Site: |
Small Business Webquest |
Address / Date of Site: |
http://imet.csus.edu/imet1/peaty/webquest/ April 2001 |
Author: |
Mark Condos and Mark Peaty |
Description: |
Rated intermediate by Dodge Webquest site - Contains many points to consider regarding small business, some very detailed output required. Complete project is very extended. I have used parts of it with Business Management Class, and it would be better suited to an Entrepreneurship or Advanced Marketing type of high school class. |
Grade Levels |
11-12 |
Subject Areas |
Business, Entrepreunership, or Marketing |
Standards Supported |
National Business Education Standards for Marketing |
Features and Components: |
Creation of a business plan with all of the backup documentation. |
What Makes it Good? |
• Facilitation - Instructor initiated, student driven • Differentiation - Each set of students have their own topics • Relevance in Real World Terms - Students are dealing with current issues in today's society. • ^Thinking Skills - Creating a business plan requires high level thinking skills. • Active Participation - All students must complete required work - and much activity is required to do so. • Subject Knowledge - Direct application of marketing, and business planning are gained through a simulation such as this. |
Specific Applications: |
Advanced Marketing and Entrepreneurship |