Introduction to Business

The contemporary world of starting, owning, structuring, staffing, financing, and managing a business. General Program elective only

This High School Course is also offered as part of the General Correspondence Diploma program.

Credits: 1 Unit

Course ID: BU20

Course Area: Business

Course Type: General

Study Method: Correspondence

Key Topics:
Satisfying needs and wants; our market economy and other economic systems; measuring economic progress; forms of business enterprise; world trade; human resources; labor-management relations; government services; taxation; career opportunities in small business; consumer buying decisions, rights, and responsibilities; the changing value of money; computer systems and applications; the banking system; using and reconciling a checking account; writing and receiving checks; credit in the economy; using consumer credit; the cost of credit; credit records and regulations; savings plans; stocks, bonds, and other investments; insurance; sensible money management; budgeting; planning your financial future.

Text:
Introduction to Business: The Economy and You, South-Western