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BUSINESS PRINCIPLES  

Business Principles & Management Textbook
(2018-2019)

 

Christian County Public Schools

CHRISTIAN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL

Course Syllabus –

Business Principles

 

Teacher Information

Name: Lee Ann Ferguson

Email Address: Lee Ann Ferguson@christian.kyschools.us

School Phone: 270 887-7050 ext. 78207

Planning Period: 2th

 

Classroom Location: 207

Course Information

Title: Business Principles Credit: 1
KDE Valid Course: 060111

Description:
This course establishes basic foundations for further study in business and marketing courses and provides essential information for making financial and economic decisions. Students learn about the fundamentals of the American free enterprise system and world economics; application of sound money management for personal and family finances; credit management; consumer rights and responsibilities; forms of business ownership; risk and insurance; and the importance of international trade. Leadership development will be provided through FBLA.

Course Competencies
Students who successfully complete Business Principles will be competent in the following areas:

  1. Explain characteristics of the free enterprise system and economic growth, the law of supply and demand, role of automation and computers, the interdependency of people, and the importance of world trade.

  2. Identify and analyze constitutional freedom, responsibilities, and rights of U.S. citizens, and discuss business ethics and areas in which businesses are thought to have social responsibility.

  3. Differentiate capitalism, socialism, and communism; and identify demographic, geographic, and psychographic trends in consumer market.

  4. Compare sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, and cooperative; compare onsumers’ cooperative to a producers’ cooperative.

  5. identify major types of financial institutions and define and explain terms relating to credit; explain what is involved in financial security, insurance and retirement planning, and saving and investing.

  6. Research and analyze career opportunities in business and marketing and the relationship of education, employment, and wages; identify and describe good job search techniques; and prepare the necessary job application tools.

  7. Analyze and discuss the role of the consumer; and recognize consumer rights and responsibilities; distinguish consumer and industrial markets.

  8. Identify and explain what is involved in budgeting and demonstrate budgeting and recordkeeping; and examine aspects of resource management such as personal decision making and housing and automobile decisions (including insurance).

  9. Identify and explain government and labor’s role in business including the role of labor unions and taxation.

  10. Identify the nine functions of marketing and explain the economic value of marketing.

  11. Utilize activities of FBLA and/or DECA student organizations as an integral component of course content and leadership development.

  12. Demonstrate employability and social skills relative to the career cluster.

  13. apply math and communication skills within the technical content

ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING
Numerical grades are assigned based upon the following:
The class will be set up on total points in continuous grading. The following assignments will be used:
Test/Projects 100 points each
Quizzes – 50 points each
Classwork 20 points each
The coursework will count 80% of total grade, midterm will be 10% and the final 10%.

ATTENDANCE AND MAKE-UP WORK
Excused and unexcused absences are determined by Policy 09.123 set by the Christian County Board of Education. Students receiving an excused absence shall have the opportunity to make up school work missed for the days excused. The procedure for make-up work in this classroom is: may require additional time before or after school.

CLASSROOM EXPECTATIONS

ALL STUDENTS MUST HAVE A SET OF EAR BUDS TO USE FOR ASSIGNMENTS EVERY DAY IN THIS CLASS. 

NO food or drink, gum or lotion in computer lab.
Be prompt—in class and your seat when the bell rings.
Be prepared – have all books, materials, assignments, and a mindset for learning
Be respectful—of yourself, your peers, your teacher and the classroom
Be responsible—for your actions and for following the established school rules and classroom procedures

Course Overview/Year at a Glance
Below is an overview of topic/ units and learning targets that are the focus of instruction for this course. Please note dates/timeframes are subject to change and are an estimate.

