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Business Management & Administration

Interpersonal Communication

Free

with Kaitlin Gasser

Calendar Jan 18, 2024

Register for Free. Please have correct billing details available to provide during registration.

Course Length:  Semester Course 

Credit:  .5 credit (English Credit)

Grades: 10-12 

Prerequisite(s): None 

Course Description:  Take your communication skills to the next level in this course focused on business and career writing, speaking, and collaboration.  Collaborative communication is one of the top skills employers are seeking across career industries.  Develop those skills as you complete meaningful, real-world applicable projects with your peers in this course. 

Intro to Business Management

Free

with Abigail Timmerman

Calendar Jan 18, 2024

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Course Length:  Semester Course 

Credit:  .5 credit 

Grades: 10-12 

Prerequisite(s): Business & Marketing Explorations

Course Description:  Do you dream of owning your own business someday, or working for a company in a leadership position? Wherever your path may lead you, having the essential knowledge of business types, requirements to start a business, understanding of finances, business law, marketing, sales, customer service, and more, will ensure you’re on the path to success. Let’s explore your passion for business in this course! 

Personal Finance

Free

with Abigail Timmerman

Calendar Jan 18, 2024

Register for Free. Please have correct billing details available to provide during registration.

 

Course Length: Semester Course

Credit:  .5 credit 

Grades: 10-12 

Prerequisite(s): None 

Course Description:  This course covers the most current and relevant financial topics that impact today’s students. Topics include budgeting, identity theft, saving, investing, risk management, online banking,  and careful use of credit. This course teaches students how to plan and manage their personal finances, how to live a financially successful life, and what their financial responsibilities are as citizens.

Business & Marketing Exploration

Free

with Abigail Timmerman

Calendar Jan 22, 2024

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Course Length:  Semester Course 

Credit:  .5 credit 

Grades: 9-12 

Prerequisite(s): None 

Course Description:  This course is designed as an exploration of the business career pathways. Students will get an introduction to business careers so that they can better assess which pathway to pursue. In this course students explore basic concepts in the broad areas of business and marketing, as well as career options in each area. Students study the concepts of marketing, financial management, and human resource management, in addition to other common business-related functions. Students complete projects to develop a deeper understanding of the roles these business functions play.

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Economics

Free

with William Brazier

Calendar Jan 22, 2024

Register for Free. Please have correct billing details available to provide during registration.

Course Length:  Semester Course 

Credit:  .5 credit 

Grades: 10-12 

Prerequisite(s): None 

Course Description:  Students are introduced to the basics of economic principles, and they will learn the importance of understanding different economic systems. Students will explore different economic systems, including the American free enterprise system, and they will analyze and interpret data to understand the laws of supply and demand. Students will also be presented with economic applications in today’s world. From economics in the world of business, money, banking, and finance, students will see how economics is applied both domestically and globally. Students will also study how the government is involved in establishing economic stability in the American free enterprise system as well as how the U.S. economy has a global impact. 

Marketing II (2nd semester of 2 semester course)

Free

with Lisa Leutenegger

Calendar Jan 22, 2024

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Be sure to register for both semesters.

Course Length:  Yearlong Course (1st semester of a 2 semester course)

Credit:  1.0 credit  (.5 credit for 1st semester)

Grades: 11-12 

Prerequisite(s): None 

Course Description:  Have you ever wondered how a product makes it to market? Do you know how a business decides what type of advertising to use, and who the ideal customer is? Marketing is the study of the business activities that direct the flow of goods and services from producers to consumers. In this course you will learn how marketers are able to satisfy consumer needs and wants, determine which markets the business can best serve, and decide which products and services can best serve these markets. Topics include buyer behavior, marketing research principles, demand analysis, distribution, financing, pricing, product management, and social media marketing.  Students will also complete an online retail marketing simulation.  Students will prepare for the *ASK Marketing Certification.

Microsoft Office 2: Excel Applications

Free

with William Brazier

Calendar Jan 22, 2024

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Course Length:  Semester Course 

Credit:  1.0 credit 

Grades: 9-12 

Prerequisite(s): Microsoft Office 1

This course is for students who wish to learn core skills in Microsoft. After completing this course, students will be prepared to take the Microsoft Office Specialist exam in Excel. Students work through hands-on projects to sharpen skills in data management, formula creation, charts, and other spreadsheet and database tools. Example projects include professional looking budgets, team performance charts, sales invoices, and many more. This course focuses on and prepares students for the Microsoft Excel 2019 Associate certification.  

Note: Dual Credit can be earned  for Microsoft Excel.

Accounting I (1st semester of a 2 semester course)

Free

with Lisa Leutenegger

Calendar Sep 3, 2024

Register for Free. Please have correct billing details available to provide during registration.

Be sure to register for both semesters.

Course Length:  Yearlong Course

Credit:  1.0

Grades: 10-12 

Prerequisite(s): None 

Course Description:  Accounting 1 is the first semester of a two-semester course. This course teaches accounting while placing emphasis on conceptual understanding and financial statement analysis to encourage students to apply accounting concepts to real-world situations and make informed business decisions. Topics include transactions and methods of accounting for a service business as a sole proprietorship.  During Accounting 2, students will continue their study of accounting through the lens of  a merchandising business organized as a partnership. They will  journalize transactions for purchases, prepare payroll records, and prepare statements for the partnership.  An accounting simulation will be completed which mimics keeping accounting records for an event planning business.  This will be mailed to students.  

Note:  Students will prepare for the *ASK Finance Certification.

 





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