Academic Programs

Management (NDP.MGT)

The certificate in Management program prepares students for entry level positions in supervision and management. Employees can use this program to prepare for upward mobility and/or update management and supervisory skills. All courses satisfactorily completed in this certificate program will apply to the associate in applied science degree with a major in management.

Program requirements may change over time. Specific degree/graduation requirements are determined by a degree audit.

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Catalog Term Year:

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First Year
First Semester

COREBUS-089

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Credit Hours: 3.00

COREBUS-290

Credit Hours: 3.00

COREBUS-251

Credit Hours: 3.00

COREBUS-200

Credit Hours: 3.00

CORECIS-160

Credit Hours: 3.00

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Credit Hours: 3.00

FIRST YEAR
First Semester			Hours
CORE	BUS-089	Small Business Management BUS-089 Small Business Management Covers entrepreneurship opportunities and challenges facing small business managers including how to conceptualize a feasible business concept, develop a comprehensive business plan, obtain start-up capital, execute the firm's strategy, and maintain financial and inventory control. Course Outline OR
CORE	BUS-142	Introduction to Business BUS-142 Introduction to Business Covers the objectives, organization, and role of business in the free-enterprise system. The course is designed to provide an overview of the field of business and to provide a framework into which specialized fields may be studied. Course Outline	3.0
CORE	BUS-290	Human Resource Management BUS-290 Human Resource Management Examines the managerial processes of planning, developing, and controlling human resources within the organization. Special emphasis will be placed on the areas of recruiting, selection, training, labor relations, salary, and benefit administration. Transfers as elective credit only. Course Outline	3.0
CORE	BUS-251	Principles of Management BUS-251 Principles of Management Provides an overview of how managers utilize planning, organization, leadership, and control in order to ensure that a firm achieves its goals in the most efficient way possible. Course Outline	3.0
CORE	BUS-200	Legal Environ/Business BUS-200 Legal Environ/Business An introduction to legal systems and law, especially the U.S. legal system. Business-legal relationships in the areas of criminal law, torts, product liability, and contracts are examined. Consumer, labor, and environmental law are studied. Course Outline	3.0
CORE	CIS-160	Practical Software Applications CIS-160 Practical Software Applications Provides an opportunity for students to learn computer concepts and to use word processing, spreadsheet, database management, and presentation software. (Repeatable 3 Times) Course Outline	3.0
ELE	--- ---	Business Elective --- --- Business Elective	3.0
	Semester Totals		18.0

Total Program Hours

18.0

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Faculty Contact: John W. Carpenter, III
Faculty Email: jcarpent@lakelandcollege.edu
Faculty Phone: 217-234-5347

* There are prerequisites, course requisites, or minimum placement test scores for this course.
** Electives must be approved by the Program Coordinator
+ Course only offered fall semester
++ Course only offered spring and summer semester
+++ Course only offered spring semester
++++ Course offered in summer term only
^ SOS 050 Human Relations and PSY 271 Introduction to Psychology cannot be used as a social science elective
^^ Consult Academic Advisor for appropriate course
^^^ Course requires a 30-hour practicum experience in addition to classroom lecture hours
^^^^ ECE 120 and ECE 125 must be taken the same semester

Management (NDP.MGT)

Catalog Term Year:

First YearFirst Semester

BUS-089Small Business Management

BUS-142Introduction to Business

BUS-290Human Resource Management

BUS-251Principles of Management

BUS-200Legal Environ/Business

CIS-160Practical Software Applications

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Semester Totals

Total Program Hours

First Year
First Semester

BUS-089
Small Business Management

BUS-142
Introduction to Business

BUS-290
Human Resource Management

BUS-251
Principles of Management

BUS-200
Legal Environ/Business

CIS-160
Practical Software Applications

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Business Elective