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Approved Lesson Plans
BUSINESS CONTENT : 25-33 DAYS

	Approved Lesson Title	Content Days
	GENERAL BUSINESS CONTENT
	-Career Futures Skill Assessment (0.5 Day)	0.5 BUS
	-Career Paths (1 Day)	1 BUS
	-Introduction to Career Pathways (0.5 Day)	0.5 BUS
	-Intro to Career Paths (1 Day)	1 BUS
	-Human Resources Is People (1 Day)	1 BUS
	-KASH Resources (1 Day)	1 BUS
	-Print Shop Company Simulation (5 Days)	5 BUS
	-Welcome to Career Pathways Resource (0.5 Day)	0.5 BUS

Standard 4:
   Students will examine workplace tasks and concepts in Business.
Objective 1:
   Students will demonstrate basic knowledge and application of hardware, software, and Internet
   use.

	Approved Lesson Title	Content Days
	BUSINESS SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS: DESKTOP PUBLISHING
	-Fun Desktop Publishing Projects (4 Days)	4 BUS
	BUSINESS SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS: PRESENTATIONS
	-Presentations: All About Me (4 Days)	3 BUS, 1 IT
	-Presentations: How to Make a PowerPoint (4 Days)	3 BUS, 1 IT
	-Presentations: How to Videos and Presentations (3 Days)	1 BUS, 2 IT
	BUSINESS SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS: SPREADSHEETS
	-Spreadsheets (2 Days)	2 BUS
	BUSINESS SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS: WORD PROCESSING
	-Word Processing (4 Days)	4 BUS

Standard 4:
Students will examine workplace tasks and concepts in Business.
Objective 2:
Students will use technology independently and collaboratively in business applications.

	Approved Lesson Title	Content Days
	BASIC COMPUTERS
	-Basic Computer Resources (20 Minutes)	0.5 IT
	-Computer Basics (2 Days)	2 BUS
	-Computer Parts (1 Day)	1 IT
	INTERNET
	-Doing Research on the Internet ( 1 Day)	1 BUS
	-National Park Brochure (3 Days)	3 BUS
	-Searching the Internet (1 Day)	1 BUS
	-The Internet (2 Days)	2 BUS
	-What Is the Internet? (1 Day)	1 IT

Standard 4:
Students will examine workplace tasks and concepts in Business.
Objective 3:
Students will develop basic business skills and explore a variety of business careers.

	Approved Lesson Title	Content Days
	BASIC BUSINESS SKILLS: 10-KEY
	-10-Key (2 Days)	2 BUS
	-Cashiering (2 Days)	1 BUS
	BASIC BUSINESS SKILLS: HUMAN RESOURCES
	-Employment Application (0.5 Day)	0.5 BUS
	-Ethics Game (1 Day)	1 BUS
	-Ethics - Where to Draw the Line?	1 BUS
	-What Makes a Good Employee (0.5 Day)	0.5 BUS
	BASIC BUSINESS SKILLS: PERSONAL FINANCE
	-Checking (3 Days)	3 BUS
	-Checking for CTE Intro (1 Day)	1 BUS
	-Checking Resources (0.5 Day)	0.5 BUS
	-Money Essentials (0.5 Day)	0.5 BUS
	-Personal Finance 4 Corners Game (0.5 Day)	0.5 BUS
	-Personal Finance Using Banzai (1 Day)	1 BUS
	-Who Want to Be a Millionaire? (0.5 Day)	0.5 BUS

Approved Integrated Content Lesson Plans

	Approved Lesson Title	Content Days
	ORIENTATION
	-Business Integrated CTE Lessons Presentation (30 Minutes)	0.5 ORIENTATION

AGRICULTURE: 5-6 DAYS
Standard 3:
Students will examine workplace tasks and concepts in Agriculture.
Objective 1:
Explore the relationship and impact of agriculture and natural resources on the economy.

	Approved Lesson Title	Content Days
	-Agricultural Career Concept Map (1 Day)	1 AG
	-Buying and Selling: Getting Cherries into a Pie (1-2 Days)	1-2 AG
	-Farming: It's a Fact! (2-3 Days)	2-3 AG
	-Supply and Demand: What If? (1-2 Days)	1-2 AG
	-The Business of Agriculture (2 Days)	2 AG

ECONOMICS: 2 DAYS
Standard 5:
Students will examine workplace tasks and concepts in Economics.
Objective 1:
Explore the relationship and impact of economics on business.

