Walkersville High – Advanced Business Management

Mar 2026 · 2nd Semester

This course is designed to be the third course for the Business Management Completer and satisfies the final credit. It provides students with the knowledge that will prepare them for post-high school levels of education and entry-level positions in the workforce. Topics include: leadership styles, types of business ownership, creating a business plan, management functions, manager/entrepreneur responsibilities, and career information. Focus will be on the role of business in society; the changing nature of contemporary business practices; major management concepts, theories, and theorists; the processes of management (functional, operational, human relations), business law and ethics, and business communications. Activities are used to develop skills in decision making, leadership, stress management, communications, marketing, finance, and selecting and managing employees. Awareness of ethical issues and application of ethical decision-making models will be reinforced throughout the course. Students will understand the business world and be more prepared to meet their career goals and objectives. This course supports students in earning the Entrepreneurship and Small Business Industry Recognized Credential.