Mrs. Hovenkamp's Certifications
Mrs. Hovenkamp's Certifications
SEMESTER Grading Policy:
Daily - 60%
Tests - 40%
PBMF 9-Week Syllabus
1st Semester
1st Nine Weeks Grading Period
Week 1
Chapter 1 Introduction to Business and Economics ............................4
Section 1.1 Introduction to Business .................................................... 6
Section 1.2 Introduction to Economics ............................................... 10
Week 2
Chapter 2 Economic Activity .................................................................22
Section 2.1 Measuring Economic Activity ........................................... 24
Week 3
Section 2.2 Government and the Economy ......................................... 33
Week 4
Chapter 3 Business Law and Ethics .....................................................42
Section 3.1 Legal Environment ............................................................. 44
Week 5
Section 3.2 Ethics and Social Responsibility ...................................... 53
Week 6
Chapter 4 Business in the Free Enterprise ..........................................62
Section 4.1 Business in the Private Sector ......................................... 64
Section 4.2 Business Organization ...................................................... 69
Week 7
Chapter 5 Business in a Global Economy ...........................................82
Section 5.1 Exploring Global Business ............................................... 84
Section 5.2 Entering Global Business ................................................. 91
Week 8
Chapter 6 Entrepreneurship ................................................................102
Section 6.1 Entrepreneurs in a Free Enterprise System .................. 104
Week 9
Section 6.2 Business Planning ........................................................... 112
2nd Nine Weeks Grading Period
Week 1
Chapter 7 Business Organization, Management, and Leadership....122
Section 7.1 Business Organization and Management ...................... 124
Section 7.2 Leading Employees .......................................................... 132
Week 2
Chapter 8 Production of Goods ...........................................................142
Section 8.1 Producing Product ........................................................... 144
Section 8.2 Product Development ...................................................... 151
Week 3
Chapter 9 Human Resources Management ........................................160
Section 9.1 Human Resources ............................................................ 162
Section 9.2 Workplace Environment ................................................... 172
Week 4
Chapter 10 Marketing ............................................................................184
Section 10.1 Introduction to Marketing .............................................. 186
Week 5
Section 10.2 Customers ....................................................................... 193
Week 6
Chapter 11 Product, Price, and Place ..................................................204
Section 11.1 Product ............................................................................ 206
Week 7
Section 11.2 Price ................................................................................. 213
Week 8
Section 11.3 Distribution ..................................................................... 222
Week 9
Chapter 12 Promotion ..........................................................................234
Section 12.1 Role of Promotion .......................................................... 236
Section 12.2 Advertising ..................................................................... 243
2nd Semester
3rd Nine Weeks Grading Period
Week 1
Chapter 13 Selling ................................................................................256
Section 13.1 Role of Sales .................................................................. 258
Section 13.2 After the Sale .................................................................. 268
Week 2
Chapter 14 Risk Management ..............................................................278
Section 14.1 Understanding Risk........................................................ 280
Week 3
Section 14.2 Business Insurance ....................................................... 285
Week 4
Chapter 15 Money and Banking ..........................................................294
Section 15.1 Understanding Money ................................................... 296
Section 15.2 Banking ........................................................................... 303
Week 5
Chapter 16 Credit ..................................................................................314
Section 16.1 Credit Basics .................................................................. 316
Week 6
Section 16.2 Business and Credit ....................................................... 322
Week 7
Chapter 17 Financial Management ......................................................334
Section 17.1 Basic Accounting Procedures ...................................... 336
Week 8
Section 17.2 Financial Records .......................................................... 347
Week 9
Chapter 18 Income and Taxes .............................................................358
Section 18.1 Income ............................................................................ 360
4th Nine Weeks Grading Period
Week 1
Section 18.2 Taxes .............................................................................. 369
Week 2
Chapter 19 Personal Banking and Investments ................................380
Section 19.1 Personal Banking .......................................................... 382
Week 3
Section 19.2 Savings and Investments .............................................. 396
Week 4
Chapter 20 Insurance ...........................................................................406
Section 20.1 Health and Life Insurance ............................................. 408
Section 20.2 Personal Property Insurance ........................................ 416
Week 5
Chapter 21 Career Planning .................................................................430
Section 21.1 Choosing a Career ......................................................... 432
Week 6
Section 21.2 Planning for Your Education ......................................... 442
Week 7
Chapter 22 Writing for Employment ....................................................454
Section 22.1 Résumés, Cover Letters, and Applications ................. 456
Week 8
Section 22.2 Job Interviews and the Employment Process ............. 463
Week 9
Chapter 23 Digital Citizenship ..............................................................474
Section 23.1 Communicating in a Digital Society ............................ 476
Section 23.2 Internet Use in the Workplace ...................................... 483