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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.
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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.
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.
- Course Overview
- Principles of Training
- Your Role in Business
- Project: Your Role in the Business
- Business Career Choices
- Project: Business Career Choices
- Selling Yourself
- Project: Selling Yourself
- Market-Based Economy
- Business Economics Wants vs. Needs
- Unlimited Wants vs. Limited Resources
- Human Resources
- Marketing and Advertising
- Sales Techniques and Careers
- Business Structures
- Management
- Finance Options, Credit Use, and Banking
- Project: Finance Options, Credit Use, and Banking
- Recordkeeping Money and Asset Management
- Project: Consumer Rights
- Business Leadership Skills
- Project: Business Leadership Skills
- Group Dynamics in the Business Setting
- Team-Building Skills in Business
- Business Ethics
- Project: Business Ethics
- Business Etiquette
- Methods of Business Communication
- Verbal and Nonverbal Business Communication
- Business Letters and Memos
- Business Presentations and Delivery
- Business Technology
- Use of Technology in Business
- Project: Use of Technology in Business
- Channels of Business Communication
- Role of Future Business Leaders of America
- Project: Role of Future Business Leaders of America
- Glossary and Credits