ACADEMIC SCHEDULE
First Quarter
Monday---holiday
Tuesday---freshman and new students only
Wednesday---rules/procedures/syllabus/class website--hand out careers book and book covers
Thursday---CIS activity/matching careers and interests
Friday---1-page paper on your career choice using CIS/prep for brief speech on Tuesday about your career/Paper due Tuesday first thing!
Monday---Finish paper
Tuesday---Hand in paper, work on PowerPoint (handout) consisting of 10 slides concerning your career/trends
Wednesday---Work on slideshow
Thursday---Present slide shows
Friday---Present slide shows
Monday---Finish presenting slide shows
Tuesday---Introduction to resumes and resume building (self analysis worksheet)
Wednesday---show resume examples/go over packet/ begin resume
Thursday---Work on Resume
Friday---Video-Job Interview (25 points for a WHOLE page of notes), perfect resume
Monday---Work on resume, hand out info for letter of application
Tuesday---Finish resume and work on letter of application
Wednesday---Hand in resume and letter of application
Thursday---Article + Questions "first impressions."
Friday---Work on questions from "first impressions"
Monday---Video-lookism + discussion
Tuesday---Hand out/go over possible interview questions (handout)
Wednesday-late start---Work on 20 questions
*15 questions should be from the list I handed out and answered completely in whole sentences.
*5 questions should be specific (from your own mind) dealing with your particular job
**each question should be completely typed out and answered!!
Thursday---finish 20 questions
Friday---illegal questions examples, hand out grid for scoring interview, determine order
Monday---no school
Tuesday---Interactive Job Interview
Wednesday---Find 10 examples of illegal job interview questions and answer them as you may during interview
Thursday---hand out scoring guide, discuss, and practice interviewing each other
Friday---no school
Monday---1-page reaction paper based on an interview-related article found on the internet
*please print off the article and submit it with the reaction paper.
Paragraph I. Start out with the article title. Where did you find it? Do you trust its content? why? Explain what interested you about the topic enough to want to explore it further. Give a short synopsis of the author’s argument or viewpoint.
Paragraph II. This is the essential part of the paper where you offer a reaction to what the author has to say. Do you agree/disagree? Why? Does the author demonstrate any bias in the article? What did the author(s) do well? How could the article be improved upon? How do you feel about what was said?
Paragraph III. In this paragraph, I’m interested in whether or not you had prior knowledge of this topic or subject. If so, where did you come across your information? Does this article seem to agree with that prior knowledge? If no, in what way does it differ? If it does concur, does it offer any new insights?
Paragraph IV. This is your concluding paragraph. Overall, do you feel it was a worthwhile article to read? Why/why not? Do you feel better informed on the subject after reading the article? Do you think it was important that the article was written? Why/why not?
Tuesday---Practice interview and time to practice in pairs
Wednesday---finish article review, hand in (due 10/17)
Thursday---Interviews begin.....numbers 1 and 2
Friday---Interviews continue...................
Monday---Interviews
Tuesday---Interviews
Wednesday---Interviews
Thursday---Interviews
Friday---Watch "The Office" for 20 points participation
Monday---Finish interviews (LAST 3!)
Tuesday---Thank you letters (discuss and start)
Wednesday---Finish thank you letters
Thursday---Interview debrief paper
Friday---BRING BOOK!! Lecture/discussion/notes on chapter 1
Monday---Finish chapter 1 notes and check them off with schafer
Begin chapter 1 packet
Tuesday---Finish chapter 1 packet, save last page for Wednesday
Wednesday-Late Start Revew for ch. 1 quiz---
Thursday---Ch. 1 quiz
Friday---No school-grde day
Second Quarter
Monday---No school, Veteran's Day
Tuesday---Product study (Barbie) Read handout, vocab + questions
Wednesday---finish recording vocab and look up actual definitions
Thursday---finish questions on barbie and hand in unit
Friday---make your own barbie assignment
Monday---video "Big Business"
Tuesday---finish video "Big Business" Conferences (4:30-8:00)
Wednesday---vacation conferences (9:00-12:00)
Thursday---vacation
Friday---vacation
Monday---download activity from chapter 1
*Please type complete sentences and don't forget your name.
