Edwards-Knox Central High School  

Business Education Department

 Mr. Remington's Assignment Page

Information on the Winter Olympics

Click here for a link to a video presentation on 2011-2012 Business Education Courses

Click here for a link to a list of Business Education Courses in the county 

Business Education Evaluation Objectives Form

Bio Mass Virtual Tour Video created by the Multimedia Production Class

High School Virtual Tour created by the Multimedia Production Class

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2012-2013 Business Education Course Offerings

Check the POWERPOINT Presentation above on 2012-2012 Business Classes

E-mail:  tremington@ekcsk12.org        School Phone:  (315) 562-8131 ext 1310        Home Phone: (518) 856-0250 and (315) 778-5616

  I will be starting my forth year at Edwards-Knox Central School this fall (2011).   I have been involved in education for over 28 years, first as a Business Education Teacher at Franklin Academy in Malone, and later as a School Business Administrator at Potsdam Central School and at St. Regis Falls Central School.  I was also Building Principal/Athletic Director at St. Regis Falls Central for several years.  Most recently I was School Business Administrator at General Brown Central School.  I have also taught at Mater Dei College (in the late 1980's through early 1990's)  as an Adjunct Professor teaching upper level accounting courses, and at St. Lawrence University (also as an Adjunct Professor, during the early 1990's through 2001) teaching Graduate Level Education courses.  I enjoy sports (and high school interscholastic athletics) and have coached Varsity Baseball (at St. Regis Falls CSD),  Modified Softball (at Potsdam CSD and St. Regis Falls CSD), Modified Baseball (at St. Regis Falls CSD and Parishville-Hopkinton CSD) and Modified Basketball (at St. Regis Falls CSD).

 I have designed the courses that I am teaching in a manner that will enable you to develop an understanding of some essential principles and related skills that you will find valuable to use to achieve success in other high school courses.  You will also find these principles and skills to be extremely useful for college and in the workplace.  I trust that you will enjoy taking these exciting courses as much as I will enjoy teaching them.

Links to Daily Homework Assignments:

Assignments are updated on a daily basis, Monday - Friday, starting on the first day of school - click on class name

Other Information:

Required Supplies:

Supplies that you will need for all of the classes listed on this page are quite basic in nature.  They are as follows: pens, pencils, erasers, a large (at least 3”) three-ring notebook/binder, three-ring binder paper, and three-ring paper divider tabs - optional - a USB flash drive 8GB or bigger.  Please feel free to contact me via phone or e-mail (both phone numbers and my e-mail address are listed at the top of this page) if you have any questions, or need additional information 

    Course Outlines:

Links to Course Outlines distributed to students on the first day of class for each course:

Summary Descriptions for Business Education Courses:

2012-2013 Business Education Course Offerings POWERPOINT

Accounting I

            An introduction to basic principles of Accounting, focusing on applications related to small business management.   This course will offer students a comprehensive review of how a business (ranging from a small entrepreneur to a large corporation) operates on a day-to-day basis.  Topics covered will include how money is accounted for when it is received and expended, how payroll operates (how employees are properly paid), how financial statements are prepared and how they are extremely important in achieving financial success, how a business should manage its inventory to insure that it makes a profit, and how accounting principles can be used to interpret if a business is or can be successful.  Accounting-based software applications will also be covered to offer students instruction and experience in accounting as it will be utilized on the job (in the workplace).  Interested students need only a keen interest in business (especially in the area of small business-interest in operating a small business after graduation) and basic math skills.   (Full year course)

Small Business Management

            This course introduces the fundamentals of small business management, including strategic planning for purchasing or starting a business, raising capital, using business-related data/information to make effective decisions, managing employees, and marketing (selling) products and services.  The course will focus on the knowledge required to operate a small business on a day-to-day and is designed for those who may eventually have their own businesses or for those who simply interested in an exciting career alternative.  Additionally, the course will focus on problems, skills, and techniques involved in getting a small business started, including such topics as starting or buying a business that has an opportunity to be successful, selecting location, financing and organizing the business, and operating the business, including such topics as accounting, payroll, investment, staff relations, insurance, supplies, pricing, advertising, credit, inventory control, profit and cost control, taxes, and record systems.

This course will offer an introduction to numerous useful software applications (including the development of Web Pages and Graphic Communication documents to develop state-of-the-art promotional/advertising campaigns, accounting software, spreadsheets, electronic calendars, database management, and graphic art and design, including printing student-designed graphics on advertising apparel such as T-shirts), as utilized in the management of a small business. 

