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Eligibility Criteria

High School Diploma, GED or equiv. International Education

Credit Hours

84 Hours

Course Duration

1 Year (Self-Paced) Program

Courses Offered

14

Courses Offered In ASSOCIATE TO BACHELORS DEGREE

  • Courses Name

  • Courses Description

  • Credit Hours

  • Introduction to Business

  • This course will introduce you to the principles and functions of business. Business will be discussed as a part of a total social, political and economic environment. The various functional areas of business will be discussed: economic systems, forms of business ownership, management, human relations, marketing, accounting and finance.

  • 6 Credits

  • Marketing Essentials

  • This course is designed to introduce you to the basic marketing concepts. It provides an overview of the marketing functions of selling, promotion, and distribution along with marketing research and strategic marketing process.

  • 6 Credits

  • Business Communication

  • This course is designed to give you a comprehensive view of communication, its scope and importance in business, and the role of communication in establishing a favorable outside the firm environment, as well as an effective internal communications program.

  • 6 Credits

  • Fundamentals of Accounting

  • The Fundamentals of Accounting course provides you with a solid foundation in the principles and practices of accounting; including Accounting Laws and Processes. This course focuses on user orientation of financial accounting, the uses of financial statements, how to analyze a business entity, and how the accounting system is structured.

  • 6 Credits

  • Introduction to Finance

  • Introduction to Finance is a course that introduces basic principles of finance. Through this course, you will be able to develop a fundamental understanding of the finance world, which will help you build a base for pursuing a career in the financial industry.

  • 6 Credits

  • Management & Administration

  • The course is designed to discuss management theories, concepts, techniques, and practices in the context of complex, dynamic, changing and globalizing business world. Applying the functional or process approach to the study of management, the discussion will cover all main management functions: planning, organizing, directing and controlling.

  • 6 Credits

  • E-Business

  • This course explores what an e-business is and how it is managed. E-Business is an interdisciplinary topic encompassing both business and technology. The major characteristics, opportunities, and limitations of this form of business are explored.

  • 6 Credits

  • Human Resources

  • This course examines the role of the human resource professional as a strategic partner in managing today’s organizations. Key functions such as recruitment, selection, appraisal, compensation, and labor relations are examined. Implications of legal and global environments are appraised and issues such as diversity training etc. are analyzed.

  • 6 Credits

  • Introduction to Hospitality Marketing

  • Introduction to Hospitality Marketing uses an integrative approach to discuss the major marketing decisions hospitality marketing managers face in today's global marketplace. This course is a definitive source for information on hospitality marketing.

  • 6 Credits

  • Special Topics in Hospitality Management

  • This course covers the growth and progress of the hospitality industry. Topics include tourism, lodging, resorts, gaming, restaurants, foodservice and clubs. The course provides you with an introductory approach to planning and executing meetings, special events and conferences.

  • 6 Credits

  • Introduction to Hospitality Industry

  • This course presents the exciting career opportunities in the world’s largest and most dynamic industry. The broad scope of this text includes all the major industry segments in five parts: Hospitality, Tourism, and Travel, Lodging and Cruising, Food and Beverage Service Management, Club Management and Assemblies and Event Management.

  • 6 Credits

  • Introduction to Hospitality Accounting

  • The Course Hospitality Accounting addresses the practical accounting requirements of many of the latest developments in hotel operations. It is written in an easy to follow, step-by-step format that would, hopefully, be well-suited for you.

  • 6 Credits

  • Introduction to Hospitality Management

  • This course explores all aspects of the field including: travel and tourism; lodging; foodservice; meetings, conventions and expositions; and leisure and recreation. The text focuses on hospitality and management and uses first-person accounts, corporate profiles and industry morsels to foster your appreciation for the field.

  • 6 Credits

  • Contemporary Issues in Tourism and Hospitality

  • This course provides an overview of the Hospitality services, its benefits and ethical practices followed in Hospitality Industry. The course presents various lodging concepts and its operations. The course also explains how food service operations take place in Commercial and Non-Commercial organizations.

