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INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS  Course Outline

CAREERS & THE STOCK MARKET                                    1^st 6 WEEKS

·        Chapter 2  -  Financial aspects of career planning

·        Chapter 9  -  Stocks

OWNING & OPERATING YOUR OWN BUSINESS            2^nd 6 WEEKS

·        Chapter 19  -  Managing payroll & inventory

·        Chapter 20  -  Types of business ownership

·        Chapter 21  -  Developing a financial plan

·        Chapter 22  -  Pricing, Costing & Growth

BUYING, SELLING, TAXES & CREDIT                                 3^rd 6 WEEKS

·        Chapter 6  -  Consumer credit

·        Chapter 7  -  The finances of housing

·        Chapter 12  -  Planning your tax strategy

To enhance the material found in the book as well as in the notes & lectures, speakers from business and industry will come in to the classroom to share their relevant business experiences and shed new light on career-related questions. Students will also have the opportunity to work on Marketing projects, complete weekly articles, and experience explorative field trips to near by businesses.

Evaluation: Successful completion of daily assignments (classwork and homework), tests/quizzes, work habits/attitudes/class participation.

            Tests / Quizzes                                                          35%

            Notebooks (Homework & Classwork)                    25%

            Projects, Articles & Misc.                                         30%

            Final                                                                            10%