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ACCOUNTING:
Grades 9-12 - 5 Credits
This full year course covers a broad range of accounting principles. It includes instruction in special journals, posting, trial balancing, work sheets, financial statements, adjustments, and closing ledgers. Students are introduced to computerized accounting. This course is highly recommended for students who are training for many of the business occupations as well as students planning on becoming accounting or business majors at the college level. -
BASIC BUSINESS:
Grades 9-12 - 2.5 Credits
This course is broad-based and facilitates the integration of academic and technical knowledge necessary for the high performance workplace. Students will use appropriate business software, equipment, and materials to acquire the skills, knowledge, and ability needed to succeed. Business Technology Core standards include business communications, business environment, and career preparation, and job acquisition, economics of business, financial concepts, and functions of business, human resources develop leadership development, and technology. -
BUSINESS LAW:
Grades 10-12 - 2.5 Credits
Students will understand the history, structure, and operation of the American legal system and the basic principles of law relevant to business operations. They will demonstrate competency by explaining how laws and regulations are created and applied; they will demonstrate an understanding of the legal environment of business. -
CAD A:
Grades 9-12 - 2.5 Credits
In CAD A, the students will be able to familiarize themselves with Auto CAD LT. They will learn simple commands and progressively move onto more advanced commands. After the student has mastered the simple commands, the class will continue with different views of an object. They will learn the top, front and right side views of an object and then will create detailed drawings. After the student has mastered those views, they will draw isometric views and understand why it is necessary to have auxiliary views. Learning will progress from drawing simple geometrical shapes to drawing complex gaskets and Isometric views. -
CAD B:
Grades 9-12 - 2.5 Credits
CAD B is a continuation of CAD A. The students will become familiarized with scale models and their uses. Students will learn the different sizes of materials used for modeling and their respective real life sizes. Students will learn how buildings are constructed and will build a scale model of a house or garage. After modeling, students will learn floor plans and how to identify different types of symbols used on floor plans. Students will learn how to draw the symbols that are required by building codes to be used on a floor plan. After they have mastered those steps, the students will draw floor plans and elevation views for a dream house. -
COMPUTER SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS:
Grades 9-12 - 2.5 Credits
This course is designed to bring students to a basic level of proficiency in applying computer technology in the educational setting. Emphasis will be placed on file- management and appropriate technology use in a network environment. Students will be introduced to fundamental computer concepts, beginning keyboarding skills, word- processing, multimedia presentations, Internet applications and spreadsheets. Special attention will be devoted to legal issues, copyright law, and safety. Application of technology in the workplace will be emphasized. -
ENGINEERING DESIGN:
Grades 9-12 - 2.5 Credits
This course offers students the opportunity to understand and apply knowledge and skills required to create and transform ideas into a product that satisfies specific customer requirements. Students will experience the engineering design process in action when they work to create, synthesize, iterate and present their design solutions. Students will coordinate and interact in authentic ways to produce the documentation with appropriate models to completely define a product. This course will maintain a focus on how engineers apply their creativity, resourcefulness, mathematical, scientific and technical knowledge and skills in the creation or refinement of technological products/systems. A key approach will be the employment of a sophisticated, sequential and iterative design and development process to solve authentic engineering tasks/problems. -
MARKETING A:
Grades 10-12 - 2.5 Credits
Marketing Applications A is a one semester course that extends the topics and concepts taught in the full year Marketing Course. Applications studied are in the areas of E- Marketing, Business to Business (B2B) Marketing, and Sports and Entertainment Marketing. -
MULTIMEDIA:
Grades 9-12 - 2.5 Credits
This semester course provides a hands-on introduction to multi-media creation and digital video production. It guides students through all phases of multimedia/digital video production, from planning, executing/filming, to editing digital footage using various software products. Students explore several methods of sharing and broadcasting multimedia/digital videos, including platform versions CDs/DVDs, and Web delivery. Career opportunities in multimedia and digital video production will also be explored throughout the year. -
SCHOOL TO CAREER EXPERIENCE:
Grade 12 - 15 Credits
The school to Career Internship is a work-study program open to all seniors looking for paid employment. The students are placed in local industries to gain on-the-job training. Students have a related class period in which they develop skills in interviewing techniques, resume writing, effective work habits, job survival skills, and human relation techniques. Additional skills will be taught using a variety of software applications. -
TECH A:
Grades 9-12 - 2.5 Credits
In Tech A, the students will be able to design and construct different types of structures. They will design and construct a truss bridge, a tower and test these for efficiency. They will design and construct a catapult and test it for distance and accuracy. Students will research different types of structures and build samples such as a balsa wood delta airplane which will be tested for flight time while learning the different parts of an airplane. Students will increase critical thinking skills in determining flight length and reasons for greater and shorter flight patterns -
TECH B:
Grades 9-12 - 2.5 Credits
Tech B is a class where the student will learn about the different types of ground transportation and robotics. They will start with making mousetrap cars and learning about the simple machines and testing them for maximum distance. After studying CO2 cars and learning about the parts of the car as well as the designing of high speed vehicles and how to test them for maximum velocity, the class will study electric cars where the students will learn about simple circuits and design and build an electric vehicle. The student will learn about robots and how they work and will construct a robot. -
VIDEO PRODUCTION:
Grades 10-12 - 2.5 Credits
Video Production I is a half year course where students study the history of visual media and media literacy. Students will begin to learn about various phases in production, as well as, the on-screen and behind the scenes jobs in order to make a production successful. Students will be introduced to production equipment, script writing, lighting and audio. Students will produce short commercials, public service announcements and on screen interviews.
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