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BUSINESS DEPARTMENT

All courses in the business department will count toward the one credit required in practical arts.

1102 WORD PROCESSING (Grade 9, 10, 11, 12; 1 semester, ½ credit)

Word Processing is a beginning level computer course lasting one semester. Improving/learning the alphabetic keyboard as well as speed and accuracy will be emphasized throughout the semester. The curriculum will include formatting business documents such as: reports, letters, tables, memorandums, columns, and outlines. The word processing features utilizing the formatting and standard toolbars will be detailed. This course is the prerequisite for Computer Applications and Computer Publications.

1104 CONSUMER EDUCATION (Grades 11, 12; 1 semester; ½ credit)

This course is designed to enable the student to become a wise consumer. This is accomplished through a study of the role of the consumer in the economy, a study of the factors that help a consumer make economically sound decisions in the areas of purchasing, budgeting, using credit, borrowing, saving, investing, sharing economic risks, and using natural resources.
Prerequisite: None

1103 INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS (Grade 11-12; 1 semester; ½ credit)

Introduction to Business teaches the student to understand the self and be able to interact harmoniously with others at home, in school, on the job, and in their community; recognize problems and follow rational approaches to decision making and problem solving; choose a career with thought and care; manage their personal resources efficiently; understand how our economic system is organized and how it functions; and appreciate how the American entrepreneurial spirit of inventiveness and creativity has contributed to the technological advances of the United States.
Prerequisite: None

1105 ACCOUNTING I (Grades 11-12; 2 semesters; 1 credit)

Accounting I is the initial course to help the student develop an understanding of financial transactions with the ability to record, present, and interpret these transactions. Students are introduced to the combination journal, special journal, general ledger, subsidiary ledgers, and accounting for the microcomputer. One practice set is completed which shows the students in a more realistic manner the handling of business vouchers such as checks, invoices, statements, memos, etc . Values of fairness and honesty in business are stressed.
Prerequisite: Signature of Accounting Instructor required

1111 ACCOUNTING II (Grades 11-12; 2 semesters; 1 credit)

Accounting II is the advanced course to help students further develop their understanding of accounting transactions. Corporate accounting, cost accounting, departmentalized, and management accounting is the focuse of this year-long course. One practice set is completed which shows the students in a more realistic manner the handling of business forms, statements, checks, and reports. Values of fairness and business ethics are stressed.
Prerequisite: Accounting I and Signature of Accounting I Instructor required

1112 AUTOMATED ACCOUNTING (Grades 11-12; 1 semester; ½ credit)

This class allows those students who have successfully completed Accounting I to use those skills in an automated setting. The majority of the work is done on computer programs.
Prerequisites: Accounting I and signature of Accounting teacher

1109 COMPUTER APPLICATIONS (Grades 11-12; 1 semester; ½ credit)
Computer Applications is a one-semester course designed to expand the knowledge gained from the Word Processing class and how to use all of the Microsoft Office software including Word, Access, Excel, and PowerPoint. Integrating the four software applications will also be introduced.
Prerequisite: Word Processing with signature of teacher required

1110 COMPUTER PUBLICATIONS (Grades 11-12; 2 semesters; 1 credit)
Students will learn desktop publishing skills through their publication of the Helias yearbook and the spring musical playbook. The students will learn to use various software programs, including Adobe PageMaker and Photoshop.
Prerequisite: Signature of Computer Publications Instructor required.

1106 BUSINESS MATH (Grades 10-11-12; 1 semester; 1/2 credit)

Business Math provides comprehensive coverage of personal and business-related mathematics. In addition to reviewing the basic operations of arithmetic, students are prepared to understand and manage their personal finances, as well as grasp the fundamentals of business finances.
Prerequisite: None

1107 BUSINESS LAW (Grades 10-11-12; 1 semester; 1/2 credit)

Students will explore the foundations of business law. Coverage will include contracts, criminal law, consumer protection, will and estates, property law, contracts, ethics, and different court systems. The students will complete appropriate reports and case studies in addition to textbook work.
Prerequisite: None

1108 PERSONAL FINANCE

This course will enable students to make sound financial decisions in their personal lives. The course is designed to address a variety of learning styles. Learning will occur through lecture, audio CDs, videos, independent reading, and hands-on activities. The course is divided into four (4) units. Following are the unit titles and topics for the unit. INCOME: income sources, factors affecting income, taxes and government services MONEY MANAGEMENT: needs and wants, financial decision making, budgets, personal financial plans and financial responsibility SPENDING & CREDIT: comparison shopping, payment methods, credit costs, credit problems, including bankruptcy SAVING & INVESTING: reasons for saving and investing, saving and investment opportunities, Rule of 72, dollar cost averaging, and diversification.
Prerequisite: Junior or Senior (most effective for students who potentially have money to manage)