*If finished, make sure you have your barbie unit turned in.
Tuesday---Finish questions
Wednesday---Chapter 12 powerpoint presentation/guided notes (part 1)
Thursday---Chapter 12 powerpoint presentation/guided notes (part 2)
Friday---Video (Door-To-Door) on sales
Monday---Finish Video (Door-To-Door)
Tuesday---Chapter 12 worksheet (vocabulary review, fact/idea review, marketing application I)
Wednesday---late start---spreadsheet application
Thursday---Catch-up day
Friday---page 273/1-24
Monday---Review for test + notecard on chapter 12
Tuesday---Test-chapter 12
Wednesday---Finish test/catch up day
Thursday---Sign up for college credit with LCC
Friday---Video-car sales with the Chopper (25 points participation)
Monday---I'm out today, so I'd like you to do a "business in the news" on an article related sales.
Please make the article meaty enough and from a relatively trusted source
I'd like it to be 1-2 pages, typed, and proofread by another student
Format Reminder
Tuesday---Work on article summary
Wednesday---print/turn in article summary
Thursday---break
Friday---break
Monday---break
Tuesday---break
Wednesday---Chapter 13 powerpoint presentation
Thursday---Chapter 13 handout
Friday---Chapter 13 Excel activity
Monday---Discuss and hand in Chapter 13 handout
Tuesday---Page 289/questions 1-12 (due today) Quiz on chapter 13 tomorrow!
Wednesday---Quiz, chapter 13
Thursday---Video-sales
Friday---crossword review on vocab for chapters 12 and 13
Monday---Powerpoint Presentation, Chapter 14 (closed notes)
Tuesday---School cancelled, snow day!
Wednesday---Chapter 14 packet
Thursday---Finish Chapter 14 packet
Friday---Chapter 14 Spreadsheet Activity
Monday---MLK day-no school
Tuesday---Chapter 14 section review questions
Wednesday---Test-Chapter 14
Thursday---Grade test in class
Friday---End of Semester grade day-no school
END OF SEMESTER
Monday---Snow day, no school
Tuesday---Snow day, no school
Wednesday---Snow day, no school
Thursday---Chapter 15 section review questions in book
Friday---
Monday---Lecture notes/chapter 15
Tuesday---Ch. 15 packet
Wednesday---Ch. 15 spreadsheet application/search for industrial good for presentation
Thursday---It's time to choose your product and complete a objections analaysis sheet
Friday---Introduction to industrial sale scoring rubric.
*find an example presentation by Schafer
*Research product.
Monday---Introduction to competition (Nike Product)
*choose product Tuesday---View/discuss effective commercials and Work on Logo design
Wednesday---Work on Logo design
Thursday---Work on Flyer
Friday---Print off/hand in Flyer and Logo design
Monday---Presidents Day, no school
Tuesday---TV commercial
Wednesday---TV commercial
Thursday---Radio commercial
Friday---Radio commercial
*try to get everything in by today!!!!!!
Monday---TV Time/Record
Tuesday---Radio Time/Record
Wednesday---Video on Nike
Thursday---Finish Video/discussion on sweatshops and PR for Nike
Friday---Turn in Objection Analysis Sheets for sales presentations
Introduction to industrial sale scoring rubric.
*find an example presentation by Schafer
Monday---Sample Sales Presentation (part 1)
*go over Introduction *go over scoring rubric.
