This course will teach you the fundamentals of financial accounting from the ground up. You will learn how to prepare a balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement, analyze financial statements, and calculate and interpret critical ratios. You will also learn the role of managerial judgment in choosing accounting estimates and methods. The course con-cludes with an introduction to forecasting and valuation.

Course topics include market-oriented strategic planning, marketing research and information systems, buyer behavior, target market selection, competitive positioning, product and service planning and management, pricing, distribution, and integrated communications, including advertising, public relations, Internet marketing, social media.

This course covers the organizational law of small businesses, particularly those with relatively few owners or shareholders. It introduces and compares different types of legal organizations commonly used by small businesses, such as general partnerships, limited partnerships, closely held corporations, and limited-liability companies (LLCs).

This course will provide an overview of the international logistics function within a firm in the context of global supply chain. Topics will include international logistics and supply chain, methods of entry into foreign markets, international contracts, international transportation, logistics security, and customs clearance.

The course is rigorous, informative, and will provide to you the opportunity to enhance your basic logistics knowledge in an organization. With sufficient effort, it will be a rewarding experience for all involved.

In this course, shipping, logistics and transportation principles, rules and protocols will be offered to students.

This course will discuss the basic elements required for an agreement to be a legally enforceable contract. These include mutual assent, expressed by a valid offer and acceptance, adequate consideration, capacity, and legality.