2014 – 2015
Florida Department of Education
Curriculum Framework 

Program Title:	Business Supervision and Management
Program Type:	Career Preparatory
Career Cluster:	Business, Management, and Administration

Secondary – Career Preparatory 	
Program Number	8215200	
CIP Number	0552020101	
Grade Level	9-12, 30, 31	
Standard Length	6 credits	
Teacher Certification	BUS ED 1 @2
VOE @7
TC COOP ED @7
MANAG SUPV 7  G
BOOKKEEPIN @4 @7 G	
Additional Teacher Certifications:	Computing for College & Careers only: MKT 1 @ 2	
CTSO	FBLA
BPA	
SOC Codes (all applicable) 	11-1021 – General and Operations Managers
15-1151 – Computer User Support Specialists	
Facility Code	212 http://www.fldoe.org/edfacil/sref.asp (State Requirements for Educational Facilities)	
Targeted Occupation List	http://www.labormarketinfo.com/wec/TargetOccupationList.htm	
Perkins Technical Skill Attainment Inventory	http://www.fldoe.org/workforce/perkins/perkins_resources.asp 	
Industry Certifications	http://www.fldoe.org/workforce/fcpea/default.asp 	
Statewide Articulation	http://www.fldoe.org/workforce/dwdframe/artic_frame.asp 	

Purpose 

This program offers a sequence of courses that provides coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers in the Business, Management, and Administration career cluster; provides technical skill proficiency, and includes competency-based applied learning that contributes to the academic knowledge, higher-order reasoning and problem-solving skills, work attitudes, general employability skills, technical skills, and occupation-specific skills, and knowledge of all aspects of the Business, Management, and Administration career cluster. 

The content includes but is not limited to communication skills, forms of business ownership and organizational structures, supervisory/management functions and skills, business law concepts, leadership skills, business ethics, cultural diversity, insurance awareness, governmental regulations, human resources management issues, and career development.

Additional Information relevant to this Career and Technical Education (CTE) program is provided at the end of this document.

Program Structure

This program is a planned sequence of instruction consisting of the Business Technology Education Core and two additional occupational completion points.  Secondary or postsecondary students who have previously completed the Business Technology Education Core will not have to repeat the core.  A student who completes the applicable competencies at any occupational completion point may either continue with the training program or exit as an occupational completer.

The following table illustrates the secondary program structure:

OCP	Course Number	Course Title	Length	SOC Code	Level	
A

BTE Core	8200320
8200330	Applied Computer Business Skills I  And 
Applied Computer Business Skills II  OR	.5 credit
.5 credit	15-1151	2
2	
	8209020	Computing for College and Careers  OR	1 credit		2	
	8207310	Introduction to Information Technology	1 credit		2	
B	8215120	Business and Entrepreneurial Principles 	1 credit	11-1021	3	
	8215130	Legal Aspects of Business 	1 credit		3	
C	8215140	Business Supervision 1	1 credit	11-1021	2	
	8215150	Business Supervision 2	1 credit		2	
	8215160	Business Supervision 3	1 credit		2	

Academic Alignment Table

Some or all of the courses in this program have been academically aligned to the Florida Standards for Mathematics and the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards (NGSSS) for Science.  The table below contains the results of the alignment efforts by both academic core and Career and Technical Education (CTE) professional educators.  Data shown in the table includes the number of academic standards in the CTE course and the percentage of alignment to the CTE course.

Courses	Algebra 1	Algebra 2	Geometry	Anatomy/ Physiology Honors	Astronomy     Solar/Galactic Honors	Biology 1	Chemistry 1	Earth-Space Science	Genetics	Marine Science 1 Honors	Physical Science	Physics 1	
Applied Computer Business Skills I	^^	^^	^^	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	
Applied Computer Business Skills II	^^	^^	^^	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	
Computing for College and Careers	^^	^^	^^	2/53
4%	12/52
23%	8/56
14%	17/55
31%	10/58
17%	4/35
11%	12/42
29%	17/56
30%	13/53
25%	
Introduction to IT	^^	^^	^^	2/53
4%	2/52
4%	2/56
4%	2/55
4%	2/58
3%	2/35
6%	2/42
5%	2/56
4%	2/53
4%	
Business and Entrepreneurial Principles	^^	^^	^^	2/53
4%	6/52
12%	4/56
7%	4/55
7%	5/58
9%	3/35
9%	12/42
29%	3/56
5%	6/53
11%	
Legal Aspects of Business 	^^	^^	^^	1/53
2%	1/52
2%	1/56
2%	1/55
2%	1/58
2%	1/35
3%	1/42
2%	1/56
2%	1/53
2%	
Business Supervision 1	^^	^^	^^	2/53
4%	5/52
10%	2/56
4%	4/55
7%	3/58
5%	3/35
9%	5/42
12%	3/56
5%	5/53
9%	
Business Supervision 2	^^	^^	^^	2/53
4%	5/52
10%	2/56
4%	4/55
7%	4/58
7%	3/35
9%	8/42
20%	3/56
5%	5/53
9%	
Business Supervision 3	^^	^^	^^	2/53
4%	6/52
12%	2/56
4%	4/55
7%	3/58
5%	3/35
9%	7/42
17%	3/56
5%	3/53
6%	
^^	Alignment pending full implementation of the    					**   Alignment pending review    
	Florida Standards for Mathematics.						#   Alignment attempted, but no correlation to academic course

Florida Standards for Technical Subjects 

Florida Standards (FS) for English Language Arts and Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects are the critical reading and writing literacy standards designed for grade 6 and above.  These standards are predicated on teachers of history/social studies, science, and technical subjects using their content area expertise to help students meet the particular challenges of reading, writing, speaking, listening, and language in their respective fields.  It is important to note that the 6-12 literacy standards in history/social studies, science, and technical subjects are not meant to replace content standards in those areas but rather to supplement them.

This curriculum framework incorporates the grades 9-10 reading and writing literacy standards in the first two courses of this CTE program and grade 11-12 reading and writing literacy standards in the third and fourth courses of this CTE program.  The standards for Mathematical Practices describe varieties of expertise that educators at all levels should seek to develop in their students.  These practices rest on important “processes and proficiencies” with longstanding importance in mathematics education.  This curriculum framework incorporates the appropriate mathematical practices in the first four courses of this CTE program.  

Florida Standards for Mathematics & Language Arts (FS-M/LA)

Some or all of the courses in this program have been aligned to the Florida Standards for Mathematics and Language Arts used in core academic classes.  Data shown in the framework table (column ‘FS-M/LA’) contains the results of these alignment efforts.

Next Generation Sunshine State Standards (NGSSS) - Science 

Some or all of the courses in this program have been aligned to the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards (NGSSS) for Science. These standards are listed next to the content standards.

Common Career Technical Core – Career Ready Practices

Career Ready Practices describe the career-ready skills that educators should seek to develop in their students.  These practices are not exclusive to a Career Pathway, program of study, discipline or level of education.  Career Ready Practices should be taught and reinforced in all career exploration and preparation programs with increasingly higher levels of complexity and expectation as a student advances through a program of study. 

1. Act as a responsible and contributing citizen and employee. 

2. Apply appropriate academic and technical skills. 

3. Attend to personal health and financial well-being. 

4. Communicate clearly, effectively and with reason. 

5. Consider the environmental, social and economic impacts of decisions. 

6. Demonstrate creativity and innovation. 

7. Employ valid and reliable research strategies. 

8. Utilize critical thinking to make sense of problems and persevere in solving them. 

9. Model integrity, ethical leadership and effective management. 

10. Plan education and career path aligned to personal goals. 

11. Use technology to enhance productivity. 

12. Work productively in teams while using cultural/global competence. 

Standards

After successfully completing this program, the student will be able to perform the following:

For competencies associated with the BTE Core visit the following link: BTE Core
The BTE Core includes the Technical Competencies of the first OCP A of this program.

