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Introduction to Business & Technology is the foundation course for the Entrepreneurship, Business Accounting, and Human Resource Management Pathways. The course is designed for students as an overview of business and technology skills required for today's business environment. Knowledge of business principles, the impact of financial decisions, and technology proficiency combine to establish the elements of this course. Students will learn skills for working in a business environment, managing a business, owning a business, and managing personal finances.  The intention of this course is to prepare students to be successful both personally and professionally in an information-based society. Students will apply knowledge to situations and defend their actions and decisions through the knowledge and practice of skills acquired.

Employability (soft) skills are integrated into daily activities and projects throughout the course to practice the skills required by business and industry.  Professional communication skills and practices, problem-solving, ethical and legal decision making, and effective presentation skills are utilized to prepare students for college and careers. IBT is appropriate for ALL high school students. Upon mastery of the standards in this course, students should register for higher level business courses. IBT also satisfies the prerequisite for IB Business Management SL.

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Legal Environment of Business (LEB) addresses statutes and regulations affecting businesses, families, and individuals. All students will benefit with the knowledge of business law as they will eventually assume roles as citizens, workers, and consumers in their communities and in society at large. Students will get an overview of business law while concentrating on the legal aspects of business ownership and management. Legal issues addressed include court procedures, contracts, torts, consumer law, employment law, environmental law, international law, ethics, and the role of the government in business. Students will not only understand the concepts, but will also apply their knowledge to situations and defend their actions, decisions, and choices. Competencies in the co-curricular student organization, Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), are integral components of both the employability skills standards and content standards for this course.

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HIRED or FIRED? Students will analyze the primary functions of human resources management which include recruitment, selection, training, development, compensation, and evaluation. The course is designed to equip students with operational knowledge of hiring, managing, and firing employees. Throughout this course students will be introduced to the Human Resource Management role by following the life cycle of an employee from organizational entry to exit.

Various forms of technologies will be highlighted to expose students to the emerging technologies impacting the business world. Professional communication skills and practices, problem-solving, ethical and legal issues, and the impact of effective presentation skills are taught in this course as a foundational knowledge to prepare students to be college and career ready. Employability skills are integrated into activities, tasks, and projects throughout the course standards to demonstrate the skills required by business and industry. Competencies in the co-curricular student organization, Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), are integral components of both the employability skills standards and content standards.

Human Resources Principles is the third course for the Human Resources Management Pathway. Students who are enrolled in this course should have successfully completed the first two courses in the pathway: Introduction to Business & Technology and Legal Environment of Business. After mastery of the standards in this course, students should be prepared to take an end of pathway assessment in this career area.

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