Business economics and finance
Instructor: Michael Kim
Course Year: 10th Grade
Prerequisite: Introduction to Business
The second year course of the program focuses on instruction in finance. Students will primarily use spreadsheets to examine figures related to business and personal economic decisions. Through the use of articles regarding consumer and business behavior, students will construct tables and charts that compute and reflect business and consumer operations.
The course is project based. Therefore, assessments will be primarily portfolios that students will produce demonstrating their knowledge of the unit. Homework assignments and exams are formative assessments that are geared towards the completion of the unit portfolios.
Major Units
Unit 1: Budgeting
Topics:
● Summations
● Taxes
● Spending Behavior
● Wages
● Twelve Month Budget
Submission of a unit portfolio is required.
Unit 2: Production Costs
Topics:
● Business Revenue
● Basic Accounting
● Databases
● Widgets
● Event Spending
Submission of a unit portfolio is required.
Unit 3: Loan Financing
Topics:
● Car Loans
● Debt
● Credit Cards
● Real Estate
● Loan Amortizations
Submission of a unit portfolio is required.
Unit 4: Investing
Topics:
● Mediums of Exchange
● Banking
● Types of Investments
● Mutual Funds
● Retirement Portfolio
Submission of a unit portfolio is required.