General Business
16 courses · Woodland Community College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Classes: Fall 2026
GNBUS-10 Introduction to Business
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- BUS 110
Survey of the diverse activities of businesses operating in a changing global environment. Examines how economic systems, technology, legal factors, business strategies, human relations, trade barriers, finance, and culture interact to affect U.S. business policies and practices. Demonstrates how businesses achieve organizational goals and maintain their competitive advantage. Explores how entrepreneurship, organizational design and structure, leadership, human resource management and organized labor practices, organizational communication, innovation, marketing and consumer behavior, e-business, legal issues, accounting, and financial management can improve business practices.
GNBUS-11 Principles of Management
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours
- Transfers to
- CSU
In this course students will learn managerial and organizational theory and will practice the four primary functions of management; planning, organizing, influencing/leading and controlling. Students will apply managerial theory to practice and will examine the role, functions, and responsibilities of management in contemporary organizations of various types and sizes.
GNBUS-13 Principles of Marketing
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours
- Transfers to
- CSU
This course is a general overview of marketing principles. The course covers the process of planning and executing the conception, pricing, promotion, and distribution of ideas, goods, and services to create exchanges that satisfy individuals and organizational goals. Elements of the marketing environment such as government regulation, environmental protection, competition, and consumer behavior will be analyzed.
GNBUS-15 Human Resource Management
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours
- Transfers to
- CSU
In this course, students will learn about these and other foundational HR theories and concepts and will practice the skills necessary to oversee the management of people, manage various HR functions within an organization, and manage the administration of personnel support processes in an ever-changing global business environment. Recruiting, selecting, and onboarding new employees, then building and maintaining positive relationships with them is one of the most important management functions in today’s contemporary, culturally diverse organizations.
GNBUS-18 Business Law
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- BUS 125
This course covers law and its relationship to business, business development, business models, and business transactions. The course also helps students practice the application of laws and regulations to managerial decisions. Students will learn about various methods of dispute resolution, torts, contracts, government regulations and other areas of commercial and business law. Other legal concepts including business ethics, employment, consumer transactions, competition, the environment, agency, and business organizations will be explored through case analyses.
GNBUS-21 Business Communications
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours
- Advisory
- This course is designed for students who already have college-level writing skills.
- Transfers to
- CSU
This 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.
GNBUS-32 Business Internship
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 162 lab hours, 162 supervised work experience hours
- Transfers to
- CSU
The business internship is a real-world, on-the-job training/occupational work experience in business that coordinates individual business career goals with placement at a job site.
GNBUS-35 Organizational Behavior
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours
- Transfers to
- CSU
In this course, students will learn about theories of management psychology and organizational behavior and their application in local, regional, and multinational workplaces. Course topics of exploration include individual and group behaviors, organizational structure, the role of ethics in the workplace, change management, conflict resolution, and organizational dynamics.
GNBUS-56 Business Mathematics
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours
Math for business, accounting, management, real estate and marketing. Topics include discussion and calculations for banking, cash/trade/and bank discounting, retail and wholesale markups and markdowns, simple and compound interest, present value, annuities and sinking funds, discounting of notes, buying and selling of mutual funds and stocks, depreciation, taxes, insurance, financial statements and real estate loans.
GNBUS-57 Principles of Social Media Marketing
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours
This course is designed to provide students with a foundation in social media marketing using interactive Internet and mobile applications. Students will learn and develop social media strategies for use in business and will learn how to implement social media campaigns as part of a marketing strategy. Cost-effective methods of social media promotion for small businesses will be covered, as well as relationship-building, public relations, and event marketing using social and mobile media tactics. Students’ course activities and assignments will culminate in the development of a social media promotion plan.
GNBUS-58 Principles of Customer Service
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours
Whether local or global, face-to-face, or online, providing excellent customer service is a necessary practice to attract and retain business in every industry. Workers who provide excellent customer service give their companies the best opportunity to produce profit, goodwill, and deliver services and products that satisfy and please clients. With a focus on both new and existing customers, students learn how to maximize this major source of business revenue. Students will also practice and fine-tune communication, active listening, and conflict resolution skills. Specific customer service tactics when working with both internal and external customers will be covered.
GNBUS-59 Entrepreneurship
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours
This entrepreneurship course applies the principles of small business management to creating and establishing a new process or product, to a business that identifies a new or unique target market, or to combining a set of ideas that create a new business approach or method. Topics of study include the preparation of a business plan; vision and goal-setting; types of business organizations; marketing and sales; entrepreneurial finance and accounting; legal requirements; building networks; ethical and social responsibilities; creativity, innovation, and invention; and other aspects in business entrepreneurship.
GNBUS-64 Medical Terminology for Office Specialist
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours
- C-ID
- HIT 103X
Familiarization with and refinement of medical terminology from programmed text outlining word structure, definitions, and usage. Primarily intended for those who are preparing for a career in health or business, with an emphasis on clerical support staff responsibilities.
GNBUS-65 Medical Office Procedures
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 36 lecture hours, 54 lab hours
- Advisory
- Completion of BCA59 or basic computer skills
- C-ID
- HIT 100X, HIT 208X
Students will learn the role of a medical office administrative assistant by mastering medical office duties while becoming proficient in patient/customer service, and the creation and maintenance of medical records.
GNBUS-66 Medical Coding
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours
- Prerequisite
- Satisfactory completion of GNBUS64
Students will learn how to transform healthcare diagnoses, procedures, medical services, and equipment into universal medical alphanumeric codes. Students will be prepared to help ensure the codes are applied correctly during the medical billing process, which includes abstracting the information from documentation, assigning the appropriate codes, and creating a claim to be paid by insurance carriers.
GNBUS-72 Introduction to Business Information Worker
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours
- Advisory
- Completion of BCA59 or basic computer skills
- C-ID
- BSOT 100X
This course provides students with a survey of skills and topics covered in the Office Administration program certificates and degree program. The subjects and concepts of skills and procedures necessary in an automated office, office information systems, including technology and procedures, telecommunications, information processing, mail and phone systems, time management, public relations, human relations skills, and ethics are covered. The focus is an introduction to skills that are relevant to success as an office clerk, administrative assistant, office manager, or other entry level office administration worker roles.