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Business Occupation Courses
Business Concepts -- J14
Prerequisite: None
Grade Level: 9-12
This course offers a general overview of the American free enterprise environment.
The various forms of business ownership, including the concept of entrepreneurship,
are included in the course. The basic functional areas of business (finance, management,
marketing, administration and production) are discussed at an introductory level.
Within each unit, emphasis is placed on learning activities which focus on the human
factor in business. Such activities center on career opportunities, career strategies,
employee relations, work ethics, using information, decision making, dealing with
conflict, coping with change and personal development. This course is also designed
to develop in the individual the skills, concepts, and understandings required for
everyday living to achieve, within the framework of one's own values, maximum utilization
of, and satisfaction from, one's resources. (This course satisfies the Consumer Economics
graduation requirement).
Keyboarding I -- J50
Prerequisite: None
Grade Level: 9-12
Students may earn college credit with this course.
This course will provide the necessary keyboarding and formatting skills that students
need for business industry careers requiring use of keyboards for entering, manipulating,
and outputting information. The fundamentals of keyboarding are the same regardless
of ultimate use or equipment. Microcomputers will be used when teaching this course.
Emphasis is given to state-of-the-art technology and terminology that will provide
students with basic concepts and skills required for entry into information processing
careers and other business career preparation programs. The course will also provide
basic keyboarding and formatting skills for personal use.
Keyboarding II -- J51
Prerequisite: Keyboarding I
Grade Level: 9-12
Students may earn college credit for this course.
This course will provide the additional necessary keyboarding and formatting skills
to further develop keyboarding skills that students need for business industry careers
requiring use of keyboards for entering, manipulating, and outputting information.
The fundamentals of keyboarding are the same regardless of ultimate use or equipment.
Microcomputers will be used when teaching this course. Emphasis is given to state-of-the-art
technology and terminology that will provide students with basic concepts and skills
required for entry into information processing careers and other business career preparation
programs. The course will also provide special attention to production keyboarding
with "office-style" problems with basic keyboarding and formatting skills for office
and business use.
Desktop Publishing -- J52
Prerequisite: Keyboarding I or Passing of a Proficiency Test
Grade Level: 10-12
Desktop Publishing is the process of creating computer generated publications that
appear to have been professionally printed. As a Desktop Publisher, the student will
control the entire publishing process from beginning to printed document using their
creative abilities to combine text and graphics. Desktop Publishing teaches students
how to produce documents, newsletters, business reports, office publications, sales
presentations, greeting cards, or publications of any sort. The Desktop Publisher
utilizes a personal computer to combine text and graphics to produce a document.
WordPerfect I/II -- J56/J57
Prerequisite: Keyboarding I and II
Grade Level: 11-12
WordPerfect is the most widely used software program used by business because it is
the most sophisticated program on the market. WordPerfect is a software package that
enables the user to do word processing on an IBM. In the first semester students will
use a personal computer to create and edit documents such as letters, memos, and reports.
The second semester will cover many of the advanced features and commands to help
students perform at a job entry level. Many time-saving tips and techniques will be
presented. A job simulation package will be used.
Lotus 1-2-3
Course Number: J60
Prerequisite: Keyboarding I or Passing of a
Proficiency Test and Algebra I
Grade Level: 10-12
Lotus 1-2-3 is the most widely used program for accounting and business; colleges
require Lotus 1-2-3 in their accounting programs. Students will learn how to create
and manipulate a variety of financial statements including entering formulas and displaying
data in line, bar, and pie chart form. They will also create and manipulate a data
base. A good background in math functions (averaging, percentages of profit increase
and decrease, etc.) is recommended.
Accounting I/II -- J70/J71
Prerequisite: None
Grade Level: 11-12
The student may earn college credit for this course. This is a course that is of value
to all students pursuing a background in business, marketing, or management. This
course includes planned learning experiences that develop initial and basic skills
used in systematically computing, classifying, recording, verifying, and maintaining
numerical data involved in financial and product control records including the paying
and receiving of money. Learning activities include information on keeping financial
records, summarizing them for convenient interpretation, and analyzing them to provide
assistance to management for decision making. In addition to stressing basic fundamentals
and terminology of accounting, instruction will provide initial understanding of the
preparation of budgets and financial reports, operation of related business equipment,
and career opportunities in the accounting field.
Accounting Principles I/II -- J72/J73
Prerequisite: Accounting I/II Recommended
Grade Level: 12
This student may earn college credit for this course.
This course is an honor point course.
This course builds upon the foundation established in Accounting I/II and is planned
to assist students to develop further knowledge of the principles of accounting with
emphasis being placed on financial statements and accounting records. It is a study
of principles as they apply to complex business organizations such as partnerships
and corporations. Skills are developed in the entry, retrieval, and statistical analysis
of business data using computers for accounting business applications. This course
provides a preparation for college-bound students who will pursue a business curriculum
and the necessary skills for entry into vocational or technical occupations.
Entrepreneurship I/II -- J84/J85
Prerequisite: Business Concepts Recommended
Grade Level: 11-12
The student may earn college credit for this course.
This course is designed to focus on the functions of entrepreneurship as they relate
to business ownership and management. The instructional components studied will be
distribution, selling, marketing, pricing, product planning, purchasing, promotions,
risk management and financing. Specific content includes: social responsibilities,
legal requirements, labor laws, selection of location, acquiring initial capital,
insurance, record keeping, credit/collection, advertising/sales promotion, employee/community
relations, and selecting a legal form of ownership.
Consumer Economics -- J80
Prerequisite: None
Grade Level: 11-12
This course is designed to provide experiences which enable students to develop the
broad knowledge base necessary to understand the role of the consumer in today's economy
and to develop the skills needed for making wise decisions as a consumer. Emphasis
is given to the development of competencies related to consumer decision making, influences
on consumer spending, consumer protection, legal aspects of consumer spending, financial
planning and budgeting, use of credit, insurance, taxes, economic systems and the
consumer, careers in consumer education, and computer applications in the field of
consumer education.
Independent Study: Business Occupations -- J99
Prerequisite: Assistant Principal Teaching & Learning Approval
Grade Level: 12
Independent Study is designed for those students who have a special field of interest
they wish to pursue, which is not available in the regular offerings. Acceptance for
Independent Study requires a conference with the Assistant Principal Teaching &
Learning, completion of an application, presentation of a project, and availability
of a faculty sponsor who is knowledgeable in the field. Students enrolled in this
course must have enough self-discipline to fulfill a contract without structured supervision.
Papers, seminars, and regular conferences are required. Students must have completed
all available courses related to the project.
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