Course Descriptions:

ACCOUNTING 1A
One semester, one credit
Accounting 1A is a skill level course that is of value to all students pursuing a strong background in business, finance, marketing, and management. While using the double entry system, the emphasis of this course will be on the analysis of transactions, manual accounting systems, keeping records for a sole proprietorship business using general ledger, accounts payable, and accounts receivable systems. Several mini practice sets will be completed to give students real world applications. Topics covered will include the world of accounting, the basic accounting cycle, business transactions and the accounting equation, transactions that affect assets, liabilities, and owner’s equity, transactions that affect revenue, expenses, and withdrawals, recording transactions in a general journal, posting from general journal to general ledger, six-column worksheet, financial statements for a sole proprietorship, closing entries, cash controls and banking activities, accounting for a payroll system, payroll accounting, payroll liabilities, and tax records. Upon successful completion of Accounting 1A, students are strongly recommended to continue their accounting experience with Accounting 1B.

ACCOUNTING 1B
One semester, one credit
Prerequisite: Accounting 1A
This course is a continuation of Accounting 1A. Accounting 1B is a skill-level course that builds upon the foundation established in Accounting 1A. This course will help students develop further knowledge of the principles of accounting. The emphasis of this course will be an analysis of transactions, manual and computer accounting systems, keeping records for a merchandising corporation, and partnerships. Topics covered will include: the accounting cycle for a merchandising corporation, sales and cash receipts, purchases and cash payments, special journals, ten-column worksheet, financial statements, cash funds, plant assets and depreciation, uncollectible accounts receivable, inventories, notes payable and receivable.

+BUSINESS, CRIMINAL, AND FAMILY LAW
One semester, one credit
Recommended for juniors and seniors. The course will introduce students to various legal issues as they relate to installment
purchasing, budgeting, price comparisons of automobiles and houses, lawsuits of consumers’ interactions with agriculture, labor unions, free enterprise system, contract law, personal law, criminal law, renting and owning real property, employment contracts, marriage, divorce, insurance and wills. The course will culminate with a mock trial during the last two weeks of the semester with students assuming all of the participating roles except that of judge. The weighted option is available for Business, Criminal, and Family Law students. The course content for the weighted students will include all of the expectations of the non-weighted students as well as additional, more in depth assignments. Students must enroll for the weighted option within the first ten days of the course. In addition, this class will fulfill the state mandated Consumer Education requirement.

+PERSONAL FINANCE
One semester, one credit
This course will focus on a student’s role as a citizen, family member, consumer and active participant in the business world. The topics include but are not limited to budgeting, business operations, consumers in the economy, credit, financial institutions, banking services, financial management, installment purchasing, risk management, savings and investment strategies, and our basic economic environment. Students will have an understanding of the roles of consumers interacting with agriculture, business labor unions and government in formulating and achieving the goals of the free enterprise system. This course is highly recommended for students with an interest in the world of business. In addition, this class will fulfill the state mandated Consumer Education requirement.

ENTREPRENEURSHIP
One semester, one credit
Recommended Prerequisite: Personal Finance and sophomore, junior, or senior standing
This course will give students an opportunity to organize, operate, and assume the risk of a hypothetical business venture. Goals will be accomplished by creating new ideas, analyzing markets and competitors, planning a new enterprise, marketing products or services, obtaining capital, and maintaining a financial plan. This course is highly recommended for students with an interest in the world of business. A jewelry business simulation will add great value and interest to this course. The simulation will allow students to learn about the different aspects of the business world, which include generating and implementing ideas, and how to turn ideas into action. Topics include the nature of entrepreneurship, business feasibility and planning, market analysis, types of ownership, the legal environment, site selection and layout planning, marketing plan, pricing and promotion strategies, business management, purchasing, inventory, production management, distribution, staffing, financing, risk management, and ethics.

COMPUTERIZED KEYBOARDING I
One semester, one credit
Students develop keyboarding skills for entering alphabetic, numeric, and symbol information. Students will format documents
such as letters, memos, reports, tables, envelopes, and labels for personal, educational and business use. Major emphasis will be placed on technique, formatting and editing skills, improving proofreading skills and increasing speed and accuracy.

COMPUTERIZED KEYBOARDING II
One semester, one credit
Prerequisite: Computerized Keyboarding I
This course is a continuation of the Computerized Keyboarding I class. Students will be integrating programs using advanced word processing techniques, database management, spreadsheets and presentation software. All programs in the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and Publisher) will be covered. Students will be producing professional looking documents utilizing skills learned in this course.+This course will fulfill the state mandated Consumer Education requirement.

WORD PROCESSING
One semester, one credit
Prerequisite: Computerized Keyboarding I
Valuable integrated computer skills will be taught using Microsoft Office. This course will teach students advanced word
processing skills. Students will be introduced to time saving techniques and features that make Word the most used word
processing software in the workforce. Word will be used to teach such items as tables, columns, styles, templates, sorting,
graphics, outlines, indexes, and table of contents. Students will produce visually enhanced documents and learn the power of
integration between Microsoft Office programs.

DESKTOP PUBLISHING
One semester, one credit
Prerequisite: Computerized Keyboarding I
This course will focus on how to creatively combine text and graphics in a way that will produce professionally designed
publications. This is a multimedia class where students will learn fundamental graphic design elements and techniques to use with any desktop publishing program. Students will be designing eye-catching publications such as newsletters, brochures, banners, ads, and reports, using advanced features of Microsoft Word and Microsoft Publisher.

MICROSOFT EXCEL – SPREADSHEETS
One semester, one credit
Recommended Prerequisite: Computerized Keyboarding I
This course will provide students the opportunity to learn how to create spreadsheets that can be used to perform personal,
business, and scientific calculations effortlessly. This course will show students how to use Microsoft Excel’s powerful charting, database management and macro programming capabilities. Students will learn such features as navigating, formatting, inputting data, charting, mapping, and linking. Features such as goal seek and conditional formatting will be taught to provide an avenue for students to make sound personal and business decisions.

+This course will fulfill the state mandated Consumer Education requirement.

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