Standard

Posted: 02/09/07

State Standard

Institutionally Developed

College:  DeKalb / North Georgia Technical Colleges

 

MCT 105 – Customer Service and Product Awareness

 

Course Description

The objectives of the course include professional customer interaction/service, current knowledge of manufacturer and after-market products, and knowledge of the repair of motorcycles and utility vehicles. The topics covered in this course include commercial catalog systems, computer parts lists, inventory control, and proper selection and use of motorcycle parts and products. A motorcycle related business plan will be required.


 

Competency Areas

Hours

Point of Sale Hardware

Class

5

Point of Sale Software

D. Lab

0

Inventory Control

P. Lab/O.B.I.

0

Customer Relations

Credit

5

Vendor Interaction

 

 

Commercial Advertising

 

 

Store Management

 

 

Business Plan

 

 

 

Prerequisite:

None

Corequisite:

None

 

Course Guide

 

Competency

After completing this section, the student will be able to:

Hours

Class

D.Lab

P.Lab/

O.B.I.


Point of Sale Hardware

5

0

0

 

Demonstrate a basic understanding of computers and their importance to the motorcycle industry

 

 

 

 

Properly use bar code readers, scanners, and case drawers.

 

 

 

Point of Sale Software

5

0

0

 

Demonstrate point of sales procedures for the sales counter.

 

 

 

 

Demonstrate the advantages and disadvantages of custom designed point of sale software and generic point of sale software.

 

 

 

Inventory Control

5

0

0

 

Explain the difference between original equipment manufactured parts and after market manufactured parts.

 

 

 

 

Explain how inventory control is used to determine a maximum and minimum number of each item to keep on inventory.

 

 

 

Customer Relations

5

0

0

 

Explain the importance of gathering information to build a customer database.

 

 

 

 

List the different ways to build and maintain a customer database.

 

 

 

 

Explain the importance of staying in touch with your customers.

 

 

 

 

Determine and apply different customer service methods to a variety of customer worker situations.

 

 

 

Vendor Interaction

4

0

0

 

List the advantages of finding the best vendor for a product.

 

 

 

Commercial Advertising

5

0

0

 

Determine if newspaper, radio, television, or internet advertising is more cost effective for increasing business.

 

 

 

Store Management

7

0

0

 

Explain the most recent EEOC rules for employment.

 

 

 

 

Demonstrate an understanding of the various career opportunities available in a dealership.

 

 

 

 

Explain the warranty policies that come from the manufacturer.

 

 

 

 

Summarize the procedures needed in business bookkeeping.

 

 

 

 

List resources for finding tax information for a business.

 

 

 

Business Plan

14

0

0

 

Demonstrate knowledge of different types of businesses that are related to motorcycles.

 

 

 

 

Explain the importance of a business plan and list the information to be included in a business plan.

 

 

 

 

Write a formal business plan that would be acceptable to a bank loan officer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Suggested Resources

Motorcycles, Fundamentals, Service and Repair. Goodheart-Wilcox ISBN 1-56637-480-4, John Hart (1999).

Workbook for Motorcycles, Fundamentals, Service and Repair, Goodheart-Wilcox ISBN 1-56637-480-4, John Hart (1999).