MCCCD Program Description

Major: 5191 Catalog Year: 2023-2024 Effective Term: 2018 Spring Last Admit Term: (Mor) Award: CCL Total Credits: 17-19 CIP Code: 52.0703	Primary College: Initiating College: Mesa Community College Program Availability: Not Found Program Availability: College-Specific (Mor) Program Availability: College-Specific Field of Interest: Not Found Instructional Council: Business/Management GPA: 2.00
SOC Code: 13-1199

Description: The Certificate of Completion (CCL) in Small business is designed to help provide students the knowledge and skills needed to apply towards owning a small business. This CCL also helps current small business owners to expand, refine, and update their knowledge in owning a small business.

Required Courses

ACC107 Bookkeeping Theory and Practice 4
+ ACC115 Computerized Accounting 2
CIS131AA Doing Business on the Internet 1
CIS133AA Internet/Web Development Level I-A 1

EPS150 Introduction to Entrepreneurship (3) AND
EPS195 Business Start-Up and Planning (2) OR
MGT253 Owning and Operating a Small Business (3) 3-5

SBS204 Small Business Marketing and Advertising 2
SBS230 Financial Tax Management for Small Business 2
SBS213 Hiring and Managing Employees 1
SBS214 Small Business Customer Relations 1

Credits: 17-19

Restricted Electives
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General Electives
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Program Competencies
1. Demonstrate knowledge of business accounting as it applies to profit seeking enterprises. (ACC107) 2. Apply basic accounting principles to a small business, and describe the process for accurate accounting for merchandise transactions. (ACC115) 3. Explain basic concepts of doing business on the Internet. (CIS131AA) 4. Use various research information and resources available on the Internet/WWW. (CIS133AA) 5. Conduct an analysis to determine feasibility for owning and operating a small business. (EPS150) 6. Prepare a detailed business plan for a specific business opportunity. (EPS195) 7. Explain the marketing, operational, and financial functions of a small business venture, and identify the day-to-day activities usually required to maintain a successful enterprise. (MGT253) 8. Analyze a target market using information sources and demographics, and describe the use of advertising media/public relations for a small business. (SBS204) 9. Describe effective staff planning, personnel cost control, and techniques to motivate employees and encourage positive behavior. (SBS213) 10. Describe methods to improve customer perceptions and attitudes toward a business. (SBS214) 11. Develop a chart of accounts using an acceptable account numbering system, set up individual accounts for customers and creditors, establish individual payroll records for employees, and print month-end reports and documents on a microcomputer system. (SBS230)
+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites. ++ indicates that any suffixed course may be selected. MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: June 27, 2017

All information published is subject to change without notice. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information presented, but based on the dynamic nature of the curricular process, course and program information is subject to change in order to reflect the most current information available.