High School Classes

Accounting--How can I use Accounting concepts to speak the language of business to operate a small business and help in the success of a corporation?

Objective of Class:

1. How to analyze transactions for accounting purposes.

2. You will understand the double-entry framework.

3. You will understand financial statements.

4. How to construct financial statements and the closing process.

5. You will understand accounting for service businesses.

At the conclusion of this class, you should be able to:

1. Recognize and use basic accounting language when communicating with business professionals.

2. Appreciate the different types of accounting--service, payroll, and merchandise.

3. View accounting as an integral, but not isolated, part of any successful enterprise, business, or otherwise.

4. Understand that success in accounting, like every other field, is not an accident. It requires thought, planning, and hard work, usually as part of a team.

Web Apps & Coding--How can I use computer applications to solve real-world problems? Computer Science Discoveries (CS Discoveries) is an introductory computer science course that empowers students to create authentic artifacts and engage with computer science as a medium for creativity, communication, problem solving, and fun.

Introduction to Business--How can entrepreneurial thinking change the world? Can one person make a difference? Students will create a business plan for a business of their choice throughout this course as they learn and apply basic business concepts.

Business Computer Applications (ADM122)--How Can I Learn Computer Software Now To Help Me Adapt To School and On-The-Job Situations In The Future? This is a College Credit Course. A course designed for the student with minimal keyboarding experience. The major objectives are to develop touch control of the keyboard with speed and accuracy through proper keyboarding techniques and to learn proper formatting of letters, reports, memorandums, documents using footnotes and endnotes, headers and footers, and other special reports.

Web Design--How can I use websites to help promote businesses/organizations in my hometown and beyond? This course will instruct students on designing accessible, effective web sites using open standards (XHTML and CSS) and meet ADA/Section 508 stipulations.

College Accounting (ACC111)--Objective of Class:

1. How to analyze transactions for accounting purposes.

2. You will understand the double-entry framework.

3. You will understand financial statements.

4. How to construct financial statements and the closing process.

5. You will understand accounting for service businesses.

6. You will understand accounting for merchandising businesses.

At the conclusion of this class, you should be able to:

1. Recognize and use basic accounting language when communicating with business professionals.

2. Appreciate the different types of accounting--service, payroll, and merchandise.

3. View accounting as an integral, but not isolated, part of any successful enterprise, business, or otherwise.

4. Understand that success in accounting, like every other field, is not an accident. It requires thought, planning, and hard work, usually as part of a team.

Multimedia Marketing--How can I use computer software and social media marketing to enhance and evolve my creativity and teamwork skills and to convey messages to appropriate audiences? Upon successful completion of this course students will learn how to use the Adobe CS6: Photoshop to create projects to promote our school and community. Students will also have the opportunity to learn about social media marketing. Skills learned will be applied to projects throughout the semester.

Personal Finance--What do I need to know in order to be a financially responsible citizen? Taxes, Checking, Saving, Paying for College, Types of Credit, Managing Credit, Investing, Insurance, Budgeting "There’s not really a way to learn about death before your time but you can learn about taxes. Taxes are only a small portion of finances, however. Over this semester, we have learned about taxes, savings, retirement, checks, credit cards and scores, and other things in life dealing with money. There are key points to everything within these areas. Because of this class, I am more confident than ever in handling my own money. I can now recognize finance mistakes before I make them. Every high school student should have the experience that I now possess. I feel more secure and ready; ready to go to college and live on my own." Sally Paulsen

Advanced Computer Applications (CSC110)--How Can I Use Computer Software To Solve Problems And Teach Others? Let’s go on the job! That is the focus of this class. Students will plan and create spreadsheets, databases, presentations, and word processing documents using Microsoft Office 2016. They will be expected to integrate and allow for data transfer among Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint. This is an advanced course in microcomputer software applications. Successful completion of this course could gain students college credit at Kirkwood, Clinton Community College (CSC: 110—Introduction to Computers—3 credit hours), and NICC. It is the goal for the course for students to be able to pass the Microsoft Office Specialist Exam at the completion of the course.

Web Design--How can I use websites to help promote businesses/organizations in my hometown and beyond? This course will instruct students on designing accessible, effective web sites using open standards (XHTML and CSS) and meet ADA/Section 508 stipulations. This is a College Credit Course.