Time Frame and Unit of Study

Focus Learning Targets

Culminating Assessment of Learning

Global Economic Environment

1,3,7,9,11,12

Project, Assignments and exam

Organization and Management

1,3,4,8,9,11,12,13

Project, Assignments and exam

Operations and Technology

1,3,8,9,10,11,12,13

Project, Assignments and exam

Personal Finance Management

1,4,6,8,11,12,13

Project, Assignments and exam

Accumulated Project

All targets

Project

Plagiarism, Cheating, and Academic Integrity
Plagiarism is the practice of copying words, sentences, images, or ideas for use in written or oral assessments without giving proper credit to the source. Cheating is defined as the giving or receiving of illegal help on anything that has been determined by the teacher to be an individual effort. Both are considered serious offenses and will significantly affect your course grade. Please refer to the Code of Acceptable Behavior booklet for additional information.

General Information:
If you are having trouble with this class, come to me immediately and I can work with you. If you wait till the end of the marking period, it will be TOO LATE. I will be availPable to help you understand so you can be successful in this class.

 

 

DO NOT USE ANYTHING BELOW UNLESS TOLD TO DO SO.

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Business Principles and Management Textbook PDF

Flash Cards, Vocab, Quizzes for Textbook (Above)

 

 

PERSONAL FINANCE ONLINE INTERACTIVE PROGRAM

PSYCHOLOGY OF MONEY, CREDIT, AND SAVING ONLINE PROGRAM

ACCOUNTING ONLINE INTERACTIVE PROGRAM (BOOKKEEPING, FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING, MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING)

 

 

 

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SMALL BUSINESS

 

 

 

 

 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION ONLINE COURSES

   

SBA.gov -- Taking Your High Tech Product to Market

SBA.gov -- Certificate of Competency 

SBA.gov -- Customer Service

SBA.gov -- Growing an Established Company

SBA.gov -- Selling Your Business

 

 

 

LIFE SKILLS ONLINE COURSES

 

Psychology of Money Online Course

Income Online Course

Money Management Online Course

Spending Online Course

Saving and Investing Online Course

Credit Online Course

Insurance Online Course

Paying for College Online Course

Identity Theft Online Course

Taxes Online Course 

 

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 MONEYSMART LESSONS

 

MONEYSMART BY FDIC WILL LEAD YOU THROUGH A SERIES OF SCENARIOS WITH EXPLANATIONS, A DICTIONARY OF TERMS, AND ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS WHICH INTRODUCE AND DESCRIBE THE TASKS NECESSARY TO COMPLETE EACH MODULE.  AS YOU ANSWER QUESTIONS SUCCESSFULLY, YOU WILL ROLL THE DICE TO PROCEED AROUND THE GAME BOARD. DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF ANSWERS YOU HAVE CORRECT, YOU WILL EITHER BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD OR NEED TO RE-PLAY THE MODULE. EACH MODULE PROVIDES A GREEN CHECKMARK TO SHOW IT HAS BEEN COMPLETED. A SCORE OF 80% OR BETTER IS NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE FDIC MONEYSMART CERTIFICATION - THIS WILL DOUBLE AS YOUR INFINITE CAMPUS GRADE, SO LISTEN, READ, RE-WIND THE MODULE, AND LEARN THE CONTENT. DO NOT RUSH THROUGH THE LESSONS/MODULES -- INCORRECT ANSWERS WILL CAUSE YOU TO NEED TO RE-DO THE MODULE IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THE MONEYSMART CERTIFICATION. HAVE FUN!!!!

 

IF FOR SOME REASON YOU CANNOT LOG IN TO YOUR MONEYSMART ACCOUNT, YOU WILL NEED TO CREATE A NEW ONE. TO DO SO, YOU WILL NEED TO CHANGE YOUR NAME BY ADDING A NUMBER. EXAMPLE: YOUR ORIGINAL NAME TO REGISTER WAS: (FIRST NAME) LEEANN, (LAST NAME) FERGUSON.  TO RE-REGISTER, YOU WILL NEED TO CHANGE IT TO: (FIRST NAME) LEEANN2, (LAST NAME) FERGUSON2. MAKE ABSOLUTELY SURE YOU WRITE IT DOWN!!!

