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Marketing Education

Last updated 2/26/2007

Course Title Credits Pre-requisites Concurrent/s Course Code
Advertising and Public Relations 1/2 or 1 One Marketing credit in core course(s) and 11th or 12th grade standing 5016
Description:
A one-half or one-unit course designed for grades 11-12 focuses on the concepts and strategies associated with the dynamic and changing means of communication in order to promote products, services, ideas, and/or images. Advertising and public relations are explored from the viewpoint of the creative staff, business person, and consumer. Twelfth grade students may earn additional credits through Cooperative Education if all eligibility requirements are satisfied.
Course Title Credits Pre-requisites Concurrent/s Course Code
Entrepreneurship 1/2 or 1 One Marketing credit in core course(s) and 11th or 12th grade standing 5035
Description:
A one-half or one unit course designed for grades 11-12 provides the student with the opportunity to analyze and evaluate the various aspects of business ownership in today's marketplace. The student will develop a business plan and determine its opportunities for success. Throughout this course the student will relate the foundations of marketing and business management to real-life entrepreneurial endeavors. Twelfth grade students may earn additional credits through Cooperative Education if all eligibility requirements are satisfied.
Course Title Credits Pre-requisites Concurrent/s Course Code
Exploration of Marketing and Management* 1/2 9th or 10th grade standing 5014
Description:
A one-half unit course designed for grades 9-10 to introduce and provide an overview of marketing and management, as well as employment opportunities available in these fields. Students will explore important marketing concepts, functions, personality traits, and communication and interpersonal skills necessary for marketing and management careers. *NOTE: This course taught in conjunction with Organizational Leadership.
Course Title Credits Pre-requisites Concurrent/s Course Code
Financial Services Marketing 1/2 or 1 11th or 12th grade standing 5036
Description:
A one-half or one-unit course designed for grades 11-12 offers students an opportunity to gain knowledge and develop skills related to the financial services industry. Students will study the impact of today's financial markets on the economy and in consumer decisions. Twelfth grade students may earn additional credits through Cooperative Education if all eligibility requirements are satisfied.
Course Title Credits Pre-requisites Concurrent/s Course Code
International Business and Marketing 1 One Marketing or Business credit in core course(s) and 12th grade standing 5045
Description:
A one-unit course designed for grade 12 provides students the opportunity to explore the global market. The course will allow students to gain knowledge and develop skills necessary in an international environment. Twelfth grade students may earn additional credits through Cooperative Education if all eligibility requirements are satisfied.
Course Title Credits Pre-requisites Concurrent/s Course Code
Hospitality Management 1 10th grade standing 5026
Description:
A one-unit course designed for grades 10-12 prepares students for gainful employment and/or post-secondary training in the lodging industry. Content provides students the opportunity to acquire marketable skills by examining the industry, exploring career opportunities, and developing interpersonal and technical skills. Twelfth grade students may earn additional credits through Cooperative Education if all eligibility requirements are satisfied.
Course Title Credits Pre-requisites Concurrent/s Course Code
Marketing and Management I - Principles 1 10th grade standing 5030
Description:
A one-unit course for grades 10-12 designed to focus on the study of marketing concepts and their practical application. Students will examine risks and challenges that marketers face to establish a competitive edge. Subject matter includes economics, marketing foundations/functions, and human resource leadership development. Skills in communication, mathematics, economics, and psychology are reinforced in this course.
Course Title Credits Pre-requisites Concurrent/s Course Code
Marketing and Management II - Advanced Strategies 1 One Marketing credit in core course(s) and 12th grade standing 5001
Description:
A one-unit course for grade 12 designed to focus on the marketing concepts and management functions with emphasis on the development of decision-making skills. Students will examine challenges, responsibilities, and risks that managers face in today's workplace. Subject matter includes finance, entrepreneurship, marketing information systems, purchasing, human resource skills, and leadership development. Communication, interpersonal, and mathematics skills are reinforced in this course. Additional credits may be earned through Cooperative Education.
Course Title Credits Pre-requisites Concurrent/s Course Code
Market Research and Analysis 1/2 or 1 One Marketing credit in core course(s) and 11th or 12th grade standing 5017
Description:
A one-half or one-unit course designed for grades 11-12 focuses on the systems (planning, collecting, processing information, and implementing information) for conducting research to determine marketing strategies. The course provides a basic understanding of research procedures, data interpretations, and communication of findings. Twelfth grade students may earn additional credits through Cooperative Education if all eligibility requirements are satisfied.
Course Title Credits Pre-requisites Concurrent/s Course Code
Organizational Leadership* 1/2 5019
Description:
A one-half unit course designed for grades 9-12 focuses on developing an understanding of organizational leadership characteristics and behaviors. Students will develop skills in teamwork, conflict resolution, communication, and group problem-solving techniques used in business. Students will apply the principles of leadership in school, community, and marketing-related settings. *NOTE: This course taught in conjunction with Exploration of Marketing and Management.
Course Title Credits Pre-requisites Concurrent/s Course Code
Retail Operations 1 10th grade standing 5052
Description:
