Suggested Agendas

Teacher Agenda - USS Biz Trek Classroom Agenda

The Biz Trek program is provided in 3 formats:

30 hour program
40 hour program
50 hour program
Customize your program

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agenda for the 30-hour program follows the student’s USS Biz Trek agenda:

Lesson 1: Fantastic Voyage

  • Exploring Entrepreneurship

Lesson 2: Plotting Your Course

  • The Right Business for You

Lesson 3: Race to Planet Mirania

  • Identifying Customers

Lesson 4: Galactic Espionage

  • Market Research

Lesson 5: Space Flyers

  • Advertising

Lesson 6: Finding Supplies

  • Managing Resources

Lesson 7: Attack Strategy

  • Writing Business Plans

Lesson 8: Broke in Space

  • Financing & Cash Flow

Lesson 9: Intergalactic Law

  • Legal Steps
 

Lesson10: First Contact

  • Making the Sale

The 30-hour USS Biz Trek program is designed to help students learn to recognize business opportunities, conduct market research, prepare marketing materials, write a two to 10-page business plan for a business of their choice, and to launch the business. This is the perfect starter program to help first-time entrepreneurs get a taste of hands-on business.

Suggested formats for 30-hour programs:

  • Daily: 1-hour classes five days a week for six weeks
  • Daily: 2-hour classes five days a week for three weeks
  • Twice weekly: 21/2-hour classes twice a week for six weeks
  • Half-day: one 5-hour class once a week for six weeks
  • Full-day: four 8-hour classes with 30 minutes for lunch daily

Back to Top                                   Back to Teacher Trek

 

 

 

 

 

Agenda for 40-hour program utilizes extension activities:

Lesson 1: Fantastic Voyage

  • Exploring Entrepreneurship 
  • Extension Activities for Lesson 1

Lesson 2: Plotting Your Course

  • The Right Business for You
  • Extension Activities for Lesson 2

Lesson 3: Race to Planet Mirania

  • Identifying Customers
  • Extension Activities for Lesson 3

Lesson 4: Galactic Espionage

  • Market Research 
  • Extension Activities for Lesson 4

Lesson 5: Space Flyers

  • Advertising 
  • Extension Activities for Lesson 5

Lesson 6: Finding Supplies

  • Managing Resources 
  • Extension Activities for Lesson 6

Lesson 7: Attack Strategy

  • Writing Business Plans
  • Extension Activities for Lesson 7

Lesson 8: Broke in Space

  • Financing & Cash Flow 
  • Extension Activities for Lesson 8

Lesson 9: Intergalactic Law

  • Legal Steps 
  • Extension Activities for Lesson 9
 

Lesson10: First Contact

  • Making the Sale 
  • Extension Activities for Lesson 10

The 40-hour USS Biz Trek program is designed to give students an opportunity to learn to start a real business of their own. In addition to all of the activities in the 30-hour program, students in the 40-hour program study business vocabulary, keep a written weekly journal, and participate in classroom discussions and group activities.

Suggested formats for 40-hour programs:

  • Daily: 1-hour classes five times a week for eight weeks
  • Daily: 2-hour classes five times a week for four weeks
  • Twice weekly: 21/2-hour classes twice a week for eight weeks
  • Half-day: 4-hour classes once a week for ten weeks
  • Two weeks: 4-hour classes five days a week for two weeks

Back to Top                                   Back to Teacher Trek

 

 

 

 

 

Agenda for 50-hour programs utilizes extension activities and one challenge activity:

Lesson 1: Fantastic Voyage

  • Exploring Entrepreneurship
  • Extension Activities for Lesson 1
  •  one Take the Challenge activity

Lesson 2: Plotting Your Course

  • The Right Business for You  
  • Extension Activities for Lesson 2 
  • one Take the Challenge activity

Lesson 3: Race to Planet Mirania

  • Identifying Customers 
  • Extension Activities for Lesson 3 
  • one Take the Challenge activity

Lesson 4: Galactic Espionage

  • Market Research 
  • Extension Activities for Lesson 4 
  • one Take the Challenge activity

Lesson 5: Space Flyers

  • Advertising 
  • Extension Activities for Lesson 5 
  • one Take the Challenge activity

Lesson 6: Finding Supplies

  • Managing Resources 
  • Extension Activities for Lesson 6 
  • one Take the Challenge activity

Lesson 7: Attack Strategy

  • Writing Business Plans 
  • Extension Activities for Lesson 7 
  • one Take the Challenge activity

Lesson 8: Broke in Space

  • Financing & Cash Flow 
  • Extension Activities for Lesson 8 
  • one Take the Challenge activity

Lesson 9: Intergalactic Law

  • Legal Steps 
  • Extension Activities for Lesson 9 
  • one Take the Challenge activity
 

Lesson10: First Contact

  • Making the Sale 
  • Extension Activities for Lesson 10 
  • one Take the Challenge activity

The 50-hour USS Biz Trek program is designed give students an in-depth experience in marketing as well as the financial basics of business. As in the previous models, students start their own businesses. However, students in the 50-hour program also create business forms, go on Internet business tours, conduct additional market research, and have the opportunity to learn more about investing.

Suggested Formats for 50-Hour Programs:

  • Daily: 1-hour classes five days a week for ten weeks
  • Daily: 2-hour classes five days a week for five weeks
  • Twice weekly: 2/12-hours two days a week for ten weeks
  • Half-day: 5-hour classes twice a week for five weeks
  • One week:10-hour classes on five consecutive days

Back to Top                                   Back to Teacher Trek

 

 

 

Customizing Your Program

Teachers and youth program directors are encouraged to customize the Biz Trek program to meet the specific needs of their students. The USS Biz Trek can be taught in traditional classroom settings, after-school or weekend formats, or as a summer or winter day camp. The program can also be extended by adding a variety of activities and field trips.

Suggestions for creating 60 to 80-hour programs:

Add 4 to 16 guest speakers 
(30 minutes to 1 hour each)

Suggested speakers: mobile DJ, caterer, jewelry designer, music performer, personal trainer, photographer, graphic designer, event planner, computer consultant, motivational speaker, stock broker, realtor, restaurant owner, newspaper editor or business writer, banker, lawyer, CPA, chamber of commerce representative, etc.

Add 4 to 8 field trips (approximately 2-3 hours each)

Suggested field trips: wholesale district, bank, stock exchange, investment firm, restaurant, movie theater, family-owned business, mall, radio or TV station, business library, business expo, business conference, chamber of commerce meeting, networking club meeting, etc.

Add 4 to 6 special projects (approximately 1-2 hours each)

Suggested projects: conduct demographic research, take customer surveys, write business letters, have a logo contest, spend more time creating sales materials, participate in a class money-making project, put on a special event, invent a game that teaches business to younger students, design Yellow Page ads, etc.

Back to Top                                   Back to Teacher Trek

 

 

Revised: November 22, 2002.
Copyright © 1998-2000 by YoungBiz.com.
All trademarks or product names mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners.