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| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
BGN 81 | Title:
BUS MATH SKILLS |
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| Full Title:
Business Math Skills |
| Last Reviewed:2/28/2022 |
| Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
| Maximum | 3.00 | Lecture Scheduled | 3.00 | 17.5 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 52.50 |
| Minimum | 3.00 | Lab Scheduled | 0 | 6 min. | Lab Scheduled | 0 |
| | Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| | Contact Total | 3.00 | | Contact Total | 52.50 |
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| | Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| | Total Out of Class Hours: 105.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Applicable
Grading:
Grade Only
Repeatability:
00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As:
Formerly:
Catalog Description:
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Starting with a review of basic arithmetic and fractions, the course progresses to more advanced topics such as percents, payroll, selling and buying, and borrowing and lending. The course offers preparation for accounting, management, retailing, marketing, and office technology.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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Starting with a review of basic arithmetic and fractions, the course progresses to more advanced topics such as percents, payroll, selling and buying, and borrowing and lending. The course offers preparation for accounting, management, retailing, marketing, and office technology.
(Grade Only)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
| Associate Degree: | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
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| CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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| IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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| CSU Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 1998 | Inactive: | |
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| UC Transfer: | | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
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Certificate/Major Applicable:
Certificate Applicable Course
COURSE CONTENT
Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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Students will be able to:
A. Calculate solutions to typical business math problems.
B. Analyze and solve word problems involving business math.
C. Compare alternatives for financing purchases.
D. Compute payroll.
Topics and Scope
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1. Review of Arithmetic Principles (addition, subtraction, multiplication
and division) applied to:
A. Whole numbers
B. Decimals
C. Fractions
2. Percent
A. Conversion of percentages to decimals and decimals to percentages
B. Identify and solve for rate, part, and base
3. Money Management Tools
A. Checking Accounts
B. Credit Cards
C. Savings Accounts
D. Reconciliation
4. Calculation of Payroll
A. Gross Earnings
B. Net Earnings
C. Payroll Reporting
5. Mathematics of Buying
A. Invoicing
B. Discounts
6. Mathematics of Selling
A. Markup
B. Markdown
C. Inventory Management
7. Calculation of Simple Interest
A. Finding principal, rate, and time
B. Interest notes
C. Discount notes
8. Taxes
A. Property
B. Income
C. Sales
Assignments:
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1. Unit Quizzes
2. Complete chapter problems/exercises
3. Complete mathematically related activities/projects
Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
| Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| This is a degree applicable course but assessment tools based on writing are not included because problem solving assessments are more appropriate for this course. |
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| Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving
20 - 90% |
| Quizzes, Exams, Activities | |
| Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
10 - 25% |
| Attendance | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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Miller, Salzman, Clenden, BUSINESS MATHEMATICS, 7th ed., Addison Wesley,
1997
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