Business Strategies (CE Man 226)
Mrs. Count Office Hours: ​
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Commander Days:​
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Period 2, Lunch, Periods 5 & 6​
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- Green Days:
- Advisory, Lunch, Period 5​
May 16, 2022 - Green - You can still finish missing work!
Last day to turn in work is WEDNESDAY!!
Objectives
Students will make key business decisions and observe how they affect a company's bottom line through the use of JA Titan Simulation, the Internet, Schoology, readings, class discussions, and prior learnings.
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Content vocabulary - trade-offs, profit, CEO, budget, expenses, cash-on-hand, R&D, features,
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Language forms (oral) - Students should use in their discussions: evidence, idea/claim, elaborate, justify, analysis, perspective, affect.
Do Now
Yes! Another Survey! Everyone take this one!
DPS Concurrent Enrollment Survey
Bryan also take both these surveys:
JFK Senior Survey
Agenda
Cross the River
May 12, 2022 - Last day to turn in work is TODAY!!!
Objectives
FUN!!
Do Now - Only if you haven't already done these surveys but make sure to do BOTH!
JFK Senior Survey
HSB Completer Survey
Agenda
Lizbeth internship presentation
Cross the River brainteaser!
May 10, 2022 - Last day to turn in work is May12th
Objectives
Create a professional online presence that can generate valuable business connections and future career opportunities.
Do Now - Only Lizbeth, Miguel, Bryan, Avril of if you haven't already done these surveys - make sure to do BOTH!
JFK Senior Survey
If you have completed the surveys, continue working on your gratitude from yesterday.
Agenda
CLO and agenda
NOTE: The Career project is EXTRA CREDIT ONLY!
Gratitude
LinkedIn Activities
May 9, 2022 - Last day to turn in work is May12th
Objectives
This activity gives students the opportunity to further develop their written communications skills while at the same time recognizing steering team members, business partners, and other individuals who have assisted with the school’s HSB™ program.
Do Now - Only if you haven't already done these surveys but make sure to do BOTH!
JFK Senior Survey
Agenda
CLO and agenda
Developing an Attitude of Gratitude
***Don't forget to start/finish the Career Investigation Project and turn it in. This will be done outside of class if you were not here on May 9th.
May 5, 2022 - Last day to turn in work is May12th
Objectives
Students will use the information they previously generated to plan, actualize, and exit a business of their own. This includes creating a business plan for the business venture, managing human resources, actualizing the business, monitoring the business and closing the business.
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Content vocabulary - Business plan (and sections), staffing, monitoring, change management, exit strategies.
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Language forms (oral) - Students should use in their discussions: indicate, state, imply, in spite of, infer, pros and cons
Do Now - Please complete BOTH surveys!
JFK Senior Survey
Agenda
CLO and agenda
Presentations - Managing Diversity - Bryan, Avril, & Miguel​
Introduce Final Project - Career Investigation
May 3, 2022 - Test on Risky Business TODAY!! - Then JA Titan
Standard
Understands tools, techniques and systems that affect a business's ability to plan, control, and organize an organization/department.
Objectives
Students will make key business decisions and observe how they affect a company's bottom line through the use of JA Titan Simulation, the Internet, Schoology, readings, class discussions, and prior learnings.
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Content vocabulary - trade-offs, profit, CEO, budget, expenses, cash-on-hand, R&D, features,
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Language forms (oral) - Students should use in their discussions: evidence, idea/claim, elaborate, justify, analysis, perspective, affect.
Do Now
Check your answers on the total recall questions with the answers in today's folder. Make sure you understand the correct answers before starting the test.
Agenda​
Test on Risky Business
Presentations - Managing Diversity - Bryan, Avril, & Miguel​
Join the competitive game of JA Titan!
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One individual will win a prize for coming in first!
May 2, 2022 - Commander - Test on Risky Business TOMORROW!
Standard
Recognize management's role and understand its contribution to business success.​
Objectives
Students will gain a deeper understanding of the categories of business risk and risk management processes using the Internet, Schoology, readings, class discussions, and prior learnings.
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Content vocabulary - Risk, risk management, hazard risks, financial risks, strategic risks, operational risks, retroactive risks, prospective risks, probability, avoidance, transference, mitigation,
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Language forms (oral) - Students should use in their discussions: indicate, state, imply, in spite of, infer, pros and cons
Do Now
​LAP SM 75 Individual Activity #1
Agenda
CLO and agenda
Presentations - Managing Diversity - Bryan, Avril, & Miguel​
Read Objective B in LAP SM 075 - Risky Business
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Complete the total recall questions in today's folder and turn it in.
