CONT652: Intermediate Business Studies
This course provides you with opportunities to develop an understanding of the five critical areas of business: financial literacy, business ethics and corporate social responsibility, business, and entrepreneurial skills, business communications and digital literacy. You’ll also apply transferable skills and 21st century competencies in your Business Studies classroom. Issues pertaining to equity and inclusion, learner well-being, barrier-free learning and digital literacy will be explored. Teaching strategies such as experiential and project-based learning and universal design for learning (UDL), will be explored using education technology tools. Ministry policy documents and the OCT Standards of Practice and Ethical Guidelines will be thoroughly analyzed to guide your decision making.
Learning Outcomes
What You Will Learn and Do
In this course, you’ll
- understand global competencies and transferable skills as they pertain to Business Studies
- demonstrate an understanding of curriculum and critical areas of learning in Business Studies
- explore business pathways and experiential learning opportunities related to Business Studies
- develop lesson plans including varied assessment strategies and educational technology tools
- examine the role of equity and well-being in learner achievement
- create lesson activities using universal design for learning and blended learning models
- design a culminating task using project-based learning
Assessments
Module 1
Role of the Business Educator
Module 2
Accessible Learning
Progress Update 1
Module 3
Building an Entrepreneurial Mindset (BEM1O)
Module 4
Launching and Leading a Business (BEP2O)
Progress Update 2
Module 5
Planning
Module 6
Assessment
Progress Update 3
Module 7
Wrap Up and Reflection
Final Report