Business

Introduction to accounting information system and recording and reporting of business transactions with a focus on the accounting cycle, terminology, application of basic principles and theories, classified financial statements and statement analysis for decision makers. The course includes balance sheet valuations, revenue/expense recognition, and cash flows.

Fundamental concepts and applications of managerial accounting techniques in the business world. Cost determination, cost analysis and control, performance evaluation, and the preparation and use of economic information for internal management purposes.

Designed for students who pursue accounting beyond introductory study. A rapid review of fundamentals, with problems in valuation and presentation of assets, and liabilities, together with a study of analytical procedures. Course meets the educational requirements
for the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exam as determined by the California State Board.

Designed for students who pursue accounting beyond introductory study. Course topics include investments, revenue recognition, income taxes, accounting changes, and error analysis. This course may help meet the educational requirement for the Certified Public
Accountant (CPA) exam as determined by the California State Board of Accountancy.

Designed for students who are pursuing accounting beyond introductory study. Covers the objectives, scope and history of external auditing for financial statements. Qualifies as meeting a part of the educational requirements for the Certified Public Accountant exam as determined by the California State Board of Accountancy.

Fundamental accounting procedures covering job order, process, and standard cost systems; budgetary control; direct costing; cost reports for management use.

A study of the practices and methods of municipal governmental accounting encompassing terminology, reporting requirements, recording methods and the uses of funds.

Designing and operating an accounting system using Quickbooks software while following Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Implementing an accounting system for a new company. Preparing reports on customer and sales activities, employee and payroll activities, and purchase transactions.

Ethical standards of the accounting profession with emphasis on contemporary issues confronting accountants and auditors and their social and ethical responsibilities. Topics include the history of ethical thought, tax and auditing fiduciary responsibilities, the America Institute of Certified Public Accountants Code of Professional Conduct, financial statement representations, and the theoretical and practical application of ethical principles in business and accounting.

Designed for students who want to pursue the study of tax accounting or who want to prepare their own individual tax returns. Topics include tax filing requirements, gross income, itemized deductions, capital gains and losses. Helps to prepare students to meet
requirements for the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exam.

Study of California State Income Tax law, income tax problems, and preparation of California income tax returns.

A lecture-lab course to develop basic writing skills for the business world. Topics include the business writing process, various business audiences, and skills to improve writing, as well as practice writing emails, letters, instructions, and summaries.

A hands-on course to develop skills in business writing for digital platforms. Topics include the interactive nature of digital business communication, internet research, multi-media storytelling, writing for business websites, and business use of social media.

Students will acquire basic knowledge of the keyboard to interact more efficiently with desktop computers. Instruction covers introduction to the keyboard and development of basic keyboarding skills.

Extensive practice in writing and editing business letters, memorandums, e-mail messages, social media messages, and other business documents. Class discussions on style, structure, goals of written business communication, and cultural diversity in business. Practice in using appropriate vocabulary and tone in business documents.

Study of the nature, purpose, and sources of law; the historical development of the law and its function with respect to society and business; contracts, agency, tort, criminal law, business ethics, corporation, partnership and legal concepts.

Continued study of concepts and practices introduced in Business Law I with a focus on sales, regulation of business, real property, community property, environmental law, employment law, bailment law, wills and trusts, and security regulations.

A study of mathematical problems in business including Accounting (payroll, depreciation, inventory, financial statements), Finance (Investments, Time Value of Money, simple and compound interest), Marketing (metrics, ROI), and the use of graphs and tables. While this class will include a basic introduction to performing calculations using spreadsheet software, no background is required.

Academic support for currently enrolled Business Department students in an instructor-supervised computer lab. Students work on assignments given in other Business Department credit and noncredit classes. Instructors assist students with computer skills and assignment content to achieve academic course learning outcomes.

Essential computer concepts and techniques for the beginning computer user, including how to use a Windows or Mac-based operating system. Introduction to the internet and email basics with an overview of business office productivity tools.

