Business Education

The Business Education Program has changed with the new BC curriculum.

Students can now focus on the following programs (the entrepreneurship program is offered in conjunction with the new enterprise center at Robron. Students will spend Flex Wednesday at Robron. Please check with Ms. Camerin as final details have not yet been worked out.

In Entrepreneurship 10 students will learn:

What opportunities exist for entrepreneurs
The characteristics that entrepreneurs share
Ways to add value to an existing idea or product
Differences between invention and innovation
Barriers that various groups of entrepreneurs face and the factors that contribute to their success
The life cycle of a product from invention/innovation to marketplace

In Entrepreneurship 11 students will learn:

Opportunities for initiating an entrepreneurial endeavour
Characteristics of the global market
Personal networking
Market analysis
Ways to control and manage cash flow and tracking expenses
Business registration and taxation
Sources of funding and support for a venture

Accounting 11
This is an introductory bookkeeping course that includes:

the role of accounting in business
career opportnities in accounting
accounting principles and practices
the accounting equation
the relationship between debit and credit entires
the accounting cycle
using source documents and completing general journals, ledgers and trial balances
the chart of accounts
preparation of financial documents
financial decision making based on financial documents

Accounting 12
Students must have taken Accounting 11 as it is a requirement for Accounting 12

This course carries on the study of Accounting 11 and will include:
financial reporting for sole proprietorships, partnerships and corporations
accounting practices and principles
accounting for wages
inventory systems
detailed ledger accounts and specialized journals
account reconciliation
internal controls to protect assets and ensure accuracy