April 28, 2022
Standard
Recognize management's role and understand its contribution to business success.​
Objectives
Students will gain a deeper understanding of the categories of business risk and risk management processes using the Internet, Schoology, readings, class discussions, and prior learnings.
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Content vocabulary - Risk, risk management, hazard risks, financial risks, strategic risks, operational risks, retroactive risks, prospective risks, probability, avoidance, transference, mitigation,
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Language forms (oral) - Students should use in their discussions: indicate, state, imply, in spite of, infer, pros and cons
Do Now
Risk managers look for retroactive risks, which have occurred in the past, as well as prospective risks, which have not happened before but could occur in the future.
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Retroactive risk example - Thieves broke into Hope’s jewelry store and stole $25,000 worth of merchandise last year. As a result of the crime, Hope is likely to identify burglary as a hazard risk that her store must manage.
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Prospective risk example - While planning a new business, a first-time entrepreneur would be forced to identify many prospective risks, since they have never started a business before.
In the discussion board, identify other examples of retrospective and prospective risks.
Agenda
CLO and agenda
Do Now Discussion​
Presentations - Managing Diversity - Bryan, Flor, Maritza (& team), Avril, Miguel
Risk Management - Ted Talk
Read Objective A in LAP SM 075 - Risky Business
Complete the total recall questions in today's folder.
April 26, 2022
Standard
Recognize management's role and understand its contribution to business success.​
Objectives
Students will be able to apply information about human resources management functions (laws, regulations, staffing, acquisition, relationships, training, diversity, etc.) to create plans for the HR functions for their business using the Internet, Schoology, readings, class discussions, and prior learnings.
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Content vocabulary - Job description, job positions, HR regulations, recruiting, onboarding, orientation, compensation, benefits, compliance, employee relations, organizational culture.
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Language forms (oral) - Students should use in their discussions: evidence, idea/claim, elaborate, justify, analysis, perspective, affect.
Do Now
No Do Now. Get ready to present.
Agenda
Managing Diversity Presentations
April 25, 202 - Commander
Standard
Recognize management's role and understand its contribution to business success.​
Objectives
Students will be able to apply information about human resources management functions (laws, regulations, staffing, acquisition, relationships, training, diversity, etc.) to create plans for the HR functions for their business using the Internet, Schoology, readings, class discussions, and prior learnings.
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Content vocabulary - Job description, job positions, HR regulations, recruiting, onboarding, orientation, compensation, benefits, compliance, employee relations, organizational culture.
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Language forms (oral) - Students should use in their discussions: evidence, idea/claim, elaborate, justify, analysis, perspective, affect.
Do Now
No Do Now. Get ready to present.
Agenda
Managing Diversity Presentations
April 21, 2022
Standard
Recognize management's role and understand its contribution to business success.​
Objectives
Students will be able to apply information about human resources management functions (laws, regulations, staffing, acquisition, relationships, training, diversity, etc.) to create plans for the HR functions for their business using the Internet, Schoology, readings, class discussions, and prior learnings.
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Content vocabulary - Job description, job positions, HR regulations, recruiting, onboarding, orientation, compensation, benefits, compliance, employee relations, organizational culture.
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Language forms (oral) - Students should use in their discussions: evidence, idea/claim, elaborate, justify, analysis, perspective, affect.
Do Now
Discuss how JA Titan went yesterday.
Agenda
CLO and agenda​
How to Manage 5 Generations of Workers
How to Manage 5 Generations in the Modern Workplace
Finish Managing Diversity and/or presenting
April 19, 2022 - Substitute - JA Titan
Standard
Understands tools, techniques and systems that affect a business's ability to plan, control, and organize an organization/department.
Objectives
Students will make key business decisions and observe how they affect a company's bottom line through the use of JA Titan Simulation, the Internet, Schoology, readings, class discussions, and prior learnings.
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Content vocabulary - trade-offs, profit, CEO, budget, expenses, cash-on-hand, R&D, features,
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Language forms (oral) - Students should use in their discussions: evidence, idea/claim, elaborate, justify, analysis, perspective, affect.
Do Now
None today
Agenda​
Avril will work on the Diversity Research Project!
Finish JA Titan -- Exploring Production
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Lesson - Activity Sheets (watch the video and take notes if you were not in class last Tuesday.)
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Simulation Play - Run the simulation twice with $4 million in budget and an inventory of 1,400 phones. Record your results on the Competition Prep Production Worksheet.
