• Business Ethics Research Project – This resource contains a Google Slides to introduce students to topics related to business ethics. Included in this resource is a lesson plan, a worksheet package for students to consolidate key concepts presented in the Google Slides, as well as a project assignment sheet for student presentations and assessment rubrics.

• Business Plan Entrepreneurship Project – This project requires students to develop a business plan for their own company. During this assignment, students will learn about what to consider as well as the process of starting a business. Students will complete this assignment step by step from the beginning stages of development to the final stages of execution. This is designed to be a teacher-led walkthrough with gradual release of responsibility.

• Canadian Business Research Assignment – Students will work in pairs to choose a Canadian company for their project. They will be required to research the history of the company and how the company provides value/service to customers. Using this information, students will create a PowerPoint/Google Slideshow which will be used for a 10-15 minute classroom presentation.

• American Business Research Assignment – Students will work in pairs to choose an American company for their project. They will be required to research the history of the company and how the company provides value/service to customers. Using this information, students will create a PowerPoint/Google Slideshow which will be used for a 10-15 minute classroom presentation.

• Human Resources Introductory Lesson – Using the Google Slides provided, students will learn about key terms pertaining to Human Resources. Topics include HR history, human capital, behaviour management, benefits and challenges with HRM, and a brief introduction to five functional HR areas.

• Human Resources Training & Development Lesson – Using the Google Slides provided, students will learn about considerations as well as the process of performing a Task Analysis. Students will be required to have a conversation with an individual employed in their chosen career to gather information to complete this assignment. Though it can be modified to have an online research component instead. Topics covered in this resource include: training vs. development, performance management, benefits of performance management, extrinsic and intrinsic motivation, six steps of a task analysis, job descriptions, employee motivational theories

• Human Resources Planning Lesson – Using the Google Slides provided, students will learn about key terms pertaining to HR Planning. Topics include: strategy, competitive advantage, tangible and intangible assets, five different competitive strategies, Porter’s Five Forces, organizational restructuring

• Human Resources Compensation Lesson – Using the Google Slides provided, students will learn about key terms including direct & indirect pay, intrinsic & extrinsic rewards, base pay & performance pay and more. The resource includes a knowledge check/quiz as well as a short assignment (rubric included).

• Human Resources Health and Safety Lesson – Using the Google Slides provided, students will learn about key terms pertaining to Human Resources: Health & Safety. Key topics addressed in this lesson include: the importance of studying health and safety, implications for HR, workplace accidents, employee rights, responsibilities of employers, emergency planning, and personal protective equipment (PPE).

• Design Your Own Product & Marketing Plan – This is a creative secondary school business activity where students will work in small teams to invent and promote a fictitious product. Using this fictitious product, students will write a marketing plan report and deliver a product presentation to their classmates.

• Personal Finance Lesson & Activities – This resource contains a detailed slideshow outlining important personal finance topics including: budgeting, banking, insurance, mortgages, credit, investments, retirement and estate planning. This lesson can span 1-2 weeks and works well as an introduction or supplement for financial planning lessons.

• Email Etiquette – Teach your students how to write professional emails using this easy, interactive Google Slides unit. The ability to write a proper email is an important skill that your students will need for the school year… and for life! This interactive Google Slides unit includes a 15 slide informative presentation about email etiquette and 35 slides of INTERACTIVE activities for students to develop their skills related to creating email addresses, writing subject lines, salutations, choosing fonts, and general writing tips.

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This resource is appropriate for intermediate and senior business, economics, marketing, accounting and finance courses.

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Instructor Information:
The assignment can be used as a course culminating task for a marketing course or it can be condensed and used as a small assignment for other courses. The presentation component can be omitted to make the project more brief.

