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Business Studies

T.A.Blakelock High School Business courses prepare students for success in today’s dynamic economy. From entrepreneurship and marketing to finance and leadership, students gain practical skills and real-world experience.

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Business Studies Course Descriptions

Grades 9-12

In this course, students will learn what makes an entrepreneur thrive and the skills required to succeed in today’s business environment. Students will begin to develop their own entrepreneurial mindset, and learn why it’s important to take initiative, adapt to change, find creative solutions, and understand the financial considerations of entrepreneurship. This hands-on course will use business software and applications to help students plan and develop their entrepreneurial ideas and learn how to present them to a target audience. Throughout the course, students will enhance their communications skills as well as develop and refine their project management skills, including goal setting, time management, and networking. 

Prerequisite: None

This course introduces students to the world of business and what is required to be successful, ethical, and responsible in today’s economy. Students will develop the knowledge and skills needed to be an entrepreneur who knows how to respond to local and global market opportunities. Throughout the course, students will explore and understand the responsibility of managing different functions of a business. This includes accounting, marketing, information and communication technology, financial management, human resources, and production.

Prerequisite: None

This course introduces students to the fundamental principles and procedures of accounting. Students will
develop financial analysis and decision-making skills that will assist them in future studies and/or career
opportunities in business. Students will acquire an understanding of accounting for a service and a
merchandising business, computerized accounting, financial analysis, and ethics and current issues in
accounting.

Prerequisite: None

This course focuses on ways in which entrepreneurs recognize opportunities, generate ideas, and organize resources to plan successful ventures that enable them to achieve their goals. Through hands-on experiences, students will have opportunities to develop the values, traits, and skills most often associated with successful entrepreneurs. Students will have the opportunity to actually start a small business within the school. Students will study their business environment, market their idea, finance their venture, and sell their product or service.

Prerequisite:  None

This course introduces the fundamental concepts of product marketing, which includes the marketing of
goods, services, and events. Students will examine how trends, issues, global economic changes, and
information technology influence consumer buying habits. Students will engage in marketing research,
develop marketing strategies, and produce a marketing plan for a product of their choice.

Prerequisite: None

This course introduces students to advanced accounting principles that will prepare them for post-secondary studies in business. Students will learn about financial statements for various forms of business ownership and how those statements are interpreted in making business decisions. This course expands students’ knowledge of sources of financing, further develops accounting methods for assets and introduces accounting for partnerships and corporations. Strongly recommended for students considering Business Administration or Commerce programs at a university or college.

Prerequisite: BAF3M1

This course focuses on the development of leadership skills used in managing a successful business.
Students will analyze the role of a leader in business, with a focus on decision making, management of
group dynamics, workplace stress and conflict, motivation of employees, and planning. Effective business
communication skills, ethics, and social responsibility are also emphasized.

Prerequisite: None