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Virtual Business - Sports and Entertainment and Management software. The Sports and Entertainment online simulation teaches students the hard business decisions that go into the sports and entertainment events the students enjoy in real life. Students handle promotion, ticket pricing, stadium operations and staffing, sponsors, concessions, concert booking and promotion, and more. The Management software gives them the chance to be the boss of their own company. Students begin the online simulation by managing a small facility and control limited factors. As they grow in business knowledge, they can lease as much space as they want and grow into manufacturing giants. Students get to decide what they’d do if they were the boss. It is strongly recommended that Marketing students join DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America), an association of Marketing Students. DECA is a national marketing club, which provides the opportunity for competition and further application of the skills necessary for success in marketing. 21 st CENTURY STUDENT TECHNOLOGY Grades 9,10,11,12 .5 Credit (5572) CCP Prerequisite(s): None This course is designed to develop an understanding of efficient software manipulation and online productivity tools, as well as development of problem-solving, critical thinking, and presentation skills. This hands-on course will enable students to acquire the needed, ever-changing technological skills for the 21st century. This class will provide the students the opportunity to gain knowledge in Microsoft Office 2016 (MS Word, MS Excel, and MS PowerPoint), current online applications, and research tools. Students will demonstrate how to utilize technology during presentations, and create properly formatted formal and informal documents. Students will develop a level of proficiency and marketable employment skills, as well as technological skills necessary in academic subject areas. INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE Grades 9, 10, 11, 12 .5 Credit (5580) CCP Prerequisite(s): None This is an introductory course in computer science. Students will learn the basic concepts of computer hardware functions, algorithmic design, software usage, programming languages, forensic investigation, and networking structures. COOPERATIVE WORK INTERNSHIP PROGRAM Prerequisite(s): None This program provides educational opportunities that promote student’s development as life-long learners in a dynamic, technological, and global economy. To receive credit a student must 30