Introduction to Microsoft® Office (sem)

Students will explore the concepts of word processing, databases, spreadsheets, introductory presentations and the common features of all applications. The course provides students with the basic skills needed to format academic papers and presentations. The information and skills that students learn in this introductory course prepares them for their future studies in Microsoft® Office Applications (doc/ppt) and Microsoft® Office Applications (xls/dbf).

Principles of Business Management & Entrepreneurship

This course provides a foundational understanding of the role of business in a global society. Students will learn to analyze the functions of business, forms of business ownership, management concepts, marketing, production and distribution, and accounting and finance. Students will explore entrepreneurial concepts to generate business idea as well as the ability to plan and manage projects in order to achieve objectives. Students will learn Microsoft Office skills to generate business communications and forms. This course includes development of communication skills necessary for success in the workplace and college.

Honors Business Management (sem)

This course includes a broad view of business objectives. It specifically emphasizes phases of organizing, financing, establishing, operating, and managing a business. Management simulations and internet research activities are incorporated into this class.

Honors Entrepreneurship (sem)

Entrepreneurship focuses on recognizing a business opportunity, starting a business based on the recognized opportunity, and operating and maintaining that business. Students will benefit from developing an appreciation for and understanding of entrepreneurship in our economy. The entrepreneurship course integrates the functional areas of business—accounting, finance, marketing, and management—and the legal and economic environments in which any new venture operates. Entrepreneurship begins with developing an appreciation for

the “entrepreneurial mindset” and for the fundamentals of beginning a new business venture.