College of the Siskiyous

Business Department

Spring 2009

 

BA 53 – Business Math

 

Meeting Time: M W  1:00-2:15pm (LRC 3)

 

Course:  BA 53; 3 Units; AA

 

Prerequisite:  Math 81 or equivalent

 

Business and Computer Science Instructor: Jesse Cecil

 

Office Hours: 

My office hours for the Spring 2009 semester are on Monday and Wednesday from 10:00-12:00pm.  My office is located in the Distance Learning Center, Room 10.  You can call me or leave a voice mail message at 938-5316 or Email me at cecil@siskiyous.edu.  In any case I will get back to you as soon as I can.

 

Required Texts:

     Practical Business Math Procedures, 9th edition, ISBN 0-07-721456-2

by Jeffrey Slater, published by McGraw-Hill

 

Advisories:

It is advised that a student in BA 53:

*         can read at a 10th grade (High School Sophomore) level

*         be able to compute fractions, percentages, and decimals

 

Learning Outcomes of the Course:

Upon successful completion of the course, the student should be able to:

1) To prepare you for many of the business applications of mathematics you could encounter in Office Administration, Accounting, Merchandising, Marketing, Real Estate, Management, and Banking & Finance.

2) Be able to take trade and cash discounts

3) Be able to compute simple and compound interest

4) Relate to promissory notes and discount procedures

5) Compute annuities and sinking funds

6) Find the cost of home ownership

7) Be able to compute depreciation

 

Honesty:

I expect and demand integrity and honesty in all of our dealings.  Students who plagiarize the work of others could be dropped from the course. 

 

Smoking:

Smoking is permitted in “designated areas only”, COS Board Policy 1.9/CA AB 846.  Please use the provided ashtrays.

Support Hour Requirement:
The support hour provides students with professional assistance, supplemental instruction and remediation opportunities to help improve student success. Supervised support is offered for reading, writing, math, information technology, computer competency, and other skills outside of discipline specific content. During the semester, students will complete a variety of tasks related to this course that will necessitate the services available through the support hour. These tasks will include discussion of writing assignments with lab staff; use of MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Access to present work or complete homework; exploration of course CD-ROM or course software.


Sequence of the chapter:

            1st 75 minutes of Chapter:          Demonstrate steps to solving problems in the chapter.

            2nd 75 minutes of Chapter:          More of the problems in the chapter or review assignments.

            Last 75 minutes of Chapter:        Quiz on Chapter.

 

Chapters covered:  7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17

 

Requirements / Grading:

I expect you to attend class, do the reading, and to bring questions to class to be discussed. Your grade will depend on both your active and informed participation and your performance on:

 

GRADED EVENTS:

           

9 Quizzes @ 20 points each (lowest dropped)        160 Points

Midterm 50 points                                               50 Points

Final Examination                                                90 Points

TOTAL                                                  300 POINTS

 

GRADING:

270-300 Points               A

240-269 Points               B

210-239 Points                C

180-209 Points                D

179 Points or below         F

 

Attendance and Late Work Policy:

I expect people to attend class, to be on time, and to be courteous and polite if late.  I reserve the right to drop any student that has missed four or more class meetings.  If you have an emergency that comes up, please see or call me.  It is your responsibility to understand and follow these guidelines, they are not negotiable!

 

Student Sensitivity Issues:

Students, staff and Faculty at the College the Siskiyous may have allergies, environmental illnesses, multiple chemical sensitivity, or related disabilities.  Please keep this in mind when deciding to smoke or in selecting and applying personal care products.

 

Academic Accommodations:

            Students have the right to request reasonable modifications to college requirements, services, facilities or programs if their documented disability imposes an educational limitation or impedes access to requirements, services, facilities or programs.  A student with a disability who requests a modification, accommodation, or adjustment is responsible for requesting necessary accommodations by identifying himself/herself to the instructor and, if desired, to the Disabled Student Programs and Services(DSPS) office Eddy Hall 1. 

            Students with a print disability--a visual limitation or reading difficulty that limits access to traditional print materials--may request printed materials in alternate media.  Examples of alternate media formats include electronic format (e.g., text on CD), Braille, tactile graphics, audiotape, and/or large print. Students can make alternate media requests through the Disabled Student Programs and Services (DSP&S) Eddy Hall 1, 938-5297.

            Students who consult or request assistance from DSPS regarding specific modifications, accommodations, adjustments, alternate text or use of auxiliary aids will be required to meet timelines and procedural requirements established by the DSPS office.