Interested students need only a keen interest in business (especially in the area of small business-interest in operating a small business after graduation) and basic math skills.   (1/2 year course) 

Computer Applications (Graphic Communications)

            An introduction to an exciting and valuable business world-related skill which is also a useful tool for students who plan to pursue a college degree.  The course will cover business and college related applications of graphic communications utilizing desktop publishing software.  Microsoft Publisher and PowerPoint, and Adobe Photoshop and Fireworks software will be used to develop skills for creating professional level graphic communications.  Such skills can be utilized in preparation of high school and college level presentations and in the business world in the area of marketing, sales, and advertising.  This skill is currently in high demand by employers in all areas of the business world.  Interested students should have a basic understanding of computer technology and software applications (word processing), although it is not required. (1/2 year course)

Web Page Design

            An introduction to an exciting and valuable business world-related skill which is also a useful tool for students who plan to pursue a college degree.  This course will cover business and college related applications of web page design and creation utilizing Adobe Dreamweaver, and Microsoft FrontPage software.  The Internet is impacting the business world in a dramatic way and most business ventures are finding that successful marketing and sales promotions must include the Internet (along with newspapers, direct mail, radio/TV ads, etc.) as a communicational option.  This skill will continue to grow in value and is frequently a requirement for individuals who are pursuing careers in sales and advertising.  It is a requirement for most college level business marketing/sales degree programs.   Interested students should have a basic understanding of computer technology and software applications (word processing), although it is not required.  (1/2 year course)

Family and Consumer Science

            This course offers students an introduction to the basic elements of the business world and life in general and relates key business-related concepts to real life applications.  The course will provide students an introduction to important basic life skills and provide instruction on strategies for successfully managing them in our ever changing society.  Areas of focus include: organizational skills required for success in high school, college, and life, selection an appropriate career that meets your interest and personal strengths, basic elements of the business world that impact  your everyday life (budgeting, borrowing/credit cards, insurance, bank accounts/debit cards, housing, purchasing cars), basic elements of society that impact your everyday life (nutrition, clothing, interpersonal relationships, family life), the relationship of government and economics and their impact on everyday life, and the impact of technology on society, and an introduction to basic technology skills (hardware and software) required for success in high school, college, the workplace and life in general.  This course will act as an introduction to many exciting high school level business and technology courses.  (1/2 year course)

Investment Management

            An introduction to the basic principles of financial management, as it pertains to successful investment in the stock market. The course will focus on studying financial records and evaluating the data based on financial analysis formulas, to determine if the business entity (Company/Business/Corporation) is worthy of investing funds in (buying stocks and bonds issued by the financial entity). Three principal operations of a business enterprise will be examined (assessment of a business enterprise's financial needs, the ability for the enterprise to acquire the funds that it requires to be profitable, and to allocate these funds in the business enterprise in the most profitable and economical way) to evaluate the financial health and performance of a business enterprise. The State/National Stock Market Game will be used as a model that students can manage daily to apply their knowledge of financial management evaluation tools to purchase stocks (and bonds) that will earn money. The State/National Stock Market Game is based on students using hypothetical money to invest/purchase stocks of companies publicly traded and listed on the Dow Jones Industrials Index, the S & P 500 Index and NASDAQ Index. The game is competitive in nature, as students will be competing against each other (both at E-K CSD and state-wide) to earn the most money during the time period of the game. Students will develop an individual web page that defines what stocks they have purchased and their financial decisions and rational for making that purchase.

            Interested students need only a keen interest in business (especially in the area of small business-interest in operating a small business after graduation) and basic math skills.  (1/2 year course)  

Multimedia Production

            An introduction to an exciting and valuable business world-related skill which is also a useful tool for students who plan to pursue a college degree.  The course will cover business and college related applications of multimedia production utilizing graphic design and production software.  Microsoft FrontPage and PowerPoint, and Adobe Flash and Fireworks software will be used to develop skills for creating professional level multimedia productions and communications.  Such skills can be utilized in preparation of high school and college level presentations and in the business world in the area of marketing, sales, and advertising.  This skill is currently in high demand by employers in all areas of the business world.  Interested students should have a basic understanding of computer technology and software applications (word processing), although it is not required.  (1/2 year course)  

