In Response to Rachel Marra's Post.

At the end of her post, Rachel asked the question; What are some courses you have taken outside of your major? And did you learn anything worth while?

Personally, I feel the Business major requires you to take various courses sometimes too many to handle. In the past I have taken numerous Accounting classes that cover topics like Balance sheets, debts and credits, and ratios. All these topics at first may of seemed off topic because I wasn't planning on being an Accountant. However, after two of these classes I saw the benefit of understanding them. It  includes topics such as stocks/bonds, how to tell where a company is spending and how to determine the future value of a business. Not only is this important to learn if this is a company you plan to invest in, but to also work for. Before entering a job you can look at the business's "records"(balance sheet, cash flows) to determine if their ending balance is headed up hill or not. It's smart because if a company has a lot of debt, you run the risk of working for a business that could go bankrupt or have bad business ethics.

Another class I have taken here is Business Law, this class was an elective I took for part of the requirements for my major. I learned this class covered the side of business we don't always which includes contracts, bankruptcy, and torts that businesses may or not be involved in. Although this class was very different from my others I learned a whole lot from that semester. I was able to see the laws a business must follow and the consequences if they do not. We also learned how these laws can relate in our own lives with things like rent, and parking. The legal issues of a business are always good to understand in case of any conflicts. Another important thing we learned was how to start a business and actually purposed our own businesses as a end of the year project. Both classes taught me a great deal about different aspects of business. 


What's one class you wish you got more out of and why??