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Business Curriculum

Course Descriptions

Business & Management classes are offered to all high school students in the areas of business management, information technology, finance, and marketing. These classes help students to prepare for entry-level jobs, personal application, and/or higher education. All courses are open to juniors and seniors. Please check courses which require a prerequisite

ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT 1     6917

      9^th, 10^th, 11^th, & 12^th grades                  1 period, 1 trimester, 1/2 credit

Would you like to complete written assignments faster and get better grades? If so, this class is for you! Administrative Support 1 helps you:

Type assignments quickly

Use the computer to find and correct mistakes

Prepare professional looking reports for your teachers

Become more proficient with the computer

ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT 2     6918

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, & 12^th grades                          1 period, 1 trimester, 1/2 credit

Would you like a job working as an Administrative Assistant in an office? This course teaches you the skills to obtain an entry-level position.

Prepare professional office documents

Practice office skills

Organize agendas and itineraries

Become proficient at on-line planning

Prerequisite: Successful completion of Administrative Support 1

PHOTO EDITING & PUBLISHING # _______

9^TH, 10^th, 11^th, & 12^th grades                      1 period, 1 trimester, ½ credit
                                                          * Meets computer graduation requirement

Do you want to improve your photo editing skills? Would you like to create professional publications? This class can help you develop your creative abilities with:

Photo Editing with Fireworks software

Designing dynamic presentations using PageMaker software

Digital camera & scanner use

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS 1 5101 & 5102

9^TH, 10^th, 11^th, & 12^th grades                       1 period, 1 trimester, ½ credit

                                                        * Meets computer graduation requirements

Are you technologically challenged? If so, the answer is simple to becoming computer literate by learning the basics of:

Word Processing (Microsoft Word)

Spreadsheet (Microsoft Excel)

Database Management (Microsoft Access)

Presentation Management (Microsoft PowerPoint)

Recommended: Keyboarding skills or Administrative Support 1

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS 2 # ____

9^th, 10^th, 11^th & 12^th grades                            1 period, 1 trimester, ½ credit

                                                          * Meets computer graduation requirement

Do you want to improve your employment opportunities? You can become industry certified in Microsoft productivity tools by increasing your technological savvy in this course. You will learn and apply highly developed skills in:

Advanced Word Processing

Advanced Spreadsheet

Advanced Database Management

Advanced PowerPoint

Preparation for industry certification

Prerequisite: Successful completion of Computer Applications 1

WEB PAGE DESIGN 1 6959 & 6960

10^th, 11^th & 12^th grades                                    1 period, 1 trimester, ½ credit

                                                         * Meets computer graduation requirement

Do you have dreams of designing your own web page, but didn’t know how? Do you like to have fun in creating something sweet and current? In this course you will design web pages using:

Digital designing with Dreamweaver software

Web page layout and design for optimal effect

WEB PAGE DESIGN 2 6714

11^th & 12^th grades                                              1 period, 1 trimester, ½ credit

                                                         * Meets computer graduation requirement

Where is animation used? How about in news broadcasts, movies, television, and web pages? We can show you how it all starts with:

Advanced digital designing with Dreamweaver software

Photo Editing with Fireworks software

Animation with Flash software

Exploration of Director and Cold Fusion software

Prerequisite: Successful completion of Web Page Design 1.

CAREER MANAGEMENT 7301 & 7302

9^th, 10^th, 11^th & 12^th grades                            1 period, 1 trimester, ½ credit

                                                               * Meets online experience requirement

Design your own future in this online course.

Students will:

Explore personality & communication styles

Decide career pathway

Explore careers

Write personal career goals

Explore financial aid options

PERSONAL FINANCE # _______

9^th, 10^th, 11^th & 12^th grades                              1 period, 1 trimester, ½ credit

Do you want to be in control of your financial future? Learn financial independence in this hands-on experience which allows you to learn personal financial management.

You will explore:

Money Management

Income

Spending & Credit

Saving & Investing

ACCOUNTING 1 6921 & 6922

10^th, 11^th & 12^th grades                                     1 period, 2 trimesters, I credit

Do you want to handle money? Do you want to be one of the millions of people employed as an accountant? Would you like to tie in to a potential career?

You will learn how:

Businesses track money

To setup a financial system for your own business

To handle payroll taxes

Business simulation with realistic transactions

Exploration of career opportunities

METRO CREDIT UNION 6947 & 6948

11^th &12^th grade                                           1 period, 3 trimesters, 1.5 credits

Students will be trained in the financial aspects of a credit union and in communication skills to operate the school site of the Metro Credit Union which services both students and employees of the school district.

Pre-requisite: Interview and references.

