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OBEA SPRINGCONFERENCE
Business Studies...The Pathway to Success
April 25, 2008Holiday Inn Select Toronto AirportJames Biss, Paul Ford, Erindale S. S.Peel DSB
“Putting the Fun inManagement Fundamentals”
P Introduction
POverview of Course
PTeaching Strategies, Course Content &Resource Ideas
PWhat Students See, Do & Prepare
PQuestions/Discussion
Agenda:
PErindale Secondary School - PDSS
PApproximately 1500 students
PBusiness Department composed of 7teachers with between 32 to 52 sections
PFull offering of courses catering more tosenior division
PRange between 2 and 5 BOH 4M0 courses
All about us:
PBased on “end-in-sight” planning (students knowexam essay question day 2)
“By referring to a group activity within the class for which you assumed a leadership role (or as you observed a leader), discuss and evaluate the management strategies for each of the functions of management as they were applied for your activity.
PStudents will be exposed to a balance of theoryand practical experiences in developing theirknowledge throughout the semester (we find“experience is the best teacher”)
All about our BOH 4M0 program:
PBased on a variety of resources including text; on-line study notes and working papers; casestudies from newspapers, web and video
PParticular areas of content include overview ofmanagement; planning & control; organizing as amanagement process; leadership in business andcurrent management issues
The theory portion of class:
PStudents participate in a variety of group activitiesas leaders and subordinates
PWhile in a leadership role, students practice withtheir developing management skills
PThere is much opportunity for self-reflection; peerreflection and teacher assessment of studentperformance
PTasks include developing new products & marketingplans; theme park operations; MP3 plant operationsand running a for profit classroom company
Practical portion of class:
PWide variety of different situations createopportunities for varied teaching strategies
PThere are many “teachable moments” as studentschallenge themselves
PMuch “guided discovery” opportunities as studentsdeal with true life business realities
POften better to be the “guide on the side ratherthan the sage on the stage”
Teaching strategies:
# Lectures based on Schemmerhorn text
# Web site notes and links focusing on“fundamentals of management”
# Activity: Project “X”< School’s football billboard is media< Create food product for Tim Horten’s or other fast food
outlet< Must brainstorm ideas including marketing ideas &
product to be served to “client executives”
Group Dynamics:
First week of course: Team presidents appointed
PLectures based on Schermerhorn text
PWeb Site Notes & Links
PActivity: ROLLER COASTER TYCOON< Students “play” for a day and learn the basics< Then they PLAN their TWO parks, with Policies &
Procedures, in teams< Finally, they RUN their parks through “Four Years”
measuring performance against objectives< Different “Presidents”, same teams
Planning & Control:
Second unit of the course
PLectures, Text & On-Line Resources
PACTIVITY: Sprott Business Game (CarletonUniversity) AND Stock Market Challenge,simultaneously< New Presidents! Some Rotation of team members< Manage production and distribution of ficticious MP3
players and $1,000,000 in Investment Dollars
Organizing:
Third unit of the course
PLectures & Cases On-Line
PFilms: We Were Soldiers & 12 O’ClockHigh
PActivity: HUMAN RESOURCE TRAININGSESSION< New Presidents, Again!< Training Workshop for one whole class on
some aspect of Management
Leadership:
Fourth unit of the course
PLectures & JIT/SPC Demonstrations
PActivity: SUPER SELLING ACTIVITY< Self selected teams and “project managers”< Students must develop, market, manufacture and
retail one particular DURABLE product< Must have BOH logo and be consistent in quality and
design< Sold through two lunch periods, with no down time!
Controlling Revisited:
Final Full Unit of Course
PUnit Tests
PJournalizing< Providing “venting” and self reflection
PActivity Presentations
PActivity Reports< Teams create full reports in consistent format< Sections added as course continues:
– Introduction/Exec. Summary, Planning, Organizing, Leading,Controlling, Appendix
Assessment:
Through each of these units...
Our classes in action!
PNegotiation Simulation
P “In The Manger’s Chair” Simulation
PAlong with lectures on Ethics Strategies,Stress Mangement etc.
PVideo case analysis of “The Corporation”and “Story of Stuff”
Bonus content:
Time permitting at the end of course ...
P Informal in-class exam based upon theessay question from day 2 andmanagerial experiences from activities
P15% of final grade
PFoolscap or wordprocessed
PPracticed in advance? Reviewed?
Final Assessment:
Part one of two part exam
PFORMAL EXAM with 100 Multiple ChoiceQuestions
PReworking of some previous test questions
POne Hour Duration
P15% of Final Grade
Final Assessment:
Part two of two part exam
THANK YOU!
James Biss&
Paul Ford
Erindale Secondary School, Mississauga