Cardinal Hayes High School Accounting I Unit #1: Introduction to Accounting The personal interests and skills, values and lifestyle goals affect one’s career choices. Enduring Understanding: Essential Questions: How does an individual set career goals? What of career opportunities are available to accountants? What types of business and organizations hire accountants? Unit Goal: Student will be able to describe the traits and skills that are needed to pursue a career in Accounting. Duration of Unit: 3 weeks Instructional Guiding / Topical Questions Content, Themes, Concepts, and Skills Resources and Teaching Strategies Assessment Strategies Materials What skills and education are Define accounting terms reviewed in this Current textbook Accounting Vocabulary Written and quizzes needed to pursue a career in unit. Exercise Accounting? Student Classwork Lecture, demonstration and What training must be completed class discussion: Unlike a job, a career is built on a workbooks Simulations to succeed in Accounting? foundation of interest, knowledge, PowerPoint based training and experience. PowerPoint Effective use of class What types of careers are available Reinforcement: Complete to people with Accounting and review the assigned Accounting careers present Smartboard time Ability to stay on degrees? chapter workbook unlimited possibilities. problems task Preparation Professional Websites Homework Guest Speakers Class participation Professional Videos What is Profit is the main motivation for Current textbook Accounting Vocabulary Written and quizzes profit? entrepreneurs Exercise Student Classwork & Simulations What are the pros and cons of Entrepreneurs must be willing to Lecture, demonstration and being an entrepreneur? accept risk in to achieve rewards. class discussion: workbooks Effective use of class PowerPoint based What types of businesses are in There are three types of business PowerPoint time Ability to stay on the free enterprise system? Reinforcement: Complete operations; Service, Merchandising, and review the assigned & Manufacturing Smartboard task Preparation Which are the advantages chapter workbook and disadvantages of each problems The three forms of business Professional Homework form of business organization are sole proprietorship, Websites organization? Ethics review partnership and corporation. participation Guest Speakers Professional Videos
Cardinal Hayes High School Accounting I Unit #1: Introduction to Accounting Enduring Understanding: The personal interests and skills, values and lifestyle goals affect one’s career choices. Essential Questions: How does an individual set career goals? What of career opportunities are available to accountants? What types of business and organizations hire accountants? Unit Goal: Student will be able to describe the traits and skills that are needed to pursue a career in Accounting. Duration of Unit: 3 weeks Guiding / Topical Questions Content, Themes, Concepts, and Skills Instructional Resources and Materials Teaching Strategies Assessment Strategies What skills and education are needed to pursue a career in Accounting? What training must be completed to succeed in Accounting? What types of careers are available to people with Accounting degrees? Define accounting terms reviewed in this unit. Unlike a job, a career is built on a foundation of interest, knowledge, training and experience. Accounting careers present unlimited possibilities. Current textbook Student workbooks PowerPoint Smartboard Professional Websites Guest Speakers Professional Videos Accounting Vocabulary Exercise Lecture, demonstration and class discussion: PowerPoint based Reinforcement: Complete and review the assigned chapter workbook problems Written and quizzes Classwork Simulations Effective use of class time Ability to stay on task Preparation Homework Class participation What is profit? What are the pros and cons of being an entrepreneur? What types of businesses are in the free enterprise system? Which are the advantages and disadvantages of each form of business organization? Profit is the main motivation for entrepreneurs Entrepreneurs must be willing to accept risk in to achieve rewards. There are three types of business operations; Service, Merchandising, & Manufacturing The three forms of business organization are sole proprietorship, partnership and corporation. Current textbook Student workbooks PowerPoint Smartboard Professional Websites Guest Speakers Professional Videos Accounting Vocabulary Exercise Lecture, demonstration and class discussion: PowerPoint based Reinforcement: Complete and review the assigned chapter workbook problems Ethics review Written and quizzes Classwork & Simulations Effective use of class time Ability to stay on task Preparation Homework participation
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