“As many of our students pursue a career in business, our goal is to give them a basic understanding of how businesses operate from all aspects.  The courses that we offer will give a strong foundation for the next level, the workforce, and their personal lives as well.”

- Brian Walker ‘95, Business & Technology Department Chair

Course Highlights

Here are a few of the classes offered in our Technology/Business Department. 

  • Personal Finance: Through this course, students learn the underlying concepts needed to take personal responsibility for their financial future. Students develop an understanding of financial position and potential, and they develop an appreciation for the power of compounding and the need to begin their financial journey as soon as possible. Students are actively engaged in a simulated investment program from the start of the course. They are given $100,000 in an investment account with the goal of creating long-term wealth. From that point forward, students manage their simulated investment account and purchase individual stocks, ETFs, and other investment instruments to achieve their goal. Ongoing reflection and feedback helps students to  understand risk and reward as well as the long term (lifelong) implications of investing. As the course progresses, students learn the necessary components of personal finance such as: creating a financial plan, managing liquidity, personal financing, wealth protection and retirement planning.

  • ECE Economics: This full year course provides a general introduction to micro and macroeconomics.  Students learn the fundamental concepts of micro and macro economics and understand the economic way of thinking. Economic concepts studied in the course include: demand and supply, opportunity costs, incentives, comparative advantage and absolute advantage, inflation and employment policies, balance of international payments, and economic growth. In addition, students examine the effects of government policy and actions on market outcomes, study how the economies of the world interact, and analyze  how their decisions impact not just the national but the international economy as well.  Students develop a broader perspective of economic systems throughout the world. 

 

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