1801 Milltown Road Wilmington, DE

WELCOME TO M104 Instructor: Mr. Sverrir Georgsson (Mr. G) Business Education Teacher

A little about me 7 th year teaching in the district John Dickinson High School for 1 year Conrad Schools of Science for 3 years Skyline Middle School for 2 years Before that owned two businesses ARF Digital Media Solutions, L.L.P. Encore Distribution, L.L.P. Before that worked in the computer industry for 12 years Retail, Inside and Outside Sales Project Management Systems Administration

A little MORE about me Grew up in Manhasset, New York Big New York Yankees, Giants and Knicks fan Undergraduate Degree from Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY Business Administration concentration in Marketing Master’s Degree from Wilmington University Secondary Education Working on second Master’s Degree in Educational Technology at University of Delaware

John Dickinson Business Dept. Mr. G (me) and Mr. Thomas Karpinski (Mr. K) Business, Finance and Marketing Education Effective Computer Utilization Business Productivity Software (Microsoft Office 2007) Ethics in Business and Computers Career Exploration Internet Safety Personal Finance Document Formatting, Essay Writing and Research Soft Skills appropriate in a business environment

Business Education Courses

JDHS Business Course Offerings Business, Finance and Marketing Essentials (core or I for below) Administrative Services II, III, IV Marketing Management II Accounting II, III – Mr. K

Projects – either BFME, AS II, III or IV Essay Writing and UDLIBSEARCH Resources Resume and Letter Writing Office Procedures Careers – SSP Interview and Phone Skills Case Studies Digital Storytelling Internet Safety, Fair Use Practices, Licensing and Creative Commons Business and Technology Ethics

Why Business Education? Development of technical skills including keyboarding, word processing, data entry skills, and accounting. Maintenance of mechanical and writing skills including punctuation, grammar, proofreading, and computational skills Development of work ethics and business behavior expected by the world of work.

JDHS Co-curricular Clubs Business Professionals of America (BPA) DECA - Marketing Junior Achievement (JA) Stock Market Game

JDHS Co-curricular Clubs Co-curricular clubs offer students the opportunity to compete in competitive business oriented events on state and national levels. This enables students to improve skills while at the same time network with students like themselves who want to have an edge on their future aspirations.