December 9, 2016 Final Exam Preparation

The final exam will be given on December 15 for blue day classes and December 16 for green day classes.  We will be meeting in room 219 to use the computers in the lab to take the final exam.

It will be a 100 question on-line test developed for High School of Business.  It is the same test that all Principle of Business students at all High School of Business schools.  You will be eligible for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place national honors based on your score and the scores of all of the other students.  The test will be graded on the curve. (The highest score in each class will determine the maximum number of points available.)

It will cover all of the material we have studied this semester.

1. Review the Qizstar tests and quizzes

2. Review your notes

3. Review your Total Recall answers.

Log on to Kahoot.it to review for the Final.

December 5 & 6, 2016 Needs & Wants

Do Now:

1. In your Google Docs journal describe a time when you have  given up something to receive a “reward” in return.
2. How would you define profit?
3. How do you define risk?

Objective:    Students will work in their Snapshot teams to write a group contract and plan to complete the project.  Students will learn about business profit and the relationship to risk and reward by reading, writing and discussing LAP EC-002

Your teams will start a new project that will require information about the community around John F. Kennedy High School.  Decide among your team who will research each part of the Community Profile Worksheet Bring your data to the next class.

Homework: 

Read Risk Reward LAP EC-002 on the Principles of Business LAP page.  Answer the Total Recall questions on page 6 and page 8.

Quiz next class over Economic Goods and Services.

 

December 2, 2016 Project Work

After meeting with the counselors about concurrent enrollment for next semester, work in your project teams.  Progress reports are due back by

November 30 & December 1, 2016 Economic Utility

Do Now: Respond to the following in a Google Doc attached to the assignment in Google Classroom.

1. What is an example of a product or service that has Form or Task Utility?  What about this product or service makes it a Form or Task Utility example?
2. What is an example of a product or service that has Place Utility?  What about this product or service makes it a Place Utility example?
3. What is an example of a product or service that has Time Utility?  What about this product or service makes it a Time Utility example.
4. What is an example of Possession Utility?  What determines an individual or business’ ability to obtain Possession Utility?

Objective:  Students will discuss the concepts so Economic Utility based on the homework reading.  Students will work on their FBLA events.

FBLA Events: Be prepared to finalize you FBLA event choices by December 5 & 6, 2016.

Homework: Read Economic Resources LAP EC-014 and answer the Total Recall Questions on pages 4 & 8 in a Google doc attached to the assignment in Google Classroom.

January 9 to 20, 2017 FBLA Competitive Events

The FBLA District Leadership Conference (DLC) is Tuesday February 7, 2017.

The top 4 competitors in each  event at the DLC will progress to the State Leadership Conference (SLC) in Vail, CO April 19 – 21, 2017.

The top four competitors in each event at the SLC will progress to the National Leadership Conference in Anaheim, CA June 27 – July 3, 2017.

Click here for a list of the FBLA Events

Click here for a Event Decision Flowchart

Click here for Sample Tests and Event Guidelines

Develop a plan to complete a draft of your performance event by December 2, 2016.  You will have time in class to work on your event  (see the schedule below).  You need to plan to complete any product required for your event  and turn in so it can be uploaded for judging as a PDF file by January 20, 2017.

Work Schedule

• January 9 & 10, 2017 Planning
• January 11 & 12, 2017 Test Day/Production work
• January 13, 2017 (FBLA Friday)
• January 16, 2017 No school MLK Holiday
• January 17 &  18, 2017 Test Day/Production work
• January 19 &  20, 2017 Production Events must be completed

Project #4 Snapshot November 28 – December 14, 2016

I you choose not to participate in the FBLA competitive events and the FBLA District Leadership Conference, then you will work in teams to complete this and one other project next semester.

Your teams will need to collect information about the community around John F. Kennedy High School.  Decide among your team who will research each part of the Community Profile Worksheet Bring your data to the next class.  Your team should create a project plan that is due on December 2, 2016.

Your team has been hired as consultants by the local Chamber of Commerce.  The Chamber needs informational items to provide prospective business owners who are interested in locating in our area.  You can see examples of materials currently available on http://www.metrodenver.org/

Your team’s mission is to develop a Snapshot of our local community for the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce.  Read this Snapshot Chamber Memo to see what the Chamber is looking for.  The Chamber is looking for creative, original promotional material but they do not want a Google Slides, PowerPoint or Prezi.  Consider a video, brochure, website or other promotion that can be used to attract new business.

This project will be evaluated using the Project #2 Snapshot Rubric

Your team will present the materials you develop on December 13 & 14, 2016 starting the second half of the period.

Work Schedule

• November 28 & 29, 2016 Economic Systems (FBLA Event Selection/Snapshot Project Introduction)
• November 30 & December 1, 2016 Economic Utility
  
• December 2, 2016 (FBLA Friday) Project Plan Due
  
• December 5 & 6, 2016 Economic Resources
  
• December 7 & 8, 2016 Project Work
  
• December 9, 2016 Final Review
  
• December 12, 2016 Project Work (Period 7 only)
  
• December 13 & 14, 2016 Snapshot Project Presentations last 45 minutes of the period.
  
• December 15 & 16, 2016  Final Exams
  

November 28 & 29, 2016 Economic Systems

Objective:  Students will discuss the four economic systems and the answers to the three economic questions, benefits and issues with each system based on the homework reading.  Students will work to identify their FBLA events, teams and tests.

Homework: Read Use It LAP EC-013 and answer the Total Recall Questions on pages 5 and 8 in a Google doc attached to the assignment in Google Classroom.

November 18, 2016 Quiz 2A Business Ownership, Market Structures, Competition

Log on to Quizstar using the link in Google Classooom.

