PAPER WRITING GUIDELINES

All papers written for this course must adhere to the following guidelines:

Formal Business English - No "street" or "slang" unless needed to describe customers views. No contractions (I'm, can't, won't, etc)

In general, assignments made with a due date of less than one week can be written by hand in pencil or dark blue/black ink. Any assignments with a due date of one week or more will always be typewritten or printed off a printer. NO EXCEPTIONS.

In business, documents are expected to be neat and professional. Papers that have poor printing, writing, smudges, stains or the paper has been mishandled, may lose points for unprofessional presentation.

Printed papers must be in either Times New Roman 12-point or Courier - 10 Point. NO EXCEPTIONS.

As a general rule - business information documents are informational only. They should be presented simply with the emphasis on the information.

Asa general rule - marketing and sales documents also need to be interesting, so use of color and illustrations are important to such documents.

All papers must have in their top left or right corner of the first page the following information:

NAME OF STUDENT
COURSE AND CLASS
NAME OF ASSIGNMENT
DATE TURNED IN

For example:

LUIS TULLANGIA
4to Curso Business
SAMPLE PAPER
25 May 2009

Papers with more than one page should be attached to each other (stapled or paper clip)and the pages following the first page should have the student's name and assignment name written at the top of the paper.

First Assignment - Last Lecture

Welcome to the new course. Although you don´t actually get your books for a few more days, you have your first assignment.

Randy Pausch is a famous name in the world of technology. In particular, he has helped develop numerous new ways how computers and humans can interact, especially in the world of Virtual Reality (VR).

The university where Randy Pausch taught, Carnegie Mellon University, holds a regular lecture series called "The Last Lecture." It was designed to bring in world renowned academics to give a lecture based on this premise: "If you knew you were going to die, and you could only give one last lecture to your students, what would you say?"

Randy's presentation was "Achieving Your Childhood Dreams" is considered a classic, not only for building a life and a career, but it also holds deep lessons about business organizations.

Your assignment is to watch the entire length of Randy's "Last Lecture." You may access the You Tube presentation either HERE or by clicking on the link on the Class Blog Page. After watching The Last Lecture at least once, your assignment is to write a paper that answers the following questions DUE 13 APRIL 2009:

Name the four things he said he would not talk about.

Name four childhood dreams that he was able to achieve.

What are his lessons learned?

What were the two "head fakes" for his lecture?

Describe the difference between the environment of him working in the university and working at Disney?

Describe three things what Randy says about "Brick Walls"

Describe the Brick Walls Randy experienced when trying to fly on NASA's "Vomit Comet"

How did Randy overcome the Brick Walls?

What does Randy mean by "Bringing Something to the Table?"

Introduction to Business Studies

Welcome to all. The Business Organization and Management (BOM) Class for Cuarto Curso is an introductory class. It serves to allow students a general outlook at what business does, how it is organized, as well as what are some important factors that influence business. It is also a key lead into the two-year IBO Business and Management Program that the students will challenge during their Quinto and Sexto Cursos.

The IBO Business and Management syllabus is a critical study of the ways in which individuals and groups interact in a dynamic business environment. Many areas of Business will be studied in the coming years but here we will examine how business decision are made and how these decisions relate to the internal and external environments, the international dimension and through citizenship.

The IB course as provided at Colegio Americano is two years in duration – it follows the High Level (HL) program of the International Baccalaureate Organization for a total of 240 hours of total classroom instruction. Throughout the two years the students have the opportunity to study and research issues facing an organization(s), and analyze the decisions made by them.

The syllabus consists of six compulsory modules and a research project. During this year, all members of this course will get the opportunity to study:

a. Introduction to Organizations
Covering both the private and public sector
Internal and external growth
Economies and diseconomies of scale
Organizational & ethical objectives

d. Accounting and Finance
Sources of finance

e. The External Environment
The legal and political framework
Trade agreements

Also, all students will complete a Business Plan and a research project that will be internally assessed by the class teacher.

Welcome to Colegio Americano Cuarto Curso

Welcome to the new school year. I am Richard Lloyd Evans and I am the instructor at Colegio Americano, including the Cuarto Curso Business Organization and Management Class. This year we will have a lot of exciting activities as we learn about the global business environment.

This blog will have information about the class, including links to information sites for the students. It is also a wonderful place for parents to check occasionally to see what work we are doing and what homework assignments the students should be working on.

I'm looking forward to having a great year!