Teacher: Mr. Kronbauer

Room 205

Phone Number: (509) 682-4061

E-mail: kronk@chelanschools.org

COURSE OBJECTIVES

Each student will:

1. understand and apply concepts and procedures for Business Mathematics

2. construct solutions

3. organize and interpret information

4. relate concepts and procedures within mathematics to business situations.

5. problem-solve using technology

6. learn how the stock market operates and how to invest money

7. write checks and balance a checkbook

8. use mathematical formulas to calculate capital gains or losses, earnings per share, price/earnings ratios, dividend yield, revenue per employee and total investments

9. graph and chart NYSE stocks as part of a technical analysis

TEXTBOOK(S) & RESOURCES:

Math for the World of Work, AGS, 2002

The Stock Market Simulations, D. Semmen & L. Brown, South-Western Publishing Company, 1994.

PROFESSIONALISM :

Professionalism is an important part of any career – especially in the business world!. Each student must learn how to be professional in many different roles. Students who come to class prepared, on-time, and ready to learn are considered “Professional.” Students will be rewarded and disciplined according to their professional behavior in this course. Points will be added or subtracted from their notebook total for the following:

• Extra Credit (+)

• Being tardy (-)
• Any reason to make an “Out of Class” trips (-)

GRADING CRITERIA

Notebooks 50%

Tests / Projects 40%

Leadership 10%

100%

GRADE EQUIVILENT BY PERCENTAGE

A 93-100% C 73-76%

A- 90-92% C- 70-72%

B+ 87-89% D+ 67-69%

B 83-86% D 60-68%

B- 80-82% F 0-59%

C+ 77-79%

LATE ASSIGNMENTS

• LATE WORK WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED for any reason except excused absences.

• It is your responsibility to make up missed work and tests. Check your time tracker for assignments and make arrangements with Mr. Kronbauer for lab use if needed.

• You will have (2) days after any absent period to make up work after an excused absence. Work handed in past that deadline will be given NO credit. (If extra time is needed due to special circumstances, make prior arrangements with Mr. Kronbauer)

• Please note in order to receive full credit when handing in late work, you must write, “Late” and the date(s) of our excused absence.

PARENTS

If you have any questions concerning your child’s grade, please feel free and contact me. My school phone number and e-mail address are listed on the top page.

Please sign below that you have read and understand these expectations.

Please sign and return by _______________________________.

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Student Signature Date

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Parent Signature Date

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Keep other page in your notebook as a reference!