essentials of business academic library

​This semester-long course is an introduction to the goals, processes, and operations of business enterprises for students. The main focus is on the functions that a company – whether a multinational corporation or a corner grocery store – must manage effectively to be successful. These include accounting, finance, human resource management, marketing, operations management, and strategic planning. Attention is also given to the legal environment in which businesses operate, and the importance of business ethics and corporate citizenship. 
Throughout the course, students may be asked to answer questions or to reflect on what they’ve read in their notes. The notes are not graded. Rather, they are a way for students to extend their thinking about the lesson content. Students may keep handwritten or typed notes.

This course has 1 semester-length unit containing 28 instructional lessons and a variety of projects. Most lessons in this course are designed to take 1-2 days to complete, while most projects take 2-3 days.
 
It is expected that the projects will reflect a level of excellence and that time devoted to the projects will produce such results.
ESSENTIALS OF BUSINESS ONLINE
  1. Course Overview
  2. Principles of Training
  3. Your Role in Business  
  4. Project: Your Role in the Business    
  5. Business Career Choices 
  6. Project: Business Career Choices  
  7. Selling Yourself  
  8. Project: Selling Yourself 
  9. Market-Based Economy 
  10. Business Economics Wants vs. Needs 
  11. Unlimited Wants vs. Limited Resources 
  12. Human Resources   
  13. Marketing and Advertising      
  14. Sales Techniques and Careers     
  15. Business Structures 
  16. Management   
  17. Finance Options, Credit Use, and Banking   
  18. Project: Finance Options, Credit Use, and Banking 
  19. Recordkeeping Money and Asset Management                    
  20. Project: Consumer Rights 
  21. Business Leadership Skills
  22. Project: Business Leadership Skills  
  23. Group Dynamics in the Business Setting    
  24. Team-Building Skills in Business 
  25. Business Ethics 
  26. Project: Business Ethics 
  27. Business Etiquette 
  28. Methods of Business Communication 
  29. Verbal and Nonverbal Business Communication   
  30. Business Letters and Memos 
  31. Business Presentations and Delivery 
  32. Business Technology 
  33. Use of Technology in Business 
  34. Project: Use of Technology in Business  
  35. Channels of Business Communication 
  36. Role of Future Business Leaders of America 
  37. Project: Role of Future Business Leaders of America 
  38. Glossary and Credits