A syllabus for a course in general business

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by  Braun, Augustus H

A SYLLABUS FOR A COURSE IN
GENERAL BUSINESS
A P ro ject
Presented to
the Faculty of the School of Education
The U niversity of Southern C alifornia
In P a rtia l F u lfi Ilm en t
of the Requirements for the Degree
M aster of Science in Education
by
Augustus H. Braun
August 1950
UMI Number: EP46205
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CHAPTER PAGE
1. VOCATIONS: HOW TO PREPARE FOR A BUSINESS POSITION. 1
1. APTITUDE: How to se le c t the p o sitio n fo r which
you.care best q u a lifie d , 1
2. EDUCATION: How to prepare fo r a business p o si­
tio n . 3
3. PERMANACY: How to find your place in b usin ess. 4
2. EMPLOYMENT: HOW TO APPLY FOR A JOB. 8
1. LETTER OF APPLICATION: How to contact a pros­
pective em ployer. 8
E. INTERVIEW: How to face your prospective em­
plo yer. 9
3. MIDDLEMAN: How to apply through employment
o ffic e s. 11
4. HELP WANTED: How to answer a newspaper ad­
vertisem ent. IE
5. SCREENING SHEET: How to f i l l out an a p p li­
catio n blank. IS-
3 * BUDGET CONSTRUCTION: HOW TO LIVE WITHIN YOUR
INCOME. 17
1. SALARY AND INVESTMENTS: How to item ize your
income. 17
2. EXPENDITORES: How to item ize your expenses. 18
3. DISTRIBUTION OF EXPENDITURES: How to budget. 19
4. PROFIT AND LOSS: HOW TO FILE YOUR INCOME TAX
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CHAPTER , .• ,> • PAGE
RE1UKNS. 23
1. UNDER ‘#5,000: How to prepare the short form . 23
2. OVER #5,000: Howt o p repare the long form. 25
5. GUARANTEED PROTECTION: HOW TO PROTECT YOUR
FUTURE WITH INSURANCE. 31
1. PROPERTY INSURANCE: How to p ro te c t your p er­
sonal belongings. 52
2. AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE: How to p ro tec t your
autom obile 32
3. TERM INSURANCE: How to p ro te c t y o u rself fo r
a short period of tim e. 33
4. uRDXN'AHY LIFE INSURANCE: How to give your­
s e lf o v erall p ro tec tio n . 33
5. ENDOWlAiiNT xNSURANCE: How to s e t up payment
fo r sp e c ific d ate. 33
6. ANNUITY INSURANCE: How to e sta b lis h re tire s
ment. 34
7. HEALTH AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE: How to pro­
te c t y o u rself ag ain st lo ss of pay 34
8. OLD-AGE AND SURVIVOR'S INSURANCE: How to
c o lle c t from governm ental ag en cies.’ 35
9. UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE: How to c o lle c t from
sta te agencies. 36
CHAPTER PAGE
6. BANKING: HOW TO DEPOSIT AND WITHDRAW MONEY FROM
A BANK. ' 39
1. OPENING THE ACCOUNT: How to deposit in a
savings account. 39
2. WITHDRAWALS: How to tak e money out of a sav­
ings account. 40
3. OPENING A CHECKING ACCOUNT: How to deposit
in a checking account. 41
4. WITHDRAWALS: How to w rite a check. 41
5. RECALL CHECKS: How to stop payment on a check. 43
6. NO FUNDS: How to balance your checking account. 43
’?• CREDIT: HOW TO LIVE WITHOUT CASH 46
1. CHARGE ACCOUNTS: How to buy on tim e. 47
2. 6% LOANS: How to borrow money from a bank. 47
3. PAIN BROKERS: How to borrow money from a
loan shark. 48
8. SPECULATION:H OW TO INYEST YOUR MONEY. 51
1. GUARANTEED LOAN: How to buy U. S. Government
bonds. 51
2. SECURITY LOAN: How to buy mortgage bonds. 52
3. GAMBLERS LOAN: How to buy common and p re ­
ferre d sto ck s. 53
9. COMMUNICATIONS: HOW TO TRANSACT BUSINESS AWAY
FROM HOME. 57
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CHAPTER PAGE
1. CORRESPONDENCE: How to w rite a business
le tte r . 58
E. VOICE: How to telephone long distance 59
3. WIRE: How to send a telegram . 59
4. WATER COMMUNICATION.: How to send a cablegram . 60
5. AIR COMMUNICATION: How to send a radiogram . 60
10. 1.TRAVEL: HOW TO TRANSACT BUSINESS NECESSARY FOR
YOUR VACATION. 64
