Welcome to Foundations of Business!

Wednesday, August 23, 2023 Complete the Summer Survey. Answer the Question of the Day. Review syllabus and website in Teams. Watch What Is School For? Learning Targets: I understand the course objectives. I know where to find the lesson plans and assignments for this course.

Foundations of Business: Do What You Love

Listen to the essay, How To Do What You Love, by Paul Graham. Complete the Do What You Love assignment in Teams. Learning Targets: -I can define work according to Paul Graham. -I understand that constraints give our life shape.  

Foundations of Business: Getting Down to Business

Read Exploring Business – Chapter 1.2. Play Kahoot. Learning Targets: I understand the main participants in a business are its owners, employees, and customers. I understand that businesses are influenced by such external factors as the economy, government, consumer trends, and public pressure to act as good corporate citizens. I can list the five functional areas […]

Foundations of Business: What Is Economics?

Read Exploring Business – Chapter 1.3. Watch video on Economic Systems of the World. Complete the What Is Economics? assignment in Teams. Learning Targets: I can define economics. I understand the three questions Economists address: (1) What goods and services should be produced to meet consumer needs? (2) How should they be produced, and who […]

Foundations of Business: Perfect Competition and Supply and Demand

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 […]