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:
- Accounting
- Personal Finance
- Entrepreneurship
- Investing
- Negotiating
- Types of Business’s
- Business Plans
- 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:
- Accounting
- Personal Finance
- Entrepreneurship
- Investing
- Negotiating
- Types of Business’s
- Business Plans
- 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.