Principles of Business, Marketing, and Finance / Business Law

This course is recommended for students in Grades 10.

In Principles of Business, Marketing, and Finance, students gain knowledge and skills in economies and private enterprise systems, the impact of global business, the marketing of goods and services, advertising, and product pricing. Students analyze the sales process and financial management principles. This course allows students to reinforce, apply, and transfer academic knowledge and skills to a variety of interesting and relevant activities, problems, and settings in business, marketing, and finance. Students are encouraged to participate in extended learning experiences such as CTE student organizations and other leadership or extracurricular organizations.

 

This course is recommended for students in Grades 11 and 12.

Business Law is designed for students to analyze various aspects of the legal environment, including ethics, the judicial system, contracts, personal property, sales, negotiable instruments, agency and employment, business organization, risk management, and real property. The student demonstrates professional standards/employability skills required by business and industry. The student is expected to, communicate effectively with others using oral and written skills, demonstrate collaboration skills through teamwork, demonstrate professionalism by conducting oneself in a manner appropriate for the profession and workplace, demonstrate a positive, productive work ethic by performing assigned tasks as directed, show integrity by choosing the ethical course of action and comply with all applicable rules, laws, and regulations, and demonstrate time-management skills by prioritizing tasks, following schedules, and tending to goal-relevant activities in a way that uses time wisely and optimizes efficiency and results.