Businesss Management - Spokane Falls Community College

Businesss Management from Spokane Falls Community College is a Campus Associate Management degree that prepares you for a Business career. Program Description The challenge of management! It takes a special kind of person with a special knack to be a good business manager. Over 60 percent of the workforce in Spokane is employed in a distributive occupation. This creates a big demand for persons with training as middle managers and junior executives. The Business Management program at SFCC is designed to give an individual on-the-job work experience while learning the basic principles of business management. Students are given credit for approved work experience. Courses in the program include management, marketing, professional sales, principles of leadership, social media marketing and human relations. There are seventy five credits of required core courses and students are required to complete an additional fifteen credits from one of the six areas of emphasis in the Business Management degree: Credit and Financial Management, Fashion Merchandising, Marketing, Retail Management, Small Business Management, and Transportation and Logistics. Credits may vary by emphasis, but a minimum of fifteen in one emphasis is required. Select courses from the area of emphasis that best meets your needs. Only one AAS Degree in Business Management will be awarded. The Business Management Department also offers four certificates which can be found under Credit and Financial Management, Management, Retail Management and Transportation and Logistics. Program Goals Analyze the impact of environmental factors (economic, legal/political, technological, and social/cultural); formulate effective strategies to capitalize on opportunities and to minimize negative environmental impacts. Perform effectively the basic management functions of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. Describe the strategic human resource management process and the influence of government regulations on human resource decisions. Analyze strategies and tactics to develop a balanced marketing mix to satisfy customers. Incorporate information technology and computer applications, including the Internet and social media marketing, to increase productivity in business operations. Apply positive human relations and customer service skills in a variety of situations and communicate effectively. Understand basic principles of accounting, economics and financial statement analysis. Career Opportunities Employment opportunities include entry, supervisory, management, management positions in manufacturing, wholesaling, and retailing of goods and services. POTENTIAL POSITIONS INCLUDE: office manager, assistant buyer, customer service manager, retail manager, bank branch manager, business owner, department manager, hotel or motel manager, sales and distribution, management trainee, retail operations manager. Salaries in the Spokane area range widely depending on skills, motivation, experience and attitude. View more details on Spokane Falls Community College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Management courses.