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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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  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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  1. Pre-Test 

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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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  1. Watch the following videos about young entrepreneurs - 

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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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  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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  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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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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Chapter 1 Review and Activities

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

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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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Chapter 1 - Quiz (Open Book)

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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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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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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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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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Chapter 2

 

  1. Chapter 2 Quiz (Open book)

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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

  •  - Day 1 - Page 1 Estimates (100 points)

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

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

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

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

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

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

  •  - Adding up (2 pages)

  •  - 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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  1. Management Reflection Questions

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

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  1. Restaurant Manager Project Instructions

  • Stage 2 Logo​ - It's ok that the watermark is there

  • Stage 1 Concept

  • Stage 3 Employees and Décor SKIP THIS SECTION

  • Stage 4 Menu - USE A CANVA TEMPLATE

  • 3/24  + 3/26 Website! www.wix.com

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  1. Buying a car

  • Class 1 -

    • New vs Old 

  •  (Make a copy of Google doc below)

  • Class 2 -

    • Car Registration

    • ​Car Insurance - True/False + (Only do first 5 of deductible math)​

      • Car insurance

      • Geico, Progressive, State Farm, etc. - Mine, Compare prices

  • Class 3​ - 

    • Car Research #1 & #2 Pick 2 out of the possible 8. Use the website cars.com

  • Class 4 - 

    • How much is the car worth? Use Kelley Blue Book www.kbb.com and lookup the price of the one car.​

    • I found the perfect car...I think. Answer the questions for the two of three car locations using www.kbb.com​

  • Class 5 - 

    • My favorite car - a realistic car for college...​Must be located in New York or Vermont and be under $25,000. Remember, it's a car for college.  Double check KBB for the price. Choose 2, not 3 places to buy the same car.

  • Class 6 - 

    • Loan application

    • Car vocabulary and T ot F​

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  1. Cell Phone Insurance

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Car Basics (100 Points) "Save a Copy"

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Individual assignment

  1. Using Canva for Time Management Infographic

    1. Canva​

100 points

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Banzai Course - Designed for high schoolers, Plus presents students with challenging, real-life financial problems. Students must build and maintain healthy credit, qualify for a mortgage, utilize insurance, and more—all while managing a budget and working toward a savings goal. 

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Advanced Budgeting

Consumer Smarts

 

https://banzai.org/auth#/student/signup?code=WK6UUQ

 

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https://www.financialsoccer.com/en

 

Pair up -

  • Tournament

  • Personal Finance

  • Medium difficulty

  • 5 minutes match​​

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The global AI market size was worth $62 billion in 2023, and is expected to have an annual growth rate of 40.2% from 2024 to 2030

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  1. In an email, give at least 10 examples of how AI is being used or will be used in business over the next five years. Give specific examples.

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  1. Management Scenarios

  • Make a copy of the Google Slides and share it with me.

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200 points

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Good and Bad Examples 1, 2

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How to make a lousy presentation

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You must pick from one of these countries. Countries cannot be used more than once.

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Ukraine

Chile

Croatia

Myanmar

Bolivia

Uruguay

Poland

Austria

Morocco

South Africa

Switzerland

Tanzania

Angola

Malaysia

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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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Chapter 4

 

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Chapter 4

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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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Chapter 5

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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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Chapter 5

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Individual Assignment (school appropriate) Think of a business that would be needed in either Elizabethtown, Westport, or Lewis. You should use Google Slides to present your plan.

Sample 1 and Sample 2

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  1. Creating a free website using Wix.com to market a school appropriate business in the area!

  2. Create a new Wix.com account using your personal email address.

  3. Share the website with me so that I can grade it.

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  • Get to Know the Editor - Learn the basics of the Wix Editor by changing, dragging, customizing and adding elements you can create your website.

  • Working with Text - In this activity, you’ll learn how to add, change and customize text on your website.

  • How to Work with Images - In this activity, you’ll learn how to use images to create a beautifully designed website.

  • Designing with Vector Art - This activity shows you how to use vector art images and add your own personal touch.

  • Make it Clickable - This activity shows you how to create and customize buttons on your website.

  • Adding Video Content - Learn how to add video content to your website. You can upload from all kinds of different sources, or upload your own.

  • Designing with Strips - In this activity, you’ll learn how to add a strip, customize a strip, add items to a strip, and organize strips on your website.

  • Design your Mobile View - Learn how to make your site look stunning on mobile devices.

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Banzai Course - Designed for high schoolers, Plus presents students with challenging, real-life financial problems. Students must build and maintain healthy credit, qualify for a mortgage, utilize insurance, and more—all while managing a budget and working toward a savings goal. 

 

https://teachbanzai.com/auth#/student/signup?code=BENUQQ

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Grades

Greater than $18,000 = 100

$12,000 - $17,999 = 95

$8000 - $11,999 = 90

$7,999 - $4000 = 85

$3,999 - $1,000 = 80

<$1,000 = 75

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Super Bowl Project- How does it relate to business.

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Make a copy of the Google Slide presentation above and SHARE it with me. Everyone will need to submit a copy for credit.

Today complete Slides 1 - 9, 100 points

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Super Bowl Project- Continuation...

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Today complete Slides 10 - 18, 100 points

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Super Bowl Project- Continuation...

