This introductory course will provide students the opportunity to develop an entrepreneurial idea and delve into the business functions of marketing, management, finance, investing, and business law. Students will be introduced to business practices with an emphasis on day-to-day operations. Working in teams, students will systematically cultivate the key components needed to make the class-created business a success.

Course Projects

• Radio commercial

• Print ad

• Stock market game

• Mock trial

For more information you can view the syllabus. Intro to Business

This hands-on, interactive course concentrates on activities necessary to market products, services and ideas to consumers. Students will focus on target marketing, the marketing mix, buyer behavior, advertising and promotion. In addition, students will learn the use of industry standard technology to students will learn the use of industry standard technology to motions, and logo creation. Global perspective, business communication, and ethics are embedded in this course. There will be an emphasis on the use of technology in the development of the marketing promotions. This course is articulated with Elgin Community College (must also take Marketing and Advertising II).

Course Projects

• Branding

• Print ads

• Sales promotions

• Cereal box creation

• Infomercial

• Advertising Campaign

For more information you can view the syllabus. Marketing and Advertising I

This innovative, interactive and lab based course will partner students with local businesses to collaborate on real-world marketing projects. Students will combine concepts from Marketing & Advertising I with new concepts to create business projects that focus on advanced topics such as market research, personal selling, social media, branding and pricing strategy. There will be an emphasis on the use of technology in the development of the marketing promotions. This course is articulated with Elgin Community College (must also take Marketing and Advertising I).

Course Projects

• Branding

• Print ads

• Sales promotions

• Cereal box creation

• Infomercial

• Advertising Campaign

For more information you can view the syllabus. Marketing and Advertising II

This introductory course will provide students the opportunity to develop an entrepreneurial idea and delve into the business functions of marketing, management, finance, investing, and business law. Students will be introduced to business practices with an emphasis on day-to-day operations. Working in teams, students will systematically cultivate the key components needed to make the class-created business a success.

Course Projects

• Radio commercial

• Print ad

• Stock market game

• Mock trial

For more information you can view the syllabus. Intro to Business

This inquiry-based course uses a team approach to expose students to successful leadership styles, motivation strategies , effective management practices and appropriate communication tools within a variety of business environments. Embedded throughout the course are industry leader case studies, guest speakers, business ethics, effective use of technology, and global perspectives.

Course Projects

• Case study

• Weekly management activities

• Management simulation

For more information you can view the syllabus. Leadership & Management

INCubatoredu offers students an authentic entrepreneurship experience. Throughout the course, students work in teams to brainstorm, design, and develop their own product or service in attempt to be awarded seed money from a board of investors to turn their plans into reality. The design of this course is similar to the ABC television show, “Shark Tank.” Community entrepreneurs and business experts serve as volunteer coaches and mentors guiding student teams through the process of developing hypotheses about business concepts and products ideas. In the final presentation, students teams have the opportunity to earn actual funding to produce and further develop their product or service and launch their business. Students teams who earn funding at the pitch event are expected to make a commitment to continue on to ACCELeratoredu, the second year of the program.

For more information you can view the syllabus. INCubatoredu

• This course offers the opportunity to experience a simulated business environment in which students are involved in work experiences including accounting, human resources, management, marketing, international business, multimedia, desktop publishing, and e-commerce. In the virtual business environment, students work within a specific department dependent upon skills, prior knowledge, and interest. All departments work together to run the virtual business as chosen by the students. Students engage in the trading of virtual products with other firms nationally and internationally. This course is for juniors and seniors only and can be repeated. Prerequisite: two previous business courses.

Course Projects

• Business plan

• Mock interview

• Annual report

• Trade shows

• Leadership conference

• Business plan competition

For more information you can view the syllabus, VEI

Visit the Virtual Enterprises International website to learn more about this program.

This introductory course will provide students the opportunity to develop an entrepreneurial idea and delve into the business functions of marketing, management, finance, investing, and business law. Students will be introduced to business practices with an emphasis on day-to-day operations. Working in teams, students will systematically cultivate the key components needed to make the class-created business a success.

Course Projects

• Radio commercial

• Print ad

• Stock market game

• Mock trial

For more information you can view the syllabus. Intro to Business

College Accounting (no prerequisite): - This is a semester long course that focuses on the principles and concepts of financial accounting. Students study transaction analysis, learn how to interpret financial reports and analyze financial statements. This course entails problem solving and critical thinking as students make decisions based on financial data.

Course Projects

• Accounting software activities

• Computer based accounting simulation

• Excel spreadsheets

For more information on each class you can have a look at each syllabus. College Accounting

This course is designed for students interested in the financial field (brokerage, investment, and other financial fields). Students design mock financial plans with analysis of personal and corporate finance with a focus on several financial markets (stocks, bonds, mutual funds). The use of technology, global perspective, social media, business communication and ethics are embedded in this course.

For more information you can view the syllabus. Investment Management

This course offers the opportunity to experience a simulated business environment in which students are involved in work experiences including accounting, human resources, management, marketing, international business, multimedia, desktop publishing, and e-commerce. In the virtual business environment, students work within a specific department dependent upon skills, prior knowledge, and interest. All departments work together to run the virtual business as chosen by the students. Students engage in the trading of virtual products with other firms nationally and internationally. This course is for juniors and seniors only and can be repeated. Prerequisite: two previous business courses.

Course Projects

• Business plan

• Mock interview

• Annual report

• Trade shows

• Leadership conference

• Business plan competition

For more information you can view the syllabus, VEI

Visit the Virtual Enterprises International website to learn more about this program.