Archived High school registration guide 2017-18

AP Computer Science ............................... Prerequisite/Selection Process: AC Computer Programming Intended Audience: Grades 9, 10, 11, and 12 Credit: One trimester = 0.5 credit Major Outcomes: • Advanced programming design • Advanced problem solving • Advanced programming methods Projects, Activities, etc.: Design and implement a Java-based game or simulation Instructional Focus: Computer usage and problem solving, preparation for AP Computer Science exam Co-curricular Connection: BPA MARKETING MANAGEMENT AC Advertising and Sales Intended Audience: Grades 9, 10, 11, and 12 Credit: One trimester = 0.5 credit Major Outcomes: • Launch an advertising campaign for an existing business • Write television commercials, radio advertisements, create billboards, and promote mobile apps for an existing business • Master the selling process to gain an entry-level sales position • Understand consumer thinking through the selling process Projects, Activities, etc.: You and your team have been approached by a real business that needs help. Develop a successful advertising campaign to attract new customers. Everyone sells! Learn the eight steps of the sale and use those skills to gain college credit and get your first job. Master the selling process and earn a Sales Certificate. Instructional Focus: Industry based examples, project-based learning, important job-based skills, and hands-on activities Co-curricular Connection: DECA High School Registration Guide AC Business Management [NOCTI] Intended Audience: Grades 9, 10, 11, and 12 Credit: One trimester = 0.5 credit Major Outcomes: • Develop the skills to plan, lead, staff, organize and control a successful business • Learn about successful business leaders • Explore management fundamentals as well as business, marketing and financial business principles Projects, Activities, etc.: Enhance your management skills using a computer simulation to manage a small retail store: purchasing, pricing, promotion, staffing, and market research are all part of your management activities. Instructional Focus: Case studies, group projects, hands-on activities Co-curricular Connection: BPA, DECA AC Hospitality and Tourism Intended Audience: Grades 9, 10, 11, and 12 Credit: One trimester = 0.5 credit Major Outcomes: • Perform event planning in the Hospitality Sector • Business to business selling • Travel and Tourism Bureau rebranding • Creativity and Innovation • Communication and Collaboration Projects, Activities, etc.: Take on the role of a sales manager at a major hotel and develop events that will engage 300 people arriving for a special event. You have been hired to rebrand a city’s Travel and Tourism Department and creatively market the city as a tourist destination. Instructional Focus: Industry based examples, project-based learning, important job-based skills, and hands-on activities Co-curricular Connection: DECA AC Marketing Intended Audience: Grades 9, 10, 11, and 12 Credit: One trimester = 0.5 credit Major Outcomes: • Development, extension, and growth of a new product brand • Creation and execution of a marketing survey to the school population • Innovative business skills • Build problem solving and communication skills Projects, Activities, etc.: Develop a new brand and learn what needs to happen for this brand to be successful in the marketplace. You and your team can solve a major problem by administering a survey, organizing the data and making recommendations to address the issue. Instructional Focus: Realistic projects, Teambased learning, Collaborative assignments, hands-on activities Co-curricular Connection: DECA Business and Consumer Law Intended Audience: Grades 10, 11, and 12 Credit: One trimester = 0.5 credit Major Outcomes: • Consumer law related issues • Contracts • Negligence • Negotiation • Civil trials • Product liability Projects, Activities, etc.: Examine law through participation in a mock trial; including pre-trial discovery [fact finding, affidavits, depositions] and the actual trial [opening statements, direct and cross examination, closing arguments] Instructional Focus: Case studies, role plays, speakers, group projects, mock trial Co-curricular Connection: BPA AC Entrepreneurship Intended Audience: Grades 10, 11, and 12 Credit: One trimester = 0.5 credit Major Outcomes: • Gain an understanding of the business/marketing principles necessary to start and operate a business • Explore business opportunities available to entrepreneurs • Complete the steps necessary to develop a business plan Projects, Activities, etc.: Write a comprehensive business plan to show a potential investor or business partner. Instructional Focus: Hands-on activities, guest speakers, case studies Co-curricular Connection: BPA, DECA BUSINESS & MARKETING EDUCATION AC Computer Programming Intended Audience: Grades 9, 10, 11, and 12 Credit: One trimester = 0.5 credit Major Outcomes: • Design and implement programming code • Develop problem solving skills and logical thinking • Explore computer science careers Projects, Activities, etc.: Using JAVA, write simple to complex programs for daily applications. Use your programming skills to create graphic images. Instructional Focus: hands-on computerized activities and career exploration Co-curricular Connection: BPA Honors International Business Intended Audience: Grades 10, 11, and 12 Credit: One trimester = 0.5 credit Major Outcomes: • Understand International Business basics • Determine the causes of globalization • Understand cultural differences and similarities • Understand business in a changing world by exploring globalized companies • Understand the role of importing, exporting, currency conversion and trade relations • Explain how a countries economic system affects their economic decisions Projects, Activities, etc.: Create a group presentation based on business customs and cultures of other countries; examine an international globalized company, their trade practices and the trade practices of their home country. Instructional Focus: Hands on activities Co-curricular Connection: BPA, DECA 31

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