Business

Course Type: Semester

Department: Business

Sub-Cluster: N/A

Prerequisite: None

Description: Entrepreneurship and Management teaches students how to use business principles in order to develop a successful business and kindle and entrepreneurial spirit that will help students follow their dreams and reach their goals. Whether they want to start their own money-making business or create a nonprofit to help others, this course helps students develop the core skills they need to be successful in launching and planning a business. Students will explore entrepreneurial opportunities. Students will apply the five business management principles of planning, organizing, staffing, leading and controlling. The course will build on cross-curricula academic skills, by integrating inquiry-based learning and business tools that will enable students to analyze, create and develop a small business. Students learn how to come up with new business ideas, attract investors, market their business and manage expenses. This class is a CTE course.

Course Type: Year

Department: Business

Sub-Cluster: N/A

Prerequisite: Pre-Algebra or Algebra 1

Description: Introduces accounting concepts and financial statements for sole proprietorships. Learners analyze and record routine transactions, adjusting entries, and closing entries. Learners prepare the Income Statement, Statement of Owner's Equity, and the Balance Sheet from the financial records they create for service and merchandising businesses. Covers accounting for sales, inventory, cash, and receivables. This class is a CTE course. NOTE: The Accounting class has been approved as a dual credit class through NTC. This course will transfer to NTC class 10-101-111 "Accounting I." Additional work may be required.

Course Type: Semester

Department: Business

Sub-Cluster: N/A

Prerequisite: None

Description: Introduces an understanding of basic marketing fundamentals. The learner will explore consumer demographics, lifestyle and decision making; evaluate product distribution; promotions and price planning. The learner will create a Strategic Marketing Plan combining the components listed and develop a presentation. This class is a CTE course. Class will only run odd graduating years 26/27, 28/29, 30/31 NOTE: The Principles of Marketing class has been approved as a dual credit class through NTC. This course will transfer to NTC class 10-104-172 "Marketing Principles." Additional work may be required.

Course Type: Semester

Department: Business

Sub-Cluster: N/A

Prerequisite: None

Description: Introduces learners to the evolution of business and entrepreneurship. Learners analyze global, ethical, and legal environments of business, explore the human side of business and examine the functional approach to information technology, marketing, human resource management, operations management and finance. This class is a CTE course. NOTE: The Introduction to Business class has been approved as a dual credit class through NTC. This course will transfer to NTC class 10-102-124 "Introduction to Business." Additional work may be required.

Course Type: Semester

Department: Business

Sub-Cluster: N/A

Prerequisite: None

Description: Personal Finance is designed to prepare students for the real economic world they will face upon graduation. A strong foundation of financial literacy can help support various life goals, such as saving for education or retirement, using debt responsibly, and running a business. Key aspects to financial literacy include knowing how to create a budget, plan for retirement, manage debt, and track personal spending. Topics that will be covered are financial mindset, how education and employment have a role in your personal finances, money management, saving and investing, credit and debt, risk management and insurance. This class is required for graduation. This class is a CTE course.

Course Type: Semester

Department: Business

Sub-Cluster: N/A

Prerequisite: None

Description: Students will participate in a comprehensive exploration of Microsoft Office products such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. These units will include lessons on creating professional documents, analyzing data, giving exceptional presentations, graphic design, and more. Students will develop technical skills that will apply to their educational and professional journey. In addition, students will discover a variety of Google applications and identify how to use them to collaborate with others, complete academic research, and more. Throughout Computer Applications, students will continue to develop their Academic Career Planning Portfolio. This class is required for graduation.

Course Type: Semester

Department: Business

Sub-Cluster: N/A

Prerequisite: Computer Applications

Description: This course is strongly recommended for all students, especially those who will be doing youth apprenticeship. This is not a course for those planning on going into a business career! This course is designed to help all students gain the knowledge and skills necessary to have a successful job, career, and help make the transition into the adult working world. The major goal is to develop desirable personality traits and characteristics essential for success in the working world and to stimulate desirable attitudes toward work. Topics covered include resume and interview skills, work attitude, employer expectations, business manners, time management, and dressing for success. This course is a prerequisite for anyone enrolling in Youth Apprenticeship or School to Career.

Course Type: Semester

Department: Business

Sub-Cluster: N/A

Prerequisite: None

Description: This course will give you a real-world understanding of how marketing concepts and theories are applied to the huge industry of Sports and Entertainment including Hospitality and Tourism. This is a project-centered course. Some topics covered are putting the customer first, the wide world of sports and entertainment, sports and promotion and selling, legal issues in sports and entertainment marketing. You will be introduced to individuals that have careers in the Sports and Entertainment and Hospitality and Tourism industry. This class is a CTE course. Class will only run even graduating years 25/26, 27/28, 29/30