A: Technology
A1: Identify and Utilize Business Equipment and Peripherals
A1-1: Configure a PC
A1-2: Discuss Emerging Technologies
A1-3: Identify the Uses of Fundamental Business Equipment and Associated Terminology
A1-4: Equipment Care
A1-5: Time Management
A1-6: Demonstrate Competence when Using Various Business Equipment
A1-7: Communicate via Videoconferencing and Teleconferencing
A2: Troubleshoot Basic Hardware
A2-1: Rebooting
A2-2: Diagnostic Utilities
A2-3: Peripheral Connections
A2-4: Equipment Troubleshooting Procedures
A3: Demonstrate Basic Business Writing Skills
A3-1: Install/Uninstall Software
A3-2: Convert Documents to Different File Formats
A3-3: Create a Web Page Using Microsoft Office Suite
A3-4: Integrate Microsoft Excel Data into Microsoft Word
A4: Format Business Documents
A4-1: First Impressions
A4-2: Memos
A4-3: Prepare Emails Using Email Etiquette
A4-4: Business Letters and Envelopes
A4-5: Uses of Business Letters
A4-6: Various Types of Reports
A4-7: Reports in MLA Format
A4-8: Reports in APA Format
A4-9: Reports in Standard Report Format
A4-10: Outlines
A4-11: Table of Contents
A4-12: Works Cited Page
A4-13: Agendas
A4-14: Minutes
A4-15: Prepare PowerPoint Designs
A4-16: Incorporate Graphics into PowerPoint Documents
A4-17: Block-Style Business Letters
A4-18: Prepare Modified Block and Simpified Block Business Letters
A4-19: No. 10 Business Envelopes for First-Class and Other USPS Options
A5: Practice Internet Risk Management
A5-1: Recognize Threats to PC Security
A5-2: Recognize Risky Internet Activities
A5-3: Model Proper Management of Copyrighted Materials
A5-4: Evaluate the Impact of Internet Social Networks on Future Personal and Business Endeavors
A5-5: Internet Theft and Fraud
A6: Navigate the Internet for Accurate, Authentic, and Relevant Information
A6-1: Utilize Meta Search Engines
A6-2: Conduct Keyword Searches with Wildcard Characters
A6-3: Review Basic Search Techniques
A7: Demonstrate Reading Comprehension with Technical Materials
A7-1: Technical Documents
A7-2: Information from “Help” Service
A8: Adapt to Changing Technology
A8-1: Adapt to Changing Technology
A8-2: Podcasting
A8-3: Types of Computers
A8-4: Smartphone Apps
A8-5: Cell Phones and Mobile Devices
A8-6: Emerging Technologies
A8-7: Career Opportunities Resulting from New Technologies
A9: Manage Digital Imaging
A9-1: Digital Camera Tools
A9-2: Demonstrate Basic Photographic Skills and Techniques—Photographic Composition
A9-3: Digital Imaging Careers
A9-4: Copyright, Intellectual Property, and Privacy
A9-5: Color, Shading, Saturation, and Brightness Issues
A9-6: File Storage Methods
A10: Illustrate Basic Database Management
A10-1: Identify Uses of Databases
A10-2: Design and Enter Data Using MS Access
A10-3: Edit Records in an Existing Database
A10-4: Demonstrate Methods to Query a Database
A11: Illustrate Basic Spreadsheet Development Skills
A11-1: Identify the Purpose of Spreadsheets
A11-2: Create a Simple Spreadsheet Using Text, Simple Formulas, Numbers
A11-3: Demonstrate Formatting Issues for all Parts of the Spreadsheet
A11-4: Demonstrate the Benefits of Using Spreadsheet Formulas
A11-5: Design Charts and Graphs Using Spreadsheet Data
A11-6: Format Charts and Graphs using Spreadsheet Data
A12: Describe the Concept of Technology
A12-1: Technology Concepts and Trends
A12-2: Technology and Work Environments
A12-3: Social Media Tools
A13: Describe the History of Technology
A13-1: Identify Historically Significant Technology Developments
A14: Evaluate Consequences of Technology
A14-1: Describe the Socioeconomic Consequences Associated with Technology
A14-2: Technology’s Environmental Impact
A14-3: Legal Regulations for Technology
A15: Discuss Globalization
A15-1: Determine Factors That Influence Global Business
A15-2: Summarize Global Business Opportunities
