Introduction

Have you ever seen your family tree? It is a form of an organization chart because it displays relationships within families. An organization chart is a diagram that shows the structure of an organization and relationships within that organization.

family tree

Lesson Objectives

Following successful completion of this lesson, students will be able to...

  • Utilize digital tools to deliver commerce and information technology
  • Analyze the organizational structure of a business to determine roles and responsibilities of employees and functions of departments or units

Enduring Understandings

  • Organizational charts are useful tools for explaining the relationship among people and/or organizations.

The above objectives correspond with the Alabama Course of Study: Business Technology Applications standards: 9, 16.