BUSINESS
EXPLORATORY
Course Description
Mrs. Grandgeorge – Teacher
Room North 216
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Business
Exploratory is a one semester long class, worth 1 credit.
9th,
10, 11, and 12th grade students take this class.
Business
Exploratory is the required course
for all business classes at the high school.
This course will
introduce students to the growing world of business and technology. It teaches skills in the business area
that students will use the rest of their lives.
·
1st
Quarter – The students will
o Type business letters, memos, reports, and
resumes.
o Create a Power Point presentation about
another country.
o Create a Podcast about Bill Gates
·
2nd
Quarter – The students will
o Design a newsletter or brochure for a new business they would want to start.
o Design a brochure about a company that is part of the DJIA.
o Pick stocks from the NYSE and NASDAQ stock
exchange.
o Complete a practice set that will give you
practical experience by writing checks, keeping checkbook records, and
reconciling monthly statements.
·
Semester
Test
o Create a Power Point presentation about a
large corporation.
·
The
students who excel in technology will be given the opportunity to learn
·
Imovie
(make videos using pictures, text, transitions, and music)
·
Garage
Band (write songs and publish podcasts).
·
Accounting
o How to deposit checks, write checks, keep a
checkbook balance, and reconcile their checkbook with a bank statement.
·
Banking
o What CD’s, savings accounts, and
loans are.
·
Economy
o Business cycle; prosperity, recession,
depression, and recovery
o Economic resources; natural, human, and
capital
·
Entrepreneurship
o Adults from the business community will
come and talk about their business.
·
Stock market and Financial Management
o Stocks, bonds, and mutual funds
o How to buy and sell stocks.
Grading System – Quarter grades will be determined as a result
of the points the student has accumulated during the course of the grading
period.
Percent Grade
92.
5 – 100 % A
89.5
– 92.4% A-
86.5
– 88.5% B+
82.5
– 86.4% B
79.5
– 82.4% B-
76.5
– 79.4% C+
72.5
– 76.4% C
69.5
– 72.4% C-
66.5
– 69.4% D+
62.5
– 66.4% D
59.5
– 62.4% D-
Below
59.4% F
Students will be
graded on the following; classroom assignments, keyboarding assignments, projects,
quizzes, and tests.
In fairness to the
students who get their work done on time, late work will only be given partial
credit.
Teacher Expectations:
Students, you need
to read and sign Mrs. Grandgeorge’s Computer Usage Agreement form before
you may use the computers in Room N216.
Also, you and your parents are required to sign the Internet Agreement
sheet before getting on the Internet on any school computer.