BUSINESS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY What can Business, Information Technology and Marketing do for you? Employers are continuously looking for conscientious, well-qualified and highly trained employees. Career opportunities with unlimited advancement potential exist in the Accounting, Information Technology, Management, Administration and Marketing fields. Our mission is to prepare students for success in these careers. Business Education prepares students by developing essential job skills. Students will learn about and plan for careers in the public and private (profit and non-profit) sectors and organizations of all sizes. Students will be exposed to case studies which highlight the value of good citizenship, entrepreneurship and problem-solving in all fields. Students will be expected to demonstrate these traits in all assignments. The Business, Information Technology and Marketing Departments of Upper Middle School are organized to contribute to the education of students in four ways: ● Planning and preparation for Post-secondary education of all kinds: college, technical school, apprenticeships, and resume building employment ● Planning for careers and specific career education options through sequential exposure to learning styles, career cluster job types, high school course selection and work experience ● General education about the world of Information Technology, Business and Marketing ● Provide real-life scenarios with opportunities to work in the area/field of choice. 8th GRADE COMPUTER SCIENCE: APP CREATOR (PLTW) 3802MTH Elective Course Computer Science: App creators is a Project Lead the Way semester long course designed to introduce students to the exciting world of computer science and the concepts of computational thinking through the creation of mobile apps. Students are challenged to be creative and innovative, as they collaboratively design and develop mobile solutions to engaging, authentic problems. Students experience the positive impact of the application of computer science to society as well as other disciplines, particularly biomedical science. Students will become familiar with fundamental computer science terms and procedures and will be learning how to build various types of apps to solve real world needs. Ultimately, students will be developing computational things, building career awareness, and improving computer science skills.
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