You will have two attempts to take this quiz.  Review your answers after the first attempt and try again.  The highest score will be recorded.

Homework: Read Who’s the Boss LAP EC-017 and fill in the Economic Systems Note Catcher. Link your completed copy of the note catcher to your Google Docs Journal.   This is due on November 28 & 29, 2016 when we return from Thanksgiving Break.

November 16 & 17, 2016 Business Biography Presentations

Objective:  Students will finalize their Business Biography presentations and orally present to the class information about the industry and example business.

Homework: Read Who’s the Boss LAP EC-017 and fill in the Economic Systems Note Catcher. Link your completed copy of the note catcher to your Google Docs Journal.   This is due on November 28 & 29, 2016 when we return from Thanksgiving Break.

Friday November 18, 2016 Quiz over Ownership, Competition, Types of Businesses and Market Structures.  You will have two attempts to answer  20 questions  and it is an open note quiz.  You can use the note catcher and Total Recall questions from the past two class assignments. 

November 14 & 15, 2016 Types of Businesses, Competition & Market Structures

Do Now: Work in your project teams to complete Get More worksheet.  Make a copy of the worksheet and share it with your team members.  When your team is ready ask for a copy of the answer sheet.

Objective:  Students will discuss the types of businesses (Retail, Wholesale, Manufacturing, Non-profit, and Service).  Students will read and discuss how competition impacts business and economic activity by reading Ready, Set, Compete LAP EC-008 and taking notes using the Competition & Market Structure Note catcher.  

Class Work:  One member of each team will open the Competition And Market Structure Note Catcher in Google Docs, make a copy and share it with the other members of your team.  Decide how you will complete the information on the note catcher using the Ready Set Compete LAP EC-008 as a resource.  When you team has completed the note catcher, each member should link it to their Google Classroom assignment.

When you have completed the assignment you may work on your project with your team.

Homework: Read Who’s the Boss LAP EC-017 and fill in the Economic Systems Note Catcher. Link your completed copy of the note catcher to your Google Docs Journal.  Answer the Total Recall questions and link them in your Google Docs journal.  This is due on November 28, 2016 when we return from Thanksgiving Break.

Next class you will have 45 minutes at the beginning of the period to complete your Business Biography presentation.  We will start the presentations at the end of the prep time.

Friday November 18, 2016 Quiz over Ownership, Competition, Types of Businesses and Market Structures.  You will have two attempts to answer  20 questions  and it is an open note quiz.  You can use the note catcher and Total Recall questions from the past two class assignments. 

November 11, 2016 Quiz 3B Global Trade & Relations, Government, Ethical & Legal Issues Impact on Business

Log on to Quizstar and take Quiz 3B Government Regulation, Global Environment and Trade, Business Ethics.  You will have two attempts to take this quiz.  Review your answers after the first attempt and take it again.  The highest score will be recorded.

Objective:  Students will demonstrate what they know about Government Regulation, Global Environment and Trade and Business Ethics by taking a quiz. Students will work in their project teams.

Students will work in their Business Biography Teams to finalize their plan and begin working on the project.

November 9 & 10, 2016 Business Ownership

Do Now: Respond to the following in a Google Doc attached to the assignment in Google Classroom.

1. What are the three kinds of business ownership that you read about in the homework assignment?
2. Which of the three has limited liability?
3. How does limited liability protect a business owners property?

Objective:  Students will discuss and explain the three different types of business ownership in a private enterprise system based on the homework reading.  Students will explore business start-up strategies. Students will start work on the Business Biography project.

Homework: Read Risk Rewarded LAP EC-002 and answer the Total Recall Questions on pages 6 & 8 in a Google Doc attached to the Google Classroom assignment.

Quiz in Friday November 11, 2016 over Global Trade & Relations, Government, Ethical & Legal Issues impact on business.  You will have two attempts to take this quiz.  The highest score will be recorded.

Project #1 Business Biography

Part 1 Team Activity

This project will introduce students to the different types of businesses (i.e., retail, wholesale, manufacturing, service, and non-profit) in their local community. Students will work in teams for much of the project, with each team becoming experts on one of these five business types.

After developing an understanding of its assigned type of business, each team will select and research a local business that exemplifies that business type. Team members will conduct secondary and, when appropriate, primary research to develop an in-depth business biography that details their group’s selected local business, the business’s background, product/service offerings, successes, struggles, etc.

Each team will present its business bio to the rest of the class.

Check out the Business Bio Rubric  to see how your presentation will be evaluated.

 Part 2 Individual Activity

Finally, each student will work individually to prepare a short one page typed report that describes his/her assigned business type and discusses how it differs from the four other types of business addressed in the project.  Use Google Docs to create your report and use a 1 inch margin, double spaced, 12 pt. Ariel or Times New Roman font.

Timeline

• November 11 & 10, 2016
  • Team Assignments
  • Industry Assignments
  • Group Contracts  & Project Plan
  • Homework Read
• November 11, 2016
  • Quiz over Government Impact on Business, Global Trade & Relations and Business Ethics & Legal Issues (20 Questions, 2 Attempts)
• November 14 & 15, 2016
  • Economic Concepts/Utility Briefing
  • Group Work
• November 16 & 17, 2016
  • Groups Present Business Bio
• November 18, 2016
  
  • Test over Business Ownership and Environmental Scanning (1 attempt, 100 points)
  • Individual Reports due

Review the Business Bio Rubric to be sure you are meeting the expectations and to include all of  the components of a Business Biography:

1. Business Name
2. Address
3. Telephone number
4. Website URL
5. Business description
   1. Year founded
   2. Struggles and Risks
   3. Successes
   4. Senior Officers/Managers
   5. Form of business ownership
   6. Owner(s)
6. Human resources utilized (i.e. Employees)
7. Natural resources utilized
8. Capital goods utilized
9. Most current sales figures
10. Sales trends over 10 years
11. Products/Services
12. Brands
13. Target customers
14. Stores
15. Branches
16. Divisions
17. Subsidiaries
18. Affiliates
19. References

Click here for a sample Biography for Fireworks Catering Co.

