BUSINESS
Accounting 10 (ACC10)
What you need to know:
This introductory business course covers concepts of ‘the story of money’ and cash flow (money in and out) of a service business.
Topics include journalizing, posting, preparing financial statements and banking.
Computerized accounting is introduced using Excel.
Students will play monopoly to practice recording transaction with money.
Information Processing 10 (INF10)
What you need to know:
This course is an introduction to computer processing skills of taking information and processing it on multiple types of software for others to consume and learn from.
Software & computer applications used are: Touch keyboarding, Word, Photoshop, Publisher, Access database, Excel spreadsheets, and PowerPoint.
Students will learn how to organize digital files in an efficient manner and how to create professional looking documents.
Financial Literacy 10 (for this year we will use FLT20)
What you need to know:
Financial Literacy 10 is the new course required to graduate for students entering grade 10 in 2024.
It is intended to expose you to practical skills that will support you in your journey of success in life during, and after, high school.
Managing the financial aspects of life can help one access options for their future including effective decision making for expenses and saving for bigger goals such as owning a home.
Other parts of financial literacy include managing records, budgeting, borrowing, investing in addition to strategic saving.
Accounting 20 (ACC20)
Prerequisite: Accounting 10
What you need to know:
Accounting 20 continues the process begun in Accounting 10 - to manage business’ financial records through the use of EXCEL.
Students will investigate merchandising businesses, organized as a partnership.
Topics will include: journalizing, posting, preparing payroll records, tax reports, sales tax, and income statements.
Career Work Exploration 20 (CWE 20) 2 credit class
What you need to know:
This is a 2 credit class that would be blocked together over 2 hours of instruction.
Career Work Exploration 20:
Students will be given an opportunity to analyze how personal interests, skills, values and beliefs influence career decisions and planning along with information regarding fair and cooperative workplace practices and procedures as well as an introduction to Saskatchewan employment standards.
Students will complete a 50+ hours of a volunteer work placements during the afternoon.
Students are responsible for their transportation to and from their choice of work placements.
Life Transitions 20 (LIF20)
Designed to helps students deal with major changes encountered in their personal lives, relationships, community and careers.
Topics Covered: self-esteem, communication, personal relationships, time management, community issues and career planning.
Information Processing 20 (INF20)
Recommended: Information Processing 10
What you need to know:
The emphasis of this course is on the business aspect of information processing.
Using MS Office, the students will learn an integrated program (word processor, spreadsheets and data bases) to enhance production work.
Students will continue to review and develop proper keyboarding skills.
Students will also explore Microsoft Publisher and presentation media programs.
Career Work Exploration 30A & 30B (CWA30 & CWB30)
Open to grade 12 students
What you need to know:
This is a two credit class in which students will explore diversity in the workplace, workplace ethics, and research and explore workplace earnings.
Students will review workplace rights and responsibilities and information regarding fair and cooperative workplace practices.
Students will complete two 4-5-week volunteer work placements which will provide an opportunity to gain workplace experience, explore post grad pathways and possibly gain some apprenticeship hours.
These experiences are usually scheduled from 1-4 PM with some flexibility based on the business and the student’s schedules.
Students are responsible for transportation to and from their work placement.
Entrepreneurship 30 (ENT30)
Open to Grade 11 and 12 students
What you need to know:
Students will have the opportunity to meet successful entrepreneurs to identify the challenges and successes of running a business.
In developing a potential business plan, students will examine innovations, market research, advertising and operations.
Students will conclude their semester's work with a pitch of their business idea.
Accounting 30 (ACC30)
Highly Recommended: Accounting 20
What you need to know:
This class is geared towards students interested in pursuing or learning more about business and finance.
Students will learn management aspects of a business, how to analyze financial statements through case studies and create a diversified investment portfolio.
Financial Literacy 30 (FLT30)
What you need to know:
This in an introductory course on financial issues, which focuses on seven areas of money management in everyday life: earning, saving, spending, borrowing, sharing, investing and protecting.
Students will develop habits, attitudes, and critical thinking skills necessary to approach financial decisions with competence and confidence — both now and in their future.
Information Processing 30 (INF30)
Recommended: Information Processing 20
What you need to know:
This course focuses on the business side of processing information.
Advanced production work in MS Office, work placements, and project-based learning is the main focus.
A large portion of the term will be devoted to document design which combines text and graphics.
Projects may include letterheads, business cards, newsletters, logo creation, advertisements, brochures, and webpage design