The study was designed to determine attitudes of business teachers toward perceived barriers to implementing a competency-based curriculum and to identify teacher characteristics related to acceptance of curriculum innovations. Relationships were found among teacher groups and perceptions, as well as between teacher attitudes and a measure of…

A study was conducted to determine if two specific factors had an effect on business teachers' perceptions of barriers to the implementation of a change. The two factors were the type of environment (type of school in which the teacher taught) and whether or not a change was perceived as being new or old. The change was implementation of a…

A study examined the attitudes of Florida business teachers toward perceived barriers to implementing the Florida competency-based business curriculum materials and also the characteristics of business teachers who would be most likely to receive and adopt curriculum innovations. During the study, a five-part questionnaire that contained questions…

This course outline gives a historical introduction and review of data processing, and prepares students with the skills and techniques necessary to operate keypunch and verifier equipment. Course goals, specific block objectives (orientation, introduction to punched-card machines, keypunch operations, and card verifier operations), and a…

This Quinmester pamphlet presents an overview of the business world and the American free enterprise system, delving into the concept of profit, satisfaction of wants and needs through production and distribution of goods and services, and primary forms of business organization, the effects of business activity on economic growth, and the use of…

This brief pamphlet offers a course description to acquaint students with different types of payroll records, and provides experience in the preparation of time cards, the use of charts to figure taxes, making deductions, and completing records to government requirements. Enrollment guidelines; objectives; course content; procedures; learning…

Negotiable instruments--various kinds of paper--are treated in this brief course outline with the objectives of teaching the student to: (1) understand and relate monetary legislation to his personal affairs, (2) understand four types of negotiable instruments, (3) demonstrate an understanding of transferring negotiable instruments in a practical…

Cost accounting principles and procedures provide students with sufficient background to apply cost accounting factors to service and manufacturing businesses. Overhead, materials, goods in process, and finished goods are emphasized. Students complete a practice set in the course, which has guidelines, performance objectives, learning activities…

This course, which can also be taken as part of the Vocational Office Education, Secretarial Series (7758), is designed to help students acquire the basic skills needed to perform jobs required in most offices. Course content includes goals, specific block objectives, filing, manuscripts, tabulations, an English review, letters and forms, the…

This course in banking intends to give students an insight into the personal and business services that banks provide. It includes instruction on savings and checking accounts, loans, trusts, and safety deposit facilities. Also included are the performance objectives, five pages of an outline on course content, suggested teaching and learning…

Outlined in this pamphlet are basic activities to teach students flowcharting techniques, logic principles, machine description, various memory storage devices, binary arithmetic, and input/output devices. Data processing principles are reviewed. The course objective is to prepare students for advanced courses in data processing. Course goals,…

The course described in this pamphlet is for the student interested in typewriting for vocational use, and includes activity-oriented exercises concerning carbon copies, envelopes, postal cards, announements, memoranda, and two styles of business letters. Contents include occupational relationships, enrollment guidelines, performance objectives…

This political and economic study unit is designed to provide students with an understanding of how the stock market works; an examination of the corporate form of business organization; principles of investment; analysis of market action and patterns; types of securities; sources of financial information; and the rationale of investment choices.…

This beginning course is designed to introduce elementary typewriting skills and provide an exploration of office career opportunities. Course content includes goals, specific objectives, typing, spelling and business vocabulary, alphabetic filing, and exploration of office occupations. A post-test and bibliography are appended. (NH)

The course, which can also be taken as part of the Vocational Office Education--Secretarial series, gives students experience in typewriter composition, spelling, proofreading, setting up letters in two styles, acting as a receptionist, and in keeping bank records, a petty cash book, and a payroll. Course content includes the proportional space…