Technical competencies following OCP A:

01.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 09-10 reading in Technical Subjects for student success in Business Supervision and Management. 
02.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 09-10 writing in Technical Subjects for student success in Business Supervision and Management.
03.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 09-10 Mathematical Practices in Technical Subjects for student success in Business Supervision and Management.
04.0	Demonstrate language arts knowledge and skills.
05.0	Apply communication skills (reading, writing, speaking, listening, and viewing) in a courteous, concise, and correct manner on personal and professional levels. 
06.0	Use oral and written communication skills in creating, expressing and interpreting information and ideas.
07.0	Use technology to enhance the effectiveness of communications in order to accomplish job objectives and enhance workplace performance. 
08.0	Use information technology tools.
09.0	Analyze current and emerging workplace trends and issues and determine potential impact on career and job objectives and workplace performance. 
10.0	Develop an awareness of management functions and organizational structures as they relate to today’s workplace and employer/employee roles. 
11.0	Practice quality performance in the learning environment and the workplace. 
12.0	Incorporate appropriate leadership and supervision techniques, customer service strategies, and standards of personal ethics to accomplish job objectives and enhance workplace performance. 
13.0	Demonstrate science knowledge and skills.
14.0	Solve problems using critical thinking skills, creativity and innovation.
15.0	Demonstrate mathematics knowledge and skills.
16.0	Apply mathematical operations and processes as well as financial planning strategies to commonly occurring situations in the workplace to accomplish job objectives and enhance workplace performance. 
17.0	Assess personal strengths and weaknesses as they relate to job objectives, career exploration, personal development, and life goals. 
18.0	Participate in work-based learning experiences. 
19.0	Justify the need to gain and maintain competitive advantage. 
20.0	Perform human resources management activities. 
21.0	Analyze the impact and relationship of government regulations and community involvement on business management decisions. 
22.0	Perform supervisory/management functions. 
23.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 11-12 reading in Technical Subjects for student success in Business Supervision and Management.
24.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 11-12 writing in Technical Subjects for student success in Business Supervision and Management.
25.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 11-12 Mathematical Practices in Technical Subjects for student success in Business Supervision and Management.
26.0	Use technology to apply and enhance communication skills in technical reading, writing, speaking, listening, and viewing. 
27.0	Participate in work-based learning experiences.
28.0	Demonstrate an understanding of business law concepts. 
29.0	Demonstrate an understanding of different types of insurance.
30.0	Develop an awareness of management functions and organizational structures as they relate to today’s workplace and employer/employee roles.
31.0	Practice quality performance in the learning environment and the workplace.
32.0	Incorporate appropriate leadership and supervision techniques, customer service strategies, and standards of personal ethics to accomplish job objectives and enhance workplace performance.
33.0	Apply communication skills (reading, writing, speaking, listening, and viewing) in a courteous, concise, and correct manner on personal and professional levels. 
34.0	Use technology to enhance the effectiveness of communications in order to accomplish job objectives and enhance workplace performance. 
35.0	Demonstrate leadership and teamwork skills needed to accomplish team goals and objectives.
36.0	Incorporate appropriate leadership and supervision techniques, customer service strategies, and standards of personal ethics to accomplish job objectives and enhance workplace performance. 
37.0	Describe the importance of professional ethics and legal responsibilities.
38.0	Describe the roles within teams, work units, departments, organizations, inter-organizational systems, and the larger environment. 
39.0	Demonstrate the importance of health, safety, and environmental management systems in organizations and their importance to organizational performance and regulatory compliance.
40.0	Apply mathematical operations and processes as well as financial planning strategies to commonly occurring situations in the workplace to accomplish job objectives and enhance workplace performance.
41.0	Assess personal strengths and weaknesses as they relate to job objectives, career exploration, personal development, and life goals. 
42.0	Participate in work-based learning experiences. 
43.0	Participate in work-based learning opportunities. 
44.0	Apply operations management principles and procedures to an operations plan. 
45.0	Justify the need to gain and maintain competitive advantage. 
46.0	Perform human resources management activities. 
47.0	Analyze the impact and relationship of government regulations and community involvement on business management decisions. 
48.0	Perform supervisory/management functions. 
49.0	Explain the importance of employability skills and entrepreneurship skills.
50.0	Describe the role of organized labor and its influences on government and business. 
51.0	Analyze the relationships among contract law, law of sales, consumer law, agency law, and environmental law. 
52.0	Analyze financial data to make long-term and short-term management decisions. 
53.0	Demonstrate personal money-management concepts, procedures and strategies.
54.0	Apply communication skills (reading, writing, speaking, listening, and viewing) in a courteous, concise, and correct manner on personal and professional levels.
55.0	Use technology to enhance the effectiveness of communications in order to accomplish job objectives and enhance workplace performance.
56.0	Incorporate appropriate leadership and supervision techniques, customer service strategies, and standards of personal ethics to accomplish job objectives and enhance workplace performance.
57.0	Incorporate knowledge gained from individual assessment and job/career exploration to design an individual career plan that reflects the transition from school to work, lifelong learning, and personal and professional goals.
58.0	Participate in work-based learning experiences. 
59.0	Justify the need to gain and maintain competitive advantage.
60.0	Perform human resources management activities.
61.0	Analyze the impact and relationship of government regulations and community involvement on business management decisions.
62.0	Perform supervisory/management functions.
63.0	Analyze the relationship among contract law, law of sales, consumer law, agency law, and environmental law.

BTE Core:

The first course recommended in this program is a selection from the BTE Core (Applied Computer Business Skills I and II, or Computing for College and Careers, or Introduction to Information Technology).  The course selections and their descriptions are located here: BTE Core.  Student course enrollment in the BTE Core, as with all other secondary courses, requires the reporting of a program in which the student is enrolled.  The BTE Core is not an independent program, but a selection of courses for the initial OCP of a program. Student enrollment in the BTE Core cannot be reported without an accompanying program number.  Teacher certification and other information regarding the BTE Core is identified by the program in which the student is enrolled.  See the selected program framework for the appropriate information.

2014 – 2015
Florida Department of Education
Student Performance Standards

Course Title: 	Business and Entrepreneurial Principles 
Course Number: 	8215120 
Course Credit:	1

Course Description:

This course is designed to provide an introduction to business organization, management, and entrepreneurial principles.  Topics include communication skills, various forms of business ownership and organizational structures, supervisory/management skills, leadership skills, human resources management activities, business ethics, and cultural diversity.  Emphasis is placed on job readiness and career development.  The use of computers is an integral part of this program.  

