006.05A Grade
Levels: 7-12
006.05B Endorsement
Type: Subject
006.05C Persons with
this endorsement may teach basic business education courses in grades 7 through
12.
006.05D Certification
Endorsement Requirements: This endorsement shall require a minimum of 33
semester hours in business administration and information technology systems of
which a minimum of 3 semester hours must be in information technology systems
coursework. The business administration course work shall include preparation
in finance, business law, business organization and management, accounting,
economics, international business, marketing and insurance.
006.05E Endorsement Program Requirements:
Nebraska teacher education institutions offering this endorsement program must
have on file, within the institution, a plan which identifies the courses and
the course completion requirements which the institution utilizes to grant
credit toward completion of this endorsement.
THE FOLLOWING ARE RECOMMENDED GUIDELINES FOR
INCLUSION AS PART OF THE INSTITUTION'S PLAN UNDER THIS
ENDORSEMENT.
Through the courses identified in its plan, the institution
should prepare prospective teachers to be able to:
A. Create, revise, analyze and implement
curricula to prepare students for a dynamic and rapidly changing world. The
business teacher prepares students:
1. For
initial employment and careers in business;
2. For their roles as consumers and
citizens;
3. For advanced education
in business;
4. For roles as owners
and managers of businesses;
5. To
understand the role and function of business in our global society;
6. To understand the domestic economy and how
it is similar to and different from other economies; and
7. To locate, access, use, and present
information;
B.
Facilitate collaborative learning by having students work together in groups
that may include students, teachers, business and community people, and
others;
C. Demonstrate competence
in touch keyboarding, the ten-key pad, document formatting, correct technique,
and employable speed;
D. Practice
positive and effective management techniques to include programs, learning
environment, and activities outside the classroom that support and complement
the program;
E. Integrate the
professional student organization into the curriculum;
F. Communicate effectively with all
publics;
G. Build relationships
with various publics to produce a learning environment that reflects the real
world and provides tangible and intangible benefits for the student and the
community;
H. Facilitate students
in the realization of their full potential through career
development;
I. Demonstrate an
understanding of and be able to apply business concepts, principles, and
processes in each of the following areas: accounting, economics, marketing,
management, business law, and business communications;
J. Demonstrate an understanding of and be
able to apply business concepts, principles, and processes, including being
able to:
1. Demonstrate the basic principles
of economics as applied to the domestic economic system and its role in the
global economy;
2. Analyze the role
of the consumer in the global economy;
3. Analyze consumer problems and provide and
evaluate a variety of solutions;
4.
Describe the role of the entrepreneur in the economy and the process of
starting and maintaining a business;
K. Identify concepts and strategies needed
for career exploration, development and growth in the business area;
L. Demonstrate the skills and strategies of
the positions in business for which they will prepare students;
M. Demonstrate an understanding of and be
able to utilize information technology systems, including:
1. Operating systems; and
2. Technological issues and concerns;
and
N. Integrate core
academic areas (reading, writing, mathematics, science, social sciences, and
history) into business education.
