1. Your Future Begins Today!
BUSINESS STUDIES
Grade Grade 10 Grade Grade 12
A NOTE FROM THE DESIGNER ABOUT THIS PRESENTATION:
The purpose of this presentation is to provide information about the Business Studies program at the grades 9, 10, 11 and 12 levels. This presentation has been prepared with the student in mind. It poses important questions that students may ask themselves as they prepare for future course selections.
The audience for this presentation includes students, parents, administrators, and teachers. It provides information that:
Empowers students to make an informed decision about their education.
Provides parents with an overview so they may discuss course selection with their children.
Offers teachers a tool to promote this subject.
This presentation is most effective when it is delivered by a speaker. As such, speaking notes have been prepared to ensure the message is much more clear and more consistent. The slides are meant to be visual and summarize key points. As such, this presentation could be played continuously (during “down periods” for example during lunch hour, inclement weather, etc…).
Your Future Begins Today!

2. Business Studies Grades 9 - 12
Are you thinking about your courses for next year?
Have you thought about what you want to do when you leave school?
Have you considered a job that will interest you one day?
If so, please stay tuned……….
Just wondering…..
How can we make students more aware of the importance and value the Business Studies program within our school system creates in their daily lives? What courses are offered to them and how will it benefit them?
The following presentation is designed to outline the importance and benefits of the Business Studies program offered within your school.

3. Business Studies Grades 9 - 12
The goal of education in business:
Education in business will help you to become better prepared for your future career, whatever it may be, by giving you requisite employability skills that will ensure success in the adult world.
The goal of education in business:
Education in business will help you to become better prepared with your future career, whatever it may be, by giving you requisite employability skills that will ensure success in the adult world.

4. Business Studies Grades 9 - 12
Some noteworthy skills:
Effective communication Skills
Problem Solving Skills
Human Relation Skills
Technical and Computer Skills
Decision Making Skills
Reasoning Skills
Upon completion of the Business Studies program, some of the skills acquired by the student are identified as follows:
Effective communication skills
Problem Solving skills
Human Relation Skills
Technical and Computer Skills
Decision Making Skills
Reasoning Skills

5. Career Opportunities Business Studies Grades 9 - 12 Accountant
Marketer
Banker
Financial Analyst
Entrepreneur
Manager
President/CEO
These are just some examples of careers that some business courses can lead you towards. Do any of these appeal to you?

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Why should I take Business Studies?
Builds a strong foundation
Provides training in specialized areas
- Accounting, marketing, IT, entrepreneurship
Offers practical skills
Combines various areas of study
Applies real-world challenges
Why the Business Studies Program?
The business studies program will build a strong foundation for those who wish to move on to further study and training in specialized areas such as management, international business, marketing, accounting, information technology, computer applications, or entrepreneurship. It will also provide practical skills for those who wish to move directly into the world of business.
Business studies provides students with a new, practical context for many of the subjects they studied at the elementary level, including mathematics, science, and social studies.
It helps students to recognize the relevance of these subjects as they are applied in the world of business – for example, in helping people with their needs, challenges, and problems; and in creating products and services that help to improve the quality of life.
Business studies clearly demonstrates how a variety of areas of study can be combined in productive activity that affects the lives of millions of people.
Courses in this discipline provide knowledge and skills that can help students make a successful transition to the workplace, to training programs, or to postsecondary education.
The introduction of business studies in Grades 9 and 10 prepares students to apply their education to real-world challenges, experiences, and opportunities; whereas the senior level courses, grades 11 and 12, prepares students for the workplace, for training programs, or for further business studies at the university or college level.

7. Business Studies Grades 9 - 12
Business Studies has a place today and in the future!
Affects daily lives of all Canadians
Effects your standard of living & quality of life
One day, you will encounter the world of business
Be prepared to engage in business activity with confidence and competence.
Understand how business functions, its role in our society, the opportunities it generates, the skills it requires, and the potential impact it can have on your life and society.
The Place of Business Studies in the Curriculum and in your life!
Business activity affects the daily lives of all Canadians as they work, spend, save, invest, travel, and play. It influences jobs, incomes, and opportunities for personal enterprise.
Business has a significant effect on the standard of living and quality of life of Canadians, and on the environment in which they live and which future generations will inherit.
Eventually, you will encounter the world of business, whether you work in cities or towns or in rural areas. You must be prepared to engage in business activity with confidence and competence.
Young people need to understand how business functions, its role in our society, the opportunities it generates, the skills it requires, and the potential impact it can have on their lives and society, today and in the future.