November 7 & 8, 2015 Environmental Scan Presentation

Objective:  Students will orally present their team Environmental Scan and turn in the team’s written paper describing their recommendations for the business they surveyed.  Students will turn in their individual Environmental Scan Journals by sharing them in a folder in Google Drive or by printing them and turning them in.

You will have 45 minutes at the beginning of the period to finalize your team presentations, papers and individual Environmental Scan journals.  If you have difficulty sharing your documents in Google Drive, please ask me for help.

Homework:  Read Own It Your Way LAP BL-001 and answer the Total Recall Questions on pages 6 and 8 in a Google Doc attached to the assignment in Google Classroom.

 

November 2 & 3, 2016 Business Ethics

Do Now: In Google Classroom make a copy of Ethics Match Up.  Share it with your team and match the items.  Link your completed match up to the assignment in Google Classroom.

Class Work: : As you listen to these two stories, take notes on paper  or in Google Docs to  identify:

1. At least two ethical issues impacting a business associated with the story.
2. At least two opportunities for a business associated with the story.
3. Express your opinion on the ethical implications in each story and if the opportunities are worth the risks involved.

Story 1 Gene Drivers

Story 2 Unauthorized Bank Accounts

Objective:  Students will discuss business ethics based on the homework reading.  Students will work in their project teams.

October 31 & November 1, 2016 Government Involvement

Do Now: Work in your project teams to complete Government and Business Match Up.  Make a copy of the worksheet and share it with your team members.  When your team is ready ask for a copy of the answer sheet.

Objective:  Students will discuss the role of government in regulating business based on the homework reading and student’s opinions.  Students will work in their project teams.

Watch this Video

Government Regulation: Do they help businesses?

Classwork: Students will work in their project teams.

Homework:  Read On the Up and UP LAP EC-021 and answer the Total Recall Questions on pages 5 and 8 in a Google Doc attached to the assignment in Google Classroom.

October 25 & 26, 2016 Global Trade

Do Now: Working in your project teams complete the Case Study in a shared Google Doc.  Add your completed Case Study to the assignment in Google Classroom.   When you are ready ask for the answer sheet.

Objective:  Students will discuss the importance of Global Trade and how Global Trade impacts economic conditions in a country.  Students will work in their project teams.

 

Class Work:  Teams will work on their Business Environment project.

Homework: Read Regulate and Protect LAP-EC-016 and answer the Total Recall Questions on pages 6 and 8 in a Google Doc attached to the assignment in Google Classroom

 

October 21, 2016 Quiz 3A Business Trends & Environment Scanning

Objective:  Students will demonstrate what they know about Business Trends and Environmental Scanning by taking Quiz 3A.   Students will finalize and turn in their Project #2 Business Environment Group Contract and Group Plan.

Log on to Quizstar and take the quiz over Business Trends & Environment Scaning. You will have two attempts to take this quiz. Review your answers after your first attempt and take it again. Your highest score will be recorded.

Your User ID is: jfkSTUDENT#
Your Password is: 8digit birthdate

Class Work:  When you have completed both quiz attempts, work with your team to finalize and turn in your Group Contract and Group Plan.

October 20 & 24, 2016 Globalization

Do Now:  Work in your project teams to complete Business in The World Worksheet.  Make a copy of the worksheet and share it with your team members.  When your team is ready ask for a copy of the answer sheet.

Objective:  Students will discuss the impact of globalization on business based on the homework reading. Students will use the Business in The World Worksheet to review globalization impacts.

Classwork: Work in your teams on the Environmental Scan Project.

Homework:  Read Beyond Us Global Trade LAP EC-004 and answer the Total Recall Questions on pages 4 and 8 in a Google Doc attached to the assignment in Google Classroom.

Quiz on Friday October 21, 2016 over Business Trends and Environmental Scanning.  You will have two attempts to take this quiz.  The highest score will be recorded. 

October 18 & 19, 2016 Business Environment

Do Now:

Working in your project teams, match the factors affecting business with each of the scenarios on Factor Fun LAP EC-026.

FACTORS AFFECTING THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT

Objective:  Students will discuss factors affecting the business environment based on their reading of What’s Shakin’ LAP EC-026.  Students will begin working on the Business Environment Project #3 by writing a group plan and contract.

Homework:  Read Stretch Your Boundaries LAP EC-022 and answer the Total Recall questions on pages 6 and 8 in a Google Doc attached to the assignment in Google Classroom.

Quiz on Friday October 21, 2016 over Business Trends and Environmental Scanning.  You will have two attempts to take this quiz.  The highest score will be recorded. 

October 14, 2015 Test over Business Functions

Objective: Students will demonstrate what they know about Business Functions by taking a test using Quizstar.

Log on to Quizstar and take the test over Business Functions.  You will have ONE attempts to take this quiz.

• Your User ID is: jfkSTUDENT#
• Your Password is: 8digit birthdate

When you have finished your test you may work  work in your project teams on the Business Environment project.  Your Group Contract and Plan are due on October 21, 2016.

October 13 & 17, 2016 Business Trends

Do Now:  Respond to the following in a Google Doc attached to the assignment in Google Classroom

1. List and explain two environmental factors that can affect a business.
2. Describe two ways that businesses can influence their external environments?
3. What is the difference between a trend and a fad?

Objective:  Students will work in their project teams to create a Project Plan and Group Contract.  Using what they learned in the homework reading Get the 411, students will plan their Environmental Scan for a Local Business.