JA Titan - Exploring Research and Marketing
3. Lesson - Activity Sheets (watch the video and take notes on the new activity sheets when you finish the two sessions of the Production simulation.
4. Game Play - Run the simulation twice with $4 million in budget and an inventory of 1,400 phones. Record your results on the Competition Prep R & D and Marketing Worksheet.
April 18, 2022 - Commander
Standard
Recognize management's role and understand its contribution to business success.​
Objectives
Students will be able to apply information about human resources management functions (laws, regulations, staffing, acquisition, relationships, training, diversity, etc.) to create plans for the HR functions for their business using the Internet, Schoology, readings, class discussions, and prior learnings.
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Content vocabulary - Job description, job positions, HR regulations, recruiting, onboarding, orientation, compensation, benefits, compliance, employee relations, organizational culture.
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Language forms (oral) - Students should use in their discussions: evidence, idea/claim, elaborate, justify, analysis, perspective, affect.
Do Now
You just graduated from college with a degree in business and have landed a position where you will be managing 8 individuals. You are 22/23 years old and your youngest employee is 30. Your oldest employee is 60. How will you relate to all of your employees? Of the eight, you have a mix of Black or African American, American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and White employees. What difficulties might you face?
Agenda
CLO and agenda
Do Now Discussion​
Finish Managing Diversity and/or presenting
April 12, 2022
Standard
Understands tools, techniques and systems that affect a business's ability to plan, control, and organize an organization/department.
Objectives
Students will make key business decisions and observe how they affect a company's bottom line through the use of JA Titan Simulation, the Internet, Schoology, readings, class discussions, and prior learnings.
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Content vocabulary - trade-offs, profit, CEO, budget, expenses, cash-on-hand, R&D, features,
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Language forms (oral) - Students should use in their discussions: evidence, idea/claim, elaborate, justify, analysis, perspective, affect.
Do Now
None today
Agenda
CLO and agenda
JA Titan -- Exploring Production
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Lesson - Activity Sheets
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Game Play - Results Worksheet
April 11, 2022 - Commander - Test on Budgeting TODAY!
Standard
Recognize management's role and understand its contribution to business success.​
Objectives
Students will be able to apply information about human resources management functions (laws, regulations, staffing, acquisition, relationships, training, diversity, etc.) to create plans for the HR functions for their business using the Internet, Schoology, readings, class discussions, and prior learnings.
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Content vocabulary - Job description, job positions, HR regulations, recruiting, onboarding, orientation, compensation, benefits, compliance, employee relations, organizational culture.
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Language forms (oral) - Students should use in their discussions: evidence, idea/claim, elaborate, justify, analysis, perspective, affect.
Do Now
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Test on LAP FI 99 - Budgeting
Agenda
CLO and agenda
Do Now Discussion​
Project #3 - Managing Diversity in the Workplace
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April 7, 2022 - Test on Budgeting on Monday
Standard
Recognize HR's role to understand its contribution to business success.
Objectives
Students will be able to apply information about human resources management functions (laws, regulations, staffing, acquisition, relationships, training, diversity, etc.) to create plans for the HR functions for their business using the Internet, Schoology, readings, class discussions, and prior learnings.
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Content vocabulary - Job description, job positions, HR regulations, recruiting, onboarding, orientation, compensation, benefits, compliance, employee relations, organizational culture.
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Language forms (oral) - Students should use in their discussions: evidence, idea/claim, elaborate, justify, analysis, perspective, affect.
Do Now
Sign Up for Anchors Away
Read the article on Managing Diversity in the Workplace in today's Schoology folder and write the three most important things you took away from the information.
Agenda
CLO and agenda
Do Now Discussion
Project #3 - Managing Diversity in the Workplace
April 5, 2022
Standard
Understands tools, techniques and systems that affect a business's ability to plan, control, and organize an organization/department.
Objectives
Students will make key business decisions and observe how they affect a company's bottom line through the use of JA Titan Simulation, the Internet, Schoology, readings, class discussions, and prior learnings.
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Content vocabulary - trade-offs, profit, CEO, budget, expenses, cash-on-hand, R&D, features,
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Language forms (oral) - Students should use in their discussions: evidence, idea/claim, elaborate, justify, analysis, perspective, affect.
Do Now
Culture Reminders
Agenda
CLO and agenda
JA Titan
March 24, 2022
Standard
Recognize management's role and understand its contribution to business success.​
Objectives
Students will gain a deeper understanding of how budgets are used in a business using the Internet, Schoology, readings, class discussions, and prior learnings.
