The Associate of Applied Science in Business Management and Accounting with Retail Sales Management Emphasis helps prepare students to enter the world of retailing and sales in entry- to midlevel positions as bookkeepers, clerical assistants, and personal property professionals. Topics covered in the retail-sales emphasis courses include the changing nature of the retail environment, successful selling strategies, customer-service competency, and an introduction to the basic human resource functions as they relate to the retail sales professional. Objectives of the program are as follows: providing the student with an integrated understanding of business and economic concepts and how these concepts relate to business and social systems; the recognition of ethical responsibilities and accountability; the development of planning, decision-making, and other management functions; the capacity to implement and adapt to change; and development of analytic thinking and leadership style.
