Entrepreneurship
Accounting
Accounting II
Marketing/Sales
Advanced Marketing
International Business
Business Law
Business Management
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A recent survey given to college students asking the course they wished they had taken in high school showed the most frequent response to be Accounting. Accounting is also one of the biggest areas of growth in the job market. Students planning to operate their own business or major in business in college will find this course a must. This course utilizes Quick Books Accounting Software as students learn how to work with journals, ledgers, balance sheets, income and capital statements. This course fulfills a math requirement for graduation, and students are eligible to receive articulated credit through COD. Accounting is an important course that will prepare you for a job, give you a solid background for any business study in college, and provide you with an understanding of how financial decisions are made.
Level: 10.11,12
Semesters: 2 Credit: 1
Prerequisite: None Course Fee Required
In this advanced course you will apply accounting principles for partnerships, corporations, and departments. Students will use spreadsheet software to create financial statements for all units studied. Topics covered in Accounting 2 include: accruals, prepaid expenses, income received in advance, vouchers, notes receivable and payable, and capital stock. Simulations are utilized to allow students to assume the role of an accountant. This course builds a solid foundation for business majors at the college level and students are eligible to receive articulated credit through COD
Level: 10, 11,12
Semesters:2 Credit: 1
Prerequisite: Accounting Course Fee Required
Everyone is affected by marketing. There is hardly anything you do that does not involve marketing activities. Students will learn marketing techniques, business concepts, marketing research techniques, information management, product planning, pricing and promotion. Speakers, the Internet and trade journals are used to keep information current. This course is recommended for college-bound business majors and for those who enroll in Marketing Internship.
Level: 10,11,12
Semesters: 1 Credit: 1/2
Prerequisites: None
Advanced Marketing gives students the opportunity to take the fundamentals they learned in Marketing and apply this knowledge in real-life sports and entertainment situations. Students will perform actual sports and entertainment marketing for local programs in our high school. Students will work with local businesses and school organizations and teams to create sponsorship and marketing.
Levels: 10,11,12
Semesters:1 Credit: 1/2
Prerequisites: Marketing/Sales
Because global economy is now a reality, international business is a priority in the business world. Through hands-on experience, computer activities and business simulations, students will understand the marketing, finance, and management challenges facing international business. In addition, speakers who are involved with international business and local business will share knowledge from the "real world". This course offers students the opportunity to become informed about economic, multi-cultural and political factors that affect international business and our continually changing global economy.
Level: 10,11,12
Semesters: 1 Credit:1/2
Prerequisites: None
Do you know your rights? Can you protect yourself against a fraudulent contract? What if you are summoned to appear in court? This course provides practical knowledge in the topics of civil and criminal law, contract law, employment law, and school law. Many guest speakers (attorneys, police, juvenile officer), field trips (court, jail), small group activities, discussions of unresolved current issues, mock trials, and simulations are used.
Level: 11,12
Semesters: 1 Credit:1/2
Prerequisite: None
Take this course if you are planning to major in business administration, management, finance, personnel relations, accounting, marketing, or other business-related fields. You will become acquainted with management principles used in business today. You will participate in discussion groups, read trade journals and financial publications, and create and write solutions to management problems. You will also participate in running a student led business.
Levels: 10,11,12 Semesters:1 Credit: 1/2
Updated: 11/23/2005