About Business, Marketing, & Finance

"Business, Marketing, and Finance touches everything in the world. It is behind the food you eat, the vehicles you drive, and the clothes you wear. Every product or service you consume is the result of a business somewhere organizing the people, money, materials, and other resources to deliver that product or service to you. From chief executive officers to receptionists, every employee makes businesses run more smoothly and profitably. If you see yourself managing teams of people to get projects done, crunching numbers to keep costs down, or becoming an entrepreneur and starting your own venture, then Business, Marketing, and Finance may be the right career choice for you."

-excerpt from the 2020-21 FBISD High School Course Selection Guide

Campus-Level Courses

Principles of Business, Marketing, and Finance
Offered In: 9–11 • Prerequisites: None
Description: Students will explore global markets, methods used for pricing goods and services, concepts of distribution, advertising, and personal finance. Emphasis is placed on creating an effective marketing mix and understanding personal financial management. Students will explore career opportunities in these fields.

 

Business Information Management I
Offered In: 10–12 • Prerequisites: Principles of Business, Marketing, and Finance
Description: Students will develop software skills in order to create authentic word processing documents, spreadsheets, databases, and professional presentations. Skills necessary for employment and basic problem solving are incorporated. This course aligns to industry certifications available to all students.

 

Offered In: 11-12 • Prerequisite: Business Information Management IDescription: Students will investigate the field of accounting, including how it is impacted by industry standards as well as economic, financial, technological, international, social, legal, and ethical factors. Students will reflect on this knowledge as they engage in the process of recording, classifying, summarizing, analyzing, and communicating accounting information. Students will formulate and interpret financial information for use in management decision making.

 

Securities and Investments
(Advanced CTE Course)

Offered In: 12 • Prerequisites: None
Description: In Securities and Investments, students will understand the laws and regulations to manage business operations and transactions in the securities industry. Students will investigate personal and business operations and transactions and explore security and investment licensing and certification programs.