Electronic publishing for the business office using such programs as Microsoft Publisher or Adobe InDesign. Students will create and manage business documents for print or electronic distribution including business newsletters, postcards, interactive forms, flyers, and web publications. Students develop page layouts, edit text, optimize bitmaps, correct simple spelling, punctuation, and grammar errors in the development of business documents.

A beginning course to analyze and solve business-related problems using Microsoft Excel. Topics include set up and customize a spreadsheet; create and manage charts; create simple formulas, and use functions. This course helps students prepare for the Microsoft Office Specialist Excel certification exam.

Learn database design guidelines to create the structure of the business Access database, which allows users to create tables, queries, forms, and reports for business data. Build table relationships, establish query criteria, and create and customize forms and reports.

An overview course that introduces students to current business software, including, but
not limited to Windows/Mac operating systems, MS Office (word processing,
spreadsheets, databases, presentations), internet and email, cloud based business
productivity tools, computerized accounting, business graphics or desktop publishing
software, Web authoring and animation software, and business multimedia software.

This is an intermediate course to analyze and solve business-related problems using Microsoft Excel.Topics include creating and managing tables, using conditional and text functions, organizing large worksheets, inserting macros, and using pivot tables.This course helps students prepare for the Microsoft Office Specialist Excel Core and Excel Expert certification exam.

An introduction for beginning computer students to computer concepts and techniques used in business. Topics include navigating an operating system and organizing and managing files as well as Internet, email, and a brief introduction of the MS Office applications: Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access.

This course further develops electronic publishing by enhancing business office publications and making them interactive using such programs as Microsoft Publisher, Adobe InDesign, and Adobe Acrobat Professional. Students deconstruct business documents and templates, create a business office newsletter, business posters, interactive business registration forms, upload files and folders in a cloud-based drive, and import/export documents in various file formats.

Students learn advanced spreadsheets formulas and formatting techniques and will concentrate on various Excel applications including formula auditing, PivotTables, PivotCharts, and troubleshooting formulas.

Create business reports, import and export business data. Data searches with multiple criteria using action queries and outer join. Create easy access database by applying business macros. Improve database performance by setting passwords and changing startup options.

An overview course that introduces students to the basic concepts of computer components, installing and uninstalling Microsoft Office application software, installing device drivers, installation and use of antivirus and spyware, and install memory cards.

Fundamentals of website content management and blogging tools for creation of an individual or business website. Students will create an individual or business website or blog. Students will develop, organize, format, manage, and publish content to the web using WordPress.

An introductory hands-on project based website development course for the business
office. Students will plan, format, develop, and test a basic business website using
Adobe website development tools and online website builders without coding. Students will add text, images, media, widgets, navigation elements, and links to a website. Topics include adding basic e-business and e-commerce functions to a website.

Developing and maintaining a personal or business website using HTML and CSS built-in functions of Adobe Dreamweaver. Topics include new website definition, creating and editing the site, adding pages, links, images, text, and media. Beginning through intermediate skills are taught.

Introductory course on internet and email. Topics include business email, browser features, navigating the web, cloud computing services, and web research skills.

Introduces business students to the basic concepts of creating interactive business website presentations using Adobe Creative Cloud software. Students learn introductory techniques for creating interactive content for advertising and marketing promotions. Students view their work in the browser or in web pages.

The course is designed for the office business professional or other computer user. Topics include creating a PowerPoint slide show, adding visuals to enhances a slide show, customizing a presentation, and delivering a presentation.

Instruction in the utilization of Microsoft Excel as it relates to accounting principles. Practice in formatting, formulas, and functions, PivotTables and PivotCharts, worksheet manipulation, table, and macro commands.

Project-oriented approach to developing a business website using various Adobe web development software applications. Topics include types and functions of software applications; creating and formatting web pages with text, graphics, and media; adding forms and interactivity, and integration of output from several software applications into a single website project.

Project-oriented approach using Adobe web development software for the development of e-business and mobile websites. Topics include: further development of business websites by adding business functions to a website such as website analytics, search engine optimization, and e-business and shopping cart widgets; optimizing web pages for mobile devices; creating a mobile website; and creating a responsive website.

