Course Syllabus
Business Essentials
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Course Overview:
This course will introduce students to realistic business and finance principles by examining fundamental
economic concepts, the business environment, and primary business activities. Through workplace scenarios and problem-based
learning, students will explore business ethics, customer relations, economics, financial analysis, human resources management,
information management, marketing, operations, and business technology
- 1.0 Understand Ethics
- 2.0 Understand Business Environment
- 3.0 Understand Business Management
- 4.0 Understand Business Operations
- 5.0 Understand Business Technology
- 6.0 Understand the Job Search Process
Grading Scale:
Your final grade will be made up of three six week grading periods worth 25% and a final exam worth 25%.
A: 100-90 B: 89-80 C: 79-70 D: 69-60 F: 59 and below
The final exam is a CTE State Exam consisting of 100 multiple choice questions
It can not be exempt
Each six-week period grade will be calculated as follows:
Projects/Classwork: 60%
General day to day course work
Assessments: 40%
End of objective or unit questions
Expectations:
My expectation is that students will be active participants in their own learning in person or remotely. Your success is based on what you put into the course.
- I expect you to learn the programs
- I expect you to be self-motivated
- I expect you to be aware of what you need to do each day and for it to be your priority.
- I expect you to attempt everything to the best of your ability.
Materials and Supplies
- Bring your Chromebook to class each day. Most everything will be done on it
Security and Safety
- Leaving the Room:
- Bathroom-Must Sign out and take a pass when you leave. Sign in and and return pass when you come back.
- Anywhere else: Get a pass from me
- Fire Drill- Grab your things, leave the media center, turn right, exit through front of school. Find me.
- Lockdown-turn off monitors, front corner away from door
Cell Phones
- Need to be put up during direct instruction, this includes ear buds/headphones.
- During independent/teams work on modules, you can be used.
- Ear buds/headphones: Only use one.
Other Things
- Please do not eat in the room. Throw trash away.