Business and Law

The study of the components of advertising and its function within the total marketing function. The course examines advertising campaigns and procedures dealing with planning, creation, production, media, management, research and budgeting. Students will explore how advertising is used to identify specific tasks to help promote business sales.

Are you thinking of pursuing a business/management career or maybe owning your own business someday? This course is designed to introduce students to the important role business plays in the lives of individuals as consumers and workers. College-bound students are encouraged to take this course to help strengthen management and leadership skills. The course covers different types of businesses, management and leadership theories, marketing and advertising and managing and operating a small business. Students will also learn how to develop commercials, provide publicity, design products, understand promotion techniques and develop pricing strategies.

Additional class work is required for honors credit.

Are you thinking of pursuing a business/management career or maybe owning your own business someday? This course is designed to introduce students to the important role business plays in the lives of individuals as consumers and workers. College-bound students are encouraged to take this course to help strengthen management and leadership skills. The course covers different types of businesses, management and leadership theories, marketing and advertising and managing and operating a small business. Students will also learn how to develop commercials, provide publicity, design products, understand promotion techniques and develop pricing strategies.

Additional class work is required for honors credit.

This course includes the study of banking, employment, taxes, insurance, investments, saving money and living on a budget. Students will leave this class being able to make informed financial decisions regarding buying a car, renting their first apartment, credit card responsibility, loans, paying for college, planning for retirement and other practical life scenarios.

There will be class discussions and projects that will allow students to explore further areas of interests such as starting a small business, buying and selling stocks and careers in finance.

Learning Materials and Resources: Next Gen Personal Finance and Banzai

This course helps students gain a practical understanding of the way the American legal system functions, while learning the details of trial processes and procedures. Students will develop important lifetime skills: critical analysis of problems, reasoning, listening, and oral presentation (argue cases). This course provides an active learning opportunity and requires cooperation among participants. This course will help you to get and overview of the substance of the law, understand the general procedures of law, and gain insight into the spirit of the law.

Additional class work is required for honors credit.

An introduction to criminal justice and criminal behavior.

This class will explore the methods used by police officers in solving crimes as well as an introduction to the major theories of crime and criminal behavior. Students will be taught basic knowledge of criminal law. Where do laws come from? What types of crimes are there? Who is likely to become a crime victim? What are the basic elements of crimes? The course will explore real cases involving “Crime in America.” This class is great for the student who has an interest in criminal justice or has interest in getting to know more about criminal behavior. Dive into the 4th amendment (search and seizure) along with major investigative techniques and the new policing reform law.

Text: Criminology, The Core By: Larry J. Siegel

Additional class work is required for honors credit.