Click here for Environmental Scan Process Steps

Click here for sample questions to ask your business.

Homework: Read What’s Shakin’ LAP EC-026 and answer the Total Recall Questions on pages 6 and 8 in a Google Doc attached to the assignment in Google Classroom.

Test on Friday over the seven Business Functions and how they work together to solve business problems.  You will have ONE attempt on this test.  You will have the entire period on Friday to take the test.

Project #2 The Business Environment

Part 1 Individual Business Environment Journal

In this project, students will acquire an understanding of factors that affect the business environment at the international, national, and local levels.

To become more familiar with the international and national business environments, each student will read business publications such as the Wall Street Journal or Business Week and collect articles that discuss different events, issues, and factors (e.g., new federal regulations, technological advances, etc.) that are currently impacting businesses in each of nine categories. Students will write a brief summary of each article and save the summaries and articles in their individual business environment journals. 

Students should create a bibliography including all of the articles in their journal.

Students should work to stay on schedule or even work ahead to ensure that they have completed all 15 articles by the end of the project.

Your journal should be created in a shared Google Docs file, include 10 sections and you should identify, read and summarize 3 current articles in each topic below:

1. Business Trends
2. Cultural & Social Issues
3. Global Trade & Global Relations
4. Government Impact on Business
5. Ethical & Legal Issues in Business

Timeline                                                     Due Date

1. Business Trends                              October 13 & 17, 2016
2. Business Environmental Scan      October 18 & 19, 2016 
3. Quiz 3A                                              October 21, 2016  Group Contract & Plan Due
4. Cultural & Social Issues                October 20 & 24, 2016  
5. Global Trade & Relationships      October 25 & 26, 2016
6. Government Impact                      October 31 & November 1, 2016 
7. Ethical Issues & Legal Issues       November  2 & 3, 2016
8.  Team Presentations                      November 7 & 8, 2016 
   
9.  Individual Conclusions & Quiz 3B  November 11, 2016
10.  Test over all of the above           November 18, 2015 

 Part 2 Team Environmental Scan Focused on a Local Business

Period 2 Teams   Period 4 Teams   Period 7 Teams

Group contract and Project Plan.  Both of these will be due on October 21, 2016

Students will also work in teams to conduct an environmental scan focused on a local business of their choice. Each team will conduct primary and secondary research to determine what specific factors are affecting its selected business, as well as how that business is responding to those factors.

After conducting this research, each team will develop two items:

1. Two page written report detailing its findings The paper should be double spaced with 1 inch margins using 12pt font.
2. Digital presentation of your team’s choosing to share your team’s findings with the class. Your team’s Environmental scan should answer the questions:

• What factors are impacting the business’ current external environment? (Use what you learn from the articles you are reading.)
• How do these factors impact the business? Give specific examples.
• Prioritize the factors from most urgent and important to least urgent and unimportant.
• What are your recommendations for the business to address the highest priority factors?
• What are your recommendations for the business to address the lowest priority factors?
• What is the impact of current environmental trends on the business?
• What are your recommendations for adopting these trends or ignoring them?

Finally, after all of the teams have shared their presentations, each student will return to her/his business environment journal to add his/her conclusions regarding the impact of each event, issue, or factor on the local business community.

Business Environment Presentation Rubric

Your Team Environmental Scan presentation will be the second part of the period on November 7  & 8, 2016

October 11 & 12, 2016 Presentations Project #1 Business to the Rescue

Objective:  Students will complete their Business to the Rescue project and present to the class.

Assignment:  You will have the first 45 minutes of the period to finalize your Business to the Rescue project and be ready to present the second 45 minutes.

Homework: Read Get the 411 LAP EC-022 and answer the Total Recall questions on pages 6 and 8 in a Google Doc attached to the Google Classroom assignment.

Test on Friday over the seven Business Functions and how they work together to solve business problems.  You will have ONE attempt on this test.  You will have the entire period on Friday to take the test.

October 7, 2016 Quiz Information Management, Finance, & Purchasing

Log on to Quizstar and take the quiz over Information Management, Finance and Purchasing.  You will have two attempts to take this quiz.  Review your answers after your first attempt and take it again.  Your highest score will be recorded.

• Your User ID is: jfkSTUDENT#
• Your Password is: 8digit birthdate

Students will work in their project teams on the Business to the Rescue project.  Your team presentation is due on Tuesday October 11 and Wednesday October 12.  You will have 45 minutes to prepare before presenting.

 

October 6 & 10, 2016 Management Business to the Rescue

Do Now:  Complete the Management Matchup in Google Classroom.

Objective:  Students will discuss the role of Management in business based on the homework reading assignment.  Students investigate the role of Strategic Planner and Branch Manager by watching two videos and  capturing key aspects of each job using a note catcher. Students will work in their project teams.

Use the Management Note Catcher in Google Classroom to capture information about the role of the Strategic Planner and Branch Manager.  Use one note catcher for both videos.

Students will work in their project teams on the Business to the Rescue project.  Your team presentation is due on Tuesday October 11 and Wednesday October 12.  You will have 45 minutes to prepare before presenting.

Homework:  Read Can you Make It? LAP OP-004 and answer the Total Recall questions on pages 4 and 8.

Quiz on Friday October 7, 2016 over Information Management, Finance & Purchasing.  The quiz will have 15 questions and you will have two attempts go take the quiz.  The highest score will be recorded.

October 4 & 5, 2016 Purchasing Business to the Rescue

Do Now : Complete the Types of Purchasing worksheet in Google Classroom.

Objective:  Students will discuss the role of Purchasing in business based on the homework reading assignment.  Students investigate the role of Purchasing Manager by watching  a video and  capturing key aspects of each job using a note catcher. Students will work in their project teams.