A one-half or one-unit course designed for grades 10-12 provides students the opportunity to learn marketing skills needed in the fast-paced world of retailing. The student will learn the significant and vital component retail provides to the United States and global economy and the importance of retailing in its various forms as the final step in getting products and services to consumers in the marketplace. Twelfth grade students may earn additional credits through Cooperative Education if all eligibility requirements are satisfied.
Course Title Credits Pre-requisites Concurrent/s Course Code
Sales Management 1/2 or 1 One Marketing credit in core course(s) and 11th or 12th grade standing 5018
Description:
A one-half or one-unit course designed for grades 11-12 provides students the opportunity to analyze and evaluate aspects of sales in today's marketplace. The student will study concepts needed to respond to customer wants and needs through planned personalized communication that influences purchase decisions, ensures satisfaction and enhances future business opportunities. The course will include advanced selling concepts, investigation of career opportunities, and the technological influences on sales and sales management. Twelfth grade students may earn additional credits through Cooperative Education if all eligibility requirements are satisfied.
Course Title Credits Pre-requisites Concurrent/s Course Code
Services Marketing 1/2 or 1 10th grade standing 5034
Description:
A one-half or one-unit course designed for grades 10-12 offers students the opportunity to develop concepts and skills needed for success in the services marketing industry. Services marketing involves a rapidly expanding wide range of personal and business services focusing on the interaction of customer and service provider. This course is appropriate for students with career interests in medical, accounting, technical, engineering, and financial services. Twelfth grade students may earn additional credits through Cooperative Education if all eligibility requirements as satisfied.
Course Title Credits Pre-requisites Concurrent/s Course Code
Sports and Entertainment Marketing 1/2 or 1 One Marketing credit in core course(s) and 11th or 12th grade standing 5023
Description:
A one-half or one-unit course designed for grades 11-12 offers students an opportunity to gain knowledge and develop skills related to the growing sports and entertainment industry. Students will develop skills in the areas of facility design, merchandising, advertising, public relations/publicity, event marketing, sponsoring, ticket distribution, and career opportunities as they relate to the sports and entertainment industry. Twelfth grade students may earn additional credits through Cooperative Education if all eligibility requirements are satisfied.
Course Title Credits Pre-requisites Concurrent/s Course Code
Technical Marketing 1/2 or 1 11th or 12th grade standing 5011
Description:
A one-half or one-unit course designed for grades 11-12 offers students an opportunity to explore the impact of technology in the marketing and transfer of goods and services. Students will gain knowledge and develop skills in the application of the best technology process for decision-making in marketing. The course includes an overview of the various technological advances and the technology within the field of marketing with a strong emphasis on electronic commerce. Skills in technical writing, communications, mathematics, and application of current software are reinforced. Twelfth grade students may earn additional credits through Cooperative Education if all eligibility requirements are satisfied.
Course Title Credits Pre-requisites Concurrent/s Course Code
Travel and Tourism Operations 1 10th grade standing 5003
Description:
A one-unit course designed for grades 10-12 prepares students for gainful employment and/or post-secondary training in the industry of travel and tourism. Content provides students the opportunity to acquire marketable skills by examining both the industry and its career opportunities and by developing the human relations, communications, and technical skills needed for advancement. Twelfth grade students may earn additional credits through Cooperative Education if all eligibility requirements are satisfied.
Course Title Credits Pre-requisites Concurrent/s Course Code
Wholesale-Logistics Operations 1 10th grade standing 5050
Description:
A one-half or one-unit course designed for grades 10-12 offers students the opportunity to explore the dynamics of the wholesale industry and its relationship to the total marketing process. This course offers an in-depth study of the wholesale operation including wholesaling types, services, functions, and careers. The format emphasizes technology, team-building, personal development, participatory learning, and business/community interaction. Twelfth grade students may earn additional credits through Cooperative Education if all eligibility requirements are satisfied.
Course Title Credits Pre-requisites Concurrent/s Course Code
Cooperative Methodology/ Supervision Period See Note 5098
Note 1: Core Courses:
Financial Services Marketing
Marketing and Management I Principles
Retail Operations
Services Marketing
Wholesale-Logistics Operations
Note 2: Cooperative Education is a paid, credit-generating, work-based learning component.
Credit for Cooperative Education is earned through the appropriate CTE class in which the student is enrolled for a maximum of one additional credit per semester. Students must work a minimum of ten (10) hours per week to earn the additional one credit in class. Student accounting is documented through the Cooperative Methodology/Supervision Period course code.
Students must:
(1) Be enrolled in one of the following courses:
5030 Marketing and Management II-Advanced Strategies
5034 Services Marketing
5035 Entrepreneurship
5036 Financial Services Marketing
5011 Technical Marketing
5045 International Business and Marketing
5016 Advertising and Public Relations
5017 Market Research and Analysis
5018 Sales Management
5050 Wholesale-Logistics Operations
5052 Retail Operations
5023 Sports and Entertainment Marketing
EXAMPLE:
First Term
5001 Marketing and Management II-Advanced Strategies (2 credits)
5098 Cooperative Methodology/Supervision Period (0 credit)
Second Term
5035 Entrepreneurship (2 credits)
5098 Cooperative Methodology/Supervision Period (0 credit)
(2) Be in 12th grade
(3) Satisfy all eligibility requirements
(4) Be recommended by the Marketing Education teacher

 

 



 

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