Accounting
Through this two semester course, students will gain
a foundation in the skills needed for college accounting
courses, office work, and managing their own small
businesses. These skills are necessary for any student
planning to major in Business in college. In this
Introduction to Accounting Course, students who have
never had prior accounting training are given an
overview of the three forms of Accounting: Financial,
Cost and Management Accounting. The course helps build
an appreciation for the role of accounting in managing a
profitable business. It covers the basic concepts,
conventions and rules of the double entry system. It
introduces techniques to analyze ratios from the balance
sheet. The concept of ethics, integrity and
confidentiality and rigor are woven through all the
chapters.
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Business and Personal Protocol:
Interactive Protocol of Business and Personal Relationships
Overview: This entry-level
protocol course provides students with guidelines
and information necessary to function in today's global
and multiethnic environment. This course teaches students
skills essential to maintaining successful business
and personal relationships such as cultural awareness,
positive self-concept, leadership, and communication.
Learn to…
- Appreciate
how protocol and ethics will influence your business
and personal life
- Recognize
how cultural awareness affects relationship success
- Develop
a positive self-concept
- Recognize
and understand the differences between business
and personal behaviors
- Use
leadership, communication, and listening skills
in business and personal relationships
Activities: 10 newsgroup
activities, 5 unit evaluations, 5 unit assignments,
1 final project
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Personal Economics and Finance
Overview: This mid-level
economics and personal finance course provides real-world
exploration of topics such as spending plans and borrowing
decisions, career planning, insurance, investing,
and other financial services. Credit may be granted
in either business or social studies.
Learn to…
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Make wise spending decisions through analysis of
alternatives
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Credit cards and loans
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Creating a budget
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Making career decisions
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Types of insurance
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Economic basics, including standard of living,
inflation, and recessino
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Financial services, including checking and savings
accounts
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Investment alternatives
Activities: 9
quizzes, 9 short activities, 9 newsgroup activities, 2
projects, 2 evaluations
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 Macroeconomics
Overview: In this upper-level
economics course, students develop an understanding
of macroeconomics by exploring and analyzing current
economic data, studying the measurement of aggregate
economic activity and its influence on employment
and inflation, and examining fiscal and monetary policies
designed to promote economic stability.
Learn to…
- Recognize
how macroeconomics relates to you and how it differs
from microeconomics
- Understand
how social goals affect the economy
- Appreciate
the interdependence of individuals and businesses
within the economy
- Understand
that different types of unemployment create their
own social and economic consequences
- Measure
economic growth to determine the economy's health
- Calculate
inflation and analyze its effects on the economy
Activities: 5 newsgroup activities,
14 lesson activities, 5 unit evaluations, 1 final
evaluation
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Business
Communication
Overview: In this course,
students will explore the process of communication
as it relates to the business world and discover all
of the ways people communicate in today's business
environment. The technological advances of e-mail,
voice mail, palm-sized computers, computer networking,
and the Internet have all contributed to the creation
of the virtual office, which makes accurate communication
more vital today than ever. The 3-D animations in
this course take the concept of a virtual office a
bit further by conceptualizing the business movement
of the future.
Learn to…
- Recognize
the various forms of written and oral communication
that are helpful, and in most cases, necessary in
real-life business situations or personal life
- Perfect
language skills, including grammar, punctuation,
capitalization, and number and word usage in written
and oral communication
- Learn
the correct way to write a variety of business correspondence
and a research report, focusing on style, format,
and content
- Acquire
the ability to proofread business documents that
are clear, correct, concise, complete, consistent,
and courteous
- Become
a better communicator by learning to analyze an
audience and co-workers to determine what language,
tone, style, and format are appropriate for specific
situations
- Evaluate
individual skills and interests to help pursue the
right career
- Write
a resume and cover letter, complete an interview
successfully, and understand
what is expected of a prospective employee
Activities: 14 quizzes, 5
unit evaluations, 14 notebook assignments, 3 newsgroup
contributions
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Business and Consumer Math
Overview:
Students are introduced to such everyday life skills
as balancing a checkbook, calculating net pay,
budgeting expenses, making cost comparisons, buying
and renting a home, and finding the cost of operating
a motor vehicle. Basic business matters, including
borrowing money, investing, and calculating business
profits and losses are also included. The goal of this
course is to guide students in building a strong
foundation in logical thinking and problem solving
that will enable them to make good decisions
concerning matters of money and finance in their daily
lives. Several projects and activities will allow them
to use the skills and knowledge they gain from this
course and apply them to real-life situations. Basic
computer skills are recommended.
Learn to…
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Earning an income
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Banking and credit
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Budgeting and major expenses
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Personal considerations
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Business considerations
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Managing money
Activities: 14 quizzes, 6
notebook assignments, 6 unit projects
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