In other classes you have the teacher guiding you along telling you what to learn or how to learn it, but in this program you kind of go your own path and you do your own learning.
Description:
Throughout the school year, students learn about e-technologies and Internet-based business development by participating in online technical seminars and virtual conferences facilitated by content experts, high school teachers, and business professionals. Student teams develop mock e-commerce companies and assume positions in a company to complete the E-Business Challenge. Participants compete for awards and recognition as they present their ideas and projects to a panel of business professionals and higher-education faculty, online and at the Connecticut Student Innovation Expo. Each team researches an e-commerce environmental concept to be described in detail in a business plan that includes the following components: 1) executive summary; 2) market analysis; 3) company description, organization, and management; 4) description of service or product line and marketing strategy; 5) funding request and financials.
Challenge Statement:
Each school team, consisting of at least one teacher and six students, is challenged to develop an innovative for-profit or not-for-profit e-business that is related to sustainable energy and/or environmental responsibility, and is capable of receiving Internet-based electronic payment for its product or service.
Partnership for 21st Century Skills:
Work Creatively with Others, Make Judgements and Decisions, Communicate Clearly, Access and Evaluate Information, Use and Manage Information, Produce Results