	Approved Lesson Title	Content Days
	ANY ROTATION: TEAM SHOULD COORDINATE
	-What Is Economics? Presentation	NA
	BUSINESS ROTATION
	-Chocolate Economics (2 Days) Contact julie [dot] felshaw [at] schools [dot] utah [dot] gov (Julie Felshaw) for Curriculum	2 ECON
	-Green River/Going to Florida (2 Days)	2 ECON
	-Eco Island Challenge (1 Day)	1 ECON
	-Economic Terms (1 Day)	1 ECON

HEALTHCARE CAREERS : 3 DAYS
Standard 7:
Students will examine workplace tasks and concepts in Health Science.
Objective 1:
Explore the relationship and impact of healthcare careers and business.

	Approved Lesson Title	Content Days
	ANY ROTATION: TEAM SHOULD COORDINATE
	-Health Careers Planner Interest Inventory (0.5 Day)	0.5 HC
	-Healthcare Pathways Orientation Presentation (0.5 Day)	0.5 HC
	-Who Wants to Be a Healthcare Worker? Wrap-up (1 Day)	1 HC
	BUSINESS ROTATION: HEALTH INFORMATICS PATHWAY
	-Case of the Potluck Poisoning (2-3 Days)	2-3 HC
	-Disease Detective (2-3 Days)	2-3 HC
	-Economics of Healthcare (1 Day)	1 HC
	-Epidemiology (1 Day)	1 HC
	-Health Careers Planner: Health Informatics (1-2 Days)	1-2 HC
	-Medical Ethics - Low Birth Weight Infants (2-3 Days)	2-3 HC
	-The Future Begins Yesterday: Making Medicines (1Day)	1 HC

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: 2 DAYS
Standard 8:
   Students will examine the workplace tasks and concepts in Information Technology.
Objective 1:
   Explore the relationship and impact of information technology and digital media in the business
   arena.

	Approved Lesson Title	Content Days
	REQUIRED ACTIVITIES
	-Cyber Careers Video (1 Day)	1 IT
	OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES: BASIC COMPUTERS Lesson materials below should be used as part of the associated units
	-Basic Computer Resources (20 Minutes)	0.5 IT
	-Computer Basics (2 Days)	2 BUS
	-Computer Parts (1 Day)	1 IT
	-Hardware/Software/Networks (1 Day)	1 IT
	OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES: INTERNET AND NETWORKING Lesson materials below should be used as part of the associated units
	-Internet and Networking Resources (20 Minutes)	0.5 IT
	-What Is a Computer Network? (1 Day)	1 IT
	-What Is the Internet? (1 Day)	1 IT
	OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES: PRESENTATIONS Lesson materials below should be used as part of the associated units
	-Photo Editing (1 Day)	1 IT
	-Presentations: All About Me (4 Days)	1 IT, 3 BUS
	-Presentations: How to Make a PowerPoint (4 Days)	1 IT, 3 BUS
	-Presentations: How to Videos and Presentations (3 Days)	2 IT, 1 BUS
	-Utah Stories Project (3 Days)	3 IT

MARKETING: 5 DAYS
Standard 9:
   Students will examine the workplace tasks and concepts in Marketing.
Objective 1:
   Explain the four P’s of Marketing (product, pricing, promotion, and place) and how they are used in
   business and in society.

	Approved Lesson Title	Content Days
	ANY ROTATION: TEAM SHOULD COORDINATE
	-The 4 P's of Marketing Orientation Presentation (10 Minutes)	0.5 MKTG
	BUSINESS ROTATION
	-Cereal Box (10 Days)	5 MKTG, 5 BUS
	-Marketing a Breakfast Cereal (5 Days)	5 MKTG
	-Teaching Marketing Through Auctions (6 Days)	5 MKTG, 1 BUS
	-Travel Leisure Company Project (10 Days)	5 MKTG, 5 BUS

Additional Resources

Business Education Contact Information
laura [dot] deshazo [at] schools [dot] utah [dot] gov (Laura deShazo), Specialist
Business Education
Phone: 801>538-7572
Fax: 801>538-7868

UEN Lesson Plan Creation Tool
To submit a lesson plan, you must be a registered user on UEN. Then, from your private UEN page, you can use the "Lesson Plan Creation Tool." Upon completion of the lesson plan, submit it by E-mailing its Web address to laura [dot] deShazo [at] schools [dot] utah [dot] gov (Laura deShazo) . If the CTE Introduction Business Education Committee approves it, it will be posted to the Web. Click to view the lesson plan format. This shows the lesson plan template and associated data entry fields that must be completed for submission.

Updated January 3, 2012

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