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Introduction to Business B

School Year: 2022-2023

Subject: Career and Vocational Education

Course ID: VH3361

College Concurrent: No

School District: Johnson County School District #1

Credit Recovery: No

Program Name: Johnson 1 Virtual Education Program

Course Capacity: 99

Grade Level(s): 9-12

Edgenuity

Delivery Method: Online Asynchronous

Curriculum Type: Edgenuity

Credits: 0.05

Standards: Wyoming standards alignment available from the district upon request

Hathaway Success Course: No

Days: TBD

Advanced Placement: No

Times: See Course Participation below

Start - End Dates: Aug 22, 2022 - May 26, 2023

Available for Purchase: District Only

Course Description:
In this two-semester introductory course, students learn the principles of business using real-world examples—learning what it takes to plan and launch a product or service in today’s fast-paced business environment. This course covers an introduction to economics, costs and profit, and different business types. Students are introduced to techniques for managing money, personally and as a business, and taxes and credit; the basics of financing a business; how a business relates to society both locally and globally; how to identify a business opportunity; and techniques for planning, executing, and marketing a business to respond to that opportunity.

Course Prerequisites:
NA

Required Materials:
Internet access, Computer, paper, pencil, household items, and appropriate text.

Course Accessibility:
Pacing of the content is set. The course content and LMS are available with the URL and personal password. Students can access course content 24 hours a day, 7 days a week where the internet is accessible.

Course Participation:
Student participation in this course is documented by the following:

Student active time in course logged by the learning management system.
Coursework submissions recorded by the learning management system.
Attendance verified weekly by teacher.
Participation verified by the virtual education teacher for time spent working offline.
Academic-based communication between the student and virtual education teacher or learning coach and virtual education teacher.
Participation time will be recorded by weekly attendance and or cumulative progress.
Synchronous time with the class, a group or the virtual education teacher recorded by the learning management system or teacher.
When this course is taken by a student in a school with a district-assigned learning coach, seat time attendance may be used to document participation.
The virtual education teacher verifies participation in the course 1-3 times a week.
Estimated time to complete course is 50-100 hours. Teacher verification of participation weekly. Some form of weekly communication between student/parent and teacher via phone, zoom, email or in person.