April 28th and 29th, 2016 OBEA Spring Conference

Business Studies: Think with a Bigger Perspective

Join us at the annual OBEA Spring Conference on April 28th and 29th, 2016, at the Holiday Inn Express at 970 Dixon Road in Toronto.

The OBEA Executive and PD Committee have worked hard to provide an excellent selection of workshops and presentations along with vendor and corporate sponsor displays. You will see a wide variety of workshops covering all areas of business studies with a focus on financial literacy, technology, teaching strategies and all things Google.

On Thursday, our keynote speaker will be ANGELLA GORAN and on Friday, ELLEN ROSEMAN will deliver the keynote address.

Please be sure to register promptly to get the early-bird rate and pass this information along to other business educators who may not be members. It is a wonderful PD experience for business educators in Ontario and a chance to learn, share and collaborate with your colleagues from across the province.

About OBEA - An Advocate for Teachers and Students

The Ontario Business Educators' Association was established in 1895 with a mission to contribute to the professional growth of business educators and to respond to needs expressed by members. To accomplish this, OBEA provides two conferences each year, one in the Fall which rotates around the province and the Spring conference, held in Toronto.

Workshops are offered to teachers across the province who wish to expose themselves to new ideas, new technology, new books, anything that will provide for more instructional material and individual insight specific to their student's needs.

Educational strategies change over time and there is no panacea or magic formula to bring about or meet all the changes; however, OBEA strives to provide a forum for stimulating ideas through conferences, newsletters, and our website. We invite fellow educators to come forward as conference presenters and contributors to our website.

OBEA conducts provincial contests for students taking business subjects. These contests take place in the Spring and are held simultaneously across the province. The CMA and the CGA, our corporate sponsors, aid in the preparation for and running of the contests. In September of each year winners are acknowledged at a luncheon held in their honour. Members can look to the web for information about entering contests.

We work with the Ontario Ministry of Education to develop business studies courses and guidelines and many of our members are textbook and curriculum writers.

OBEA is the only organization that represents business teachers in the classroom at the provincial level. Join now  and be a part of the future of business studies!

More here:
http://www.obea.ca/about.htm

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Business Law
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This course introduces the student to the theory, principles and applications of fundamental business accounting. The course begins by introducing the student to the standard, time honoured accounting principles. The course will advance to apply accounting principles to specific financial statements, and detailed accounting transactions. The course finishes by familiarizing the student with the skills necessary to efficiently classify relevant business accounts culminating in the completion of the basic accounting cycle.

Financial Management
This introductory course is designed to expose students to financial issues and concerns of general managers in modern business. Focusing on how to use financial management to make decisions, this course provides students with all of the practical skills needed to succeed in business. Content includes examples of how Canadian companies adapted financial policies to recent financial crisis; as well as coverage of such topics as break-even analysis, shareholder value and financial statements.

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This course is designed to expose students to the issues and concerns of general managers in modern business. The course content builds on foundation concepts from the Introduction to Management course. Using case studies, students will analyze corporate strategies focusing on opportunities and problems in the context of the external and internal environments of companies. Important element of the analysis is how managers make strategic decisions for the success of the organization.

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The ability to communicate well is an essential requirement for all employees of an organization. In this course we explore the importance of communication in business and cross-cultural environments; students also compose various forms of written communication and prepare and deliver a formal business presentation.

International Business
This course introduces students to globalization and to the value-adding activities of businesses in the current global economy. First we discuss the impact of national cultures on doing business globally. In addition, we examine the external forces that impact businesses, international organizations, legal and labor forces in the global context. Further, the course touches on strategic alliances and the impact of rapid environmental changes on strategic planning for international business.

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