Business Technology Department Courses

Accounting A / Grade 9–12

This course teaches the student the fundamentals of double-entry accounting. It includes journalizing; posting to and maintaining ledgers; completing trial balances, work sheets, financial statements, and schedules of accounts receivable and payable. Students will also learn basic Excel skills.

Prerequisites: 
Intro to Computers
Required reading: 
As per teacher
Other aspects/requirements: 
As per teacher
Meets requirements for: 
high school Applied Technology.

Advanced Placement Computer Science: Java Programming / Grade 10–12

This course is an introduction to object-oriented programming (OOP) using the Java programming language. Computer science concepts, including classes, objects, functions, arrays, syntax, error-checking, and others, will be taught in a Java context. The curriculum used was developed by the Institute for Computer Technology specifically for AP exam readiness. The course prepares the student for the APCS-A test.

Prerequisites: 
  1. Introduction to Computers AND
  2. "B" or higher in Algebra 1 AND
  3. Introduction to Programming or New Media 1 AND
  4. keyboarding proficiency of at least 35 words per minute
Meets requirements for: 
High school Applied Technology and some universities

Business Law / Grade 11–12  (One-semester course)

This course provides practical, useful information about law relating to business and personal use. Students will have an understanding of basic legal processes, contractual agreements and employment opportunities.

Required reading: 
Text to be assigned
Expected homework: 
Selected projects
Other aspects/requirements: 
To be assigned
Meets requirements for: 
high school Applied Technology.

Computer Aided Design / Grade 9–12

This course is open to students who have completed Introduction to Computers with a grade of C or better, or with the approval of the instructor. This hands-on class concentrates on learning basic computer aided drafting technique using AutoCAD 2002and other application software to create 2D drawing and 3D modeling. Included in the class will be learning the commands, simple texture mapping, rendering, and lighting of student created images.

Prerequisites: 
Intro to Computers with a C or better
Required reading: 
As per teacher
Expected homework: 
As per teacher
Meets requirements for: 
high school Applied Technology.

Information Processing / Grade 10–12  (One-semester course)

This course is open to students who have completed Introduction to Computers with a grade of C or better, or with the approval of the instructor. The major emphasis of this course is to help students to develop in depth computer skills in Office 2000 including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Publisher. It includes an introduction to Excel 2000, introducing the main Excel screen, saving and opening spreadsheets, understanding how a spreadsheet program is used, creating a chart using the Chart Wizard, and using an Auto Calculate area to determine the different values. The course will emphasize PowerPoint 2000, PowerPoint windows, and using design template. The student will learn to create a title slide, multi-level bulleted list slides, adding multimedia, animation, and video clips. As a final project, the students will also create a digital portfolio using Publisher 2000.

Prerequisites: 
Intro to Computers or approval of the teacher
Required reading: 
As per teacher
Expected homework: 
As per teacher
Meets requirements for: 
high school Applied Technology.

Internet Publishing (Web Development B) / Grade 9–12  (One-semester course)

Using HTML, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, PHP, and MySQL, students learn advanced web page creation techniques, including database publishing, motion graphics, and Javascript. The class is project-based, with students working independently and in small teams.

Prerequisites: 
Web Development A and keyboarding proficiency of at least 35 words per minute, or consent of the instructor
Required reading: 
As per teacher
Other aspects/requirements: 
As per teacher
Meets requirements for: 
high school Applied Technology.

Introduction to Computers / Grade 9–12  (One-semester course)

The major emphasis of this course is to help students develop basic computer skills. It includes: 1) an introduction to the main parts of a computer and accessory computer parts; 2) An introduction to Windows NT, including basic mouse operations; maximizing, restoring, moving, and resizing a window; identifying the elements of Windows explorer; file management, including creating folders, moving files/folders, copying files/folders, and deleting files/folders and 3) An introduction to Word 2000, including the word screen, saving and opening documents, editing and printing documents, changing document displays, format commands, formatting pages, and using advanced features.

Required reading: 
Office 2000 Introductory Concepts and Techniques
Expected homework: 
Prepare for tests.
Other aspects/requirements: 
As per teacher
Meets requirements for: 
high school Applied Technology.

Keyboarding A / Grade 10–12  (One-semester course)

This course provides keyboard skills for a computer operator. It emphasizes the development of touch keyboarding, keyboard mastery, proofreading and the formatting of basic correspondence and reports.

Meets requirements for: 
high school Applied Technology.

New Media 1 / Grade 9–12  (One-semester course)

Learn to program animation in 2D and 3D worlds using the open-source Alice programming environment and Macromedia Flash. Basic programming concepts are covered, including variables, data structures, and syntax. Projects include virtual worlds, interactive web advertisements, and games. This course replaces Introduction to Programming and is the prerequisite for AP Computer Science.

Prerequisites: 
Keyboarding or Introduction to Computers with at least a B grade, Algebra 1 with at least a B grade.
Required reading: 
As assigned by instructor
Meets requirements for: 
high school Applied Technology

Web Development A / Grade 9–12  (One-semester course)

The major emphasis of this course is to help students develop a practical approach to Web design using current industry standards. Students learn to use XHTML (eXtensible HyperText Markup Language), used for all modern web development, and CSS (Cascading Style Sheets), the accepted worldwide method to format web pages. Students create Web sites with links, tables, image maps, images, forms, and more. Students will also learn to use the essential features of Dreamweaver and Fireworks.

Prerequisites: 
Keyboarding or Introduction to Computers and keyboarding proficiency of at least 35 words per minute, or consent of the instructor
Required reading: 
Elizabeth Castro, HTML with XHTML and CSS for the World Wide Web (5th ed.); Patrick Carey, HTML and XHTML Comprehensive
Other aspects/requirements: 
As per teacher
Meets requirements for: 
high school Applied Technology.
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