COURSE SYLLABUS

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COURSE NUMBER

: BE 201A

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COURSE TITLE

: INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS AND PHILIPPINE FINANCIAL SYSTEM

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CREDIT UNIT

:3

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PREREQUISITE

: NONE

COURSE DESCRIPTION

: This is an introductory course to the world of finance and business. It deals with the
nature, rationale, dynamics and types of business. It considers the environment the
business enterprise is in: economic, legal-political, social, cultural and physical. It covers
the discussion in the different types of business organization, private versus public, sole
proprietorship, partnership, corporation and cooperative. It considers likewise the
relationship with the government and the effects of statutes and government regulations. It
covers the functional areas of business, marketing, operations, finance and human
resource management. The second part deals with evolution and function of money,
extension and concept of credit and the development of banking and other financial
institutions. Finally, it deals with the need for appreciation of information and control and
the ethical considerations and social responsibility aspects of business.

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COURSE OUTCOMES

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VALUES INTEGRATION

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COURSE OUTLINE

LECTURE: 3

LAB:

1. Understand the underlying concept and principles of business, organizations and

management.
2.Know the difference between real and fake money and;
3. Appreciate the importance of accounting in a service concerned business environment.

: To instill the value of financial management this includes the awareness of the new
Philippine currency and their accountability as consumers and for them to be keen with
details.

Learning Outcomes/
Competency

Course Topics

Teaching Strategy/
Learning Activities

Assessment Tasks

PRELIM
Week 1:
A. Subject and Class Orientation
1. Course expectations
2. Classroom Policies
3. Grading System
4. Overview of the Subject

Lecture/Classroom
Discussion

Oral Recitation

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Week 2:
A. Business in General
1. Development of our Business Culture
2. The study of business
3. The Attributes of the term business
4. Kinds of Business
5. Why people go into business
6. The choice of a particular business
7. Location Factor and Social Values

Week 3:
B. Theory of Organization in Business and
Industry Terminology in Business
1. Basic Consideration in Organization
2. Underlying Principles of Organization
3. Applying the Principles of
Functionalism
4. The Need of Sound Organization
Models
5. How to Diagnose Organization

Week 4:
C. Types of Organization
1. The Line Type
2. The Functional Type
3. The Line and Staff Type
4. Development in Organization

Understand the
fundamental
concepts and purpose
of going into

business.
Identify and define

the different kinds of

business

Appreciate the
essence of being an
employer, not an
employee.
Apprehend the
different basic
consideration in
Organization.
Identify the different
Underlying
Principles of
Organization.
Be oriented on the
relevance of
applying the
Principle of
functionalism.
Categorize the
different type of
Organization
Discuss the different
types of
Organization.
Be aware of the
importance of
Development in
Organization

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Seat Work
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Seat work
Group exercise
Quiz
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Group Exercise
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MIDTERM
Week 1:
D. Ownership and Structural Forms of Business
Enterprise
1. Types of Ownership in Business
2. The Single Proprietorship
3. Partnership
4. Corporation
5. Cooperatives

Week 2:
E. Organization for Finance
1. The Financial Function
2. The Different Functions of Banks

Week 3:
F. The Budget
1.
2.

Be oriented about the

different types of
ownership
Distinguish each of
the types of ownership
Examine the
advantages and
disadvantages of each of
the types of ownership.

Purpose of Budget
Credit Information

Understand the
functions of finance.
Appreciate the value
of money
Identify the different
functions of banks
Know the purpose of
budget
Manage to make an
own budget
Be aware of the
relevance of credit
information

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Week 4:
G. Sources of Capital
1. Savings
2. Loans

Identify the different

sources of capital
Determine how to
use borrowed capital
Be aware of the
basics of saving,
investing and
borrowing

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Assignment
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Quiz
Oral Recitation

Seat Work
Oral Recitation
Assignment

Seat Work
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Oral Recitation
Group Exercise

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Oral Recitation

Oral Recitation
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PREFINAL

Week 1:
H. Philippine Financial System
1. History of Philippine Banking
2. Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas

Week 2:
I.

The Philippine Monetary Board

1. Other Laws Related to Philippine
Monetary System

Week 3:
J.

Financial Consumer Protection

1. Consumer Rights and Responsibilities
2. Consumer Advisories
3. Consumer protection

Week 4:
K. Currency Concerns
1. Types of Currency
a. Unfit currency
b. Mutilated currency
c. Fit currency
2. Legal tender
3. New Generation Currency notes

Week 1:
L. Financial Management
a. What is Finance
b. Intrinsic and extrinsic values

Familiarize the
history of Philippine
banking
Discuss vision and
mission of Bangko
Sentral ng Pilipinas
Know the role of
Bangko Sentral ng
Pilipinas in the
Philippines
Understand RA 7653
or the New Central
Bank Act
Determine the unit of
monetary values and
the issue of means of
payment
Know the guiding
principles of
Monetary
Administration
Know the rights and
responsibilities as
consumers
Determine the ways
to protect self during
bank withdrawals
using ATMs
Understand the right
to use creditthe
cards
Determine
different types of
currency
Explain the
importance of legal
tender
Differentiate fake
money from real
money
FINAL
Define finance
Determine the goal
of a firm
Differentiate
intrinsic and
extrinsic values
Create an Income
Statement

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Week 2:
M. Financial statements
a. Income statement
b. Balance sheet
c. Cash flow

Week 3:
N. Statement of Changes in Owners Equity

Week 4:

O. Trial balance
a. Closing entries
b. Reversing entries

Understand and
explain the
importance of
Income Statement
and Balance Sheet
Create a Balance
Sheet
Create an Income
Statement
Understand and
explain the
importance of
Statement of
Changes in Owners
Equity
Create a Statement
of Changes in
Owners
Equity
Understand
how

Closing entry works.

Explain the purpose

of Reversing Entries

Apply acquired
knowledge and

create a Post-Closing
Trial Balance.

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Seat Work
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TEXTBOOKS

REFERENCE BOOKS

: BUSINESS ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT 6th Revised Edition by Gutierrez,

Pura, Garcia

ONLINE REFERENCES

: WIKIPEDIA, BUSINESS DICTIONARY,

http://www.bsp.gov.ph/about/governance_mon.asp
http://www.csun.edu/~zz1802/Finance%20303/Lecture-Notes-Mid1.pdf

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