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Course Description:
Business Applications prepares students to succeed in the workplace. Students begin by establishing an awareness of the roles essential to an organization's success, and then work to develop an understanding of professional communications and leadership skills. In doing so, students gain proficiency with word processing, email, and presentation management software.
This course allows students to explore careers in business while learning skills applicable to any professional setting. Through a series of activities, students will create, analyze, and critique reports, letters, project plans, presentations, and other professional communications.
Regular engagement in active learning ensures students can continually refine the skills necessary to prepare them for work. In addition, students will evaluate the qualifications required for specific careers so they can identify opportunities that are of interest to them.
Business Applications is an introductory level CTE course applicable to programs of study in business, management, and administration; information technology; and other career clusters. This course is built to state and national standards.
Students who successfully complete the course can go on to obtain the Microsoft® Office Specialist: Microsoft® Office Word certification.
Basic Information:
This is a 1 semester course: available in the Spring.
With a passing grade, students earn 5 credits.
Curriculum:
Apex - found through the Google App Selector (must be logged into school Google account)
Google Classroom is used for organizing and posting assignments
POLICIES AND EXPECTATIONS
Behavior and communication
Behavior and communication
Both Mrs. Gipson and students will use language appropriate for a professional and academic setting. This includes all written and spoken communication (e.g. email, phone, and Zoom).
While on Zoom, make sure that anything shared over microphone, video feed, or chat box on Zoom is school-appropriate.
Communicate with Mrs. Gipson as soon as you know you need to (e.g. needing help with work, having a health or personal issue). If you email me after school hours, I will get back to you the following day. (Remember - because we are not in the same room, I can't tell if you need something unless you tell me. Strong and consistent communication is appreciated).
How are grades calculated?
How are grades calculated?
Grades are calculate based on total points earned.
What happens with transfer grades?
What happens with transfer grades?
Passing transfer grade (60% or greater): that grade goes in for all previous assignments, student starts with current weeks work
Non passing transfer grade (below 60%):
Use the transfer percentage to calculate equivalent number of points earned…use those points to fill in assignments in unit 1 with 60% passing scores until earned points are exhausted. The due dates on the assignment list are reset so that all of the make-up work does not all count against students at once.
Late work policy
Late work policy
Late work can still be turned in with no grade penalty (you won't lose points just for turning it in late).
However, students can be dropped from the Virtual Instruction Program for lack of progress and not maintaining grades.
Can I "redo" assignments?
Can I "redo" assignments?
Most regular class assignments can be redone and resubmitted without having to ask first. The main exception is discussion questions. They cannot be edited afterward to prevent students from trying to read other students’ answers before providing their own.
Quizzes may be retaken a second time if the student has satisfactorily completed the work up to the quiz. Tests may be retaken with the same requirements, or after having satisfactorily completed a review activity (e.g. scoring high on a practice test, completing a study guide with good answers, etc).
When students are unable to reach 60% on the first two attempts of a quiz, it is required that students submit a completed study guide for that lesson before the quiz will be unlocked for a 3rd attempt.
Extra Credit
Extra Credit
Extra Credit is rarely given. When it is, the extra credit assignment will be posted in Google Classroom.
(One way to easily find all of the Extra Credit is to filter the assignments on your to-do list in Google Classroom to only include assignments with no due date.)
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