Course Syllabus
BADM 51
Business Mathematics
User Name and Password:
You must use a user name and password after the first week of class. Without these words you will not be able to access the course materials. The format of your username and password are clearly posted on the main page of your course. If you still need assistance with your username and password please go to this page and read the instructions: http://www.bcconline.com/orient/password.htm, to receive further assistance.
In the box below please explain your understanding of user names and passwords, including how you expect to receive your user name and password for this class:
BADM 51 – Business Math 3 Credit Hours Prerequisite: None Instructor Contact:
BADM 51 – Business Math 3 Credit Hours Prerequisite: None
Sheryl L. Abbott
Email: sabbott@bcconline.com
Office Hours: 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm every Sunday (Central Time Zone)
Email will be checked several times a day. Students can expect an answer to any questions emailed outside of my scheduled office hours within 24 – 48 hours. If you have an urgent question or problem please put help on the subject line of your email and I will respond as soon as possible. All assignment grades will be returned within 5 – 7 days after they have been submitted via email.
In the box below please explain how and when you can contact your instructor.
Course Description:
Application of basic arithmetic to business transactions and activities. Improve computational skills (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division) working numbers and word problems using whole numbers, fractions, decimals, percents, interest and equations to solve problems. Calculate discounts, markups, markdowns, payroll, simple and compound interest, present value, simple note discounts and note discount price.
Course Objectives and
1. Understand the applicability of mathematics in planning, forecasting, and interpreting data essential to business operations Assessment method(s): Objective tests; homework; quantitative projects GEO’s addressed by SLO: Communication; Critical and Creative Thinking; Personal & Professional Development. 2. Proficiency in mathematical formula’s important in the creation of financial statements, budgets, capital projects, and statistical analysis. Assessment method(s): Essay examinations, case studies, quantitative exercises and current event reporting GEO’s addressed by SLO: Communication; Critical and Creative Thinking, Communication, Global Awareness 3. Application of mathematical analysis in global and domestic commerce Assessment method(s): Case studies, examinations: essay and objective tests; problem solving; exchange ratios analysis GEO’s addressed by SLO: Communication, Personal and Professional Development (through research); Global Awareness Student Learning Outcomes: Documentation Form 4. Recognize and interpret laws governing transactions related to negotiable instruments, employment law, and securities. Assessment method(s): Essay examinations and case studies GEO’s addressed by SLO: Communication; Critical and Creative Thinking 5. Describe the roles of regulatory agencies (SEC, FTC, Federal Reserve Bank) in both facilitating and enforcing commercial law. Assessment method(s): Essay examinations, case studies, and current event reporting GEO’s addressed by SLO: Communication; Critical and Creative Thinking, Communication, Global Awareness 6. Knowledge of agency law and its applicability in commercial transactions Assessment method(s): Case studies, examinations: essay and objective tests. GEO’s addressed by SLO: Communication, Personal and Professional Development (through research)
1. Understand the applicability of mathematics in planning, forecasting, and interpreting data essential to business operations Assessment method(s): Objective tests; homework; quantitative projects GEO’s addressed by SLO: Communication; Critical and Creative Thinking; Personal & Professional Development.
2. Proficiency in mathematical formula’s important in the creation of financial statements, budgets, capital projects, and statistical analysis. Assessment method(s): Essay examinations, case studies, quantitative exercises and current event reporting GEO’s addressed by SLO: Communication; Critical and Creative Thinking, Communication, Global Awareness
3. Application of mathematical analysis in global and domestic commerce Assessment method(s): Case studies, examinations: essay and objective tests; problem solving; exchange ratios analysis
GEO’s addressed by SLO: Communication, Personal and Professional Development (through research); Global Awareness Student Learning Outcomes: Documentation Form
4. Recognize and interpret laws governing transactions related to negotiable instruments, employment law, and securities. Assessment method(s): Essay examinations and case studies
GEO’s addressed by SLO: Communication; Critical and Creative Thinking
5. Describe the roles of regulatory agencies (SEC, FTC, Federal Reserve Bank) in both facilitating and enforcing commercial law.
Assessment method(s): Essay examinations, case studies, and current event reporting GEO’s addressed by SLO: Communication; Critical and Creative Thinking, Communication, Global Awareness
6. Knowledge of agency law and its applicability in commercial transactions
Assessment method(s): Case studies, examinations: essay and objective tests. GEO’s addressed by SLO: Communication, Personal and Professional Development (through research)
In the box below please type why you enrolled in this course and the most interesting objective, in your opinion, of those listed above.
Required Textbook
Practical Business Math Procedures, (9th Edition), Jeffrey Slater
Business Math Handbook and Study Guide (comes with the text).
This is a required textbook.
In the box below, please type, I have the textbook for this course or I will have it by the end of the first week of class.
