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JOHN DICKINSON HIGH SCHOOL

JOHN DICKINSON HIGH SCHOOL. 1801 Milltown Road Wilmington, DE 19808 302-992-5500. WELCOME TO M104. Instructor: Mr. Sverrir Georgsson (Mr. G) Business Education Teacher. A little about me. 7 th year teaching in the district Joh n Dickinson High School for 1 year

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JOHN DICKINSON HIGH SCHOOL

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  1. JOHN DICKINSON HIGH SCHOOL 1801 Milltown Road Wilmington, DE 19808 302-992-5500

  2. WELCOMETOM104 • Instructor: Mr. Sverrir Georgsson (Mr. G) Business Education Teacher

  3. A little about me • 7th year teaching in the district • John Dickinson High School for 1 year • Conrad Schools of Science for 3 years • Skyline Middle School for 2 years • Before that owned two businesses • ARF Digital Media Solutions, L.L.P. • Encore Distribution, L.L.P. • Before that worked in the computer industry for 12 years • Retail, Inside and Outside Sales • Project Management • Systems Administration

  4. A little MORE about me • Grew up in Manhasset, New York • Big New York Yankees, Giants and Knicks fan • Undergraduate Degree from Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY • Business Administration concentration in Marketing • Master’s Degree from Wilmington University • Secondary Education • Working on second Master’s Degree in Educational Technology at University of Delaware

  5. John Dickinson Business Dept. Mr. G (me) and Mr. Thomas Karpinski (Mr. K) • Business, Finance and Marketing Education • Effective Computer Utilization • Business Productivity Software (Microsoft Office 2007) • Ethics in Business and Computers • Career Exploration • Internet Safety • Personal Finance • Document Formatting, Essay Writing and Research • Soft Skills appropriate in a business environment

  6. Business Education Courses

  7. JDHS Business Course Offerings • Business, Finance and Marketing Essentials (core or I for below) • Administrative Services II, III, IV • Marketing Management II • Accounting II, III – Mr. K

  8. Projects – either BFME, AS II, III or IV • Essay Writing and UDLIBSEARCH Resources • Resume and Letter Writing • Office Procedures • Careers – SSP • Interview and Phone Skills • Case Studies • Digital Storytelling • Internet Safety, Fair Use Practices, Licensing and Creative Commons • Business and Technology Ethics

  9. Why Business Education? • Development of technical skills including keyboarding, word processing, data entry skills, and accounting. • Maintenance of mechanical and writing skills including punctuation, grammar, proofreading, and computational skills • Development of work ethics and business behavior expected by the world of work.

  10. JDHS Co-curricular Clubs • Business Professionals of America (BPA) • DECA - Marketing • Junior Achievement (JA) • Stock Market Game

  11. JDHS Co-curricular Clubs • Co-curricular clubs offer students the opportunity to compete in competitive business oriented events on state and national levels. • This enables students to improve skills while at the same time network with students like themselves who want to have an edge on their future aspirations.

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