A practical first-year financial accounting course covering an introduction to bookkeeping. This course introduces students to the fundamental principles and procedures of accounting, with emphasis on accounting procedures used in service and merchandising businesses.

Students will develop financial analysis and decision-making skills that will assist them in future studies and/or career opportunities in business. Careers in accounting will be researched. 

Students will acquire an understanding of accounting for service and merchandising businesses.

If you’ve ever wondered what it takes to run your own business, this is the course for you!  You’ll not only learn about the ways in which entrepreneurs recognize opportunities, generate ideas, and plan a successful venture, you’ll get the chance to hear from actual entrepreneurs. 

In lieu of a final exam, students will create a venture plan for a business that they’re passionate about and could operate during the summer or after they graduate. 

Through hands-on experiences, and by speaking with actual entrepreneurs, students will have opportunities to develop their entrepreneurial talents.

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.

This course explores Canadian law with a focus on legal issues that are relevant to people’s everyday lives.

Students will investigate fundamental legal concepts and processes to gain a practical understanding of Canada’s legal system, including the criminal justice system, youth criminal justice act, and civil law.

Students will use critical-thinking, inquiry, and communication skills to develop informed opinions on legal issues and apply this knowledge in a variety of ways and settings including, mock trials, case analysis, and legal research projects.