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focuses on students accepting personal responsibility, discovering
self-motivation, mastering self- management, employing
interdependence, gaining self-awareness, adopting lifelong
learning, developing emotional intelligence, and staying focused
through crisis.
BUS 240 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
3 (3-0)
Designed to increase students' awareness of global markets. An
overview of economic, social, cultural, and other variables
affecting the international marketplace. Includes exchange rates,
allocation of resources, import and export controls, and balance of
payments.
Prerequisite must be a TRiO SSS participant
Prerequisite BUS 101 or ECO 201
CHEMISTRY (CHM)
BUS 245 INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT
3 (3-0)
This course is an introduction to the practical concepts used for
organizational management. The course will cover the basic
managerial process of making things happen; meeting the
competition; organizing people, projects, and processes; and
leading. Additional selected topics of interest to managers will also
be examined.
CHM 099 BASIC CHEMISTRY
3 (3-0)
This course is designed for students with little or no chemistry
background. It does not satisfy any degree requirement, nor is it
transferable. Emphasis is on an introduction of chemical and
science vocabulary, as well as chemical concepts. A few of the
quantitative aspects of chemistry will also be covered in order to
prepare the student for success in the next level of chemistry
courses.
Prerequisite None
Prerequisite None, MTH 100 strongly recommended
BUS 285 HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
3 (3-0)
This course focuses on the challenges organizations face in building
and maintaining a workforce that provides them with a
competitive advantage. The course addresses the human resource
areas throughout an employee’s life cycle, including recruiting,
training, compensation, performance management, and benefits.
CHM 101 GENERAL, ORGANIC, AND BIOCHEMISTRY
4 (3-3)
This course is intended for non-science/engineering majors and
nursing students. It offers the opportunity to gain a better
understanding of the world in which we live by exploring the
principles of chemistry and the molecular basis of life. This
course emphasizes the qualitative understanding of chemical
principles covered in a freshman general chemistry course,
with some application of these principles to quantitatively
solving problems. Organic and biochemistry topics will be
integrated where applicable. The accompanying laboratory
offers reinforcement of the lecture topics by providing hands-on
experience in working with chemicals and scientific
instrumentation.
Prerequisite None
BUS 296-299 WORKSHOP IN BUSINESS
(vari) (.25-1)
From time to time, GCC offers workshops, seminars, and short
courses of varying lengths and on a variety of business topics.
Topics might include special interest training and updating for
businesses, teleconference opportunities, and trend information
for businesses. With the approval their advisor and of the Vice
President of Student Services, students can apply credits from
these workshops to certificate and degree requirements.
Prerequisite
Prerequisite MTH 103 or test into MTH 104, One-year high school
chemistry or CHM 099 strongly recommended
Permission of advisor and instructor
CHM 102
GENERAL, ORGANIC, AND
4 (3-3)
BIOCHEMISTRY II
This course will apply basic chemical principles learned in CHM 101
to the study of organic and biochemistry. It will begin with the
nomenclature and physical and chemical properties of organic
compounds and proceed to apply these principles to
understanding the molecular basis of life, including the study of
DNA, enzymes, metabolism, nutrition, body fluids, and
xenobiotics. The accompanying laboratory offers reinforcement of
the lecture topics.
CAREER (CAR)
CAR 100
CAREER SELF AWARENESS &
1 (1-0)
DEVELOPMENT
This course is designed to assist individuals in assessing strengths,
weaknesses, helps, and hurdles in preparation for a career. The
course will also enhance persons in exploration of potential careers
and planning for one's selected career. This course could benefit a
person attempting to select a career or a person wanting to affirm
a career choice.
Prerequisite CHM 101
Prerequisite None
CHM 151 GENERAL AND INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
5 (4-3)
This course provides a foundation for science majors and
pre- professional students to understand the properties of matter
in terms of its atomic and molecular constitution. Emphasis is on
the qualitative comprehension of chemical principles and the
application of those principles to quantitatively addressing
problems. Topics include chemical reaction types, including acid
CAR 103 CAREER AND LIFE SKILLS
2 (2-0)
This course is designed, through many proven strategies, to help
students create greater success in career, college, and in life. By
participating in class activities, focused conversations, and guided
journal writings, students will dramatically advance their ability to
improve their outcomes in career, college, and in life. This course
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