Intro to business syllabus

Introduction to Business: Syllabus -- Peyton

Intro To Business I n s t r u c t o r : P e y t o n

Course Handbook Intro To Business 2014/2015 Lincoln High School, Portland + OR Course Duration: Full Year course; (1 LHS Credit) Instructor: Arlie Peyton + Telephone: (503) 916-5200 Ext. 75458 LHS Room: 109 + Class Website: www.CardinalsBusiness.com


Office Hours: By appointment. Contact via website, email, & telephone Special Email Instructions: [email protected] -- Write your last name and period in the Subject Field or your email will be discarded. Expect a response within 48 hours. Example: Johnson, period 6, Question about the test. Open to grades 9-12 Preferred Skills: Economics, Statistics, Advanced Writing, Leadership, & Government National Business Education Standards: http://www.nbea.org/newsite/curriculum/standards Special Notes: No Phones; No Late Work Accepted; Resources/Readings Provided Course Description This overview of how business works is great for students trying to figure out whether a career in business is right for them, employees looking to understand more about their companies and build their business acumen, and entrepreneurs planning to start businesses. In Introduction to Business, you will study the concepts, principles and operations of private enterprise. You’ll compare and contrast sole proprietorships, partnerships, and corporations – and the advantages and disadvantages of each. You will explore the functions of modern business management, marketing, and ethics and social responsibility that can improve or tarnish a brand. You’ll also look at the human resource management side of running a business, and learn how employers can motivate their employees. Finally, you’ll address the numbers side of running a business and examine bookkeeping, accounting, financial management, and financial statements. Peer evaluation and the business process are key aspects of this course. Social Equity Focus “Where there is in justice for one, there is injustice for all.” ~Martin Luther King, Jr What is Social Equity? It is the Economic, Social, and Environmental aspects of a region that cultivates present resources, while building and planning a sustainable legacy. In this class we look at all types of businesses, but we also emphasize companies that have intentionally deployed social equity initiatives as a foundation of their business. Course Learning Components

• Class Texts and Case Studies (various multi-media formats) • Diverse Assessments: Class Discussions, Projects, and Assignments • Extended Application: Applied business concepts to a real project outside of the

classroom; community partnerships; orgs; business incubators; etc. • Online Learning Environment Integration (features of a Blended Course) • Guest Speakers on niche topics [Community Leadership Fellows—See Below]

Standard Learning Outcomes [SLOs] 1. Business Analysis skills – Students will understand, identify and analyze aspects of business management that span the functional departments of business and to leverage strategic value from these Social Equity is the cornerstone of Social Capital, which cannot be maintained for a few at the expense of the many. Increased equity results in decreased spending on prisons, security enforcement, welfare, and social services. It also creates new potential markets. 2. Critical thinking skills – Students will learn to think critically about various facets, perspectives and paradoxes of the business environment. 3. Business communication skills – Students will communicate ideas clearly and concisely, both verbally and in writing, in a professional and courteous business manner. 4. Research skills – Students will collect, integrate, and disseminate secondary research using


various information sources and present such information according to a consistent citation style. 5. Teamwork and project management skills – Students will form teams, manage team members, provide and receive peer evaluations, and submit project deliverables in a time‐constrained, deadline‐based environment. 6. Global Citizenry -- Students will understand the ethics and impact of international commerce, whilst becoming mindful of environmental preservation and diverse human capital. KEY TOPICS ▪ Value Creation ▪ Corporate Entities ▪ Marketing & Sales ▪ Basic Business Finance ▪ Self‐Management ▪ People‐Management ▪ Basic Business Systems ▪ Basic Business Process ▪ Basic Business Strategy

Grading Scale & Points 92-100%=A 460-500 Points 90-91%=A- 450-459 Points 88-89%=B+ 440-449 Points 82-87%=B 410-439 Points 80-81%=B- 400-409 Points 78-79%=C+ 390-399 Points 72-77%=C 360-389 Points 70-71%=C- 350-359 Points 68-69%=D+ 336-349 Points 62-67%=D 310-335 Points 60-61%=D- 300-309 Points 59%-0%=F 299-0 Points Points 500 points per quarter, 1000 points per semester. Weights, Categories, & Deliverables Weights, Categories, & Quarterly Points

1) 30% Assignments and Readings [150 points; 10@15 points] 2) 20% Quizzes [100 points; 5 @ 20 points] 3) 20% Team Projects [100 points; 2 @ 50 points] 4) 20% Independent Projects [100 points; 2 @ 50 points] 5) 10% Quarterly Examination [50 points]

Category Notes & Deliverables 1) Assignments and Readings: Subject-Area text, exercises, homework, etc


2) Quiz on Business Terms, Concepts, and Formulas – Pop quizzes may occur! 3) Team Project: Business Simulation & Fundraising 4) Independent Projects: For-profit and Non-profit options with Presentation 5) Examinations: Quarterly, accumulative information (Q4 has info from Q1-Q4).

