WHEELER HIGH SCHOOL ' S
COURSE CATALOG
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Course Name: Legal Environment of Business Type of Course: Elective Course Available to: 10th- 12th grade
Prerequisites: Introduction to Business and Technology( 70 %+)
Description: This course is the second course in the Entrepreneurship Pathway. This course addresses statutes and regulations affecting businesses, families, and individuals. All students will benefit with the knowledge of business law as they will eventually assume roles as citizens, workers, and consumers in their communities and in society at large. Students will get an overview of business law while concentrating on the legal aspects of business ownership and management. Legal issues addressed include court procedures, contracts, torts, consumer law, employment law, environmental law, international law, ethics, and the role of the government in business. Students will not only understand the concepts but will also apply their knowledge to situations and defend their actions, decisions, and choices. Various forms of technologies will be highlighted to expose students to the emerging technologies impacting the business world. Professional communication skills and practices, problemsolving, ethical and legal issues, and the impact of effective presentation skills are expanded in this course to prepare students to be college and career ready.
Course Name: Entrepreneurship( Wildcat Warehouse) Type of Course: Elective Course Available to: 11th and 12th grade
Prerequisites: Legal Environment of Business( 70 %+)
Description: This is the third course in the Entrepreneurship Pathway. This course focuses on recognizing a business opportunity, starting a business, operating and maintaining a business. Students will be exposed to the development of critical thinking, problem solving, and innovation in this course as they will either be the business owner or individuals working in a competitive job market in the future. Integration of accounting, finance, marketing, business management, legal and economic environments will be developed throughout projects in this course. Working to develop a business plan that includes structuring the organization, financing the organization, and managing information, operations, marketing, and human resources will be a focus in the course. Engaging students in the creation and management of a business and the challenges of being a small business owner will be fulfilled in this course. Various forms of technologies will be used to expose students to resources and application of business principles for starting, operating and maintaining a business. Professional communication skills and practices, problem-solving, ethical and legal issues, and the impact of effective presentation skills are enhanced in this course to prepare students to be college and career ready. Employability skills are integrated into activities, tasks, and projects throughout the course standards to demonstrate the skills required by business and industry. To apply business / entrepreneurship skills, students will be able to earn work experience by running our Wildcat Warehouse during our lunch block( 3rd). Students who successfully complete this should be prepared to take an End of Pathway Assessment( EOPA) to be able to earn an industry-recognized credential.
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