Business
Investing 101: Stocks, Bonds, and Mutual Funds
PREREQUISITE: NoneGRADE: 9, 10, 11, 12LENGTH: 1 Semester, S2 onlyMEETS REQUIREMENT FOR: Elective In this introduction to investing course, students will learn the basics of stocks, bonds, and mutual funds. The main topics include: 1) the time value of money and how it drives investing; 2) uncertainty and the trade-off between risk and return; 3) the history of capital markets; 4) major stock indexes: (5) managing a diversified portfolio, and (6) corporate strategy. Investing 101: Stocks, Bonds, and Mutual Funds
Personal Finance
BU4X41S1 or BU4X41S2PREREQUISITE: NoneGRADE: 9, 10, 11, 12LENGTH: 1 Semester, S1 or S2MEETS REQUIREMENT FOR: Elective The semester-long personal finance course covers all of the essential personal finance topics necessary to become a financially capable student. Topics include budgeting, credit, banking, investing, career, paying for college, and more. Students will be assessed using daily activity packets, exit tickets, as well as end of unit tests. There will be a start of course diagnostic exam and an end of course final exam. By the end of this course, students will have a thorough understanding of personal finance topics and be prepared to handle the financial responsibilities that exist after graduation.Personal Finance
Travel and Tourism
FC4V25S2PREREQUISITE: NoneGRADE: 9, 10, 11, 12LENGTH: 1 Semester, S2 onlyMEETS REQUIREMENT FOR: ElectiveTravel and Tourism
Travel and Tourism is one of the world's largest and fastest growing industries. This course will provide students with an opportunity to learn about the various aspects of travel and tourism from the local to the international level and give students a chance to explore the many career opportunities involved in it.
