6.4143701     International Business (S)

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

This course provides a foundation in international business and the global business environment. Topics to be covered include: economic, cultural, and political factors that affect international business; business structures, trade relations, business management as well as production and marketing activities; and an understanding of financial activities and risk management for international businesses.

6.4150702     Business Law CP (S)

    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.

7.4120701     Principles of Accounting CP (S)

    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.

8.7400701     Principles of Marketing (S)

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

This course is designed to provide an understanding of the principles and practices involved in the marketing process including developing a business plan. Emphasis is placed on marketing strategy, product innovation, development, pricing, physical distribution, sales promotion, marketing research, and marketing management.

7.4411702     Computer Applications CP (S)

    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.

7.0000703     Computer Publishing and Graphics CP (S)

    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.

11.4310701     Web Design CP (S)

    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 Macromedia Suite. Students enrolled in this course will create, design, and develop actual web pages.

11.4280702     Media Technology CP (S)

     Offered to 10th – 12th grade students     

                         Prerequisite – Computer Publishing and Graphics or Web Design

This course provides students the opportunity to utilize computing technology to plan and develop news stories, gather footage, edit video, and deliver news to the school community. The course utilizes software applications to publish and broadcast. The course provides an environment for students to develop competency in 21 st century skills with an introduction to media literacy, including critical thinking and self expression. Students progress through different production roles, including technical crew, director, producer, and/or broadcaster. Additional time spent out of class shooting footage, editing video, and producing the broadcast is required.

11.0130703     Computer Programming I CP (S)

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

This course is designed to introduce students to computing technologies and programming. In a cooperative learning environment, students will develop their problem solving skills. Class activities will include: building and programming robots, using Alice and programming in different introductory languages.

11.0130704     Computer Programming II CP (S)

    Offered to 10th–12th grade students     Prerequisite:Computer Programming I

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.

11.0160741     Advanced Placement Computer Science (Y)

    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 take one of the two levels of the AP Computer Science tests in the spring.