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BUSINESS CURRICULUM Four units are required for completer status in the
Business Education Cluster. Students
can earn completer status in Accounting, Business Administration, and
Computer Technology at the home high school.
Completer status in Office Systems Technology can be earned at the 504400TW BUSINESS CURRICULUM Business and Personal Law Prerequisites: None Credits: 1 Unit Business and Personal Law leads students to an understanding of the fundamentals of law in the society of which he/she is already an integral part. This course relates to an understanding of the why and what of the law, special laws, contracts, buying and selling of goods, credit, employment, insurance, using commercial paper, and business organization. The basic principles of law are studied in terms of everyday actions carried out by the student in business and personal dealings. 540000TW BUSINESS CURRICULUM Business Entrepreneurship Prerequisites: None Credits: 1 Unit Business Entrepreneurship provides a general overview of the American free enterprise system. A study of the various forms of business ownership, internal organization and management functions, as well as financing a business will be covered. Exploration of planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling a business as related to the entrepreneur will be included. Instruction in leadership, accounting, as well as microcomputer training may also be included if scheduling allows. 502000TW BUSINESS CURRICULUM Computer Technology 1 Prerequisites: Business Computer Applications Credits: 1 Unit Computer Technology 1 students will learn to use business software (word processing, databases, spreadsheets, and graphics) to produce documents, reports, and projects similar to those used in business and industry. 502100TW BUSINESS CURRICULUM Computer Technology 2 Prerequisites: Grade of "C" or better in Computer Technology 1 Credits: 1 Unit Computer Technology 2 students will use computers to develop basic skills required for successful computer use in many jobs. Students will use business software (word processing, databases, spreadsheets, and graphics) to complete advanced projects. Topics to be covered are networks, telecommunications, data communications, publishing, presentations, and multimedia. This course expands on topics learned in the first-year course. Advanced study using business software will also be included. 500800TW BUSINESS CURRICULUM Business Computer Applications Prerequisites: Proficiency in Keyboarding (Touch Method) Credits: 1 Unit Business Computer Applications students will develop skills in keying, formatting and editing letters, memoranda, reports, and announcements. Students will also learn to use database, spreadsheet, word processing, and graphics applications software in analyzing and solving business-related problems. Other content areas include components of computer systems and business-oriented problems, manage general office tasks, and demonstrate effective supervisory management and human relations skills. This course can be used as the computer science course required for graduation. 513100TW BUSINESS CURRICULUM Financial Management Prerequisites: None Credits: 1 Unit Financial Management is designed to introduce the student to the basic elements of finance: budgeting, obtaining credit, maintaining savings and checking accounts, computing payroll, recording business transactions, and applying operations to financial management. Additional topics to be included are: preparing tax returns, research of stock investments, and insurance coverage. The use of computers and tutorial programs will be an integral part of the course instruction. Computer access is required on a limited basis. Students will need to have a pocket calculator for classroom use. 503200TW BUSINESS CURRICULUM International Business and Marketing Prerequisites: None Credits: 1 Unit International Business and Marketing is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills needed for entry-level international business operations, as well as an understanding of the economic and cultural concepts of domestic and international business. Students will identify continents, countries and cities by using a map or globe, as well as identify communications and customs indicative of the geographical location. Economic development, importing, exporting, trade relations, and international finance are additional topics for student understanding of international business and marketing. 516000TW BUSINESS CURRICULUM Word/Information Processing Prerequisites: None Credits: 1 Unit Word/Information Processing will begin with a review of the keyboard. An extensive study of Microsoft Word will be done. The main goals will be to produce documents such as memos, personal and business letters, reports using headers, footers, and page numbers, mail merge documents, outlines, tables, and newspaper-style columns. Producing documents from rough-draft copy and composing documents while at the keyboard will also be covered. The correct usage of language skills such as punctuation and spelling will be covered. Desktop publishing, record management and dissemination, computer and software use, and safety will be covered. Emphasis will be placed on the student being able to key, proofread carefully, and format mailable documents. 503000TW BUSINESS CURRICULUM Multimedia and Web Publishing Prerequisites: Business Computer Applications or Computer Technology 1 Credits: 1 Unit Multimedia and Web Publishing is designed to provide the student with the knowledge and skills needed for entry-level positions in multimedia and web publishing. Multimedia combines computer-based text, graphics, audio and video within an interactive environment. The student will use links and tools to navigate, to interact, to create, and to communicate. 517600TW BUSINESS CURRICULUM Desktop Publishing Prerequisites: Business Computer Applications or Computer Technology 1 Credits: 1 Unit Desktop Publishing is an expansion of office computing incorporating the use of a microcomputer-based system and software with graphic capabilities to produce publication materials in which typeset text and graphics have been integrated on the page using accepted journalism and presentation techniques. The major objective of the course is for the student to produce desktop published camera/copy ready masters for reproduction. |
