Introduction to Business & Technology Curriculum Map – 2013-2014
1st
9 weeks
Employment Skills
BMA-IBT-1
 Practice communication through writing,
speaking, listening, reading, and
interpersonal abilities
 Locate, analyze, and apply information in
career planning and employment situations
 Model work readiness traits required for
success in the workplace including integrity,
honesty, accountability, punctuality, time
management, and respect for diversity
 Practice team work skills
 Learn about professional image through
appearance, behavior, and language
Technology Skills
BMA-IBT-2
 Practice respectful and responsible use of
technology
 Demonstrate ethical and legal actions with
regards to plagiarism, fair use, and
copyright laws
 Execute efficient online searches and
determine credible resources
 State how changes in technology affect the
workplace and society including social
media, cell phones, tablets, cloud
computing, operating systems, and other
emerging technologies
 Apply practices that deter, detect, and
defend against identity theft for a business
and personal safety
Word Processing
BMA-IBT-3
 Create, share and maintain documents;
apply different views and templates,
protect the document, manage document
versions, share and save documents
 Format document content; apply font and
paragraph attributes, navigate and search,
create and manipulate tables, and apply
bullets
 Apply page layout and reusable content to
documents; apply and manipulate page
setup settings, apply themes, Quick Parts,
page backgrounds, headers and footers
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3rd 9 weeks
4th 9 weeks
Word Processing
BMA-IBT-3
 Insert illustrations and graphics in a
document; insert and format pictures, clip
art, shapes, WordArt, SmartArt, and text
boxes
 Proofread documents to validate content;
use spelling and grammar check, configure
AutoCorrect settings, and insert and modify
comments in a document
 Apply references and hyperlinks in a
document; apply hyperlinks, create
endnotes, footnotes, and a table of
contents
 Perform mail merge operations
Leadership & Management Skills
BMA-IBT-4
 Explain the interrelationships between the
functions of business: accounting, finance,
production, marketing, sales, and
management
 Define and apply various management
functions including planning, organizing,
directing, and controlling
 Explain the importance of a vision, a
mission statement, and goal-setting within
the context of the business environment
 Apply the decision making process
 Implement strategic plans to manage
business growth, profit, and goals.
Marketing
BMA-IBT-5
Explain the fundamental marketing concepts
used by a small business
 Understand target market and
demographics in marketing strategies
 Create a customer database software to
create and maintain an accurate customer
list
 Evaluate different types of promotional
tools for business product and/or services
Communication
BMA-IBT-6
 Explore social media etiquette and
importance of digital presence
 Produce written communications that
utilize proper tone, grammar, and biasfree language for the workplace
 Using presentation software, create and
deliver simple, clear and compelling
presentations effectively to target
audiences
 Use email, video conferencing, phone
conferencing, instant messaging, online
chat, blogs, newsgroups, list serve, etc.
 Plan material for different types of
audiences
Entrepreneurship
BMA-IBT-7
 Identify the unique characteristics,
traits, and concepts of the successful
entrepreneur
 Describe the importance of developing
and organizing a successful business
plan
 Differentiate between the types of
business ownership
Accounting
BMA-IBT-8
 View financial statements of a business
 Explain the purpose of the various steps
in the accounting cycle
 Differentiate between debits and
credits
 Analyze and describe sources of income
for the business venture
 Use a spreadsheet to produce financial
statements
Money Management
BMA-IBT-9
 Develop a budget
 Compare and contrast the types of
financial institutions
 Examine the principles of banking
transactions and the various services
of a bank
 Apply mathematical operations and
processes
 Examine features of online banking
 Explore a personal credit report
Managing Risks & Insurance
BMA-IBT-10
 Identify possible business threats and
employ risk management strategies
 Identify types of business insurance
and the need for insurance in a
business
 Explain basic insurance concepts:
insurance, policyholder, premium,
probability, risk, claim, coverage,
deductible, policy, insured, insurer,
and liability
 Analyze risks to make insurance
decisions
 Explore the various career options
associated with the insurance field
Human Resources & Business Law
BMA-IBT-11
 Differentiate among types of
business crimes
 Demonstrate understanding of
contract law, insurance, bankruptcy,
property law, computer law,
harassment, and discrimination
 Describe the legal requirements of
obtaining a business license, permit,
contract, patent, copyright,
trademark, and logo
 Create a plan for recruiting, hiring,
and retaining a new employee and
the associated costs
Introduction to Business & Technology Curriculum Map – 2013-2014
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Business Terminology
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Following Multistep Instructions in Book and on
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Writing
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and writing in complete sentences
Letter, memos, reports, and other industry
appropriate documents
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Technical Reading of Textbook
Other Technical Reading Materials
Following Multistep Instructions in Book and on
Handouts
Summarizing Text
Reading for content
Problem solving
Writing
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Record Essential Questions and Answers Daily
Record Journal Entries Daily using a topic sheet
and writing in complete sentences
Letter, memos, reports, and other industry
appropriate documents