N.b., Active Participation is a huge part of this class and it is imbedded in several categories. Team Projects (Social Equity focus) LEARNING TEAMS You get the chance to explore different leadership styles that promotes leadership, management, and collaboration. The textbook’s Planning, Leading, Organizing, & Controlling aspects of management will be emphasized. • Learning Team Experience: We will do various activities with teammates designed to teach the principles of collaboration, respect, and trust. Business people from the community may help you with your projects and foundational knowledge. Learning styles do include honoring the Introverted and Extroverted types. Sample Projects In 2014 we had a goal to raise $1500 to save 1500 lives from malaria death. We saved 1632 lives while applying business concepts: ideation, creation, promotion, operation, calibration, etc. (See the post Malaria No More wrote about us at http://www.malarianomore.org/news/blog/students-join-together-to-fight-malaria) In 2013 we raised enough money to send care packages to four American troops stationed in Afghanistan. We christened this the Cardinals Care project and it became a club at LHS. In 2013, along with ISC students were required to volunteer 15 hours per quarter (60 hours total) to a philanthropy outside of the LHS campus. Teams gave their presentation of the institution and insights from this experience. Required Business Plan: 10-page business plan (20 pages for College Credit) on a company with a high Social Equity component. [print only, double-spaced, single or double sided] Teaching Methods & Pedagogy (sample) Case studies, Lecture and discussions, Community Mentors Program, Face-to-face feedback, Learning labs, Problem-solving sessions, Role-plays, Simulations, Team projects, Theoretical overviews, & Global context immersions. Class Session Layout (sample)

1. Business Journals and Discussion [block days] 2. Admin. Duties: Announcements (Attendance) 3. Quiz/HW & Correction/Collection (if applicable) 4. Core Content Pre-Assessment & Terminology 5. CORE CONTENT LECTURE [20-40m]: Presentation, Revisited Assigned Reading, Class

Lecture, Video, etc. Q & A with Discussion 6. Group Activity: Applied Theory and Experimentation; Assessment & Rubric 7. Class Discussion/Presentation & Evaluation (Key Questions Revisited) 8. Group Project Time [Block Days: 15-30m] 9. Next Steps: Assign Homework


10. [Boardroom Experiences (fishbowl): {periods 1-8 days, sections 1-5 & 13}] Socratic Dialogue Framework: To augment the quality of discourse, we will routinely raise questions about evidence (“How do we know what we know?”), point of view (“Whose perspective does this represent?”), connections (“How is this related to that?”), supposition (“How might things have been otherwise?”), and relevance (“Why is this important?”). Behavior Summary: Respect people (students, faculty, self, etc); Respect things (all property); Respect your self (moral integrity). The Three Basic Rules 1. Come to class fully prepared, on time, in my seat before the bell rings. [attendance] 2. Do all of my work to the best of my ability and turn it in on time or earlier. [academics] 3. Be cool to others, property, and yourself. [behavior] School-wide LHS Rules Enforced at ALL Times: No Phones, No Food, No Drinks (except water) Penalty Level 1: Public Warning except Phones (skip to level #2) Penalty Level 2: -5 pts (QTR account) or 10 minutes detention after/before school within 24hrs Penalty Level 3: Call Home and/or Email guardian for talk and/or conference. Penalty Level 4: Formal Referral (this goes on your permanent HS academic record) Phones: These are not needed in class. When the entire school adopts their use, I will to. Until then, they need to be out of sight and silent (including vibration noise). Penalties start at level #2: -5 points per occurrence (taken from quarterly total). We will on occasion use your phone, but do not ask. I’ve planned it all. Note: taking a look at the grading scale, two phone incidents is the difference between each grade. Something to consider! Computers & Electronics Computers are allowed in class for note-taking purposes. Websites are not to be used unless I give special consent, which I will tell you—assume they are rarely used in class on your own. Electronics include calculators, tablets, and readers as well. For violations start at Penalty Level 2: -5 points per occurrence (taken from quarterly total). Bathroom/Hall Breaks Don’t ask within the first ten minutes or the last ten minutes: too much valuable information is said during these times (collection of homework, issuing of homework, etc). People making a habit of always leaving will have a talk with me about possibly abusing this privilege. Do your utmost to take care of business before or after class. Note: Always have a hall pass, even if you are chummy with all the hall monitors. Fire Alarms & Other Drills I take attendance on these occasions. If you are late to our designated spot or back to the classroom (no bathroom/hall/water breaks), you lose points. Simply follow directions and don’t make any personal stops. Special Needs Any student with special needs (e.g., documented learning or physical disabilities that may impact performance) should discuss this with me, as soon as possible, but not later than the second week. If a special need emerge during the year, please contact me immediately so that I can accommodate your requirements.