TELLING ME THAT YOU FORGOT YOUR LOG-IN WILL NOT GIVE YOU AN EXCUSE FOR NOT DOING THE ASSIGNMENTS. ALL ARE GRADED.

 

MONEYSMART LOG IN LINK

 

MONEYSMART REGISTER LINK

 

1. BANK ON IT - PART ONE

 

2. BANK ON IT - PART TWO

 

3. CHECK IT OUT - PART ONE

 

4. CHECK IT OUT - PART TWO

 

5. SETTING FINANCIAL GOALS

 

6. PAYING YOURSELF FIRST - SAVE, SAVE SAVE

 

7. BORROWING BASICS - PART ONE

 

8. BORROWING BASICS - PART TWO

 

9. CHARGE IT RIGHT - PART ONE

 

10. CHARGE IT RIGHT - PART TWO

 

11. PAYING FOR COLLEGE AND CARS - PART ONE

 

12. PAYING FOR COLLEGE AND CARS - PART TWO

 

13. A ROOF OVER YOUR HEAD - PART ONE

 

14. A ROOF OVER YOUR HEAD - PART TWO

 

15. MONEY MATTERS

 

16. KEEP IT SAFE - CONSUMER RIGHTS

 

17. TO YOUR CREDIT - ALL ABOUT CREDIT HISTORY

 

18. LOAN TO OWN - PART ONE

 

19. LOAN TO OWN - PART TWO

 

20. YOUR OWN HOME - PART ONE

 

21. YOUR OWN HOME - PART TWO

 

22. FINANCIAL RECOVERY - PART ONE

 

23. FINANCIAL RECOVERY - PART TWO

 

 

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MASTERCLASS MANAGEMENT PROGRAM 

 

 
Lesson 1 – How to be a Great Manager through Strong Leadership
 
 
Lesson 2 – How to Manage and Organize your Department to Meet the Goals
 
 
Lesson 3: How to Manage your Employees & Build a Strong Team
 
 
Lesson 4 – How to Hire & Retain the Right People
 
 
Lesson 5 – How to Deal with Conflict, Problems, Difficult Employees & Firing
 
 
Lesson 6 – How to Delegate, Manage your Time, Solve Problems & Make the Right Decisions
 
 
Lesson 7 – How to Get your Point Across through the Art of Business Communications
 
 
Lesson 8 – Business Basics Part I – Business Types, Ethics& Law, Economics, Finance & Accounting
 
 
Lesson 9 - Business Basics Part II – Operations Management, Customer Service, IS & HR
 
 
Lesson 10 – Business Basics Part III – Marketing & Sales
 
   
  

 

 

 

 

SNOW DAY #1

 

1) OPEN THIS LINK 

HOMEWORK * SNOW DAY 1 * 

2) COPY THE WORK ONTO PAPER AND TURN IT IN.

3) ALL STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO COMPLETE THIS DURING THE SNOW DAY AND HAVE IT TURNED IN THE DAY WE RETURN. NO EXCEPTIONS - IT WILL BE GRADED.

 

 

 

SNOW DAY #2

 

1) OPEN THIS LINK 

HOMEWORK * SNOW DAY 2 * 

2) COPY THE WORK ONTO PAPER AND TURN IT IN.

3) ALL STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO COMPLETE THIS DURING THE SNOW DAY AND HAVE IT TURNED IN THE DAY WE RETURN. NO EXCEPTIONS - IT WILL BE GRADED.

 

 

SNOW DAY #3

 

1) OPEN THIS LINK 

HOMEWORK * SNOW DAY 3 *

 2) COPY THE WORK ONTO PAPER AND TURN IT IN.

3) ALL STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO COMPLETE THIS DURING THE SNOW DAY AND HAVE IT TURNED IN THE DAY WE RETURN. NO EXCEPTIONS - IT WILL BE GRADED.

