Ñ CTBU 103 Payroll Accounting
3 cr.  (3 lec/wk)  Prerequisite:  CTBU 108.
Introduces the various aspects of the Fair Labor Standards Act and other laws that affect payroll operations and employment practices.  Emphasizes the methods of computing wages and salaries, the methods of keeping records, and the preparation of government reports.  Includes a project requiring students to record all of the payroll information for a business.

Ñ CTBU 105 Integrated General Ledger Accounting
3 cr.  (3 lec/wk)  Prerequisite:  CTBU 108, CTBU 109.
Studies how computers are used in today’s accounting environments through the use of an integrated accounting software package.  Uses a hands-on approach to complete the accounting cycle for merchandise or service businesses as well as entries for voucher systems, departmentalized accounting, financial statement analysis, depreciation, inventory, and payroll.

CTBU 106 QuickBooks
3 cr.  (3 lec/wk)  Prerequisite:  CTBU 108, CTBU 109.
Studies QuickBooks, an accounting system for small-business owners and bookkeepers.  Topics of this course include creating a company, setting up company lists, editing a preset chart of accounts, entering opening balances, entering sales and invoices, receiving payments and making deposits, handling expenses and bills, working with bank accounts, analyzing financial data, tracking and paying sales tax, managing inventory, and preparing payroll.

CTBU 108 Applied Accounting I
3 cr.  (3 lec/wk)
Introduces fundamental double-entry accounting concepts and terminology.  Emphasis on analyzing and recording business transactions and completing, adjusting, and closing entries for the accounting cycle of a service business.  Includes procedures for banking, cash funds, and calculating and recording payroll.

CTBU 109 Applied Accounting II
3 cr.  (3 lec/wk)  Prerequisite:  CTBU 108.
Studies accounting for a merchandising concern through the use of special journals including adjusting and closing entries and financial statements.  Introduces accounting for notes payable and receivable as well as valuation for receivables, inventories, and plant assets.

CTBU 111 Basic Keyboarding
2 cr.  (1 lec/2 lab/wk)
Provides intense practice in basic keyboarding skills.  Students with no previous training on the keyboard or who have difficulty with keyboarding tasks should complete this course before attempting CTBU 115 (Keyboard Applications/Ten Key).

CTBU 113 Transcription
3 cr.  (1 lec/4 lab/wk)  Prerequisites:  CTBU 115, CMP 118.
Develops the ability to produce business correspondence using dictation/transcription equipment.

CTBU 115 Keyboard Applications/Ten Key
3 cr.  (1 lec/4 lab/wk)
Applies keyboarding skills to the formatting of various kinds of business correspondence.  The ten-key component develops the skill to operate the computer numeric ten-key pad by the touch method.  Students will continue building speed and improving accuracy on both keyboards.

Ñ CTBU 131 Records and Information Management
3 cr.  (3 lec/wk)  Prerequisite:  CMP 105.
Applies concepts of file storage and retrieval and ARMA basic rules for the four most commonly used filing systems:  alphabetic, numeric, subject, and geographic.  Emphasis is also placed on electronic file management.  The student will learn the basics of database management through design, control, organization, and accuracy.

CTBU 133 Office Applications
3 cr.  (3 lec/wk)
Presents practical strategies to enhance job search and career management skills through the study of contemporary workplace issues including current business practices, globalization, communications, and human relations.  Career-building assignments including skills and interest assessment assist students in achieving immediate and future goals.

CTBU 153 Medical Transcription
3 cr.  (2 lec/2 lab/wk)  Prerequisites:  CTBU 113 and CTBU 152.
Provides students with opportunities to transcribe taped medical reports from chapters organized by medical specialty.  Students are required to use medical references skillfully while improving their transcribing skills.  The taped material presents realistic report excerpts.

CTBU 165 Business Law
3 cr.  (3 lec/wk)
A broad-based survey approach to the study of business law.  Traditional areas of business law are covered.  Includes an introduction to law; the creation of contracts; sales, agency, and consumer protection; commercial paper; and emerging topic in law.  Presents a basic overview of the concepts and terminology essential to understanding the field of business law.

CTBU 166 Principles of Applied Supervision
3cr.  (3 lec/wk)  Prerequisite:  CMP 105 or consent of instructor.
Introduces students to supervision functions, principles, and contemporary issues in the modern workplace.  Emphasis will be placed on practical applications and insights regarding supervisory applications, individual and group performance, workplace dynamics and change, and team-oriented environments.  Students will explore key skills needed for effective supervision, supervisory challenges of the 21st century, and how supervisors operate in real situations.

CTBU 167 Organizational Leadership Applications
3 cr.  (3 lec/wk)  Prerequisite:  CMP 105 or consent of instructor.
Introduces students to leadership principles and the application thereof.  The course will focus on various dimensions of leadership, including leadership styles; leadership components; and the development of an understandable, usable definition of leadership.  Students will discover how these principles will apply to work and life by engaging the theories of leadership and organizational culture in life-like simulations.

Ñ CTBU 171 Introduction to Business
3 cr.  (3 lec/wk)
Provides an overall picture of business operations.  Specialized fields within business organizations are presented and analyzed.  The role of business in today's society is examined and career opportunities in business are explored.

CTBU 175 Current Issues in Business
3 cr.  (3 lec/wk)  Prerequisite:  CMP 105.
Focuses on contemporary issues in business from emerging concerns to more controversial problems.  Various instructional formats, including guest speakers, print media, the Internet, and discussion groups will be used to gather information and research business issues.

CTBU 201 Applied Accounting III
3 cr.  (3 lec/wk)  Prerequisite:  CTBU 109.
Introduces advanced accounting topics.  Includes voucher systems, accounting procedures for partnerships and corporations, statement of cash flows, analysis of financial statements, and an overview of departmental and manufacturing accounting.

CTBU 267 Applied Organizational Planning
3 cr.  (3 lec/wk)  Prerequisite:  CMP 105 or consent of instructor.
Introduces students to three different types of organizational planning:  1) workforce planning and scheduling to meet current business needs, 2) project planning and management, and 3) strategic planning.  Emphasis will be placed on practical applications regarding the contemporary issues regarding workforce planning, the project management process, and the strategic management process.  The student will explore key skills and tools needed for effective planning to meet current needs and future goals, various ways in which technology is used for planning, and current planning challenges facing supervisors.

CTBU 268 Customer Service
2 cr.  (2 lec/wk)  Prerequisite:  CMP 105 or consent of instructor.
Introduces students to customer service strategies, practices, and systems which are required in the 21st century business environment.  Emphasis will be placed on practical applications regarding customer service strategies.  The student will explore strategic customer service, internal and external customers, work processes and customer/supplier relationships within a work process, the impact of technologies, current trends, and best practices.

CTBU 292 Seminar
V 1-3 cr.
Provides students with the opportunity to intensely study a wide variety of topics pertinent to the field of Business and Information.

CTBU 293 Workshop
V 1-3 cr.
Provides students with the opportunity for experiential study in the varied areas of Business and Information.

CTBU 296 Cooperative Education/Internship
V 1-9 cr.  (45 hours/credit)
Provides university credit for a sophomore work experience in the area of Business and Information Technology, supervised by faculty.  Learning agreement must be completed prior to registration (restricted).

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