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Introduction to Business Management Assignments

College Bridge Program - ** North Country Community College Bridge Credit Class
 

The College, in partnership with local high schools, offers dual or concurrent enrollment courses for Essex and Franklin County high school students. JUNIORS AND SENIORS may register for courses that satisfy their high school graduation requirements while earning college credit which can be transferred to many colleges. Generally these courses satisfy SUNY General Education requirements. Business courses may also be available.

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Current Event Rubric

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** eBook McGraw-Hill Login **

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9/3 Objectives:

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  1. Welcome back

  2. Seating

  3. Class Expectations

  4. Website

  5. Logging into the network

  6. Google classroom vs website https://www.mrcolbysworld.com/

  7. Turn on Google sync, bookmark my website and SchoolTool.

  8. Question game

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9/5 Objectives:

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  1. Pre-Test 

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9/10 + 9/12 + 9/17 Objectives:
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  1. Entrepreneurial Areas and Identifying Opportunities

  2. We will be using Microsoft Publisher for this individual assignment. The business that you choose must be a legal, school appropriate business. To get started open Microsoft Publisher and select a three panel brochure template.

  • Panel 1, top right - Company name page, slogan, clipart/image, business address, email, website 

  • Panel 2, top middle NOTHING GOES HERE

  • Panel 3, top left "What we do" 

  • Panel 4, bottom left. Describe how the business would operate and how it would earn money. Provide details.of hours and products/services

  • Panel 5, bottom middle - Map from Google Maps - Print Screen paste into Slides, crop out what you do not need, be sure to use an arrow and some other symbol to mark the spot. 

  • Panel 6, bottom right - Who are the competitors? Would there be demand for it? Describe your typical customer?

  • Overall impression - use of colors, fonts, bold, placement etc. 

  • TOTAL POINTS=100

  • Speelling -10 poeints eaech Mistike

  • Each panel is 20 points

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9/23 Objectives:

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  1. Watch the following videos about young entrepreneurs - 

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9/27 Objectives:

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Create a QR code business card. 

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What to put in a business card - https://www.vistaprint.com/hub/business-card-information-essentials

Example of QR code business card - 

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Create a V Card using a code generator site. Try this one QR code generator Click on Vcard Pus. Use your SchoolTool photo on the business card.   Email me the image of the QR Code.

 

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10/1 Objectives:

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  1. Look at QR Code from Friday

  2. Print, email, or tell me your "Marking Period Grade" from SchoolTool (50 points)

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Chapter 1 - Basic Economic Concepts​

After Reading Section 1.1 Complete Review Key Concepts 1-3​ on page 10 ( Don't forget spelling is -10 points per word wrong!)

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1. Chapter 1 - Basic Economic Concepts​

2. â€‹â€‹After Reading Section 1.2 Complete Review Key Concepts 1-3 + Academic Skills 4​ on page 15

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10/7 Objectives:

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  1. Following the rubric below, find an interesting article on https://www.iphonelife.com/  (if you have an iPhone) or https://www.droid-life.com/ (If you have a Android based phone)   

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10/11 Objectives:

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Chapter 1 Review and Activities
Put into a Google Doc

Review Key Concepts Page 16 give examples too #'s 3 (relate to the evacuation happening in Florida for the hurricane, hint: cars),5,6,7 

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10/16 Objectives:

 

Chapter 1 Review and Activities

Critical Thinking Page 17 #'s 8, 10, 11, 13

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10/22 Objectives:

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Chapter 1 Review and Activities

Answer the following questions in a Google Doc and share it with me.
 

  1. List three reasons why the decision making process (Page 9) is important to use when making choices. Then describe a decision you recently made and explain how you made it. 

  2. In a paragraph to me, explain how the decisions businesses make may affect you as a consumer. Be specific and give an example.

  3. Describe a purchasing situation in which you made a decision that greatly influenced your life.

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10/24 or 10/30 Objectives:

 

Chapter 1 - Quiz (Open Book)

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11/1 Objectives:

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Car sharing  -  Car sharing is a popular European process  in which many households share vehicles. Mobility Car-Sharing cooperative in Switzerland has over 50,000 clients. Could this become popular in the USA?

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Turo is another one

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Answer the following questions - 

  • After researching car sharing,

    1. What is car sharing?

    2. Do you think car sharing could become popular in the United States?

    3. What is the typical cost?

    4. Do we have it near us?

    5. Where in the United States is it popular.

    6. What are the major companies doing it?

    7. What are the pros/cons of car sharing?

    8. Where do you see it being the most popular? (hint: do you know how much parking costs in cities?)

    9. Do you see yourself doing it in the future?  Why or why not?

    10. When booking my rental car in Orlando I almost went with this car sharing company. Look at the rental company turo.com. Search the Orlando area and see what types of cars are available. Post a screenshot of a sports car that you find in Orlando area into your document.

 

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11/5 Objectives:

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Chapter 2

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  1. Google Slides Version Section 1

  • Assignment - Page 26 Review Key Concepts #'s 1-3 + Academic Skills #4

 

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11/7 Objectives

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Chapter 2

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  1. Google Slides Version Section 2

    • Page 31 #1-3 + 4, but only 4 sentences or so.