  • 6 Credits
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Introduction to business

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Understanding the u.s. business system.
    Understanding the environments of business.
    Conducting business ethically and responsibly.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Understanding entrepreneurship and new ventures.
    Understanding the global context of business.
    Managing the business enterprise .
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Organizing the business enterprise .
    Managing human resources and labor relations.
    Motivating and leading employees.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Understanding marketing processes and consumer behavior.
    Developing and pricing products.
    Distributing products.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Promoting products.
    Producing goods and services.
    Managing for productivity and quality.
    Managing information systems and communication technology.
    Understanding principles of accounting.
    Understanding money and banking.
    Understanding securities and investments.
    Understanding financial and risk management.

Marketing Essentials

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Marketing: managing profitable customer relationships
    Company and marketing strategy: partnering to build customer relationships
    The marketing environment
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Managing marketing information
    Consumer markets and consumer buyer behavior
    Business markets and business buyer behavior
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Customer-driven marketing strategy: creativing value for target customers
    Product, services, and branding strategies
    New-product development and life-cycle strategies
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Pricing products: understanding and capturing customer value
    Pricing products: pricing strategies
    Marketing channels and supply chain management
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Retailing and wholesaling
    Communicating customer value: integrated marketing communication strategy
    Advertising and public relations
    Personal selling and sales promotion
    Direct and online marketing: building direct customer relationships
    Creating competitive advantage
    The global marketplace
    Marketing ethics and social responsibility

Business communication

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Understanding business communication in todays workplace
    Communicating in teams and mastering listening and nonverbal communication
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Planning business messages
    Writing business messages
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Completing business messages
    Choosing and using media for brief messages
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Writing routine and positive messages
    Writing negative messages
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Writing persuasive messages
    Understanding and planning reports and proposals
    Writing and completing reports and proposals
    Preparing and giving oral presentations
    Building careers and writing rsums
    Applying and interviewing for employment

Fundamentals of accounting

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Accounting and the business environment
    Recording business transactions
    The adjusting process
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Completing the accounting cycle
    Accounting for a retail business
    Internal control and cash
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Receivables
    Inventory
    Long-term assets: plant assets and intangibles
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Current liabilities and payroll
    Corporations and stockholders' equity
    Long-term liabilities
    The statement of cash flows
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Financial statement analysis.
    Introduction to management accounting
    Job order costing
    Process costing
    Cost-volume-profit analysis
    The master budget and responsibility accounting
    Flexible budgets and standard costs
    Special business decisions and capital budgeting

Introduction to finance

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    An introduction to the foundations of financial management - the ties that bind
    The financial markets and interest rates
    Understanding financial statements and cash flows
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Evaluating a firm's financial performance
    The time value of money
    Risk and return
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Bond valuation
    Stock valuation
    Capital-budgeting techniques and practice
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Cash flows and other topics in capital budgeting
    Cost of capital
    Determining the financing mix
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Dividend policy and internal financing
    Short-term financial planning
    Working-capital management
    Current asset management
    International business finance

Management & administration

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Introduction to management and organizations.
    Management yesterday and today.
    Organizational culture and environment: the constraints.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Managing in a global environment.
    Social responsibility and managerial ethics.
    Decision-making: the essence of the manager's job.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Foundations of planning.
    Strategic management.
    Planning tools and techniques.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Organizational structure and design.
    Communication and information technology.
    Human resource management.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Managing change and innovation.
    Foundations of behavior.
    Understanding groups and teams.
    Motivating employees.
    Leadership.
    Foundations of control.
    Operations and value chain management

E-business

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Overview of ec.
    E-commerce market mechanisms.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Reatailing in e-commerce: products and services.
    Consumer behavior, customer service, and advertising.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Company-centric b2b and collaborative commerce.
    Public b2b exchanges.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Intrabusiness, e-government, c2c, e-learning, and more.
    Mobile commerce.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Laws, ethics, and cyber crime.
    Payments and order fulfillment.
    E-strategy, internet communities, and global ec.
    Infrastructure and application development.