Sports Management     

            Sports Management is a business education course that will offer students a look at the diverse, expanding field of sport and recreation. The course is designed to provide a comprehensive look at the basic organizational structures found in the sport industry.   Students will examine applications of managerial concepts and processes, and the ways in which sports-related organizations interact with each other and with the government. The course will also examine the economic relationships surrounding professional and Intercollegiate sport in the United States . Using these principles, students develop a business plan for a professional sport franchise and manage the franchise through a number of economic environments, including salary caps, revenue sharing, insurance contracts, expansion and stadium/arena financing. This will be accomplished via a simulation of a sports league, using the entire Microsoft Office Software Package (Word, EXCEL, PowerPoint, Publisher, Access, Outlook, FrontPage) to develop the business plan and other documents such as Team Brochures/Yearbooks, and advertising/media campaigns. Students will obtain a greater understanding of the market forces that shape professional leagues, the factors that determine player compensation and the relationship between economic forces and competitive balance in professional sports. The course will also include an in-depth look at the marketing practices, procedures and operations of professional, college and recreational sport organizations and enterprises. Students refine their marketing skills by examining the ways in which sport marketing organizations exercise promotions, marketing research, sponsorships and fund raising in the sport industry, utilizing graphic communications and web page design software simulation projects. This course will offer an introduction to numerous useful software applications (publishing, presentations, database management, web page design, and graphic art and design, including printing student-designed graphics on clothing such as T-shirts), as utilized in sports management.  Interested students need only a keen interest in business (especially in the area of small business-interest in operating a small business after graduation) and basic math skills.  (1/2 year course)

Business Law

       Business Law is an exciting course that offers students an introduction to the basic elements and concepts of the business law and they relate to real life and business applications.  The course will provide students an introduction to important business and everyday life related legal principles and provide instruction on strategies for successfully managing them in our ever changing society.  Legal based case studies will be offered to students as a basis for discussion of terminology and legal principles/concepts.  A mock trial (1 per quarter) will be utilized to reinforce the procedural (organizational) requirements of the legal world   (1/2 year course)  

Consumer Math

            Consumer Math offers students an introduction to the basic elements of math applications in the business world and relates key business-related concepts to real life applications.  It also provides students with essential skills required for achieving financial success in our challenging economy.  The course will provide students an introduction to essential basic math skills and provide instruction on mathematical-based applications for successfully utilizing them in our competitive business world and work place.  Areas of focus include: loans/interest, mortgages, purchasing goods and services, contracts, math applications in retail sales, marketing ,and inventory management, insurance, currency exchange rates, basic algebra applications used in the work place, taxation (income/property), preparation of financial statements, statistics, investment of money,  the impact of technology on consumer related mathematical activities, and an introduction to basic technology skills (hardware and software) required for success in the business world. (1/2 year course)  

Math Applications Required for Success

            Math Applications Required for Success offers students an introduction to the basic elements of math applications used in our everyday life and relates key business-related mathematical concepts to real life applications.  It also provides students with essential skills required for achieving financial success in our challenging economy.  The course will provide students an introduction to essential basic math skills and provide instruction on mathematical-based applications for successfully utilizing them in our ever changing society.  Areas of focus include: basic math functions used in society (including fractions and percents), wages and compensation, banking services, car and recreational vehicle loans, budgeting, credit cards, insurance, building personal budget plans, bank accounts/debit cards, travel planning, basic math applications in our everyday life, the impact of technology on mathematical based  related activities used in our everyday life, and an introduction to basic technology skills (hardware and software) required for success in managing personal and workplace mathematical-based activities.  (1/2 year course)  

Alternative Math

            Alternative Math offers students an introduction to the basic elements and concepts of the mathematics and relates these concepts to real life and business applications.  As part of the District’s Guided Skills Preparation (GSP) program, the course is designed to prepare students for achieving success on the Test of Adult Basic Education (TABE) – to realize a score of at least 9.0, the minimum score required to enter the General Equivalency Diploma (GED) program.  The course will provide students an introduction to important business-related basic life skills and provide instruction on strategies for successfully managing them in our ever changing society.  

Career and Financial Management          

           Career and Financial Management offers students a detail examination of the basic elements of the business world and life in general and relates essential business-related concepts to real life applications.  The course will provide students an introduction to several fundamental business and career skills and provide instruction on strategies for successfully managing them in our ever changing society.  Areas of focus include: organizational skills required for success in high school, college, and life, selection an appropriate career that meets your interest and personal strengths, the job application process including how to prepare for the formal interview, basic elements of the business world that impact your everyday life (budgeting, borrowing/credit cards, insurance, bank accounts/debit cards/other banking services, housing, purchasing goods and services), the relationship of government and economics and their impact on everyday life, and the impact of technology on society, and an introduction to basic technology skills (hardware and software) required for success in high school, college, the workplace and life in general.  This course will act as an introduction to many exciting high school level business and technology courses, and for attending vocational programs at Southwest Technical Center (BOCES). (1/2 year course)  

Elementary Computers

             Information will be posted later is summer