The aim of the Business Education Department is to provide students with an understanding of the ways in which our business and economic system operate, to develop skills for personal use, and to develop marketable skills for entry into the business world. All Business Education Courses will meet the ADST requirement for graduation.
ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND MARKETING 10
This course will introduce students to an overall perspective of different business areas such as entrepreneurship, marketing, finance, economics, and business communications. Students will learn about entrepreneurship opportunities, as well as aspects of real life business situations including social responsibility, ethics, sustainability and environmental impacts. Student will be given a basic understanding of what is required to run their own business by exploring a variety of business start-ups, how these companies are solving real-world problems and the challenges they had to overcome. Students will be introduced to different forms of marketing strategies and techniques. They will share ideas and collaborate to create various marketing projects.
ACCOUNTING 11
This course introduces the use of accounting principles, records, and debit and credit theory. As an introduction to bookkeeping procedures and accounting concepts, this course gives students practical exercises to become familiar with using financial statements for a small business. You will gain experience using computer technology by using Microsoft Excel spreadsheets and Simply Accounting. Also, during this course, you will learn how to successfully complete your own Canadian Income Tax return. Accounting is the backbone of commerce programs at all universities and colleges.
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING 12
Immerse in the real world of accounting, where business decisions affect the future of actual organizations. You will learn how to use accounting information to make business decisions. The financial accounting principles you learn in this course will be useful in your personal life and in whatever career you choose to pursue. This course is designed to provide students with the opportunity to learn accounting in a business context to prepare, interpret, and make decisions based on financial information. Recommended: Accounting 11
MARKETING AND PROMOTION 11
The focus of this course is to understand the fundamentals of retail and consumer marketing. Leading edge techniques such as product, distribution, marketing communication and pricing strategies will be explored. The way in which companies produce, advertise and distribute products is ever changing and as a result the techniques and brands that are discussed are changed on a yearly basis. In this course, you will produce a commercial, conduct relevant market research, work in groups to analyze business decisions and develop and execute a marketing plan for a product using a “real-life" situation. Marketing is the fastest growing sector of job opportunities and this course will prepare you with current and relevant skills for your future career.
E-Commerce 12
This course explores a deeper understanding of the issues relating to a global marketplace. Some of the topics covered will include B2B Marketing, ethics and advertising, E-Commerce, sport and entertainment marketing, consumer buying behaviour, event planning and social media mass marketing. Students may have an opportunity to run a school holiday campaign and go on a field trip to learn from industry experts at Whistler/Blackcomb. This course is beneficial to students interested in running their own business and/or pursuing marketing, business administration or commerce programs in the future. Recommended: Marketing 11
Note: Depending on the demand for this course it may be programmed at the same time as Marketing 11. The courses have independent curriculum goals and credits.
ECONOMICS 12
Economics relates to everything! This interesting course examines how the power of economics impacts our everyday lives. Topics that will be explored include supply & demand, cost of production, inflation & unemployment, monetary policy and the foreign sector (the new global economy). Students planning to undertake advanced studies in business will find this a valuable course to understand how competitive dynamics, government, labour, and business interact in our nation and the global community. This course is currently accepted as an "approved grade 12 course" by many Universities and Colleges.