Email Updates
One of the primary methods of contact in an online course is email. Your college is capable of extracting student names and email addresses from our registration system. The purpose of extracting this information is two fold. The information will be used by the instructor to remain in contact with the class in order to provide information necessary for the students' academic success. The information will also be used to send emails to the students from the college administration. The emails sent by the college administration will consist of links to course surveys which will be used to improve our online courses, important announcements for students, and links to college surveys, which will be used to satisfy requirements placed on the college by the California Community College Chancellor's Office. The college will not use this information to advertise any products and will not share student email addresses with any other organization. In the box below type the following information: As a student I understand it is my responsibility to ensure my email address is up to date in the registration system, and that failure to do so can seriously impact my ability to successfully complete my courses. Further, I consent to receive email communication from my instructor and from the college administration. This consent will remain in force until it is revoked in writing or I am no longer taking classes with the college. Upon submitting the syllabus, I agree to enter the registration system, check my email address and change it if necessary. I understand a tutorial is available to assist me with this procedure. I also understand I can contact 760-252-2411 x7236 to receive additional assistance if I encounter any difficulties when attempting to change my email address.
Critical Thinking:
Critical thinking will be demonstrated by:
Method of Instruction:
Students must complete all nine lessons. Each lesson will consist of a reading assignment, homework problems, assigned posting to discussion group, quiz, chapter learning objectives and lecture notes. In addition, there will be a proctored midterm and final examination.
Students are expected to:
Reading Assignments are expected to be completed weekly.
Homework problems will be assigned for every lesson except week 9. Students are strongly encouraged to complete all homework problems to ensure understanding and practical application of material. The quizzes and exams do depend heavily on the homework problems. These assignments should not be sent to instructor. Full homework credit will be given when weekly posting is complete (see weekly posting).
Weekly Posting should be completed prior to taking the lesson quiz. For full credit, post the solution to one of the homework problems not already posted. Make sure to show all work, not just the numeric answer. Some lessons will require you to post one or more problems and/or a response to a critical thinking question. Please read weekly posting assignment carefully and post accordingly.
Full credit can also be earned by posting an alternative solution to solve a previously posted problem. Word problem solutions that are posted will get .5 pts more credit than posting a drill problem solution.
Sample posting: Chapter 1, p. 31, #10
$35,000 + $3000 = $38,000 (total cost)
$38,000 ÷ 50 (# payments) = $760 a month
She cannot afford to buy this car
Quizzes are assigned for every lesson. Quiz format will be multiple choice and automatically scored when submitted. Each quiz can be taken only one time. Late quizzes will not be accepted. It is crucial to complete all quizzes as midterm and final depend heavily on homework and quiz problems. It is important to note that quizzes are worth 25% of your grade.
Learning Objectives are given to students for each chapter to help students to focus on key material.
Lecture Notes will be provided for each chapter. These notes will include a highlight of chapters and some example problems with solutions. These notes are not a substitute for reading the text. Students are responsible for all information in assigned readings as well as lecture notes.
Midterm and Final
The midterm exam will be closed book/no calculator and the final exam will be open book/calculator allowed. Both exams consist of multiple choice, fill in the blank, short answer, essay or any combination of these formats. Midterm will cover information from chapters 1 – 7. Final will cover material from chapters 8 – 12. These tests are both proctored examinations (see proctor requirements). Study guides will be available no later than two week prior to examinations. You will not be able to access examinations but once so make sure that you allow yourself enough time to complete each examination in one sitting. Examinations must be completed prior to closing time at one of the approved testing facilities.
In box below please type, I understand that the midterm and final are proctored examinations and it is my responsibility to find an approved proctor and location. My completed proctor form will be submitted to instructor prior to the end of the second week of class for instructor approval. I understand that if proctor arrangements are not approved in advance I may be denied access to one or both of the examinations which could result in failing the course.
Time Commitment/Due Dates:
This is an accelerated course where it is expected that you will put in a minimal of 2-3 hours reading text, completing homework problems, taking quizzes, studying and participating in weekly discussion postings per week. Time required to complete lessons varies from student to student. ***Note*** This is not an independent study course. Assignments are due weekly and due dates will be enforced. Only medical emergencies which are documented and/or verifiable TDY will enable you to makeup work. Making up work is at the discretion of the instructor.
