Student Learning Outcomes

MPC General Education Outcomes

• Area 7.2: Upon successful completion of this area, students will have demonstrated an ability to accurately assess knowledge, skills, and abilities in relation to their career goals. The career component that must be evident in the description, outcomes, objectives, and content.

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon satisfactory completion of the course, students will be able to:

• Apply the principles of successful business operation to business situations.

Course Objectives 

Upon completion of this course, students have demonstrated the ability to:

• Analyze the various ways the U.S. government affects, restricts, and protects business.

• Compare and contrast the advantages/disadvantages in each form of business ownership.

• Identify positive and negative examples of business ethics in industry and explain the role of social responsibility in an organization.

• Compare and contrast the primary global economic systems.

• Evaluate how business operates in an international/global environment including legal, social, cultural, and interdependence and integrated financial markets.

• Research and describe the key management functions of planning organizing, leading, and controlling.

• Analyze key human resource management functions and laws.

• Evaluate the four segments of the marketing mix to form strategies related to each element.

• Identify and describe how technology impacts all the primary functions of business.

• Identify securities markets including investment options, mechanisms of investing, and how to conduct basic analysis of business financial information.

• Research targeted business occupational and employment demographics for potential career study or exploration.

• Explain the importance of corporate finance to the operations of a business and conduct basic financial research analysis in securities markets for potential investment.

• Identify current production and operations processes. Address sustainability.

• Evaluate the basic components of financial statements and ration analysis.

• Identify and describe the basics of business law including contracts, torts, intellectual property, and the American legal system.

• Summarize the components of risk management and basic insurance concepts.

• Equip students with the knowledge and skills to effectively support and engage with underserved communities by analyzing the unique challenges and opportunities faced by minority-owned and women-owned businesses, and developing strategies to promote their growth and success in the broader marketplace.

You will meet the outcomes listed above through a combination of the following activities in this course:

• Assignments

• Class Participation

• Essays /Reflection / Case Study

• Exams/Tests

• Homework

• Class Presentation / Google Slide Development

End of Student Learning Outcomes & Objectives