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Ann Arbor Huron - Business Courses at a Glance

Business Services and Technology
                  Courses @ a Glance.....
* Course Prerequisite      


Computer Applications I   (9th-12th)
-touch typing
-formatting of letters, memos, reports, tables, etc.
- electronic calculator unit
- spreadsheet, graphing unit
- grammar unit
- ten key pad proficiency
SOFTWARE: Microsoft Office Suite 2000

  Web Page Design I   (10th - 12th)
- HTML (basic and advanced tags)
- Dreamweaver concepts and principals
- Scanner & digital cameras to enhance web pages
- Intro to Video streaming
SOFTWARE: Macromedia's Dreamweaver
                       Macromedia's Flash
                       Photoshop
 
* Computer Applications 2   (9th-12th)   Web Page Design 2   (10th - 12th)

- database
- compose letters and memos
- internet searches
- desktop publishing
- scanner, digital camera
- compose resume
SOFTWARE:
Microsoft Office Suite 2000

 

- Advanced HTML
- Integration of Flash, Fireworks, Director
- Bells & Whistles of Web Page Building
- Creating web pages for school use.
SOFTWARE: Macromedia's Dreamweaver
                       Macromedia's Flash
                       Macromedia's Director 8
                       Photoshop

Money Management/ Investment Strategies (9th-12th)   Desktop Publishing   (10th - 12th)
- decision making skills
- budgeting and setting financial priorities
- check writing and checkbook balancing
- reconciling bank statement
- filing income taxes
- credit principles
- insurance concepts
SOFTWARE: Microsoft Excel
  - Page layout and design used to create:
- flyers
- newletters
- greeting cards, business cards, signs, tags
- freehand sketches, charts
- advertisements
SOFTWARE: Virtual business simulation
Microsoft Office Suite 2000
Computerized Accounting I   (9th-12th)
  Entrepreneurship   (10th - 12th)
- Proprietorship - Service Business
- data entry
- debits/credits
- journalizing/posting
- worksheet/income statements/balance sheet
- adjusting & closing entries
- reinforcement activities A&B
- two week computerized business simulation
- computer projects based on accounting principles
- Internet searches for financial information
SOFTWARE: Southwestern Accounting 6.0
  - learn to walk in the shoes of an entrepreneur
- learn steps needed to start your own business
- create a detailed business plan
- market product/service
- learn management principles
- locate finances necessary to start a business
SOFTWARE: Virtual business simulation
Microsoft Office Suite 2000
*Computerized Accounting 2   (10th-12th)   Business Principles and Management (10th - 12th)
- Partnership - Merchandising Business
- same as above only for partnership
- payroll, taxes, reports
- financial analysis
- four day simulation (Stellar Attractions Pegboard Payroll)
- five week simulation (Viking Marine)
- Internet searches for financial information
SOFTWARE: Southwestern Accounting 6.0
 

- learn to walk in the shoes of an entrepreneur
- learn steps needed to start your own business
- create a detailed business plan
- market product/service
- learn management principles
- locate finances necessary to start a business
SOFTWARE: Virtual business simulation

Visual Basic Programming 1    (9th -12th)   *Business Applications   (11th - 12th)
- programing with VB.net
- database unit
- compose and edit office documents to include email
- programming games and business forms
- currrent programming and problem-solving skills
SOFTWARE: VB.net
Microsoft Office Suite
  - integration of Microsoft Office Suite applications (word, excel, access, powerpoint, publisher)
- learn principles and application of Microsoft Publisher
- compose and edit office documents to include email
- learn advanced internet searches
- create multimedia powerpoint presentations
- create microsoft office web based projects
- eligible for COE
- advance placement credit available @ WCC articulation credit
SOFTWARE: Microsoft Office XP, Microsoft Publisher
Notetaking and Study Skills   (9th -12th)   *Marketing   (11th - 12th)
- learn to notetaking skills
- learn listening skills
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- programming games and business forms
- currrent programming and problem-solving skills
SOFTWARE: VB.net
Microsoft Office Suite
  - buying and pricing,
- selling, purchasing
- transportation and distribution
- sorting, promoting and advertising and visual merchandising
- servicing, financing and insuring
- salesmanship skills
- management skills
- advance placement credit available @ WCC articulation credit
SOFTWARE: Microsoft Office XP, Virtual business simulation
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

COE - Business Office management Co-op is an experience for students to utilize their skills learned in the classroom. Students interview for position in top offices in the Ann Arbor community. Students gain credit, obtain work experience and earn a paycheck while they explore careers. Two thirds or more of the students that go through the Co-op program go on to two or four year college programs.


COE - Marketing Future career opportunities include: advertising, buying, catalog design, copywriting, fashion coordinating, financing, hospitality management, marketing management, merchandising, packaging, public relations, research, retail management and professional sales.

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