Course Syllabus

Business Essentials 

Joseph.dennis@ucps.k12.nc.us   

Twitter: @mrdennisedits and Instagram: @DennisPRHS

 

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.