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Forsyth County Course Syllabus|2017-2018

Business & Technology

TEACHER INFORMATION

Teacher Email Phone Location
Dr. Jill Olson 160321 321
[email protected]

GENERAL INFORMATION

Course Description
How is technology used to solve business problems and communicate solutions?

Business and Technology is designed to prepare students with the knowledge and skills to be an asset to the
collaborative, global, and innovative business world of today and tomorrow. Mastery use of spreadsheets and
the ability to apply leadership skills to make informed business decisions will be a highlight of this course for
students. Publishing industry appropriate documents to model effective communication and leadership will be
demonstrated through project based learning. Students will use spreadsheet and database software to
manage data while analyzing, organizing and sharing data through visually appealing presentation. Various
forms of technologies will be used to expose students to resources, software, and applications of business
practices. Professional communication skills and practices, problem solving, ethical and legal issues, and the
impact of effective presentation skills are enhanced in this course 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 the employability skills standard for
this course. Business and Technology is the second course in the Business and Technology Pathway in the
Business Management and Administration cluster. Students enrolled in this course should have successfully
completed Introduction to Business and Technology.

Standards
The Business and Technology Course Standards will be provided to each student in PDF format through
itsLearning, including a detailed list of objectives and topics within each objective. The standards may also be
accessed at: http://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/CTAE/Documents/Business-and-
Technology.pdf

Learning Resources/Textbook(s):
• itsLearning, Learning Management System

Supplies
• Something to write with and paper (not all of the work is done on a computer)
• Students with laptop computers are welcome to use them in class for assignments and note taking, as
long as they do not become a distraction. Convenient access to power is not guaranteed.

Course Fee
• $30.00 for Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) Membership. FBLA is a co-curricular
organization and will be an integral part of Business and Technology. All students are expected to join
FBLA, the professional student organization for the Business and Technology Pathway.

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Future Business Leaders of America
The FBLA Mission is to bring business and education together in a positive working relationship through
innovative leadership and career development programs. We bring our mission to life through the application
of our Motto: Service, Education, and Progress. Competencies FBLA are integral components of both the core
employability skills standards and the technical skills standards, and FBLA activities are incorporated
throughout instructional strategies developed for the course.

• Promote competent, assertive business leadership
• Strengthen confidence of students in themselves and their work
• Create interest in and understanding of American business enterprise
• Encourage development of individual projects to improve home, business, and community
• Facilitate the transition from school to work
• Assist students in the establishment of career goals
• Encourage scholarship and promote school loyalty
• Encourage and practice sound financial management
• Develop character, prepare for useful citizenship, and foster patriotism

Availability for Extra Help
The lab is open before school or after school by appointment. Additional study sessions will be posted in
itsLearning. Students may also seek help during IF.

Makeup Work
Make up work is defined as work assigned during a student's absence, not work assigned prior to an absence.
The student has five (5) school days upon returning to school to complete make-up work. The teacher has the
discretion to grant a longer period to complete the work, if there are extenuating circumstances.

Industry Credentialing/End of Pathway Assessments: Students are encouraged to select a career
pathway beginning in the ninth grade that is connected to college and career goals. This course is one of three
courses in the career pathway chosen by a student. At the conclusion of the third pathway course, Business
Communications, students will be required to take an industry credentialing End of Pathway Assessment. This
assessment provides students an opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned by completing an online,
nationally recognized exam. Students who complete a pathway and earn an industry credential by passing the
assessment will receive a graduation cord to signify their achievement.

Business and Technology is the second course in the Business and Technology Pathway in the Business
Management and Administration Cluster. Students enrolled in this course should have successfully completed
Introduction to Business and Technology. After mastery of the standards in this course, students should be
prepared to take the end of pathway assessment in this career area. During the course, students will have the
opportunity to become Microsoft Certified in Word, Excel, and Access.

• Students in the Business and Technology pathway will take the following EOPA: Certiport M icrosoft
Office Specialist – PowerPoint 2016

Dress for Success: Career and technical education pathways in Forsyth County incorporate Dress for Success
Days throughout the school year. These experiences allow students to foster confidence and continue to
develop a positive self-image, while understanding the importance of dressing well for their future profession.
At certain intervals throughout the course, students will analyze industry standard of the profession and study
the importance of dressing well for a job interview. This will culminate into being fully prepared for Community
Mock Interviews which occur as students complete a career pathway.

College Majors: Business, Marketing, Communications, Entrepreneurship, Education

Professions: Entrepreneur, Teacher, Motivational Speaker, Public Relations Specialist, Technical Writer, Social
Media Specialist, Finance, Marketing, Accounting, Management, Customer Service, Human Resources