Use the Purchasing Note Catcher in Google Classroom to capture information about the role of the Purchasing Manager.

Homework:  Read Manage This! LAP SM-003 and answer the Total Recall questions on pages 5 and 8 in a Google Doc attached to the Google Classroom assignment.

Quiz on Friday October 7, 2016 over Information Management, Finance & Purchasing.  The quiz will have 15 questions and you will have two attempts go take the quiz.  The highest score will be recorded.

September 29 & October 3, 2016 Finance Business to the Rescue

Do Now : Complete the Financial Fill In worksheet in Google Classroom.

Objective:  Students will discuss the role of Finance in business based on the homework reading assignment.  Students will investigate the role of Finance Manager by watching  a video and  capturing key aspects of each job using a note catcher. Students will work in their project teams.

Use the Finance Note Catcher in Google Classroom to capture information about the role of the Finance Manager.

Homework:  Read Buy Right LAP-OP-002 and answer the Total Recall questions on pages 5 and 8 in a Google Doc attached to the Google Classroom assignment.

September 27 & 28, 2016 Information Management Business to the Rescue

Do Now : Complete the What’s the Benefit worksheet in Google Classroom.

Objective:  Students will discuss the role of Information Management in business based on the homework reading assignment.  Students investigate the role of Information Manager by watching  a video and  capturing key aspects of each job using a note catcher. Students will work in their project teams.

Use the Information Management Note Catcher in Google Classroom to capture information about the role of the Information Manager.  Use the same Note Catcher for both videos.

Homework:  Read Money Matters LAP FI-007 and answer the Total Recall questions on pages 5 and 8 in a Google Doc attached to the Google Classroom assignment.

September 23, 2016 Quiz HR & Marketing

Log on to Quizstar and take the quiz over Human Resource and Marketing Management.  You will have two attempts to take this quiz.  Review your answers after your first attempt and take it again.  Your highest score will be recorded.

• Your User ID is: jfkSTUDENT#
• Your Password is: 8digit birthdate

When you have completed two attempts of the quiz, you can check you grades in Infinite Campus to identify any concerns and develop a plan to resolve them.

You may work in your teams on your Superheros and missing assignments.

September 22 & 26, 2016 Operations & Production Business to the Rescue

Do Now : Complete the Operations Activities Worksheet

Objective:  Students will discuss the role of Operations in business based on the homework reading assignment.  Students investigate the role of Operations Manager by watching  a video and  capturing key aspects of each job using a note catcher. Students will work in their project teams.

Use the Operations & Production Note Catcher in Google Classroom to capture information about the role of the Operation & Production Manager.

Homework:  Read In the Know LAP-NF-003 and answer the Total Recall questions on pages 5 and 8 in a Google Doc attached to the Google Classroom assignment.

Quiz on Friday September 23, 2016 over Human Resource and Marketing Management.  You will have two attempts on the quiz.  The highest score will be recorded.

September 20 & 21, 2016 Marketing Business to the Rescue

Do Now: Complete the Getting It Done Worksheet in Google Classroom

Objective:  Students will discuss the homework reading Have it Your Way to better understand the Marketing function in business.  Students will discuss the role of Marketing in business based on the homework readings.  Students will investigate the role of Marketing Managers by watching videos and using a note catcher.   Students will work on the Business to the Rescue Project #1.

Use the Marketing Notes in Google Classroom to capture information about the role of the Marketing Director

Homework: Read Smooth Operations LAP OP-003 and answer the Total Recall questions on pages 6 and 8 in a Google Doc attached to the assignment in Google Classroom.

Quiz on Friday September 23, 2016 over Human Resource and Marketing Management.  You will have two attempts on the quiz.  The highest score will be recorded.

 

September 16, 2016 FBLA Friday

Objective:  Students will create a Quizstar login and take the Class Expectations quiz to register in the class.  Students will check their grades.  Students will work on missing assignments.

Do Now:

If you have used Quizstar before in Mr. Clayton’s or Mr. Polete’s classes you can use your existing User ID an Password to register for the class.  Skip to step #4

Click here to go to Quizstar to create a student login and password.  Follow the directions on the handout..

• Set your User ID to be jfk[STUDENT#]

• Set your password to be your 8 digit Birthday.

Take a quiz over class expectations.  This quiz is to enable your Quizstar account and to let you practice taking a quiz.

Log on to Infinite Campus and check your grades.  Identify any concerns you have and make a plan to talk to your teachers.

Work on missing assignments.

Homework:  Get your Progress Report signed and return it by September 20, 2016,

September 15 & 19, 2016 Human Resources Business to the Rescue

Do Now:  Complete the Put It Together Worksheet in Google Classroom

Objective:  Students will discuss the homework reading Strictly Business to better understand the major functions involved in business.  Students will work in their project teams.Students will discuss the role of Human Resource Management in business based on the homework readings.  Students will investigate the role of Human Resource Managers by watching videos using a note catcher.   Students will work on thethe Business to the Rescue Project #1.

Use the Human Resources Notes in Google Classroom to capture information about the role of the Human Resources Director

Homework:  Read Have it Your Way! LAP MK-004 and answer the Total Recall questions on pages 6 and 8 in a Google Docs attached to the assignment in Google Classroom.

 

 

September 13 & 14, 2016 Strictly Business

What does this video say about the importance of every part and member of a team?

What would have happened if half of the penguins had slept in and were not on the iceberg?

Let’s look at examples of bad teamwork and good teamwork

Do Now

In a Google Docs attached to the Google Classroom assignmentrespond to the following:

1. Think about a time when you were on a team that worked well together.  What factors led to the team’s success?
2. Think about a time when you were on a team that did not work well together?  What factors led to the team’s failures?

