COLLEGE CATALOG 2015-2016
any updates to this document can be found in the addendum at www.dvc.edu/communication/catalog
Business management
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT – BUSMG
Despina Prapavessi, Interim Dean
Business Division
Math Building, Room 267
Certificates of achievement
Management and leadership studies - See BUS
Small business management/entrepreneurship -
See BUS
BUSMG-120 Introduction to Management
Studies
3 units SC
• 54 hours lecture per term
• Recommended: BUS-109 or equivalent; eligibility for
ENGL-122 or equivalent
This course is designed as an introduction to the skills and
applications used in modern management practice. Topics
may include foundation of management principles, planning,
organizing, staffing, directing, controlling, legal, ethical, and
social responsibilities of management. CSU
BUSMG-121 Practices and Concepts of
Supervision
3 units SC
• 54 hours lecture per term
• Recommended: Eligibility for ENGL-122 or equivalent
This course will provide the student with a real world
approach that shows students how management practices
and concepts are carried out. Each of the management func-
tions - planning, organizing, influencing, and controlling
- will be explained from the standpoint of how each function
interrelates to the management process. Student participa-
tion includes a variety of management exercises and case
study discussions. CSU
BUSMG-131 Gender Issues in Management
3 units LR
• 54 hours lecture per term
• Recommended: BUS-109 and eligibility for ENGL-122 or
equivalents
An exploration of gender issues in management resulting
from the expansion of women’s roles at work during the
past decades and the growth of the multicultural workforce.
Leadership styles, use of power, mentoring, networking,
communicating, team work, discrimination, sexual harass-
ment and family/work balance will be studied in the context
of the current diverse workplace. CSU
BUSMG-132 Human Resource Management
3 units SC
• 54 hours lecture per term
• Recommended: BUS-109 and eligibility for ENGL-122 or
equivalents
This course is a comprehensive study of human resource
management in organizations, including human resource
planning; employment legislation; recruitment and selec-
tion; training and development; compensation and benefits;
performance appraisal and career management; managing
labor relations; safety, health, and well-being; and motivation
and enhancing performance. The course will explore topics
including values, ethical issues, leadership and communica-
tion, conflict, work design, and organizational culture. CSU
BUSMG-150 Topics in Management Studies
.3-4 units SC
• Variable hours
• Recommended: BUS-109 and eligibility for ENGL-122 or
equivalents
A supplemental course in business management to provide a
study of current concepts and problems in business manage-
ment. Specific topics will be announced in the schedule of
classes. CSU
BUSMG-160 Managing Conflict and Workplace
Relationships
.5 unit SC
• 9 hours lecture per term
This course will explore methods to resolve conflict as well
as strategies to manage conflict that cannot be resolved.
Effective communication techniques will be emphasized.
CSU
BUSMG-161 Leading Groups and Teams
.5 unit SC
• 9 hours lecture per term
This course will review research on small group and team
interactions, and offer practical tools to better manage intra-
team relationships, team projects and team effectiveness.
Emphasis is placed on helping teams navigate organizational
hazards, so they can focus on productive outcomes. CSU
BUSMG-165 Managing Stress
.5 unit SC
• 9 hours lecture per term
This course will examine the nature of stress and offer stu-
dents strategies to recognize, adapt, and buffer stressors.
CSU
BUSMG-166 Time Management
.5 unit SC
• 9 hours lecture per term
This course will address setting goals and priorities, leverag-
ing resources, monitoring progress, and taking responsibility
for outcome in order to maximize the effective use of time.
CSU
PROGRAM AND COURSE DESCRIPTIONS DIABLO VALLEY COLLEGE CATALOG 2015-2016
DIABLO VALLEY COLLEGE CATALOG 2015-2016
any updates to this document can be found in the addendum at www.dvc.edu/communication/catalog
Business management
BUSMG-167 Writing and Presenting a Business
Plan
.5 unit SC
• 9 hours lecture per term
In this course students will explore their proposed business,
core competencies, competitors, and customers through
designing a business plan. Survival tactics will be presented
to increase the chances of success in fluctuating business
environments. CSU
BUSMG-168 Customer Service
.5 unit SC
• 9 hours lecture per term
This course presents the competencies needed to develop a
joint purpose, show compassion, and be generous and trust-
worthy with customers, co-workers, and external stakehold-
ers. The relationship of customer service skills to career suc-
cess will be examined. CSU
BUSMG-170 Effective Oral Presentations
.5 unit SC
• 9 hours lecture per term
This course will examine how to analyze an audience, iden-
tify intent, and make the most of messages. Students will
craft content, design visual aids, and refine nonverbal deliv-
ery. CSU
BUSMG-171 Listening and Responding in the
Workplace
.5 unit SC
• 9 hours lecture per term
This course provides students with an understanding of how
listening skills are part of effective business communication.
Active listening techniques will be studied as a strategy to
better discern communicated messages. CSU
BUSMG-172 Persuasion in Work Settings
.5 unit SC
• 9 hours lecture per term
In this course effective persuasive techniques will be pre-
sented, including how to make a reasonable request, tie facts
to benefits, overcome resistance, and accept compromise.
CSU
BUSMG-173 Intercultural Communication in the
Workplace
.5 unit SC
• 9 hours lecture per term
This course will present individual and cultural factors that
affect communication as well as the mores that shape the
values, experiences and behavior of others in the workplace.
Techniques to prepare students to effectively interact with
someone who approaches life from a different world view
will be discussed. CSU
BUSMG-191 Small Business Management
3 units SC
• 54 hours lecture per term
• Recommended: BUS-103, BUS-109; eligibility for ENGL-
122 or equivalents
An introductory course intended for students who want to
start a new small business, or are already involved in the
ongoing management of an existing small business. Small
business owners differ from entrepreneurs in that they
often keep their businesses small and do not emphasize
rapid growth. A small business is independently owned
and operated, and is typically not dominant in its field. This
course will cover relevant functional areas such as market-
ing, finance and human resources. It will also cover topics
unique to small businesses, including managing a family-
owned business, becoming a franchisee, and applying for a
Small business Administration (SBA) loan. Students will get
hands-on small business management experience by design-
ing their own small businesses and putting together a busi-
ness plan. CSU
BUSMG-192 Entrepreneurship and Venture
Management
3 units SC
• 54 hours lecture per term
• Recommended: BUS-103, 109; eligibility for ENGL-122
or equivalents
A course designed for students who want to become entre-
preneurs and successfully launch new business ventures.
Entrepreneurs’ principle objectives are profitability and
growth. They differ from other business owners in that
they take more risks, and focus on developing innovative
strategic practices and products in high tech and other high
growth sectors. This course will cover the process of success-
fully launching, managing and growing an entrepreneurial
firm, emphasizing opportunity recognition and feasibility
analysis. It will also cover important topics such as devel-
oping an effective business model, protecting intellectual
property and obtaining venture capital financing. Students
will get hands-on entrepreneurial experience by designing
their own entrepreneurial venture and developing a busi-
ness plan. CSU
BUSMG-226 Group Behavior and Leadership
3 units LR
• 54 hours lecture per term
• Recommended: BUS-109 and eligibility for ENGL-122 or
equivalents
This course will provide theoretical foundations and prac-
tical experiences with group behavior and leadership.
Emphasis will be placed on self-awareness in a group set-
ting. The course includes the examination of workforce
diversity, motivation, decision-making, and organizational
politics. CSU
doc_611864603.pdf