Read Exploring Business – Chapter 1.4. Watch video on Perfect Competition. Play Kahoot. Learning Targets: I understand that in a free market system, buyers and sellers interact in a market to set prices. I can define perfect competition. I can discuss supply and demand as it relates to perfect competition. I understand that the equilibrium […]
Read Exploring Business – Chapter 1.5. Watch video on Oligopolies and Monopolistic Competition. Watch video on Monopolistic Competition and Profit. Complete the Monopolistic Competition, Oligopoly, and Monopoly assignment in Teams. Learning Targets: I can contrast the four types of competition in a free market system: perfect competition, monopolistic competition, oligopoly, and monopoly. I can distinguish […]
Play Kahoot! to review Chapter 1. Read Exploring Business – Chapter 1.6. Watch video on What GDP Says About the Economy. Watch video on Consumer Price Index (CPI). Learning Targets: I can list the goals of all economies: growth, high employment, and price stability. I can define gross domestic product (GDP). I can discuss price stability, inflation, […]
Read Exploring Business – Chapter 1.7. Watch The United States Economy – YouTube Complete Government’s Role in Managing the Economy assignment in Teams. Chapter 1 Review on Kahoot! Learning Targets: I can define monetary policy and fiscal policy. I understand the role of the Federal Reserve System (“the Fed”). I can explain the difference between contractionary policy and expansionary […]
Play Kahoot! to review Chapter 1. Prepare to take a quiz on Thursday.
Take the Exploring Business Chapter 1 quiz. Review the following Shark Tank episodes from earlier this week: Tenikle Hopscotch Learning Target: I understand the economic environment in which a United States business operates.
Watch the following Shark Tank episodes and answer the questions for each one on the Shark Tank worksheet in Teams. Tenikle Hopscotch If time remains, play the Chapter 1 Kahoot! to review for the quiz on Thursday.
Read Exploring Business – Chapter 2.2. Watch video on the Importance of Business Ethics. Watch and discuss The Burger Murders. Chapter 1 quiz will be postponed until tomorrow. Learning Targets: I can distinguish between an ethical dilemma and an ethical decision. I know the steps to solve an ethical dilemma or make a “right-versus-right” decision. I know the […]
Read Exploring Business – Chapter 2.1. Ethics Experiment: Pass out a penny to each student. Explain to students that they will get 1 PBIS point for every tails they obtain when flipping the coin only 4 times. Have students record their results privately on a piece of paper. Award PBIS points privately. Watch video on […]
Read Exploring Business – Chapter 2.3. Discuss the answers to the following questions: How do I distinguish a bribe from an acceptable gift How can I identify a conflict of interest? What is the definition of a whistle-blower? How do I understand rationalizations for unethical behavior so that I can guard against them Play Kahoot! […]
Read Exploring Business – Chapter 2.4. Watch video on Organizational Ethics and complete the worksheet in Teams. Learning Targets: I can describe an organization’s culture. I understand what an organization’s formal code of conduct is. I can define moral mum effect and recognize steps to combat it.
Watch The Enron Scandal. Read Exploring Business – Chapter 2.5. Watch video on Corporate Social Responsibility. Complete the Corporate Social Responsibility assignment in Teams. Learning Targets: I can define corporate social responsibility. I can describe fiduciary responsibility. I understand that companies also have a responsibility to the communities in which they produce and sell their products.
Read Exploring Business – Chapter 2.6. Watch Patagonia: The Paradox of an Eco-Conscious Company. Discuss the effectiveness of the Patagonia: Don’t Buy This Jacket campaign. Learning Targets: I remember that companies bear a responsibility to produce products without compromising the right of future generations to meet their needs. I understand the role of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). […]
Read Ethical Fashion Explained and The Top Benefits of Sustainable Clothing. Complete the Environmentalism assignment in Teams. Read Exploring Business – Chapter 2.7. Discuss cases and problems at the end of Chapter 2. Learning Targets: I can list the five stages that companies will progress through when faced with public criticism of a particular practice. I can evaluate and determine a […]
Play Kahoot! to review Chapter 2. The quiz will be tomorrow.
Complete pre-assessment. This grade will not be recorded in PowerSchool. Read Exploring Business – Chapter 3.1. Watch video on absolute and comparative advantage. Learning Target: I can explain the terms absolute and comparative advantage as it relates to imports and exports.
Watch video on balance of trade. Complete the The Globalization of Business assignment in Teams. Learning Targets: I can calculate a country’s balance of trade to determine a trade surplus or trade deficit. I can define balance of payment.
Read Exploring Business – Chapter 3.2. Watch video on Multinational Corporations. Watch video on Joint Ventures and Strategic Alliances. Complete the Opportunities in International Business worksheet in Teams. Learning Targets: I understand strategic alliances and that a joint venture is a type of strategic alliance. I can define multinational corporation (MNC) and list advantages/disadvantages.
Read Exploring Business – Chapter 3.2. Watch video on Imports and Exports from 1991-2019. 1991 Top Importer: Japan 1991 Top Export Destination: Canada 2005 Top Importer: Canada 2005 Top Export Destination: Canada 2019 Top Importer: China 2019 Top Export Destination: Canada Watch video on Foreign Direct Investments (FDI). Review PowerPoint presentation. Learning Targets: I can define importing and […]
Read Exploring Business – Chapter 3.3. Watch video on the role culture in international business and this video on high-context and low-context cultures. Discuss the role of culture in international business. Discuss exchange rates. Complete The Global Business Environment assignment. Play Kahoot! to review. Learning Targets: I understand in dealing with other countries I must be aware of the impact that fluctuations […]
Read Exploring Business – Chapter 3.4. Watch video on trade barriers. Watch video on free trade vs. protectionism. Learning Targets: I can differentiate between the three types of trade barriers: tariffs, quotas and embargo. I can define the terms: protectionism and dumping. I can formulate an opinion on whether governments should support free trade and refrain from imposing regulations […]
Read Exploring Business – Chapter 3.5. Participate in International Finance Simulation. Read about General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and the European Union (EU). Play Kahoot! to review. Learning Targets: I can calculate the balance of trade and balance of payments. I understand the purpose of General Agreement on Tariffs and […]
Read Exploring Business – Chapter 3.6. Watch career path videos here and here. Watch international business job options video. Look through this article for job ideas. Complete the International Business Career assignment in Teams. Learning Target: I understand how to prepare for a career in international business.
