2013-2014 COURSE TITLE: Marketing Non Co-op PREREQUISITE: Screening conference with instructor and Introduction to Business & Marketing is recommended DESCRIPTION: In this year of the program, students concentrate on developing competencies needed by marketing workers in areas of human relations, communications, advertising, display, operations, sales, and product & service technology. DECA, the student professional organization, is an integral part of this course. MAIN TOPICS: Demonstrate workplace readiness skills. Examine all aspects of industry. Address elements of student life. Examine marketing and business. Demonstrate an understanding of communication in the workplace. Develop professionalism in the workplace. Understand economics in organizations. Introduce information driven marketing. Develop products/service planning skills. Examine distribution. Understand product/service positioning. Explain pricing products and services. Explain promotion of products and services. Understand risk management. Explain selling products and services. Explore activities in developing a career. CREDIT INFO: This course is a one-credit elective required for a Standard or Advanced Studies Diploma. 2013-2014 COURSE TITLE: Advanced Marketing Co-op PREREQUISITE: Marketing Co-op or Marketing Non Co-op DESCRIPTION: This course offers training in pre-management level skills and is designed for the student who has a firm career interest in marketing. This course allows students to continue the arrangement of combining classroom instruction with supervised on-the-job training in a local marketing business. Instruction in this year of the program concentrates primarily on the development of competencies in the areas of sales promotion, merchandising, marketing research, and management. Entrepreneurship is an integral part of this class. Students are expected to stay employed throughout the school year in a teacher-approved marketing related job. DECA, the student professional organization, is an integral part of this course. MAIN TOPICS: Demonstrate workplace readiness skills. Examine all aspects of industry. Address elements of student life. Examine marketing and business. Demonstrate communications skills for the workplace. Develop professionalism in the workplace. Understand entrepreneurship. Understand economics. Develop management skills. Manage marketing information. Develop product/service planning skills. Understand product/service positioning. Examine distribution. Explain and demonstrate pricing products and services. Apply the promotional mix. Demonstrate an understanding of purchasing products/services. Implement risk management. Demonstrate skills in selling products/services. CREDIT INFO: This course is a two-credit elective required for the Advanced Studies or Standard Diploma. 2013-2014 COURSE TITLE: Sports, Entertainment, and Recreation Marketing PREREQUISITE: Introduction to Business and Marketing or instructor permission. DESCRIPTION: Sports, Entertainment, and Recreation Marketing is a course designed for students with an interest in the sports, entertainment, and recreation industry. This unique and innovative program explores all aspects of industry within each area. Students will focus on the marketing of these major industry areas as well as the human relations and management aspects within this industry. MAIN TOPICS: Understanding the importance of Sports, Entertainment, and Recreation Marketing Developing an overview of Marketing. Developing interpersonal skills. Exploring the concept of branding. Describing product development. Exploring pricing strategies. Understanding the business structure of SER. Exploring distribution strategies. Developing promotional mix. Describing the sales process. Exploring the forms and techniques of advertising. Using social media. Exploring public relations/publicity. Exploring sales promotion. Exploring sponsorship and endorsements. Describing the economics of the industry. Exploring the marketing plan. Developing job search skills. CREDIT INFO: This course is a one credit elective required for an Advanced Studies or Standard Diploma. 2013-2014 COURSE TITLE: Marketing Co-op PREREQUISITE: Screening conference with instructor and Introduction to Business & Marketing is recommended DESCRIPTION: This course enables students to hold and succeed in an entry-level job in marketing. The course combines classroom instruction with supervised on-the job training in a local marketing business. In this year of the program, students concentrate on developing competencies needed by marketing workers in areas of human relations, communications, advertising, display, operations, sales, and product & service technology. Students are expected to stay employed throughout the school year in a teacher-approved marketing related job. DECA, the student professional organization, is an integral part of this course. MAIN TOPICS: Demonstrate workplace readiness skills. Examine all aspects of industry. Address elements of student life. Examine marketing and business. Demonstrate an understanding of communication in the workplace. Develop professionalism in the workplace. Understand economics in organizations. Introduce information driven marketing. Develop products/service planning skills. Examine distribution. Understand product/service positioning. Explain pricing products and services. Explain promotion of products and services. Understand risk management. Explain selling products and services. Explore activities in developing a career. CREDIT INFO: This course is a two-credit elective required for a Standard or Advanced Studies Diploma. 2013-2014 COURSE TITLE: Advanced Marketing Non Co-op PREREQUISITE: Marketing Co-op or Marketing Non Co-op DESCRIPTION: This course offers training in pre-management level skills and is designed for the student who has a firm career interest in marketing. Instruction in this year of the program concentrates primarily on the development of competencies in the areas of sales promotion, merchandising, marketing research, and management. Entrepreneurship is an integral part of this class. DECA, the student professional organization, is an integral part of this course. MAIN TOPICS: Demonstrate workplace readiness skills. Examine all aspects of industry. Address elements of student life. Examine marketing and business. Demonstrate communications skills for the workplace. Develop professionalism in the workplace. Understand entrepreneurship. Understand economics. Develop management skills. Manage marketing information. Develop product/service planning skills. Understand product/service positioning. Examine distribution. Explain and demonstrate pricing products and services. Apply the promotional mix. Demonstrate an understanding of purchasing products/services. Implement risk management. Demonstrate skills in selling products/services. CREDIT INFO: This course is a one-credit elective required for the Advanced Studies or Standard Diploma.