Welcome to my classroom! The courses I teach are listed along with the description of the course. (BIM I, Global Business/ Human Resources/ Financial Analysis, Principles of Business, Finance, & Marketing, Money Matters) Please see details below as to what you will learn this semester.

Description: Financial Analysis

            The proposed innovative course is recommended for students in grades 11-12. The course is designed as a guide through the basics of tax law and tax return preparation. The student will answer frequently asked questions and assist taxpayers in filing an accurate and complete return. It is mandatory for the student to test and become certified to be a volunteer return preparer. Students are required to volunteer for the V.I.T.A. Program in the Spring Semester in order to participate in extracurricular V.I.T.A. functions.

Description: Global Business/ HR

            This Global Business course is designed for students to analyze global trade theories, international monetary systems, trade policies, politics, and laws relating to global business as well as cultural issues, logistics, and international human resource management.

            This Human Resource Management course will allow students to gain knowledge and skills in the organizational function that deals with issues in the management of employees. The involvement of Human Resources Management starts at the hiring process and ends with the employees termination or resignation. The course will review in detail the complex process of HR Management throughout the employees career with such employer.

            These courses allow students to reinforce, apply, and transfer academic knowledge and skills to a variety of interesting and relevant activities, problems, and settings in business, marketing, and finance.

Description: Money Matters

Money Matters is designed to familiarize students with the concepts related to personal finance as well as the functions of money management. The course will include financial goal planning, investing, tax planning, asset allocation, and retirement planning. Students will also demonstrate interpersonal and project-management skills. This course allows students to reinforce, apply, and transfer academic knowledge and skills to a variety of interesting and relevant activities, problems, and settings in finance.

Description: Principles of Business, Finance, & Marketing

In Principles of Business, Marketing, and Finance, students gain knowledge and skills in economies and private enterprise systems, the impact of global business, the marketing of goods and services, advertising, and product pricing. Students analyze the sales process and financial management principles. This course allows students to reinforce, apply, and transfer academic knowledge and skills to a variety of interesting and relevant activities, problems, and settings in business, marketing, and finance.

Description:

            Students implement personal and interpersonal skills to strengthen individual performance in the workplace and in society. Students will make a successful transition to the workforce and postsecondary education. Students apply technical skill to address business applications of emerging technologies, create word-processing documents, develop a spreadsheet, formulate a database, and make an electronic presentation using appropriate software.