Florida Standards	Correlation to CTE Program Standard #	
01.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 09-10 reading in Technical Subjects for student success in Business Supervision and Management.		
01.01	Key Ideas and Details		
01.01.1	Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of science and technical texts, attending to the precise details of explanations or descriptions.
LAFS.910.RST.1.1		
01.01.2	Determine the central ideas or conclusions of a text; trace the text’s explanation or depiction of a complex process, phenomenon, or concept; provide an accurate summary of the text.
LAFS.910.RST.1.2		
01.01.3	Follow precisely a complex multistep procedure when carrying out experiments, taking measurements, or performing technical tasks, attending to special cases or exceptions defined in the text.
LAFS.910.RST.1.3		
01.02	Craft and Structure		
01.02.1	Determine the meaning of symbols, key terms, and other domain-specific words and phrases as they are used in a specific scientific or technical context relevant to grades 9–10 texts and topics.
LAFS.910.RST.2.4		
01.02.2	Analyze the structure of the relationships among concepts in a text, including relationships among key terms (e.g., force, friction, reaction force, energy).
LAFS.910.RST.2.5		
01.02.3	Analyze the author’s purpose in providing an explanation, describing a procedure, or discussing an experiment in a text, defining the question the author seeks to address.
LAFS.910.RST.2.6		
01.03	Integration of Knowledge and Ideas		
01.03.1	Translate quantitative or technical information expressed in words in a text into visual form (e.g., a table or chart) and translate information expressed visually or mathematically (e.g., in an equation) into words.
LAFS.910.RST.3.7		
01.03.2	Assess the extent to which the reasoning and evidence in a text support the author’s claim or a recommendation for solving a scientific or technical problem.
LAFS.910.RST.3.8		
01.03.3	Compare and contrast findings presented in a text to those from other sources (including their own experiments), noting when the findings support or contradict previous explanations or accounts.
LAFS.910.RST.3.9		
01.04	Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity		
01.04.1	By the end of grade 9, read and comprehend literature [informational texts, history/social studies texts, science/technical texts] in the grades 9–10 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
01.04.2	By the end of grade 10, read and comprehend literature [informational texts, history/social studies texts, science/technical texts] at the high end of the grades 9–10 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
LAFS.910.RST.4.10		
02.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 09-10 writing in Technical Subjects for student success in Business Supervision and Management.		
02.01	Text Types and Purposes		
02.01.1	Write arguments focused on discipline-specific content.
LAFS.910.WHST.1.1		
02.01.2	Write informative/explanatory texts, including the narration of historical events, scientific procedures/experiments, or technical processes.
LAFS.910.WHST.1.2		
02.01.3	Write precise enough descriptions of the step-by-step procedures they use in their investigations or technical work that others can replicate them and (possibly) reach the same results.
LAFS.910.WHST.1.3		
02.02	Production and Distribution of Writing		
02.02.1	Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
LAFS.910.WHST.2.4		
02.02.2	Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.
LAFS.910.WHST.2.5		
02.02.3	Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products, taking advantage of technology’s capacity to link to other information and to display information flexibly and dynamically.
LAFS.910.WHST.2.6		
02.03	Research to Build and Present Knowledge		
02.03.1	Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question) or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.
LAFS.910.WHST.3.7		
02.03.2	Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources, using advanced searches effectively; assess the usefulness of each source in answering the research question; integrate information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.
LAFS.910.WHST.3.8		
02.03.3	Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
LAFS.910.WHST.3.9		
02.04	Range of Writing		
02.04.1	Write routinely over extended time frames (time for reflection and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
LAFS.910.WHST.4.10		
03.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 09-10 Mathematical Practices in Technical Subjects for student success in Business Supervision and Management.		
03.01	Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
MAFS.K12.MP.1.1		
03.02	Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
MAFS.K12.MP.2.1		
03.03	Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.
MAFS.K12.MP.3.1		
03.04	Model with mathematics.
MAFS.K12.MP.4.1		
03.05	Use appropriate tools strategically.
MAFS.K12.MP.5.1		
03.06	Attend to precision.
MAFS.K12.MP.6.1		
03.07	Look for and make use of structure.
MAFS.K12.MP.7.1		
03.08	Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.
MAFS.K12.MP.8.1		

Abbreviations: 
FS-M/LA = Florida Standards for Math/Language Arts
NGSSS-Sci = Next Generation Sunshine State Standards for Science

Note:  This course is pending alignment in the following categories:  FS-M/LA and NGSSS-Sci.

