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1st Period:   Keyboarding//Intro to Word Processing

    This course is designed to teach students keyboarding skills.  Skills are also developed in typing letters, envelopes, statistical material, reports, business forms and some personal keyboarding.  Students will work toward the minimum goal of a straight-copy rate of 35 words a minute with no more than five errors.

     This is a two-semester course open to freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors.  It is highly recommended that every student in school take this course because of the great demand for keyboarding/computer skills in jobs today.   Students may test out of keyboarding according to their skills.

     Students will use Windows computers.  Software used includes Word Processing Supervisor, in conjunction with Microsoft Word XP, Microsoft Office, and Micro Type Multimedia Software.  Students will also learn to use Power Point for presentations and Excel software for spreadsheets.  Students will also spend time at the introductory level learning to use the Internet for research.  One time lab fee - $10.00 per semester.

2nd Period: Career Exploration

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3rd Period:

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4th Period: Accounting 1 & 2

This course covers the analysis and recording of business transactions from the simple to the complex.  The principles of accounting learned in this course are basic for a student’s entry into the business world.  Accounting simulations and working papers are used to simulate the keeping of actual financial records for various kinds of business.     

     Students will learn to use accounting software for automated accounting, thus enabling them to learn both manual and automated accounting procedures.  Careers in the accounting field will be presented and discussed.  Accounting is a one-year course open to juniors and seniors.  One time lab fee - $10.00.

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6th Period:

Keyboarding//Intro to Word Processing

     This course is designed to teach students keyboarding skills.  Skills are also developed in typing letters, envelopes, statistical material, reports, business forms and some personal keyboarding.  Students will work toward the minimum goal of a straight-copy rate of 35 words a minute with no more than five errors.

     This is a two-semester course open to freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors.  It is highly recommended that every student in school take this course because of the great demand for keyboarding/computer skills in jobs today.   Students may test out of keyboarding according to their skills.

     Students will use Windows computers.  Software used includes Word Processing Supervisor, in conjunction with Microsoft Word XP, Microsoft Office, and Micro Type Multimedia Software.  Students will also learn to use Power Point for presentations and Excel software for spreadsheets.  Students will also spend time at the introductory level learning to use the Internet for research.  One time lab fee - $10.00 per semester.

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7th Period: Prep Period

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8th Period: Consumer Education

This course covers the basic information a student should have to be an intelligent and alert consumer.  Credit card usage, identity theft, investing, banking including checking and savings accounts, taxation, insurance, buying a car, understanding the stock market, entrepreneurship  and obtaining a home or apartment are included in the class.  The class operated a small business organized as a corporation and learns about production and sales of a product. This is a required semester course which can be taken in the senior year by any student who does not pass the state Consumer Ed. Proficiency test.

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