Syllabus

CLASS OVERVIEW - 2010 MASTER / STEP PROGRAM - BUSINESS - MR. FILIPINAS

I am Mr. Filipinas, and some of you may know me as the Math Teacher / Virtual Enterprise Coordinator at DeWitt Clinton High School  Over the next couple of weeks, you will become entrepreneurs,  form companies, research and develop your ideas, and compete against each other for real prizes, bragging rights, and virtual fortunes.

You will learn the basics of the Entrepreneurship, Management & Marketing Strategy, Finance and Accounting, In addition, you will write documents using Word, construct financial statements and charts using Excel, and lastly, put everything together in PowerPoint presentation.  Below is a list of topics we will discussing over the next two weeks. 

DAY 1 -ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Introduction

Shark Tank

Choose your Company & Group Members


Organization, Communication & Checkpoints

DAY 2 - MARKETING STRATEGY

Marketing Strategy
  • 4 P's
  • Market Dominance Strategies
  • Innovation Strategies
  • Growth Strategies


Business Plan Template for PowerPoint



Enhancing your PowerPoint Presentations
  • Pictures
  • Hyper links
  • Tables
  • Charts
Checkpoints




DAY 3 - MANAGEMENT STRATEGY



Strategic Management
  • SWOT Analysis
  • Porter's Five Forces
Internet Resources for Management Strategy



DAY 4 / 5 / 6- FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Breakeven Point

Introduction to Spreadsheets and MS Excel

Income Statement
  • Net Sales
  • Variable Costs: COGS
  • Gross Profit
  • Fixed Costs: USAIIRDO
  • Operating Profit / EBIT
  • Net Profit / Net Income
Estimating Revenue and Expenses using Internet Resources

Balance Sheet
  • Assets
  • Liabilities
  • Owner's Equity / Shareholder's Equity
Determining Interest Expense using TVM Excel Formulas


Statement of Cash Flows (Time Permitting)


  • Inflows vs Outflows
  • Operating Activities
  • Investing Activities
  • Financing Activities
  • Net Cash Flow
DAY 7 / 8 - PRESENTATIONS