BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT

Business and Technology education provides specialized instruction to help student prepare for careers in business; the fundamentals to help student assume their economic roles as consumers, workers and citizens; the background to assist student in preparing for careers requiring advanced study; and personal-use instruction to provide knowledge and skills for everyday living.

BUS101 COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
Semester Course Grades 9-12 2.50 Credits

Computer Applications is recommended for all high school students. This course is a great way to learn the beginning through intermediate features of Microsoft Office Professional Suite,
including the most widely used microcomputer applications: Word, Excel, Access, and Power Point. Microsoft Internet Explorer and Netscape are used to take students through the fundamental skills
and knowledge that allow them to quickly master and use the Internet. These skills and/or knowledge base will be helpful in high school, college and work. These are considered basic tools for living in the 21st century.

BUS210 DESKTOP PUBLISHING
Semester Course Grades 9-12 2.50 Credits

With proliferation of affordable and easy-to-use desktop publishing software, many businesses are producing a wide variety of printed materials within their own companies. Students will find this course a handy tool for creating professional-looking documents for personal and business use. This course will give students the information and background needed for document design. Using Microsoft Publisher, students will learn the various desktop publishing capabilities, concepts, and opportunities.

BUS102 ACCOUNTING 1
Semester Course Grades 10-12 2.50 Credits

This introductory course will give students a thorough background in basic accounting procedures used for business or personal use. The accounting procedures presented will also serve as
a sound background for employment in office jobs and preparation for studying business courses in college. Because the complete accounting cycle is covered for both proprietorships and partnerships, it is easy to see how each employee’s job fits into the cycle for a business, an important qualification for employers.

BUS240 ACCOUNTING 2
Semester Course Grades 10-12 2.50 Credits

Prerequisite: Accounting 1.
This advanced course expands on topics learned in Accounting 1 while adding new topics about management accounting, cost accounting, not-for profit accounting, and financial analysis.
The study of Accounting 2 helps qualify students for jobs and careers at higher levels than a one-year of study would allow. It is also an excellent background and preparation of college business majors. Research has proven that students who have successfully completed two semesters of high school accounting are more successful in their first year of college accounting than students without that background. In addition, the cost, budgeting, and financial analysis topics are useful tools for the new entrepreneur.

BUS220 WEB CREATION 1
Semester Course Grades 10-12 2.50 Credits

This course is designed to introduce students to Dreamweaver, the premier web creation software. Students create web sites according to design principles and learn how to insert/align
images and create tables.

BUS230 WEB CREATION 2
Semester Course Grades 10-12 2.50 Credits

Prerequisite: Web Creation 1
This course will continue to introduce students to a Web-Creation and management program that they can use to efficiently design and build a dynamic, professional-looking Web Site. Student
will be responsible for all phases of constructing a school web site. Students will be required to gather and assemble information, write news stories, take and scan pictures, and update information
on a regular basis.