This is our catalog of courses. We will occasionally adjust the course listing to reflect the addition of new courses and the retirement of others.
What is entrepreneurship? How does it work? Is it for me? Through this Entrepreneurship Part One course, students gain an understanding of entrepreneurship’s possibilities, business vocabulary and concepts, and how-it-works truths, as they’re introduced to the joys and challenges encompassed in that one word… entrepreneurship.
Total classes: 12
Prerequisite: None
Suggested grade level: 10th to 12th grade or mature 9th grade
Suggested credit: One full semester Entrepreneurship or Business
Description
What is entrepreneurship? How does it work? Is it for me? Through this Entrepreneurship Part One course, students gain an understanding of entrepreneurship’s possibilities, business vocabulary and concepts, and how-it-works truths, as they’re introduced to the joys and challenges encompassed in that one word… entrepreneurship. To get more how-to learning and advanced ideas on entrepreneurship, sign up for Entrepreneurship, Part Two.
Outline
Class 1: The Who
Class 2: The What
Class 3: The Where
Class 4: The When
Class 5: The Why
Class 6: Prep for Midterm Test
Class 7: The How
Class 8: Legal Structures
Class 9: Vendors & Labor
Class 10: Marketing
Class 11: Customers
Class 12: Prep for Final Exam
Materials and Homework
Course Materials: This course utilizes free online sources and free PDF files.
Homework: Students should plan 3-4 hours per week outside of class time for vocabulary study, weekly reading, assessments, and/or investigations, as well as studying for and taking a midterm test and a final exam.
