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Course Description
Business applications of descriptive and inferential statistics, measurement of relationships, and statistical process management. Includes the use of spreadsheet software for business statistical analysis. GBS221 transfers to ASU as ECN221.
Prerequisites
Grade of C or better in GBS220 or MAT217.
Course Competencies
Students who successfully complete this course should be able to:
| 1. | Collect, organize, present, analyze, and interpret numerical data using frequency distributions and graphical presentations. (I) |
| 2. | Calculate and interpret the measures of central tendency for either raw or grouped data. (I) |
| 3. | Calculate and interpret the measures of dispersion and skewness for a data set. (I) |
| 4. | Use discrete and continuous probability distributions in probability applications. (II) |
| 5. | Explain probability sampling and sampling distributions, and describe their uses. (III) |
| 6. | Use statistical inference techniques and confidence levels for decision making when testing hypotheses. (IV) |
| 7. | Use regression and correlation analysis, and interpret the results of the analysis. (V) |
| 8. | Use statistical process management and control charting to solve statistical quality control problems. (VI) |
View the Maricopa Community College District's official course curriculum for GBS221.
Sections
| Section | Bldg/Room | Days | Times | Instructor |
| 1754 | C 104 | MW | 08:25AM-09:40AM | SWAN, GREGORY C. |
| 1756 | C 104 | MW | 11:15AM-12:30PM | SWAN, GREGORY C. |
| 6368 | C 105 | T | 07:10PM-09:50PM | JACKSON, JOHN D. |
Advising
All Business Students
Students planning to attend an in-state public university should complete the requirements for the two-year Associates in Business (ABUS) degree. With that degree, high school admissions requirements are waived at all public state universities. Also, as per State law, students following the ABUS transfer pathway may transfer to any public Arizona university without loss of credit. Many private universities also participate in this state transfer program. Most notable is Grand Canyon University, which a 3+1 program that allows you to take a third year of classes from the community college before you transfer to GCU as a Senior. When you complete the ABUS, you also will have earned a two-year degree in Business, which you may include on your resume. For more information on the ABUS, visit checksheet central at CGCC.
ASU Tempe W. P. Carey School of Business
Transfer to W. P. Carey is currently based primarily on standardized test scores.
 | An SAT Reasoning score of 1160 or an ACT score of 25 or a high school class rank in the top 8% and |
| A 3.0 cumulative ASU GPA (if you have attended ASU) and a 3.0 cumulative transfer GPA (if you have attended another institution). |
If you meet this criteria, when you transfer you are guaranteed admission to the major of your choice. We urge students who have not already achieved the above test scores to study for the SAT or ACT. Studying can raise your scores by as much as 20%. For a smooth transfer, complete the exam one year prior to transfer and send the scores to ASU. This approach will give you time for at least one retake, if needed. Also, complete the ABUS degree or, in the case of Accounting majors, the ASU Tempe ATP in Accounting.
For 2008, WP Carey will open up an "Admission Portfolio" window for any unclaimed seats in January, May and August. You can find more information on the WP Carey transfer page. Note that our CIS159 transfers as ASU's CIS220, our MAT212 transfers as their MAT210, our MAT217 transfers as their MAT211 and our GBS221 transfers as their ECN221. Students going the portfolio route are urged to complete an ABUS degree, in case they are not admitted to WP Carey. With an ABUS, if you do not gain entry to WP Carey, you can transfer to a different college without loss of credit.
ASU Polytechnic Morrison School of Management and Agribusiness
The Morrison school currently offers a general Business Administration degree with concentrations. It also offers many technical degrees business degrees that do not require high-level math, yet successfully lead to specific business career fields. CGCC has a close partnership with the Morrison School. To find out more about Morrison School requirements, contact one of their advisors here.
Other Universities
See a CGCC advisor for information if you are transferring out-of-state or to other Phoenix area universities such as ASU West (Accountancy, Global Business, Leadership and International Management), NAU (General Business in Paradise Valley and other majors in Flagstaff), the Ken Blanchard College of Business at Grand Canyon University (Accounting, Marketing, Business Admin, Healthcare Management, Information Systems and Entrepreneurship either online or on ground in Glendale), Indiana University (online degrees for Maricopa students), Ottawa (various sites in Maricopa county), University of Phoenix (various sites in Maricopa county and online), Wayland Baptist University (Avondale), and Western International University (various sites in Maricopa county). Special note: Recently, some of these universities such as Grand Canyon and Indiana have developed special programs that allow you to take an extra semester or two of courses at the community college prior to transfer. Because you may complete all or part of your junior year at CGCC, a degree from a private university may be no more costly than a degree from a public university.
