Business

Whether you choose to be a doctor, construction worker, teacher, engineer, or plumber, you will be in business, and you will need business skills. Business courses are for everyone. While students may select a variety of business courses for exploratory reasons or for specialized training, we do recommend that all students, regardless of their academic future plans, take a course in Financial Literacy.

Semester Business Courses

Business Law

602-Business Law Half Year ½ credit

Recommended: 10th, 11th and 12th grade

*An Early College Class (3 MCC credits)

Rules of law govern many aspects of business. An understanding of the legal rules and ethical constraints provides a framework for making sound business decisions, facilitates commercial transactions, and promotes order in the marketplace. Topics include: Contract Law, Property Law, Employment Law, Legal Forms of Business Operations, Technology and Communication Law, and Personal Finance Law. This course focuses on the organization and operation of the American legal system, ethical constraints that impact business, and the practical application of these rules and constraints to real-world situations. Emphasis is placed on analytical problem solving and ethical decision-making. Students who choose to earn college credits through this course are required to pay a fee to MCC.

College Sports and Entertainment Marketing

604 – Sports & Entertainment Marketing Half Year ½ credit

*An Early College Class (3 NHTI credits)

Sports & Entertainment Marketing is an introductory course emphasizing the business economics and the management principles related to the businesses of sports, entertainment, travel, and tourism. Each year Americans spend at least 120 billion hours and over $150 billion on legal forms of entertainment. The major entertainment enterprises: movies and television programming, music, broadcasting, cable television, casino gambling and wagering, sports, performing arts, theme parks, and toys are growing. This course explores current marketing problems as they relate to the sports, entertainment, travel, and tourism industries. It includes personnel programs, function planning, marketing management, media, facilities, legal management, constructing itineraries, and an overview of career possibilities in this growing field. Virtual Business Sports Management will be an additional focus. Students who choose to earn college credits through this course are required to pay a fee to NHTI.

Principles of Business

615- Principles of Business Half Year ½ credit

Students will explore concepts, principles and procedures in the four core business areas of Administration, Finance, Hospitality & Tourism and Marketing. This class is an overview of concepts such as administrative services, management, human resources, operations, accounting, banking, insurance, securities, investing, hotels, restaurants, tourism, travel, marketing research, merchandising and sales. Virtual Business Retailing will be a major component of the class.

College Marketing

626 – College Marketing Half Year ½ credit

Recommended: 10th, 11th and 12th grade

Prerequisite: Principles of Business

*An Early College Class (3 NHTI credits)

College Marketing introduces students to the fun and exciting, yet challenging fields of marketing and management and their relationship with each other. Students will develop talents for creativity in business, organizational skills, time management, delegation and empowerment. The course consists of several components including the development of a business plan, advertising and many other business management functions. Utilizing the Virtual Business simulation software will enhance economic, managerial, and marketing knowledge. We will utilize library resources as applicable. Students who choose to earn college credits through this course are required to pay a fee to NHTI.

Personal Finance

317 - Personal Finance Half Year 1/2 credit

This course counts towards the "Personal Finance" graduation requirement.

Personal Finance is a course designed to focus on the math skills students will use to make financial decisions. Topics covered will include, but are not limited to the following: income, budgets, banking, taxes, housing costs, transportation costs, charge accounts, insurance, loans, investment, and retirement savings.

Year-Long Business Courses

Accounting I

601 - Accounting I Full Year 1 credit

Recommended: 10th, 11th and 12th grade; Prerequisite: Geometry or Teacher recommendation

*An Early College Class (3 MCC credits)

Accounting is often referred to as “the language of business” as it is the official reporting device utilized by every company to report its financial information. The topics covered in this course include: the accounting cycle, special journals, period reports, receivables, payables, deferrals, accruals, plant and intangible assets, system controls, bank reconciliations, payrolls, and partnerships. Students who choose to earn college credits through this course are required to pay a fee to MCC.

Note: This course may not count as a math credit for college admission.

Accounting II

619 - Accounting II Full Year 1 credit

Recommended: 11th and 12th grade; Prerequisite: Accounting I

Accounting II is a continuation of the fundamentals of accounting concepts and procedures, including the following topics: Current Liabilities, Payroll, Long Term Liabilities, Bonds, Partnerships, Coprorations, Investments, International Operations, Statement of Cash Flows, Financial Statement Analysis, Managerial Accounting and Cost Accounting.

Note: This course may not count as a math credit for college admission.

Financial Literacy

609 – Financial Literacy Full Year 1 credit

Recommended: 11th and 12th grade

This course counts towards the "Personal Finance" graduation requirement.

*An Early College Class (3 NHTI or MCC credits)

Financial Literacy covers the basics of banking and investment planning, and includes a thorough investigation of financial planning. Planning is a process that should be applied to all aspects of life, from choosing a career to “finding yourself.” Financial planning works best when you understand clearly your reasons for trying to build a strong financial structure. A student led class project will be completed in this course. This course would count towards a student’s Data Analysis Ed 306 requirement.

Students who choose to earn college credits through this course are required to pay a fee to MCC.

Note: This course may not count as a math credit for college admission.

Management

618 - Management Full Year 1 credit

Management is an independent study course and is taken by permission of the instructor. This course will teach students how to successfully work in and operate a school store. Students will learn the business functions involved in running a successful school-based enterprise, as well as the skills and attitudes required in any job. Students will study accounting, research, promotion, planning, managing, and selling and then learn to translate that knowledge into success in The Hillcat Corner.

Yearbook

625 – Yearboook Full Year 1 credit

Recommended: 11th and 12th grade

This course would satisfy a student’s Computer Technology requirement

The best of today’s student yearbooks reflect a rising tide of achievement and accomplishment in reporting the events of the school year. This course is for those students who are interested in learning the business of production and product-based management and advertising. The award winning Hillsboro-Deering High School Cat-A-Log is a production with high expectations. Skills such as time management and teamwork are vital, as is the ability to give time outside of class, which is required for this course. Extra time requirements include but are not limited to: after school/weekend ad collection, after school staff meetings, and coverage of news assignments.

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