Recommended: Accounting 1 and Administrative Support 1.

ACCOUNTING II 6923 & 6924

11^th & 12^th grades                                             1 period, 2 trimesters, 1 credit

Do you want to continue your training in the financial arena?

You will:

Learn differences in systems for private companies vs. corporations

Explore accounting for property, inventory, accounts receivable, notes receivable and notes payable.

Prepare for an entry-level accounting clerical position and/or entrance into a college business program.

Prerequisite: Successful completion of Accounting 1.

MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING 7281 & 7282

11^th & 12^th grades                                             1 period, 1 trimester, ½ credit

Do you want to dive into the financial records of a business?

You will:

Explore the content and intent of a business’ financial statements.

Analyze and communicate financial information by understanding the needs of the various users.

Understand the professional nature of accounting.

Designed for student who is considering business, particularly accounting/finance, and this class will allow them to better evaluate accounting as a professional career rather than just as a technical skill.

Prerequisite: Successful completion of Accounting 1.

BUSINESS LAW 7211 & 7212

11^th & 12^th grades                                        1 period, 1 trimester, 1/2 credit

How does the law apply to the business world?

You will:

Get an overview of the U.S. legal system;

Examine how the law pertains to the conduct of business and the rights of the individuals involved in business.

Explore contracts, property and employment law along with additional topics of current legal interest will also be examined.

Recommended for all students.

BUSINESS EXTERNSHIP 6785 & 6786

12^th grade                                       1 period, 1 year (3 trimesters), 1.5 credits

Business Externship is the culmination of a senior’s business education during high school. It is for the student who plans to make the office occupation area a career.

Attend morning classes, which includes a related business class each trimester

Released last class to work in a business establishment

Apply your junior year to the Externship Coordinator

Good attendance, recommendation, and an interview with the Externship Coordinator are required to be accepted into the program.

Monitored by the Externship Coordinator

Prerequisites: Successful completion of two semesters of a related business course

MERCHANDISING & MARKETING 1 6939 & 6940

10^th, 11^th, & 12^th grades                                 1 period, 2 trimesters, 1 credit

How does a business decide what to sell? How do you sell to customers?

You will learn:

What it takes to get the product from the manufacturer to the person who buys the product.

How to sell, human resource essentials such as communication skills and how to get along on the job with other workers

Participate in DECA, a marketing student organization that helps build leadership & networking through competition.

MERCHANDISING & MARKETING 2 – EXTERNSHIP-RELATED 6941 & 6942

11^th & 12^th grades                                           1 period, 2 trimesters, 1 credit

This course is an extension of Merchandising & Marketing 1 with emphasis on promotion, advertising & distribution. The student will receive information on:

Industrial sales, marketing research, marketing careers, advertising, promotion, buying & distribution, pricing, product planning, and entrepreneurship.

Students will also be participating in DECA, a marketing student organization that helps to build leadership skills and provides an opportunity for students to use what they have learned in Marketing in competition against other students from across the state.

Prerequisite: Successful completion Merchandising & Marketing I.

STORE OPERATIONS 6945 & 6946

10^TH, 11^TH, & 12^TH Grades                               1 period, 2 trimesters, 1 credit

This course is the lab portion of the Marketing classes. This class involves operating the Abe’s Corner school store.

The students will learn how to:

Operate a computerized POS cash register system to complete sales transactions,

Track sales and inventory levels, create UPC code labels and more, handle money, order stock, price merchandise

Build store displays, develop store promotions and commercials.

This class is great for developing leadership skills.

Prerequisite: Enrollment in or successful completion of Merchandising & Marketing I.

ENTREPRENEURSHIP 6914 & 7252

10^th, 11^th, & 12^th grades                                 1 period, 1 trimester, ½ credit

Thinking about owning your own business someday? Would you want to learn how to start your own successful business? In Entrepreneurship, you will learn the following skills to help you do just that:

Exploration and analysis of business plans

Development of a personalized business plan

Virtual computer business simulation

Apply business decisions in a competitive framework to learn how to make a profit.

MARKETING EXTERNSHIP 6787 & 6788

12^th grade                                        1 hour, 1 year (3 trimesters), 1 ½ credits

Marketing Externship is the culmination of a senior’s marketing education during high school. It is for the student who plans to make retail business a career.

Attend morning classes, which includes a related Marketing class

Released last class to work in a business establishment

Apply your junior year to the Externship Coordinator

Good attendance, recommendation, and an interview with the Externship Coordinator required to be accepted into the program.

Monitored by the Externship Coordinator

Prerequisites: Successful completion of Merchandising & Marketing 1