1. ACCOMODATIONS: How to re g is te r a t a h o te l. 65
E. TRAVELERS* CHECKS: How to carry money. 65
3. MENU PLEASE: How to order in a dining room. 66
4. ALL ABOARD: How to read tim etab les. 66
5. ROUND TRIP: How to buy a tic k e t. 68
6. SEND TO: How to lab el baggage. 68
7. RED CAP: How to check baggage. 69
8. FOREIGN TRAVEL: How to secure passport and
v isa . 69
PREFACE
This syllabus was w ritte n in the b e lie f th a t such a
course, when w ell organized and taught, can e ffe c tiv e ly lay
the foundation of a fu n ctio n al economic lif e and can serve
as a f i r s t course in business for those who intend to follow
a business career. The pedagogical development of the sub­
jec t m atter of the syllabus was of prime co n sid eratio n in
the planning of the book. Hence th e book is divided in to
ten chapters or u n its . Each u n it rep resen ts an area of sub­
je c t m atter and is divided into su bd ivisions. The su b d iv i­
sions are divided into p a rts , which are sm aller segments of
su b ject m atter arranged fo r e ffe c tiv e teach in g . Each chap­
te r is begun w ith a d iscu ssio n which introduces the concepts
emphasized in the chapter and helps to in te re s t the boy and
g ir l in what follow s. Each chapter is concluded by a c tiv i­
tie s , assignm ents, and ev alu atio ns. The situ a tio n s discussed
are r e a l, and the problem s are commonly encountered. The
language is: understandable and d ire c t.
This book was w ritte n fo r a ll boys and g irls., and espe­
c ia lly fo r those in te re ste d in p rep aratio n fo r a career in
the im portant and ever-grow ing f ie ld of business*
CHAPTER X VOCATIONS
HOW TO PREPARE FOR A BUSINESS POSITION
The days when, people ju st "Went to work* and by a h it-
or-m iss process found out about th e ir c a p a b ilitie s and in te ­
re s ts are la rg e ly h isto ry . This experience is too co stly
to bother employer and employee. You would not th in k of
taking one job a fte r another u n til chance and circum stance
fin a lly placed you where you wanted to be. You know th a t
today th ere are b e tte r ways of reaching your g oal. We shall*
th ere fo re , study p rep aratio n necessary for se le c tio n of your
vocation.
A. MOTIVATION: Rewards th a t you w ill receive from proper
se le c tio n of your jo b .
1. SUCCESS IN YOUR JOB: Working in a f ie ld to which
you are adapted w ill lead to eventual success.
E. SECURITY: Knowledge th a t you have se le c te d the work
for which you. are best f i tt e d gives you peace of
mind.
3. SELF APPROVAL: Attainm ent of sp ecific goal w ill
re s u lt in se lf confidence.
4. COMMUNITY STANDING: Permanent p o sitio n w ill bring
the adm iration of the community.
B. DIRECTIONS: Methods of preparing for your v ocatio n .
1. APTITUDE: How to se le c t the p o sitio n for which you
are b est q u a lifie d .
a. Take a vocational ap titu d e te s t.
(1) Consult w ith te s tin g a u th o ritie s about
re s u lts .
(2) L ist your a b ilitie s in order from, best
q u a lifie d to low est rank.
(3) Have a u th o ritie s explain the reasoning of
re s u lts .
b . Take p erso n ality te s ts . (Use same procedure as
vocation al te s ts .)
c. Take m otor s k ill te s ts . (Use same procedure as
v o catio n al te s ts .)
d. Take m echanical ap titu d e te s ts . (Use same proce­
dure as vocational te s ts .)
e. Compile te s t re s u lts to determ ine order of job
a b ility .
(1) The job th a t ends on top should be your
vocati on.
(2) Do you have the f in an cial a b ility to edu­
cate y o u rself fo r th is, p o sitio n ?
(3) Do you have physical cap a citie s fo r the job
(4) I f the t op job is not in the realm of possi
b ility evaluate the lower le v e l jobs.
(5) Be f a i r to y o u rse lf. Select, the job near