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Web Page Design (1/2 credit) +
This semester course will provide students the opportunity to develop professional skills in developing and maintaining web pages. Students will use FrontPage 2000, Microsoft publisher and Netscape Composer to design their own web pages for the school’s intranet. Students will obtain a marketable skill, which can be utilized to obtain an entry-level position in the world of work. Students taking this course will earn ½ of a technology credit.
Introduction To Business (1 credit)
This course introduces practical business concepts and operations and the impact they have on individual lives. It gives students experience and confidence in making responsible business decisions. This course features consumer buying, income taxes, banking, budgets, credit, saving and investing, insurance, stocks and bonds, owning and marketing a business and much more.
Computerized Keyboarding 1 (1 Tech Ed Credit) +
This course introduces the student to the keyboard by the touch method with emphasis on proper techniques and keyboarding skills. Students are given the opportunity to correct bad habits learned from undisciplined computer use. Everyone will have a computer in his/her future. Keyboarding is a skill that will benefit students in high school, college, and the rest of their lives.
Desktop Publishing/Word Processing (1 Tech Ed Credit) +
This computer course introduces Microsoft word and PowerPoint for Windows -- the choice of professionals! Students learn a wide array of Microsoft Word features to create and edit documents as well as how to use PowerPoint to prepare presentations. These newly learned skills would serve students throughout their high school, college, and future careers. (Prerequisite: Keyboarding I with computers or Personal Keyboarding)
Computer Programming-Visual Basic (1 credit) +
This full-year, introductory level course provides the student with an understanding of the data processing cycle, computer hardware and software and career opportunities in computer programming. Students learn to write programs that include decision and looping structures, graphics, sound animation, and databases. Satisfactory completion of this course qualifies students to select courses in advanced programming languages.
Computer Programming in C++ (1 credit)
This full year course, using the advanced high level C++ programming language is intended for the students who have an interest in the Computer Science field. It provides a comprehensive and complete presentation of C++. Acknowledging the previous programming experience of the students, the course presents basic problem solving and computer principles with emphasis on file structures.
Accounting 1 w/Computers (1 Tech Ed Credit) +
This full-year computerized course is a study of the basic accounting principles and procedures. It provides a background in accounting for further study at the college level. Students prepare, use, and interpret financial records and statements for personal use, a sole proprietorship, a partnership, and a corporation. This course is a must for Business majors in college and could make the difference in your success at some of the top colleges in the United States.
Accounting 2 (1 Adv. Tech Ed Credit) =
This full-year computerized course has been dramatically revised to light a fire under students. It is an advanced study of accounting records, principles, and procedures. This course is a must for students who want to pursue a college major in Accounting, Business Administration, Business Management, or Marketing.
(Prerequisite: Accounting 1 w/Computers)
Entrepreneurship (1 credit)
This course will introduce students to the fundamental concepts and activities that they need to manage their personal finances. Students will also develop a business plan based on their understanding of finance, market opportunity, customer need and organizational structure. This course will guide students to look at entrepreneurship as a possible career option and help them identify their strengths and weaknesses in the skills needed to pursue it.
Office Technology & Communications (1 Credit) +
This course teaches all the skills necessary to effectively operate in an office atmosphere. Students will learn correct telephone techniques, manual and electronic filing, operate office machines, word processing concepts and much more. Emphasis will be placed on business applications and written and oral communications. Students are required to create business documents using spreadsheets, databases, and/or word processing software. (Prerequisite: Keyboarding I)
Computer Software Applications - MS Office (1/2 Tech Ed Credit) +
CSA is a semester course that provides students with opportunities to develop fundamental skills through the use of windows and the Microsoft Office Suite. A step-by-step format is used to present the fundamentals of windows, word processing with Microsoft word, spreadsheets with Excel, and presentations with PowerPoint. It provides students with a variety of methods to present their work in an attractive format.
Business Law (1/2 credit)
This semester course is a study of the legal rights and responsibilities of adults and minors in civil and criminal actions. Emphasis is placed on laws as applied to ethics, contracts, sales, court systems, employment, and personal business transactions. The concepts and skills will be useful in future business and personal situations. This course is a good foundation for students who plan to major in business in college.
Business Management (1/2 credit)
This semester course is a motivational guide to becoming a successful business owner, board chairperson, or company president. It is designed to give students insight on the qualities necessary for effective leadership and career success. The topics featured are forms of business ownership, marketing, financing a business, management responsibilities, human resources management, and much more. Students will demonstrate knowledge of owning and operating a business by establishing a real or simulated business through the development of a business plan.
Cooperative Office Education
(1 Tech Ed credit plus 2–3 work credits)
This program will earn selected seniors up to four credits toward graduation. COE is designed so that students attend a one-period class and two to three periods of paid work-based learning in the local business community. It brings together employers and the school in a cooperative effort to provide training for the students. Students in COE obtain technology skills by working in the federal government and private agencies such as law, accounting, and medical offices. Course content includes portfolio development, job search techniques, oral and written presentations, income taxes, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, filing, telephone techniques, human relations and much more. (Prerequisite: Keyboarding 1 and Teacher Approval)
Cooperative Career Education
This career experiential program provides high school seniors with an opportunity to earn up to four credits towards graduation. CCE is designed to allow students to attend school in the morning and report to a supervised work site in the afternoon. Students develop a variety of job entry-level skills while working in the private sector, retail stores, hospitals, and daycare facilities. Course content includes career planning, job search techniques, portfolio development, college exploration, money management, taxes, and human relations skills. (Prerequisite: Application and Teacher Approval)
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