CTE Standards and Benchmarks	FS-M/LA	NGSSS-Sci	
04.0	Demonstrate language arts knowledge and skills – the student will be able to:			
04.01	Locate, comprehend and evaluate key elements of oral and written information.			
04.02	Draft, revise, and edit written documents using correct grammar, punctuation and vocabulary.			
04.03	Present information formally and informally for specific purposes and audiences.			
05.0	Apply communication skills (reading, writing, speaking, listening, and viewing) in a courteous, concise, and correct manner on personal and professional levels – the student will be able to:		SC.912.N.1.3, 1.4	
05.01	Deliver impromptu and planned speeches.			
05.02	Communicate in a multicultural setting (e.g., with people from varying international, cultural, ethnic, and racial backgrounds).			
05.03	Perform telephone activities (e.g., receive calls, place calls, gather and record information).			
05.04	Project a positive first impression on the telephone.			
05.05	Project a positive impression in person and acknowledging the importance of making eye contact.			
05.06	Function as a team member and participate in group discussions to identify and resolve problems.			
05.07	Identify how team’s effectiveness impacts company’s profitability.			
05.08	Organize and lead discussions.			
05.09	Participate as a team leader and team member at meetings.			
05.10	Answer questions in formal and information situations.			
05.11	Use corporate business vocabulary appropriate for entry-level jobs and discuss appropriate use of slang communication and demonstrate understanding that slang is never appropriate in the business environment.			
05.12	Interpret information obtained from various sources (e.g., business correspondence, professional articles, supporting graphic materials, manuals, computer printouts, electronic sources).			
05.13	Describe methods used by management to communicate with employees (e.g., formal and informal).			
05.14	Differentiate among various electronic and non-electronic telecommunication methods used to communicate with employees.			
05.15	Demonstrate active listening techniques.			
05.16	Identify and overcome major barriers to listening.			
05.17	Identify relevant information in oral communications.			
05.18	Determine when more information is needed and ask appropriate questions.			
05.19	Distinguish fact from opinion (e.g., media, Internet).			
05.20	Obtain key facts through courteous attention to multiple speakers within a group.			
05.21	Assess and respond to a speaker’s nonverbal messages.			
05.22	Discuss the value of the use of silence in communication as a nonverbal cue.			
05.23	Give examples of how nonverbal messages have different meanings in various cultures.			
05.24	Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of establishing and maintaining a work-related network through social contacts and discuss how to use business-oriented social networking.			
05.25	Use appropriate etiquette and manners when communicating with people of varying cultures.			
06.0	Use oral and written communication skills in creating, expressing and interpreting information and ideas – the student will be able to:			
06.01	Select and employ appropriate communication concepts and strategies to enhance oral and written communication in the workplace.			
06.02	Locate, organize and reference written information from various sources.			
06.03	Design, develop and deliver formal and informal presentations using appropriate media to engage and inform diverse audiences.			
06.04	Interpret verbal and nonverbal cues/behaviors that enhance communication.			
06.05	Apply active listening skills to obtain and clarify information.			
06.06	Develop and interpret tables and charts to support written and oral communications. 			
06.07	Exhibit public relations skills that aid in achieving customer service satisfaction.			
07.0	Use technology to enhance the effectiveness of communications in order to accomplish job objectives and enhance workplace performance – the student will be able to:		SC.912.N1.4	
07.01	Gather and compile data using a wide variety of references and research resources (e.g., electronic bulletin boards, information services).			
07.02	Communicate using electronic messaging technologies (e.g., facsimile machines, voice mail, conference calls, pagers, e-mail).			
07.03	Apply the rules of electronic messaging etiquette.			
07.04	Revise and edit business documents and e-mails to ensure they are clear, correct, concise, complete, consistent, and courteous.			
07.05	Compose and create business communications appropriate for specific audiences.			
08.0	Use information technology tools – the student will be able to:			
08.01	Use personal information management (PIM) applications to increase workplace efficiency.			
08.02	Employ technological tools to expedite workflow including word processing, databases, reports, spreadsheets, multimedia presentations, electronic calendar, contacts, e-mail and internet applications.			
08.03	Employ computer operations applications to access, create, manage, integrate, and store information.			
08.04	Employ collaborative/groupware applications to facilitate group work.			
09.0	Analyze current and emerging workplace trends and issues and determine potential impact on career and job objectives and workplace performance – the student will be able to:			
09.01	Identify changing trends in the workplace.			
10.0	Develop an awareness of management functions and organizational structures as they relate to today’s workplace and employer/employee roles – the student will be able to:			
10.01	Define management.  			
10.02	Identify the different levels of management.  			
10.03	Compare and contrast the various forms of business ownership (e.g., sole proprietorships, partnerships, corporations) and other organizational structures (e.g., nonprofit organizations, governmental agencies).  			
10.04	Identify variations of basic forms of business ownership (e.g., franchises, employer stock ownership programs).  			
10.05	List the advantages and disadvantages of each form of business ownership.  			
10.06	Describe the advantages and disadvantages of the team concept to an organization.  			
10.07	Analyze organizational charts and discuss how various supervisory/management positions fit into the organizational structure. 			
10.08	Describe the role of technology in the overall management process. 			
10.09	Define the entrepreneurial way of thinking (e.g., opportunity, recognition, risk and reward) and discuss its importance to the American economy. 			
10.10	Apply the entrepreneurial way of thinking in one’s own life.			
10.11	Compare and contrast the legal procedures and processes for forming various forms of business ownership (e.g., sole proprietorship, partnership, limited partnership, joint ventures, limited partnership associations, registered partnerships having limited liability, limited liability company, corporation, franchise).			
10.12	Compare and contrast the advantages and disadvantages of doing business using various forms of business ownership. 			
10.13	Distinguish a limited partnership from a general partnership. 			
10.14	Discuss partnership rights (e.g., tenancy in partnership, sharing of profits, right to manage, right to reimbursement, right to inspect the books, right to an account). 			
10.15	Describe the powers and duties of partners (limited partners, general partners in a limited partnership, silent, dormant, secret). 			
10.16	Describe how partnerships may be dissolved (e.g., acts of the partners, operation of the law, order of the court). 			
10.17	Explain the winding up of partnership affairs and the distribution of assets after the dissolution of a partnership. 			
10.18	Define a limited liability corporation. 			
10.19	Describe the nature of management responsibilities in a limited liability corporation. 			
10.20	Describe the effects of failing to maintain the proper structure of a limited liability corporation. 			
10.21	Define a corporation and explain why a corporation is a legal entity. 			
10.22	Identify characteristics of a franchise and describe where franchises fit in the economic and legal framework. 			
10.23	Describe the pros and cons of owning a franchise. 			
11.0	Practice quality performance in the learning environment and the workplace – the student will be able to:			
11.01	Discuss the importance of time management, both professional and personally, including the consequences of poor time management skills. 			
11.02	Perform a personal time management analysis.  			
12.0	Incorporate appropriate leadership and supervision techniques, customer service strategies, and standards of personal ethics to accomplish job objectives and enhance workplace performance – the student will be able to:		SC.912.N.1.1	
12.01	Project a professional image through appropriate business attire, ethical behavior, personal responsibility, flexibility, and respect for confidentiality.			
12.02	Apply decision-making processes to business applications. 			
12.03	Describe the characteristics (e.g., leadership qualities, leadership styles, personality traits) of effective business supervisors, managers, or entrepreneurs. 			
12.04	Develop a personal and business code of ethical behavior.  			
12.05	Explain the importance of trust for the successful conduct of business. 			
12.06	Identify examples of unethical behaviors that result in higher prices for consumers (e.g., insurance fraud). 			
12.07	Identify ethical issues resulting from technological advances (e.g., computer snooping, hacking). 			
12.08	Identify ethical issues involving employer/employee relationships (e.g., poor working conditions, hours wasted on the job, employee theft). 			
12.09	Identify ethical issues affecting consumers (e.g., false advertising, shoplifting).			
12.10	Apply principles of group dynamics in structured activities.			
12.11	Exhibit positive attitude and professional behavior.			
12.12	Participate in school, community, and/or volunteer activities.			
13.0	Demonstrate science knowledge and skills – the student will be able to:			
13.01	Discuss the role of creativity in constructing scientific questions, methods and explanations.			
13.02	Formulate scientifically investigable questions, construct investigations, collect and evaluate data, and develop scientific recommendations based on findings.			
14.0	Solve problems using critical thinking skills, creativity and innovation – the student will be able to:			
14.01	Employ critical thinking skills independently and in teams to solve problems and make decisions.			
14.02	Employ critical thinking and interpersonal skills to resolve conflicts.			
14.03	Identify and document workplace performance goals and monitor progress toward those goals.			
14.04	Conduct technical research to gather information necessary for decision-making.			
15.0	Demonstrate mathematics knowledge and skills – the student will be able to:			
15.01	Demonstrate knowledge of arithmetic operations.			
15.02	Analyze and apply data and measurements to solve problems and interpret documents.			
15.03	Construct charts/tables/graphs using functions and data.			
16.0	Apply mathematical operations and processes as well as financial planning strategies to commonly occurring situations in the workplace to accomplish job objectives and enhance workplace performance – the student will be able to:			
16.01	Describe the importance of financial statements. 			
17.0	Assess personal strengths and weaknesses as they relate to job objectives, career exploration, personal development, and life goals – the student will be able to:			
17.01	Identify career paths in supervisory, management, and small business environments. 			
18.0	Participate in work-based learning experiences – the student will be able to:			
18.01	Participate in work-based learning experiences in a supervisory, management, or small business environment.			
18.02	Discuss the use of technology in a supervisory, management, or small business environment. 			
18.03	Compare and contrast software applications used in a supervisory, management, or small business environment.			
18.04	Develop an understanding of the integral value of a customer and practice the skills required to provide excellent customer service.			
19.0	Justify the need to gain and maintain competitive advantage – the student will be able to:			
19.01	Identify ways in which businesses compete with each other (e.g., quality, service, status, price). 			
19.02	Define market share. 			
19.03	Identify various forms of competition (e.g., pure competition, oligopoly, monopolistic competition, monopoly). 			
20.0	Perform human resources management activities – the student will be able to:		SC.912.N.1.1	
20.01	Identify the benefits of professional staff development (e.g., workshops, conferences, course work, membership in professional associations). 			
20.02	Explain the need for employee evaluations, describe the procedures used in the evaluation process, and identify the consequences of positive or negative performance appraisals. 			
20.03	Describe legislation affecting the workplace and discuss the impact on businesses (e.g., affirmative action, right to privacy, drug testing, sexual harassment, safety). 			
20.04	Identify the kinds of benefits offered to employees (e.g., insurance plans; retirement plans; payroll deductions for savings bonds, cafeteria plans, 401K plans). 			
20.05	Describe methods used to compensate employees (e.g., wages, salary, commission). 			
20.06	Define “downsizing” and explain why it occurs. 			
21.0	Analyze the impact and relationship of government regulations and community involvement on business management decisions – the student will be able to:			
21.01	Identify ways companies can help their communities (e.g., jobs, taxes, contributions to community projects). 			
22.0	Perform supervisory/management functions – the student will be able to:	MAFS.912.N-Q.1.3; MAFS.912.S-IC.2	SC.912.L.17.20, SC.912.N.1.1, 4, 7, 3.5, 4.2	
22.01	Describe the functions of management (e.g., planning, organizing, staffing, directing, controlling) and discuss how the functions are interrelated. 			
22.02	Identify factors of strategic planning and define the role of strategic planning in a business environment. 			
22.03	Define the purpose of a business plan and describe the major components included in a business plan. 			
22.04	Define the marketing concept and explain its impact on consumers. 			
22.05	Identify and describe examples of diverse marketing activities. 			
22.06	Define long-term and short-term planning. 			
22.07	Perform long-term and short-term planning activities for a specific event. 			
22.08	Develop a basic business plan. 			

2014 – 2015
Florida Department of Education
Student Performance Standards

Course Title: 	Legal Aspects of Business
Course Number: 	8215130
Course Credit:	1

Course Description:

This course is designed to provide an introduction to the legal aspects of business.  Topics include business law concepts, forms of business ownership, insurance awareness, governmental regulations, management functions, human resources management issues, and career development.  The use of computers is an integral part of this program.  

