This course will provide an opportunity for students to establish or enhance their understanding of research through critical exploration of research language, ethics and approaches. It introduces students to the research process and the key components of a typical research paper. Often times educators assume students should enter tertiary institutions with an understanding of how to construct a research paper. This course provides students with the necessary knowledge and skills needed to write a research paper by providing avenues for them to: read a given assignment and understand the instructor’s expectations. develop a search strategy that leads them to sources on the given topic. read, evaluate and take notes on these sources. adjust the scope of their topic so that they can write meaningfully on it in a set number of pages. devise a clear thesis that blends ideas and information from multiple sources into a single discussion. write a paper, revise the paper and cite their sources correctly using the APA documentation format. Students will use these theoretical underpinnings to begin to critically review literature relevant to their field of interest and determine how research findings are useful in informing their understanding of their environment. This course is not designed to replace content area specific research courses as it is only intended to be used as an introductory course to aid students in presenting research papers as a part of their coursework and one that will be reflective of the tertiary level of education.
Faculty: Business Administration (BSA)
Programme Type: Associate Degree
This course covers basic computer concepts and usage. It provides an understanding of computer hardware and the functions of hardware components. Students learn about different types of software, their functions and usage, file storage and file management are covered in some depth. Students are introduced to the Internet; they learn how to access the Internet, how the Internet works and how to browse and search the World Wide Web. Students also learn about Information Systems in business and understand the important role that Information Technology is playing in the way business is conducted within the community including the government and private sector organization. The course provides an understanding of both the technical aspects of computing as well as the impact of Information Technology on our society.
Faculty: Business Administration (BSA)
Programme Type: Associate Degree
Business Pre-Calculus course is for students intending to pursue coursework in business, the social or life sciences, or management. It provides the mathematical knowledge required to move into the more advanced business math courses, especially Business Calculus. Modeling techniques are introduced while exploring sequences and series, matrices, linear programming, population growth and math of finance, as well as graphing and solving problems using linear, quadratic, rational, logarithmic, and exponential functions. Applications are investigated primarily from a life and social science, business and management perspective.
Faculty: Business Administration (BSA)
Programme Type: Associate Degree
This course, Financial Accounting 1 (FAC2111) is designed to introduce the learner to the fundamental principles and underlying assumptions of financial accounting. The primary role of accounting, which is to provide financial information about the business to decision makers is also highlighted in this course. This course covers the accounting cycle’s basic book-keeping functions such as recording and summarizing accounting information, and preparation of financial statements of single-owner businesses from a user perspective.
Faculty: Business Administration (BSA)
Programme Type: Associate Degree
Microeconomics studies decision making at the level of the individual person, household, or firm. Major topics of interest for this course include understanding the issue of scarcity, allocating resources efficiently, economic systems and their operations, and fundamentals to demand, supply and market equilibrium application, among others. The course satisfies the prerequisite for a number of more specialized economics courses at the second- year level. Therefore, the study of the principles of economics allows you to look at the world in which you live in a different way – rationally and objectively. It gives you a better understanding of the decisions you are making every day, and at the same time develops your reasoning and analytical skills. At the end of the course, students should be able to talk about economic issues with relative comfort, as they will have a better idea of how the economy works. The presentation of this course will make use of Graphs and Algebra.
Faculty: Business Administration (BSA)
Programme Type: Associate Degree