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Content vocabulary - profit, fixed expenses, variable expenses, fiscal year
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Language forms (oral) - Students should use in their discussions: indicate, state, imply, in spite of, infer, pros and cons
Do Now
What is the difference between fixed expenses and variable expenses? Please give two examples of items that would fall in each category.
Agenda
CLO and agenda
Do Now Discussion​
Mrs. Aragon - Senior Anchors Away Day
CMCA Scholarship 2022-2023
Miguel Presentation
Briefing #2 - Budgeting
Finish Budgeting Spreadsheet
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Don't forget to color code the Fixed and Variable Expenses
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Don't forget all totals need formulas
March 22, 2022
Standard
Understands tools, techniques and systems that affect a business's ability to plan, control, and organize an organization/department.
Objectives
Students will make key business decisions and observe how they affect a company's bottom line through the use of JA Titan Simulation, the Internet, Schoology, readings, class discussions, and prior learnings.
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Content vocabulary - trade-offs, profit, CEO, budget, expenses, cash-on-hand, R&D, features,
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Language forms (oral) - Students should use in their discussions: evidence, idea/claim, elaborate, justify, analysis, perspective, affect.
Do Now
None today
Agenda
CLO and agenda
Do Now Discussion
Guests from JA
March 21, 2022 - Commander
Standard
Recognize management's role and understand its contribution to business success.​
Objectives
Students will be gain an understanding of budgeting to and be able to use that knowledge to run the JA Titan Simulation using the Internet, Schoology, readings, class discussions, and prior learnings.
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Content vocabulary - Content vocabulary - profit, fixed expenses, variable expenses, fiscal year
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Language forms (oral) - Students should use in their discussions: indicate, state, imply, in spite of, infer, pros and cons
Do Now
Have you ever created a budget for yourself? Why or why not?
Agenda
CLO and agenda
Do Now Discussion​
Presentations
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Miguel
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Avril
Create A Company Budget using the tutorial in Schoology
March 17, 2022 - Happy St. Patrick's Day!!
Test today!
Standard
Recognize HR's role to understand its contribution to business success.
Objectives
Students will be able to apply information about human resources management functions (laws, regulations, staffing, acquisition, relationships, training, diversity, etc.) to create plans for the HR functions for their business using the Internet, Schoology, readings, class discussions, and prior learnings.
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Content vocabulary - Job description, job positions, HR regulations, recruiting, onboarding, orientation, compensation, benefits, compliance, employee relations, organizational culture.
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Language forms (oral) - Students should use in their discussions: evidence, idea/claim, elaborate, justify, analysis, perspective, affect.
Do Now
Test on LAP EI 059 - USE THE LAP
After the Test: Use LAP FI 9 to fill in the blanks in the worksheet in today's folder.
Agenda
CLO and agenda
Presentations
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Avril
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Daisy
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Miguel
Budget Briefing
March 15, 2022 - Test on LAP EI 059 Motivating Others on Thursday
Standard
Recognize HR's role to understand its contribution to business success.
Objectives
Students will be able to apply information about human resources management functions (laws, regulations, staffing, acquisition, relationships, training, diversity, etc.) to create plans for the HR functions for their business using the Internet, Schoology, readings, class discussions, and prior learnings.
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Content vocabulary - Job description, job positions, HR regulations, recruiting, onboarding, orientation, compensation, benefits, compliance, employee relations, organizational culture.
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Language forms (oral) - Students should use in their discussions: evidence, idea/claim, elaborate, justify, analysis, perspective, affect.
Do Now
Get ready to present
Agenda
CLO and agenda
HR Laws/Regulations Presentations
**Read LAP EI 059 Motivating Others
March 14, 2022 - Commander - Test on LAP EI 059 Motivating Others on Thursday
Standard
Recognize HR's role to understand its contribution to business success.
Objectives
Students will be able to apply information about human resources management functions (laws, regulations, staffing, acquisition, relationships, training, diversity, etc.) to create plans for the HR functions for their business using the Internet, Schoology, readings, class discussions, and prior learnings.
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Content vocabulary - Job description, job positions, HR regulations, recruiting, onboarding, orientation, compensation, benefits, compliance, employee relations, organizational culture.
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Language forms (oral) - Students should use in their discussions: evidence, idea/claim, elaborate, justify, analysis, perspective, affect.
Do Now
Get ready to present
Agenda
CLO and agenda
HR Laws/Regulations Presentations
**Read LAP EI 059 Motivating Others
March 10, 2022 - Project #2 Presentations Start Monday
Standard
Recognize HR's role to understand its contribution to business success.
