ROP Marketing/Business Occupations

This two-period (6 & 7) class is offered at
Oak Ridge High School

ROP Marketing/Business Occupations is a full-year (10 credits per semester) course that covers the basic concepts of marketing and business as well as the development of an employability portfolio, which includes creating a resum� and a letter of application, learning interviewing skills, and requesting a letter of recommendation.

Students will be required to attend a daily orientation for the first 4 weeks of the fall semester.  After this orientation period ends, students will attend class only 1 day each week, either on Tuesdays or Wednesdays, on a regular schedule.  The remainder of the week will be spent training�a minimum of 10 hours�with a business site.  The training schedule will be arranged and agreed upon by the student, the instructor, and the business supervisor.  Students will have a choice of training with private or public employers, primarily in one of three areas:

Retailing

Food Services

Distribution/Logistics

Students already employed in a Marketing field, and being scheduled at least 10 hours each week, may receive school credit and earn income at the same time in ROP Cooperative training.  Students, also, have the option of training in an unpaid internship program; many get hired during their training and have the opportunity to continue with this course in the ROP Cooperative program!

Here are some requirements that you need
to be in this program:

1. You need to be at least 16 years of age.

2. You need to provide your own reliable transportation each day to and from your training site�and cannot share rides with other students.

3. Expect to have weekly homework and class assignments in this program, along with tests.

4. Excellent attendance is mandatory and part of the overall grade for this class.

5. All Marketing students are required to have a training site:  It is not optional.

6. Opportunities for an internship program are available for those students who qualify and these internships may be arranged to fit the student�s career path in the area of business/marketing.

7. All students must be eligible to obtain a work permit, which is a requirement for employment for students who are under the age of 18.