 

 

 

BUSINESS 208 -- INTRO TO MANAGEMENT COURSE

 

 

 

 

 

EXTRA CREDIT

 

Marketplace: Teen Nightclubs (complete Activity 1 for Thursday - Use Note Taker to complete the assignment and print your answers. Activity 2 Friday - UCM Museum. At the bottom of the page, you will see VIEW ALL QUESTIONS -- open all of the questions, answer each online and PRINT your answers.)

 

 

A Lesson of Supply and Demand of Toy Fads  Watch the video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ng3XHPdexNM. Read the two articles: 1) http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/video/silly-bandz-latest-fad-11686769
2) www.usatoday.com/money/smallbusiness/2010-07-01-sillybandz01_CV_N.htm

(complete the Process of 5 steps and complete the Assessment)

 

 

  

Airline Mergers, Software Industry Monopolies, Contestable Markets? (answer all questions within the text and resources)

 

 What's the Problem with Digital TV? (complete Activity 1, Activity 2, Activity 3, and Assessment -- print the worksheet for the Assessment)

 

 

Is Globalization a Dirty Word? (complete Activity 1, Activity 2, Acitivity 3, and the Assessment)

 

Market Failures and Government Regulation: Is the Cure Worse Than The Disease? (complete lesson and questions 1-3)

 

 

Where Did All The Money Go? The Great Depression (complete Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, and the Conclusion quesitons 1, 2, 4 ,5.

 

Focus On Economic Data: US Employment and Unemployment Rates (Complete lesson and Assessment)

 

 

Marketplace: Doing Business in Afghanistan (complete Activity 1 and Activity 2)

 

Marketplace: Oil is a Slippery Business 1) Read the lesson, 2) Complete the September 11 Activity online 3) Open the essay link at the bottom of the September 11 Activity and write the essay. 4) Complete Activity 2 by answering these questions:

  • Who are the members of OPEC? Why does the organization exist, and how do members agree on cutting production rates? 
  • If OPEC controls 40% of crude oil production, who controls the rest?
  • Why would other countries cut or not cut their production in conjunction with OPEC's decision?
  • When OPEC has cut or increased production of oil in the past, has the price of petroleum responded the way it was intended? The WTRG Oil Price History and Analysis site provides a fairly reader-friendly analysis of the non-OPEC influences on pricing over the years.
  • Does OPEC control the price of oil and oil-related products? (30 points) 

 

Baseball Economics 101 (complete the Pre-test, Activity 1 - print the worksheet, Activity 1 questions 2-5, Activity 2 questions 1-7) (20 points) 

 

Business Ownership - The Franchise Option 1) Read the lesson 2) Complete Activity 2, Complete Activity 3, Answer four questions within the Conclusion, Complete Extension Activity 2 (20 points) 

 

What Happened to Railroads? (complete the investigation by using Clue 1, Clue 2, Clue 3, Clue 4, and Clue 5 and Solve Mystery 1 and Solve Mystery 2) 

 

Write a one page summary of your findings for the Extension Activity 1 regarding Amtrack. 

 

Write a one page summary of your findings for the Extension Activity 2 regarding High Speed Rail Service 

 

** This assignment will take you two days. You will 1) complete the investigation using Clues 1-5, Solve Mystery 1 and 2, write two one page essays with findings from Extension Activity 1 -- Amtrak, and Extension Activity 2 -- High Speed Rail Service. (50 points)

 

The History of Monopolies in the United States (1. Write a one page essay and answer: What information did you discover in reading the presentation and related Web sites? Do you think monopolies are good or bad? In explaining the position you take, use facts from the information you have just read. 2. Complete the Assessment online)

 

Business Ownership: The Franchise Option (complete Activity 1, Activity 2, Activity 3 + worksheet listed in Activity 3, and Extension Activity questions 1-2)

 

 

 

 

LIFE AND WORK SKILLS FOR BUSINESS USE

http://www.gcflearnfree.org/gcfteacherguides/everyday-life/1/

 

Business, Careers, Living Games

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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