Business & IT

ACCOUNTING (632000)

Grades  10, 11, 12 Credit  one

Accounting is the language of business and beneficial for any student planning on studying business in a postsecondary school. Students study accounting concepts for sole proprietorships, partnerships, and corporations to understand the fundamental accounting equation, the business transaction analysis process, and the elements of financial reporting. Interpretation of accounting information is mastered through decision-making and problem-solving approaches that include source documents, case studies, and simulations. Technology integration and related accounting software applications are used to enhance skills to analyze and evaluate financial situations. Internet learning activities are used to reinforce research, communication, and team building skills. Upon completion of this course, students will be able to complete an accounting cycle from transactions to financial statements. 

ADVANCED ACCOUNTING ONLINE (632199)

Grades  10, 11, 12 Credit  one Prerequisite  Accounting (632000)

Students continue to master accounting principles and procedures, adding new topics about managerial accounting, cost accounting, financial analysis, and business ethics. Content areas include property, plant and equipment, corporate investments, bonds, notes payable and receivables, amortizations, cash flow statements, and ratio analysis for the corporate structure. Spreadsheet analysis and accounting software applications provide the opportunity for higher-level thinking skill activities and authentic simulations enhance teamwork, decision making, and communication skills. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate an understanding of the principles of decision making, problem solving and critical thinking, and apply them to both business and personal financial situations. This course is also available online.

CS FOUNDATIONS (6642CS)  FORMERLY: PROGRAMMING

Grades  9, 10, 11, 12 Credit  one

This survey course emphasizes the principles underlying computer science, such as computing systems, networks and the internet, cybersecurity, data and analysis, algorithms and programming, and impacts of computing. Students develop ideas and practices of computational thinking and problem solving to consider how computing impacts the world. Students use programmable computing tools to facilitate design, analysis, and implementation of computer programs. 

BUSINESS LAW (613232)

Grades  11, 12 Credit  one-half (1st Semester)

Business Law provides students with the basic knowledge to become a more informed citizen, employee, and consumer. The course offers students the opportunities to study the nature and function of our legal system, courts, and procedures. Topics include contracts, sales agreements, torts, constitutional law, criminal law, and family law. Students focus on consumer rights and responsibilities, examine legal aspects of employment, research careers in law, and discuss the impact of laws on travelers and those living abroad. Enriched with student projects, debates, mock trials, field trips, guest speakers, and Internet activities, the course helps students understand the laws affecting businesses and consumers.
(Pairs with Business Management 2nd semester course)

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT (613632)

Grades  11, 12 Credit  one-half (2nd Semester)

Students study basic management concepts and leadership styles as they explore business ownership, planning, economics, international business, and human relations issues such as employee motivation and conflict resolution. Through engaging software simulations, students learn to utilize efficiently and effectively the basic management functions of planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling, and their impact on human and capital resources. Upon completion of this course, students will develop a business plan for a real or simulated business.

(Pairs with Business Law 1st semester course)

CYBERSECURITY FUNDAMENTALS (630200)

Grades  9, 10, 11, 12 Credit  one

Cybersecurity affects every individual, organization, and nation. This course focuses on the evolving and all-pervasive technological environment with an emphasis on securing personal, organizational, and national information. Students will be introduced to the principles of cybersecurity, explore emerging technologies, examine threats and protective measures, and investigate the diverse high-skill, high-wage, and high-demand career opportunities in the field of cybersecurity.