Offered to 11th – 12th grade students         Department approval required

This course is designed to enable students to relate law to current cases and situations as well as to see the law's implications in their futures. The course is challenging and rewarding, with topics including the nature and sources of law, criminal law, trial procedures, contracts, consumer law, employment, family law and real estate law.

 

    Offered to 11th – 12th grade students         Department approval required

This course provides students with an opportunity to develop a sound understanding of the basic accounting principles and procedures, to handle daily records and financial activities of a small or medium-sized business, and to use accounting records to make decisions. The computer is used in many of the accounting application problems.

 

    Required of 9th grade students

This course is designed to introduce and reinforce the concepts of word processing, spreadsheet design, publishing, and presentation software as well as computer systems and networking. Instruction is given for the production of letters, research papers, tables, databases, spreadsheets, brochures, and multimedia presentations utilizing the computer.

 

    Offered to 9th - 12th grade students       Prerequisite - Computer Applications

This course is designed to enable students to develop a high level of operational skill on the computer integrating graphics software programs such as PhotoShop, Flash, Dreamweaver, and Fireworks . Authentic assessment is through the production of projects and multi-media presentations.

 

    Offered to 9th – 12th grade students       Prerequisite – Computer Applications

This web design class provides a thorough introduction to implementing a full-featured web site on the Internet or intranet. The course starts with an introduction to the Internet and progresses to the implementation of dynamic client-side content using HTML, XHTML, JavaScript and web design software such as Adobe Suite. Students enrolled in this course will create, design, and develop actual web pages.

 

     Offered tp 10th - 12th grade students         Prerequisite - Web Design

                                                                 Department approval required

This course will provide students with practical applications of web development technologies. Students will learn the skills needed to develop an interactive, database driven website, students will develop an understanding of the web development task and an appreciation of the importance of the Internet in both business and academic environments. Specific technical topics to be covered include web server software, database systems, and a programming language.

    Offered to 9 th – 12 th grade students     Prerequisite – Computer Applications

Students create broadcast quality video utilizing computing technology and industry standard software. Students plan and develop news stories, film footage, edit video, and deliver the product to the school community. The course provides an environment for students to develop competency in media literacy, including critical thinking and self expression. Students progress through different production roles, including technical crew, director, producer, and/or broadcaster. There will be additional time spent out of class shooting footage, editing video, and producing the broadcast.

 

    Offered to 10th - 12th grade students       Department approval required

This is a hands-on computer programming course that uses Visual Basic.NET and other programming languages. The student will focus on problem solving, logic, critical thinking, language syntax, top-down structure, reading internalization and documentation. The knowledge and skills gained in this course can easily be transferred into real-world applications.

 

    Offered to 10 th – 12 th grade students       Department approval required

An AP Computer Science course is intended to serve both as an introductory course for computer science majors and as a course for people who will major in other disciplines that require significant involvement with computing. AP Computer Science is an advanced course in computer programming and problem solving. Students will study computer systems, primitive data types, standard computer algorithms and data structures in an object-oriented environment using the Java programming language. This advanced course follows the curriculum set up by the College Board for the AP Computer Science course. Although students will be using the Java programming language, programming skills are the focus of this course. All students enrolled in this course are required to complete the AP Computer Science exam in the spring.