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11/12 Objectives:

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Chapter 2

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  1. Answers the questions below in a Google Docs and share it with me when you finish.

    • Review Key Concepts on Page 32 #3 (page 23) and #5 (page 29+30)

    • Critical Thinking on page 33 - #'s 6, 9, 10

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11/14 Objectives:

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Chapter 2

 

  1. Chapter 2 Quiz (Open book)

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11/18 Objectives:

 

  1. Credit Cards WebQuest - (answers can be found by clicking the link “Credit Cards 101” on the assignment worksheet) You may work in groups.

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11/22 + MANY MORE! Objectives:

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Multiple Day Class Assignment *******

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1. How to quickly compute yearly salary

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Living on minimum wage

  • 11/22 - Day 1 - Page 1 Estimates (100 points)

  • 12/3 - Day 2 Rent - Only low and high (100 points) Plattsburgh OR where you plan to attend college.

  • 12/5 - Day 3 Transportation (1st page) - Use Boston or NYC for Public Transportation Price (100 points)

  • 12/11 -Day 4 2nd page of transportation + Car insurance

  • 12/13 - Living expenses - Utilities (100 points) Use Plattsburgh for all THREE, but for Water/Sewer include Plattsburgh vs Saranac Lake vs Fort Lauderdale FL

  • 12/17 - Living Expenses (Use Plattsburgh)- Groceries, Clothing, Pets, Misc. The "fun" stuff pages 1 and 2  (100 points)

  • 12/19 - Living Expenses - The "fun" stuff page 3 and 4 - Cable/Internet, Cell Phone, Streaming Services (100 points) 

  • 1/6 - Adding up (2 pages)

  • 1/8 - Findings (2 pages)

  • Tips for Saving Money (100 points) 

  • Living on minimum wage brochure 

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Management Functions Assignment (200 Points)

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What is a franchise?

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Article 1 (pdf file)

Article 2 (pdf file)

Assignment: Google Doc Format - Make a copy of it.


100 points

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  1. Management Reflection Questions

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Chapter 3

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Chapter 3 Review and Activities​

  • Page 49 Critical Thinking #'s 8, 9, 11, 13

  • Page 49 Write About it #'s 16 (Not a letter, just a couple of sentences to me)

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  1. Chapter 3

 

Chapter 3 Quiz (Open book)

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"Teach" me something in five to ten sentences on a topic of your choice from iphonelife.com.  You can email me what you learned.

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Chapter 4

 

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Chapter 4

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  1. Cell Phone Insurance

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Chapter 4 Review and Activities

  • Page 64 Review Key Concepts​ #'s 4 (answer on pg 58) and 5 (answer on pg 59)

  • Page 65 Critical Thinking #'s 6, 7, 12

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  1. Chapter 4 Quiz

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  1. Find three quotes for computer room chairs

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  • Price < $200 per chair

  • Durability 

  • Material

  • Features

  • What else should be looked at for use in a school?

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Chapter 5

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  1. Current Event Form (skip the drawing part)

  2. Google "best of CES 2024"


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Business Leaders in Management Newsletter (no one can use the same business leader, individual assignment)


CHARACTERISTICS OF EDITORIAL WRITING

An editorial is an article that presents the newspaper's opinion on an issue. It reflects the majority vote of the editorial board, the governing body of the newspaper made up of editors and business managers. It is usually unsigned. Much in the same manner of a lawyer, editorial writers build on an argument and try to persuade readers to think the same way they do. Editorials are meant to influence public opinion, promote critical thinking, and sometimes cause people to take action on an issue. In essence, an editorial is an opinionated news story.


Editorials have:
 

  1. Introduction, body and conclusion like other news stories

  2. A solid and concise conclusion that powerfully summarizes the writer's opinion. Give it some punch.


Four Types of Editorials Will:
 

 

  1. Explain or interpret: Editors often use these editorials to explain the way the newspaper covered a sensitive or controversial subject. School newspapers may explain new school rules or a particular student-body effort like a food drive.

  2. Criticize: These editorials constructively criticize actions, decisions or situations while providing solutions to the problem identified. Immediate purpose is to get readers to see the problem, not the solution.

  3. Persuade: Editorials of persuasion aim to immediately see the solution, not the problem. From the first paragraph, readers will be encouraged to take a specific, positive action. Political endorsements are good examples of editorials of persuasion.

  4. Praise: These editorials commend people and organizations for something done well. They are not as common as the other three.

 

Writing an Editorial
 

  1. Pick a significant topic that has a current news angle and would interest readers.

  2. Collect information and facts; include objective reporting; do research

  3. State your opinion briefly in the fashion of a thesis statement

  4. Explain the issue objectively as a reporter would and tell why this situation is important

  5. Give opposing viewpoint first with its quotations and facts

  6. Refute (reject) the other side and develop your case using facts, details, figures, quotations. Pick apart the other side's logic.

  7. Wrap it up in a concluding punch that restates your opening remark (thesis statement).


Assignment 100 points

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