Business

 

The Business, Management and Administration Cluster prepares learners for careers in planning, organizing, directing and evaluating business functions essential to efficient and productive business operations. Career opportunities are available in every sector of the economy and require specific skills in organization, time management, customer service and communication.

  • Computer Applications
  • Exploration of Orgonizational Leadership & Marketing
  • Administrative Management
  • Advanced Computer Applications

Computer Applications

  • Recommended Prerequisite: Keyboarding 4-8
  • Recommended Grades: 7-10
  • Recommended Credit: 1 Credit

This course is designed to develop computer technology skills. Students will use a variety of computer software and hardware tools and features of an electronic information network. Students will explore the social, business, and ethical issues of using computer technology. The students will develop skills that will assist them with efficient production of word processing documents, spreadsheets, databases, and presentations.

Exploration of Organizational Leadership & Marketing

  • Recommended Prerequisite
  • Recommended Credits: 1/2 – 1
  • Reccomended year: 9th, 10th

This Course is designed to introduce and provide an overview of marketing and organizational leadership, as well as employment opportunities available in these fields. Students will explore important marketing concepts, personality traits, and communication skills. Students will also develop skills in teamwork, conflict resolution, and group problem solving techniques used in business.

Administrative Management

  • Recommended Prerequisites: Keyboarding, Document Formatting, and Computer Applications
  • Recommended Credits: 1
  • Reccomended Grades: 11 or 12

This capstone course provides advanced training, including hands-on experiences, for students pursuing a career in business technology. Skills developed in previous courses will be incorporated and enhanced through a multi-tasking environment using a variety of input technologies. Procedures and concepts are related to information processing systems, administrative information management, problem solving, reasoning, team-building, time management, business standards, feasibility studies, cost/budgeting, professional leadership, ethical and legal issues, mathematics, and communications. Production and administrative skills are developed to meet industry’s standards.

The student will play a variety of roles in completing tasks. Team activities will be evaluated as a group. Collaboration with other courses can enhance students’ learning and expand their experiences. This course may articulate to a post-secondary program.

Advanced Computer Application

  • Recommended Prerequisite: Computer Applications I
  • Reccomended Grades: 10 - 12
  • Recommended Credit: 1 to 2 Credits

This is a capstone course in which students will learn necessary skills in problem solving using current and emerging integrated technology to include a variety of input technologies in the production of professional quality business documents and presentations. The course focuses on student choice, accountability, and performance. Students increase their employability by working toward the attainment of high-level skills in the areas of integrated software applications, communication skills, ethical issues, human relations, leadership, self-management, and workplace management. Students may choose areas of specialization and achieve industry certification in areas such as word processing, spreadsheet applications, multimedia presentations, schedule and contact management, etc. This course may articulate to post–secondary education.