8. Business Studies Grades 9 - 12
Business Studies Program Design
In Grades 9 and 10 enables students to select courses of interest.
Prepares students for further study or work in a field you choose.
Provides a foundation for making effective choices and decisions.
The design of the business studies program will enable students to select courses that relate to their interests and that prepare them for further study or work in a field of their choosing. Whether students eventually work in the business world or simply use the services of business, the business studies program will provide them with a foundation for making effective choices and decisions.

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Business Studies Program Design (cont’d)
In Grades 11 and 12, students are able to become more specialized.
Focus on areas that best meet their needs and satisfy interests.
Prepares students for the workplace, training programs, or further business studies.
In Grades 11 and 12, at the senior level, students are able to choose from a range of more specialized courses, focusing on the areas that best meet their needs and satisfy their particular interests. This will allow students to prepare for the workplace, training programs, or further business studies at the postsecondary level.

10. Business Studies Grades 9 - 12
COURSES IN BUSINESS STUDIES:
Intro to Business
Grades 9 and 10
Intro to Information
Technology
Grades 9 and 10
Accounting
Grades 11 and 12
Entrepreneurial
Studies
Grades 11 and 12
The following diagram represents all courses that students can select in high school. Each will be examined in further detail in the following slides.
Information
Technology
Grades 11 and 12
International
Business
Grades 11 and 12
Marketing
Grades 11 and 12

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Introduction to Business
Grades 9 or 10
EXPECTATIONS
By the end of this course, students will:
Describe the concept of supply and demand and the conditions that give rise to each;
Explain how needs, wants, and demand create supply opportunities for businesses;
Compare the ways in which different companies address similar consumer needs and wants.
By the end of this course, students will:
describe the concept of demand and the conditions that give rise to demand;
explain how needs, wants, and demand create opportunities for business;
compare the ways in which different companies address similar consumer needs and wants.

12. Business Studies Grades 9 - 12
Introduction to Business
Grades 9 or 10
OUTCOMES
Introduces students to major areas of business.
Ensures all students acquire a general understanding of the role and nature of business.
Develops personal management skills relating to financial decisions, planning, and budgeting.
Builds a solid foundation for students to pursue business studies in greater depth or to develop the knowledge and skills they need in the area of business in their everyday lives.
OUTCOMES
The Introduction to Business course, offered in Grade 9 or 10, is the key foundation course in the business studies program.
This course introduces students to each of the major areas of business: the basics of business operation, the role and applications of technology in business, the role and characteristics of entrepreneurs, management, accounting, marketing, and international business.
This introductory course aims to ensure that all students acquire a general understanding of the role and nature of business while developing personal management skills relating to financial decisions, planning, and budgeting.
It will build a solid foundation for students who wish to pursue business studies in greater depth or who wish to develop the knowledge and skills they need in the area of business in their everyday lives.

13. Business Studies Grades 9 - 12
Introduction to Information Technology
in Business
Grades 9 or 10
OUTCOMES
Apply new technologies in careers.
Develop a broad understanding of the effects of technology on business.
Establish a foundation for using information technology at the postsecondary level.
The Introduction to Information Technology in Business course, offered in Grade 9 or 10, prepares students for a world of business and communication that relies increasingly on electronic technology, an area also undergoing continuous change.
Whether their goal is to apply the new technologies in their careers, to develop a broad understanding of the effects of technology on business, or to establish a foundation for using information technology at the postsecondary level, students will benefit from the skills and understanding that this course will help them develop.