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Today complete the rest of the slides 100 points

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Go to the website https://www.capcut.com/ and login using your Google Account. (there is also the free app, but we are going to use the computer version)

 

  1. Create a "blank canvas" and edit 

  2. Click upload and locate one of the files that I shared to you.

  3. You need to add audio

  4. You need to add a minimum of 4 effects

  5. One text

  6. One sticker

  7. When you finish you should Export it to your computer. You need to give it a name and choose the Export resolution.  It should be set to 1080p for this assignment.

 

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Food Truck Project

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You will use the 4 P's of marketing - product, price, place, and promotion

  • Product - (the good or service)

  • Price - (what the consumer pays)

  • Place - (the location where a product is marketed)

  • Promotion - (the advertising)

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Example ( You only need to do two cars, not three)

Template (100 Points) "Save a Copy"

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First, Google company organizational chart for examples of the chart might look like. Next, click on the project. I have put you in groups for the project. The group that you in has a specific company hierarchy. Create the organizational chart based on that.

  1. Organizational Chart Project

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Individual assignment

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  1. Business Final Project (but not the last of our work...)

  • Individual Project

  • We will not be doing the presentation part of the project.

 

Pages 1-5

Pages 6-7 (you should Google mission statement examples)

Page 8 - Customer Analysis

Page 9 - Description of Competition

Page 10 Conclusion

Page 11 + 12 - The Operational Plan

Page 13 + 14  - The Marketing Plan

SKIP The Business Plan!

Presentation design

Check for capitalization, image on first page, font size 12 for paragraph body, headings can be larger, finish anything else...

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Chapter 7

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What is a POS?

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Answer the questions in the template below- 

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Read this What to look for when buying a point of sale system.

Review Clover and Square. Use this template

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You may work in pairs.

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Chapter 5

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  • PowerPoint Section 2

    • Page 81 Review Key Concepts 1-3 AND​ Page 87 Review Key Concepts 1-3​

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Chapter 5

 

Review and Activities Page 88

  • Review Key Concepts - 3,4,5

Critical Thinking Page 89

  • Critical thinking #'s - 9,10, 12, 14​

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Chapter 5

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  • Quiz

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Chapter 6 - 

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Share the Google Doc with me.

  • ​Page 98 Review Key Concepts 1- 3

  • Page 103 Review Key Concepts 1- 3

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Chapter 6 - ​

  • Page 104 Review Key Concepts 2-6

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Chapter 6 

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  • Page 105 Critical Thinking 7, 8, 12

  • Page 105 Write About It 14 (not an actual email, just answer the question) +18

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Chapter 6 

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  • Page 107 - #28

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  1. The Envelope Exercise - In this exercise, students are asked to plan for a two-hour activity to increase an initial, unknown investment provided to them in an envelope. 

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Crypto Currency Unit

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Link to Google Slides

Link to download PDF file

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Cryptocurrency, Exercise 1-2

Blockchain Exercise 3+4

Transactions Exercise Exercise 5 

Mining Exercise 7

History and Types, Trading - Exercise 14 + 15

Exercise 16 + 17

Exercise 18 + 19

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View the best and worst of Super Bowl commercials. (100 points)

Pick one and answer the following questions: Put a link to the commercial in your Google Slides.

  1. Describe the ad, the company, the brand, and basic message.

  2. What consumer needs were identified?

  3. What was the target market and how was this market shown in the ad? Describe the demographic and psychographic characteristics you think the ad targets.  Explain why you think this.

  4. Explain why you think the advertiser has targeted this group and chosen the Super Bowl to do so.

  5. And now the $5 million dollar question (remember the average 30 second ad cost the advertising company $6 million).  The purpose of the advertising and marketing behind this commercial was probably to inform, reinforce past behavior, change behavior, and create sales. In your opinion, will the ad you have chosen do these things?  Why or why not.  What do you think could have been done more effectively?

  6. Was the ad designed for the Super Bowl Sunday only, or can it be re-used (to amortize cost)?

Create a Google Slide to display your results.

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Chapter 7

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Page 114 - 1-3

Page 119 1-3 + 5 (Use Google Slides) See example

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  1. Leasing assignment

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Chapter 7

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Chapter 7 Review & Activities - Partner up

Critical Thinking questions page 121 6,9, 11,13

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Chapter 7
 

(Partner Assignment) 

Chapter 7 Review & Activities

Write About It - Questions on page 121 #'s     14 (not an email, just answer it), 15, 16, 19

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Chapter 8

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(Individual Assignment) 

 Page 130 1-3 + 132 Business Case Study

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Chapter 8

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(Individual Assignment) 

Page 135 1-3

Page 136 Review Key Concepts #'s 3,5,6

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Chapter 8

(Individual Assignment) 

Page 137 Critical Thinking #'s 8, 9, 10,12, 13

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Chapter 8

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Page 137  - Write About It #17

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  1. Page 146 1-3 + Page 149 Science/Tech Trends

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  • Page 151 1-3

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  • Page 153 Critical Thinking - #'s 5, 6, 8, 9, 11

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  • Page 153 Write About It - 17

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Chapter 9 Student Workbook

 

  • Page 82 + 83

  • Page 88 + 89

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Chapter 10

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Chapter 11

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Chapter 12

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Chapter 13

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Chapter 14

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