Management and Entrepreneurship

This certificate will provide students with the research skills, critical thinking, and business tools necessary to plan a new business, make it operational, and manage it. The courses in this certificate will give students the skills to make appropriate business decisions and recognize when professional counsel (e.g., certified public accountants, lawyers, etc.) is needed to make those decisions. This certificate will also help students to effectively operate and manage the new business once it's operational.

This program will provide students with the skills necessary to start a business and effectively manage the business after it is established. Completion of this certificate demonstrates that the student understands the necessary steps before starting a business and can also support students as they search for a job. 

Program Learning Outcomes:

Students who complete the certificate will be able to:

• Apply critical thinking and analytical skills to business decisions at various stages of a business's life.
• Demonstrate ability to navigate relevant laws in business related to business formation, business operations, human resources, and other business decisions, including ethical implications.
• Create effective oral and written business communications that focus on the needs of the business and the recipient's role in relation to the business.
• Apply accounting principles to business decision-making.

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This certificate will provide students with the research skills, critical thinking, and business tools necessary to plan a new business, make it operational, and manage it. The courses in this certificate will give students the skills to develop business plans and entrepreneurial projects, make appropriate business decisions and recognize when professional counsel (e.g., certified public accountants, lawyers, etc.) is needed to make those decisions. This certificate will also help students to effectively operate and manage the new business once it's operational. 

 Students must complete 4 required courses and choose an elective in two different areas.

Requirements	Dept. Name/#	Name	Units	PCCD GE
Required Core (13 units)	BUS 007	Entrepreneurial Law	3
	BUS 009	Introduction to Management	3
	BUS 008	Business Ethics and Leadership	3
	BUS 001A	Financial Accounting	4
Restricted Electives (3 units)	BUS 019	Business Communications	3
	OR
	BUS 054	Small Business Management	3
	OR
	BUS 056	Human Resources Management	3
Restricted Electives (3-4 units)	BUS 001B	Managerial Accounting	4
	OR
	ECON 001	Principles of Economics (Macro-Economics)	3
	OR
	ECON 002	Principles of Economics (Micro-Economics)	3

Course	Title	Units	Year/Semester (Y1 or S1)
BUS 007	Entreprenuerial Law	3	S1
BUS 001A	Financial Accounting	4	S1
BUS 008	Business Ethics and Leadership	3	S2
BUS 009	Introduction to Management	3	S2
2 Certificate Electives		6-8	Y2

After working with local advisory committee and local DSN we worked to develop a certificate and courses that would meet the needs of the industry and community. Additionally, this certificate will be available to be completed fully online.

Laney College offers a Management and Supervision A.S. Degree and Certificate. The following description of Laney College’s program is from its website: Management and Supervision program is designed to increase working knowledge and develop or enhance current skills of enrolled students currently in management and supervision positions or aspire to become a manager or supervisor in the business, government or non-profit sectors. The program of study combines management theory with day-to-day practical application. Classwork provides an opportunity for actual performance as well as the development of supervisorial and management skills. (See Management & Supervision, https://laney.edu/management-and-supervision/). The courses in Laney’s Management & Supervision A.S. Degree and Certificate focus on creating managers or supervisors in business. Berkeley City College’s new degree focuses on providing students with the skills necessary to start a business and effectively manage the business after it is established. These two programs within the district have different objectives and do not substantially overlap. Given the demand for managerial positions as shown in the LMI data, another program in the regional area will help local business. I have contacted Kim Glosson, the Business department chair at Laney, and she had no objection to our new program.