Create business web graphics and business web media using Adobe web graphics and web authoring tools. Create, edit, manage, and optimize vector and bitmap images for web pages. Topics include creation of a custom webpage layout, creation of web page banners, web page backgrounds, and adding digital media to a web page. Creation of a web page layer comp with navigational elements.

A self-paced computer software course that supports the attainment of an industry standard certificate as a Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) or Intuit QuickBooks Certified User (QBCU). Students will complete real-world simulated projects using Gmetrix and Certiport software in one selected core area: MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Access, MS Outlook, or Intuit QuickBooks.

Fundamentals of efficient management of electronic files/folders in a business office
using a Windows or Mac based operating system. Students create file and folder naming
conventions, learn to view and navigate through levels of folders, setup a cloud storage
system, and organize folders in removable storage devices.

Introductory course to provide familiarity of the Internet and email. Topics covered includes an introduction to the Internet and email, browser features, navigating the web, cloud computing services, and evaluating websites for clarity, content, and credibility.

Fundamental digital image software course. Students learn to organize and digitally edit business office images for web page development, and electronic publishing. Students repair exposure problems, create selections, auto correct, reframe, retouch, recompose, and share and export image files in various file formats.

Google Apps for Business I is a hands-on course that introduces students to cloud-based file storage, email, security, file management, Google Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Calendar, Blogger, and group collaboration. Students learn to share docs, collaborate in groups, develop error free blog posts, memo, cover letter, and a personal budget, and migrate and convert Microsoft Office documents into to Google Docs, Sheets, and Presentations, and archive them in the Google Drive.

Google Apps for Business II is a hands-on course that introduces to data collection strategies using Google Forms and builds on existing understanding of cloud productivity tools. Students create and embed surveys into blogs, support content management, gather employee and client feedback, manage spreadsheets, back up assignments in the cloud, create archives, learn to connect and collaborate, encrypt, and share documents in the most common file formats.

An introduction to Microsoft Office applications in Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint. Topics include Microsoft Office basics, formatting business letters, creating and editing worksheets and databases, PowerPoint presentations, and additional hands-on simulated projects.

An intermediate level course of Microsoft Office applications in Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint. Topics include creating a flyer and table in Word, analyzing data in Excel, creating forms and reports in Access, and building a PowerPoint presentation with animation, tables, and charts. The integration of Microsoft Office applications is introduced.

A practical and experience-centric approach to entrepreneurship. This practice-based method focuses on nurturing an entrepreneurial mindset and skill set and equips students with tools to bring one�s ideas from concept to launch. The course promotes active learning and engagement with the realities of entrepreneurship, encouraging entrepreneurial thinking beyond just learning the concepts of planning, funding, pitching, and marketing creative ideas.

Preparation for collaborative forms of interaction and idea generation that allow for innovative solutions using design thinking, a major driver for strategic differentiation and competitive advantage among firms. Explore technology and radical innovation as forces behind the transformation of leading industries and their entrepreneurial value.

Study the foundational concepts for understanding social entrepreneurship, combining the passion of a social mission with business-like discipline, innovation, and determination to address pressing social problems. This course offers a basic framework for social entrepreneurs to develop new business models and ventures that support inclusivity, accessibility, and sustainability.

The fields of risk, risk management, and insurance, including the legal elements of risk and contracts. Designed for any business student who is interested in learning about risk management, legal contracts, and financial risk, as well as those interested in the insurance industry.

The nature and significance of money and banking in both a historical and contemporary sense with an emphasis on the commercial banking processes, the Federal Reserve, financial institutions other than commercial banks, and international banking.

Personal financial planning is critical. This class will help you develop financial plans in your personal life to buy a house and invest, and understand the importance of starting to save for retirement right away. It will introduce you to important Finance topics such as insurance, taxes. The class is also a useful introduction to Finance for those pursuing academic goals in business.

Personal financial planning is critical. Learn to develop financial plans for your personal life such as buying a house, investing, evaluating insurance, paying taxes, and starting to save for retirement right away. Includes rigorous application of linear, algebraic, exponential, and logarithmic functions with applications to personal finance and is useful preparation for university-level classes in Finance.

