Career and Technical Education

Business / Marketing Education

ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND MANAGEMENT — is a one credit specialized business course designed to provide students with the skills needed to effectively organize, develop, create, and manage a business. This course includes business management and entrepreneurship; communication and interpersonal skills; economics; and professional development foundations. Instructional strategies may include the development of a business plan, a school based enterprise, computer/technology applications, real and/ or simulated occupational experiences, or projects related to business ownership

LAW IN SOCIETY — this course is a one credit course designed to acquaint students with the basic legal principles common to business and personal activities. Topics include personal concepts to assist students when evaluating contacts, maximizing purchasing power through credit, purchasing appropriate insurance, and renting or owning real estate. Business concepts such as contracting, starting a business, hiring employees, managing employees, and representing other businesses as employees or contractors are included. Students’ critical thinking skills and oral/written communication skills are reinforced as students progress through this course

BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY ESSENTIALS — this course is designed to help students master basic skills in the areas of business document for matting, word processing, spreadsheets, data base and presentation software using Word, Access, Excel and PowerPoint in the Microsoft Office 2000 suite. Students are also offered opportunities to identify ethical issues pertaining to information systems and to gather information about careers in technology. Communication and critical thinking skills are reinforced through he use of software applications.

INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA DESIGN — this course is designed to provide students with skills involving presentations, desktop publishing, web publishing, and digital graphics. Students use various hardware peripherals and software as well as the Internet for integrating skills to create a variety of publications. Upon successful completion of the course, students are able to pursue further study in the area of professional interactive multimedia design.

INTERGRATED COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY — this course is a one-credit course that provides students with project-based applications of concepts learned in Business Technology Essentials. A major emphasis is placed on guiding students through real-world experiences to ease the school-to-career transition.

ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES — this course is a one-credit course designed to help students understand the basic principles of the accounting cycle (manual and automated). Emphasis is placed on analyzing and recording business transactions; preparing and interpreting financial statements, accounting systems, banking, and payroll activities; identifying basic types of business ownership; and participating in an orientation to careers in accounting. Students are also provided with instruction activities that reinforce mathematical and critical thinking skills.

ADVANCED ACCOUNTING — Advanced Accounting is a one credit course designed to provide students with an increased emphasis on accounting procedures and techniques for solving business problems and making financial decisions. Students use accounting and/or spreadsheet software to record, analyze, and interpret financial records. This course provides students with entry level skills for the accounting professional and/or a foundation for post-secondary study.

BUSINESS AND MARKETING ESSENTIALS — is an introductory one-credit course that addresses the principles and concepts that serve as the foundation for future study in the Business/Marketing Education program. Topics covered include safety, communications, interpersonal skills, marketing, computer applications, business and personal finance, business management, entrepreneurship, business law, and economics. This is a required course for students planning to leave school during their junior and/or senior years to co-op through coordinated studies.

MARKETING DYNAMICS — is a one-credit course in marketing. This course focuses on basic marketing concepts, marketing functions, entrepreneurship concepts, national and global economics, international marketing and human relations. A major emphasis is place on guiding students to develop a career focus and the skills that enhance their chances of moving directly into higher education, an apprentice program, the military or entry-level employment. This is a required course for students planning to leave school during their junior and/or senior years to co-op through coordinated students.