Course Syllabus : Careers

Course Overview

Semester 1

August: Expectations and requirements.  Set up log journals.

How to log hours worked in correctly.  Logbook checks, on site job checks.

September: Types of businesses (Producers, service firms, processors, manufactures,                intermediaries, non-profit)

How each of the six types of businesses operates and what type of business would fit into each one. Logbook checks, on site job checks.

October: Business mathematics

Basic mathematics found in everyday business. Logbook checks, on site job checks.

November: Marketing, Production and Distribution

How business use marketing and handle distribution and production of goods. Logbook checks, on site job checks.

December: Rate of Change and Data Analysis

Ways businesses look through data to help them keep up with changing demands. Logbook checks, on site job checks.

Semester 2

January: Basics of Economic Systems

Traditional, Command, Market, and Mixed economies.  How they differ and are alike. Logbook checks, on site job checks.

February: Supply Demand and Price

                How each one is dependent on the other.  Logbook checks, on site job checks.

March: Business Management Concepts

                How it forms the foundation and is built on: Planning, Organizing, Leading, and             controlling.  Logbook checks, on site job checks.

April: Resume and Job Application, Interview

Complete resume, and perform mock interviews for job readiness. Log book checks, on site job checks.

May: Economics in Agriculture

                How economics affects agriculture today. Logbook checks, on site job checks.