Exploring Careers: Business, Management & Administration

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This career unit gives students an introduction to the business, management and administration career cluster and what a career in this field would be like. This is perfect for a career, technology, CTE or business class.

The included PowerPoint presentation can be used by the teacher for whole class instruction, or provided to the students electronically (or as a printout) for them to review individually. Students use close reading skills with a short informational passage to learn about the career field and answer questions to use critical thinking skills and demonstrate their understanding. Two different puzzles are included to learn different jobs in the career and to reinforce vocabulary skills. A technology based project to learn business letter writing is included to allow students to use critical thinking and creativity to further explore the career field. Additionally, a group project to learn about business ethics is provided to simulate the career and allow students to utilize critical thinking skills and teamwork. The business ethics project can be completed without student computer access. Finally, a short reflection questionnaire gives students the opportunity to reflect and analyze their learning as they determine if this career field is of interest to them.

The project was created for grades 7-8 but could easily be used with high school students. The teacher can choose to use some or all of the provided lesson options included in this resource.

Files Included with this Lesson
• Teacher & Student Notes and Resources
• Introduction to Business, Management and Administration Careers PowerPoint presentation (editable)
• Introduction to Business, Management and Administration Careers Research Reading and Questions
• Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle (includes answer key)
• Job Type Word Search Puzzle (includes answer key)
• Technology based Business Letter Writing Project Instructions, Sample, and Rubric
• Business, Management and Administration Business Ethics Discussion Group Lesson Instructions, Scenario and Questions
• Business, Management and Administration Career Reflection Questions (MS Word)

This lesson is a part of the bundle Exploring Careers: 16 Career Cluster Units BUNDLE

Total Pages:  22
Teaching Duration:  2 weeks

Description

This career unit gives students an introduction to the business, management and administration career cluster and what a career in this field would be like. This is perfect for a career, technology, CTE or business class.

The included PowerPoint presentation can be used by the teacher for whole class instruction, or provided to the students electronically (or as a printout) for them to review individually. Students use close reading skills with a short informational passage to learn about the career field and answer questions to use critical thinking skills and demonstrate their understanding. Two different puzzles are included to learn different jobs in the career and to reinforce vocabulary skills. A technology based project to learn business letter writing is included to allow students to use critical thinking and creativity to further explore the career field. Additionally, a group project to learn about business ethics is provided to simulate the career and allow students to utilize critical thinking skills and teamwork. The business ethics project can be completed without student computer access. Finally, a short reflection questionnaire gives students the opportunity to reflect and analyze their learning as they determine if this career field is of interest to them.

The project was created for grades 7-8 but could easily be used with high school students. The teacher can choose to use some or all of the provided lesson options included in this resource.

Files Included with this Lesson
• Teacher & Student Notes and Resources
• Introduction to Business, Management and Administration Careers PowerPoint presentation (editable)
• Introduction to Business, Management and Administration Careers Research Reading and Questions
• Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle (includes answer key)
• Job Type Word Search Puzzle (includes answer key)
• Technology based Business Letter Writing Project Instructions, Sample, and Rubric
• Business, Management and Administration Business Ethics Discussion Group Lesson Instructions, Scenario and Questions
• Business, Management and Administration Career Reflection Questions (MS Word)

This lesson is a part of the bundle Exploring Careers: 16 Career Cluster Units BUNDLE

Total Pages:  22
Teaching Duration:  2 weeks

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