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Business Leadership: Becoming a Manager, Grade 12, Workplace Preparaon (BOG4E) This course helps students prepare for
managerial posions in their future careers. Students will focus on the development of core skills required to become a successful
manager, including operaons management, inventory control, markeng, financial planning, scheduling, and communicaon.
Students will also explore the management challenges of hiring, training, and movang employees, and complying with legal
requirements. Prerequisite: None CASS and Hornepayne only
Financial Accounng Principles, Grade 12, University/College Preparaon (BAT4M)
This course introduces students to advanced accounng principles that will prepare them for postsecondary studies in business.
Students will learn about financial statements for various forms of business ownership and how those statements are interpreted in
making business decisions. This course further develops accounng methods for assets and introduces accounng for partnerships,
corporaons, and sources of financing. Prerequisite: Financial Accounng Fundamentals, Grade 11, University/College Preparaon
Bawang, Michipicoten, Korah, SJD and White Pines only
Informaon and Communicaon Technology: Mulmedia Soluons, Grade 12, College Preparaon (BTX4C)
This course provides students with the opportunity to apply their informaon and communicaon technology skills while working
in a team environment. Through a project-based approach, students will have opportunies to integrate common business soware
applicaons and apply mulmedia techniques. Students will further develop their understanding of electronic business and e-
commerce environments. The skills acquired in this course will prepare students for success in postsecondary studies and in their
future careers. Prerequisite: Informaon and Communicaon Technology: The Digital Environment, Grade 11, Open Bawang, CASS,
Korah, Michipicoten, SJD, and White Pines only
Business Leadership: Management Fundamentals, Grade 12, University/College Preparaon (BOH4M)
This course focuses on the development of leadership skills used in managing a successful business. Students will analyse the role of
a leader in business with a focus on decision making, management of group dynamics, workplace stress and conflict, movaon of
employees, and planning. Effecve business communicaon skills, ethics, and social responsibility will be emphasized throughout the
course. Prerequisite: Any university, university/college, or college preparaon course in business studies, English, or Canadian and
world studies Korah and White Pines only
Geography
Canadian & World Studies
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World Geography : Human Paerns and Interacons, Grade 12, University Preparaon (CGU4U)
This course examines the global challenges of creang a sustainable and equitable future, focusing on current issues that illustrate
these challenges. Students will invesgate a range of topics, including cultural, economic, and geopolical relaonships, regional
disparies in the ability to meet basic human needs, and protecon of the natural environment. Students will use geotechnologies
and skills of geographic inquiry and analysis to develop and communicate balanced opinions about the complex issues facing Canada
and a world that is interdependent and constantly changing.
Prerequisite: Any university or university/college preparaon course in Canadian and world studies, English, or social sciences and
humanies Korah only (offered alternate years- odd years)
Geomacs : Geotechnologies in Acon, Grade 12, University / College Preparaon (CGO4M)
This course gives students experience in using geotechnologies to develop soluons to real-world problems involving physical and
human geography. Students will extend their knowledge of geomacs in the areas of cartography, geographic informaon systems
(GIS), the global posioning system (GPS), and remote sensing. Students will develop crical thinking and communicaon skills as
they apply geotechnologies and geographic inquiry methods to devise and present ways of improving condions for people and the
environment. Prerequisite: Any university, university/college, or college preparaon course in Canadian and world studies, English, or
social sciences and humanies Bawang and CASS only
60 ADSB 2008-2009 Course Calendar