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In 2011/12, students who completed the High School of Business™ program entered college with an average of 10 college credits. Data recently received show that 85.7% of participating schools have at least one local credit agreement with a two-year or four-year college post-secondary partner.
This is a nationally sponsored program by MBAResearch
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Program Description
The
Pomona High School of Business™ is designed much like a college
business administration program. Students take approximately one course
per semester, beginning with an introduction to business. The program
continues with courses in various business functions concluding with the
capstone course, Business Strategies, that requires implementation of
the principles addressed throughout the High School of Business™
program.
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Participating schools agree to offer
the program in its entirety (at least the six required courses:
Principles of Business, Business Economics, Principles of Marketing,
Principles of Finance, Principles of Management, and Business
Strategies) over a period of four years to ensure that each student has
the opportunity to complete the program.
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Each of the five
courses preceding the capstone course includes part of a program-long
project. For example, students nearing the end of the Business Economics
course learn how to use a decision matrix and business feasibility
study to select a business idea from a list generated in the previous
course, Principles of Business.
Course Descriptions
Leadership, a project-based leadership course, develops student
understanding and skills in such areas as communication skills,
emotional intelligence, operations, and professional development.
Students acquire an understanding and appreciation of the need for
leadership skills. To encourage immediate implementation of leadership
skills, Leadership utilizes an on-going service-learning project for
course delivery and reinforcement. The course content is sequenced for
students to identify, plan, implement, and evaluate a service-learning
project based on the needs of their community/school. Throughout the
course, students are presented problem-solving situations for which they
must apply academic and critical-thinking skills. Formal reflection is
an on-going component of the course.
Recommended: 9th grade
Credit: .5 (one semester)
Prerequisite: n/a |
This project-based financial literacy and investment course develops
student understanding and skills in such areas as personal finance,
types of investment, the stock market, and stock valuation. Students
acquire an understanding and appreciation of the need for personal
financial management and investing. To encourage immediate
implementation of financial literacy and investment skills, Wealth
Management utilizes an on-going investment project for course delivery
and reinforcement. The course content is sequenced for students to
develop a diversified, balanced investment portfolio based both on their
interest in products and companies and on fundamental analysis.
Throughout the course, students are presented problem-solving situations
for which they must apply academic and critical-thinking skills.
Recommended: 9th grade
Credit: .5 (one semester)
Prerequisite: n/a
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Principles of Business, a project-based business course, develops
student understanding and skills in such areas as business law,
economics, financial analysis, human resources management, information
management, marketing, operations, and strategic management. Through the
use of three projects, students acquire an understanding and
appreciation of the business world. They develop a business analysis
report, conduct an environmental scan of the local business community,
and investigate business activities. Current technology will be used to
acquire information and to complete the projects. Throughout the course,
students are presented problem-solving situations for which they must
apply academic and critical-thinking skills. Formal reflection is an
on-going component of the course.
Recommended: 10th grade
Credit: .5 (one semester)
Prerequisite: n/a
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In Business Economics, a project-based business course, students expand
their understanding that businesses are influenced by external factors
that are often beyond their control. Consumer spending, government
policies, economic conditions, legal issues, and global competition are
addressed through practical, current applications to everyday societal
and business life. Decision matrices are introduced, and the importance
and costs of quality are stressed. Students develop their knowledge and
skills in such areas as economics, entrepreneurship, operations, and
professional development. Throughout the course, students will be
presented with current economic problems for which they are asked to
determine solutions, often through the application of decision matrices.
Recommended: 10th grade
Credit: .5 (one semester)
Prerequisite: Principles of Business
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Principles
of Marketing is a project-based business course that develops student
understanding and skills in the functional areas of marketing: channel
management, marketing-information management, market planning, pricing,
product/service management, promotion, and selling. Students acquire an
understanding and appreciation of each of the marketing functions and
their ethical and legal issues. Decision matrices are employed to aid in
market planning.
Recommended: 11th grade
Credit: .5 (one semester)
Prerequisite: Principles of Business and Business Economics |
Principles
of Finance furthers student understanding of two specific business
activities—accounting and finance—that were introduced in an earlier
High School of Business course, Principles of Business. Through multiple
projects, students make connections between accounting, with an
emphasis on cash flow, and finance, with an emphasis on decision-making.
Students acquire an understanding of financial statements, calculate
financial ratios, and make business decisions based on their
interpretation of those financial statements and ratios. In addition,
students determine business-financing options, as well as develop an
appreciation for types of financial service providers and financial
markets. Decision matrices are employed to aid in financial planning.
Recommended: 11th grade
Credit: .5 (one semester)
Prerequisite: Principles of Business and Business Economics
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Principles
of Management is a project-based business course that expands student
understanding of management. Students acquire an appreciation for
aspects of management, such as project management, human resources
management, knowledge management, quality management, and risk
management. In addition, ethical and legal considerations affecting
business activities are stressed, and students develop managerial and
supervisory skills through interaction with lower grade-level High
School of Business™ students. Decision matrices are employed to aid in
management planning.
Recommended: 11th or 12th grade
Credit: .5 (one semester)
Prerequisites: Principles of Business and Business Economics
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Business
Strategies serves as the capstone course for the High School of
Business™ program. Students employ their decision matrices to finalize
marketing, financial, and management plans developed previously,
incorporating them into a business plan for a non-profit organization.
The non-profit venture is actualized during the course, requiring
students to engage in risk assessment, strategic planning, and
performance assessment.
Recommended: 12th grade
Credit: .5 (one semester)
Prerequisite:
Principles of Business, Business Economics, Principles of Marketing,
Principles of Finance, and Principles of Management |