Industrial Distribution

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Industrial Distribution — A.A.S Degree

Course# Course Title Credits
DC Electricity Theory and Lab 3

This course covers investigation of direct current and its behavior in series, paralle, and series/parrallel circuits; measuring devices and components; and electromagnetism.

Prerequisites:

Credit Breakout: 3.00 lecture, 0.00 lab, 0.00 other.

AC Electricity Theory and Lab 3

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Blueprint Reading for Technicians 3

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Principles of Marketing 3

Introduction to marketing terms, concepts, and skills useful in analyzing marketing problems. Covers legal, behavioral, ethical, competitive, economic, technological and international factors affecting product, pricing, promotion, and marketing channel decisions. Identify factors marketing managers take into account when creating a marketing plan, including buying behavior, market segmentation, product life cycle, packaging, branding, pricing, advertising, sales promotion, public relations, personal selling, and product distribution methods.

Prerequisites: None. Offered: Varies

Credit Breakout: 3.00 lecture, 0.00 lab, 0.00 other.

Student Expectations: Each student will spend at least three hours per week preparing for class.

Fundamentals of Sales 3

Introduction of the basic principles and applications of the sales process as they may apply to industrial, wholesale and retail selling situations. This would include prospecting and qualifying, planning and pre-approaching, approaching the customer, the sales presentation/demonstration, handling objections, closing the sale and post-sale service and follow-up with customer.

Prerequisites: None. Offered: Varies

Credit Breakout: 3.00 lecture, 0.00 lab, 0.00 other.

Student Expectations: Each participant is expected to attend classes as scheduled, participate in classroom activities, and complete assignments on time.

Distribution, Operations, & Logistics 3

Gain an understanding of management concepts, principles, and applications for effective operations of industrial distribution firms. Topics covered are concepts of rationale of discounting, financial systems, inventory management, purchasing, vendor evaluations, profitability analysis, warehouse management and future trends.

Prerequisites: None.

Credit Breakout: 3.00 lecture, 0.00 lab, 0.00 other.

Student Expectations: Be on time for class and returning from break; communicate effectively; participate in all class activities 7 projects; complete all outside class assignments on time; participate online; turn off cell phones and pagers; respectfully challenge each others views.

Electrical Apparatus Theory 3

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Total Quality Management 4

Learn how to integrate TQM into planning and project management, strategic management, process improvement, and how to modify an organizations behavior. Assess supervisor's roles and responsibilities related to quality including identifying and meeting customer's needs, applying tools and techniques for improving systems and processes, developing a quality training plan for work group members and enhancing work group commitment to continuous quality improvement.

Prerequisites: None. Offered: Varies

Credit Breakout: 4.00 lecture, 0.00 lab, 0.00 other.

Student Expectations: Each participant is expected to attend classes as scheduled, participate in classroom activities, and complete assignments on time.

Planning & Project Management 2

Learn how to plan and control projects from start to finish including: determining scope/objectives, scheduling/sequencing, budget, action steps, assigning personnel, authority/responsibility, standards, contingency planning and methods for monitoring and evaluation of the projects success. Use tools such as Gantt Charts, flow charts and others. Plan a work or personal project applying the skills and knowledge learned in class.

Prerequisites: None. Offered: Varies

Credit Breakout: 2.00 lecture, 0.00 lab, 0.00 other.

Student Expectations: Each participant is expected to attend classes as scheduled, participate in classroom activities, and complete assignments on time. See the course syllabus for additional information.

Effective Business Communication 3

Learn and practice skills to communicate your message directly and effectively to generate the desired results, whether in a meeting, presentation or written media. Integrate multi-media to support your ideas. Assess your audience prior to communicating to maximize effectiveness. Facilitate group participation including handling disruptive behavior. Learn and apply skills in any situation to achieve win-win negotiations.

Prerequisites: None. Offered: Fall, Spring

Credit Breakout: 3.00 lecture, 0.00 lab, 0.00 other.

Student Expectations: Each participant is expected to attend classes as scheduled, participate in classroom activities, and complete assignments on time.

Managing Customer Service 1

Identify how supervisors can plan for and support excellent customer service through developing a service strategy. Examine the impact of employee training and decision making authority on customer service. Analyze models of service for internal and external customers. Learn tools and techniques for gathering feedback and handling complaints. Consider the relationship between customer service and quality.

Prerequisites: None. Offered: Spring

Credit Breakout: 1.00 lecture, 0.00 lab, 0.00 other.

Student Expectations: You will be expected to come to class prepared, participate in class discussions and share personal and professional experiences. You are expected to work collaboratively with classmates and complete all class exercise, individual projects and small

International Business 3

Understand the growing influence of globalization on all areas of business. Assess the global business environment which includes trade, outsourcing, off shoring, legal, technological, political and social and ethical perspectives. Learn the affects of cultural contexts in negotiation and management. Explore strategies for international and global business.

Prerequisites: None.

Credit Breakout: 3.00 lecture, 0.00 lab, 0.00 other.

Student Expectations: Be on time for class and returning from break; communicate effectively; participate in all class activities & projects; complete all outside class assignments on time; participate online; turn off cell phones and pagers; respectfully challenge each others views

Internship 1-6

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Interpersonal Communications 3

This course focuses on the practical and theoretical concepts of human communications and the styles used in personal, social and professional environments. Students will also acquire skills in critical thinking, perception, listening, emotional communication, verbal and non-verbal expressions and conflict resolution.

Prerequisites: None. Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer

Credit Breakout: 3.00 lecture, 0.00 lab, 0.00 other.

Student Expectations: Each student will spend at least 6 hours per week preparing for class. Attendance is critical in this class.

Composition I 3

This course emphasizes the process of writing expository and persuasive essays using effective writing skills and a variety of research techniques. Also included in the course content are critical reading and logical reasoning.

Prerequisites: Must pass Accuplacer test or successfully complete ENGL0130 - English Essentials or receive instructor approval. Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer

Credit Breakout: 3.00 lecture, 0.00 lab, 0.00 other.

Student Expectations: Each student will spend at least 6 hours per week preparing for class. Attendance is critical in this class.

Technical Elective* 1-6

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General Education 20

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  Total Credits 60
Total Program Requirements 60

† Approved substitutions available – see advisor

* Technical Elective - ELEC2970 Internship and/or Technical Elective must total six credits.

** See General Education A.A.S. degree requirements.