Objective:  Students will write a Group Contract and Project Plan for the Business to the Rescue team project using the Group Contract and Project Plan templates in Google Docs.

Group Contracts:

What would you do?  Listen to the scenario and describe what you would do if you were a member of the group in the story.

Purpose of a Group Contract

1. To establish guidelines for group work
2. To establish a process for resolving problems

Group Contracts will be established at the beginning of every project in High School of Business.

Group Contract Template

Write a Group Contract for the Business to the Rescue project using a shared Google Docs with all of your team members that includes the 5 components:

1. Member’s Names
2. Group Goals and Outputs
3. Policies
   1. Absence Policy
   2. Work Policy
4. Consequences
   1. Member Discipline
   2. Member Dismissal
5. Signatures

When you have finished the Group Contract, turn it in. Due September 20 & 21, 2016

Group Project Plan Due September 20 & 21, 2016

Project Plan Template

Each group will complete a project plan after reading the details of the project.

All group members should participate in the plan development.

All group members should sign the plan when it is completed

Your project plan can be used to report weekly status on your projects progress.

Fall Leadership Conference Sign-up

Homework: Read Strictly Business LAP-EC-019 and answer the Total Recall questions on pages 6 and 8. Attach your answers in a Google Doc attached to the assignment in Google Classroom.

Project #1 Business to the Rescue

September 13 to October 12, 2016

Part 1 Teamwork  Superheros of Business

Working in teams, students will develop business “superheroes” representing seven different Business activities:

1. Human Resources
2. Marketing
3. Accounting and Finance
4. Operations and Production
5. Information Management
6. Purchasing
7. Management

Each superhero will embody one of these seven activities. His/Her powers, garb, and equipment will reflect the corresponding business activity’s role and responsibilities within the organization.

Each team will choose how to represent their superheroes, each team will be presented with a “what-if” business scenario. Students will collaborate with their teammates to envision and illustrate (in a comic book, skit, story, etc.) how the seven superheroes would react and/or adjust when faced with this change.  Teams will present on October 11 & 12, 2016

Period 2 Teams        Period 4 Teams      Period 7 Teams

Create a Group Contract and Project Plan Due September 20 & 21, 2016

Sample Superhero Poster    Sample Voki

Tools:

Create your own super hero website

              Create your own Comic

              Voki Create an Avatar

              Heroized

              Hero Factory

             Superhero Name Generator

Business to the Rescue Rubrics

Part 2 Individual Business Activity Journals

In addition to the work done by their teams, students will also maintain individual business activity journals in which they discuss their  teams’ decisions regarding the different superheroes and tie these decisions to what goes on in that function in the business world.   We will have a series of guest speaker videos who will discuss each of the seven activities and allow students to ask questions about them.

Business Activity                                 Video Speaker             Journal Due

1. Group Contract & Plan                  9/13 & 14/2016         9/20 & 21/2016
2. Human Resources                          9/15 & 19/2016         9/20 & 21/2016        
3. FBLA Friday   & Teamwork           9/16/2016
   
4. Marketing                                        9/20 & 21/2016         9/22 & 26/2016        
5. Operations and/or Production   9/22 & 26/2016         9/27 & 28/2016             
6. FBLA Friday   & Teamwork           9/23/2016 Quiz over Human Resources & Marketing
   
7. Information Management          9/27 & 28/2016          9/29 & 10/03/2016 
8.  Finance                                           9/29 & 10/03/2016    10/04 & 05/2016      
9. FBLA Friday & Teamwork             9/30/2016  Quiz over Operations & Information Mgmt.
   
10. Purchasing  What If Scenario      10/04 & 05/20           10/06 & 10/2016 
11. Management                                  10/06 & 10/2016       10/11 & 12/2016
12. FBLA Friday & Teamwork             10/07/2016 Quiz over Finance & Purchasing
    
13. Team Work  & Presentations      10/11 & 12/2016

Your journal for each of these activities will be due the class following each Video presentation.

September 8 & 12, 2016 Product Innovation Challenge

Do Now:

Think about the products that you use every day and identify the one product that you would find hard to live without.

1. What makes this product so unique and indispensable?
2. How can this product be improved? Describe at least two improvements in detail.
3. How would your life be different if this product did not exist?

Objective:  Students will use the lessons they learned in the Boot Camp team activities to plan and complete the Product Innovation Game.  Students will investigate, plan, design, create and evaluate a new and innovative product that they will orally present to the class in a five minutes presentation.

Period 2 Teams

Period 4 Teams

Period 7 Teams

 

Assignment:  Using only the supplies provided to your team, create a brand new product.  The product can be real or fantasy but it must be creative.   Each team will receive a bag of identical materials.  In addition you may use any of the common supplies on the counter(scissors, tape, glue sticks, colored pencils, crayons, stapler)

1. Remember the lessons you have learned from the previous class activities and that you can use Google Docs, Google Slides, and Google Sheets to collaborate with your team.
2. You will have 50 minutes to create a totally new product from the materials provided. Be sure to clean up when you are finished making your product.  Put any scraps in the trash or recycle containers, return common supplies to the back table, put any unused materials back in the green bag.  There will be a prize for the team that uses the most materials provided in the green bag.
3. At the end of the 50 minutes, each team will have 5 minutes to unveil your product to the world (class).  Your presentation should include:
   1. The name of the product
   2. The features and benefits of the product
   3. A materials list of the items used to make the product
   4. Target price
   5. A profile of the target customers
      1. Age
      2. Gender
      3. Needs
      4. Interests
   6. Exit Ticket:  Individually, in a Google Doc attached to the Google Classroom assignment reflect on how your team worked to create your product.
      1. Describe all of the alternative products your team considered.
      2. Describe how your team decided on the product to make.
      3. Describe the process your team used to create your product.
      4. What worked well?
      5. What needed improvement?
      6. How did you influence the team?
      7. How did the team influence you?
      8. What could you do differently in the future to avoid some of the problems your team encountered?

