Business BUS

11 courses · Palo Verde College · 2026-2027 Catalog

Classes: Fall 2026 · Spring 2027

BUS 101 Introduction to Business

Units: 3
Hours: 54 hours total, 3 hours lecture weekly
Transfers to: CSU, UC

Student Learning Outcomes: Demonstrate management functions, styles and processes. Describe the various types of business ownerships and the appropriateness of each type of ownership in different business situations. Demonstrate the chief features of marketing, finance, organization, and ethics as they apply to a business enterprise.

General Education: Not approved for General Education

Course Duration (Weeks): 18

BUS 101, Introduction to Business provides an overview of the American business enterprise, and includes such topics as business ethics, operating a business in a global environment, forms of business ownership, micro- and macroeconomics, business startups, teamwork and communication, marketing, finance, and the legal regulatory environment of business.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section, listed as BUS-101) · Spring 2027 (1 section, listed as BUS-101)

BUS 103 Personal Finance

Units: 3
Hours: 54 hours total, 3 hours lecture weekly
Advisory: MAT 106 (now STAT C1000) or MAT 110
Transfers to: CSU, UC

Student Learning Outcomes: Describe how personal finance strategies can help strengthen and carry out personal money management concepts. Describe effective personal key components of a financial plan that will support the implementation of a customized action plan. Describe how building up your investment portfolio can protect you against unpredictable situations to the best advantage.

General Education: Not approved for General Education

Course Duration (Weeks): 18

This course develops a fundamental awareness of ways to think about solving financial questions, of applying financial principles to household decision making and of integrating the areas of income tax and estate planning, retirement, investments portfolio and risk management.

Not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules.

BUS 104 Small Business and Entrepreneurship

Units: 3
Hours: 54 hours total, 3 hours lecture weekly
Advisory: ENG 100 (now ENGL C1000)
Transfers to: CSU

Student Learning Outcomes: Explain the characteristics of an entrepreneurial mindset and relate them to their personal and professional growth. Classify the characteristics of an entrepreneur and provide examples of their role in economic growth. Demonstrate skill in exploring and researching career possibilities that will identify occupational fields of interest in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math and /or academic programs that fit your interest.

General Education: Not approved for General Education

Course Duration (Weeks): 18

Students will be empowered to create their own business plan. The core concepts of business design is the development of knowledge and hands-on experience to financial growth. Entrepreneurs in the 21st Century are leaders who are willing to take initiative, taking advantage of market opportunities by planning, organizing, and deploying resources, and utilizing innovation to create new or improving existing products or services. Students in this discipline will augment their potential for becoming significant contributors to the local, statewide, and national economy, creating new opportunities, while creating innovation and economic growth. Emphasis is placed on key areas of entrepreneurship: (1) attitudes, behaviors, and skill sets that make entrepreneurs successful; (2) validation, and execution of business opportunities; and (3) examining the strategy and outline to ensure there is a successful project-learning experience.

Not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules.

BUS 105 Business Math

Units: 3
Hours: 54 hours total, 3 hours lecture weekly
Transfers to: CSU

Student Learning Outcomes: Demonstrate an understanding of the fundamental principles and concepts of business that require quantitative applications. Demonstrate computational skills needed to find arithmetic-based solutions to diverse, fundamental business applications. Demonstrate skill in accurately interpreting financial information based on the income statement and balance sheet.

General Education: Not approved for General Education

Course Duration (Weeks): 18

BUS 105 emphasizes the use of basic Math to perform typical business calculations, including computations in simple and compound interest, present and future value of money, commissions, bank reconciliations, annuities, payroll taxes and withholding, insurance, income and property taxes, inventory valuation and turnover, bank discounts, markup, depreciation, stocks, bonds and business statistics.

Not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules.

BUS 115 Small Business Finance

Units: 3
Hours: 54 hours total, 3 hours lecture weekly
Advisory: College Level Math or placement by multiple measures
Transfers to: CSU

Student Learning Outcomes: Describe what are the major strengths and weaknesses of an innovation and design strategy. Describe how asset and financing activity can create differences in cash and profits. Explain the importance of working capital in the creation and management of a successful business.

General Education: Not approved for General Education

Course Duration (Weeks): 18

An intensive examination of the essentials of finance specifically for the small-business owner, or prospective owner. Topics include economic concepts of finance, forms of business ownership, financial statement analysis, break-even analysis, working capital management, time value of money, capital budgeting and personal finance for the business owner.

Not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules.

