Business, Management & Administration in Greenville County Schools

Business, Management & Administration in Greenville

County Schools

COW Presentation

November 14, 2006

Cluster Area Majors

• Administration and Information Support

• Management

• Small Business Management

Benefits of BMA

• More than 150 occupations fall into BMA• More than 400,000 BMA jobs in South Carolina• BMA sector projected to be one of the fastest

expanding through the year 2008 (Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2002-03)

• One of the highest paying sectors with nearly half of jobs in management and professional occupations

Courses Required for Majors

• Keyboarding

• Computer Applications

• Integrated Computer Applications

• Accounting

• Entrepreneurship

• Virtual Enterprise

Other Available Courses

• Desktop Publishing• Web Design• Multimedia• Document Processing• Business Law• Marketing• Digital Input Technology• Business Communication• International Business• Administrative Support Technology

Focus of Administration and Information Support

• Use of technology for office operations

• Coordinate administrative activities of office

• Supervise employees

• Manage office operations

• Coordinate office technology

Administration and Information Support Major

Required Courses for Major(Minimum of four credits required)

**Integrated Business Applications 1**Integrated Business Applications 2**Keyboarding or documented skill levelDesktop PublishingWeb DesignMultimediaAdministrative Support Technology

**Courses required for Career Technology Education completer status (CIPCode)

Complementary or Substitute Coursework

Business Law

Entrepreneurship

Document Processing

Virtual Enterprise

Personal Finance

Focus of Management Major

• Preparation and execution of business activities

• Supervision of other employees

• Organization of operations and production

• Marketing functions

• Communication with customers, clients, and others

• Administrative functions

Courses Required for Management

Required Courses for Major(Minimum of four credits required)

**Keyboarding or documented skill level**Accounting 1**Entrepreneurship**Computer Applications or Integrated Business Applications

**Courses required for Career Technology Education completer status (CIPCode)

Complementary or Substitute Coursework

Web Design

Virtual Enterprise

Multimedia

Business Law

Marketing

Personal Finance

Focus of Small Business Management

• Study all aspects of running a profitable business– Entrepreneurship– Human resources– Financial planning– Information technology– Marketing– Internet resources

Courses Required for Small Business Management

Required Courses for Major(Minimum of four credits required)

**Keyboarding or documented skill level**Computer Applications or Integrated Business Applications**Virtual Enterprise 1**Virtual Enterprise

**Courses required for Career Technology Education completer status (CIPCode)

Complementary or Substitute Coursework

Accounting

Business Law

Personal Finance

Entrepreneurship

Marketing

Web Design

Multimedia

Virtual Enterprise

• Greer High School

• Wade Hampton High School

• Offers students the opportunity to experience in a simulated business environment all facets of being an employee in a firm

Benefits of VE

• Links to regional, national, and global networks

• Places students on front lines of business world

• Connects students to business partners

• Teaches entrepreneurship and practical skills that are essential to career readiness

Greer High VE

Funding for Business Management & Administration

• 2005-06– Each high school

received $2,000 in supply funds from Perkins

• 2006-07– Each high school will

receive $2,000 in supply funds from Perkins

Additional Supply Funds

• Virtual Enterprise classes– Additional funding in 2004-05 to begin program– Funding for training of teachers

• Other Business Management & Administration classes– Per class supply ($94) and equipment ($121) funds

from general fund accounts

SC Small Business FactsIn SC, three of every five businesses are operated by sole-proprietors, working full-time without any paid employees.

Virtually all of the remaining businesses are small. Among these "employer firms" (businesses providing full-time jobs to people other than the owners):

Nineteen out of 20 (95 percent) have fewer than 100 employees.

Four of every five (76 percent) have fewer than 10 employees.

More than half (58 percent) have fewer than five employees.

You better learn to work closely with people!

Even if you work alone.