September 9, 2016 FBLA Friday

Objective:  Students will investigate FBLA by completing a Scavenger Hunt worksheet.  Students will learn about the JFK Business Association and how their class will participate in the association’s activities.  Students will read and discuss the FBLA Business Achievement Award requirements, FBLA Competitive events, and ECO and Community Service Projects.

JFK Business Association

Scavenger Hunt

Business Achievement Award

Community Service Award

Competitive Events

• District Leadership Conference
• State Leadership Conference
• National Leadership Conference

Complete the FBLA Event Letter of Intent Form

The FBLA Fall Leadership Conference is Friday September 30, 2016.  This is the day of the Homecoming Parade.  If you are interested in attending the conference, complete the Fall Leadership Conference Sign-up

September 6 & 7, 2016

Do Now: Respond using a Google Doc in the Google Classroom assignment

What kind of information do you use every day?

Where would you look when you need information about:

• A movie you want to see
• The weather for next weekend
• Information about One Direction
• Information about President John F. Kennedy

Objective: Students will experience an example of the kind of assignments that will be part of High School of Business.  They will complete three written activities that use on-line research and learn how to recognize sources can be trusted vs. ones that may be unreliable or biased.

Open the Note Catcher for this lesson in the Google Classroom assignment

When doing research and using the web, there are some criteria that should be used before including a site into your work: Source, Purpose and Content

1. Source
   • Identify the person or group responsible for the site
   • Identify the person’s credentials or group’s contact information.
2. Purpose
   • Identify if the purpose of the site is to inform, persuade, sell or entertain
3. Content
   • Is the site updated
   •  Is information is presented with a bias or commercial intent.
   • Is information free of errors and professionally presented.

In your teams list as many categories of information sources that you can in 3 minutes.

What type of source would you go to get current information about something “in the news?”

What type of source would you go to get historical information from an expert?

What type of source would you go to learn about recent research in micro-biology?

Take 8 minutes in your teams to identify sources for the topics on the handout.  Decide what type of source is appropriate for the topic and find examples on the internet.

How can you determine what kind of publication it is?

Click here to learn the difference between a Scholarly vs. Popular Periodical

September 2, 2016 FBLA Friday

Objective:  Students will investigate FBLA by completing a Scavenger Hunt worksheet.  Students will learn about the JFK Business Association and how their class will participate in the association’s activities.  Students will read and discuss the FBLA Business Achievement Award requirements, FBLA Competitive events, and ECO and Community Service Projects.

JFK Business Association

Scavenger Hunt

Business Achievement Award

Community Service Award

Competitive Events

• District Leadership Conference
• State Leadership Conference
• National Leadership Conference

Complete the FBLA Letter of Intent Form

August 31 & September 1, 2016 Juggling, Cup Pyramids

Do Now:  Answer the following questions in Google Classroom in a Google Doc. Justify your answers.:

When you are part of a project team:

1. Do you take charge or let other team members lead?  Why?
2. Do you like working with others on group projects? Why or Why not?
3. Do you do your fair share of the work to complete the project?  Why or Why not?
4. How do you respond to members of your team who you feel are not doing their fair share of the work to complete the project?  Has this response proven effective in changing their behavior?
5. How does working on a team in school prepare you for your future career?

Objective #1: Students will work in teams to practice collaboration, responsibility, problem solving, flexibility, communication skills, and teamwork. They will reflect on how effective their teams are at completing the activities by writing in their journal and how they can improve their team and individual effectiveness in the future.

Juggling

1. We will go outside to complete this activity. Please complete any journal entries and gather your personal items. We will meet on the grass by the softball field.
2. Count off by 3 to determine which team you will be a member of for this activity.
3. Form three circles in your designated teams.
4. How did your team’s strategy change during the second attempt? Was it more or less successful? Why?

Building a Cup Pyramid

1. The goal of this activity is to be the first team to build a pyramid using all of the cups.
2. Students may not touch the cups with their hands. Each team must use the tool provided to move and place the cups into a pyramid shape.
3. You will have 15 minutes to complete the task. The first team to successfully construct a pyramid will receive a prize.

Individual Reflection- Using the assignment in Google Classroom, create a Google Doc titled to capture your reflection of this activity.

1. Describe how your team planned to complete the task before you started.

2. Reflect on the process your team used in completing the tasks.
Did your team produce the results you expected?
What would you do differently if you could do this activity again?

3. What did you learn from this activity that you can apply to future project teams?

Objective #2: Students will actively listen to an oral description of a crime scene, students will work in their team to decide on and take turns asking “yes or no” questions to discern and describe the victims and the cause of the crime.

High School of Business CSI

• Students will listen to a short description of a crime scene
• 5 minutes to work with your team and decide how you will ask yes or no questions to solve the crime.
• Teams will take turns asking “yes” or “no” questions until the crime is solved.
• Verbally debrief as a class.
• Reflection and journal entry.  Create a Google Doc titled HSB CSI Reflection to capture your reflection of this activity.  Answer and expand on the following questions in your reflection:
  1. Describe the process your team used to determine what questions to ask.
  2. What clues were the most helpful in solving this mystery?
  3. What assumptions did you make that influenced your team’s ability to solve this mystery?
  4. How did your assumptions about any situation affect your team’s ability to solve problems?
  5. What did you learn from this activity that you can apply to future projects?

