ENTREPRENEURIAL VENTURES

SYLLABUS

Coach Agan, Instructor

Course Description:

Entrepreneurship focuses on recognizing a business opportunity, starting a business based on the recognized opportunity, and operating and maintaining that business. Preparation of a business plan allows students to apply the functional areas of business – accounting, finance, marketing, and management – and the legal and economic environments in which a new venture operates to an idea for a new business venture. School-based enterprises resulting from the study of entrepreneurship give students the opportunity to plan, open, operate and maintain a business as a work-based learning experience.

Course Objectives:

The class will consist of student-centered instruction concentrating on “real world” applications of entrepreneurial concepts. The Coosa High School Store will provide a work-based learning experience for this class. Students will become familiar with the following:

· Characteristics of an entrepreneur

· Business planning

· Marketing

· Finance

· Record keeping

· Management concepts

· Import/export opportunities, cultural differences, and current trends

· Technology

· Ethics

· Government

· Professionalism and leadership

Career Opportunities

Entrepreneur is the name given to a person who starts and runs a new business. What unites entrepreneurs of all kinds is the fact that they see an opportunity to successfully market a product or service and act on it. The product itself can be anything from auto parts to courier services to computer software.

Course Materials:

Meyer, Earl C. and Allen, Kathleen R., Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management (Second Edition). Glencoe McGraw-Hill Publishing

Supplemental materials provided in class such as articles and worksheets

Graded Areas:

· In-class assignments

· Homework assignments (2 - 3 per week). No late assignments will be accepted

· Projects

· Chapter/unit tests and Final Exam

· School Store activities – students will be required to work some shifts in the school store before or after school and at selected sporting/school related functions. Failure to show up or arriving late will result in a loss of points in the class.

Grading:

All coursework will have a point value assigned. Coursework for the semester (daily classwork, homework, etc.) will count as 25% of the final grade. Chapter/unit tests and projects will count as 60% of the final grade. The final exam will count as 15% of the final grade.

Missed Work:

Arrangements to make up any work missed due to an excused absence must be made within three days of the class missed. Work for unexcused absences may NOT be made up and will receive a score of zero.

Class Rules:

· Be in your seat with the proper class materials before the tardy bell rings

· Stay in your seat unless you have permission to do otherwise

· Follow directions the first time they are given

· Computers should be left off unless needed for an in-class assignment

· Keep the classroom neat. Gum, food, drinks, and littering are unacceptable. Do not deface school property

· Be honest. Do your own work

· Follow all policies outlined in the student handbook

· While computers will be used occasionally during this class, they should not be turned on during class unless instructed to do so. Turning on a computer without permission will result in an immediate assignment to D-hall for one day

· Due to the occasional misuse of computer equipment, the following rules have been established in the Coosa High School business department:

- All computer equipment should be handled with care and used as instructed. Misuse of equipment will be referred to the administration for applicable punishment

- Food, drinks, and gum are not allowed in the business department. Chronic problems will be referred to the administration

- Any student accessing or changing system files on the computer network will be immediately sent to the administration for disciplinary action

- Internet use is a key part of computer-related courses. County guidelines are to be followed in this area. Unauthorized use of the Internet will result in an immediate assignment to D-hall for one day

- E-mail and chat rooms are not to be accessed in the business department. Unauthorized use of the Internet will be referred to the administration for applicable punishment

Business Department Mission Statement:

The Coosa High School Business Department is dedicated to providing students with the necessary technology skills and opportunities to participate competitively in tomorrow’s society.

If you are failing this class, or have any questions concerning content, behavior, or evaluation in the class, please set up a conference with me so we may discuss the situation.

Student Name: ___________________________________ Student Number: ___________

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Please sign below and return to indicate that you have received a copy of the course syllabus, have read the syllabus, and understand its contents. Also, by signing below you are giving permission to watch the following videos this semester – Norma Rae, A Civil Action, and The Rainmaker. If you have any questions, please contact me at Coosa High School, 236-1870. Or, you may contact me via email, which is my preferred method of contact. My email address is josephagan@floydboe.net.

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Joe Agan

Business Education