The goal of this Business Communications is to promote essential skills and knowledge students need to develop a positive self-concept. This course will provide students with opportunities to identify interests, abilities, aptitudes, values, and personality traits as they relate to career planning, to develop a keen understanding of the value and benefit of work, and to differentiate between jobs and careers. In this course, middle school students will experience a variety of activities that promote self awareness, self-management skills, leadership, teamwork, career exploration, and educational planning related to students’ future educational and career plans. At the conclusion of this course, students will be able to analyze personal characteristics and apply these characteristics in the career planning process. Lastly, Students will use the IB Design Cycle to solve problems using digital platforms. Students will be introduced to these concepts through digital platforms.