A15-3: Determine the Advantages and Pitfalls of Investing in Global Markets
A16: Identify Potential Trends in Technology
A16-1: History of Business Technology
A16-2: Technology Markets
A16-3: Medical Technologies
A16-4: Marketing Technologies
A16-5: Banking, Financial Services, and Accounting Technologies
A16-6: Networking, Telecommunications, and Webinar Technologies
A16-7: Management and Information Processing Technologies
A16-8: Technology Trends for Entrepreneurs and Small Businesses
A16-9: Developing Technologies
A17: Develop Consumer Technical Knowledge
A17-1: Information Resources for Technology Consumers
B: Basic Skills
B1: Demonstrate Reading Comprehension with Business Materials
B1-1: Business Document Summarization
B1-2: Process and Follow Written Directions
B2: Demonstrate Keyboard Competence
B2-1: Keyboard Technique, Speed, and Accuracy
B2-2: Compose at the Keyboard
B2-5: Open, Rename, and Save Files in a Windows Program
B2-6: Identify Workplace Injuries and Prevention Techniques
B3: Demonstrate Business Writing Skills
B3-4: Letter of Request
B3-6: Apply Capitalization Rules
B3-7: Apply Punctuation Rules
B3-8: Use Grammar and Punctuation
B3-9: Sentence Structure
B3-10: Proofreading Symbols
B3-11: Business Documents
B4: Demonstrate Business Math Applications
B4-1: Use U.S. and Metric Measurements
B4-2: Unit Pricing
B4-3: Simple Interest Applications
B4-4: Compound Interest Applications
B4-5: The Touch Method for Numeric Keypads
B4-6: ATM Banking
B4-7: Online Banking
B4-8: Banking Options
B5: Use Business Terminology
B5-1: Develop Keyword Resume
B5-2: Identify and Describe Financial Terms Used in Media
B5-3: Personal Financial Documents: Checking Account
B5-4: Determine Budgeting Concepts
B5-5: Identify Personal Checking Account Needs
B5-6: Determine Sources of Credit
B5-7: Evaluate the Concept of Borrowing Money
B5-8: Compare Various Types of Investments
B5-9: Recognize Business Terminology within the Career Clusters
B5-10: Personal Financial Documents: Check Registers and Bank Statements
B6: Manage Personal Finances
B6-1: Identify Personal Financial Goals
B6-2: Borrowing Money
B6-3: Determine the Sources of Credit Through the Use of Credit Cards
C: Entrepreneur Skills and Business Concepts
C1: Explain Profit/Loss Concepts
C1-1: Identify Business Goals—Profit
C1-2: Demonstrate the Need for Profit
C1-3: Company Actions with Profits / Losses
C2: Define the Role of Marketing and Advertising in Business
C2-1: Explain the Role of Marketing
C2-2: Define the Role of Advertising
C2-3: Demonstrate Various Advertising Techniques
C2-4: The Role of Distribution in Marketing
C2-5: Demonstrate a Knowledge of Product Pricing and Target Marketing Strategies
C2-6: Recognize Marketing Strategies
C3: Explain an Organizational Structure
C3-1: Interpret Levels and Roles on Organizational Charts
C3-2: Analyze the History and Roles of Labor Unions
C4: Identify Various Types of Business Ownerships
C4-1: Identify the Advantages and Disadvantages of Sole Proprietorship
C4-2: Identify the Advantages and Disadvantages of Partnerships
C4-3: Identify the Advantages and Disadvantages of Corporations
C4-4: Identify the Advantages and Disadvantages of Owning a Franchise
C4-5: Differentiate Between “For Profit” and “Not for Profit” Organizations
C5: Define the Role of a Business Plan
C5-1: Identify the Purpose of a Business Plan
C5-2: Identify the Components of a Business Plan
C5-3: Assessment and Creation of Business Plans
C6: Interpret Standard Business Reports and Data
C6-1: Record-Keeping Methods
C6-2: Identify Net Worth, Cash Flow, Income Statements, and Computerized Record Keeping
C6-3: Budgets and Financial Analysis Records
C6-4: Identify Strengths and Weaknesses of Businesses by Reviewing Financial Statements and Reports
C7: Manage Information
C7-1: Develop a Manual File Management Plan
C7-2: Develop an Electronic File Management Plan
