Business Management
Lesson Plans

 

This course examines entrepreneurship and the components of starting and operating a business. It also focuses on the role of the entrepreneur in our economy and our community. Through the text, student workbooks, case studies, articles and other business sources, students will be exposed to the major aspects of business management and entrepreneurship. Students will be required to “think critically” and draw conclusions based on different business situations. Additional topics include business communication, business ownership, business plans, financial reports, economic concepts, marketing, human resource management, and information technology.

 

Course Announcements:

Term 1 Essay: Managing Through Chaos- due date: Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Term 2 Essay: Zappos- due date: Tuesday, November 18, 2014

 

 

 

Course Documents

 

 

Writing Assignments

Assignment & Rubric

 

 

Unit 1: Introduction to Entrepreneurship

Intro to the course.

 

 

Communications Unit

This unit looks at communications topics.

  • Active Listening - The BodyShop
  • Telephone
  • Airplane Conversation
  • Amazing Race

Negotiations

This unit looks at elements of successful negotiation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forms of Ownership

This unit looks at elements of business ownership.

Unit 3 - Types of Ownership & Franchises Handout

Forms of Ownership Overhead (includes Apple org chart, Joe's Plumbing org chart)

 

 

 

Financial Statements

This unit looks at the importance of financial information & financial statements.

Unit 4 - Financial Statements Handout

 

Marketing

Unit 5 - Marketing Handout

 

Human Resource Mgmt.

This unit looks at elements of success

Unit 6 - Human Resource Management Handout

 

 

Projects

Business Plan Project & Template

Youth Entrepreneur Video (50 min)

 

 

Miscellaneous Lessons

Independent lessons that can be taught individually or stretched across a business topic.


Links

Hot Shot Business Simulation