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Course Curriculum Content Units/Topics
Course Standards Employability Skills
BMA-BC-1: Demonstrate employability skills required by business and industry Document Design &
BMA-BT-2: Create, edit, and publish industry appropriate documents using Portfolio
technology as a tool to increase productivity Communication Skills
BMA-BT-3: Develop organizational communication skills through professional
leadership, personal ethics, and customer/business relationships. Spreadsheet
BMA-BT-4: Manage data in spreadsheet software for effective use in a business Development
environment. Spreadsheet Mastery
BMA-BT-5: Master use of spreadsheet software to analyze, organize and share
data from a spreadsheet while presenting the data visually in a business Research Skills
environment.
BMA-BT-6: Develop creditable research skills to use information from a variety Data Management
of sources Leadership
BMA-BT-7: Acquire database skills to manage data in a business environment. Development
BMA-BT-8: Develop personal leadership skills to work on teams, teach others,
serve customers, lead, negotiate, and work effectively and efficiently in a FBLA
business environment.
BMA-BC-9: Explore how related student organizations are integral parts of
career and technology education courses through leadership development,
school and community service projects, entrepreneurship development, and
competitive events

Unit Course Projects FBLA Integration
Document Design Project Description Preparation for FBLA Job Interview
Career Document and Mock Competition
Interview Project: Students will FBLA Career Awareness
create a resume, cover letter, thank FBLA Goal Setting
you letter, and electronic resume for a
position posted on the Work-based Career Development
Learning Web Site. Students will learn
professional social media in the Employability Skill
workplace through developing a Development
LinkedIn Profile. The career documents
will become the initial documents in
the student’s career portfolio.

Document Portfolio Portfolio: Students will design a FBLA Career Awareness
career portfolio online by creating a
Designing Documents for Google Website. The portfolio will Career Development
the Workplace include their resume and cover letter
as well as sample projects using Employability Skill
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of Microsoft Certifications will be
included in the portfolio FBLA Leadership Development,
FBLA Promotional Campaign Community Service, professional
Project: Create a newsletter of events communication, and employability
for FBLA Members, design a brochure skills
about FBLA Conferences, create a FBLA Overview
poster advertising FBLA Membership, FBLA Business Achievement Awards
design an infographic about an FBLA
activity, write a memo to your parents

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Designing Documents for about the benefits of FBLA Career Development
the Workplace Membership including Business Employability Skill
Achievement Awards and Community Development
Designing Documents and Service Projects. FBLA Career Awareness and
Spreadsheet Development Presentation Design: Design a Competitions
PowerPoint on professional dress for
Research Skills kiosk use. Include: FBLA Competitions
Data Management and Microsoft Certification
• Business Professional Attire Preparation
Document Design • Interview Dress including
FBLA State Project
FBLA accessories, shoes, hair styles.
• Business Casual Attire FBLA Competition
Spreadsheet Entrepreneurship Microsoft Certification
Project: Students create basic Preparation
spreadsheets for launching their own
business. The spreadsheet includes Ongoing integration throughout the
formulas, charts, and graphs. The year
project also includes designing a flyer, FBLA State Project
post card, and t-shirt for their FBLA Business Achievement Awards
company as promotional materials
Georgia FBLA State Project:
Students will use the CRAAP Method of
research to research the FBLA State
Project topic and create a MLA style
report of their findings
Community Database: Students
create multiple data tables for a large
subdivision community. The tables
document the addresses, amenity
memberships, and financial status of
the community members. Students
use queries and filter options to
answer key questions about the
community members and then merge
the queries into Word to create flyers,
letters, and announcements for
community members.
Georgia FBLA State Project: TBA
Business Achievement Awards:
Students enhance their leadership
skills, expand their
business knowledge, contribute to
their local communities, and earn
recognition each step of the way by
immersing themselves in their school,
community, and FBLA programs.

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Duration Forsyth County Course Syllabus|2017-2018 Standard
(Weeks)
2 weeks Course Pacing Guide
7 weeks Course Pacing Overview
10 weeks Unit/Topic
2 weeks
6 weeks Employability Skills Teamwork and Leadership BMA-BT-1 & BMA-BT-3
2 weeks Document and Portfolio Design BMA-BT-4
Ongoing Spreadsheet Development and Mastery BMA-BT-4 & BMA-BT-5
Ongoing Research Skills BMA-BT-6
Data Management BMA-BT-7
Leadership Development BMA-BT-8
Microsoft Certification Preparation BMA-BT-1, 4, 5, 7
FBLA BMA-BT-9

GRADING CALCULATIONS AND POLICY

Non-Georgia Milestones EOC Assessment Course Average
50% (1st Sem. Course Work) + 50% (2nd Sem. Course Work)
1st and 2nd Semester Course Work = 75% Summative + 25% Formative

Concept of formative and summative assessment
http://www.forsyth.k12.ga.us/assessmentconcepts

Grading Policy

A = 90 – 100 B = 80 – 89 C = 70 – 79 Failing = Below 70

* Formative Assessments include, but are not limited to homework, class work, practice tests, rough drafts, and sections of projects/
research papers/presentations.

* Summative Assessments include, but are not limited to unit tests, final projects, final essays, final research papers, and final
presentations.

Career Tech Grading Policies for 2017-2018

In order to receive recovery students must complete some type of remediation (i.e. coming in before/after
school or during designated recovery time).

All recovery assignments are to be completed within ten school days. Based on a 100 point score a 20-point
reduction will be taken off the final grade of the assignment.

All grades become locked after the 9 week grading period ends.

In the event a student is dealing with extenuating circumstances the student must have academic waiver
signed by Career Tech Administrator, to allow for an extension.

The Career Tech Department will be following the county wide policy on absences from school.

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