Florida Standards	Correlation to CTE Program Standard #	
23.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 11-12 reading in Technical Subjects for student success in Business Supervision and Management.		
23.01	Key Ideas and Details		
23.01.1	Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of science and technical texts, attending to important distinctions the author makes and to any gaps or inconsistencies in the account.
LAFS.1112.RST.1.1		
23.01.2	Determine the central ideas or conclusions of a text; trace the text’s explanation or depiction of a complex process, phenomenon, or concept; provide an accurate summary of the text.
LAFS.1112.RST.1.2		
23.01.3	Follow precisely a complex multistep procedure when carrying out experiments, taking measurements, or performing technical tasks, attending to special cases or exceptions defined in the text.
LAFS.1112.RST.1.3		
23.02	Craft and Structure		
23.02.1	Determine the meaning of symbols key terms, and other domain-specific words and phrases as they are used in a specific scientific or technical context relevant to grades 11–12 texts and topics.
LAFS.1112.RST.2.4		
23.02.2	Analyze how the text structures information or ideas into categories or hierarchies, demonstrating understanding of the information or ideas.
LAFS.1112.RST.2.5		
23.02.3	Analyze the author’s purpose in providing an explanation, describing a procedure, or discussing an experiment in a text, identifying important issues that remain unresolved.
LAFS.1112.RST.2.6		
23.03	Integration of Knowledge and Ideas		
23.03.1	Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats and media (e.g. quantitative data, video, multimedia) in order to address a question or solve a problem.
LAFS.1112.RST.3.7		
23.03.2	Evaluate the hypotheses, data, analysis, and conclusions in a science or technical text, verifying the data when possible and corroborating or challenging conclusions with other sources of information.
LAFS.1112.RST.3.8		
23.03.3	Synthesize information from a range of sources (e.g., texts, experiments, simulations) into a coherent understanding of a process, phenomenon, or concept, resolving conflicting information when possible.
LAFS.1112.RST.3.9		
23.04	Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity		
23.04.1	By the end of grade 11, read and comprehend literature [informational texts, history/social studies texts, science/technical texts] in the grades 11–CCR text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
23.04.2	By the end of grade 12, read and comprehend literature [informational texts, history/social studies texts, science/technical texts] at the high end of the grades 11–CCR text complexity band independently and proficiently.
LAFS.1112.RST.4.10		
24.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 11-12 writing in Technical Subjects for student success in Business Supervision and Management.		
24.01	Text Types and Purposes		
24.01.1	Write arguments focused on discipline-specific content.
LAFS.1112.WHST.1.1		
24.01.2	Write informative/explanatory texts, including the narration of historical events, scientific procedures/experiments, or technical processes.
LAFS.1112.WHST.1.2		
24.01.3	Write precise enough descriptions of the step-by-step procedures they use in their investigations or technical work that others can replicate them and (possibly) reach the same results.
LAFS.1112.WHST.1.3		
24.02	Production and Distribution of Writing		
24.02.1	Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
LAFS.1112.WHST.2.4		
24.02.2	Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.
LAFS.1112.WHST.2.5		
24.02.3	Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products in response to ongoing feedback, including new arguments or information.
LAFS.1112.WHST.2.6		
24.03	Research to Build and Present Knowledge		
24.03.1	Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question) or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.
LAFS.1112.WHST.3.7		
24.03.2	Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources, using advanced searches effectively; assess the strengths and limitations of each source in terms of the specific task, purpose, and audience; integrate information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and overreliance on any one source and following a standard format for citation.
LAFS.1112.WHST.3.8		
24.03.3	Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
LAFS.1112.WHST.3.9		
24.04	Range of Writing		
24.04.1	Write routinely over extended time frames (time for reflection and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
LAFS.1112.WHST.4.10		
25.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 11-12 Mathematical Practices in Technical Subjects for student success in Business Supervision and Management.		
25.01	Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
MAFS.K12.MP.1.1		
25.02	Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
MAFS.K12.MP.2.1		
25.03	Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.
MAFS.K12.MP.3.1		
25.04	Model with mathematics.
MAFS.K12.MP.4.1		
25.05	Use appropriate tools strategically.
MAFS.K12.MP.5.1		
25.06	Attend to precision.
MAFS.K12.MP.6.1		
25.07	Look for and make use of structure.
MAFS.K12.MP.7.1		
25.08	Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.
MAFS.K12.MP.8.1		

Abbreviations: 
FS-M/LA = Florida Standards for Math/Language Arts
NGSSS-Sci = Next Generation Sunshine State Standards for Science

Note:  This course is pending alignment in the following categories:  FS-M/LA and NGSSS-Sci.

CTE Standards and Benchmarks	FS-M/LA	NGSSS-Sci	
26.0	Use technology to apply and enhance communication skills in technical reading, writing, speaking, listening, and viewing – the student will be able to:			
26.01	Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of establishing and maintaining a work-related network through social contacts.  			
26.02	Use appropriate etiquette and manners when communicating with people of varying cultures.  			
27.0	Participate in work-based learning experiences – the student will be able to:			
27.01	Participate in work-based learning experiences in a supervisory, management, or small business environment.			
27.02	Discuss the use of technology in a supervisory, management, or small business environment. 			
27.03	Compare and contrast software applications used in a supervisory, management, or small business environment. 			
28.0	Demonstrate an understanding of business law concepts – the student will be able to:		SC.912.N.1.1	
28.01	Demonstrate an understanding of contractual relationships. 			
28.02	Identify the elements of an enforceable contract. 			
28.03	Differentiate among classes of contracts (e.g., bilateral and unilateral, express and implied, oral and written). 			
28.04	Explain how offer and acceptance can create contractual rights and duties. 			
28.05	Determine whether an agreement is enforceable as a contract. 			
28.06	Differentiate among the ways that assent can be disrupted (e.g., fraud, non-disclosure, misrepresentation, mistake, duress, undue influence). 			
28.07	Define and distinguish among different types of consideration and list the exceptions to the requirements of consideration. 			
28.08	Identify people who lack contractual capacity. 			
28.09	Explain a minor’s right to avoid a contract.  			
28.10	Describe the rules that apply to the interpretation of contracts. 			
28.11	Describe the rules that apply to contracts involving third parties. 			
28.12	List the ways a contract can be discharged. 			
28.13	Describe breach of contract and the remedies available when a contract is breached. 			
28.14	Define an agency relationship and list the ways that agency relationships may be created. 			
28.15	Discuss potential problems with signing employment contracts. 			
28.16	Determine questions that can and cannot be asked during an employment interview. 			
28.17	Determine which employees or applicants may be asked to participate in employee testing (e.g., aptitude, psychological, polygraph, drug). 			
28.18	Identify legislation that regulates employee rights (e.g., Americans with Disabilities Act, Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Family and Medical Leave Act). 			
28.19	Identify legislation that regulates employment conditions (e.g., Fair Labor Standards Act, Immigration Reform and Control Act, Occupational Safety and Health Act). 			
28.20	Define key terms in computer law. 			
28.21	Identify circumstances under which the copyright of a computer program has been violated. 			
28.22	Describe the various kinds of federal, state, territory, and province statutes designed to combat computer crime and how regulations can be used to prevent the use of computers to invade privacy. 			
28.23	Describe the purposes of various consumer laws and explain their affect on the consumer’s well-being. 			
28.24	Describe how local businesses can be a source of consumer assistance and identify consumer organizations, businesses, and governmental agencies that provide consumer assistance. 			
28.25	Differentiate among the various types of consumer fraud and explain steps that can be taken by victims to gain redress. 			
28.26	Distinguish fraudulent, misleading, and legitimate product claims and explain what the consumer should do if such claims lead to the purchase of a faulty product. 			
29.0	Demonstrate an understanding of different types of insurance – the student will be able to:			
29.01	Differentiate between requirements for insurable interest for property insurance with those needed for life insurance. 			
29.02	Compare and contrast the different types of life insurance (e.g., ordinary, limited payment, endowment, term). 			
29.03	Compare and contrast the different types of other insurance (e.g., property, liability, automobile, homeowners’, disability, marine). 			
29.04	Compare and contrast the differences in health insurance coverages. 			
30.0	Develop an awareness of management functions and organizational structures as they relate to today’s workplace and employer/employee roles – the student will be able to:			
30.01	Compare and contrast the legal procedures and processes for forming and dissolving various forms of business ownership (e.g., sole proprietorship associations, registered partnerships having limited liability, limited liability company, corporation, franchise).			
31.0	Practice quality performance in the learning environment and the workplace – the student will be able to:			
31.01	Discuss the impact of time management practices on one’s personal and professional image.			
32.0	Incorporate appropriate leadership and supervision techniques, customer service strategies, and standards of personal ethics to accomplish job objectives and enhance workplace performance – the student will be able to:			
32.01	Project professional image through appropriate business attire, ethical behavior, personal responsibility, flexibility, and respect for confidentiality.			
32.02	Apply principles of group dynamics in structured activities.			
32.03	Exhibit a positive attitude and professional behavior.			
32.04	Participate in school, community, and/or volunteer activities.			

