Business Education

Accounting, Grades 11-12, 1/2-1 Credit, [Regular], [Honors]
Prepares students to maintain personal and business records such as checking accounts, taxes, payroll, and financial statements. Essential for students planning to be business majors in college. (3700600)

Advanced Accounting, Grades 11-12, 1/2-1 Credit, [Honors]
Continues the study of accounting theory with emphasis on business rather than personal records. Prerequisite: Accounting. (3700700)

Business Communications, Grades 10-12, 1/2-1 Credit, [Regular]
A study of oral, listening, and written skills. Written skills include business letters, memos, and reports. Will satisfy the requirement for the fourth year of English (for the regular transcript only) if taken during the 12th grade. (3701200)

Business Computer Applications I, Grades 10-12, 1/2-1 Credit, [Regular]
Includes computer skills in word processing, spreadsheet, database, telecommunications, and other high-level computer applications. Preparation for college and employment. Meets computer requirement for advanced transcript. Prerequisite: One semester of Keyboarding. (11672200)

Business Computer Applications II, Grade 12, 1 Credit [Regular]
Special emphasis placed on teleprocessing, integrated software systems, computer generated graphics, algorithmic approaches to problem-solving, and programming skills. Prerequisite: Business Computer Applications I. (11672300)

Business Law, Grades 11-12, 1/2 Credit, [Regular]
Introduces the origin of and necessity for a court system, characteristics of contracts, buying goods and services, personal and real property, estate planning, and employment. (3702100)

Business Information Processing, Grades 11-12, 1 Credit, [Regular]
Covers word processing, desktop publishing, graphics, and electronic mail for production of advanced business documents. Prepares students for college and employment. Meets computer requirement for advanced transcript. Prerequisite: One semester of Keyboarding. (11672100)

Introduction to Business, Grades 10-12, 1/2-1 Credit, [Regular]
Helps the student to understand types of businesses and their relationships to a successful economy; also investigates banking, credit, savings, and insurance. (3701900)

Keyboarding (Typewriting), Grades 9-12, 1/2-1 Credit, [Regular]
Includes introduction of the keyboard, speed and accuracy development, composition, and production of letters, memos, tables, and reports. One semester of Keyboarding is a prerequisite for many other business courses. (3702000)

Medical Administrative Systems, Grades 11-12, 1 Credit, [Regular]
An occupationally specific course includes advanced concepts and skills necessary to perform duties and responsibilities common to most medical offices. Special emphasis is placed on current terminology relating to the medical industry, word processing software and equipment, medical records management, effective communications, operation of medical office machines, and the electronic production of medical documents. (Estacado) (11672000)

Microcomputer Applications, Grades 9-12, 1/2-1 Credit, [Regular]
A foundation course using hands-on skills related to the following: word processing, database, spreadsheet, telecommunications, desktop publishing, networking, integrated software, and social implications of using computers. Meets computer requirements for advanced transcript. Prerequisite: One semester of Keyboarding or necessary keyboarding skills. (11673100)

Office Administrative Systems, Grades 11-12, 1/2-1 Credit, [Regular]
Special emphasis is placed on computer word processing, records management, communications, and office machines. Prepares students for a general office position through a simulated office environment. Prerequisite: One semester of Keyboarding. (11672000)

Office Practice, Grades 9-12, 1/2-1 Local Credit, [Reqular]
Practical work experience in one of the school offices. Areas of responsibility and hands-on activities may include delivering passes and messages, sorting mail, answering phones, alphabetizing, conducting new student orientation tours, obtaining signatures, filing, copying, filling out paperwork, collating/stapling, picking up attendance slips, distributing memos to teacher boxes, and other duties as assigned by office staff. (90022200)

Office Support Systems, Grades 10-12, 1/2-1 Credit, [Regular]
Introduces the basic concepts and skills in keyboarding production, filing, office machines, and securing and maintaining employment. Prerequisite; One semester of Keyboarding. (11673000)

Recordkeeping, Grades 10-12, 1/2-1 Credit, [Regular]
Introduces budgeting, checking accounts, records for personal recordkeeping, and recordkeeping for small businesses. (3700800)

Shorthand (Speedwriting), Grades 10-12, 1/2-1 Credit, [Regular]
An alphabetic system of writing designed to prepare students to take notes in their classes and/or in the office. Prerequisite: Keyboarding (one semester or concurrent enrollment). (3701600)

Office Administration Cooperatives (See Cooperative Programs)

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