Please Note: When you sign up for an online class, it is with the understanding that you can use the Internet and World Wide Web and the computer without assistance. Certain providers do not offer all of the tools that you need to take an online class. It is your responsibility to determine if your equipment will support your successful communication with the Vista site and your course instructor. Please remember that the course instructor is not responsible for your hardware and/or software requirements. For a smooth quarter, please try to take care of any problem by the end of the first week. If you need assistance using Vista, please attend one of the open sessions that are offered during the first week of the quarter. If you need more assistance, you must seek help from the Vista Online Support (usually through Distance Education) or you may want to stop by BCC Lab, room N250, and get help in person.

 

BELLEVUE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

General Information about the Course

 

BUS 145

BUSINESS MATHEMATICS

(Five Credits)

 

INSTRUCTOR:

 

Haji Nazarian

Mailbox: A242

E-Mail Address: hnazaria@bellevuecollege.edu

Business Division Phone Number: (425) 564-2311

 

TEXTBOOK:

 

1)    Practical Business Math Procedures w/DVD, Business Math Handbook, and Wall Street Journal Insert, Ninth Edition, Author: Jeffrey Slater, Publisher: McGraw-Hill, (Required)

 

2)    Homework Manager Card Code, (Required)

 

      (More information can be found at the end of this document)

 

DESCRIPTION:

 

Presents practical mathematics for business and consumer financing; Topics include computing simple and compound interest, present values, annuities, and amortization. Note: Calculator recommended. Prerequisite: BTS 161, 165 or CS 110 with a C- or better or equivalent spreadsheet experience.

 

Desired prerequisite for this online course:

 

Familiarity with computers is a must.

Familiarity with the following applications:

1)    Browsers, i.e. Internet Explore (Students must be really comfortable using any browsers, manage emails, and be able to upload and download files)

2)    Microsoft Word (Being able to manage the basic operations, set and use tabs, create tables, embed Excel worksheets, use Equation Editor to create Mathematical expressions and/or equations, and insert symbols and/or objects)

3)    Microsoft Excel (Basic manipulation of a spreadsheet, entering data, using formulas and functions for calculations, and creating charts)

 

COURSE OUTCOME:

 

At the end of this course the student will be able to

 

1)       Calculate percentages and their applications

2)       Understand the key concepts behind an amortization table

3)       Compute compound interest and present value

4)       Compute & understand the discount process

5)       Read, analyze and interpret financial reports

6)       Calculate mark ups, mark downs & discounts

7)       Apply business statistics such as mean medium & mode

8)       Plot frequency distributions & graphs

9)       Understand the concepts of depreciation

 

COURSE TOPICS:

 

This course will cover most of the chapters in the Practical Business Math Procedures book.

 

COURSE CALENDAR:

 

There is an assignment and a quiz each week during the quarter. All assignments will be available at the beginning of each week (usually on Monday) and must be completed and submitted by the end of the same week (usually on Friday or Saturday). All assignments are completed online using Homework Manager. Assignments can be completed and submitted up to one week late with penalties (usually 15% per day including weekends and holidays).

 

Quizzes are usually available on Mondays and Tuesdays of each week and must be taken during the same period.

 

There is a discussion topic chosen by your instructor during each week. Discussions have two parts, one part is called primary discussion and must be posted early during the week (usually by Wednesdays), and the second part, is the responses to other classmates' postings and must be completed prior to the end of the week (usually by Fridays).

 

Final Exam (if it is given) will be available during the final week of the quarter.

 

No work will be accepted (including any inquiries made) after the last day of the quarter under any circumstances, regardless of your status!

 

This is general information about the course. For exact dates and other information, please contact the instructor or check the Course Syllabus and Outline.

 

TESTING AND GRADING:

 

Discussions:     Between 5% and 20% of final grade

Assignments:    Between 20% and 40% of final grade

Quizzes:           Between 40% and 60% of final grade

Final Exam:       Between 10% and 25% of final grade

 

GRADING SCHEDULE:

(In Percent)

 

96-100

4.0

A

 

76-79.99

2.3

C+

92-95.99

3.7

A-

72-75.99

2.0

C

88-91.99

3.3

B+

68-71.99

1.7

C-

84-87.99

3.0

B

64-67.99

1.3

D+

80-83.99

2.7

B-

60-63.99

1.0

D

Below 60

0.0

F

 

COURSE POLICIES:

 

It is understood that those students who are enrolled in this class can read, write, and speak English at the college level.

