Course Description
This is a core course designed to give students an overview of the business, marketing, and finance career cluster occupations. Students will develop an understanding of how academic skills in mathematics, economics, and written and oral communications are integral components of success in these occupations. Students will examine current events to determine their impact on business and industry and legal and ethical behavior, acquire knowledge of safe and secure environmental controls to enhance productivity, determine how resources should be managed to achieve company goals, and identify employability and personal skills needed to obtain a career and be successful in the workplace. As students learn about different types of business ownership, they will interpret industry laws and regulations to ensure compliance, identify principles of business management, and analyze business practices to determine ethics and social responsibilities.
Learning Objectives
Understand Economic Principles And The Concepts Fundamental To Business Operations
Use The Technical Knowledge And Skills Required To Pursue The Targeted Careers For All Pathways In The Career Cluster, Including Knowledge Of Design, Operation, And Maintenance Of Technological Systems Critical To The Career Cluster.
Employ And Manage Techniques, Strategies, And Systems Used By Management To Foster Self-Understanding And Enhance Business Relationships.
Assess Entrepreneurship/Small-Business Management-Career Information To Enhance Opportunities For Career Success.
Understand How To Maintain, Monitor, Plan, And Control The Use Of Financial Resources To Protect An Entrepreneur And Business’s Fiscal Well-Being.
Use Information Technology Tools Specific To The Career Cluster To Access, Manage, Integrate, And Create Information.
Manage Marketing Activities To Facilitate Business Development And Growth.
Major Course Topics
Unit 1: Intro to Economics
Unit 2: Measuring Economic Performance
Unit 3: The Aggregate Economy
Unit 4: Fiscal Policy
Unit 5: Monetary Policy
Unit 6: The Open Global Market