SHS Staff Pages: Zimmerman, Karen

Intro to Business Syllabus

by Carol Braun

August 22, 2008

SOUTHERN PUBLIC SCHOOLS

115 South 11^th

Wymore, NE 68466

402-645-3326

BUSINESS EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

INSTRUCTOR: Karen Zimmerman—kzimmerm@esu5.org

COURSE TITLE: Introduction to Business—Grade Level 9-10-11-12

MATERIALS NEEDED TO PURCHASE FOR CLASS:

1 Binder to keep workbook pages in (one or two inch) and vocabulary words

2 Pencil or Erasable pen

3 Calculator

THESE MATERIALS WILL BE SUPPLIED ONCE—you lose it, you pay replacement

Textbook—Brand New Cost $61--INTRO TO BUSINESS 7E Dlabay. Burrow, Kleindl

Please take care of book. Must be covered, NO writing in text

Workbook pages Cost $32.50

Web Site school, cengage.com/business/introtobiz—www.bls.gov/oco (careers)

Vocabulary List.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

1. Make informed and intelligent, personal, business, and consumer decisions.

Explain and appreciate the operations of the private enterprise system.
Exercise the economic rights and responsibilities of citizens in a democratic society.

4. Understand the broad range of occupational opportunities available to them.

COURSE CONTENT

UNIT 1—BUSINESS IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT Chapters 1-4

UNIT 2—BUSINESS ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT Chapters 5-9

UNIT 3—BUSINESS OPERATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY Chapters 10-14

UNIT 4—PERSONAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT Chapters 15-20

Note this syllabus is subject to change by announcement of the instructor.

SPECIFIC COURSE REQUIREMENTS

a. Achieve passing grade—70 percent or higher based on the handbook grading scale.

b. Academic integrity—Students cheating, including plagiarism, will result in the

Students receiving a zero on the assignment or test and will serve detention time

According to the instructor’s decision.

c. Etiquette guidelines—All standard classroom etiquette will be followed. This course is designed to be a positive interactive experience for all involved. Inappropriate language or comments will result in lowering of grade, detention time, or removal from class.

METHODS OF PRESENTATION

Lecture

Lecture with the use of overhead and or PowerPoint’s

Chapter questions and vocabulary

Workbook Pages

Student to instructor and student-to-student interaction

METHODS OF EVALUATION

1. Work ethic—not being told to get to work, not copying work, use of pencil or erasable pen.

(Four P’s) Punctual, Prepared, Positive, Polite—20%

2. Daily work--–30%--Class participation and responses, Attendance, Meeting deadlines

LATE PAPERS 5 POINT DEDUCTION PER DAY.

• Pre-make up work for activities missing class or student will receive a zero.

Students are to work on assigned work for Introduction to Business and not other subjects during class time

3. Tests—50%

4. Semester Test -- 10%--Quarters 45%

CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT

Students are to follow the Southern High Technology Policy—www. school, cengage.com/business/introtobiz

Students will follow Mrs. Zimmerman’s 4 P’S:

PUNCTUAL—One tardy—after that you will serve detention time.

PREPARED—All materials with you—no going to locker to get materials.

POLITE—Respect to others—FOLLOW THE GOLDEN RULE

POSITIVE—I Can attitude

TEXTBOOKS

Textbooks will be handed out and students are to cover the text immediately or you will receive a five-point deduction—No marking in books.

Students will receive a Set of Working Papers to accompany the text. You are responsible for having the materials with you daily to class. Working papers are to be kept for the semester test and returned to Mrs. Zimmerman at various intervals. SEMESTER TEST UTILIZES THESE PAGES

ABSENCES

It is the student’s responsibility to get class assignments and to complete them according to classroom and school policy.

Pre-make up work for activities missing class or zero

If you miss more than ten days as allowed by your handbook per semester, you will make up the time missed from class on a date or dates set up by the instructor and fill out a credit appeal form. If there is a discrepancy between what Cathy has recorded, and what the instructor has recorded, the instructor’s record will be used.

SEMESTER TESTS

All students are required to take a semester test. The semester test will count ten percent of your grade.

ARTICULATION AGREEMENT—This is important--

Students who take Introduction to Business in High School may test out or not have to take various classes at Southeast Community College and various other colleges. Colleges will look at your high school transcript to see if you have a “B” average.