This document provides a syllabus for a business math course covering topics like payroll, banking, loans, budgeting, owning a car/home, insurance, business analytics, technologies, costs, sales, marketing, profit/loss, and international business. It outlines the grading procedures, materials needed, classroom expectations, and teacher availability. Key aspects include quizzes and tests being worth 50-100 points each every 2 weeks, a participation grade, textbook checks, and notebook quizzes totaling one test grade to encourage organization. Makeup policies allow making up missed work with excused absences only.

1. Business Math Course Syllabus 3. Quizzes and Tests (50-100 points each) – Assessments will be
2011-2012 Mrs. Oates given once the appropriate material is covered. Expect a quiz or
test approximately every 2 weeks.
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Time: 5 Period 4. Participation Grade (25 points per 9 weeks) – Students will
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Textbook: Business Math, 15 Edition lose points for refusing to participate in activities, games or
computer lab work. Parent notification will be given through a
Course Description: Students study a comprehensive coverage of phone call/letter sent home.
personal and business related math topics. Topics in this course 5. Book Check (5 points) – Periodically, textbook checks will be
include the following: conducted to ensure that students are being responsible for their
textbook. The textbook number from the textbook assignment
Gross and Net Pay list must match the textbook on the student’s desk for the
Banking Services student to receive credit. Students having a textbook that is not
Loans and Credit Cards theirs will receive no credit.
Budgeting 6. Notebook Quiz (25 points each) – There will be 4 notebook
Owning a Car/Home quizzes each 9 weeks to total one test grade. Organization is a
Insurance skill that is vital to becoming a successful member of society.
Business Data Analysis Keeping an organized notebook is essential to the learning
Business Technologies process. You can’t study for a test that you don’t have notes for,
Inventory right? These points should be considered “gimme points.” There
Business Costs is no reason that everyone should not make a 100!
Sales and Marketing
Make Up Policy: Math can be a very challenging subject to learn.
Profit/Loss
It is very easy to fall behind and never be able to catch up.
International Business
Attendance is vital to be successful in my class. Only students
Materials: 1 in. 3 ring binder; Tab Dividers: Class Info., with an excused absence are allowed to make up any work
Bellringers, Notes, Homework, Tests/Quizzes; Notebook Paper; missed. Missed quizzes and tests can only be made up before or
Graph Paper; Pencils; Pens; Scientific Calculator after school. All make up tests are different from the one given
in class. It is the student’s responsibility to make up any missed
Things We Can Use: tissues, hand sanitizer, baby wipes, expo assignments or tests.
markers
Classroom Expectations:
Grading Procedure: Grades are determined by dividing the Come to class prepared and ready to participate.
number of points earned by the total number of points possible. Be respectful of the teacher, your fellow classmates, and
yourself.
100 – 90 A No food, drinks or gum in class. A bottle of water WITH A LID is
89 – 80 B allowed per school policy.
79 – 70 C Conduct yourself in a way that is consistent with the “REBEL
69 – 60 D WAY.”
Below 60 F
Teacher Availability: Homework help/tutoring is available before
Edline will be updated weekly with any graded work. However, school or after school until 4:00, unless other arrangements have
work that is turned in late for any reason, including excused been made. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any
absences, may not be entered the day it is turned in. questions or concerns. Phone calls will be returned and emails
will be replied to within 24 hours.
What Makes Up Your Grade: th
Planning Period: 7 period (2:18 – 3:09)
1. Bellringer Activities (10 points each week) – Before class
Email: moates@bessemeracademy.com
begins, you will have a bellringer activity to complete. Upon
Cell: 205.441.6384 (call or text)
entering the classroom, turn in your homework, be seated and
Class Website: www.bloust.com/moates
begin working on the activity.
2. Homework Checks (10 points each) – You will have homework
at least 2 days a week. Homework assignments are due the
following class meeting, before the tardy bell rings for class to
begin. Answers only will NOT be accepted. Only students with
an excused absence can make up a homework check.