Business 

 Launching and Leading a Business                                     

BEP2O0

This course introduces students to the world of business and what is required to be successful, ethical, and responsible in today’s economy. Students will develop the knowledge and skills needed to be an entrepreneur who knows how to respond to local and global market opportunities. Throughout the course, students will explore and understand the responsibility of managing different functions of a business. This includes accounting, marketing, information and communication technology, financial management, human resources, and production. 

CREDIT: 1                  

TYPE: Open                                            

GRADE: 10

Financial Accounting Fundamentals                            

BAF3M0

This course introduces students to the fundamental principles and procedures of accounting. Students will develop financial analysis and decision-making skills that will assist them in future studies and/or career opportunities in business. Students will acquire an understanding of accounting for a service and a merchandising business, computerized accounting, financial analysis, and ethics and current issues in accounting.

CREDIT: 1                   

TYPE: University/College Preparation                       

GRADE: 11

Entrepreneurship: The Venture                                    

BDI3C0

This course focuses on ways in which entrepreneurs recognize opportunities, generate ideas, and organize resources to plan successful ventures that enable them to achieve their goals. Students will create a venture plan for a school-based or student-run business. Through hands-on experiences, students will have opportunities to develop the values, traits, and skills most often associated with successful entrepreneurs.

CREDIT: 1                    

TYPE: College Preparation                                      

GRADE: 11

Marketing: Goods, Services, Events                             

BMI3C0

This course introduces the fundamental concepts of product marketing, which includes the marketing of goods, services, and events. Students will examine how trends, issues, global economic changes, and information technology influence consumer buying habits. Students will engage in marketing research, develop marketing strategies, and produce a marketing plan for a product of their choice.

CREDIT: 1                    

TYPE: College Preparation                                        

GRADE: 11

Financial Accounting Principles                                     

BAT4M1

This course introduces students to advanced accounting principles that will prepare them for post secondary studies in business. Students will learn about financial statements for various forms of business ownership and how those statements are interpreted in making business decisions.This course expands students’ knowledge of sources of financing, further develops accounting methods for assets, and introduces accounting for partnerships and corporations.

CREDIT: 1                  

TYPE: University/College Preparation                         

GRADE: 12

PREREQUISITE: BAF3M0 - Financial Accounting Fundamentals

Business Leadership: Management Fundamentals       

BOH4M1

This course focuses on the development of leadership skills used in managing a successful business. Students will analyse the role of a leader in business, with a focus on decision making, management of group dynamics, workplace stress and conflict, motivation of employees, and planning. Effective business communication skills, ethics, and social responsibility are also emphasized.

CREDIT: 1                   

TYPE: University/College Preparation                        

GRADE: 12

PREREQUISITE: Any university or university/college preparation course in Business, Canadian and World Studies, English, or Social Sciences and Humanities.

Analysing Current Economic Issues                               

CIA4U1

This course examines current Canadian and international economic issues, developments, policies, and practices from diverse perspectives. Students will explore the decisions that individuals and institutions,including governments, make in response to economic issues such as globalization, trade agreements,economic inequalities, regulation, and public spending. Students will apply the concepts of economic thinking and the economic inquiry process, as well as economic models and theories, to investigate, and develop informed opinions about, economic trade-offs, growth, and sustainability and related economic issues.  

CREDIT: 1                     

TYPE: University Preparation                                  

GRADE: 12

PREREQUISITE: Any university or university/college preparation course in Business, Canadian and World Studies, English, or Social Sciences and Humanities.