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.

0278 – AP COMPUTER SCIENCE PRINCIPLES

One Credit (10, 11, 12) AP Computer Science Principles introduces students to the foundational concepts of computer science and challenges them to explore how computing and technology can impact the world. With a unique focus on creative problem solving and realworld applications, AP Computer Science Principles prepares students for college and career. This course can be used to fulfill the technology credit with successful completion of the full-year course. Prerequisite: Can be taken concurrently or completion of Algebra I. AP exam is required.

0279 – AP COMPUTER SCIENCE A

One Credit (10, 11, 12) AP Computer Science A emphasizes object-oriented programming methodology with an emphasis on problem solving and algorithm development, and is meant to be equivalent of a first-semester course in computer science. Topics include the history of computer science, Java programming, classes, methods, loops, decisions, arrays, inheritance, polymorphism, recursion, sorting, and searching. This course can be used to fulfill the technology credit with successful completion of the full-year course. Prerequisite: Can be taken concurrently or completion of Algebra II/ Trig. AP exam is required