Method of Evaluation:
Weekly Postings 15%
Quizzes 25%
Midterm 30%
Final 30%
Grading Scale:
90 - 100
A
80 - 89
B
70 - 79
C
60 - 69
D
Below 60%
Failure
Lessons and Chapters
Lesson Week 1
Lesson Week 2
Lesson Week 3
Lesson Week 4
Lesson Week 5
Lesson Week 6
Lesson Week 7
Lesson Week 8
Week 9
Proctor Statement:
If a student is unable to come to either the Fort Irwin Education Center or the Main Campus Computer lab to take an examination, it is the student’s responsibility to find an approved proctor, such as a librarian, military educational officer or clergy member, and an approved site such as a library, military education office, or a church. The student must fill out the proctor form completely and submit it to instructor before the end of the second week of class. The instructor must approve the proctor arrangements in advance. Family members, supervisors or friends are not suitable proctors. As soon as the instructor has approved the proctoring arrangements, she will send a copy of the exam to the proctor. The exam still must be completed and sent to the instructor during exam week. It is mandatory that the instructor be notified before the end of the second week of class that you plan to take the exam by proctor so that the instructor has time to approve the proctor and location. Failure to notify instructor in advance of plans to take examinations through a proctor could jeopardize being able to take examination and possibly failing course. This will be strictly enforced! Please be sure that the Proctor has an email address so that the link can be emailed to them with the username and password to gain access to examinations.
All proctors must be librarians, military educational officers, college professors, professional proctors (such as our lab aides), teachers or clergy.
The proctor must have a professional email address and phone. (hotmail, yahoo, excite, aol, netscape, earthlink, verizon, netzero, msn, etc email accounts are unacceptable).
The email address must correspond to a school or business.
Syllabus Disclaimer:
A syllabus is not a contract between the instructor and the student but rather a guide to course procedures on attendance, requirements, grading and objectives. The instructor reserves the right to amend syllabus when necessary. Students will be dully notified. For this reason it is essential for students to check instructor message board at the top of the discussion board for pertinent information pertaining to class.
Academic Honesty:
Plagiarism is claiming as your own a paper, report, article, outline or speech which is in whole or in part was prepared by someone other than you. Plagiarism will result in a grade of F on assignment and could result in failure of course.
ON-LINE INSTRUCTIONS:
YOU MUST FILL OUT THIS SYLLABUS IF YOU INTEND TO TAKE THE COURSE!
It is your responsibility to make sure the instructor has the all the contact information stated at the top of this syllabus by the start of classes!! It is your responsibility to email the instructor if you have any problems or do not understand this syllabus.
It is your responsibility to confirm your enrollment either via the Internet at
By enrolling for this class, the assumption is that you possess the necessary skills to read at the college level, to enter and perform research on the internet, to email using proper email etiquette and to post to the discussions.
When emailing your instructor:
You must explain the problem in the subject line, i.e., BADM 51, Research 1 -- no research available. Email without an appropriate subject line will be deleted and will not be read. With the current high incidence of viruses and unsolicited email I automatically delete all email without appropriate subject lines.
Remember I do not answer email on the weekends, so 48 hours response time do not include Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. If an email stating problem, help, or question in the subject line is sent on Monday through Thursday you can expect a response within 24-48 hours. If an email stating problem, help, or question in the subject line is sent on the weekends there will be a longer turn around time, but the email will be answered by Tuesday of the following week.
Email assignments will have a one week turnaround time, and you should not expect an answer to a successfully submitted and completed assignment before the end of the one week turnaround time period. Receiving graded assignments, or answers to your questions, before the above stated timelines have passed does not guarantee that you will receive replies that quickly in the future.
Online classes are NOT conducted via instantaneous transmission. Just as I am giving you a SEVEN day period to complete your work, I am to be given SEVEN days to reply to your assignments. In addition, the above stated timelines apply to ALL students and ALL responses to your questions and concerns.
I appreciate your understanding of the above stated timelines and will respond to ALL questions and concerns about this class within the timeframes stated above.
A posting place at the top of the discussion page indicates the instructor’s message board to you. Be sure to check this each week so that you don’t miss messages and clarifications; remember that sometimes no instructor posting will have been made. Students are not to post in the instructor's posting area. Should you have a concern with your class please email me your question. It is not appropriate for students to post their concerns in the instructor's posting area. Students who post in the instructor's posting area will receive a warning and their posting will be deleted unanswered. Students who ignore the warning and post again to the instructor's posting area will be dropped from the class.
At the conclusion of the class students may find out their grades by going on the Internet at
In the box below type, I understand and agree to abide by the all of the online instructions written above.
Disability Statement:
If you have a disability which may impact your success in this course, you may contact the Office of Student Support (OSS) to arrange any reasonable accommodations and supports to which you are entitled. It is the responsibility of the student to initiate these procedures. The OSS department can be contacted by calling 760-252-2411 x7225or 760-252-6759 TTY/TDD or emailing oss@bcconline.com.
In the box below type: I understand that if I have or suspect I have a disability I can contact the OSS program at the number or email address listed above and request reasonable accommodations. Further I realize it is my responsibility to contact the OSS department.