2014 – 2015
Florida Department of Education
Student Performance Standards

Course Title: 	Business Supervision 1
Course Number: 	8215140
Course Credit:	1

Course Description:

This course continues the study of business supervisory functions.  Students are required to perform higher-level thinking and decision-making and to use technology as a resource to efficiently perform communications activities.  The use of computers is required.

Florida Standards	Correlation to CTE Program Standard #	
23.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 11-12 reading in Technical Subjects for student success in Business Supervision and Management.		
23.01	Key Ideas and Details		
23.01.1	Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of science and technical texts, attending to important distinctions the author makes and to any gaps or inconsistencies in the account.
LAFS.1112.RST.1.1		
23.01.2	Determine the central ideas or conclusions of a text; trace the text’s explanation or depiction of a complex process, phenomenon, or concept; provide an accurate summary of the text.
LAFS.1112.RST.1.2		
23.01.3	Follow precisely a complex multistep procedure when carrying out experiments, taking measurements, or performing technical tasks, attending to special cases or exceptions defined in the text.
LAFS.1112.RST.1.3		
23.02	Craft and Structure		
23.02.1	Determine the meaning of symbols key terms, and other domain-specific words and phrases as they are used in a specific scientific or technical context relevant to grades 11–12 texts and topics.
LAFS.1112.RST.2.4		
23.02.2	Analyze how the text structures information or ideas into categories or hierarchies, demonstrating understanding of the information or ideas.
LAFS.1112.RST.2.5		
23.02.3	Analyze the author’s purpose in providing an explanation, describing a procedure, or discussing an experiment in a text, identifying important issues that remain unresolved.
LAFS.1112.RST.2.6		
23.03	Integration of Knowledge and Ideas		
23.03.1	Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats and media (e.g. quantitative data, video, multimedia) in order to address a question or solve a problem.
LAFS.1112.RST.3.7		
23.03.2	Evaluate the hypotheses, data, analysis, and conclusions in a science or technical text, verifying the data when possible and corroborating or challenging conclusions with other sources of information.
LAFS.1112.RST.3.8		
23.03.3	Synthesize information from a range of sources (e.g., texts, experiments, simulations) into a coherent understanding of a process, phenomenon, or concept, resolving conflicting information when possible.
LAFS.1112.RST.3.9		
23.04	Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity		
23.04.1	By the end of grade 11, read and comprehend literature [informational texts, history/social studies texts, science/technical texts] in the grades 11–CCR text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
23.04.2	By the end of grade 12, read and comprehend literature [informational texts, history/social studies texts, science/technical texts] at the high end of the grades 11–CCR text complexity band independently and proficiently.
LAFS.1112.RST.4.10		
24.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 11-12 writing in Technical Subjects for student success in Business Supervision and Management.		
24.01	Text Types and Purposes		
24.01.1	Write arguments focused on discipline-specific content.
LAFS.1112.WHST.1.1		
24.01.2	Write informative/explanatory texts, including the narration of historical events, scientific procedures/experiments, or technical processes.
LAFS.1112.WHST.1.2		
24.01.3	Write precise enough descriptions of the step-by-step procedures they use in their investigations or technical work that others can replicate them and (possibly) reach the same results.
LAFS.1112.WHST.1.3		
24.02	Production and Distribution of Writing		
24.02.1	Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
LAFS.1112.WHST.2.4		
24.02.2	Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.
LAFS.1112.WHST.2.5		
24.02.3	Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products in response to ongoing feedback, including new arguments or information.
LAFS.1112.WHST.2.6		
24.03	Research to Build and Present Knowledge		
24.03.1	Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question) or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.
LAFS.1112.WHST.3.7		
24.03.2	Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources, using advanced searches effectively; assess the strengths and limitations of each source in terms of the specific task, purpose, and audience; integrate information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and overreliance on any one source and following a standard format for citation.
LAFS.1112.WHST.3.8		
24.03.3	Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
LAFS.1112.WHST.3.9		
24.04	Range of Writing		
24.04.1	Write routinely over extended time frames (time for reflection and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
LAFS.1112.WHST.4.10		
25.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 11-12 Mathematical Practices in Technical Subjects for student success in Business Supervision and Management.		
25.01	Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
MAFS.K12.MP.1.1		
25.02	Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
MAFS.K12.MP.2.1		
25.03	Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.
MAFS.K12.MP.3.1		
25.04	Model with mathematics.
MAFS.K12.MP.4.1		
25.05	Use appropriate tools strategically.
MAFS.K12.MP.5.1		
25.06	Attend to precision.
MAFS.K12.MP.6.1		
25.07	Look for and make use of structure.
MAFS.K12.MP.7.1		
25.08	Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.
MAFS.K12.MP.8.1		

Abbreviations: 
FS-M/LA = Florida Standards for Math/Language Arts
NGSSS-Sci = Next Generation Sunshine State Standards for Science

Note:  This course is pending alignment in the following categories:  FS-M/LA and NGSSS-Sci.