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Introduction to Information Technology
in Business
Grades 9 or 10
EXPECTATIONS:
By the end of this course, students will:
Demonstrate an understanding of the information technology terms used in business;
Explain the key infrastructures relevant to information technology;
Manage an information technology work environment;
Electronically manage personal data and computer files.
EXPECTATIONS:
By the end of this course, students will:
demonstrate an understanding of the information technology terms used in business;
explain the key infrastructures relevant to information technology;
manage an information technology work environment;
electronically manage personal data and computer files.

15. Business Studies Grades 9 - 12
Introduction to Information Technology
in Business
Grades 9 or 10
STRANDS
Information Management
Software Applications
Electronic Communication
Electronic Research and Ethical Issues
Career Opportunities
The course content in each of the business studies courses is organized into five distinct but related strands. The strands in the Introduction to Information in Business course are:
Information Management
Software Applications
Electronic Communication
Electronic Research and Ethical Issues
Career Opportunities

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ACCOUNTING
Introduction to Business Grades 11 and 12
Introduction to Financial Accounting
Grade 11: University/College Preparation
2. Introduction to Accounting
Grade 11: Workplace
3. Principles in Financial Accounting
Grade 12: University/College Preparation
4. Accounting for a Small Business
Grade 12: Workplace

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ACCOUNTING
Introduction to Business Grades 11 and 12
OUTCOMES
Introduces students to the principles and procedures of accounting with emphasis on accounting procedures used in service and merchandising businesses.
Assists students to develop an understanding of the connections between financial analysis, control, and decision making in the management of a business, as well as the effects of technology and globalization.

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Entrepreneurial Studies
Grades 11 and 12
Introduction to Entrepreneurial Studies
Grade 11: College
2. The Enterprising Person
Grade 11: Open
3. Entrepreneurial Studies: Venture Planning
Grade 12: College

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Entrepreneurial Studies
Grades 11 and 12
OUTCOMES
Recognize opportunities, generate ideas, and organize resources to plan successful ventures that enable them to achieve their personal goals by satisfying the needs of others.
Learn about values, traits and skills most often associated with successful entrepreneurial activity.

20. Business Studies Grades 9 - 12
Information Technology
Introduction to Business Grades 11 and 12
Information Technology Applications in Business Grade 11: Open
Information Technology in Business
Grade 12: College
3. Information Technology in Business
Grade 12: Workplace

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Information Technology
Grades 11 and 12
OUTCOMES
Opportunity to develop the I/T skills and knowledge required in a business.
Understanding of the I/T work environment
Use of industry-standard software
Ability to conduct electronic research
Investigate electronic business
Explore occupations and postsecondary programs that require I/T skills

22. Business Studies Grades 9 - 12
International Business
Grades 11 and 12
Introduction to International Business Grade 12: University/College
Introduction to International Business Grade 12: Workplace

23. Business Studies Grades 9 - 12
International Business
Grades 11 and 12
OUTCOMES
Understanding of the techniques and strategies associated with effective marketing, distribution, and managing of international businesses.

24. Business Studies Grades 9 - 12
Marketing
Grades 11 and 12
1. Introduction to Marketing
Grade 11: College
2. Introduction to Retail and Services Marketing Grade 11: Workplace

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Marketing
Grades 11 and 12
OUTCOMES
In-depth analysis of the influence of changes in the economy and global marketplace, trends and issues and the impact of technology.
Ability to analyse buying patterns of various consumers and the effect of marketing strategies.
Develop and present marketing plan for a specific project.

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Business Leadership
Grade 12
1. Business Leadership: Management Fundamentals
Grade 12: University/College
2. Business Leadership: Becoming a Manager Grade 12: Workplace

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Business Leadership
Grades 11 and 12
OUTCOMES
allow students to explore how managers function in organizations and take on the challenge of generating solutions in order to solve problems.
allow students to explore the roles, responsibilities, skills, and functions of management and learn the factors that encourage effective leadership practices.
learn how to communicate effectively for business purposes.
prepare students to work effectively in organizations in positions of employment and management

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Any questions?
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Please don’t hesitate to contact me should you have any further questions…
Mr. Carmelo Natoli
St. Francis Xavier Highschool ca
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