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General Business

Business Administration
2.5 credits
Grades 10, 11, 12
Business Administration is designed to provide students with a solid business foundation: How a business is organized, how it operates and how it is managed. For success in the business world as an employee or an owner, it is essential for one to have a deep interest in business affairs and a basic knowledge of business operations. The course will focus on the principles and management strategies needed by everyone who plans entrepreneurship, production and marketing, finance and management functions. Business simulations and business plans are major components of this semester course. Do you want to own your own business someday and be your own boss? Are you looking for a business concentration for your college studies? Former students agree that they have found this course to be very appropriate and worthwhile, especially when they move into a business major in college!

Business and Personal Law
 2.5 credits
Grades 10, 11, 12
This half-year course introduces the basic principles of personal and business law. Topics include the study of contracts, minors and contracts, buyer and seller agreements, bailment, property, landlord/tenant relationships, wills, and the nature and kinds of law. Each year students visit the Mercer County Courthouse, the NJ State Police Forensic Laboratory, as well as the Mercer County Correction Center to speak with several public officials (defense lawyers, prosecutors, judges, sheriff's offices, etc.). Guest speakers from the Mercer County Bar Association contribute in multiple ways to real-life applications this course will bring students. Business and Personal Law will answer this basic question: What do I need to know about the law to be a successful citizen, employer, and employee in our society today? The course is designed to give general educational background and is especially helpful for students who will be planning to major in business related areas in college, entering the job market after high school graduation or planning to own a business.

Sports Marketing and Management
2.5 credits
Grades 10, 11, 12
This course is for individuals interested in learning more about possible careers or further education in the fast-growing field of sports marketing and management. The sports industry is a multibillion-dollar industry. Sports Marketing and Management specializes in the marketing, management, and promotion of all sports for professional or recreational purposes. Emphasis will also be placed on the globalization of the sports marketing industry. Students will experience a variety of instructional formats such as simulations, guest speakers and field experiences to local and Philadelphia sports entertainment organizations to help understand the importance of this industry in our economic sector. Topics include promotional methods, media relations, sports marketing research and segmentation, pricing strategies, endorsements and sponsorships, licensing and logos in the sports industry, and much more!

Money Management
2.5 credits
Grades 10, 11, 12
Regardless of career plans, every person must be able to cope with the finances of everyday life. This half-year course will include elements of a basic contract, check writing, checkbook balancing, banking services, taxes (income, property, sales, etc.) insurance, consumer credit, savings, investments, budgeting, preparation of a resume and an application letter - in other words, the survival skills of life! Use of personal financial computer software packages such as Quicken will be integrated into Money Management as will research of information on the Internet. This course is for everyone!

Practical Arts in Hopewell Valley includes Business Education, Industrial Arts and Family and Consumer Sciences areas of study.

Business courses at Hopewell Valley Central High School fulfill practical arts requirements!