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 Introduction to Management

Updated December 2011 
Introduction To Management
MAN2021
Term and Reference Number Summer 20122 

Faculty Introduction

My name is Luc Jean-Francois. I am teaching at Broward College, North Campus. I received my master's degree from Florida Atlantic University. I have worked in the finance industry for several years and have the experience with several business ventures.  I enjoy teaching and training people, strive to inspire them and make a difference in their lives.  Additional info about me:


  • Bachelor in Engineering and Computer Technology
  • MBA in Finance and International Business
  • Credit Risk Management Specialist
  • Consultant to Corporations and Financial Institutions
  • Speaker and Trainer at conferences and workshops throughout the US and Canada
  • Founder and Lead Trainer at Safe Pay Training
  • Points of Interests: Technology, Finance, Entrepreneurship, Management, Leadership and success in general.
 My goal: Teach and Inspire students

Course Description

This course provides a basic study of business activity and how it relates to our economic society. Topics covered include how businesses are owned, organized, managed and controlled. Course content emphasizes business vocabulary, areas of business specialization, and career opportunities. For more details visit BC Course Outlines. 

Methods of Instruction

 This is a 3-credit hour blended course or online.  In this class, we meet once a week on-campus, (Blended), for at least 1.5 hours, and you will engage in structured out-of-class or online activities for the remainder of the class time. These online activities will include graded discussions, graded assignments, a group project, and graded online quizzes.  For online classes, everything is done online 

Learning Outcomes

At the end of the course, the students shall be able to





  • Describe the basic environments (legal, social, economic), both domestic and international, in which a business operates
  • Explain the basic concepts of management and recognize problems faced in operating a business enterprise
  • Describe the basic concepts related to the marketing of goods and services
  • Recount basic information with respect to money and banking, financial management, stock and bond markets, and risks involved in business
  • Describe the basic elements of accounting, computers, data processing, and quantitative methods with emphasis on the role these play in business
  • Identify and describe the changing factors that could influence business in the future, and relate how these factors could affect their careers.  For more details visit  BC Course Outlines for this course.

Course Requirements






To maximize your chances for success in this course, make sure that you meet the following course course prerequisites:
  • Course Prerequisites and Co-requisites: None
  • Computer Knowledge and Skills:
  • Students in this course should be familiar with the following computer skills.
  • File Management - You should be familiar with finding and saving files on your computer.
  • The Internet - You should be familiar with connecting to the Internet through an Internet Service Provider or Network Connection.
  • Web Browser Software - You should be familiar with using web browser software to navigate the Internet and locate information.
  • Email - You should be familiar with sending and receiving email messages.
  • Discussions - You should be familiar with posting and reading discussion messages in a threaded format.
  • Attachments - You should be familiar with sending email messages with attached files.
  • Word Processing - You should be familiar with creating, editing, saving, and printing documents using Microsoft Word.
  • Other Requirements
    • You'll need a BC email address to access the online portion of this course.
    • Obtain a County Library Card or University/College Library Card. You will need either a County Library Card which you may obtain at either North Campus or South Campus Library or a University/College Library Card from the Central Campus Library. These cards will allow you to use select library databases. (optional)

Course Materials

Required Text: 
Contemporary Business 14th Edition

Suggested reading

We strongly suggest that you become familiar with the language of business with regular reading of magazines (Money, Fortune or Entrepreneur) newspapers (Investors Business Daily or Wall Street) watching Bloomberg TV, etc ...
 
We also suggest that you read the following books:
  1. Who moved my cheese by Johnson Spencer
  2. The Fred Factor Mark Sanborn 


Information Contact

Contact me if you have any questions about this course:
email ljeanfra@broward.edu
      or jeanluc@toolsforinspiration.com

web : http://www.toolsforinspiration.com
blog : http://www.toolsforinspiration.blogspot.com 

How to Access this Course once you are Enrolled in this Course

Please be aware that only registered students will have access to this course. 
  • Your BConline User Name is the same as your BC email ID.
  • Your BConline password is the same as your BC email PIN code.
  • If you need login information, obtain BC email user ID and PIN code before attempting to login to BConline.
  • The BC email address site, click on "ID Lookup", then enter your Student# (or INTL Student ID#) and PIN code (2 digit birth month and 4 digit year). Write down your email ID (not the @mail.broward.edu part), which is your BConline User Name.
Links to help students get connected to BConline course(s)

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