This course introduces students to the fundamental principles

and procedures of accounting.

• Students will develop financial analysis and decision-making skills that will assist them in future studies and/or career opportunities in business.
• Students will acquire an understanding of accounting for a service and a merchandising business, computerized accounting, financial analysis, and current issues and ethics in accounting.

Prerequisite: None

This course focuses on ways in which entrepreneurs recognize

opportunities, generate ideas, and organize resources to plan

successful ventures that enable them to achieve their goals.

• Students will create a venture plan for a student-run schoolbased or summer business. Through hands-on experiences, students will have opportunities to develop the values, traits, and skills most often associated with successful entrepreneurs.

Prerequisite: None

This course introduces the fundamental concepts of product

marketing, which includes the marketing of goods, services,

and events.

• Students will examine how trends, issues, globaleconomic changes, and information technology influenceconsumer buying habits. Students will engage in marketing research, develop marketing strategies, and produce a marketing plan for a product of their choice.

Prerequisite: None