Introduction to Business 1010 – On Line

I think that you will enjoy this introductory course and trust that you will find all the information that you need on the course site. Please do not assume anything and if you have any questions get answers to them. I can be contacted, on any day, at 435 652 8966 home, 435 879 4261 office or via e-Mail: keller@dixie.edu.

NOTE: All tests will be taken on line at the testing center or via a proctor. Quizzes can be taken from you home as many times as you would like with only the highest score being recorded in the grade book. If you are in the St. George Campus area tests will be available at the Testing Center at the Browning Learning Center. Call the Testing Center for their hours Mon - Sun (435 652 7692) and remember that you will not be able to take a test within 1 hour of closing. Students that are at distance from the campus area will need to contact me, in order to make arrangements for tests as they will need to be proctored by someone near their location. This might be done at a school, library or the like.

During the last few years I have been teaching at Dixie. My business background includes working in seven major industries (Major Air Carrier, Non-Profit, Major Shopping Center, Steel Product Fabrication, Food Production, Consulting, and as a Small Business Owner with two partners) over 35 years. I hold an AA in Business Administration from Miami-Dade Junior College, a BA with majors in Finance and Industrial Management from the University of South Florida, and the Executive Masters of Business Administration (EMBA) from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

I can be contacted at home, thru my number at the business department or via e-Mail. Should you choose to contact me through the Business Departments’ office, 435 652 7723, please leave a message as I am more likely to receive it in a timely fashion. Contact information is above.

The course, Introduction to Business 1010, is very comprehensive and valuable as no matter what one chooses as a career they will find they will be using business principles. In addition to this, business issues will influence you on a day to day. This would include any changes in interest rates which will dictate what you pay for a mortgage, car loan, and/or household furniture or appliances as well as changes in the investment markets will impact your retirement income.

Read the syllabus completely. Additionally, run a browser check when you log into Vista Web CT to insure computer compatibility with all of the provisions of the course.

The Thought of the Week assignment resides on the discussion board. This exercise is meant to provide a meaningful dialog with your responses to the weekly statements that are posted. I would hope that all students will treat this exercise with importance. Simply popping in to meet the minimum requirement can and will be observed.

Reading assignments are important in the process and content elements of you education. When you pick articles to summarize, pick ones that you are interested in and further pick those that you understand. The “what I learned” conclusion does not have to be profound but thoughtful and it needs to demonstrate an understanding of the material as well as the application of the principle/s.

The posted questions will take some thought and will require more research than the text will provide. Use the internet or other reference materials that may be available to you. While there is no one best way in business there are better ways and that is what we are seeking.

The text is Exploring Business – Karen Collins ISBN 09820430-0-7 or 9780982043004.

I will post on the course content page, opening page, information that will support the area of interest that we are covering to supplement the text in order to give some perspective relative to the material that is being covered.

The first 4 quizzes will be the source of questions for the mid term and the final 3 quizzes will be the source of questions for the final. The final may include a few additional questions from outside the text which should be obvious after completing the material in the course.

Students that require web access to the DSC Library will want to send me an e-mail requesting the Web access codes.

Good luck. Study time, I believe, will be a little more than the normal two hours per class hour due to the fact that you do not have the benefit of the classroom lectures.

Best regards,

Al Keller

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