The principles and practices in the investment field and successful investment policies for the individual investor are studied, serving as a good practical application as well as good preparation for higher-level classes. This will include establishing an investment program, sources of investment information, tools utilized in security and market analysis, and an analysis of securities markets and institutions.

Students will learn effective communication, problem solving and decision making, positive attitude and taking initiative, teamwork and collaboration. All of these are essential skills for business.

An overview of the functional areas of business, including marketing, human resources, finance, accounting, operations, and management within a socially responsible global business environment. In addition, an overview of small business and entrepreneurship, ethics, economics, international business, and e-commerce.

This course emphasizes the centrality of ethical values such as honesty, trust, respect, and fairness in the context of individual and organizational effectiveness. Become a more effective decision maker by examining the role and the social responsibility of ethics in the business environment.

This course provides an overview of international business focusing on global perspective of international trade and investment, financial markets, business issues and strategies in the global economy, international marketing and business operations of multinational corporations.

Marketing execution in an international environment. Impact of cultural, economic, legal, and political environments on creating, pricing, promoting, and distributing products/services. Role of global trade organizations on international marketing strategy.

An introduction to the legal aspects of International Business, including U.S. trade laws, contracts, transactions, technology transfers, intellectual property protection, shipping documents, insurance, finance, economic communities, and dispute resolution.

An introduction to the financial decisions impacting International Business, including assessing the current economic environment, computing foreign exchange rates, analyzing foreign exchange risks, learning how to calculate time value of money of global assets, and considering current and prior issues impacting international finance.

This is a beginning level keyboarding course designed to build effective keyboarding skills with an emphasis on building correct touch-typing techniques for alphanumeric, symbol, and punctuation keys. A foundation for keyboarding speed and accuracy is developed and proofreader's marks are introduced. Successful completion of this class results in a minimum keyboarding speed of 20 net words per minute on a five-minute timed writing with 90% accuracy.

Keyboarding skill development on computer keyboard with associated software, emphasizing proper technique to develop speed and accuracy. Drills target individual student deficiencies. Develop proper touch control of entire computer keyboard (including alphabetic, number, and symbol keys; numeric keypad) with proper control of the Space Bar, Enter, Tab, and Shift keys.

An introduction to the features of Microsoft Outlook and OneNote. Students learn to manage messages, appointments, tasks and contact lists, and customize Outlook for the workplace. Emphasis is placed on the advanced features of Outlook for communication, sharing information, and productivity within a business. Students also learn to organize projects and share notes and ideas using Microsoft OneNote. This course prepares students for the Microsoft Office Specialist exam for Microsoft Outlook.

This course trains students to use Gmetrix and Certiport software to prepare for Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) and/or QuickBooks industry standard certification. Students will engage in real-world simulated projects using applications in their selected core areas: QuickBooks, MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Access, and/or MS Outlook.

Introduction to the concepts and skills required for using computer applications for business. Includes fundamental concepts of hardware, the operating system, and the most frequently used office applications: word processing, electronic spreadsheet, database management, presentations, web browsers, and email.

Introduction to dynamic relational database management using Microsoft Access. This course provides in-depth coverage of the concepts and techniques required to create, manage, format, modify, and configure Access database objects. Topics covered include creating tables with fields, defining table relationships, constructing queries, designing custom forms, and custom reports. Course completion will assist in the preparation for the Microsoft Office Specialist MS Access certification exams.

An introduction to QuickBooks desktop accounting software designed for small businesses. Topics include setting up a new company; recording sales and purchases; processing payroll and inventory; generating financial statements, and to assist in the preparation for the QuickBooks Certified User Desktop certification exam. Customizing and integrating QuickBooks desktop with Microsoft Excel and Word are also introduced.

An introduction to QuickBooks Online (QBO) a cloud-based accounting subscription service designed for small businesses. Topics include setting up a new company; recording sales and purchases; processing payroll and inventory; generating financial statements; evaluating QBO mobile and third party apps; and to assist in the preparation for the QuickBooks Certified User Online certification exam. Customizing and integrating QBO with Microsoft Excel and Word are also introduced.

