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Business and Information Technology Department
Mission Statement: To equip students with those skills essential for success in an increasingly competitive global marketplace.
INTRODUCTION TO OCCUPATIONS
- Grade
Level: 10-11-12 -
Semester Course
This course takes the student beyond knowledge and technical skills to the development of
qualities, skills, and special factors that are related to job success. Students
will build transferable skills that will enable them to not merely survive but
to actually thrive in today’s economic arena. Career search programs that
include interest inventories will be used to research career possibilities.
PREREQUISITE:
None
TECHNOLOGY
INFORMATION I
- Grade Level:
10-11-12
- Semester Course
This course is your key to learning the secrets of lightning-speed touch typing, as well as tips to
"jazz up" the style of your letters, office skills, book reports,
introduction to desktop publishing, and research
papers. Learn the applications and skills that many of our former students
used to get the jobs that paid more than minimum wage. Using Microsoft
Word, Mavis Beacon, Microsoft Publisher and Microsoft Internet
Explorer, you will prepare now for that part-time job as well as all those
future high school and college papers.
PREREQUISITE: None
TECHNOLOGY
INFORMATION II -
Grade Level:
10-11-12 - Semester Course
Building upon the skills learned in TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION I,
students will continue to sharpen their computer skills (typing, researching,
and using the internet) while expressing their individuality in
multimedia fashion. This semester course culminates in students producing
their own professional-looking slide presentations and designing personalized
greeting cards, business cards, newsletters, and brochures. The curriculum
centers on the basics of desktop publishing and layout techniques using
Microsoft Word, Publisher, and PowerPoint.
PREREQUISITE:
Technology Information I
MICROSOFT EXCEL AND ACCESS
--
Grade Level: 11-12-Semester
Course
In this hands-on course, students will
organize their phone books, finances, and CD collections using the popular
Microsoft Excel and Access applications. Once students learn to enter,
edit, and sort information, they will set up no-fuss formulas that automatically
recalculate at the touch of a button. Finally, they will present their
data in various formats, including spreadsheets, databases, and
computer-generated pie charts and graphs.
PREREQUISITE: None
WEB
DEVELOPMENT
- Grade Level: 11-12
- Semester Course
Do you ever get tired of the limited resources available to create a web
page? In this year-long course, students will use Macromedia
Dreamweaver,
professional web development software, to learn the skills necessary to create
an attractive and meaningful website. Students will experiment with
various layout tools and complete projects on a variety of topics. Of
course, this will culminate with each student creating a user-friendly and
eye-catching website that will be published on the World Wide Web for all
internet users to see.
PREREQUISITE:
None
GRAPHIC
DESIGN I - Grade
Level: 11-12 - Full-year Course
Introduction to Computer Graphics--This course will introduce students to
the basics of design concepts and the Window-based applications that support
them on a PC: Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator software.
Students will retouch photos, design logos, create newsletters. Emphasis on
using images and type to communicate visual concepts and teaches hands-on computer
skills and techniques. This course fulfills the State Fine Arts
requirement.
PREREQUISITE:
None
GRAPHIC
DESIGN II -
Grade
Level: 12 - Full-year Course
Graphic Design Year 2 incorporates the knowledge learned in
Graphic Design Year I and the software taught Adobe's Photoshop,
Illustrator, Image Ready, and In Design and advances
it into motion graphics through Adobe's After Effects software as
well as the Corel Design Suite of graphic design
software. The students will learn motion graphics similar to the ones seen
in opening credits in movies or DVD menus. This course fulfills the State
Fine Arts requirement.
PREREQUISITE:
Graphic
Design Year I
INTERNSHIPS/PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT - Grade
Level: 11-12
- Semester Course
In this one-semester course, students
will have the opportunity to learn from business leaders and gain the experience
and skills necessary to be successful in the technological marketplace.
They will work one day a week in law offices, courts, corporate legal
departments, and investment management firms in a mentorship capacity. In
school there will be practice-specific computer software programs. Students
will learn group interaction as well as presentation skills. There will be
guest speakers, and students will be responsible to keep journals.
PREREQUISITE:
An overall average of 80% or above
Good attendance record
Approval of chairperson
LITIGATION—TRIAL
PROCESS AND PROCEDURES
-
Grade
Level: 11-12
- Semester Course
Students will become familiar with all states of
the litigation process—trial preparation,
rules of evidence, trial and appeal procedures as they study the structure of
the court system and the methods and procedures employed in litigation.
Computer software will be used for research. A mock trial
competition will be held with other schools in the Federal Court.
PREREQUISITE:
CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAW
-
Grade Level: 11-12
- Semester Course
This course does three things: first, it can
focus you in meaningful career directions; second, you will learn about your
legal rights; third, you learn how your rights function in the larger societal
picture. Your knowledge of law—either business or criminal law—will develop
both respect and an understanding of how if affects you, your family, and your
career. As a result of knowing both your rights and obligations, you will know
how to avoid legal complications and when you need to obtain legal assistance.
Guest speakers, visits to criminal and civil courts will extend your
understanding and knowledge.
PREREQUISITE:
None.
with the chairperson and on the academic record.
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