Agribusiness

This course presents accounting as an information system that produces summary financial statements primarily for users external to a business enterprise organized as a corporation. Students study the forms of business organization and the common transactions entered into by businesses. The emphasis is on understanding and applying basic accounting principles and other concepts that guide the reporting of the effect of transactions and other economic events on the financial condition and operating results of a corporation. The procedures of how to analyze and interpret historical financial statements as well and the limitations of using these in making forward-looking business decisions is included. The primary content emphasis will be accounting for current assets and liabilities long-term assets and liabilities corporations cash flow statements and financial statement analyses.

Prerequisite: None
Semester Hour(s): 4 hour(s)
Lecture / Lab Hours: 4 lec/week
Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI): BUS 903

This introductory course consists of the study ofcomputer hardware software operating systems communications networking Internet systems and program development life cycles and their role in business decision making. The use of Internet multimedia security and ethics will be emphasized throughout the course. In addition laboratory experience will be gained with a survey of Microsoft Windows and business computer software applications programs in word processing electronic spreadsheets database management presentation graphics and Internet.

Prerequisite: None. Students having no experience with computers are encouraged to first take CIS 100-Keyboarding
Semester Hour(s): 3 hour(s)
Lecture / Lab Hours: 2 lec/2 lab/week
Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI): BUS 902

This course 1 develops awareness of the writing process 2 provides inventional organizational and editorial strategies 3 stresses the variety of uses for writing and 4 emphasizes critical skills in reading thinking and writing.

Prerequisite: Required placement score on approved English placement test, high school unweighted GPA of 3.0 or higher, or a grade of C or higher in ELA 099.
Semester Hour(s): 3 hour(s)
Lecture / Lab Hours: 3 lec/week
Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI): C1 900

The focus of this course is how to be successful in college. Study skills goal setting academic planning time and money management and information research skills are among the core topics included in this course. Within a supportive environment students will share their college experiences and develop connections with fellow students and SVCC staff.

Prerequisite: None
Semester Hour(s): 1 hour(s)
Lecture / Lab Hours: 1 lec/week

A study of some major topics in finite mathematics interest annuities matrix theory matrix operations solutions of systems of inequalities linear programming by graphing and Simplex methods principles of counting and probability. Applications of these topics in business management economics social science and natural science are included.

Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in MAT 121 OR appropriate placement (see current placement chart)
Semester Hour(s): 3 hour(s)
Lecture / Lab Hours: 3 lec/week
Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI): M1 906

An introduction to basic concepts in statistical methods including measures of central tendency measures of dispersion probability theoretical and empirical distribution estimation tests of hypotheses linear regression and correlation.

Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in MAT 078 or MAT 081 (or higher) OR concurrent enrollment in MAT 040 OR appropriate placement
Semester Hour(s): 3 hour(s)
Lecture / Lab Hours: 3 lec/week
Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI): M1 902

This course presents accounting as a system of producing information for use in internally managing a business. The course emphasizes the identification accumulation and interpretation of information for planning controlling and evaluating the performance of the separate components of a business. Included is the identification and measurement of the costs of producing goods or services and how to analyze and control these costs. Decision models commonly used in making specific short-term and long-term business decisions also are included.

Prerequisite: ACC 101
Semester Hour(s): 4 hour(s)
Lecture / Lab Hours: 4 lec/week
Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI): BUS 904

An introduction to the principles of economics including production principles production costs supply and revenue profit maximization consumption and demand price elasticity market price determination and competitive versus noncompetitive market models. These principles are applied to agriculture and the role of agriculture in the United States and world economies. Other topics include a survey of the world food situation natural human and capital resources commodity product marketing and agricultural problems and policies.

Prerequisite: None
Semester Hour(s): 4 hour(s)
Lecture / Lab Hours: 4 lec/week
Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI): AG 901

An advanced course in essay writing with emphasis on formal research ENG 103 serves to develop a proficiency in the collection and selection of data as applied to the completion of a formal research paper. In addition students receive instruction in logic and reasoning including the fundamentals of argumentative and persuasive writing.

Prerequisite: A grade of C or higher in ENG 101 or its equivalent or consent of instructor.
Semester Hour(s): 3 hour(s)
Lecture / Lab Hours: 3 lec/week
Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI): C1 901R

The elementary concepts of differential and integral calculus are introduced and applications are discussed. These include limits continuity the derivative rules of differentiation the indefinite and definite integral. Trigonometric functions are dealt with. Some applications are related rates graphing extreme value problems and Newtons method for finding roots of equations.

Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in MAT 121, College Algebra, AND MAT 122, Trigonometry OR appropriate placement (see current placement score chart)
Semester Hour(s): 4 hour(s)
Lecture / Lab Hours: 4 lec/week
Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI): M1 900-1, MTH 901

A brief course in elementary differential and integral calculus. Primarily for students of business economics and social science with emphasis on applications.

Prerequisite: MAT 121 with a grade of C or higher or appropriate placement score, or four years of college preparatory high school mathematics with grades of C or higher OR Math 3 with a grade of C or higher.
Semester Hour(s): 4 hour(s)
Lecture / Lab Hours: 4 lec/week
Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI): M1 900-B

This course involves the study of matter measurements the periodic table of the elements atomic structure basic concepts of quantum theory bonding stoichiometry of compounds and reactions solution chemistry introduction to acids and bases thermochemistry the gaseous state and basic concepts of the liquid and solid states. This class is for chemistry engineering premedical and science majors.

Prerequisite: One year of high school chemistry or CHE 103 or CHE 102.
Semester Hour(s): 5 hour(s)
Lecture / Lab Hours: 3 lec/3 lab/week
Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI): P1 902L, CHM 911

The oral communication course combines communication theory with the practice of oral communication skills. The course 1 develops awareness of the communication process 2 provides inventional organizational and expressive strategies 3 promotes understanding of and adaptation to a variety of communication contexts and 4 emphasizes critical skills in listening reading thinking and speaking.

Prerequisite: None
Semester Hour(s): 3 hour(s)
Lecture / Lab Hours: 3 lec/week
Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI): C2 900

A survey of macro-economic theory with emphasis on resource allocation in a mixed-enterprise economy. Concentration is on the operation of the market mechanism the role of government and labor international trade national income determination and accounting money and banking monetary and fiscal policy and macroeconomic fluctuations.

Prerequisite: None
Semester Hour(s): 3 hour(s)
Lecture / Lab Hours: 3/lec week
Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI): S3 901

A survey of the basic principles of biology including nature of science cells structure and function of organisms genetics evolution and ecology. This course is designed to satisfy the biology requirement for general education and vocation-occupational curriculum majors. It provides a basis for understanding principles common to all major fields of biology for the science or professional major. This course along with BIO 123 Introduction to Botany and BIO 131 General Zoology is part of the three-semester sequence that satisfies the IAI 910 Biology requirement.Students who have completed BIO 105 with a grade of C or better will not receive credit for BIO 103 or BIO 104.

Prerequisite: None
Semester Hour(s): 5 hour(s)
Lecture / Lab Hours: 4 lec/2 lab/week
Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI): L1 910L, BIO 910

Introduction to price theories the behavior of the firm under varying market conditions and the behavior of the consumer.

Prerequisite: None
Semester Hour(s): 3 hour(s)
Lecture / Lab Hours: 3 lec/week
Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI): S3 902