This course provides in-depth coverage of the concepts and techniques required to use Microsoft Excel to create spreadsheets to express, analyze, and solve business-related problems, and to assist in the preparation for the Microsoft Office Specialist Excel certification exam.

Plan, implement, and manage projects using Microsoft Project. Create and share a project schedule, create tasks and resources, track costs and resources, produce reports, and keep projects on track.

This course provides in-depth coverage of the concepts and techniques required to use Microsoft PowerPoint to create compelling slide show presentations. Topics include planning an effective presentation, adding and editing video and audio clips, creating tables and charts, animating graphics, and applying artistic effects. This course prepares students for the Microsoft Office Specialist PowerPoint certification exam.

Experience creating and editing documents using Microsoft Word including paragraph and page formatting, proofing tools, tables, styles, columns, mail merge, and headers/footers. Advanced features include building blocks, references, and sharing/protecting documents.

Perform business functions faster, cheaper, and better using storefront apps to handle the flow of merchandise, services, information, and revenue. Focus is on the apps and tools needed to manage an e-business and/or e-store. Topics include entrepreneurial business strategy, offering products and services, managing customers and orders, product and market research, advertising and promotions, customer service, search engine optimization, online storefront options, and mobile e-business apps.

Experience in developing and maintaining a business website with HTML and CSS. Topics include tables, page divisions, links, image, forms, and built-in JavaScript behaviors.

This course will provide students with an overview of webpage development using drag and drop website builders. Assignments will focus on online website builders, cloud-based productivity tools, and software applications available to users as and when needed for specific temporary projects, known or unexpected business workloads, and portfolio development.

Fundamentals of custom business website development without coding using Adobe Muse web development software. Topics include tools that create and format web pages, add text, images, media, and widgets, add basic e-business functions, optimize layouts for mobile devices, and create a responsive business website.

Create, edit, organize, and optimize web images and documents using industry standard programs Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Acrobat. Topics include digital image editing, automation batch tools, document manipulation and conversion, optical character recognition (OCR), encryption, and interactive forms, and portable document format. Produce business office materials for outreach, social networks, electronic publications, print and web, and documents for use in content management systems (CMS).

Overview of industry standard mobile apps and tools used to perform, transform, and manage business processes, services, operations, and functions. Topics include building an effective mobile business strategy, improving productivity, enhancing customer experience, promoting a business through mobile operations, and utilizing mobile apps for communications, productivity, planning, organizing, billing, payments, sales, marketing, and mobile e-business applications.

This course will survey contemporary e-commerce apps, marketplaces, and platforms that facilitate entrepreneurial business success. Topics include planning, marketing, and managing business products and services with specific e-commerce apps. Students will be able to identify the most appropriate e-business options and e-commerce apps for a given business function.

Concepts of supervision and management including planning, organizing, recruiting, training, decision-making, communication, employee relations, motivation, discipline, rewards/incentives, and grievances.

Concepts and principles of human relations in organizations, including application of motivational theory, group dynamics, managing change, leadership styles, training, and organizational development.

This course focuses on human resources management principles and techniques, including recruiting, job performance, employee development, career management, discipline, labor relations, and employment law; also sexual harassment, health issues in the workplace, discrimination, Americans with Disabilities Act, downsizing, managing a diverse workforce, and governmental regulations.

Students will learn concepts, strategies, and models to help improve communication skills. This course encompasses topics such as cultural diversity, critical thinking, ethical communication, listening skills, communicating in managerial and leadership roles, managing conflicts, communicating in teams and groups, technology in communication, and public presentations. Students will understand the importance of effective communication in the workplace.

This course explores collaborative and inclusive leadership and management styles along with the vision and values needed to effectively lead successful organizations. Examines strategies for developing and encouraging skills that enable leaders and managers to succeed in business, government, nonprofits, education, and community-based organizations.

