Enterprise Management and Operations Cluster

ORIENTATION  LEVEL  COURSES

B100 Keyboarding and Formatting I

Course length: 1 semester

Course credit: .5

Grade level: 9, 10

Keyboarding and Formatting I is a course designed to develop basic skills in touch keyboarding techniques for entering alphabetic, numeric, and symbol information found on computers and terminals.  Students will learn to edit and format text and paragraphs, change fonts, work with headers and footers, cut and paste text, create and use tab keys, create labels, and work with multiple windows.  Students will format documents such as letters, envelopes, memorandums, reports, and tables for personal, educational, and business uses.  During the second half of the course, major emphasis is placed on formatting documents, improving proofreading skills, and increasing speed and accuracy.

B101 Computer Concepts and Software Applications

Course length: 1 semester

Course credit: .5

Grade level: 9, 10

Computer Concepts and Software Applications is an orientation level course designed to develop awareness and understanding of application software and equipment used by employees to perform tasks in business, marketing, and management.  Students will apply problem solving skills to hands – on, real life situations using a variety of software applications, such as word processing, spreadsheets, database management, presentation software, and desktop publishing.  Students will explore topics related to computer concepts, operating systems, telecommunications, and emerging technologies.  The development of employability skills, as well as transition skills, will be included in the course as well as an understanding of the ethical considerations that arise in using information processing equipment and gaining access to available databases.

B200 Business and Technology Concepts

Course length: 1 year

Course credit: 1.0

Grade level: 9, 10

This orientation level course will provide an overview of all aspects of business marketing and management, including the concepts, functions, and skills required for meeting the challenges of operating a business in a global economy.  Topics covered will include the various forms of business ownership, including entrepreneurship, as well as the basic functional areas of business (finance, management, marketing, administration, and production).

Students will be introduced to a wide range of careers in fields such as accounting, financial services, information technology, marketing, and management.  Emphasis will be placed on using the computer while studying applications in these careers along with communication skills (thinking, listening, composing, revising, editing, and speaking), math, and problem solving.  Business ethics as well as other workplace skills will be taught and integrated within this course.

This course is not intended to meet the consumer education requirement, but rather to provide preparation for the skill level courses that make up the Business, Marketing, and Management occupations programs.