Due to the tremendous amount of printing, students will be required to furnish paper supplies in the computer courses.

Career Paths are:

Arts and Communication

Business Management and Technology

Health Services

Human Services

Industrial and Engineering Technology

Natural Resources/Agriculture

GENERAL BUSINESS - Budgets, payroll, banking, and personal business tasks—I know these things are in my future, but what are they? Be ready to enter the "real world", take General Business.

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS - Most of you have, or will use a computer—but do you really know how to make it work for YOU? Computer Applications is the place to bring it all together. Learn your way around a word processor, a spreadsheet, and a database, and presentation software. After completing this course, you will also be certified to use the Internet. Use Microsoft Office to enhance what you can do in all of your subjects (i.e.; science, math, English, history, etc.). You can’t afford to make it without these common workplace skills.

ADVANCED COMPUTER APPLICATIONS - (Prerequisite: Computer Applications) Strategically place yourself in the business world with the ability to use spreadsheets, databases, word processors, and web pages. Develop proficiency in the integration of the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Access) software.

Spreadsheets Internet/E-Mail/Web Pages

Digital Camera/Scanner Word Processing

Purchasing Computer Systems VideoStop Simulation

Understanding Hardware Components Database

DESKTOP PUBLISHING - (Prerequisite: Computer Applications) Desktop Publishing emphasizes the computer as a creative tool and is designed for students who wish to explore the graphic design potential of the PC. Learn the creative use of graphic tools, typography, layout and design, and the production of business documents using state of the art software such as Quark Xpress, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator and Corel WordPerfect. The creative Xpression of putting computers and art to work!

Desktop Publishing Internet/E-Mail/Web Page Design

Layout/Design Typography/Graphic Elements

Paint/Image Editing Photograph Manipulation

Digital Camera/Scanner Printing/Reprographics

Ethics & Technology Computer Maintenance & Troubleshooting

MULTIMEDIA COMMUNICATIONS - (Prerequisite: Computer Applications) Knowing how to communicate effectively is the key to success. Do you know how to use the "tools" to communicate? HOW you communicate is as important as WHAT you communicate. Learn how to use technology to effectively say what you want. Have fun interacting and improving your communication skills in this "hands on" technological course using the software packages Corel WordPerfect Presentations, Microsoft PowerPoint, Video Police and Internet Explorer. Multimedia incorporates the following "tools" as a means of communicating:

Reading / Writing Speaking / Listening

Internet/E-mail Multimedia

Letters/Brochures/Flyers/Reports Powerful Presentations

Charts/Graphs Video/Sound Clips

Transcribing Dictation

Digital Camera/Scanner Telephone/Fax/Voice Mail

BUSINESS LAW - "YOU HAVE TO STAND FOR SOMETHING, OR YOU’LL FALL FOR ANYTHING." (Aaron Tippin) Why have rules and laws? Find out—and be ready to face personal and business situations by knowing:

Our Basic legal system Criminal vs. Civil law

Personal Laws Contract Law

Business laws Juvenile Law

"Act out" legal positions through a mock trial. TAKE A STAND! UNDERSTAND!

ACCOUNTING - (Prerequisite: Multimedia Communications, Adv. Computer Applications, or Desktop Publishing) Will you one day own your own business? Are you interested in working in a business office? Every business has to keep records of its daily activities. Apply what you learn with real job situations! In this hands-on class, you will acquire skills in:

Ledgers / Journals Accounts Payable / Receivable

Assets / Liabilities Payroll

Financial Records Computerized Accounting

Double Entry Accounting Checking Account Reconciliation

BUSINESS IN ACTION-MODULE I - In a simulated computer environment, you will experience what it feels like to actually work for a business. A combination of word processing, spreadsheet, and database applications will solidify the skills learned in Advanced Computer Applications. Put your business talents into "ACTION".

Newsletters Correspondence

Spreadsheets Databases

Graphs Filing

Management Decision-Making

Work Flow Systems

Business Machines Professionalism

BUSINESS IN ACTION MODULE II-TIGER PAWS PUBLISHING - (Prerequisite: Business in Action - Module I) Now that you have learned the ropes about business techniques in Module I. LET’S GO TO WORK! Real jobs are where you "really" learn the ins and outs of business. Business in Action teams with Future Business Leaders of America to provide computer services, leadership through sales activities, and overall understanding of business records, decisions, and day-to-day business transactions. Processing actual business jobs will provide a sound base for entering the "real" world of work.

Do not graduate from high school with only a diploma. Prove that you are working toward gaining the skills necessary to be a successful and productive person. The Business Department can help you acquire those skills! How do you do it? Read on:

Accounting I Advanced Computer Applications

Business in Action - Module I & Business Law

Tiger Paws Publishing Business in Action - Module I &

Advanced Computer Applications Advanced Computer Applications

Business in Action - Module I & Business in Action - Module I &