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Online Access
Course materials and handouts can be accessed by logging into Blackboard, the Learning Management System (LMS) for California State University, Dominguez Hills. Login credentials are sent with the registration confirmation after the student’s initial course enrollment at CSUDH. View the Blackboard Login Information to get started.
The term for a particular class is based on when the class ends, not when it begins. For example, a course beginning in April and ending in July is a summer class, and you will find it in the summer schedule. Please check the current term plus the next term to determine all of your schedule options. The Purchasing Certificate must be completed within 3 years of taking your first class in the program.
Note: Students may enroll through the 1st week of class with no approval required.
Course Schedule
Major: Business | Program: Purchasing Certificate Online | * C = Class Canceled *
Summer 2023SUMMER 2023 PURCHASING CLASSES ARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR ENROLLMENT. | |||||||||||
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| Start Date | End Date | CRN | Dept | Sec | Course Title | Hours | Days | Times | Reg Deadline | Fee | Instructor | |
| 04/03/2023 -- PRX 200 Live Stream Broadcast Schedule: Tuesdays, 6:30–9:30pm PST (recorded lectures may be viewed at a later time on Blackboard) | 07/02/2023 | 37904 | PRX 200 41 | Purchasing Fundamentals | 45 | ONLINE | ONLINE | 04/07/2023 | $585 | F Putz | |
| 04/03/2023 -- PRX 330 Live Stream Broadcast Schedule: Wednesdays, 6:30–9:30pm PST (recorded lectures may be viewed at a later time on Blackboard) | 07/02/2023 | 37905 | PRX 330 41 | Public Sector Procurement | 45 | ONLINE | ONLINE | 04/07/2023 | $585 | F Putz | |
* Students may enroll through the 1st week of class with no approval required.
Schedule subject to change; consult with instructor for specific date details | Updated 1/30/2023
Purchasing Course Schedule Outlook*: Fall 2022 through Summer 2025
| Class | Title | Fall 2022 | Spring 2023 | Summer 2023 | Fall 2023 | Spring 2024 | Summer 2024 | Fall 2024 | Spring 2025 | Summer 2025 |
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| PRX 200 | Purchasing Fundamentals | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| PRX 310 | Cost-Price Analysis | X | X | X | ||||||
| PRX 330 | Public Sector Procurement | X | X | X | ||||||
| PRX 340 | Advanced Purchasing Concepts | X | X | X | ||||||
| PIX 351 | Supply Chain Fundamentals | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Required Courses
Courses are offered via the Internet three trimesters each year. Courses start in January, April and September. Each course is 13 weeks in length. You must take the Foundation Course first (PRX 200), and then the remaining four courses.
PRX 200-41 | Purchasing Fundamentals
PRX 310-41 | Cost-Price Analysis and Negotiation
PRX 330-41 | Public Sector Procurement
PRX 340-41 | Advanced Purchasing Concepts
PIX 351-41 | Supply Chain Fundamentals
PRX 200 | Purchasing Fundamentals
(Foundation Course)
3 Units
Course examines the fundamental elements of purchasing. Emphasis is placed on current business trends and their impact on the purchasing profession. Fundamental concepts, methods, and techniques used to evaluate requirements for purchasing goods and services are discussed. Case studies allow for application to real-world situations.
Required text: Proactive Purchasing in the Supply Chain (1st Edition), by Burt, Petcavage and Pinkerton, ISBN 978-0-07-117061-3
Lecture Live Stream Broadcast Schedule:
Tuesdays, 6:30–9:30pm PST (recorded lectures may be viewed at a later time on Blackboard)
PRX 310 | Cost-Price Analysis and Negotiation
3 Units
Course Pre-requisite: PRX 200 Purchasing Fundamentals
Course provides an overview of the tools and techniques required for determining the reasonableness of cost and price, the relationships between the two and establishes the basis for negotiating a final contract between buyers and sellers.
Required text: Proactive Purchasing in the Supply Chain (1st Edition), by Burt, Petcavage and Pinkerton, ISBN 978-0-07-117061-3
Lecture Live Stream Broadcast Schedule:
Wednesdays, 6:30–9:30pm PST (recorded lectures may be viewed at a later time on Blackboard)
PRX 330 | Public Sector Procurement
3 Units
Course Pre-requisite: PRX 200 Purchasing Fundamentals
Course examines the relative aspects unique to Public Sector Purchasing as well as comparing and contrasting the legal and regulatory consideration inherent to this environment with those of private sector procurement.
Required texts:
Proactive Purchasing in the Supply Chain (1st Edition), by Burt, Petcavage and Pinkerton, ISBN 978-0-07-117061-3
Public Procurement and Contract Administration – A Brief Introduction (2nd Edition), Jorge A. Lynch,
ISBN-10: 1520977638 | ISBN-13: 9781520977638
Available in Kindle and paperback through Amazon
Lecture Live Stream Broadcast Schedule:
Wednesdays, 6:30–9:30pm PST (recorded lectures may be viewed at a later time on Blackboard)
PRX 340 | Advanced Purchasing Concepts
3 Units
Course Pre-requisite: PRX 200 Purchasing Fundamentals
Through the detailed examination of case studies, students explore the real-world application of purchasing concepts including: specification, standardization, simplification, supply, legal and ethical issues, partnering, total quality procurement and logistics.
Required text: Proactive Purchasing in the Supply Chain (1st Edition), by Burt, Petcavage and Pinkerton, ISBN 978-0-07-117061-3
Lecture Live Stream Broadcast Schedule:
Wednesdays, 6:30–9:30pm PST (recorded lectures may be viewed at a later time on Blackboard)
PIX 351 | Supply Chain Fundamendals
3 Units
Course provides an overview of the field of Supply Chain Management and its role in the functional nature of organizations.
Required text: Introduction to Materials Management (8th Edition), Steve Chapman, Tony K. Arnold, Ann K. Gatewood, Lloyd Clive, ISBN 10: 0134156323 | ISBN 13: 9780134156323, Publisher: Pearson, 2017
Available through the APICS website or the CSUDH University Bookstore
Lecture Live Stream Broadcast Schedule:
Thursdays, 6:30–9:30pm PST (recorded lectures may be viewed at a later time on Blackboard)