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 ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE IN SUPERVISION & MANAGEMENT

First-line supervisory personnel are employees in all types of occupations, including wholesale and retail trades; services in hotels, eating, and drinking establishments, amusement, and transportation; service sales, clerical administrative support occupations; and construction trades.

A supervisor needs to acquire the skills and abilities essential to successful performance of supervisory duties, including the ability to: plan and organize work of others; interpret financial information; prepare a budget; deal with the public with tact and courtesy; think logically; analyze and interpret policies; make decisions based on experience and judgement; speak and write clearly; read and follow directions and government regulations; and understand political and economic trends.

For more information about the Business Department, or to contact instructors, click here.

A. General Education Requirements

COURSE#

COURSE

CREDITS

CS151 Windows Applications

3

EC110 Principles of Economics

3

EN110 Freshman English

3

EN125 Introduction to Speech

3

EN194 Technical Report Writing

3

___ Any Math above MA100

3

______ Any Social Science/Humanities course

3

Total General Education Requirements

21

B. Technical Requirements

COURSE#

COURSE

CREDITS

AC101 Accounting Principles I

3

MK123 Principles of Marketing

3

OA108 Introduction to Business

3

OA208 Personnel Supervision

3

OA250 Office Procedures

3

SM205 Purchasing

3

SM220 Management Skill Development

3

SM230 Business Law Applications

3

Total Technical Requirements

24

C. Related General Ed & Technical Requirements
Complete 15 credit hours in one of the two following areas:

COURSE#

COURSE

CREDITS

OA101 Keyboarding Applications

3

OA103 Filing Systems

3

OA104 Business Mathematics/Calculating Machines

4

OA206 Business Correspondence

3

PY125 Interpersonal Relations

3

SM298 Co-Op/Work-Learn

1-6

______ Technical Courses in the Student's Career Field

3-6

Total Course Work

15

2. Related Technical Course Work

COURSE#

COURSE

CREDITS

  Fifteen credits of technical course work completed in another degree or certificate program at GCC (or completed in another accredited or recognized school, college, or university provided those credits are accepted at GCC in accordance with GCC's transfer credit policy).

15

Total Related Technical Course Work

15

Total Related General Ed & Technical Requirements

15

 
Total Credits Required


60

 

CERTIFICATE IN SUPERVISION & MANAGEMENT

First-line supervisory personnel are employees in all types of occupations, including wholesale and retail trades; services in hotels, eating, and drinking establishments, amusement, and transportation; service sales, clerical administrative support occupations; and construction trades.

A supervisor needs to acquire the skills and abilities essential to successful performance of supervisory duties, including the ability to: plan and organize work of others; interpret financial information; prepare a budget; deal with the public with tact and courtesy; think logically; analyze and interpret policies; make decisions based on experience and judgement; speak and write clearly; read and follow directions and government regulations; and understand political and economic trends.

For more information about the Business Department, or to contact instructors, click here.

A. General Education Requirements

COURSE#

COURSE

CREDITS

CS151 Windows Applications

3

Total General Education Requirements

3

B. Technical Requirements

COURSE#

COURSE

CREDITS
AC101 Accounting Principles I

3

MK123 Principles of Marketing

3

OA108 Introduction to Business

3

OA208 Personnel Supervision

3

SM205 Purchasing

3

SM220 Management Skill Development

3

SM230 Business Law Applications

3

Total Technical Requirements

21

C. Related General Ed & Technical Requirements
Six (6) credit hours must be completed in one of the two following areas:

1. COURSE WORK
COURSE#

COURSE

CREDITS

OA101 Keyboarding Applications

3

OA103 Filing Systems

3

OA104 Business Mathematics/Calculating Machines

4

OA206 Business Correspondence

3

PY125 Interpersonal Relations

3

SM298 Co-Op/Work-Learn

1-6

______ Technical Courses in the Student's Career Field

3-6

Total Course Work

6

2. RELATED TECHNICAL COURSE WORK

COURSE#

COURSE

CREDITS
  Six credits of technical course work completed in another degree or certificate program at GCC (or completed in another accredited or recognized school, college, or university provided those credits are accepted at GCC in accordance with GCC's transfer credit policy) toward fulfillment of this requirement.

6

Total Related Technical Course Work

6

 

Total Related General Ed & Technical Requirements

6


TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED


30

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EN110 FRESHMAN ENGLISH (3)

A course involves extensive writing of sentences, paragraphs, and essays and an in-depth study of nonfiction prose at the college level of comprehension. Prerequisite: Completion of EN100 Fundamentals of English Reading and Writing or passing score on English Placement Test.
EN125 INTRODUCTION TO SPEECH (3)

This course teaches students the principles and functions of communication, personal and interpersonal communication and effective small group communication. it also includes outlining, organizing, and delivering different kinds of speeches. prerequisites: EN110 or permission.