 

This is an online course and therefore, all correspondence should be via the Internet.

 

Each student must communicate with the instructor if he/she has any questions. All questions, suggestions, comments, and/or concerns are welcome. The e-mail option is available in the site. Students must check for any responses in that e-mail tool. The instructor checks his emails several times a day from Monday through Friday (excluding the weekends and holidays).

 

Announcements will be added to the site at various times. Students are responsible for reading those announcements

 

It is crucial that you have the time to go online several times a week to check weekly activities, i.e. check for any updates, read mail and announcements, view presentations, submit the assignments on time, and take the scheduled quizzes and final exam.

 

Students with a disability that may require some form of accommodation need to discuss their specific situation with Disability Resource Center (DRC). If you require accommodation based on a documented disability, emergency medical information to share, or need special arrangements in case of emergency evacuation, please make an appointment with DRC. If you would like to inquire about becoming a DRC student, you may call 564-2498 or go in person to the DRC reception area in the Student Services Building (B132). If this is not done during the first week of the quarter, it is assumed that the student does not have a disability requiring some form of accommodation. (Please see next paragraph as well)

 

Please remember that this class, BUS 145, is an online class and therefore, communication is very essential. If you are disabled and need specific accommodation, you must inform the DRC Staff to inform the instructor immediately; otherwise, the instructor is not obligated to accommodate your special needs. Also, due to heavy load or perhaps waiting for a specific documentation, the DRC Staff may not be able to process your work during the first week. In this case, please let your instructor know that you have applied and are waiting to receive the result so that your instructor can begin accommodating your needs. Please remember that if your status changes during the quarter, the instructor will accommodate your needs only from the date the notification memo is sent to the instructor by the DRC Staff. Your cooperation and understanding is highly appreciated.

 

Sharing/cheating on quizzes, assignments, discussions, or other student written work will not be tolerated. Sharing/Cheating is a serious offense and will result in a failing grade for the course. You may be asked to come to a face-to-face meeting on BCC campus. A report may also be written and sent to the Dean of Students which may be filed in your permanent record.

 

If you decide to withdraw from the course or change the status, please check the deadline set by the Registration Office.  The instructor does not drop students from his classes.  It is your responsibility to do this.

 

No extra credit will be available during the quarter. However, circumstances may arise (seldom) that the instructor may consider giving extra credit to increase the class average. Also, in most quarters, one of the lowest scored discussions, assignments, and quizzes will be dropped prior to calculating the final course grade.

 

For a successful quarter, on a regular basis, PLEASE check the Course Syllabus, Course Outline, Course Calendar, E-Mails, and Announcements, every week throughout the quarter.

 

The instructor reserves the right to alter any information on this document, General Information about the Course, to better meet the needs of the class.

 

PURCHASING TEXTBOOK AND COURSE MATERIALS:

 

The required Textbook and Homework Manager Card Code can be purchased from the BCC Bookstore:

 

1)    Practical Business Math Procedures w/DVD, Business Math Handbook, and Wall Street Journal Insert, Ninth Edition, Author: Jeffrey Slater, Publisher: McGraw-Hill, ISBN: 007-7214560

 

2)    Homework Manager Card Code, ISBN: 007-3278505

 

If you order the book (new or used) from an online vendor, please make sure that it is the NINTH Edition. You can order the textbook only (ISBN: 0-07-313767-7) with DVD from an online vendor and then, order Homework Manager Card Code directly from the Publisher's Site at www.mhhe.com/slater9e (for about $20). You must purchase both!

 

If your textbook does not come with a DVD, Business Math Handbook, and/or Wall Street Journal Insert, it is okay!

 

 

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GOOD LUCK

AND

WELCOME TO BUS 145

 

 

My Happiness Is to See My Students Succeed!