Ontario Curriculum Connections

• describe current marketing activities that target various market segments (e.g., youth, baby boomers, Generation X, seniors).
• summarize the factors that motivate a customer to purchase a product (e.g., discretionary income, peer pressure, social responsibility, evolving needs and wants);
• explain how marketing (e.g., branding, promotion, packaging, online sales) affects competition among products
• identify the pricing strategies and policies used to promote the sale of products (e.g., skimming, market penetration, loss leader, supersizing, combo pricing, discount pricing, volume discounts).
• identify the channels of distribution for a variety of products in a variety of markets (e.g., direct, indirect, integrated, and specialty channels);
• explain different systems of inventory control (e.g., just-in-time inventory, warehousing, overstocking, understocking);
• identify the various elements of promotion (e.g., advertising, publicity, sales promotion, public relations, personal selling);

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Using the slideshow provided, students will learn about key terms pertaining to Human Resources: Health & Safety. Key topics addressed in this lesson include: the importance of studying health and safety, implications for HR, workplace accidents, employee rights, responsibilities of employers, emergency planning, and personal protective equipment (PPE).

This lesson would be especially relevant for use on April 28th (World Health & Safety Day) or in June (National Safety Month).

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Using the slideshow provided, students will learn about key terms including direct & indirect pay, intrinsic & extrinsic rewards, base pay & performance pay and more. The resource includes a knowledge check/quiz as well as a short assignment (rubric included).

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Using the slideshow provided, students will learn about key terms pertaining to HR Planning. Topics include: strategy, competitive advantage, tangible and intangible assets, five different competitive strategies, Porter’s Five Forces, organizational restructuring.

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Using the slideshow provided, students will learn about key terms pertaining to Human Resources. Topics include HR history, human capital, behaviour management, benefits and challenges with HRM, and a brief introduction to five functional HR areas.

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Using the slideshow provided, students will learn about considerations as well as the process of performing a Task Analysis. Students will be required to have a conversation with an individual employed in their chosen career to gather information to complete this assignment. Though it can be modified to have an online research component instead.

Topics covered in this resource include: training vs. development, performance management, benefits of performance management, extrinsic and intrinsic motivation, six steps of a task analysis, job descriptions, and employee motivational theories.

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Students will work in pairs to choose an American company for their project. They will be required to research the history of the company and how the company provides value/service to customers. Using this information, students will create a PowerPoint/Google Slideshow which will be used for a 10-15 minute classroom presentation.

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Students will work in pairs to choose a Canadian company for their project. They will be required to research the history of the company and how the company provides value/service to customers. Using this information, students will create a PowerPoint/Google Slides which will be used for a 10-15 minute classroom presentation.

Ontario Curriculum Connections

Introduction to Business, Grade 9 or 10, Open

•  compare the ways in which different industries, sectors, and competitors address similar consumer needs and wants.
• identify the different types of businesses (e.g., service, retail, manufacturing; for profit, not for profit; Crown, public, and private);
•  describe the impact of business on the local community
• identify the factors involved in production (e.g., natural resources, raw materials, management, labour, capital, information);
• explain the steps in the production process (e.g., purchasing, processing, grading, quality control, ISO certification);
• describe ways in which companies can improve productivity (e.g., training, capital investment, investment in applications of technology, use of just-in-time inventory systems).
• explain the role and the impact of marketing (e.g., for businesses, non-profit organizations, events);

Business Leadership: Management Fundamentals Grade 12, University/College Preparation

• analyse organizational strategic plans, using a variety of management tools (e.g., strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats analysis [SWOT analysis]; political, environmental, social, technological analysis; Porter’s five forces competitive model);

Entrepreneurship: The Venture,  Grade 11, College Preparation

• analyse organizational strategic plans, using a variety of management tools (e.g., strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats analysis [SWOT analysis]; political, environmental, social, technological analysis; Porter’s five forces competitive model);

Marketing 

•  explain the factors (e.g., Maslow’s hierarchy of human needs, consumers’ needs, supply and demand, access to information, media) that affect the buying cycle (i.e., awareness, search, evaluation, trial, purchase) in the retail and service industries;

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