August 29 & 30, 2016 – HSB Quiz, Big Picture, HSB CSI

Objective:  Students will work in teams to practice collaboration, responsibility, problem solving, flexibility, communication skills, and teamwork.  They will reflect on how effective their teams are at completing the activities by writing in their journal and how they can improve their team and individual effectiveness in the future.

High School of Business Quiz

• Log on to Google Classroom and open the assignment but do not open the quiz document until your are told to do so.
• You may use any resource in the classroom that you want.
• You only have five minutes to complete the quiz.
• You have 60 seconds to decide if you want to work by yourself or in a group of up to four people and to plan your strategy.
• You will be told when you can start the quiz.
• Verbally debrief as a class
• Individual Reflection- In the High School of Business Quiz assignment in Google Classroom, create a Google Doc titled HSB Quiz Reflection to capture your reflection of this activity.  Answer and expand on the following questions in your reflection:
  1. Did you complete the quiz individually or as part of a team?  Why?
  2. Were you happy with the results?  Why or Why not?
  3. What are the advantages and disadvantages of working individually
  4. What are the advantages and disadvantages of working with a team?
  5. What did you learn from the activity that will help you in future projects?

The Big Picture

• Working in teams of 7 or 8, students will construct a large image based on small puzzle pieces assigned to them.
• Using poster paper, 8.5 x 11 paper, markers, colored pencils, crayons, tape, rulers and scissors make a larger version of your image.
• 5 minutes to discuss among your team how you can complete the assignment in the 30 minutes and write a plan in a shared Google Docs attached to this assignment in Google Classroom.
• Team members may talk with each other while working
• When the 5 minute planning time has expired, you will have 30 minutes to work on your drawings.
• Verbally debrief as a class.
• Individual Reflection- In the Big Picture assignment in Google Classroom create a Google Doc titled HSB Quiz Reflection to capture your reflection of this activity.  Answer and expand on the following questions in your reflection:
  1. What strategy did your team use to complete this project?
  2. How effective was your strategy?
  3. How and Why did your strategy change during the project?
  4. What did you learn from this activity that will help you in future projects?

August 26, 2016 JFK FBLA Events

What is a Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO)?

Click on the logo to view a Power Point on the JFK Business Association.

Travel

• Fall Leadership Conference
• District Leadership Conferences
• State Leadership Conferences
• National and International Conferences

Competition

• Role Play Events
• Speaking Events
• Team and Individual Events
• Test Events
• Chapter Events

FBLA-PBL __ Choosing Your Competitive Event (FBLA)

Awards

• Scholarships
• Cash Awards
• Trophiesd

Community Service

Classwork:  Using the FBLA web site, investigate the requirements and expectations for the competitive events.  Look for two or three that you would be interested in competing.  Remember to identify if the event is an individual, team, or chapter event.  There are limitations on the number of competitors that our chapter can register.  You need to have a first, second and third choice event identified.

FBLA  Plan on choosing an Individual Objective Test event (no limit to the number who can register) and three performance, role play or speech event.  When you have selected the events you are interested in fill out the form below:

Click Here to Complete the Event Selection Process.

August 24 & 25, 2016 Following Written Instructions, HSB CSI, Team Puzzles

Welcome Mr. Naughton to help with Arapahoe Community College Applications.

Objective #1: Students will complete a written online application for Concurrent Enrollment at Arapahoe Community College using the information on the forms they completed with their parents for homework. Students will investigate the FBLA competitive events using online resources to identify two or three events that they would like to compete in.

If you have already completed the ACC application, Explore the FBLA links on this web page to find two or three competitive events you would like to compete in.

Use the following codes to set up your Google Classroom

• Period 2    oqsn6l8
• Period 4     1whyai
• Period 7      gg0z5kb

Do Now:  Using Google Docs  answer and provide justification for your answer to the following questions  and turn in to Google Classroom

1. Why is it important to listen to, read and follow directions carefully?
2. What is the result when you don’t?
3. List three goals you would like to accomplish this semester in Principles of Business.

Objective: Students will build their abilities to think quickly and act decisively using organizational, planning, creativity and listening skills to solve problems as part of a team.  Students will write a reflection of the team activity to identify lessons learned and improvement opportunities for future team activities.

Introductions and Goal Sharing

Coffee Shop Team Activity

• Before the first round:
  • Listen to the instructions
  • Plan a strategy to meet the customer’s expectations
  • Organize your cards to optimize the productivity of your team’s process.
• After each round:
  • Evaluate how your team performed.
  • Decide if you want to make any process changes before the next round.

Write a reflection on the Coffee Shop Activity using Google Docs in Google Classroom

• What did you do to help your team improve?
• Did your team listen to you? How did this make you feel?
• What would you change about your participation on the team?
• What would you like the team to change about the way they work together?

Objective #2: Students will discover and appraise the value working collaboratively in teams to complete a written quiz and a visual puzzle in a specified period of time.  Students will document in writing their plan to complete the puzzle and justify any changes to the plan as they complete the activity.  Students will reflect, verbally and in writing, the lessons they learn from these activities.

Vocabulary:

• Collaboration
• Responsibility
• Active Listening
• Open Mindedness
• Problem Solving
• Reflecting
• Evaluating

August 23, 2016 Coffee Shop, Active Listening, Class Expectations

Welcome to High School of Business Principles of Business.  This is the first of six High School of Business classes that are offered to students at John F. Kennedy High School.  This class is eligible for concurrent enrollment with Arapahoe Community College (ACC).  Students who register for concurrent enrollment will earn 3 credits in Introduction to Business at ACC upon passing the class with a C or higher grade.

Review Class Expectations

Concurrent Enrollment Forms

Homework: Students received a parent letter of course expectations and an information sheet for college concurrent enrollment for Arapahoe Community College to take home, review, sign and return by August 26, 2016.  This is work 10 points!