Ad Destinatum Persequor

Business Finance

This course introduces students to the basic structure of the American economy, global economy complexities, as well as the principles, strategies and practices associated with starting, managing or being employed in a business. Through a combination of projects and lessons, students can trace a trajectory of their potential role as workers, executives and consumers in the American economy. From lessons on everything from marketing to writing formal business correspondence, from the fundamental structures and legal definitions of business to the importance and operations of institutions of finance, students will complete this course with a thorough introductory comprehension of the world of business. Students will conduct research, interviews, and write papers on a variety of topics that are designed to enrich their comprehension of the business environment in America. They will also navigate a creative and interactive project spanning the length of the course asking students to engage their imaginations, learning and individual career motivation with course material. The course commences by exploring the business structures and responsibilities and roles of those who aim to manage and lead such enterprises. It is from this baseline that students will be introduced to topics of specific relevance to the emerging global business environment, including: the technology fueling business success, the strength of free market economies, they cyclical nature of business and the economy, financial and hard asset management, as well as the personal skills required to join the business community.

Objectives:
  • Understand the steps to establishing a business.
  • Explore investment capital issues, ethical and legal issues, as well as budgeting.
  • Learn about the people side of business: leadership, group dynamics, human resources.
  • Obtain business communications information.
  • Explore their role in the world of business and how to successfully present themselves.
Course Requirements

Students must have access to Microsoft Word and spreadsheet software. PowerPoint and other presentation software would also be useful to enable them to learn how to give a presentation using this medium.

Course Syllabus

(click on the module heading to reveal a lesson by lesson breakdown)

THE BUSINESS ORGANIZATION

  • Course Overview
  • Introduction to Principles of Business
  • Project: NAICS!
  • Business Structures
  • Business Ethics
  • Project: Business Ethics
  • Quiz 1: Structure and Philosophy
  • Human Resources
  • Project: Creating a Job Application
  • Management and Leadership
  • Project: Manager of the Year
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Project: Entrepreneurship
  • Quiz 2: Leaders and Staffers
  • Special Project
  • Review
  • Test
  • Alternate Test—Form A
  • Alternate Test—Form B
  • Glossary and Credits

TECHNOLOGY: GATEWAY TO INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

  • Business Technology
  • Project: Promoting and Selling Technology
  • Use of Technology in Business
  • Project: Use of Technology in Business
  • Business Financial Management Technology
  • Quiz 1: Infrastructures
  • International Business
  • Project: Expansion
  • Business Etiquette at Home and Abroad
  • Project: Business Etiquette At Home and Abroad
  • Global Marketing
  • Quiz 2: Going Global
  • Special Project
  • Test
  • Course Project—Part 2: Infrastructure and Further
  • Market Definition
  • Glossary and Credits

ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS

  • Marketing and Advertising
  • Project: Marketing and Advertising
  • Marketing in the 21st Century
  • Project: Marketing in the 21st Century
  • Advertising in the 21st Century
  • Project: Can this Ad Be Saved?
  • Quiz 1: The 4 Ps: Product, Pricing, Placement and Promotion
  • Sales Techniques and Careers
  • The Consumer
  • Project: Who’s Protecting You and How Do They Do It
  • Group Dynamics
  • Project: Team Process
  • Quiz 2: Products (And Services) Need People
  • Special Project
  • Test
  • Course Project—Part 4: On Sale
  • Glossary and Credits

THE LANGUAGE OF BUSINESS AND EXPRESSING YOUR CAREER INTERESTS

  • Business Letters and Memos
  • Project: Business Letters and Memos
  • Business Presentations
  • Project: Business Presentation and Delivery
  • Quiz 1: Formality and Expediency
  • Your Role in Business Today ... and the Future
  • Career Choices
  • Project: Your Career Options
  • Get Out There!
  • Project: Getting Out There
  • Quiz 2: Creating Career Opportunities
  • Special Project
  • Course Project—Part 5: On Sale
  • Test
  • Glossary and Credits