This course covers the basic framework of employment law domestically and globally focusing on the layers of employee and employer rights. This course addresses key employment law requirements in the United States and also provide guidance on the implementation of employment policies and practices in countries with different legal systems. Students will understand how to deal effectively with labor-related legal issues in the workplace.

Project management (PM) is vital to the success of every organization. Introduction to the principles and methodology with special focus on planning, controlling, and managing projects to successful completion. Topics are divided into two main categories: technical and behavioral. Technical issues include the process and scope of a project, strategy, and managing risks. Behavioral issues include management, leadership, teams, communications, ethics, and professionalism.

The fundamentals of selling in a professional environment. Students learn to identify target markets, prospect for clients, write a sales plan, develop a sales strategy, identify and resolve conflicts of interest, make an oral presentation, respond effectively to objections, ask for a commitment, and manage a sales force.

Introduction to the concepts, analyses, and activities that comprise marketing management, and to provide practice in assessing and solving marketing problems. A foundation for advanced electives in Marketing as well as other business/social disciplines. Topics include marketing strategy, customer behavior, segmentation, market research, product management, pricing, promotion, sales force management, and competitive analysis.

Introduction to desktop publishing and presentation software using Microsoft Office professional applications and web-based tools. Design and create professional marketing materials such as newsletters, brochures, flyers, logos, business forms, and animated slideshow presentations.

Introduction to the core concepts and applications of contemporary consumer behavior. Topics include needs and motives, personality, perception, learning, attitudes, and cultural influences that lead to understanding consumer decision-making and behavior. Explores the impact of consumer behavior on marketing strategies and promotional tactics.

Exploration of the role of advertising and integrated marketing communications in the marketplace. Working knowledge of areas associated with the advertising industry: target marketing; ad agency organizations and operations; media strategies; use of television, radio, outdoor advertising; online and social media, print media; sales promotions; and alternative advertising.

This course is designed to build students� social media marketing skills by working on projects that give students hands on experience implementing social media marketing campaigns and strategies. Topics include integrating targeted social media platforms into a marketing plan, creating social media marketing campaigns, and measuring the success of campaign efforts. Upon completion, students will be able leverage and integrate social media to promote products, services and brands.

Study of the code of ethics in the legal profession; the steps to file a lawsuit; the California and federal court systems; the areas of torts, contracts, property law, and criminal law and procedure; the role of a paralegal; and the operations of a law office.

This course covers techniques to research and write using online and print legal resources, Shepard's Citations, and accepted legal citation guidelines. Students will practice written, verbal, electronic communication, and legal research techniques and styles used in today's law offices.

This course teaches students how to research effectively using both online and print sources, how to cite check and Shepardize, and how to argue persuasively via a legal research memorandum and a memorandum of points and authorities.

Instruction in how to gather information and draft pleadings. These skills are important to begin a lawsuit in court or to respond to a lawsuit.

Focus on the discovery, trial, and post-trial phases of a lawsuit and the role of a paralegal in each phase.

This course covers law office management systems, personnel management, accounting, and operations.

This course covers legal aspects of various business entities, including corporations, sole proprietorships, partnerships, and joint ventures and emphasizes the duties of a paralegal in forming, maintaining, and terminating the above entities.

Focus on the law of wills and trusts, the organization and jurisdiction of a California probate court, and the administration of estates in California probate courts including gift inheritance and estate taxes.

This course covers the tasks associated with family formation and dissolution as well as the laws affecting diverse family structures in today's society.

This course focuses on the principles of intellectual property law in trademarks, copyrights, and patents including international conventions and the difference between ideas and expression of ideas, fair-use doctrine, trade secrets, and the notion of public domain.

A practice-oriented overview of immigration law and covers family and employment visas, political asylum, naturalization, non-immigrant visas, and removal.

Students will work with practicing attorneys and paralegals, apply the skills learned in the paralegal classes, and gain experience working in a legal environment. One unit of credit is earned for 54 hours of unpaid or paid work.

Fundamental real estate course covering the basic laws and principles of California real estate; provides background and terminology necessary for advanced study in specialized courses. Designed to assist those preparing for the California state real estate salesperson licensing examination.