C7-3: Determine the Uses and Benefits of a Database Management System
C8: Identify Global Impacts on Businesses and Individuals
C8-1: Identify the Aspects of a Changing Global Marketplace
C8-2: Explain the Advantages and Disadvantages of a Changing Global Marketplace
C9: Identify Importance of Supply and Demand
C9-1: Interpret Supply and Demand Charts and Their Impact on the Economy of the Business
C10: Determine the Role of Research and Development in Business
C10-1: Identify Research and Development Methods
C10-2: Research and Development Techniques
C10-3: Determine the Benefits and Risks of Research and Development to Small and Medium-Sized Businesses
C10-4: Research and Development for International Business
D: Communication Skills
D1: Develop Communication Skills
D1-1: Identify Basic Communication Skills
D1-2: Demonstrate Effective Communication Techniques
D1-3: Demonstrate Active Listening Techniques
D1-4: Demonstrate Effective Note-taking Skills
D2: Document Instructions and Procedures
D3: Demonstrate Business Communication Etiquette
D3-1: Demonstrate Proper Business Etiquette Using Phone, Message Taking, Email
D3-2: Demonstrate Proper Face-to-Face Business Etiquette
D4: Demonstrate Formal Vs. Informal Writing
D4-1: Determine Appropriate Uses of Informal Writing
D4-2: Determine Appropriate Writing Styles for Email and Text Messages
D4-3: Prepare a Formal Message from Informal Writing
D5: Distinguish Verbal/Nonverbal Cues
D5-1: Distinguish the Meanings of Nonverbal Cues
D6: Participate in Group Discussions
D6-1: Successful Group Discussions
D6-2: Group Discussion Outcome and Follow-up
D7: Practice Teamwork
D7-1: Determine Individual Personality Preference and the Preferences of Others
D7-2: Determine Stages of Teamwork Evolvement
D7-3: Team Roles and Brainstorming
D7-4: Work with a Team
D7-5: Develop Human Relations Skills in the Workplace
D7-6: Identify the Benefits and Pitfalls of Working on a Team
D7-7: Evaluate Successful Team-Based Businesses
D8: Deliver Oral Presentation
D8-1: Presentations: Technology Tools
D8-2: Presentations: Delivery Strategies
D8-3: Presentations: Business
D8-4: Presentations: Elements of a Persuasive Message
E: World of Work Skills
E1: Meet Deadlines
E1-1: Determine Time Management Components
E1-2: Meet Deadlines
E1-3: Identify Consequences of Not Meeting Deadlines
E2: Acknowledge Diverstiy
E2-1: Recognize and Appreciate Different Personalities
E2-2: Appreciate Cultural Differences
E2-3: Tolerance and Conflict Resolution
E2-4: Recognize Cultural Differences
E3: Demonstrate Employability Skills
E3-1: Obtain Education for a Job
E3-2: Identify Occupational Competencies
E3-3: Finding a Job
E3-4: Apply for a Job
E3-5: Writing a Resume and Letter of Application
E3-6: Succeeding in a Job Interview
E3-7: Determine Proper Business Workplace Attire
E4: Apply Time Management Concepts
E4-1: Workplace Organization and Management Techniques
E4-3: Determine Cost of Misused Time
E5: Display a Positive Attitude
E5-1: Differentiate Between Constructive Vs. Negative Criticism
E5-2: A Positive Attitude
E5-3: Stress Management Techniques
E6: Identify the Process of Conflict Resolution
E6-1: Conflict Resolution Techniques
E6-2: Conflict Resolution Case Studies
E6-3: Workplace Violence
E6-4: Preventive Management Techniques
E7: Work Independently
E7-1: Initiative and Self-Motivation
E7-2: Evaluations and Self-Evaluations
E7-4: Problem Solving Defined
E7-5: Recognize Problem-Solving Methods of Learning
E9: Show Respect
E9-1: Social Skills: Workplace Colleagues
E9-2: Social Skills: Customers
E9-4: Demonstrate Respect in a Team Setting
E10: Recognize the Importance of Civic Responsibility
E10-1: Socially Committed Businesses
E10-2: Civic Responsibilities of Businesses
E10-5: Community-Based Projects
E11: Identify the Impact of Unethical Behavior on Business and Individuals
