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Business Certificate
Students will be granted a Business Certificate at graduation if they can show that they have shown a concentration in Business Studies.
This can be obtained by showing a minimum of four Business credits and one other credit in either Law, Economics or Business Interdisciplinary Studies.
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Information and Communication Technology (BTT1O1)
Grade 9 Open
This course introduces students to information and communication technology in a business environment and builds a foundation of digital literacy skills necessary for success in a technologically driven society.
Students will develop word processing, spreadsheet, database, desktop publishing, presentation software, and website design skills.
Throughout the course, there is an emphasis on digital literacy, effective electronic research and communication skills, and current issues related to the impact of information and communication technology.
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Introduction to Business (BBI2O1)
Grade 10 Open
This course introduces students to the world of business.
Students will develop an understanding of the functions of business, including accounting, marketing,
information and communication technology, human resources, and production, and of the importance of ethics and social responsibility.
This course builds a foundation for further studies in business and helps students develop the business knowledge and skills they will need in their everyday lives.
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Career Studies (GLC2O1)
Grade 10 Open
This course teaches students how to develop and achieve personal goals in education and work and contribute to their communities.
The course also explores post-secondary learning options, prepares students for community-based learning, and helps them build the capabilities needed for managing work and life transitions.
Student learning will include assessing their own knowledge, skills, and characteristics and investigating economic trends, workplace organization, work opportunities, and ways to search for work.
Students will design action plans for pursuing their goals.
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Financial Accounting Fundamentals (BAF3M1)
Grade 11 University/College Preparation
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 ethics and current issues in accounting.
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Entrepreneurship: The Venture (BDI3C1)
Grade 11 College Preparation
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 school-based or student-run business.
Through hands-on experiences, students will have opportunities to develop the values, traits, and skills most often associated with successful entrepreneurs.
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Marketing: Goods, Services, Events (BMI3C1)
Grade 11 College Preparation
This course introduces the fundamental concepts of product marketing, which includes the marketing of goods, services, and events.
Students will examine how trends, issues, global economic changes, and information technology influence consumer buying habits.
Students will engage in marketing research, develop marketing strategies, and produce a marketing plan for a product of their choice.
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Personal Finance (IDC3O1)
Grade 11 Open
This course provides students with the basic financial tools and knowledge that will enable them to build the lives they envision. The course will cover financial responsibilities, planning for the future, budgets, income, careers, spending, credit, banking, savings, interest and investing. The main focus is to understand how to plan for the future by planning for today.
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Marketing: Goods, Services, Events (BMI3C1)
Grade 11 College Preparation
This course introduces the fundamental concepts of product marketing, which includes the marketing of goods, services, and events.
Students will examine how trends, issues, global economic changes, and information technology influence consumer buying habits.
Students will engage in marketing research, develop marketing strategies, and produce a marketing plan for a product of their choice.
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Financial Accounting Principles (BAT4M1)
Grade 12 University/College Preparation
This course introduces students to advanced accounting principles that will prepare them for post-secondary studies in business.
This course also expands students knowledge of sources of financing, further develops accounting methods for assets, and introduces accounting for partnerships and corporations, and sources of financing.
Students will learn about financial statements for various forms of business ownership and how those statements are interpreted in making business decisions.
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Prerequisite: BAF3M1
International Business Fundamentals (BBB4M1)
Grade 12 University/College Preparation
This course provides an overview of the importance of international business and trade in the global economy and explores the factors that influence success in international markets.
This course also prepares students for post-secondary programs in business, including international business, marketing, and management.
Students will learn about the techniques and strategies associated with marketing, distribution, and managing international business effectively.
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Business Leadership: Management Fundamentals (BOH4M1)
Grade 12 University/College Preparation
This course focuses on the development of leadership skills used in managing a successful business.
Students will analyse the role of a leader in business, with a focus on decision making, management of group dynamics, workplace stress and conflict, motivation of employees, and planning.
Effective business communication skills, ethics, and social responsibility are also emphasized.