Business Organization &
Management 120
Curriculum Overview
Curriculum Team
0 Kim Black
0 Shelley Chandler
0 Ron Hill
0 Melissa Hoadley
0 Charlene Melanson
0 Lesa Pomeroy
0 Sarah-Jane Smith and
0 Nancy Sydney
BOM 120 Online Course
0 Teachers will have PD
access to the online
BOM 120 course
2nd semester
0 Students will not have
access to the course in
the pilot stage
0 Teachers can use the
resources to teach
students F2F
Face to Face)
Course Objectives
0 Provide students with critical thinking and
problem solving skills
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0 Understand the leadership and
management skills
0 “Leaders focuses on the creation of a common vision…
Management is the design of work…it’s about
controlling…” ~George Weathersby
0 Prepare students to apply their knowledge
and skills in business situations
Relationships
Entrepreneurship
110
Create and
Implement
a Business
Business
Organization &
Management
120
Information
Technology 120
Manage a
Business
Learn
Software
Tools to
Collaborate
in Business
Guiding Principals
0 Focus on having students become work
ready and develop problem solving skills.
Incorporate
multiple
perspectives
Promote critical
thinking and
problem solving
Support
creativity,
innovation and
decision making
Promote diverse
learning and
assessment
strategies
Encourage a
high level of
rigor and
relevance
Promote
initiative and
responsibility
General Curriculum
Outcomes
1. Business Environment
(3 weeks)
2. Human Resources and
Management
(6 weeks)
3. Ethics
(2 weeks)
4. International Business
(6 weeks)
Understanding Canadian Business
Textbook Resource
0 Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Ryerson Higher Education;
Canadian edition
(Jan. 29 2010)
0 Language: English
0 ISBN-10: 0070919887
0 ISBN-13: 978-0070919884
GCO 1 – Business Environment
Students will analyze the surrounding factors that impact
business growth and job creation in New Brunswick.
GCO 1 – Business Environment
0 Define the six elements
that make up the
business environment
Technological
Environment
Social
Environment
0 Appendix A: Business
Environment
Economic
Assignment will allow Environment
students to analyze
why the business
environment is
Legal &
important to an
Regulatory
Environment
organization
Competitive
Environment
Business
Growth and Job
Creation
Global
Business
Environment
GCO 1 – Business Environment
0 Compare five forms of business ownership
0 Appendix B: Sweet Opportunities Assignment
students recommend the best form of business
organization for the client.
Sole Proprietorship
Partnerships
Corporation
Cooperatives
Franchises
GCO 1 – Business Environment
0 Understand the
relationship
between the three
levels of business
Local
Harry’s Pizza
Provincial
Vito’s Pizza
National/
Global
Pizza Hut
GCO 1 – Business Environment
0 Appendix C: Business Sectors in New Brunswick.
Students will classify a New Brunswick based business in
each of the six major business sectors.
1. Agriculture
2. Manufacturing
3. Construction and Transportation
4. Wholesale and Retail
5. Finance, Insurance and Real Estate
6. Services
GCO 2 – Human Resources &
Management
Students will be able to summarize the functions of
management and the skills required to manage, lead and
motivate employees.
GCO 2 – Human Resources &
Management
0 Appendix D: Four
Functions of Management
Students will select a
manager or business
leader and identify how
he or she has successfully
utilized the four functions
of management
1. Planning
2. Organizing
3. Controlling
4. Leading
GCO 2 – Human Resources &
Management
0 Examine the different types of business planning
Vision
Mission
Statement
Objectives
Goals
SWOT
Analysis
GCO 2 – Human Resources
& Management
0 Appendix E: Leadership Style assignment.
Students will evaluate the leadership style
being used in each scenario.
Autocratic
Leadership
Style
Laissezfaire
Democratic
GCO 2 – Human Resources
& Management
0 Evaluate when to use one of the six
management styles in a business situation
1.
Directive – immediate compliance
2.
Authoritative – long-term direction
3.
Affiliative – create harmony
4.
Participative – consensus among employees
5.
Pacesetting – high standard of excellence
6.
Coaching – long-term professional
development
GCO 2 – Human Resources
& Management
0 Identify the five steps involved in the
control process
Establish
clear
standards
Monitor and
record
performance
Compare
results
against
standards
Communicate
results
Take
corrective
action
GCO 2 – Human Resources
& Management
0 Analyze various motivational strategies and
how they affect employee performance
Intrinsic and
extrinsic
reward
Maslow’s
Hierarchy of
Needs
Herzberg’s
Theories
Job
Enrichment
GCO 2 – Human Resources
& Management
0 Explain the importance of Human
Resource management and its
importance in the:
0 Recruitment
0 Selection
0 Assessment and
0 Motivation of employees
GCO 3 - Ethics
Students will make critical judgments
concerning the ethics of business decisions
GCO 3 - Ethics
0 Compare and contrast ethically and socially
responsible behaviour in business
0 Examine the impact of specific ethical issues
and dilemmas:
Bribery
Harassment
Labour
practices
Exploitation
Polluting the
environment
GCO 3 - Ethics
0 Evaluate the importance of corporate social
responsibility through compliance-based and
integrity-based ethics.
0 Appendix F: Compliance-based or Integrity-based
Ethics Assignment. Students evaluate Ethical
Dilemmas through group discussions.
0 Documentary Resource for Corporate Social
Responsibility – Not Business As Usual
Is it legal?
Is it
balanced?
Is it right?
GCO 3 - Ethics
0 Assess the responsibility a business has to:
0 Employees
0 Society
0 Consumers
0 Investors, and
0 Environment
0 Appendix G: Ethics and Social Responsibility
Assignment. Students will identify a company that
has been unethical or socially responsible and
analyze how company decisions have affected the
business.
0 Documentary – Made in Bangladesh
GCO 4 – International Business
Students will outline the impact and importance of international
business and summarize the skills needed to successfully
conduct business in the global economy
GCO 4 – International Business
0 Define the basic
terminology
0 Evaluate the benefits
and drawbacks of
international trade for
Canada
0 Describe the effects of
barriers on international
trade
GCO 4 – International Business
0 Describe seven international agreements and
organizations that influence global business activity
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
European Union (EU)
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
World Trade Organization
GCO 4 – International Business
0 Describe the challenges an international
company may encounter in various countries
with:
0 Ethics
0 Values
0 Language and
0 Business practices
0 Explain how issues like government regulation
and monetary policies, currency value and
interest rates affect business opportunities.
Resources
0 Undercover Boss – TV Show
0 Inc. Magazine
0 Atlantic Progress Magazine – free subscription
0 Bloomberg Business Week -
http://www.businessweek.com/
0 Netflix – Inside Documentaries
Business Environment
Human Resources
Ethics
International Business
Contact Information
Kim Black, Business and Technology Teacher
Harrison Trimble High School
80 Echo Drive
Moncton, NB E1C 3H8
Phone: (506) 856-3417
Email: Kim.Black@nbed.nb.ca
Website: www.KimberleyBlack.com