Human resources

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Introducing hrm
    Human resource strategy and planning
    Recruitment
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Selection: shortlisting and interviews
    The employment relationship
    Introduction to the learning process
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Learning and development programmes
    Performance appraisal and performance management
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Payment systems
    Managing employee welfare
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Health and safety
    Partnership, employee involvement and high performance working
    Discipline and grievance
    Dismissal, redundancy and outplacement

Introduction to Hospitality Marketing

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Introduction: marketing for hospitality and tourism.
    Service characteristics of hospitality and tourism marketing.
    The role of marketing in strategic planning.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The marketing environment.
    Marketing information systems and marketing research.
    Consumer markets and consumer buying behavior.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Organizational buyer behavior and group markets.
    Market segmentation, targeting, and positioning.
    Designing and managing products.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Internal marketing.
    Building customer loyalty through quality.
    Pricing products: pricing considerations, approaches and strategy.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Distribution channels.
    Promoting products: communication and promotion policy and advertising.
    Promoting products: public relations and sales promotion.
    Professional sales.*
    Electronic marketing: internet marketing, database marketing and direct marketing.*
    Destination marketing.
    Next years marketing plan.

Special Topics in Hospitality Management

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Introduction to the meetings, expositions, events and conventions industry
    Meeting, exhibition, event, and convention organizers and sponsors
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Destination marketing organizations -dmos-
    Meeting and convention venues
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Exhibitions
    Service contractors
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Destination management companies
    Special events management
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Planning meec gatherings
    Producing meec gatherings
    Food and beverage
    Legal issues in the meec industry
    Technology and the meeting professional

Introduction to Hospitality Industry

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Welcome to the hospitality industry
    Chapter2 careers in hospitality
    Tourism
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The hotel business
    Rooms division operations
    Food and beverage operations.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    The restaurant business
    Restaurant operations
    Managed services
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Beverages
    Recreation, theme parks and clubs
    Gaming entertainment
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Meetings, conventions / exhibitions and event management
    Leadership and management
    Hospitality marketing
    Human resources management
    Accounting, finance and cost control
    Hospitality information technology

Introduction to Hospitality Accounting

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Accounting and the business environment
    Recording business transactions
    The adjusting process
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Completing the accounting cycle
    Accounting for a retail business
    Internal control and cash
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Receivables
    Inventory
    Long-term assets: plant assets and intangibles
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Current liabilities and payroll
    Corporations and stockholders' equity
    Long-term liabilities
    The statement of cash flows
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Financial statement analysis.
    Introduction to management accounting
    Job order costing
    Process costing
    Cost-volume-profit analysis
    The master budget and responsibility accounting
    Flexible budgets and standard costs
    Special business decisions and capital budgeting

Introduction to Hospitality Management

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Welcome to the hospitality industry
    Careers in hospitality
    Tourism
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The hotel business
    Rooms division
    Food and beverage operations
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    The restaurant business
    Restaurant operations
    Managed services
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Beverages
    Recreation, theme parks, and clubs
    Gaming entertainment
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Meetings, conventions/exhibitions, and event management
    Leadership and management
    Planning
    Organizing
    Communicating and decision-making
    Human resources and motivation
    Control

Contemporary Issues in Tourism and Hospitality

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Travel and tourism and hospitality: services for those away from home
    The secret of quality service
    Managers must manage
    Overview: hotels, hotels, hotels!
    Full-service hotels
    Limited-service hotels
    Extended-stay hotels
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Convention hotels and conference centers
    Resorts, timeshares and condo-hotels
    Overview: profit-making - commercial- foodservices
    Food and beverage operations in hotels
    Upscale restaurants
    Casual-service - midscale- restaurants
    Family-service restaurants
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Quick-service restaurants
    Off-site catering
    Contract management company foodservices
    Foodservices in educational organizations
    Food and nutrition services in healthcare facilities
    The business of business and industry foodservices
    Vending and office coffee services
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Private club management
    Cruise lines: a close look at resorts on water
    Casino entertainment management
    Sports and recreational foodservices: part of the leisure service market
    Management of amusement and theme parks
    Overview of the entertainment industry
    Professional meeting management
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Exhibition -trade show- management
    Special events management
    Planning your hospitality career
    The job search: your first professional position
    Your first professional position: celebrate success
    Entrepreneur or intrapreneur?
    Domestic or global hospitality and ndash;or both?