BUS 110:
Exploring Business Basics (6 Credit Hours)
Course Syllabus

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Instructor:  Bud Miles
Office: 363 Bryan Bldg. 
E-mail:  disney@uncg.edu
Phone:  336-334-4527
FAX: 336-334-4141 

 

 

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 26165
Business Administration, Bryan School of Business and Economics 
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro 
Greensboro, NC 27402-6165


This course can only be taken in conjunction with the Disney Theme Parks and Resorts College Program and requires a 2.0 GPA or higher. It requires completion of Learning Activities, including Disney Traditions in conjunction with internship work hours. It also requires completion of one of the following Disney Educational Experiences: Corporate Communications, Experiential Learning, Advanced Studies in Hospitality, Human Resource Management, Organizational Leadership, Practicum, Creativity and Innovation or Marketing You. To see the course syllabi please visit the Disney Theme Parks and Resorts College Program Website.

 

Introduction

The purpose of BUS 110: Exploring Business Basics is to acquire skills and knowledge in regard to values, needs, and wants as well as customer service, self-management, problem-solving and career planning.  The combination of worksite experience and class assignments explores and promotes:

  1. Identification of transferable skills
  2. Development of a personal brand to advance future career marketability
  3. Planning a networking strategy
  4. Formulating a plan to increase personal and professional productivity
  5. Analysis of customer problems and propose solutions

Course Participation

In order to take this course you must be a participant in the Disney Theme Parks and Resorts College Pogram. To be selected for participation in this program you need to attend a presentation on a college campus and interview with the Disney recruiter. For a list of presentations at colleges in the U.S. go to Disney Theme Parks and Resorts College Program and follow the student links.

On-site Faculty Visits

During the semester, your instructor and other Bryan School professors may periodically come to lecture, meet individually with students to review academic progress, work with the Disney Education Team, and conduct work placement site visits.

Grading/Evaluation

BUS 110: "Exploring Business Basics" requires: (1) completion of learning activities and (2) completion of one Disney Collegiate Educational Experience: Corporate Communications, Experiential Learning, Advanced Studies in Hospitality, Human Resource Management, Organizational Leadership, Practicum, Creativity and Innovation or Marketing You.

Certain guidelines are provided to ensure that each student receives maximum benefit from this experience, and these guidelines are to be viewed as minimum requirements in order to qualify for successful completion of the course.  UNCG Official Undergraduate Grading System

Course Policies: 

  1. Completed Letter of Intent must be submitted no later than the first week of your educational coursework at Disney.  
  2. All course requirements must be completed and sent via email to Dr. Miles by the due date.
  3. You must notify your instructor in the event of your dismissal from the internship. This may result in a grade of "W" for the course. Failure to notify your instructor may result in a grade of "WF". For International Students: You must also immediately notify the International Program Center at UNCG so they can assist you with visa issues.
  4. A survey evaluating your internship/course experience will be sent to you. Completion of this form is necessary to fulfill the course requirements.

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