Business Machines
INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS
(1,2)9-10-11-12ELECTIVE
This one-semester introduction to business course is
designed to improve the students' understanding of how the
American business economy operates and to help them prepare
to make decisions as consumers, wage earners, and citizens.
Some topics of study included are the free enterprise
system, how businesses are organized, the consumer in our
economy, money and banking, credit, insurance, saving and
investing, and money management.
BUSINESS MACHINES
(1,2)10-11-12ELECTIVE
This one-semester course emphasizes instruction on
electronic calculators and the computer network. One of the
main goals is to develop skill on the 10-key pad for
personal use or beginning job proficiency using
individualized projects in payroll, inventory, and
spreadsheets. NO KEYBOARDING REQUIRED.
BUSINESS LAW (1,2)10-11-12ELECTIVE
A one-semester course designed to help students recognize
their legal rights and duties before and after reaching 18
years of age. A study of contracts, rights and remedies of
the buyer and seller, bailments, employer/employee
discrimination and a brief study of insurance constitutes
the general content of the course. Stress is placed not only
on one's legal rights and benefits, but also on all legal
duties, obligations and liabilities. Students study case
problems based on everyday happenings in the business world,
and society.
KEYBOARDING I (1,2)9-10-11-12ELECTIVE
This course is offered to all grade levels. The touch method
of keyboarding on the computer is presented. Students will
be introduced to formatting letters, simple tables, and
one-page reports. This course is required for all students.
It is possible for a student with good skills to take a
proficiancy test, see instructor for details.
KEYBOARDING II (1,2)9-10-11-12ELECTIVE
Prerequisite - Keyboarding I
Students will have the opportunity to improve their basic
keyboarding skills on the computer. Formatting of business
letters, forms, and reports is introduced. This course is
for students who wish to improve their speed and accuracy
and/or want to acquire enough skill to use keyboarding in a
vocation.
ACCOUNTING (3)10-11-12ELECTIVE
Accounting provides students with the background and
foundation to utilize accounting procedures for personal
record keeping as well as introducing the beginning business
student to the study of accounting. Students complete a
major practice-set project. Students will also be introduced
to accounting on the computer.
ADVANCED ACCOUNTING (3)11-12ELECTIVE
Prerequisite - Accounting With A Grade Of "C" Or Above
Advanced Accounting is designed for students having interest
in business or pursuing an accounting career. It begins with
an introduction to careers in the accounting profession and
a review of the principles and concepts studied the first
year. The course then presents the basic principles and
concepts of partnership and corporation accounting, cost
accounting, budgetary planning, and analyzing financial
information. The students will complete units on automated
accounting on the computer.
WORD PROCESSING (1,2)9-10-11-12ELECTIVE
Prerequisite - Keyboarding I
Students will learn the basic principles and techniques of a
word processing program using WordPerfect 8.0. The class
serves students interested in careers related to business,
technical and professional training. Students will develop
the skills necessary to use word processing both for
personal and career applications.
ADVANCED WORD PROCESSING (1,2)10-11-12ELECTIVE
Prerequisite - Word Processing
This one-semester class will provide advanced training in
preparing tables, merging documents, and creating graphics
using WordPerfect 8. Desktop publishing, using Microsoft
Publisher, will be used to create newsletters, brochures,
graphic applications, and business forms.
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS (1,2)9-10-11-12ELECTIVE
Prerequisite - Keyboarding I
This course will introduce students to a variety of "hands
on" computer application - - word processing, data base,
spreadsheets, and graphics using WordPerfect 8.0. This is an
excellent preparatory class for college/technical classes as
well as for personal and business use.
ENTREPRENEURSHIP (1)10-11-12ELECTIVE
This course is a study of the decisions that affect the
ownership and management of a business enterprise. This
course will give students instruction in the decisions and
activities that have to be made to start a new business
enterprise or become an owner of an existing business. Units
of instruction include an orientation to business ownership,
the methods of becoming an owner, an "in-depth" personal
evaluation of each student's experiences and abilities that
could be useful in business ownership or management, and
simulations that allow students to have some "practical"
experience in making the day-to-day decisions that business
owners have to make. At the conclusion of the course the
student will create a business plan and present it to the
teacher for approval.
This course is especially useful to students that someday
will work in the business world, have the dream of owning
their own business, or will continue further study in any
type of business area at a post-secondary school. Students
in marketing workstart must take this course.
SALES (PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATIONS) (2)10-11-12ELECTIVE
Sales is a course in human relations and communications.
The students will learn to sell themselves, their ideas, and
their products in the marketplace. The course covers
customer buying motives, and ways to influence the customer.
The student will gain an understanding of the basic steps
involved with selling and the persuasive techniques that
accompany these steps. The basic units covered are; a
general overview of selling, the approach to the sale, the
steps of a sale, special skills needed in sales, and job
possibilities in sales. The class will be taught through
lectures and role-playing activities to receive a hands-on
understanding of the sales process. Students will be
encouraged to improve his/her interpersonal skills. Sales
skills will be needed in all occupations. Students in
marketing workstart must take this course.
MARKETING (3)11-12ELECTIVE
Marketing is designed to prepare students for the
working world. Instruction includes: written communication,
oral communication, leadership, management,
employer/employee relationship, and human relations. Units
covered will range from general economic and business
principles, selling, public relations, and distribution of a
product. The student will also learn about management and
the factors that are involved with management.
Students may take this course and not be involved in Work
Start. However, a student must take this course to be
involved with Marketing Work Start.
MARKETING WORK START (3)12ELECTIVE
Co/Pre-requisite: Marketing, Sales, and Entrepreneurship
classes.
This course will introduce the student to the actual working
world. The coordinator will assist students in locating a
training site that is agreed upon by the student, parent,
employer, and coordinator. An effort will be made to locate
training as close to student's interest as possible. The
student may not change training stations without the
approval of the teacher/coordinator. The employer will grade
the student. The student will receive four (4) credits for
an average of fifteen (15) hours (10 hours of which must be
during the school day; worked at the training station each
week. A student who is fired because he/she is unemployable
(stealing, etc.) will fail the course. However, if the
student loses the job through no fault of his/her own, an
effort will be made to place him/her again.
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS WORK START (1,2,3)12ELECTIVE
Prerequisite/Co-requisite - Keyboarding I, Keyboarding II,
Word Processing, Business Technology, Computer Applications,
Advanced Word Processing
The computer Work Start is designed to give students hands
on experence in within the community.
See Marketing Workstart description for detailed proram
requirments.