Management

Certificate
Management (B93)

The management certificate program is designed with a core of specialized business courses that allow a student to become familiar with the various aspects of business and industrial management. After becoming familiar with business, accounting, and human relations, a student may desire to move on toward the completion of an associate degree in management. The certificate is well designed for those individuals wanting to enter management or for those in management with a need to upgrade their skills.

Work and Employment

Supervisors direct the activities of their employees and make sure the work is done correctly. They teach employees safe work practices, train new workers to learn different aspects of the job, and ensure that equipment and materials are used properly and efficiently.

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Program Contacts at Sauk Valley Community College

• Academic Advising, 815-835-6354
• Emily Zimmerman, Associate Professor of Business/CEO 815-835-6259
• Dr. Jonathan E. Devereueawax, Professor, Economics 815-835-6393

 

Total Hours Required - 22 Hours

Major Field Requirements

Course #	Course Title	Hours
ACC101	Financial Accounting	4 Hours
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 None4 Semester hoursIllinois Articulation Initiative IAI BUS 903 LectureLab Hours 4 lecweek
BUS103	Intro to Business	3 Hours
Introduction to Business provides a foundation of knowledge in business including an understanding of the basic processes of marketing finance production accounting information technology human resource management and the relationships of business to our society and government and the global economy.Prerequisite None3 Semester hoursLectureLab Hours 3 lecweek
BUS112	Human Relations	3 Hours
Stresses development of the individual and inter-personal relationships applied to business and industry with emphasis upon values communications problem solving motivation and leadership. In addition human relations skills and organizational behavior concepts are developed within modern organization environments to understand behavior performance learning perception values and diversity. Communications skills conflict resolutions power politics ethics and team dynamics are presented and analyzed within modern organizations. Organizational development principles such as organizational change global diversity productivity participative management and time as well as career management skills are presented and applied.Prerequisite None3 Semester hoursLectureLab Hours 3 lecweek
BUS155	Materials Management	3 Hours
Materials Management covers the essentials of modern supply chain management including manufacturing purchasing distribution and quality management along with the integration of all elements of production planning and control as well as the impact of technology on warehousing and physical distribution.Prerequisite BUS 1033 Semester hoursLectureLab Hours 3 lecweek
BUS205	Principles of Management	3 Hours
Principles of Management analyzes the organizing planning and controlling of business activities and the directing of people to achieve the objectives of business by studying the current management theories.Prerequisite None3 Semester hoursLectureLab Hours 3 lecweek
CIS109	Introduction to Computers	3 Hours
This introductory course consists of the study of computer 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-Keyboarding3 Semester hoursIllinois Articulation Initiative IAI BUS 902LectureLab Hours 2 lec 2 labweek
ECO211	Principles of Macroeconomics	3 Hours
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 None3 Semester hoursIllinois Articulation Initiative IAI S3 901LectureLab Hours 3lec week

 

Suggested Program

First Semester - 10 Hours

Course #	Course Title	Hours
ACC101	Financial Accounting	4 Hours
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 None4 Semester hoursIllinois Articulation Initiative IAI BUS 903 LectureLab Hours 4 lecweek
BUS103	Intro to Business	3 Hours
Introduction to Business provides a foundation of knowledge in business including an understanding of the basic processes of marketing finance production accounting information technology human resource management and the relationships of business to our society and government and the global economy.Prerequisite None3 Semester hoursLectureLab Hours 3 lecweek
BUS112	Human Relations	3 Hours
Stresses development of the individual and inter-personal relationships applied to business and industry with emphasis upon values communications problem solving motivation and leadership. In addition human relations skills and organizational behavior concepts are developed within modern organization environments to understand behavior performance learning perception values and diversity. Communications skills conflict resolutions power politics ethics and team dynamics are presented and analyzed within modern organizations. Organizational development principles such as organizational change global diversity productivity participative management and time as well as career management skills are presented and applied.Prerequisite None3 Semester hoursLectureLab Hours 3 lecweek

 

Second Semester - 12 Hours

Course #	Course Title	Hours
BUS155	Materials Management	3 Hours
Materials Management covers the essentials of modern supply chain management including manufacturing purchasing distribution and quality management along with the integration of all elements of production planning and control as well as the impact of technology on warehousing and physical distribution.Prerequisite BUS 1033 Semester hoursLectureLab Hours 3 lecweek
BUS205	Principles of Management	3 Hours
Principles of Management analyzes the organizing planning and controlling of business activities and the directing of people to achieve the objectives of business by studying the current management theories.Prerequisite None3 Semester hoursLectureLab Hours 3 lecweek
CIS109	Introduction to Computers	3 Hours
This introductory course consists of the study of computer 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-Keyboarding3 Semester hoursIllinois Articulation Initiative IAI BUS 902LectureLab Hours 2 lec 2 labweek
ECO211	Principles of Macroeconomics	3 Hours
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 None3 Semester hoursIllinois Articulation Initiative IAI S3 901LectureLab Hours 3lec week