Tuesday---Work on presentations
Wednesday---Work on presentations
Thursday---Work on presentations
Friday---Work on presentations
Monday---Work on presentations
Tuesday---Work on presentations
For Powerpoint slides, include the following:
- slide 1-introduction (with logo and names and titles)
- slide 2-Company mission and mission statement
- slide 3-History of Company
- slide 4-HQ location (pictures of factory)
- slide 5-Testemonials
- slide 6-Product 1 with specs
- slide 7-Product 2 with specs
- slide 8-Product 3 with specs
- slide 9Prices/financing arrangements/special incentives (volume discounts)
- slide 10-Suggestion selling (related products)
- slide 11-Company phone number and contact info (e-mail addresses)
Thursday---Practice presentations
Friday---Presentation group 1 parts 1 and 2
Monday---Sales Presentations
Tuesday---Sales Presentations
Wednesday---Sales Presentations
Thursday---Sales Presentations
Friday---Conferences, no school
Monday---Video on branding in marketing (20 points)
Tuesday---Presentations
Wednesday---Presentations
Thursday---Presentations
Friday---Grade Day, no school
Monday---Presentations
Tuesday---Presentations
Wednesday---Presentations
Thursday---Presentations
Friday---Debrief paper
Monday---Presentations
Tuesday---Presentations
Wednesday---Presentations
Thursday---Choose an entrepreneur that's alive today!
Slide 1-Name (with picture and company name they made famous)
Slide 2-What made this person’s vision unique?
Slide 3-History of person (how they got their start) with pictures
Slide 4-Early life of the business
Slide 5-Growing the business
Slide 6-Most major setback
Slide 7-Different business(es) person got their hands into
Slide 8-What’s the person’s life like today (still alive)?
Slide 9-Where they’re going (projects they’re working on)
Slide 10-Conclusion slide (wrap it up)
Friday---
Monday---PPT prep
Tuesday---PPT prep
Wednesday---PPT prep
Thursday---Speeches on Entrpreneurs
Click here for speech notes sheet
Friday---Continue Speeches
Monday---EntrepreneurSpeeches
Tuesday---Finish Speeches
Wednesday---Video-Entrepreuners (Tucker)
Thursday---Finish video
Friday---Write a 20-question, multiple-choice test on the entrepreuners and what they accomplished.
It might look something like this:
1. Bill Gates is most famous for founding what company?
a. Ford
b. Google
C. Microsoft
D. Yahoo
*if you had trouble with this question, please see me!
Monday---Finish video and questions
Tuesday---Begin corporate damage control projects
*here is the scoring guide I'll use!
*you may work alone or in groups of up to 2.
Wednesday---late start---Discussion of possible PPT corporate disaster topics
Thursday---Groups research and choose topics for speeches
Friday---Schafer gives sample speech on tylenol
Monday---Work on PPT presentations
Tuesday---10 points participation! Work on PPT presentations
Wednesday---10 points participation! Work on PPT presentations
Thursday---10 points partipation! Finalize PPT presentations
Friday---10 points participation! Practice speeches to start on Tuesday
Monday---Finalize Corporate Damage Control Presentations
Tuesday---Corporate Damage Control Presentations
Wednesday---Corporate Damage Control Presentations
Thursday---Corporate Damage Control Presentations
Friday---Corporate Damage Control Presentations
Monday---Memorial Day--No school
Tuesday---Corporate Damage Control Presentations
Wednesday---Corporate Damage Control Presentations
Thursday---Corporate Damage Control Presentations
Friday---Corporate Damage Control Presentations
Monday--- Business Plans
*start by choosing a business to open (not a franchise)
*choose where you want the business to be
Tuesday---You should have a business name, motto, address, logo design
Wednesday---Today, you're working on the floor plan and business description (paragraph form)
Thursday---Finish and turn in the following:
1. Title page of your business plan (with all the requirements listed)
2. Floor plan
3. Business Description (paragraph form)
4. Product/Service Description (paragraph form)
Friday---
Work on: 1. Location Analysis 2. Management Plan
Monday---
10 interview questions for your employees (with scoring guides underneath each question) for each business.
Tuesday---Management Plan
Wednesday---Marketing Plan
*you should have the following in your business plans:
-interview questions
-product/service descriptions
-marketing plan
-management plan
-location analysis
-business layout (drawing)
-competition
Thursday---Last Day of School (1/2 day)
*fill out paperwork for college credit.