Faculty Web Page – Dipali Buch – Folsom Lake College

Welcome Students!

Spring 2009

Business 350 Online – Fall 2008 – begins Saturday January 17 (please check course website and login on that day)

Course is offered on Los Rios eLearning Desire2Learn system. Login at: http://d2l.losrios.edu

Orientation is Online. You need to take the Syllabus Quiz.

If you are on the wait-list and need permission slips, please email your request to me at: buchd@flc.losrios.edu.

In the subject line, please indicate: “Business 350 – Wait List Permission Slip Request”.

BUS  350    Small Business Management/Entrepreneurship     3 Units
Prerequisite: None
Advisory:  ENGWR 101
Course Transferable to CSU
Hours: 54 Hours LEC
Description:  This class provides an overview of the various elements involved in starting and operating a small business. It introduces such topics as developing a business plan, finding financial resources, developing personal and business goals, meeting legal requirements, understanding marketing concepts, and other topics of interest to the entrepreneur.

Schedule: Eight Week - First,  Jan 17-Mar 16
TBA           TBA                LEC    D.Buch                FLC MAIN FLC ONLINE   28990
This is an online course. Students must have access to a computer and the Internet.

Business 310 Online – Fall 2008 – begins Saturday January 17 (please check course website and login on that day)

Course is offered on Los Rios eLearning Desire2Learn system. Login at: http://d2l.losrios.edu

Orientation is Online. You need to take the Syllabus Quiz.

If you are on the wait-list and need permission slips, please email your request to me at: buchd@flc.losrios.edu.

In the subject line, please indicate: “Business 310 – Wait List Permission Slip Request”.

Important: This course has a Pre-requisite! Please see below.

BUS  310    Business Communications     3 Units
Prerequisite:  BUS 100 with a grade of "C" or better
Advisory:  Ability to key 30 or more words a minute and use a current office-level word processing program.
Course Transferable to CSU
Hours: 54 Hours LEC
Description: This course is designed to emphasize the use of communication theory in planning and composing various types of effective business letters and reports. It stresses style, appearance, grammar, punctuation, tone, vocabulary, and reader appeal. Interpersonal communication and listening, cross-cultural communication, electronic communication technology, and ethical and legal guidelines are included. A formal report with graphics is required.

Schedule: Eight Week - First,  Jan 17-Mar 16
TBA           TBA                LEC    D.Buch                FLC MAIN FLC ONLINE   28988
This is an online course. Students must have access to a computer and the Internet.

*** Important Message – Please Read ***

The courses are delivered online via Los Rios eLearning (Desire2Learn). This is the new learning system at Los Rios, and it is different than Blackboard. Please see the links below to get familiar with D2L. The Los Rios helpdesk can provide technical support on D2L – any problems, please contact them.

Enrolled students should see the course when you login at http://d2l.losrios.edu at start of the session. Students must log in when the session begins (first week), or they may lose their spot in class.

Detailed syllabus and class schedule are available online after you login to the eLearning course site.

Instructions for logging in are at: http://d2lresources.losrios.edu/

Since this is an online course, you must have access to the internet. You are required to enter a valid email address in your eLearning student profile to receive class communications.

Dipali Buch

Adj. Professor

Email: buchd@flc.losrios.edu

Voicemail: (916) 568-3100 ext. 13110