MBA: Get Real!!! Part I

Diverse student management teams operate their business(es) from four major business perspectives: Production, Human Resources, Finance, and Marketing. The "turn-key" teacher resource manual includes networking with the business community, step-by-step instructions for course approval from the administration, student handouts and samples, letters and operational activities, business liquidation procedures — EVERYTHING the teacher needs to offer this creative, well-received, highly-visible, and challenging "Real World" program for their students. A teacher-friendly dynamic and professional "copier ready" resource manual serves as a guide for establishing a student company, whether the teacher implements it as an after-school activity or a full-year course offering.

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Manual: $149 Manual + CD: $164
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MBA: Get Real!!! Part II

Advanced MBA students experience the excitement of taking the basic business structure a step further as they incorporate the TEAM BUSINESS approach into the CORE student company business in all disciplines. The Business Concept Model guides the teacher and students through the stages of: planning, developing, managing, operating, and liquidating an in-school student company and team businesses. Diverse student management teams operate their CORE and TEAM BUSINESSES from six major business perspectives: Production, Human Resources, Finance, Marketing, Public Relations/Legal Authority and Research & Development. The "turn-key" teacher resource includes:  networking with the business community, international student exchanges, records, reports & business plans, letters & operational activities, business liquidation procedures, and career portfolios and mock interviews — EVERYTHING a teacher needs in order to assist the students in tracking more than one business opportunity (business enterprise) at a time. A teacher-friendly dynamic and professional "copier ready" resource manual serves as a guide for structuring multiple in-school businesses.

Purchase Price*                  Table of Contents                     "MBA Part II" Presentation (PDF)
Manual: $149   Manual + CD: $164
Combo Package (MBA I and II): Manuals only: $289  Manuals +CD: $304
*Excludes tax, shipping & handling. No tax on school system accounts or purchases outside Colorado.  

The Art of Selling Yourself (Careers): Get Real!!!

Capture the students' interest by engaging them in the completion of a dynamic and comprehensive career unit that prepares them for college admittance and/or for entrance into the workplace — the "Real World." Teachers of all disciplines receive expertly and thoughtfully developed teaching tools (teacher instructions, handouts, transparencies, samples, etc.) that are necessary to make this unit meaningful and relevant for their students. An exceptionally useful tool for the teacher includes the implementation step-by-step instructions ("When to do What").  Advanced planning for a career unit makes things go much more smoothly, enables the teacher to be less stressed during the process, and prepares them for dealing with the unexpected. 

This career manual enables the teacher of any curriculum area to give professional instruction to their students as they:

• Prepare comprehensive career studies on two or three occupations of their interest and choice
• Prepare a marketable and viable career portfolio that includes a: resume, reference page, cover letter, personal brochure, business card, follow-up letter, and pre-employment mathematics test — students update these items every year once they leave the classroom setting
• Develop successful interviewing techniques by engaging in mock interviews with business representatives from a variety of areas of expertise
• Explore and establish on-going networking opportunities with business professionals             

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Manual: $129 Manual + CD: $144
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Getting Technical (Writing): Get Real!!!

Students engage in a technical writing team project that they will never forget! Teams of students develop a proposal with an executive summary (based on research), and create business letters, interoffice memorandums, business cards, news releases, newsletters, brochures, design a basic web page, conduct market research, etc. These technical writing skills prepare students for college and the workplace. In this unit, teachers develop a variety of strategies (while addressing the National Standards) that can be incorporated into almost any interdisciplinary class (English, Science, Social Studies, Business, etc.).

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Manual: $79 Manual + CD: $94
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Walk the Talk (Ethics): Get Real!!!

Envision a class of engaged students debating today's hottest issues. Students vigorously analyze ethical behavior in a range of industries - from medicine to entertainment to sports. Explore the world of ethics. Learn about the philosophies that underpin ethical choices in business, and watch as students soak up this knowledge and apply it the current events that blare from today's newspaper headlines. Through team projects, debates and role plays, students literally "walk the talk" of ethical living. This manual provides EVERYTHING a teacher needs to implement this interactive unit, including:  readings, assessment tools, course timeline, student handouts and an inventory of the National Standards that the curriculum addresses.

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Manual: $79    No CD is offered.
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