Help me pick uni classes, win my affinity and gratitude

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Those are great rewards, right? I'm making this thread on this forum because quantity and quality of replies, both more likely where high traffic's present, are important.

I'm a business administration major with two classes left to pick. I've spoken to some people for advice already. I'll list information about me and my goals relevant to the subject, then the classes not eliminated from consideration. It'd help to mention a little about your work experience or knowledge as to suggest your authority on the subject. Shade towards classes that sound hard to learn about on my own (e.g. don't want to waste a class on something I can learn mostly through some Googling).

* Long-term interest in running small business, such as mom-and-pop and/or online. I have a certain start-up idea I'm fairly passionate about, but I need a lot of capital, so that's down the road. Otherwise willing to do sales, real estate, finance, or insurance.
* Prefer to work for small company, more so since asking aspies about their experience related to company size.
* I have traits of NTs and aspies; don't know what I'd be diagnosed with.
* I have a weak idea what I want to do short term, hence few specific skill courses.
* Known strengths are money management, resourcefulness, research skills, patience, deep thinking.
* Known weaknesses are heavy multitasking, punctuality, being somewhat easily distracted by stress, smooth-talking, orally presenting to groups.
* I'd like to work with friendly people.
* Short term employment prospects will likely be bleak due to poor job history, so what will most likely help me right after I graduate might be most important, but not sure.


CM 1010 Business Communications
Overviews the fundamentals of effective oral and written
communication unique to business and technology. It teaches
the skills necessary for effective business communication,
including the writing of business memos, letters and reports
and career, oral and global communications. Also included
are legal and ethical situations and exposure to today's
communication technologies.

BBA 2361/3361 Online Communication & Behavior
An overview of the challenges and key concepts of
communicating electronically in the new millennium.
Addresses performance issues concerning proper etiquette,
style, usage, tactics, and strategies for using it as a
communication medium. Provides foundational knowledge
for those who use e-mail as a communication tool in the
workplace.

BBA 3241 Marketing Problems & Strategies
An overview of the strategic decision-making approach as
applied to marketing management. Provides valuable insight
into the application of a strategic decision making approach
including the role that marketing plays in strategy
development, market analysis techniques, and methods for
developing, deploying, and controlling strategic marketing
programs.

BBA 3401 Entrepreneurship
Designed to explore learner’s entrepreneurial instincts and
aptitude. Reviews the significant role the entrepreneur plays in
our capitalistic society. A research project exposes learners to
marketing research methods, marketing strategies, and the
financial planning procedures needed to start a new venture.

BHR 3565 Employment Law
Provides a working knowledge of federal legislation and
regulations affecting employers. Provides a simple approach
to employment law with a foundation of legal principals
explained in the layperson’s language. A consistent theme of
the course is employer awareness of protected classes. Focuses
on employee and employer rights and responsibilities from
the hiring and recruiting process through termination of the
employment agreement.

MAR 3211 Consumer Behavior
Investigates consumer behavior as the study of people and
the products that shape their identities. The topics discussed
in this course have both personal and professional relevance,
and present theoretical and applied case analysis to consumer
behavior; including psychological, social, economic, and
political foundations in consumer activities. In addition
to understanding buying behavior, this course explores the
products, services, and consumption activities which
contribute to the broader social world from a multi-cultural
perspective.

MAR 3231 Marketing Research
Presents a comprehensive introduction to the marketing
research process, and establishes a logical sequence of
activities to effectively conduct marketing research. The course
is devoted to explaining the many ways that marketing
researchers gather information and utilize technology and
the internet in marketing research. The course also investigates
how technology improves a researcher's ability to provide
better information to marketing decision makers. Global
marketing research is explored in detail and includes ethical,
social, political, and legal implications to research activities.

MAR 3271 Advertising
Provides an integrative course of study which prepares for
gathering and analyzing primary and secondary research data,
compute and evaluate the potential of alternative courses of
action, cooperate with a team in developing creative solutions
to a problem; analyze competitive proposals, and discern the
economic, social, and cultural role of advertising. Explores the
global effects of marketing and advertising on business,
industry, and national economies, and the strategic function
of advertising within the broader context of business and
marketing.


Employment Law is almost eliminated from consideration, though a couple people on another forum suggested it, so I'm leaving it up for now. Entrepreneurship seems ideal, but haven't gotten much in the way of strong suggestions for it so far. Feel free to ask clarifying questions. Thanks in advance.

Edit: classes are entirely online and pre-formatted such that the professor matters little outside grading and e-mailing. The college isn't that old, so not many ratings on them.

The most important thing I learned about picking classes when in college is very simple:

Don't pick your classes based on the material, pick your classes based on the teacher. If all you really wanted was to learn the material then you would just buy the book and study it by yourself at home. The reason you go to college is to get the teacher's advice, assistance, and explanations. Make sure that you are getting what you pay for.

If you haven't done so already, go to http://www.ratemyprofessors.com/ and find your school/professor. From there, you can see whether or not the classes they teach are worth going to.

Business Communications sounds like my Certificate III in Business Admin all lumped into one class . My employer made me take the course when I started there (I work in an accounting firm). The course was an absolute breeze as I already knew my way around MS Office pretty well, which is what most of it was about, and I'm guessing that is what this particular class will involve a lot of. If you know your way around MS Office too, you may find this class very easy. The firm I work for has proformas/templates for things like letters, fax cover pages, memos, reports, financial statements etc. so I've never needed to apply my knowledge and create these things from scratch.....yet.

It would seem logical to do entrepreneurship if you are exploring the idea of having your own business one day... if your paying for the courses it might as well be something that you might actually get something useful for the future out of... Marketing Problems & Strategies and Advertising could also be useful for this from what I read here...