ELECTIVE COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

THE FOLLOWING COURSES ARE TAUGHT BY MRS. PATTERSON:

Principles of Business, Marketing and Finance--This class is designed for freshman. In Principles of Business, Marketing, and Finance, students gain knowledge and skills in economies and private enterprise systems, the impact of global business, the marketing of goods and services, advertising, and product pricing. Students analyze the sales process and financial management principles. This course allows students to reinforce, apply, and transfer academic knowledge and skills to a variety of interesting and relevant activities, problems, and settings in business, marketing, and finance.

Business Management--Business Management is designed to familiarize students with the concepts related to business management as well as the functions of management, including planning, organizing, staffing, leading, and controlling. Students will also demonstrate interpersonal and project-management skills.

Accounting I--In Accounting I, students will investigate the field of accounting, including how it is impacted by industry standards as well as economic, financial, technological, international, social, legal, and ethical factors. Students will reflect on this knowledge as they engage in the process of recording, classifying, summarizing, analyzing, and communicating accounting information. Students will formulate and interpret financial information for use in management decision making. Accounting includes such activities as bookkeeping, systems design, analysis, and interpretation of accounting information.

Audio/Video Production--In addition to developing technical knowledge and skills needed for success in the Arts, Audio/Video Technology, and Communications Career Cluster®, students will be expected to develop an understanding of the industry with a focus on pre-production, production, post-production audio, and video products.

THE FOLLOWING COURSES ARE TAUGHT BY DOC HERRON:

Kinesiology 1 and 2: This course is designed to introduce students to the basic concept of kinesiology. Students will gain an understanding of body mechanics. Physiological functions of muscles and movements, the history of kinesiology, and the psychological impact of sports and athletic performance. Students will also explore careers within the kinesiology field and be able to explain the societal demands for kinesiology related jobs. Students will develop a foundation in Kinesiology 1 that will prepare them for upper-level courses that will dive deeper into the anatomical and physiological functions of the body and provide opportunities for an industry-certified exam such as a certified personal trainer.

Sports Medicine 2: The Sports Medicine II course is designed for athletic training students. It provides an in-depth study and application of the components of sports medicine including but not limited to: basic rehabilitative techniques, therapeutic modalities, wound care, taping and bandaging techniques, prevention, recognition, and care of musculoskeletal injuries, injuries to the young athlete, drugs in sports, modern issues in sports medicine. Individualized and independent assignments will be included in this course. This course will involve outside-of-class time homework and time required working with athletes and athletic teams.

Sports Medicine 3: The Sports Medicine III course is designed for athletic training students. It provides a logical progression for students that have advanced through the sports medicine courses and provide them with an opportunity to apply the knowledge and skills they have gained to athletic injury recognition, evaluation, management, treatment, and rehabilitation through research investigations and applications related to sports medicine. The course will provide opportunities for advanced students to research, investigate, prepare and present article reviews, case studies, research projects, visual poster presentations, and multimedia presentations on instructors approved topics. The athletic training students will continue to perform the assigned duties and responsibilities in the operation of the athletic training room under the supervision of a licensed athletic trainer. These duties will prepare the students to apply the knowledge and skills acquired in the sports medicine course curriculum, The required duties will be portion of the grade earned in the course. This course will prepare the student for introductory athletic training courses at the college/university level.

THE FOLLOWING COURSES ARE TAUGHY BY MRS. LOFTIN:

In Spanish 1 and 2, the Students will engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions. Students understand and interpret written and spoken language on a variety of topics. Students present information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics. Also, the students will demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the practices and perspectives of the culture studied.