Spalding Academy Intro to Business Syllabus 2015-2016

Spalding Academy Intro to Business Syllabus 2015-2016

Instructor: Maureen Thome

Contact: and

website:Google classroom

Textbook: Several Dummies Text books: Excel, Accounting, Personal Finance, Entrepreneurship, Investing, Negotiating, Incorporating your Business, Business Plans, Strategic Planning, Franchising and Competitive Strategy

Course Summary:This course is designed to assist students in learning to use Business concepts as a tool in their personal and business lives. After students have completed their study of the textbook and related projects they will have a better understanding of: 1. General Business Principles,

2. General Investing Principles,

3. General Finance Principles

Business Skills Covered:

  1. Accounting
  2. Personal Finance
  3. Entrepreneurship
  4. Investing
  5. Negotiating
  6. Types of Business’s
  7. Business Plans
  8. Strategic Planning

General Expectations:

Students will be expected to show up with their book, pencil and computer everyday for class. If there is classroom discussion needed they will be expected to participate. If there is homework due it will need to be done before the beginning of class and turned into GOOGLE CLASSROOM, if that is a bust it will be on their Google doc!. Homework not finished will be done after school in homework club.

Grade Values:

Homework - varies

Quizzes and Tests 50 – 100 points

Attendance/ discussion/notetaking – 10-20 points daily

Class Projects- varied

Students are expected to Bring their book and their computer to class every day.

Absences/Missed work/Make up work

Students are to turn in assignments on the day they are due, unless preexcused. If they fail to turn in homework the day it is due, the next day will be a 10% deduction for that assignment’s grade and then 50% deduction day two and then a zero if falls three days after. It they are sick, they are to get the assignment turned in two days after they return to school, if just gone from class but back to school later that same day I would expect the assignment done that day.

Instructor: Maureen Thome

Contact: and

website:Google classroom

Textbook: Several Dummies Text books: Excel, Accounting, Personal Finance, Entrepreneurship, Investing, Negotiating, Incorporating your Business, Business Plans, Strategic Planning, Franchising and Competitive Strategy

Course Summary:This course is designed to assist students in learning to use Business concepts as a tool in their personal and business lives. After students have completed their study of the textbook and related projects they will have a better understanding of: 1. General Business Principles,

2. General Investing Principles,

3. General Finance Principles

Business Skills Covered:

  1. Accounting
  2. Personal Finance
  3. Entrepreneurship
  4. Investing
  5. Negotiating
  6. Types of Business’s
  7. Business Plans
  8. Strategic Planning

General Expectations:

Students will be expected to show up with their book, pencil and computer everyday for class. If there is classroom discussion needed they will be expected to participate. If there is homework due it will need to be done before the beginning of class and turned into GOOGLE CLASSROOM, if that is a bust it will be on their Google doc!. Homework not finished will be done after school in homework club.

Grade Values:

Homework - varies

Quizzes and Tests 50 – 100 points

Attendance/ discussion/notetaking – 10-20 points daily

Class Projects- varied

Students are expected to Bring their book and their computer to class every day.

Absences/Missed work/Make up work

Students are to turn in assignments on the day they are due, unless preexcused. If they fail to turn in homework the day it is due, the next day will be a 10% deduction for that assignment’s grade and then 50% deduction day two and then a zero if falls three days after. It they are sick, they are to get the assignment turned in two days after they return to school, if just gone from class but back to school later that same day I would expect the assignment done that day.