COURSE REVIEW, AND EXAM

  • Course Project—Part 6: Putting it all Together
  • Review
  • Exam

COMMUNICATION SKILLS

  • Communication Skills
  • Electronic Communication Skills
  • Project: Revising E-mail Messages
  • Quiz 1: Overview of Effective Communication Skills
  • Alternate Quiz 1—Form A: Overview of Effective Communication Skills
  • Alternate Quiz 1—Form B: Overview of Effective Communication Skills
  • Workplace Skills, Habits, and Attitudes
  • Active Listening
  • Constructive Feedback
  • Project: Employee Action Plan
  • Quiz 2: Desirable Workplace Skills, Habits, and Attitudes
  • Alternate Quiz 2—Form A: Desirable Workplace, Habits, and Attitudes
  • Alternate Quiz 2—Form B: Desirable Workplace, Habits, and Attitudes
  • Finding Reliable Internet Resources
  • Paraphrasing and Summarizing
  • Organizing Information
  • Quiz 3: Using Written Information
  • Alternate Quiz 3—Form A: Using Written Information
  • Alternate Quiz 3—Form B: Using Written Information
  • Report: Business Skills
  • Special Project
  • Review
  • Test
  • Alternate Test—Form A
  • Alternate Test—Form B
  • Glossary and Credits

TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY

  • The Parts and the Pieces
  • Case Studies
  • Quiz 1: The Telecommunications Industry – An Overview
  • Alternate Quiz 1—Form A: The Telecommunications Industry – An Overview
  • Alternate Quiz 1—Form B: The Telecommunications Industry – An Overview
  • E-mail
  • Beyond E-mail
  • E-mail Ethics and Work Habits
  • Netiquette
  • Evaluating Telecommunication Technologies
  • Project: Analyze It
  • Quiz 2: Using and Choosing Telecommunication Technology
  • Alternate Quiz 2—Form A: Using and Choosing Telecommunication Technology
  • Alternate Quiz 2—Form B: Using and Choosing Telecommunication Technology
  • Special Project
  • Review
  • Test
  • Alternate Test—Form A
  • Alternate Test—Form B
  • Glossary and Credits

PRESENTATION TECHNOLOGY

  • What is Presentation Technology?
  • How is Presentation Technology Used?
  • Quiz 1: An Introduction to Presentation Technology
  • Alternate Quiz 1—Form A: An Introduction to Presentation Technology
  • Alternate Quiz 1—Form B: An Introduction to Presentation Technology
  • Working with Text
  • Working with Graphics
  • Working with Special Effects
  • Quiz 2: Presentation Guidelines
  • Alternate Quiz 2—Form A: Presentation Guidelines
  • Alternate Quiz 2—Form B: Presentation Guidelines
  • Content
  • Layout
  • Putting It All Together
  • Quiz 3: Presentation Planning
  • Alternate Quiz 3—Form A: Presentation Planning
  • Alternate Quiz 3—Form b: Presentation Planning
  • Project: Creating a Presentation
  • Special Project
  • Review
  • Test
  • Alternate Test—Form A
  • Alternate Test—Form B
  • Glossary and Credits

COMPUTER NETWORKS

  • What is Project Management?
  • Project Management Tools
  • Quiz 1: Introduction to Project Management
  • Alternate Quiz 1—Form A: Introduction to Project Management
  • Alternate Quiz 1—Form B: Introduction to Project Management
  • Initiating and Planning a Project
  • Project: Initiating a Project
  • Executing and Closing a Project
  • Project: Project Meeting
  • Career Paths in Information Technology
  • Quiz 2: Managing a Project
  • Alternate Quiz 2—Form A: Managing a Project
  • Alternate Quiz 2—Form B: Managing a Project
  • Special Project
  • Review
  • Test
  • Alternate Test—Form A
  • Alternate Test—Form B
  • Glossary and Credits

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

  • What is Presentation Technology?
  • How is Presentation Technology Used?
  • Quiz 1: An Introduction to Presentation Technology
  • Alternate Quiz 1—Form A: An Introduction to Presentation Technology
  • Alternate Quiz 1—Form B: An Introduction to Presentation Technology
  • Working with Text
  • Working with Graphics
  • Working with Special Effects
  • Quiz 2: Presentation Guidelines
  • Alternate Quiz 2—Form A: Presentation Guidelines
  • Alternate Quiz 2—Form B: Presentation Guidelines
  • Alternate Quiz 2—Form A: Managing a Project
  • Alternate Quiz 2—Form B: Managing a Project
  • Content
  • Layout
  • Putting It All Together
  • Quiz 3: Presentation Planning
  • Alternate Quiz 3—Form A: Presentation Planning
  • Alternate Quiz 3—Form B: Presentation Planning
  • Project: Creating a Presentation
  • Special Project
  • Review
  • Test
  • Alternate Test—Form A
  • Alternate Test—Form B
  • Glossary and Credits

SEMESTER REVIEW AND EXAM

  • Review
  • Exam
  • Alternate Exam—Form A
  • Alternate Exam—Form B

COURSE REVIEW AND EXAM

  • Review
  • Exam
  • Alternate Exam—Form A
  • Alternate Exam—Form B
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