2021-2022 2022-2023 CURRICULUM GUIDE
BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY 0230 – INTRO TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP One Credit (10, 11, 12) If you are interested in starting your own business or working for yourself, then this is the course for you. Students will have the opportunity to create and develop their own idea for a product or service. Student teams will work through the process of developing their idea, learn to do market research, and develop their business plan. Along the way, they will learn all the skills to run their business from marketing, accounting, and human resources to all legal aspects or running their business. Students will have the opportunity to learn from experts in these fields.
0240 – ACCOUNTING One-half Credit (10, 11, 12) Accounting is the language of business. This course provides the college-bound student a basic introduction to the terminology, principles, and understanding of accounting from journal entry through financial statements. The ability to use spreadsheets will aid the students in developing managerial decision-making skills necessary in accounting and business. Additional topics covered in this class include internet safety and digital citizenship, computer skills, and detailed use of spreadsheets.
0242 – PERSONAL FINANCE One-half Credit (10, 11, 12) This course will provide students an overview into various aspects of personal finance. Key topics include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) Creating a budget, 2) Bill paying, 3) Establishing a 401(K) and investing, 4) Student loans and mortgages, 5) Taxes.
0272 – MOBILE APPS PROGRAMMING I One-half Credit (10, 11, 12) Students will learn basic programming skills that allow them to create software applications, games, and phone applications. The course uses the new programming language of Swift for writing programs for iOS and OSX app development. Students familiar with developing code in C and Objective-C will notice the similarities.
0277 – PYTHON: CODING THROUGH GRAPHICS One-half Credit (9, 10, 11, 12) This course uses the programming language Python, a user friendly language, to introduce problem solving and programming syntax. Visually engaging graphical problems allow for creativity and multiple correct solutions with an emphasis on fundamentals of programming. 11
