Community
College of Philadelphia
Small
Business Management
Management
144
Instructor: Mark Bambach
Telephone: 215-751-8728
Email: Contact me through
WebStudy email only! The following email is to be used only if WebStudy is
down: mbambach@ccp.edu
No work is to be sent to this email address.
Office: B2-11
Course Description: This course provides instruction in specific
applications of management principles needed by owners and managers of small
business enterprises. Students learn the impact of business planning, the
environmental elements that surround small businesses, business processes,
initiating and financing a business and the importance of small business to
society. The course requires the development of a typical business plan and
related projects.
Required
Text: Small
Business Management – An Entrepreneurial Emphasis, by:
Longenecker, Moore, Petty & Palich, Most current edition. Published by
Thomson/South-Western. ** You can buy this book online, or at our bookstore. If
you buy this book online, make sure you have it in time to complete the first
assignment, as late assignments are NOT accepted. **
Grading: Grading in this course will be based on the
following:
There will be 14 textbook assignments.
Each assignment has a value of 10 points for the course. There is a required
research paper that has a value of 40 points. In addition, there will be a
midterm and final exam each worth 60 points.
Assignments
(14) @ 10 points each...........140
Research
paper @ 40 points…..........40
Exams
(2) @ 60 points each.........................120
Total
points.......................................................300
A =
270 - 300 points
B =
240 - 269 points
D =
180 - 209 points
F =
0 - 179 points
Late assignments will not be
accepted. Assignments are due on the
date stated by the instructor. There will be no make-up tests, assignments, or
papers. Two or more missed textbook assignments will result in withdrawal from
this course. Textbook assignments are due every week. It is your responsibility
to be aware when assignments are due – I will not be sending emails reminding
you when assignments are due!
Tests may be multiple choice, essay, or a
combination of both. Assignments consist of answering the discussion questions
at the end of each chapter. The paper is going to be a business plan that you
create on a company you might want to start in the future, and it should be 14
pages or more, double-spaced. The paper will be due near the end of
the semester. Check the timeline in Webstudy for the exact date.
Online
Participation: Community College of Philadelphia’s
attendance policy will be modified to work with an online course. In an online
course, missing assignments for a session is equivalent to missing a weeks
worth of class. Two weeks of missed assignments and you will be dropped –
please refer to the college catalog or ask me if you have any questions
regarding this policy. **Please read the Financial Aid Office’s policy
regarding withdrawing from a class and the ramifications that can result.**
Course Schedule
Week
1 Part I:
Entrepreneurship: A World of Opportunity
Chapter
1
Week 2 Chapter
2
Week
3 Part II:
Starting from Scratch or Joining an Existing Business
Chapter
3
Week 4 Chapter
4
Week 5 Chapter
5
Week 6 Part
III: Developing the New Venture Business Plan
Chapter
6
Week 7 Chapter
7
Midterm
Exam (Chapters 1-7)
Week 8 Chapter
8
Week 9 Chapter
9
Week
10 Chapter 10
Week 11 Chapter
11
Week
12 Chapter 12
Week
13 Part IV: Focusing
on the Customer: Marketing Growth Strategies
Chapter
13
Week 14 Chapter
14
Week 15 Final
Exam (Chapters 8-14)
** The instructor reserves the right to change
the syllabus at any time. You will be
notified of any changes. **