Kellogg Community College is offering hundreds of classes this summer spanning nearly 80 academic subjects, including business administration.
Business administration classes form the core of the Kellogg Community College Business Management Program, one of the College’s most popular degree and certificate programs outside of the health sciences. KCC’s Business Management Program is also one of five degree programs KCC currently offers that can be completed entirely online.
As of this writing, KCC is offering 11 sections of nine different accounting classes during the Summer 2021 semester. All are offered online and run either May 17 through July 9 or May 24 through July 16, depending on the class.
Here’s a list of business administration classes offered at KCC this summer.
BUAD 101: Introduction to Business (3 credits)
Course description: A survey course analyzing business organization and management in the areas of marketing, finance, human resources, electronic commerce, and operations management. Emphasis is placed upon developing a vocabulary of business terminology and acquainting the student with careers and opportunities in business. Cases and current events related to business practices are utilized.
Thinking about transferring after graduation? Click here for a list of Michigan colleges and universities that BUAD 101 will transfer to.
BUAD 115: Global Business (3 credits)
Course description: This course consists of an overview of global business today. It is designed to provide the student with the basic concepts and theories pertaining to global business. Included are import and export strategies, global trade, global electronic commerce, economic and political trade issues, cultural aspects, developing and developed countries. The basic function of global business, including managing, marketing, financing, producing, electronic commerce, and transporting will be discussed on a limited basis.
Thinking about transferring after graduation? Click here for a list of Michigan colleges and universities that BUAD 115 will transfer to.
BUAD 132: Human Resources Management (3 credits)
Course description: An analysis of the management of personnel from the viewpoint of the individual supervisor, manager, executive and the personnel department. Subject content will include areas such as: the changing legal environment, job analysis, interviewing — selection and placement techniques, training and development, compensation, performance evaluation, supervisory development, employee motivation, corrective discipline, grievance procedure, collective bargaining, and relevant fair employment practices. These subjects are presented through individual and group involvement techniques, such as case studies and online discussions of current problems and issues.
Thinking about transferring after graduation? Click here for a list of Michigan colleges and universities that BUAD 132 will transfer to.
BUAD 201: Business Law (3 credits)
Course description: General overview of the U.S. legal system covering laws, court procedure, and selected current significant legal rulings. An analysis and application (through the case study approach) of the concepts and rules of law with particular emphasis on the “Uniform Commercial Code.” Contracts, torts, commercial papers, and electronic commerce will be covered.
Thinking about transferring after graduation? Click here for a list of Michigan colleges and universities that BUAD 201 will transfer to.
BUAD 202: Business Law (3 credits)
Course description: Secured transactions, business organizations, partnerships, corporations, electronic commerce, bankruptcy, trusts, bailments, estates, wills, property, leases and mortgages, and insurance will be covered. The case method will be employed, and selected current significant legal rulings will be discussed.
Thinking about transferring after graduation? Click here for a list of Michigan colleges and universities that BUAD 202 will transfer to.
BUAD 212: Personal Finance (3 credits)
Course description: This course discusses the techniques that can be applied to personal financial management. Key components of this course include concepts and strategies associated with money management, taxation, savings and retirement planning, consumer credit and financing, insurance (auto, home, life, and liability), and investment strategies.
Thinking about transferring after graduation? Click here for a list of Michigan colleges and universities that BUAD 212 will transfer to.
BUAD 213: Business Statistics (3 credits)
Course description: A basic principles course emphasizing statistical techniques, particularly their application to business and economics. The study of descriptive statistics leads to an understanding of measures of dispersion and central tendency. With this background the student progresses to probability and sampling theory leading to inferential statistics. Various tests of significance are studied including chi-square, analysis of variance, and the binomial distribution using real world examples. Finally, the relationship between data is studied using regression and correlation analyses. The use of the computer will be introduced throughout the course.
Thinking about transferring after graduation? Click here for a list of Michigan colleges and universities that BUAD 213 will transfer to.
BUAD 251: Principles of Marketing (3 credits)
Course description: The functions of the marketing mix are analyzed as to how they interact with each other, with other business functions through electronic commerce, and with several components of the business environment. Understanding of these marketing functions is developed through a study of a variety of applied marketing problems, exercises, internet searches, and business case histories.
Thinking about transferring after graduation? Click here for a list of Michigan colleges and universities that BUAD 251 will transfer to.
BUAD 274: Organizational Behavior (3 credits)
Course description: Analysis of human behavior in organizational settings with the purpose of determining appropriate leadership styles. Emphasis on resolving human dilemmas in the organization. There will be case studies, critical incidents, and role playing. Simulation models are augmented with lecture and cases to maximize student involvement.
Thinking about transferring after graduation? Click here for a list of Michigan colleges and universities that BUAD 274 will transfer to.
Summer Registration
Information about signing up for Summer 2021 classes at Kellogg Community College can be found online at www.kellogg.edu/registration.
The first Summer 2021 classes start May 17, and the semester ends Aug. 5. Students are encouraged to sign up for classes as early as possible because space is limited and many classes fill up by the start of the semester.
Students new to KCC must fill out an application and verify residency before signing up for classes. Admissions applications can be completed online at www.kellogg.edu/apply.
Those who wish to meet with an academic advisor prior to registering are encouraged to schedule an appointment online at www.kellogg.edu/academic-advising or by calling 269-965-4124 or emailing advising@kellogg.edu.