MITCHELL HIGH SCHOOL – 2008-2009 SCHOOL YEAR

BUSINESS DEPARTMENT CURRICULUM

5th Grade—Keyboarding

Alphabetic & Symbols—develop touch typing skills

6th Grade—Keyboarding

Reinforce Skills—begin formatting

7^TH Grade—Computer Applications (1 year) (033422)

A course designed for students to improve touch method keyboarding skills. Instruction emphasizes improved techniques for increased speed and accuracy and composition at the keyboard. Students will demonstrate keyboarding proficiency in document formatting (personal letters, reports, tables). Students will be introduced to electronic presentation and spreadsheet

8^th Grade—Exploratory Business (1 year)

A middle-level course designed to give students an overview of the Business, Marketing and Management Career Field and Clusters. Students will begin the study of personal money management, basic business concepts, entrepreneurship concepts, and the role of business in our society and Internet safety.

9^th Grade—Business Information Technology Applications I (270501)/Personal Finance (033000)--required for graduation

Students will demonstrate basic skills in the areas of word processing, spreadsheet applications, and electronic presentations and learn about information technology careers. This course also introduces principles financial management skills. Students learn to manage their resources and to make sound personal financial decisions. Units of study include budgeting, credit, insurance, saving & investing, home ownership, banking, taxes, wills & estates.

10^th, 11^th, 12^th—Management (032802) & Entrepreneurship (320600)

Provides basic theory of business organization & management. A general overview of national & international business and the social & economic environments of business is provided. Basic concepts of management & leadership within the business organization, and the characteristics, organization, and operations business as a major section of the economy is reviewed. Students will investigate management issues involved in planning, organizing, controlling, and leading an organization. This introduction to entrepreneurship emphasizes identifying & understanding the skills needed to plan, organize, finance, & operate an entrepreneurial enterprise. These skills include entrepreneurial skills, readiness skills, and business functions.

11^th, 12^th Business Information Technology Applications II & III (270502, 270503) (Business Information Tech App I reguired)(Art I recommended)

Students will work with a variety of software to develop items, such as desktop-published documents, digital media, po0dcasts, and E-portfolios. Students will develop skills in storyboarding, digital video capturing & editing, beginning animation, photo editing, and web design. A project-based approach is used through the integrations of a variety of digital media.

11^th 12^th Grade—Accounting (1 year) (030300) (Algebra I required)

This two-semester course covers sole & proprietorship accounting principles involve din the preparation and maintenance of financial records concerned with business management & operations. It is a comprehensive introduction to basic financial accounting including recording, summarizing & reporting, principles of income measurement & asset valuation, accounting systems & controls. Students are exposed to careers in the accounting field and given the opportunity to perform accounting applications using the computer.

11^th & 12^th Grade—Independent Advanced Accounting (030301)—Accounting required

This course includes partnership & corporate accounting, adjustment in inventory control systems, budgetary control systems and further enhancement of accounting skills. Students are exposed to various careers in the accounting field and are given the opportunity to perform accounting applications using the computer.

**Graduation Requirements

1. 9^th Grade Business Information Technology Applications I/Business Finance

2. Another business class—any class offered grades 10-12.