Krista Hutzel
Business Foundations


Week of August 10th - 12th
 

WED:

  • Trojan Orientation Program/Fun first day of school!!! 
THUR:
  • Intro to class website
  • Syllabus
  • Rules and Procedures
  • Letter Home to Parents - Due back Monday 8/15
  • Hot Topic: "What is Business"
FRI:
  • Review Hot Topic
  • Business Timeline
  • Chapter 1 Key Terms - Due Tuesday 8/16


Week of August 15th - 19th
MON:

TUES: 
  • Economic Resources
  • Chapter 1 Key Terms Due
WED:
  • Pre-Course Assessment

THUR:
  • Economic Choices
  • Scarcity
  • Economic Decision Making
  • Trade off, Opportunity cost
  • Decision Making Process Activity 

FRI:
  • Decision Making Process Activity Cont.
  • Independent DMP Activity 



Week of August 22nd - 26th
Mon:  1-3 Economic Systems

Tues:  Finish 1-3 US Economic Systems, 1-4 Supply & Demand

Wed:  Review Day "Things You Should Know"

Thurs:  Chapter 1 Test

Fri:  Hand back test, Current Events - Ch. 1 

Week of August 29th - September 2nd
Mon: Handback/Go over Current Events(clarify)  :0), 2-1 Measuring Economic Activity: GDP, Labor Activities, Consumer Spending

Tues:  2-2 Economic Conditions Change: The Business Cycle, Consumer Prices, Interest Rates

Wed:  Doing Business in Ecuador:  pg. 43 #1-3  Thinking Critically

Thurs:  2-3 Other Measures of Business Activity:  Investment Activities, Borrowing, Future Economic Challenges

Fri:  Review Day:  "What You Need To Know"

Week of January 3-6, 2012
1/3:  Intro to Ch. 6 - Entrepreneurship & Small Business Management, Hitcents.com, Whateverlife.com, Forbes.com Personal Entrepreneurship Quiz

http://www.forbes.com/2005/11/15/entrepreneur-personality-quiz_cx_bn_1116quiz.html

1/4:  Entrepreneurship and the Economy, Investor Activity "Would You Invest?"

1/5: Outline, in detail, 6-2 & 6-3 (both short sections)
 
1/6: Cont. to outline, in detail, 6-2 & 6-3 (both short sections)


Week of January 9-13, 2012
1/9: Student Teaching Prep., 2 groups (6-2 & 6-3)
 
1/10: Group 1-Student Teaching: 6-2
 
1/11: Group 2-Student Teaching: 6-3
 
1/12: Ch. 6 Review
 
1/13: Ch. 6 Test

Week of January 16-20, 2012
1/16: Return tests from Friday, Ch. 6 Current Events, Exit card prompt
 
1/17: Begin 9-1: The Career Planning Process, Your Study of Careers, Career Training
 
1/18: Continue 9-1: Career Information Sources, Informational Interviews, Career Inventory
            http://learnmoreindiana.org/Pages/default.aspx
 

Week of January 23-27, 2012
1/23: Begin 9-2 Planning Your Career
1. Personal Assessment
2. Employment Experience
 
1/24: 9-2 Continued
1. Sources of Available Jobs
2. Quiz 9-1, 9-2 questions
 
 
1/25: Begin 9-3 Applying for Employment
1. Application Activities
2. Application Cover Letter
3. Online Application Process
 
1/26: 1. Work in learnmoreindiana.org on Resume Writing
2. Review/Read site
3. Create rough draft in Microsoft Word
 
1/27: Continue working on rough draft of resume