Business

Leadership for Sport Professionals will introduce students to theories, approaches, and styles of leadership, as well as, the role that ethics and ethical decision making play in shaping leader behavior. Students will analyze leadership practices within different sport settings. Case studies of sport leaders from multiple sport levels and structures will be used to examine best practices in sport leadership. Critical issues in sport leadership such as gender and ethnicity will be examined as well. Students will also begin to explore their own leadership thoughts and tendencies and emphasis will be placed on the promotion of personal leadership development with a focus towards successful sport leadership.

Designed to help the student reason and understand the basis of his/her own personal finance decisions in everyday activities. Attention is given to personal income and personal expenditures, borrowing, and the use of personal credit. Introductory personal investment practices, insurance, annuities, home investment, securities and mutual funds will also be covered, as well as taxes and estate planning.

This course is an applications-based course using quantitative skills through applying mathematical operations to the solution of practical problems in general business, retailing, accounting, consumer credit, and personal finance. Topics include percentages, simple and compound interest, establishing retail pricing, discounts, depreciation, payroll, taxes, bank statements and reconciliation, preparing accounting financial reports, consumer credit, investing, annuities, and statistics. This course does not fulfill a Math requirement and cannot be used as a Math elective. Business and Accounting majors can use it to fulfill a BUS/ACC elective and other students can use it to fulfill a free elective.

Designed to give a comprehensive view of communication: its scope and importance in business, its role in establishing a favorable outside-the-firm environment, and effective internal communication program. The various types of business communication media are covered. The course also develops an awareness of the importance of succinct written expression to modern business communication. Required assignments are to be typewritten.

A study of the utilization of the workforce in business. Text material, discussions, and case studies are used in preparation for the responsibility of supervising and managing people.

This course introduces the topic of ethics from a broad based global and practical basis and from the perspective of our Clinton Community College professionals. This course emphasizes the importance of oral communication in business and modern society, and will prepare students for their experiences throughout SUNY. Through research, case studies, class presentations, and guest presenters, students will be introduced to the contemporary issues of ethics, morality and social responsibility that face today’s business community.

A supervised, on-the-job, work experience related to the students' course of study. Students must apply for this course as they would any job and obtain such information from the instructor or the business/accounting department chair. Students are required to attend seminars in addition to working 120 hours.