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“I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it.” – Pablo Picasso.
Click Here for the Business Technology I & II Course Syllabus.
Course Rationale:
This area of instruction provides content for employment in one of the largest major occupational groups--administrative support. Demand in this career area will continue to expand as businesses utilize advanced office technology to increase their production efficiency and improve the quality of their products and services. This area of instruction benefits students by enhancing the software application skills and communication competencies needed by administrative support professionals and those students continuing their education.
The following Units will be covered:
Schedule:
Location:
Grading
You will spend most of your time working on in-class projects. Your grade will be based upon the following:
Here are the projects and topics we will work on this year:
Click Here for the Business Technology I & II Course Syllabus.
Course Rationale:
This area of instruction provides content for employment in one of the largest major occupational groups--administrative support. Demand in this career area will continue to expand as businesses utilize advanced office technology to increase their production efficiency and improve the quality of their products and services. This area of instruction benefits students by enhancing the software application skills and communication competencies needed by administrative support professionals and those students continuing their education.
The following Units will be covered:
- Word Processing (Word)
- Presentation (PowerPoint)
- Spreadsheet (Excel)
- Desktop Publishing (Publisher)
- OPTIONAL: Internet, Web Page Design (HTML5), Database (ACCESS), Photoshop
Schedule:
- 1st Hour: Business Technology I & II / Business Technology I & II
- 2nd Hour: Digital Design & Promotion / Digital Design & Promotion
- 3rd Hour: PLAN
- 4th Hour: Web Design / Web Design
- 5th Hour: Web Design / Digital Design & Promotion
- 6th Hour: Leadership & Development I & II / Leadership & Development I & II
- 7th Hour: Business Technology I & II
Location:
- Mrs. Hannah Kasner
- PCHS, Room #21
Grading
You will spend most of your time working on in-class projects. Your grade will be based upon the following:
- Effort put into your work, including creativity, time spent, and completion of tasks
- Class participation
- Progress toward the goals you set for yourself (you will evaluate yourself)
Here are the projects and topics we will work on this year:
- "Project-Based Learning" Projects
- Career Documents
- Employability Skills
- Business Ethics
- Microsoft Office Simulations
- Emerging Technologies