What You Will Learn
Want to study business but aren’t sure where to begin?
Let CCM help you start right.
A strong business acumen is essential to success in many fields including engineering, computer science, health care, communications and the arts.
This certificate can give you the knowledge and credentials to enhance your employability, quickly.Topics covered include management and leadership styles, entrepreneurship, Microsoft Office software packages, accounting and marketing.
Curriculum
The Foundations in Business program at CCM is a 12-credit certificate of achievement to give students not majoring in business an overview of major business concepts. It’s designed for students who are majoring in other programs and who want to have the benefit of a business education.
Careers in the Field
- Account Executive
- Assistant
- Coordinator
- Manager
- Owner
- Representative
- Specialist
Why Study at CCM
The faculty in the business department at CCM are qualified and passionate educators with extensive teaching and corporate experience.
Our professors have either master’s or doctorate degrees in their respective fields.
Earning a certificate of achievement gives you the confidence to feel prepared to major in a business program at CCM and pursue the Associate of Science (A.S.) in Business Administration degree.
Classes in the business department are offered classes during the day, evenings, on Saturdays, in hybrid format and online to make learning convenient for you.
Paying for Your Foundations in Business Education
Earning a certificate in the Foundations in Business is a powerful investment that will pay off over the course of your life, in both increased earnings and job satisfaction. But what is the upfront cost, and how do you afford it?
There’s good news: Money is available to help you pay for school! Our Financial Aid staff can provide lots of information about the process of finding funds to help pay for your education.
Featured Courses
Introduction to Business
This lecture-based course introduces both business and non-business majors to various fields of business study and explores a variety of major options and career paths. Topics include foundations of business and economic systems, management and leadership styles, entrepreneurship, motivational theory and techniques, personnel and production management, accounting, information systems, business law, union/management relations and global issues.
Principles of Marketing I
This is an introduction to basic principles and practices in marketing. The course provides an overview of the field of marketing in areas of consumer behavior, marketing management and channels of distribution and emphasizes the growth of the marketing concept.
Computer Technology Applications
This general education course teaches: (1) basic computer-use concepts such as hardware and peripherals, file organization and management, and operating system use; (2) Internet use, browsers and search engines; (3) software applications including word processing, spreadsheet, electronic slideshow presentations, database use and calendaring; (4) netiquette, ethics and copyright policies; (5) downloading and installing software and plug-ins; (6) communications technologies including email, blogs and Web technologies; (7) personal computer and information security; and (8) career exploration, job search strategies and portfolio development. Students are required to complete a series of laboratory assignments that illustrate skills and use technologies in the areas listed including a cross-applications/technologies project. Not for Information Technologies Department majors.
Your Foundations in Business Faculty Advisor
Melissa Hopper-Ford Department Chairperson
Email: mhopper-ford@ccm.edu
Office: Cohen Hall 204A
Office hours: Wednesdays 2pm-3:30pm Online; Thursdays 2pm-3:30pm
Phone: 973-328-5672
Specialization: Intro to Business, Marketing I
Department: Business
Michael Adamo Assistant Departmental Chairperson; Assistant Professor, Assistant Department Chairperson
Email: madamo@ccm.edu
Office: Cohen Hall 204B
Office hours: Tuesdays 2pm-3pm Online; Wednesdays 10am-12pm
Phone: 973-328-5666
Specialization: Intro to Business, Marketing I
Department: Business
Karen Crisonino Professor
Email: kcrisonino@ccm.edu
Office: Cohen Hall, CH 204F Business Administration
Office hours: Mondays 3pm-5pm Online; Tuesdays 11am-12pm
Phone: 973-328-5650
Specialization: Accounting I & II, Bus Info Sys, Marketing
Department: Business
Susan Miller Associate Professor
Email: smiller2@ccm.edu
Office: Business Administration, Cohen Hall CH 204D
Office hours: Mondays – 8am-10am Online; Wednesdays 8:50am-9:30am, 12:30pm-1:30pm
Phone: 973-328-5662
Specialization: Accounting, Marketing, Intro Busines, Customer Relations
Department: Business
Jennifer Qvotrup Assistant Professor
Email: jqvotrup@ccm.edu
Office: CH 204E, Cohen Hall
Office hours: Mondays 2pm-3pm; Tuesdays 2pm-3pm; Wednesdays 11am-12pm
Phone: 973-328-5657
Specialization: Co-op, Marketing, Bus Info Sys, Intro Int’l Bus, Management
Department: Business
Maureen Sutton Professor
Email: msutton@ccm.edu
Office: Cohen Hall Room 204A
Office hours: Tuesdays 4pm-5pm Online; Wednesdays 10am-12pm
Phone: 973-328-5675
Specialization: Prin Finance, Prin Mgmt, Marketing, Money & Banking
Department: Business
Apurv V. Ved Assistant Professor
Email: aved@ccm.edu
Office: Cohen Hall 204D
Office hours: Tuesdays 3:30pm-5pm; Thursdays 3:30pm-5pm Online
Phone: 973-328-5674
Specialization: Finance, Accounting, Investment Prin
Department: Business
