Business, Finance,

Marketing

Accounting 1 (28230)

Grade 10th, 11th, 12th

Length Semester

Credit CTE or 3rd year Math

Fees $20

Description

Do you like money? Are you thinking of running or owning a business? Learn the concepts of accounting for business & personal use like; analyzing transactions, making decisions, working with numbers, finding patterns and trends, cash handling procedures and financial reporting. Become a valuable asset to ANY company within ANY industry or as an entrepreneur by learning accounting skills. Computers and accounting software will be used for simulations.

Comments

This Course is Concurrent Enrollment with USU and is a Core elective, which may be offered for either 0.5 units of mathematics or Career and Technical Education (CTE) credit.

Business Law (28250)

Grade 10th, 11th, 12th

Length Semester

Credit CTE

Fees None

Description

Discover how law impacts you as consumer and employee. Discover how law relates to all. This class explores Business and Personal Law areas including contracts, employment law, cyber security and court proceedings (includes conducting Mock trials).

Hospitality & Tourism (Travel and Tourism - 28370)

Grade 10th, 11th, 12th

Length Semester

Credit CTE

Fees None

Description

Do you seek adventure, travel, helping others? Do you have strong communication, visual & persuasion skills? Come find out about why Utah’s $8 Billion Dollar Hospitality and Tourism industry is one of the largest in the world. In this beginning marketing course, explore promoting, and selling the products of airlines, international travel, ground transportation, cruising, hotel and lodging, restaurants, and tours. Students will learn the importance of hospitality and tourism’s impact on the economy and explore Utah’s Mighty Five National Parks. Course work will focus more on hands-on projects, assignments and assessments such as trip planning, marketing plans and explorations rather than traditional paper tests.

Sports & Outdoor Rec Marketing (28262)

Grade 10th, 11th, 12th

Length Semester

Credit CTE

Fees None

Description

Discover how your life is impacted by outdoor sports and entertainment industries. Create & develop a fantasy sports or entertainment venue. Learn about Marketing, management, sponsorship, fan target markets and career development in the sports and entertainment field. Applications of sports and entertainment marketing including team promotion, development, and identity of fantasy sports team.

Marketing (28264)

Grade 10th, 11th, 12th

Length Semester

Credit CTE, WSU PS 1303 3 credits

Fees None

Description

An introductory course that teaches concepts of entry-level business and marketing functions. The following skill standards will be taught and will prepare students in marketing and business fundamentals, selling, financing, product/service planning, information management, purchasing, distribution, pricing, promotion, risk management, career development, economics, communications, human relations, marketing math, and marketing operations

Comments

CE Credit Available from Weber State University

Business Office Specialist (28223)

Grade 10th, 11th, 12th

Length Semester

Credit CTE, WSU WEB 1700 3 credits

Fees CE fees

Description

This course applies advanced concepts and principles using word processing, windows, email, internet, spreadsheets databases, information security, ethics, international issues and electronic presentations software. Explore document management strategies and use of formatting and graphics within documents and presentation. Students will integrate applications learned into projects and real world simulations. Keyboarding 25 words per minute recommended.

Comments

This course is Concurrent enrollment with WSU and fulfills the required digital studies requirement for graduation.

Business Management (28240)

Grade 10th, 11th, 12th

Length Semester

Credit CTE, WSU BSAD 1010 3 credits

Fees None

Description

Do you want to be the Boss? Learn and develop entry-level management skills in business and managing a business.. Study the relation of business managers and firms to contemporary society and the global economy. Topics include human values and ethics in the workplace, business functions, and general principles of effective business operation.

Comments

CE Credit Available from Weber State University

Entrepreneurship (28243)

Grade 10th, 11th, 12th

Length Semester

Credit CTE WSU ENTR 1002 3 credits

Fees None

Description

Do you want to own your own business? Learn how to start and develop your own business. An understanding of marketing and management principles necessary to start and operate a business. This course will include students writing their own business plan.

Comments

CE Credit Available from Weber State University

Customer Service (28354)

Grade 10th, 11th, 12th

Length Semester

Credit CTE WSU PS 1403 3 credits

Fees None

Description

Develop skills and understand attitudes, and thinking patterns needed to win customer satisfaction and loyalty. The process includes developing: (1) a heightened awareness of the challenges and opportunities, (2) the tools for dealing with unhappy customers by using the power of customer expectations and by creating loyalty, (3) the ability to lead, expand, and empower the service process, (4) specific skills for professional success, and (5) a clear understanding of the future directions of customer service.

Comments

Experience hands-on training with running the Laker Locker during lunches.

CE Credit Available from Weber State University

Retailing (28350)

Grade 10th, 11th, 12th

Length Semester

Credit CTE WSU PS 2383 3 credits

Fees None

Description

This class will prepare students to operate businesses that sell, rent, or lease goods and services. Students will learn how to prepare for opening day, keep inventory, stocking and display procedures, cash register usage, and basic food handling procedures. Students will have hands-on training with running the Laker Locker during lunches.