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Business Administration and E-Commerce
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Curriculum Description Curriculum
The Business Administration curriculum is designed to introduce students to the various aspects of the free enterprise system. Students will be provided with a fundamental knowledge of business functions, processes, and an understanding of business organizations in today’s global economy. Course work includes business concepts such as accounting, business law, economics, management, and marketing. Skills related to the application of these concepts are developed through the study of computer applications, communication, team building, and decision making. Electronic Commerce is an academic concentration within the Business Administration Program. This curriculum is designed to prepare individuals for a career in the Internet economy. Course work includes topics related to electronic business, Internet strategy in business, and basic business principles in the world of E-Commerce. Students will be able to demonstrate the ability to identify and analyze such functional issues as planning, technical systems, marketing, security, finance, law, design, implementation, assessment, and policy issues at an entry level. Students may pursue an Associates Degree, Diploma, and or Certificate. Go to the Martin Community College 2006-08 Catalog for complete program requirements and course information.

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Graduates are prepared for employment opportunities in government agencies, financial institutions, and large to small business or industry. In 1995, the Kappa Eta Chapter of Alpha Beta Gamma (ABG), and International Business Honor Society, was established at MCC to recognize academic excellence among students in business curricula and provide students professional and career development opportunities. Since its inception, the number of students inducted into the local chapter of ABG has grown steadily. Members are active in supporting both the college and community activities. In recent years, members have supported the Ronald McDonald House of Eastern North Carolina, Toys for Tots, Coats for Kids, March of Dimes, U.S. troops overseas, and the college's Student Government Association. The chapter also attends national and international conventions. For more information on the Kappa Eta Chapter of Alpha Beta Gamma click here. Career planning and placement assistance is offered by the college and the Employment Security Commission. Click here for more information.

Facility Facilities

The college has several smart classrooms equipped with the latest multimedia and computer technology. The computers in these classrooms and labs are connected to the internet via a dedicated T1 line, and have the latest business and accounting software, like Excel, TurboTax®, and QuickBooks®. Each workstation has CD ROM burners and USB connections for easy student access for USB storage flash drives. Martin Community College, with it's picturesque 65 acre main campus located in Williamston, the center of northeastern North Carolina, provides a convenient setting for commuting students. For information about the college and directions, click here. The college does not provide dormitories but referral housing and rental information is available through Student Services.

Faculty Faculty/Advisors
Gregory F. Brown (Advisor for Business Students A - Z and all E-Commerce Students) Instructor B.S., B.A., Fayetteville State University M.B.A., East Carolina University Building 4, Room 7 252-792-1521 ext.218 gbrown@martincc.edu Bess Patton Business Technologies Department Chair B.S./B.A., M.B.A., Meredith College M.A.Ed., East Carolina University bpatton@martincc.edu


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