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3.00 Credits
Survey of modern US business, analyzing organization and types of businesses, major business functions, business and the environment roles, played by business and consumers in the economy and various economic systems. Writing assignments, as appropriate to the discipline, are part of the course. 150 minutes per week. (IAI code: BUS 911) 3 credit hours.
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Review of basic arithmetic principles, application of operations to business forms and to analysis and solution of problems of percentage, markup, and markdown, discounts, interest, prorating, life and property insurance, taxation, and payrolls. Writing assignments, as appropriate to the discipline, are part of the course. 150 minutes per week. 3 credit hours.
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This course is the first of the required courses in the Paralegal AAS program. It provides an overview of the American legal system. It explores essential knowledge in the paralegal field, including the basic skills, concepts, and reasoning processes for success in a paralegal career. This course explores basic paralegal roles and responsibilities and specific limitations as they relate to the legal system and the law office environment. Writing assignments, as appropriate to the discipline, are part of the course. Prerequisite: Placement test or English 100 with a C or better, or Consent of Department Chairperson. (College level math eligibility--students not meeting college level math eligibility must complete Math 099 with a C or better. Business 147 can be taken concurrently with Business 148 and Business 149.) 150 minutes per week. 3 credit hours.
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3.00 Credits
This course is one of the requirements of the Paralegal AAS program. It introduces the student to procedural concepts of the civil litigation process in state and federal courts with an emphasis on Illinois and federal civil codes. It examines the role of the paralegal from the initial phases of the pre-trial investigation and discovery through the appeals process while emphasizing legal and practical skills. This is a writing intensive course. Writing assignments, as appropriate to the discipline, are part of the course. Prerequisite: Placement test or English 100 with a C or better, or Consent of Department Chairperson. (College level math eligibility-students not meeting college level math eligibility must complete Math 099 with a C or better. Business 148 can be taken concurrently with Business 147 and Business 149.) 150 minutes per week. 3 credit hours.
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This course is one of the requirements of the Paralegal AAS program. It is an overview of the basic principles of family law and domestic relations, with emphasis on Illinois law. It examines the areas of marital contracts, divorce, annulment, issues affecting children, and other legal matters relating to domestic relations. It also covers client interviews, the drafting of necessary pleadings and supporting documents, and the performance of basic research relating to family domestic relations as well as the role of the paralegal in family law. Writing assignments, as appropriate to the discipline, are part of the course. Placement test or English 100 with a C or better, or Consent of Department Chairperson. (College level math eligibility-students not meeting college level math eligibility must complete Math 099 with a C or better. Business 149 can be taken concurrently with Business 147 and Business 148.) 150 minutes per week. 3 credit hours.
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This course is one of the requirements of the Paralegal AAS program. It provides an overview of the fundamentals of legal research writing. This course covers the use of primary and secondary source materials research legal questions. It examines different types of legal documents and provides training in legal analysis. The course also includes principles and techniques legal writing and their application to legal correspondence and documents as well as the role of the paralegal in legal research and writing. This is a writing intensive course. Writing assignments, as appropriate to the discipline, are part of the course. Prerequisite: Completion of English 102 and Business 220 and Business 223 with a C grade or better. 150 minutes. 3 credit hours.
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3.00 Credits
This course presents accounting as an information system that produces summary financial statements, primarily for users external to a business or other enterprise. Students study the forms of business organization and the common transactions entered into by businesses. The emphasis is on understanding and applying basic accounting principles and other concepts that guide the reporting of the effects of transactions and other economic events on the financial condition and operating results of a business. How to analyse and interpret historical financial statements as well, and the limitations of using these in making forward-looking business decisions are included. The primary content emphasis will be accounting for current assets and liabilities, long-term assets and liabilities, corporations, cash flow statements and financial statement analysis. Writing assignments, as appropriate to the discipline, are part of the course. Prerequisite: Business 100 or Business 111 or Business 141 or Mathematics 098 or higher; or concurrent enrollment in Business 141; or Placement Test; or Consent of Department Chairperson (IAI code: BUS 903) 200 minutes per week. 4 credit hours.
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3.00 Credits
This course presents accounting as a system of producing information for use in internally managing a business. The course emphasizes the identification, accumulation and interpretation of information for planning, controlling and evaluating the performance of the separate components of a business. Included is the identification and measurement of the costs of producing goods or services and how to analyze and control these costs. Decision models commonly used in making specific short-term and long-term business decisions are included. Writing assignments, as appropriate to the discipline, are part of the course. Prerequisite: Business 181 or Consent of Department Chairperson. (IAI code: BUS 904) 200 minutes per week. 4 credit hours.
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3.00 Credits
General accounting principles applied to factory operations Includes methods of finding costs of specific orders, lots and processes, and the basics of allocating overhead expenses. Writing assignments, as appropriate to the discipline, are part of the course. Prerequisite: Business 181 or Business 182. 150 minutes per week. 3 credit hours.
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3.00 Credits
Application of funds, analysis of working capital, investments, inventories, amortization and depreciation, and cost expirations. Writing assignments, as appropriate to the discipline, are part of the course. Prerequisite: Business 182 or Business 204. 150 minutes per week. 3 credit hours.
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