COURSE CODE: 6115

Principles of Business and Marketing

SCED Code: 12051
Virginia Extended Description: 36
Suggested Grade Level: 9, 10
Duration: 36 Weeks
Hours: 140
Credits: 1
Prerequisite: None
OSHA Compliance Required?: No
CTSO: FBLA
Non-Traditional?: F

Students discover the roles of business and marketing in the free enterprise system and the global economy. Students examine basic financial concepts of banking, insurance, credit, taxation, and investments to provide a strong background for making sound decisions as consumers, wage earners, and citizens. The real-world effects of technology, effective communication, and interpersonal skills is evident throughout the course. This course also supports career-development skills and explores career options. Contextual instruction and student participation in co-curricular career and technical student organization (CTSO) activities will develop leadership, interpersonal, and career skills. High-quality work-based learning (HQWBL) will provide experiential learning opportunities related to students' career goals and/or interests, integrated with instruction, and performed in partnership with local businesses and organizations.

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Course Sequences

A combination of this course and those below, equivalent to two 36-week courses, is a concentration sequence. Students wishing to complete a specialization may take additional courses based on their career pathways. A program completer is a student who has met the requirements for a CTE concentration sequence and all other requirements for high school graduation or an approved alternative education program.

Career Clusters

Pathway Occupation
A/V Technology & Film
  • Audio and Video Equipment Technician
  • Producer

Pathway Occupation
Administrative Support
  • Administrative Assistant
  • Computer Operator
  • Customer Service Representatives
  • Executive Assistant
  • Front Office Assistant
  • Information Assistant
  • Office Manager
  • Order Processor
  • Receptionist
  • Records Processing Assistant
  • Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
Business Information Management
  • Front Office Assistant
  • Information Assistant
  • Receptionist
General Management
  • Administrative Services Manager
  • Bill and Account Collectors
  • Customer Service Representatives
  • Entrepreneur
  • General and Operations Managers
  • Human Resources Manager
  • Meeting and Convention Planner
  • Office Manager
  • Operations Manager
Human Resources Management
  • Administrative Assistant
  • Human Resources Administrative Assistant
  • Office Manager
Operations Management
  • Administrative Services Manager
  • Chief Operating Officer
  • Customer Service Representatives
  • Customer Service Supervisor
  • Department Manager
  • Entrepreneur
  • Marketing Managers
  • Master Scheduler
  • Operations Manager
  • Procurement Specialist
  • Purchasing Manager
  • Sales Managers
  • Sales Representative

Pathway Occupation
Lodging
  • Bookkeeping, Accounting, or Auditing Clerk
  • Chief Engineer
  • Concierge
  • Front Desk Clerk
  • Front Office Manager
  • Lodging Manager
  • Marketing Managers
Recreation, Amusements & Attractions
  • Advertising and Promotions Managers
  • Caterer
  • Meeting and Convention Planner
  • Recreation Supervisor
  • Recreation Worker
  • Retail Manager
  • Sports Promoter
Restaurants & Food/Beverage Services
  • Destination Manager
  • Facilities Manager
  • Food Service Manager
  • Host, Hostess
  • Meeting and Convention Planner
Travel & Tourism
  • Human Resources Manager
  • Meeting and Convention Planner
  • Tour, Travel Guide
  • Travel Agent

Pathway Occupation
Marketing Communications
  • Advertising and Promotions Managers
  • Art Director
  • Marketing Managers
  • Media Planner, Buyer
  • Public Relations Specialists
  • Sales Managers
Marketing Management
  • Brand Manager
  • Chief Executives
  • Entrepreneur
  • General and Operations Managers
  • Marketing Managers
  • Retail Manager
Marketing Research
  • Brand Manager
  • Database Administrator
  • Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
  • Product Planner
Merchandising
  • Account Executive/Account Manager
  • Merchandise Buyer
  • Merchandise Displayer, Window Trimmer
  • Merchandise Manager
  • Merchandising Coordinator
  • Retail Manager
Professional Sales
  • Account Executive/Account Manager
  • Entrepreneur
  • Manufacturer's Sales Representative
  • Sales Managers
  • Sales Representative
  • Telemarketer
  • Trade Show Manager

Pathway Occupation
Health, Safety, & Environmental Management
  • Health, Safety, and Environment Manager
Sales & Service
  • Billing Clerk
  • Dispatcher
  • Office Manager
  • Parts Sales Representative
  • Statement Clerk
  • Customer Service Representatives

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