Basic methods and techniques of real estate escrow procedures including legal responsibilities of individuals engaged in escrow work. Types of instruments used on the job and their preparation, closing statements, disbursements of funds, proration calculations, public and ethical responsibilities.

An introductory course dealing with property management and its relationship to agency and contracts in real estate. Topics include owner and tenant relations, marketing, leases and negotiation, financial aspects, maintenance and construction, types of managed property, property management economics, rent control, eviction, federal and state housing laws, insurance and risk management, environmental concerns, and safety issues.

Day-to-day functions and operations of the real estate broker and salesperson, including listing, prospecting, advertising, marketing, financing, sales techniques, escrow, ethics, and compliance with state and federal regulations.

A study of California real estate law covering agency, contracts, disclosures, landlord/tenant disputes, property taxes, common interest subdivisions, escrow and title insurance, as well as recent legislation governing real estate transactions.

Analysis of real estate financing, including lending policies in financing residential, commercial and special purpose properties. Emphasis on various methods of financing and lending criteria. Introduces and covers the latest changes in industry since the 2008 financial crisis. Includes the Truth-In-Lending Act, Real Estate Procedures Act, the TRID Disclosure Rule and the Dodd-Frank Act concerning oversight of financial institutions in effect since 2015.

This course encompasses Federal and California State income tax and other tax laws influencing the purchase, sale, exchange, and use of real property. Topics include depreciation, capital gains, installment sales, pre-paid interest, and tax saving opportunities. Tax planning, federal gift and estate taxes, and transfer taxes are explored.

Use of economic analysis as the basis for prudent real estate purchases and investments. Students will explore the impact of financing and government policies with respect to investment markets. Review the economic advantages and disadvantages of various types of real estate purchases and investment.

Basic course in real estate valuation with emphasis on residential property. Topics include valuation principles; the formal appraisal process; analysis of city, neighborhood and site data, architectural style analysis of improvement and residential construction classifications; depreciation; market data valuation; the sales comparison, cost and income approaches to value; reconciliation of approaches to final value conclusion; appraisal report formats and role of the professional appraiser.

Advanced study in appraisal and valuation techniques with emphasis on income capitalization models to value multifamily residential,commercial, and industrial properties. The course reviews the formal appraisal process and basic real estate mathematics, financial functions of a dollar, and time value of money. Application of concepts in capitalization and reconstruction analysis, property operating statements, and the derivation and application of capitalization on yield rates.

For prospective and new business owners. Outlines the process of developing and pitching a business plan. Introduction to pitch decks and pitching strategies.

An overview of the considerations involved in starting a new business. Topics include entrepreneur and small business characteristics, evaluation of business idea, business licenses and permits, legal structures for business, and basic financial considerations.

An exploration of the major types of green certifications and the process of achieving them, as well as the obstacles and opportunities small businesses face in implementing and maintaining sustainable practices that are economically, ecologically, and socially sound.

A practical, targeted study of how to develop and implement a successful marketing strategy for small business.

An introduction to free cloud-based software tools for entrepreneurs engaging in business research and planning, website management, blogging, database creation, search engine optimization (SEO) and point of sale solutions.

Development of effective interpersonal communication skills in business settings, thinking strategically about communication as a future business owner. Introduction to communication guidelines and related issues and the opportunity to put those guidelines into practice.

Exploration of ways entrepreneurs can raise startup capital for their small business funding, with pros and cons of each. Evaluation of a business idea for viability and fundability.

Work experience education course designed for students who may not yet have selected a specific occupational goal but who are presently employed off campus. Through supervised employment, students can increase their workplace success by undertaking new or expanded responsibilities at their jobs and acquiring improved work habits and career-related skills. One unit of credit is earned for 54 hours of unpaid or paid work.

General work experience course with supervised employment at an on-campus learning station related to the student's educational or occupational goal. The focus of the course varies according to the CCSF department in which the student works. One unit of credit is earned for 54 hours of unpaid or paid work.