CTE Standards and Benchmarks	FS-M/LA	NGSSS-Sci	
33.0	Apply communication skills (reading, writing, speaking, listening, and viewing) in a courteous, concise, and correct manner on personal and professional levels – the student will be able to:		SC.912.N.1.1, 4, 7	
33.01	Function as a team member and team leader to identify and solve problems inherent in a capstone project.			
33.02	Analyze and respond in writing to routine business problems both individually and collaboratively.			
33.03	Demonstrate interactive listening techniques.			
33.04	Listen objectively and record major points of a speaker’s message.			
33.05	Synthesize information from multiple speakers in a group and respond in an effective manner.			
33.06	Use comprehensive corporate vocabulary.			
33.07	Lead a brainstorming session.			
34.0	Use technology to enhance the effectiveness of communications in order to accomplish job objectives and enhance workplace performance – the student will be able to:	MAFS.912.S-IC.2	SC.912.N.1.1, 4, 7	
34.01	Compose and create business communications that address specific needed improvements.			
34.02	Apply information systems hardware and software appropriate to accomplish business tasks.			
34.03	Use electronic resources (e.g., Internet) to complete sophisticated projects.			
34.04	Collaborate via technology with business professional and student in the international community.			
34.05	Compose and create business communications that reflect international differences, current practices, and protocol.			
34.06	Revise and edit business documents to improve content and effectiveness.			
34.07	Compose and create executive summaries.			
34.08	Present findings of projects in a formal presentation using appropriate graphics, media, and support materials.			
34.09	Analyze and synthesize information obtained from print and electronic resources for group discussions and team building activities.			
35.0	Demonstrate leadership and teamwork skills needed to accomplish team goals and objectives – the student will be able to:			
35.01	Employ leadership skills to accomplish organizational goals and objectives.			
35.02	Establish and maintain effective working relationships with others in order to accomplish objectives and tasks.			
35.03	Conduct and participate in meetings to accomplish work tasks.			
35.04	Employ mentoring skills to inspire and teach others.			
36.0	Incorporate appropriate leadership and supervision techniques, customer service strategies, and standards of personal ethics to accomplish job objectives and enhance workplace performance – the student will be able to:		SC.912.N.1.1, 4.2	
36.01	Analyze and respond to business case studies involving office politics.			
36.02	Discuss the ramifications of social behavior on professional image.			
36.03	Analyze and discuss sexual harassment cases that have become legal precedents.			
36.04	Discuss the concept of a comprehensive customer service philosophy.			
36.05	Define corporate culture.			
36.06	Compare and contrast corporate cultures of diverse organizations.			
36.07	Analyze the impact of company policies and procedures on communications.			
36.08	Explain the long-term monetary impact of a lost customer.			
36.09	Analyze situations in which technology positively and negatively impacts customer service.			
36.10	Enhance personal and professional self-concept and image through leading group activities.			
36.11	Assume a leadership role in school, community and/or volunteer activities.			
36.12	Discuss how health, motivation, and physical fitness enhance performance.			
36.13	Use appropriate leadership language (e.g., optimism, encouragement, action).			
36.14	Lead a group in goal setting activities.			
36.15	Compare and contrast alternative leadership styles and the appropriate style for a given situation.			
36.16	Implement control practices and procedures for a planned business.			
36.17	Chart five forms of business organization and illustrate an advantage and disadvantage for each.			
36.18	Given facts about a possible new business, determine the form of business organization that could be used.			
36.19	Analyze the personal advantages of owning your own business.			
36.20	Analyze the personal risks of owning your own business.			
36.21	Assess your qualifications to start a new business.			
36.22	Discuss the impact of laws of different countries on partnerships, corporations, and limited liability corporations.			
36.23	Analyze the impact of international law on partnerships, corporations, and limited liability corporations.			
36.24	Describe the impact of international business activities on the local, regional, national, and international economies.			
36.25	Analyze the potential impact on a community, region, state, and country of a domestic company involving itself in international trade opportunities.			
37.0	Describe the importance of professional ethics and legal responsibilities – the student will be able to; 			
37.01	Evaluate and justify decisions based on ethical reasoning.			
37.02	Evaluate alternative responses to workplace situations based on personal, professional, ethical, legal responsibilities and employer policies.			
37.03	Identify and explain personal and long-term consequences of unethical or legal behaviors in the workplace.			
37.04	Interpret and explain written organizational policies and procedures.			
38.0	Describe the roles within teams, work units, departments, organizations, inter-organizational systems, and the larger environment – the students will be able to:			
38.01	Describe the nature and types of business organizations.			
38.02	Explain the effect of key organizational systems on performance and quality.			
38.03	List and describe quality control systems and/or practices common to the workplace.			
38.04	Explain the impact of the global economy on business organizations.			
39.0	Demonstrate the importance of health, safety, and environmental management systems in organizations and their importance to organizational performance and regulatory compliance – the student will be able to:			
39.01	Describe personal and jobsite safety rules and regulations that maintain safe and healthy work environments.			
39.02	Explain emergency procedures to follow in response to workplace accidents.			
39.03	Create a disaster and/or emergency response plan.			
40.0	Apply mathematical operations and processes as well as financial planning strategies to commonly occurring situations in the workplace to accomplish job objectives and enhance workplace performance – the student will be able to:			
40.01	Prepare and maintain payroll registers and individual earning records.			
40.02	Complete employer’s quarterly federal tax returns.			
40.03	Prepare financial statements (e.g., income statement, balance sheet, cash flow statement, statement of net worth).			
40.04	Analyze financial statements and interpret data for decision-making purposes.			
41.0	Assess personal strengths and weaknesses as they relate to job objectives, career exploration, personal development, and life goals – the student will be able to:		SC.912.N.1.1, 4, 7, 3.5, 4.2	
41.01	Relate the importance of education in meeting identified goals.			
41.02	Describe career pathways for career development in supervisory and management positions (e.g., upward and mobile).			
41.03	Design an individual career plan that reflects the transition from school to work, lifelong learning, and personal and professional goals.  Analyze strengths, weaknesses, and associated risks.			
41.04	Describe career pathways for career development in business supervision and management.			
41.05	Identify resources for career development and demonstrate understanding of how to use professional networking resources, including web-based applications, career centers, professional and service organizations, newspapers and trade publications.			
41.06	Practice spreadsheet application skills using assessments in preparation for interviews.			
42.0	Participate in work-based learning experiences – the student will be able to:			
42.01	Participate in work-based learning experiences in a supervisory, management, and small business environment.			
42.02	Discuss the supervisory/management skills needed in a supervisory, management, or small business environment.			

2014 – 2015
Florida Department of Education
Student Performance Standards

Course Title: 	Business Supervision 2
Course Number: 	8215150
Course Credit:	1

Course Description:

This course continues the study of business supervisory/management functions and business law concepts.  Students are required to perform higher-level thinking and decision-making and to use technology as a resource to efficiently perform supervisory functions.  

Abbreviations: 
FS-M/LA = Florida Standards for Math/Language Arts
NGSSS-Sci = Next Generation Sunshine State Standards for Science

Note:  This course is pending alignment in the following categories:  FS-M/LA and NGSSS-Sci.

CTE Standards and Benchmarks	FS-M/LA	NGSSS-Sci	
43.0	Participate in work-based learning opportunities – the student will be able to:			
43.01	Participate in work-based learning experiences in a supervisory, management, and small business environment.			
43.02	Discuss the supervisory/management skills needed in a supervisory, management, or small business environment.			
44.0	Apply operations management principles and procedures to an operation plan – the student will be able to:			
44.01	Compare and contrast inventory methods and calculate the value of ending inventory.			
45.0	Justify the need to gain and maintain competitive advantage – the student will be able to:			
45.01	Compare and contrast various forms of competition (e.g., pure competition, oligopoly, monopolistic competition, monopoly).			
45.02	Describe how various laws impact competition (e.g., Sherman Act, Robinson-Patman).			
46.0	Perform human resources management activities – the student will be able to:			
46.01	Describe components that may be included in employee evaluations.			
46.02	Describe how employee selection tools are used (e.g., interview, tests, reference checks).			
46.03	Describe how a job description is used in the recruiting process.			
46.04	Describe the legal implications of using performance appraisals to terminate or demote employees.			
46.05	Discuss whether a company has a responsibility to provide retraining programs and severance packages for displaced workers.			
47.0	Analyze the impact and relationship of government regulations and community involvement on business management decisions – the student will be able to:		SC.912.L.17.13, 17	
47.01	Explain how tax policies, licensure requirements, and governmental regulations affect a business.			
48.0	Perform supervisory/management functions – the student will be able to:	MAFS.912.N-Q.1.3; MAFS.912.S-IC.2		
48.01	Identify information to be included in each component of a business plan.			
48.02	Identify sources of information to include in a business plan.			
48.03	Identify sources of technical assistance to use in preparing a business plan.			
48.04	Develop a comprehensive business plan for a specific business.			
48.05	Prepare a timetable for establishing a planned business.			
48.06	Develop a budget for a business.			
48.07	Describe how a sales forecast can be used in short- or long-term planning.			
48.08	Explain how and why a sales forecast may need to be adjusted due to controllable and uncontrollable factors.			
48.09	Discuss the concept that power is a trust and a responsibility.			
48.10	Identify essential records needed for the day-to-day operation of a business and describe the resulting consequences of a business that keeps poor quality business records.			
48.11	Demonstrate an understanding of the relationship of record keeping and tax reporting.			
48.12	Compare and contrast traditional and nontraditional sources for securing funding.			
49.0	Explain the importance of employability skills and entrepreneurship skills – the students will be able to:			
49.01	Identify and demonstrate positive work behaviors needed to be employable.			
49.02	Develop personal career plan that includes goals, objectives, and strategies.			
49.03	Examine licensing, certification, and industry credentialing requirements.			
49.04	Maintain a career portfolio to document knowledge, skills and experience.			
49.05	Evaluate and compare employment opportunities that match career goals.			
49.06	Identify and exhibit traits for retaining employment.			
49.07	Identify opportunities and research requirements for career advancement.			
49.08	Research the benefits of ongoing professional development.			
50.0	Describe the role of organized labor and its influences on government and business – the student will be able to:			
50.01	Describe labor and management strategies used in business.			
51.0	Analyze the relationship among contract law, law of sales, consumer law, agency law, and environmental law – the student will be able to:		SC.912.L.17.13	
51.01	Compare and contrast various local, state, and national statutes that impact business.			
51.02	Distinguish between an agent and individuals (e.g., independent contractor, real estate broker, bailee, trustee).			
51.03	Distinguish between a general power of attorney and a limited power of attorney.			
51.04	Compare and contrast the benefits of greater consumer protection against additional costs (e.g., protection of airbags vs. higher automobile costs).			
51.05	Discuss the cost to society of fewer vs. more consumer-oriented laws.			
51.06	Identify national sources of consumer assistance (e.g., FTC, FDA).			
51.07	Explain the arbitration process available to help consumers resolve business disputes and describe legal actions that may be taken to resolve consumer business disputes (e.g., small claims court, class action suits).			
52.0	Analyze financial data to make long-term and short-term management decisions – the student will be able to:		SC.912.L.17.13	
52.01	Calculate the operating profit or loss, the absolute loss, and the break-even point.			
52.02	Demonstrate an understanding of total assets, liabilities, and owner’s equity.			
52.03	Identify factors that cause changes in the financial picture of a business.			