E11-1: Describe Ethics in Business
E11-2: Research Business Impact of Unethical Behavior
E12: Map Career Paths
E12-1: Develop Goals
E12-2: Junior Achievement
E12-3: Career Path Selection
E12-4: Research Careers, Identify Career Pathways of Interest, and Work Skills Needed
E12-5: Career Interest Interview
E12-6: Goal-Driven Career Plan
E12-7: Cooperative Education
E13: Define the Value of Professional Networking
E13-1: Career Networking Strategies
E13-2: Network Strategy Development
E14: Recognize the Necessity of Lifelong Learning
E14-1: Define Methods of Obtaining Education for a Job
E14-2: Develop Career Advancement Strategies and Investigate Career Moves of Well-Known Individuals
E14-3: Identify Sources of Learning
F: Develop Leadership Skills in Business
F1: Discover the History and Organization of Business Organizations
F1-1: Student Business Organizations
F1-2: Community-Based Professional Business Organizations
F1-3: Membership Benefits in Professional Organizations
F2: Recognize Opportunities in Student Organizations
F2-1: FBLA Opportunities
F2-2: Degrees, Awards, and Contests
F3: Develop Leadership Skills
F3-1: Student Organization Officer Duties and Responsibilities
F3-2: Manage an Organizational Meeting
G: Write Intensively for Business
G1: Apply Writing Processes
G1-1: Writing with the Five Ws
G1-2: Outline Techniques
G1-3: Write, Edit, Rewrite
G1-4: Writing Mechanics
G1-5: Proofreading Techniques
G2: Conduct Research
G2-1: Valid Sources of Information
G2-2: Facts and Opinions
G2-3: Research Citations
G2-4: Plagiarism
G3: Formulate Responses to Application Questions
G3-1: Responses to a Variety of Job Application Questions
G3-2: Responses to Possible Interview Scenarios
G3-3: Cover Letters for a Variety of Jobs
G3-4: Professional Resumes
G3-5: Interview Follow-up and Thank-You Letters
G3-6: Resignation Letters
G4: Compose Business Documents
G4-1: Professional Business Report Formats
G4-2: Charts for Business Reports
G4-3: Business Memo Components
G4-4: Professional Business Letters
G4-5: Professional Emails and Text Messages
G4-6: Write Instructions for Various Business Operations
G4-7: Technical Writing
G5: Write Persuasively
G5-1: Persuasive Writing
G5-2: Sales and Marketing Letters and Flyers
G5-3: Print and Online Marketing Materials
G5-4: Situational Writing
H: Reading Comprehension for Business
H1: Demonstrate Various Reading Strategies
H1-1: Pre-reading Activities
H1-2: Main Idea
H1-3: In-Class Reading
H1-4: Graphic Organizers
H1-5: Common Core Before-Reading Activities
H1-6: Common Core During-Reading Activities
H1-7: Common Core After-Reading Activities
H2: Demonstrate Proficiency with Business, Marketing, and Management Vocabulary Terms
H2-1: Personal Business Vocabulary
H2-2: Computer Concepts Vocabulary
H2-3: Summarization
H2-4: Writing Exercises
H3: Reading for P-S and Critical Thinking
H3-1: Authors' Viewpoint
H3-2: Financial Statement Interpretation
H3-3: Inferences
H3-4: Effective Advertising
H3-5: College and Career Requirements
H3-6: Criteria for Effective Marketing Plans
H3-7: Criteria for Effective Business Plans
H4: Reading for Information
H4-2: Warranties
H4-5: Credit Card Agreements and Finance Terms
H4-6: Rental Contracts
H4-7: Benefit and Compensation Packages
H4-8: Loan Language
I: Math for Business
I1: Apply Consumer and Basic Math Skills
I1-1: Make Change for a Customer
I1-2: Checking Account Reconciliation
I1-3: Budget Preparation and Interpretation
I1-4: Financial Investments
I2: Implement Business Math Skills
I2-1: Basic Arithmetic Skills with a Business Inventory
I2-2: Mental Math Estimation
I2-3: Fraction and Percent Applications
I2-4: Data Collection
I3: Use Real World Data to Solve Problems
I3-1: Problem Identification and Solution
I3-2: Data Analysis
I3-3: Spreadsheet Basics
I3-4: Graphic Displays
