BOH4M – Grade 12 Business Leadership: Management Fundamentals
Course Description
This course focuses on the development of leadership and management skills used in business organizations. Students examine the role of leaders and managers in planning, organizing, leading, and controlling business operations.
The course explores leadership styles, employee motivation, teamwork, communication, ethical decision-making, and strategic planning. Students apply management concepts through case studies, research, and collaborative activities.
This course prepares students for postsecondary studies in business, management, human resources, entrepreneurship, and related fields.
Prerequisite: Any Grade 11 or 12 university, university/college, or college preparation course in business studies or Canadian and world studies
Course Content
| Unit | Course Content | Time Allocation |
|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Foundations of Management – Students will be exposed to the foundations of management, management theories, business ethics and social responsibility of managers and organizations. |
28 |
|
2 |
Planning – Students will learn about how managers plan, implement plans and how they organize for change. |
25 |
|
3 |
Organizing and Controlling – Students will learn about how managers organize, create organizational designs and how they manage human resources. |
28 |
|
4 |
Leading – Students will learn about the nature of leadership, traits and approaches of leadership, and how managers motivate workers. |
27 |
|
5 |
Culminating Assignments |
2 |
|
|
Total Hours |
110 |
Assessment & Evaluation
Purpose
The primary purpose of assessment is to improve student learning. Assessment relates directly to the expectations for the course.
A variety of assessments for and as learning are conducted on a regular basis to allow ample opportunities for students to improve and ultimately demonstrate their full range of learning and in order for the teacher to gather information to provide feedback. Assessment tasks relate to the success criteria set out in lesson plans. Success criteria allow students to see what quality looks like.
Evaluation is the process of judging the quality of student work in relation to the achievement chart categories and criteria, and assigning a percentage grade to represent that quality. Evaluation is based on gathering evidence of student achievement through:
- Products
- Observations
- Conversations
Weighting of Categories
| Knowledge & Understanding | Thinking | Communication | Application |
|---|---|---|---|
|
25% |
25% |
25% |
25% |
Grading
- The final grade is based on performance in 3 areas: products, observations, conversations.
- 70% of the grade is based on evaluations conducted throughout the course.
- 30% is based on a final evaluation.