Course Resources PRINT Periodicals Various academic and trade journals. Also for case studies, Harvard Business Review (HBR)*, MIT Technology Review, Stanford Social Innovation Review, Chronicle of Philanthropy, Financial times, etc. Most business cases will be from the HBR, provided online or in my classroom for a two-hour checkout. (These cannot leave the room.) Textbooks (provided) College Texts: BUSN, 7 & MGMT, 2/E (Student Edition) [see instructor if available] Supplementary Readings: The Startup Owner’s Manual by Steve Blank and Bob Dorf Selections from: Social Business by Mohammed Yunus; Give and Take by Adam Grant; $100 Startup by Chris Guillebeau, Reality Check by Guy Kawasaki, The Personal MBA by Josh Kaufman, Built for Growth by Arthur Rubinfeld, The Synergist by Les McKeown, Tribes by Seth Godin, and Running Lean by Ash Maurya. WEBSITES Lean Launchpad from Udacity/UC Berkeley courseware (free account) – Prof Steve Blanks MIT High School Open Courseware – Business, Economics, Mathematics Knowledge at Wharton (University): High School Business Curriculum CardinalsBusiness.com has several specific business resources and glossaries 1 2Manage.com – management terms glossary Personal MBA – supplementary material for management (corporate level) HBR Cases – assigned reading VIDEO Ted.com, Stanford's Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders video series, WDS, Behance 99U, etc. Due Dates & Absences No late work after 3:20 (end of day due). All work is due at the very beginning of the period or the time otherwise requested. Any work after that is considered late and the highest grade possible is 80% (after I grade it normally, I take off 20%). The latest I’ll take late work is 3:20pm (end of the day) and In Person Only (so do not leave items in my mailbox or slip them under my door). In business, the Promptness of High Quality work really maters. If I am teaching and you drop off the work within this timeframe, you need-not interrupt me but you can slip in to put your assignment in the appropriate area for your class period. What this means is that you are absolutely clear about what the assignment entails and you ask these questions in class. If you’ve exhausted that first, you may also see me for clarity on the assignment or shoot me an email (though I cannot guarantee promptness so that is not recommended). I am available for most lunches too. Turning things early is a great option too, but once you turn it in, that’s final. I will not correct things twice and alter grades. Absent students report to me for an alternative assessment and 24-hour due date. The 24 hours starts the day you get back so it would be wise to email me when you are sick and plan on coming back—if this is possible. On a rare occasion, one extra credit is opportunity is offered per quarter. This is all planned; please don’t ask for your own extra credit assignment. Business Binder & Loose-Leaf Paper Only It is required that you bring a business binder to class every day. This will include a one 1 1⁄2” three-ring binder with loose-leaf paper only (nothing bound). That is, NO SPIRALS or TEAR-OUT


paper. Use common White, Unscented, College-ruled, Loose-leaf sheets only. You will not get points if you turn in work from other type of paper. Typing your assignments is another option (common fonts, size 12 only, double-spaced). 1st Week of School To Do List ❑ Obtain your binder and paper. ❑ Obtain your textbook ASAP (don’t write/highlight in book) ❑ Homework, including name plates Now take out a piece of scrap paper (won’t be graded) for a team syllabus quiz! Prospective Weekly Calendar: 2014/15 Year

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