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EN194 TECHNICAL REPORT WRITING (3)

A Course to prepare students to write for business, industry, and professions. Students will engage in the writing and speaking process and will develop examples of technical "products" including letters, memos, formal reports, interviews, and oral presentations. Prerequisite: EN110 or equivalent.
EC110 PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS (3)

This course is designed to give the student an understanding of the basic principles of economics, how to apply these principles, and how these principles relate to the American free enterprise system.

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CS151 WINDOWS APPLICATIONS (3)

The purpose of the course is to teach students the fundamental nature of microcomputers: the hardware devices that make up the physical machine, the operating systems, and the major types of application software. Students are exposed to the concepts and applications of the word processing, graphics, desktop publishing, spreadsheet, database, and communications software. They are shown the far-reaching effects of computers and technology, and the applications that computers have to their own lives. Finally, the course provides students hands-on experience with "real-world" applications using the Windows environment and the application software for Windows: Word Processing, Spreadsheet, and Database. Prerequisite: OA101, or OA120, or permission.
AC101 ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES I (3)

Upon successful completion of this course, the student should be able to demonstrate knowledge of procedures to record and report accounting data for sole proprietorship and merchandise business; maintain special journals, and subsidiary ledger; demonstrate knowledge of internal control principles, notes and receivables, plan assets and intangible asset accounting. Prerequisite: AC115 or permission.

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MK123 PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING (3)

This course is designed for individuals with an interest in the business world. It addresses the heightened role marketing plays in relation to increasing foreign competition, economic discontinuities, and to Guam's business community. The emphasis is on marketing concepts and their practical applications in a changing business environment. (Formerly SM210 Marketing Exploration).
OA108 INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS (3)

This course presents a contemporary view of the major elements in business today, such as international competition, marketing management, product pricing and distribution, labor management, and the role of service industries and small businesses. The student will gain knowledge to compete in today's business world.

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OA208 PERSONNEL SUPERVISION (3)

The student will develop basic supervisory skills and develop a working understanding of management principles.
OA250 OFFICE PROCEDURES (3)

This course prepares students for work in the modern office. Students will complete a variety of office tasks using business equipment, systems and procedures. The students will integrate perviously acquired skills in keyboarding and will learn to: compose business correspondence, telephone procedures, time management, office mail, travel arrangements, records management, meeting an conference planning, office ethics, career planning, analysis case study and making decisions. Prerequisites: EN110, OA101, or instructor permission.

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SM205 PURCHASING (3)

This course introduces three major purchasing environments; governmental, industrial, and institutional. Historical, traditional and contemporary applications of purchasing systems will be discussed. The procurement cycle is studied with with emphasis in the purchasing process, vendor relationships, negotiation, analysis, strategy and policy. This course is designed for students at all levels, whether they have a particular interest in purchasing as a career or require knowledge of the purchasing function as part of their education in a business career field. Prerequisite: EN100 or equivalent.
SM220 MANAGEMENT SKILL DEVELOPMENT (3)

This is a course in the development and application of fundamental skills needed for successful practice of management. The focus of the course is on job-relevant skill mastery for first line supervisors.

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SM230 BUSINESS LAW APPLICATION (3)

The course is an introduction to the substantive law that governs American commerce. Specific legal disciplines presented include: contracts, agency, partnership, corporations, real and personal property, sales, commercial paper, and secured transactions. The traditional form of the law as well as the modern statuary modifications are presented. This course is for people studying business related disciplines and anyone interested in the legal underpinning of business activities.

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OA101 KEYBOARDING APPLICATIONS (3)

An introductory course in keyboarding. Focuses on the mastery of keyboarding and using correct typing techniques. Correct procedures in formatting simple centering, business letters and short reports will be emphasized.
OA103 FILING SYSTEMS (3)

This course offers basic principles and thorough study of business records control, filing procedures, records maintenance procedures, and records storage and control procedures. Four basic filing methods (alphabetic, numeric, subject, and geographic) will be emphasized. This course is only offered in fall semester.
 
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The student has an opportunity to develop skills in the fundamental operations of the ten-key electronic calculator and perform business applications such as discounting, percentage, proration, depreciation, inventory, commissions, markup and payroll.
OA206 BUSINESS CORRESPONDENCE (3)

Current trends in business correspondence with emphasis on writing various types of business letters and reports and improving listening skills, reading skills, and dictating skills. Letters of appreciation, resumes and interviewing will be covered. Prerequisites: OA101 & EN110.

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PY125 INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS (3)

This course provides students with he opportunities to develop interpersonal skills that are necessary for professional and personal growth, and for managing conflicts with coworkers and supervisors. Employers have found that successful employees need people skills, such as the ability to cooperate with others, to communicate effectively, and to manage conflicts with coworkers and supervisors as well as technical skills. Interpersonal Relations develops the people skills necessary to increase productivity and advance in one's career.