Below are all courses offered in the Business Education department.
 

Business Education
Accounting I (Prerequisite: None)
Prepares students for entry-level employment and college-level accounting. Proper procedures for maintaining the financial records of various businesses will be emphasized. Related personal topics such as budgeting college finances, applying for scholarships, establishing credit, preparing income taxes, protecting oneself against fraud and exploring many accounting career paths are a part of the course.

Business Procedures
(Prerequisites: Keyboarding or Computer Applications or Word Processing and Approval by Ms. T. Thomas)
This course is a prerequisite for a student wanting to be an office intern (aide).  Other crucial work and career skills are taught.

Legal Environment of Business (Prerequisite: None)
This class will help the student understand rights and obligations under the law and includes the topics of contracts, torts, criminal procedures, ethics, insurance, landlord and tenant, and estate planning.

Business Essentials (Prerequisite: None)
This program is designed to provide basic information on how businesses are organized and managed. Students form management teams and make decisions to solve problems that occur in business.

Examining the Teaching Profession
(Prerequisite: Approval by Mrs. Thomas)
Designed for young people who want to pursue careers in education. Opportunities for school visits, guest speakers, mentor experiences, internships and apprenticeships with teachers and other educators, as well as discussion and study will be provided.

Computer Applications I (Prerequisite: None)
Available to all grades. Provides the student with an introduction to commonly used software applications.  Microsoft Office 2003 helps prepare students to be productive in both the classroom and the workplace.  Upon completion of the course, students will be able to produce and format various documents including Excel spreadsheets, Access databases, PowerPoint presentations, and business documents.  Students also learn about the importance of work ethics and proper internet usage.  This course gives the students an overview of possible areas of concentration in a computer field in the future.

Financial Literacy (Prerequisite: None)
Available to all grades. Using project-based instruction, students are introduced to the foundations of finance and the role finance, credit, savings, investments, and estate planning play in business. Various technological tools will be used to assist in modeling financial decisions. Students will also learn how to balance a checkbook, create a budget and understand the do's and don'ts related to credit cards. Business partnerships with financial service institutions, guest speakers, field trips, and work-based learning activities can be incorporated in this course. Students are also introduced to different careers choices and job trends. Students complete a job analysis, listing the positive and negative features of potential career choices.

International Business (Prerequisite: None)
Designed for students interested in learning what it takes to compete in a global business environment. Topics include business/foreign protocol, foreign cultures and how they influence business transactions, foreign travel, exporting, and international banking and finance.

Business Communication and Presentation
 (Prerequisite: Keyboarding, Computer Applications I or Word Processing)
Instruction on creating computer-generated presentations with text, graphics, sound and video using PowerPoint. An advanced course in multimedia is also offered that includes video and photo editing.   Adobe Premiere, Audacity, and other multimedia applications are explored in this course.

Computer Science Courses

Web Page Design I and II
(Prerequisite:  Computer Applications I or Computing in the Modern World)
This course will include an overview of the basic principles of Web page design. Students will utilize the planning process to create Web pages. HTML and JavaScript programming techniques will be taught as well as an introduction to Dreamweaver, Flash, and Fireworks.  Web Design concepts and the Web Design will also be discussed.