Another Pre-Registration.

School is almost out here at Colorado Mountain College, and with only 3 and a half weeks left, I wanted to write a blog about some classes I'm signing up for for the fall 09 semester.

This registration had me facing a pretty big decision. If you've read my blog about the new Entrepreneurship program here Alpine Campus for next semester, then you know that I am very excited to take those courses. However, I was faced with the decision as to whether or not I would stick with the Ski and Snowboard Business program and finish that degree, or switch to the Entrepreneurship major and potentially switch to the Colorado Mountatin College Summit Campus with some friends, since that campus has had that program for awhile already.

After much meditation on the subject, I decided it would be in my best interest to finish the Ski and Snowboard business program next year and then go to the Summit Campus to finish the Entrepreneurship program, since a lot of the business classes overlap programs. I figured it would be a good choice down the road in life to have completed the two degrees rather than switching halfway through one, especially since I'm still learning some great stuff in the Ski and Snowboard business program.

With that being said, I am going to get an Entrepreneurship class out of the way next semester here at Alpine since I am very excited for it and could always use the credits. It is the Entrepreneurial Operations class, and the description on WebAdvisor (which is where students search for what classes to take) reads:

"Covers the major aspects of small business management to enable the entrepreneur to successfully begin his own business. This course provides the basic concepts of marketing, principles of management, and finance needed to manage a small business. Further, it develops the business plan and suggests methods of obtaining the financing required to launch the business."

For those of you who know my goal to start my own snowboard company, you can imagine how stoked I was to find out about a class like this, and how hopeful I am of the rest of the Entrepreneurship Program.

The next class I'm taking for the Fall 09 Semester could be a little dry but nonetheless, very important for any future business goals one might have. The class is Business Statistics and it's WebAdvisor description reads:

"Focuses on statistical study, descriptive statistics, probability, binominal distribution, index numbers, time series, decision theory, confidence intervals, linear regression, and correlation. Intended for the business major."

Next we another potentially brutal but very important class titled Accounting Principles 1, which as actually a 4 credit class as opposed to the rest of the classes on this list which are 3 credits. It's description says:

"Introduces the study of accounting principles for understanding of the theory and logic that underlie procedures and practices. Major topics include the accounting cycle for service and merchandising companies, special journals and subsidiary ledgers, internal control principles and practices, notes and interest, inventory systems and costing, plant assets and intangible asset accounting, and depreciation methods and practices."

That does it for the strictly business classes that I am taking next semester, now on to the good stuff. I am only taking two Ski and Snowboard classes but they seem like pretty solid classes to me.

The first one is Accelerated Boot Fitting, which means it combines the classes Boot Fitting 1 and Boot Fitting 2 into one semester long class, which means it will probablt be a bit tougher since it covers twice as much material as the other Boot Fitting classes, but I think I can handle it. It's WebAdvisor description reads:

"Covers retail boot fitting. Included will be the anatomy and physiology of the foot, boot design, analyzing and solving fit problems, introduction to advanced footbed construction, and advanced boot fitting procedures including stance balancing and canting techniques and custom inner boot fitting options."

And lastly we have Ski and Snowboard Retail and Sales, not to be confused with the class I already took, Retail and Wholesale. Retail and Wholesale focused on the aspects of running and ski and snowboard retail and rental shop, whereas Retail and Sales will focus on the sales floor aspects of a shop, including sales techniques and such. And as you've probably guessed, here is it's WebAdvisor description:

"Emphasizes the study of the basic principles and techniques of snow sport merchandising, operations, layout, store organization, site location, and customer service with an emphasis on snow sport retailing operations. Enables the student to understand and develop ethical sales techniques and covers the role of selling in the retail process. Areas of emphasis include behavioral considerations in the buying and selling process and sales techniques."

So there you have it, a little glimpse into the 16 credits I will be partaking in next semester. Hopefully this blog gave you an idea of what some of the courses offered here at CMC are and for those of you prospective students, hopefully it gave you more incentive to come here. Peace.