2014 – 2015
Florida Department of Education
Student Performance Standards

Course Title: 		Business Supervision 3
Course Number: 	8215160
Course Credit:	1

Course Description:

This course continues the study of business supervisory/management functions and business law concepts.  Students are required to perform higher-level thinking and decision-making and to use technology as a resource to efficiently perform supervisory functions.  The use of computers is required.  

Abbreviations: 
FS-M/LA = Florida Standards for Math/Language Arts
NGSSS-Sci = Next Generation Sunshine State Standards for Science

Note:  This course is pending alignment in the following categories:  FS-M/LA and NGSSS-Sci.

CTE Standards and Benchmarks	FS-M/LA	NGSSS-Sci	
53.0	Demonstrate personal money-management concepts, procedures and strategies – the student will be able to:		SC.912.N.1.1, 4, 3.5, 4.2	
53.01	Identify and describe the services and legal responsibilities of financial institutions.			
53.02	Describe the effect of money management on personal and career goals.			
53.03	Develop a personal budget and financial goals.			
53.04	Complete financial instruments for making deposits and withdrawals.			
53.05	Maintain financial records.			
53.06	Read and reconcile financial statements.			
53.07	Research, compare and contrast investment opportunities.			
54.0	Apply communication skills (reading, writing, speaking, listening, and viewing) in a courteous, concise, and correct manner on personal and professional levels – the student will be able to:			
54.01	Lead a brainstorming session.			
55.0	Use technology to enhance the effectiveness of communications in order to accomplish job objectives and enhance workplace performance – the student will be able to:			
55.01	Collaborate via technology with business professionals and students in the international community.			
55.02	Compose and create business communications that reflect international differences, current practices, and protocol.			
56.0	Incorporate appropriate leadership and supervision techniques, customer service strategies, and standards of personal ethics to accomplish job objectives and enhance workplace performance – the student will be able to:			
56.01	Define corporate culture.			
56.02	Compare and contrast corporate cultures of diverse organizations.			
56.03	Enhance personal and professional self-concept and image through leading group activities.			
56.04	Assume a leadership role in school, community, and/or volunteer activities.			
56.05	Use appropriate leadership language (e.g., optimism, encouragement, action).			
57.0	Incorporate knowledge gained from individual assessment and job/career exploration to design an individual career plan that reflects the transition from school to work, lifelong learning, and personal and professional goals – the student will be able to:		SC.912.N.1.7	
57.01	Create and present a career portfolio to an audience.			
57.02	Model behavior that contributes to a successful interview.			
58.0	Participate in work-based learning experiences – the student will be able to:			
58.01	Participate in work-based learning experiences in a supervisory, management, and small business environment.			
58.02	Discuss the supervisory/management skills needed in a supervisory, management, or small business environment.			
59.0	Justify the need to gain and maintain competitive advantage – the student will be able to:	MAFS.912.N-Q.1.3		
59.01	Describe ways to increase market share.			
59.02	Explain the purposes of external research services and explain why businesses use them (e.g., consumer affairs, consumer panels, marketing research).			
59.03	Describe why an ongoing analysis of customer satisfaction indices is necessary for attaining competitive advantage.			
60.0	Perform human resources management activities – the student will be able to:	SC.912. N.1.1, 7		
60.01	Establish criteria for promoting employees.			
60.02	Develop strategies to accommodate impending changes in the workplace.			
60.03	Describe programs available to assist displaced employees.			
61.0	Analyze the impact and relationship of government regulations and community involvement on business management decisions – the student will be able to:		SC.912.L.17.20, SC.912.N.1.1, 4, 7, 3.5, 4.2	
61.01	Explain the pros and cons of various levels of community involvement by a business.			
62.0	Perform supervisory/management functions – the student will be able to:	MAFS.912.N-Q.1.3; MAFS.912.S-IC.2		
62.01	Explain the concept of employee empowerment.			
62.02	Describe the role of variable costs on pricing.			
62.03	Establish prices for identified products.			
62.04	Modify and refine a comprehensive business plan for starting a business.			
63.0	Analyze the relationship among contract law, law of sales, consumer law, agency law, and environmental law – the student will be able to:		SC.912.N.1.1, 4.2	
63.01	Evaluate various legal alternatives for resolving disputes that are available to consumers.			

Additional Information

Laboratory Activities

Laboratory investigations, including the use of scientific research, measurement, and laboratory technologies are an integral part of this course.  These activities include instruction in the use of safety procedures, tools, equipment, materials, and processes related to these occupations.  Equipment and supplies should be provided to enhance hands-on experiences for students.

Special Notes

The occupational standards and benchmarks outlined in this secondary program correlate to the standards and benchmarks of the postsecondary program with the same Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) number.

Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO)

Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) and Business Professionals of America (BPA) are the appropriate career and technical student organization for providing leadership training and reinforcing specific career and technical skills.  Career and Technical Student Organizations provide activities for students as an integral part of the instruction offered.  The activities of such organizations are defined as part of the curriculum in accordance with Rule 6A-6.065, F.A.C.

Cooperative Training – OJT

On-the-job training is appropriate but not required for this program.  Whenever offered, the rules, guidelines, and requirements specified in the OJT framework apply. 

Accommodations

Federal and state legislation requires the provision of accommodations for students with disabilities as identified on the secondary student’s Individual Educational Plan (IEP) or 504 plan or postsecondary student’s accommodations’ plan to meet individual needs and ensure equal access.  Postsecondary students with disabilities must self-identify, present documentation, request accommodations if needed, and develop a plan with their counselor and/or instructors.  Accommodations received in postsecondary education may differ from those received in secondary education.  Accommodations change the way the student is instructed.  Students with disabilities may need accommodations in such areas as instructional methods and materials, assignments and assessments, time demands and schedules, learning environment, assistive technology and special communication systems.  Documentation of the accommodations requested and provided should be maintained in a confidential file.

In addition to accommodations, some secondary students with disabilities (students with an IEP served in Exceptional Student Education (ESE)) will need modifications to meet their needs.  Modifications change the outcomes or what the student is expected to learn, e.g., modifying the curriculum of a secondary career and technical education course.  Note: postsecondary curriculum and regulated secondary programs cannot be modified.

Some secondary students with disabilities (ESE) may need additional time (i.e., longer than the regular school year), to master the student performance standards associated with a regular Occupational Completion Point (OCP) or a Modified Occupational Completion Point (MOCP).  If needed, a student may enroll in the same career and technical course more than once.  Documentation should be included in the IEP that clearly indicates that it is anticipated that the student may need an additional year to complete an OCP/MOCP.  The student should work on different competencies and new applications of competencies each year toward completion of the OCP/MOCP.  After achieving the competencies identified for the year, the student earns credit for the course.  It is important to ensure that credits earned by students are reported accurately.  The district’s information system must be designed to accept multiple credits for the same course number for eligible students with disabilities.

Articulation

For details on articulation agreements which correlate to programs and industry certifications refer to http://www.fldoe.org/workforce/dwdframe/artic_frame.asp.

Bright Futures/Gold Seal Scholarship

Course substitutions as defined in the Comprehensive Course Table for this program area may be used to qualify a student for Florida’s Gold Seal Vocational Scholarship, providing all other eligibility requirements are met.  Eligibility requirements are available online at https://www.osfaffelp.org/bfiehs/fnbpcm02_CCTMain.aspx. 

Fine Arts/Practical Arts Credit

Many courses in CTE programs meet the Fine Arts/Practical Arts credit for high school graduation (http://www.fldoe.org/articulation/CCD/files/pacourses1314.pdf).  A listing of approved CTE courses is published each year as a supplemental resource to the Course Code Directory (http://www.fldoe.org/articulation/CCD/default.asp).