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Programs - High School
2010 - 2011
Business Education Department

#501 - Accounting I

Grades: 10-12

Level: 0

Year: 5X

Credits: 5

Accounting I is a course for those students who intend to enter the business field. Instruction will focus on debit and credit rules, interpretation of accounting records and financial reports, banking, and the preparation of worksheets and special journals. Students will also apply basic accounting principles using computer software in a Windows environment to perform automated accounting procedures. Instruction includes a long-term simulation of managing accounts for a partnership.

#502 - Accounting II

Grades: 11-12

Level: 0

Year: 5X

Credits: 5

Prerequisite: Accounting I or Accounting (College Prep)

Accounting II begins with a review of the concepts and procedures covered in either Accounting I or College Prep Accounting. Advanced accounting principles involving accounts receivable, payables, payroll notes, inventories, worksheets, adjustments, and financial statements will be covered. Partnership and corporate procedures also will be studied. A long-term simulation of managing corporate accounts is included. Students will use computers to complete a variety of spreadsheet application problems using Excel software in a Windows environment.

#512 - Entrepreneurship

Grades: 10-12

Level: 0

Year: 5X

Credits: 2.5

In this course students gain an understanding of the business/marketing principles necessary to start and operate a business. They will develop an awareness of the opportunities for small business ownership and develop the planning skills needed to open a small business. Students will explore the financing options available to small businesses. Students gain an awareness of knowledge needed in research, planning, operations and regulations affecting small business. They will learn strategies of business management and marketing and the economic role of the entrepreneur in the market system. Students will have the opportunity to create a business plan for an entrepreneurial enterprise of their choice.

#513 - Business Technology I

Grades: 9-12

Level: 0

Sem: 5X

Credits: 2.5

The Business Technology I course will offer students a solid foundation in computer word processing and presentation application technology. Using Microsoft Word students will to be able to create content and graphics, modify charts and diagrams, modify tables and hyperlinks and use the collaboration features to circulate documents for review and track changes. Using Microsoft PowerPoint students will be able to create presentations, apply slide transitions and animation schemes, create slide masters, use the collaboration features to compare and merge presentations as well as prepare presentations for remote delivery. Students will also learn the fundamentals of computer hardware, operations and networking. Students will sit for the Microsoft Certification exams in both Word and PowerPoint. Upon passing the exam, students will obtain the certification of Microsoft Office User Specialist in that application.

#517 - Business Technology II

Grades: 9-12

Level: 0

Sem: 5X

Credits: 2.5

The Business Technology II course will offer students a solid foundation in computer spreadsheet and database application technology. Using Microsoft Excel students will learn to create and modify formulas, use statistical, financial and logic functions, filer and sort data and create and modify charts and graphs. Using Microsoft Access students will be able to find and delete records, create and modify calculated fields and aggregate functions, format data sheets, sort and filter records and export and back up databases. Students will also learn about the role of technology in society. Students will sit for the Microsoft Certification exams in both Excel and Access. Upon passing the exam, students will obtain the certification of Microsoft Office User Specialist in that application.

#518 - Web Development

Grades: 10-12

Level: 0

Year: 5X

Credits: 2.5

Students will have the opportunity to learn to program and create web pages using HTML and Dreamweaver. This course will cover the basic web programming and practices using skills such as tables, hyperlinks and graphics. Class discussions will also include the anatomy of the World Wide Web, how the Internet works and how websites are developed. The students will have the opportunity to create a website of their own choosing.

#543 - Principles of Marketing I

Grades: 11-12

Level: 0

Year: 5X

Credits: 5

#544 - Principles of Marketing II

Grade: 12

Level: 0

Year: 5X

Credits: 5

Prerequisite for Principles of Marketing II: Principles of Marketing I

Principles of Marketing I and II provide classroom instruction in areas such as selling, business organization, entrepreneurship, economics, salesmanship, advertising, human relations, communications, and leadership training. Students who elect these courses will be expected to make their best effort to participate in DECA.

#574 - Business Law

Grades: 11-12

Level: 0

Sem: 5X

Credits: 2.5

Business Law is designed to cover the principles of law relating largely to business transactions. Primary emphasis is on contracts, the sale of goods, loans, insurance, partnerships, corporations, and related law. The objective is to develop a well-informed person who will understand more clearly the personal duties and obligations involved in business situations.

#575 - Consumer Finance

Grades: 9-12

Level: 0

Sem: 5X

Credits: 2.5

Consumer Finance deals with the economic realities most students will face. Students study money management as it pertains to paying for college, creating a working budget, managing automobile ownership costs, managing credit, saving, and investing. The financial issues related to employment are considered. Students will utilize personal computer applications for money management and for managing investments in stocks, bonds, and real estate.


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