The summer semester starts tomorrow. While I highly suggest that you get an internship or a job to sharpen your skills and come back in the fall. Some of you would prefer to take classes this summer. If you are taking classes. Don’t miss the first class of every course you are thinking or planning to take. It is a great opportunity to get the introduction. Here are a few comments on the classes I have on my schedule. I hope these can help you making registration decisions. If you have taken any of these courses, please share your views with your fellow students to help their expectations.
BMGT 200: This is an introduction course to management; we cover the 8 functions of management each in a chapter. If you are a management major, you take each chapter as a full course. If you are not a management major, it is an excellent course to take if you plan to be a manager one day or open your own business. It can also work as a great general elective for non-business majors. The main two key words in the course are effectiveness and efficiency. We talk about Alshaibani restaurant manager…
BMKT 300: This is an interesting course in marketing. It provides the fundamental concepts. I would not recommend it for freshmen students. It requires lots of reading to distinguish between the different concepts. The course includes a project that can be time consuming. It’s a good class to take with your friends to form a great team. Similar to BMGT200, it is a good general education elective for non-business majors; especially those who will work in advertising, or graphics.
BFIN 300: Don’t take this class if you have not successfully understood the accounting statements, business math, and introduction to statistics. If you have finished advanced statistics, you will make the best use of this course. If you are competent in math, then you can take it while taking the statistics class. Don’t take the course because your friends are signing up for it. If you are finance major, you may have to take it early so that you can take the other finance majors courses within the next few years. Some students considered it a heavy course that required lots of study time to comprehend the problems.
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This is an easy course; you take it after BMKT 300. The concepts are very easy for many students; you just need to pay attention to details. The course has a practical focus. Students find it easy to relate to discussed concepts by daily shopping. The project should be fun if you take a company that you are interested in.
BMKT350: The class require passing BMKT 300. This class help us understand how people response to a marketing strategy. Expand your insights towards how we think and what drives us to buy in order to understand how to provide customers with value, trust, satisfaction, and loyalty. We discuss customer’s psychology, perceptions, life style, social influences, and motivation. It includes mini projects related to course topics.