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7420

Design Thinking for Business

Design thinking is a human-centered approach to innovation. This course introduces students to the principles, processes, and tools of design thinking, an approach to solving complex problems. Students will explore how to empathize with users, ideate creative solutions, prototype innovations, and test them in real-world contexts. Through hands-on projects and collaborative exercises, students will develop critical skills in innovation, creativity, and user-centered design.

Intro to Entrepreneurship

A practical and experience-centric approach to entrepreneurship. This practice-based method focuses on nurturing an entrepreneurial mindset and skill set and equips students with tools to bring one�s ideas from concept to launch. The course promotes active learning and engagement with the realities of entrepreneurship, encouraging entrepreneurial thinking beyond just learning the concepts of planning, funding, pitching, and marketing creative ideas.

Financial Accounting

Introduction to accounting information system and recording and reporting of business transactions with a focus on the accounting cycle, terminology, application of basic principles and theories, classified financial statements and statement analysis for decision makers. The course includes balance sheet valuations, revenue/expense recognition, and cash flows.

Federal Income Tax

Designed for students who want to pursue the study of tax accounting or who want to prepare their own individual tax returns. Topics include tax filing requirements, gross income, itemized deductions, capital gains and losses. Helps to prepare students to meet requirements for the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exam.

Intermediate Accounting I

Designed for students who pursue accounting beyond introductory study. A rapid review of fundamentals, with problems in valuation and presentation of assets, and liabilities, together with a study of analytical procedures. Course meets the educational requirements for the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exam as determined by the California State Board.