BUS 135 Business Law

Units: 3
Hours: 54 hours total, 3 hours lecture weekly
Transfers to: CSU, UC

Student Learning Outcomes: Trace the development of the American legal system. Recognize the role of business ethics and social responsibility and how they affect the legal environment of business. Analyze and resolve case situations as they pertain to the business environment.

General Education: Not approved for General Education

Course Duration (Weeks): 18

Fundamental principles of law as applied to the ordinary business relationship; sources of business law; the essential elements of a contract; agency and employment relationships; negotiable instruments; personal property, and sales of personal property; emphasis on the Uniform Commercial Code.

Offered: Fall 2026 (2 sections, listed as BUS-135) · Spring 2027 (1 section, listed as BUS-135)

BUS 201 Principles of Organizational Leadership

Units: 3
Hours: 54 hours total, 3 hours lecture weekly
Advisory: Requires college-level skills in critical thinking and writing.
Transfers to: CSU

Student Learning Outcomes: Explain what traits are most relevant for effective leadership. Describe the different ways that leaders can influence the culture of an organization. Describe the procedures to facilitate team learning and to build trust and cooperation among team members.

General Education: Not approved for General Education

Course Duration (Weeks): 18

A detailed analysis of leadership theory and practice through lectures, discussions, simulations and independent field experiences. A survey of leadership theory, leadership style, oral and written communication, ethical leadership, conflict management, and the dynamics of culture and gender in organizations.

Not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules.

BUS 202 Business Communication

Units: 3
Hours: 54 hours total, 3 hours lecture weekly
Prerequisite: ENG 100 (now ENGL C1000)
Transfers to: CSU

Student Learning Outcomes: Evaluate a plausible resolution to an ethical dilemma in business communications. Explain five effective strategies in managing team problem-solving sessions. Identify seven writing weaknesses and provide appropriate edits to enhance the professionalism of the sample document.

General Education: Not approved for General Education

Course Duration (Weeks): 18

The course applies the principles of ethical and effective communication to the creation of letters, memos, emails, and written and oral reports for a variety of business situations. The course emphasizes planning, organizing, composing , and revising business documents using word processing software for written documents and presentation-graphics software to create and deliver professional-level oral reports.

Not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules.

BUS 206 Marketing

Units: 3
Hours: 54 hours total, 3 hours lecture weekly
Transfers to: CSU

Student Learning Outcomes: Describe the methods in conducting marketing research & the applications of such research. Explain how companies identify attractive market segments and choose a market coverage strategy. Explain how changes in demographic and economic environments affect marketing decisions.

General Education: Not approved for General Education

Course Duration (Weeks): 18

Examines the basic concepts and practices of modern marketing with emphasis on developing and implementing strategies to deal with real-world marketing problems and issues. Topics include customer behavior, market segmentation and positioning, pricing, marketing channels and supply chain management, e-commerce, retailing and wholesaling, global marketing and marketing ethics.

Offered: Spring 2027 (1 section, listed as BUS-206)

BUS 210 Business Ethics

Units: 3
Hours: 54 hours total, 3 hours lecture weekly
Advisory: ENG 100 (now ENGL C1000)
Transfers to: CSU, UC

Student Learning Outcomes: Distinguish between ethics and other types of values. Evaluate the ethics of particular business decisions and general practices in business. Demonstrate understanding of ethical obligations and ethical ideals present in the employer-employee relationship.

General Education: Not approved for General Education

Course Duration (Weeks): 18

Business ethics is a form of applied ethics or professional ethics that examines ethical principles and moral or ethical problems that arise in a business environment. The course examines theoretical and practical problems of moral conduct in the field of business. It applies to all aspects of business conduct and is relevant to the conduct of individuals and entire organizations. Business ethics is the behavior that a business adheres to in its daily dealings with the world.

Not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules.

BUS 221 Income Tax Procedure

Units: 4
Hours: 72 hours total, 4 hours lecture weekly
Advisory: Requires college-level skills in critical thinking and writing.
Transfers to: CSU

Student Learning Outcomes: Explain the federal income tax form and the standard deductions a filer can make on their return. Explain the tax consequences of transactions involving the purchase, sale, and exchange of property. Explain the preparation of the California resident state income tax return.

General Education: Not approved for General Education

Course Duration (Weeks): 18

Learn the Federal tax rules and how to prepare tax returns, supplemental schedules and other forms for individuals and business firms. Students compute Social Security and self-employment taxes and how to report payroll taxes, and review the differences between California state and Federal tax laws, forms and procedures.

Not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules.

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