EXPLORING BUSINESS 2003 -2004

Supplies
New textbooks (must be covered) – needed in class every day.
One inexpensive spiral notebook for vocabulary, stays in the room!
A second spiral notebook or a small three ring binder to hold note sheets, notes
and assignments -- (notes are required)
Pen or pencil
Hi-liter for review days (not required)
Calculator (not required)

Course Content
Reading and discussion, study guides, unit tests, simulations(extensive one on
check writing, Otis Spunkmeyer Entrepreneurship, field trip, guest speakers, stock market game, videos, role-playing, Powerpoint presentation, computer applications, and the Business Olympics (if all work is in)

Grading
Notes are required! You may copy my notes or get them from another student if
you are absent the day they are given. Notes are a necessity for the tests.

All tests must be passed with a minimum grade of 70%. If you fail, you will be
required to stay after school until you have passed. (These days are arranged
according to the teacher’s schedule, not yours.)

Make up assignments, retaking tests, and detentions come before activities.

The grading scale is as follows:
(1) 94 – 100
(2) 86 – 93
(3) 78 – 85
(4) 70 – 77

Chapter grades will include the following: study guides, quizzes, home work, etc.
There will be one grade per chapter using one of the above assignments.
All vocabulary will be graded before each unit test.
Unit tests will count three times as much as one chapter grade.

FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America)
You are eligible to join FBLA. Not only does it look great on resumes, but we do community service that looks great on scholarship applications.
Join in on the discussion and good luck with the BUSINESS OLYMPICS!