Objectives
Students will be able to apply information about human resources management functions (laws, regulations, staffing, acquisition, relationships, training, diversity, etc.) to create plans for the HR functions for their business using the Internet, Schoology, readings, class discussions, and prior learnings.
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Content vocabulary - Job description, job positions, HR regulations, recruiting, onboarding, orientation, compensation, benefits, compliance, employee relations, organizational culture.
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Language forms (oral) - Students should use in their discussions: evidence, idea/claim, elaborate, justify, analysis, perspective, affect.
Do Now
Discuss the relationship between motivation and needs.
Agenda
CLO and agenda
Locus of Control
Briefing Motivation #2
Reminder - Grades are set after today for this class!
Finish Project #2 Employment Law and Regulations
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Be prepared to present on Monday!​
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Make sure to turn in the presentation in Schoology.
March 8, 2022
Standard
Recognize HR's role to understand its contribution to business success.
Objectives
Students will be able to apply information about human resources management functions (laws, regulations, staffing, acquisition, relationships, training, diversity, etc.) to create plans for the HR functions for their business using the Internet, Schoology, readings, class discussions, and prior learnings.
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Content vocabulary - Job description, job positions, HR regulations, recruiting, onboarding, orientation, compensation, benefits, compliance, employee relations, organizational culture.
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Language forms (oral) - Students should use in their discussions: evidence, idea/claim, elaborate, justify, analysis, perspective, affect.
Do Now
What motivates you to do you best at school and at work? Why is that a good motivator for you?
Agenda
CLO and agenda
Motivation Theories Described Video
A Study on Praise
Briefing Motivation Theories
Project #2 Employment Law and Regulations
March 7, 2022 - Commander
Standard
Recognize HR's role to understand its contribution to business success.
Objectives
Students will be able to apply information about human resources management functions (laws, regulations, staffing, acquisition, relationships, training, diversity, etc.) to create plans for the HR functions for their business using the Internet, Schoology, readings, class discussions, and prior learnings.
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Content vocabulary - Job description, job positions, HR regulations, recruiting, onboarding, orientation, compensation, benefits, compliance, employee relations, organizational culture.
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Language forms (oral) - Students should use in their discussions: evidence, idea/claim, elaborate, justify, analysis, perspective, affect.
Do Now
None today. Work on the business plan, any catch up work, and your research.
Agenda
CLO and agenda
Do Now Discussion
Work:
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Business Plan (see my comments on your sections)
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Catch up (assignments)
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Project #2 Employment Law and Regulations
March 3, 2022
Standard
Recognize HR's role to understand its contribution to business success.
Objectives
Students will be able to apply information about human resources management functions (laws, regulations, staffing, acquisition, relationships, training, diversity, etc.) to create plans for the HR functions for their business using the Internet, Schoology, readings, class discussions, and prior learnings.
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Content vocabulary - Job description, job positions, HR regulations, recruiting, onboarding, orientation, compensation, benefits, compliance, employee relations, organizational culture.
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Language forms (oral) - Students should use in their discussions: evidence, idea/claim, elaborate, justify, analysis, perspective, affect.
Do Now
If you have interviewed for a job in the past, what question did you have the most difficult time answering? Why? If you have never interviewed, what do you think you would have a hard time answering and why?
Agenda
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Do Now Discussion
Video Lumberjack or Gardener
Top discipline infractions
Discussion about your policies and procedures - Padlet
Project #2 Employment Law and Regulations
​February 28, 2022 - Full Green Day - Test on LAP HR 410 Today!
Standard
Recognize HR's role to understand its contribution to business success.
Objectives
Students will be able to apply information about human resources management functions (laws, regulations, staffing, acquisition, relationships, training, diversity, etc.) to create plans for the HR functions for their business using the Internet, Schoology, readings, class discussions, and prior learnings.
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Content vocabulary - Job description, job positions, HR regulations, recruiting, onboarding, orientation, compensation, benefits, compliance, employee relations, organizational culture.
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Language forms (oral) - Students should use in their discussions: evidence, idea/claim, elaborate, justify, analysis, perspective, affect.
Do Now
Test HR 410 OPEN LAP ​
Agenda
CLO and agenda
Policies and Procedures (until 2:55)
Types of Business Policies
Managing Employee Absenteeism
​Project #2 - Employment Laws/Regulations
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The Role of HR in Ethical Issues
Integrity in Business Relationships