ACCOUNTING I is strongly recommended for students who intend to pursue a career in business but is also applicable for all students. Students learn basic accounting procedures for a service business organized as a sole proprietorship. They will apply automated (computer) accounting methods while maintaining financial records for real-world businesses through simulation projects.

Grades 9-12

.5 Credit - Half Year

This course is an elective course for any student who has successfully completed ACCOUNTING I. Concepts of inventory, journalizing entries, notes receivable, accounting for uncollectible amounts, and preparing financial statements for a merchandising business organized as a partnership will be covered. Automated accounting procedures will be explored in this course through real-world business simulation projects.

Offered in the Spring of ODD Graduation Years

Prerequisite: Accounting I

Grades 9-12

.5 Credit - Half Year

Students who would benefit from this course are those who intend to pursue a career in the field of business. Topics to be covered include the job market, budgeting, banking, credit, and insurance. In addition, emphasis is placed on discussing the business world from the perspective of the consumer. Guest speakers from the business community will be invited to make presentations to supplement the class text.

Grades 9-12

.5 Credit - Half Year

Students will explore and learn about the role of entrepreneurs in the U.S. economy through current events projects, classroom activities, and research. In addition, students will design a basic business plan incorporating marketing, financing, inventory or personnel management, and accounting systems. Students will be involved in special projects that may include Spartan apparel or other items for sale. Guest speakers from the business community will be invited to make presentations to supplement the classroom text. This course is appropriate for all students who are planning to pursue a career in business or business administration.

Offered in the Spring of EVEN Graduation Years

Prerequisite: Introduction to Business

Grades 9-12

.5 Credits - Half Year

BUSINESS LAW is a half-year course designed to make students fully aware of their rights and responsibilities in contract law and to provide them with basic working knowledge and understanding of the legal principles and terminology that affect their lives as students, consumers, employees, and citizens.

Grades 9-12

.5 Credit - Half Year

College-bound or career-oriented students will find this course helpful in controlling their own finances both now and in the future. Topics like debit cards, credit cards, credit reporting agencies, calculating costs for college, personal budgeting, banking, buying a car, taxes, insurance, and investments will be discussed. Business ethics, leadership skills, financial policy, stock market, and current economic and financial events will be incorporated throughout the course.

Grades 9-12

.5 Credit - Half Year

Students learn the basic components and functions of a marketing plan and how they apply to the cyber world and traditional business settings. Emphasis is placed on the marketing of sports and entertainment industries, which rank among the top of the list of largest exports from the United States to the rest of the world. Topics including marketing strategies, development of a marketing plan, impacts on society, promotion and advertising, pricing, product/service management, distribution, selling, and careers in marketing will be explored through traditional text, simulations, videos, and Internet exploration.

Grades 9-12

.5 Credit - Half Year

Microsoft Office is the basic toolkit used in a wide variety of professional settings in most career pathways. Students will benefit from a more thorough and focused approach to this workplace suite of tools. Through this course, students will be able to master the nationally standardized skills needed to earn official Microsoft Office Certifications. Beginning with the basics of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and Outlook, students will practice building the skills needed to sit for certification at a local testing center. An advanced program, Microsoft’s office specialist Expert (MOS Expert), requiring the passing of 5 exams, one from each content program, is also available. Although encouraged, students in this course are not required to sit for certification in order to complete the course.

Grades 9-12

.5 Credit - Half Year

This course is designed for those students who are interested in learning skills to develop web pages using HTML. Students will learn about the origins of the Internet and the World Wide Web, as well as planning, designing, producing, and maintaining a professional-looking website using a series of tutorials. Students will search for various types of websites and analyze their structure and content. Design elements will include photos, clip art, and navigation practiced through mini-projects throughout the course.

Grades 9-12

.5 Credit - Half Year

This course is designed for those students who are interested in extending their web page design skills beyond those successfully completed in WEB PAGE DESIGN I. Dreamweaver will be the focus of the format used to create web pages. Students will create a professional-caliber website using Dreamweaver tutorials adding elements such as sound, graphics, navigation, hyperlinks, and more. Students will also explore various free online websites dedicated to assisting users in creating their own websites without having to understand HTML or Dreamweaver. Skills will be practiced through mini-projects throughout the course.

Prerequisite: Web Page Design I

Grades 9-12

.5 Credit - Half Year