Business and Computer Science Course Descriptions
Course Name and Credit: KEYBOARDING 1
5 CREDITS
9-12
Course Description: Keyboarding 1 - Students develop speed, accuracy and basic formatting skills.
Course Name and Credit: ENTREPRENEURSHIP
5 CREDITS
9-12
Course Description: Students will explore the process of owning a business. Topics include selecting a product or
service to sell, determining who the customers will be, learning how to market the business, obtaining financing,
managing employees and more.
Course Name and Credit: SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT MARKETING
5 CREDITS
9-12
Course Description: Students will explore the dynamic topic of sports and entertainment marketing. The basic
functions of marketing are applied to this hugely popular subject. Students will evaluate marketing strategies used
by successful sports and entertainment marketing firms, investigate Internet marketing, explore advertising and
promotion as well as examine legal and ethical issues in the sports and entertainment field. In addition, students will
complete a professional sports management simulation overseeing all aspects of the organization.
Course Name and Credit: VIDEO GAME MARKETING AND DESIGN
5 CREDITS
9-12
Course Description: This exciting course exposes students to all aspects of promotion and marketing related to video
games. It also exposes students to simple programming that they can use to understand and create their own video
games. This course is open to all students but is especially well suited to any student seeking a career in business,
marketing, computer software engineering or programming.
Course Name and Credit: FINANCIAL LITERACY
5 CREDITS
9-12
Course Description: This course introduces students to money management and personal financial tasks that
students will use in everyday life. Students will learn how to earn money through career search and method of
payments, manage money through banking and budgeting, make money grow through investments such as stocks
and bonds, make sound purchasing decisions, and be a responsible user of credit.
Course Name and Credit: ACCOUNTING 1
ACCOUNTING 2
ACCOUNTING 3
5 CREDITS
5 CREDITS
5 CREDITS
10-12
10-12
10-12
Course Description: Accounting 1 - The students learn to analyze business transactions and make simple financial
statements for a service-type, one-owner business. Accounting 2 - (Prerequisite: BE1371 Accounting 1) Students
learn to record, classify and summarize business activities for a one-owner merchandising business. Accounting 3 (Prerequisite: BE1372 Accounting 2) Students learn to audit the financial problems relating to the merchandising
businesses that fall under the three classifications of one owner, partnerships and corporations.
Course Name and Credit: COMP OVERVIEW
5 CREDITS
9-12
Course Description: (Prerequisite: Ability to touch type or instructor approval) The students will produce, store, edit,
retrieve, and print documents using word processing, database, spreadsheet, and desktop publishing applications
with proper formatting and proof reading. They will also learn to use the Internet as a resource.
Course Name and Credit: COMPUTER GRAPHICS 1
COMPUTER GRAPHICS 2
5 CREDITS
5 CREDITS
9-12
9-12
Course Description: Computer Graphics 1 - This course is designed to explore the relationship between design,
artistic expression and the latest technology. Students will enhance the traditional methods of designing and visual
problem solving with digital imaging and other electronic media production processes. Images will be manipulated
Business and Computer Science Course Descriptions
in a variety of ways to create artistic imagery. Computer Graphics 2 - students will explore digital video editing,
multimedia technology, and will be introduced to desktop publishing techniques.
Course Name and Credit: A.P. COMPUTER SCIENCE 1
A.P. COMPUTER SCIENCE 2
A.P. COMPUTER SCIENCE 3
5 CREDITS
5 CREDITS
5 CREDITS
11-12
11-12
11-12
Course Description: (Prerequisite: Consent of instructor) This college-level class is designed to prepare students for
the Advanced Placement Exam in Computer Science. This course is for college bound students, especially those
planning to major in computer science, engineering, or the physical sciences to prepare students for AP testing and
possible accreditation in college level computer science courses. The course consists of a full academic year of
course work in the following areas of study: top down design of computer software; readability, modularity,
portability, and robustness of computer programs; as well as issues directly related to fundamental control
structures; standard, scalar and sub-range data types; intermediate control structures; arrays; repeat and nested
structures; recursion records; sets; pointers; dynamically allocated data structures and hierarchal records and files.
There will also be some emphasis on team problem-solving and software engineering.
Course Name and Credit: WEB DESIGN
5 CREDITS
9-12
Course Description: Web Design will teach students about basic web design principles including the use of graphics,
typography, and site organization. Other sites that students work on include a fictitious business site and an
informational site.
Course Name and Credit: WEB DESIGN 2
5 CREDITS
10-12
Course Description: Description not available. Pre-requisite course: Web Design
Course Name and Credit: ADVANCED WEB DESIGN
5 CREDITS
10-12
Course Description: Description not available. Pre-requisite course: Web Design & Web Design 2
Course Name and Credit: POWERPOINT MULTIMEDIA
5 CREDITS
10-12
Course Description: Students will move through the basics of PowerPoint and then add advanced features. Students
will use clip art, download graphics from the internet, draw graphics, edit graphics, and use digital camera, scanner,
and photo editing software. Students will also learn to capture and edit sound and work with video, including digital
video editing. Class serves as part of the Software Specialist Academy at Kirkwood and counts as 3 Kirkwood
Community College Credits. (Dual credit - Provides both H.S. and Kirkwood Community College credit)
Course Name and Credit:
INTERNSHIP
5-7.5 CREDITS
11-12
Course Description: Internships through the Workplace Learning Connection allow students to get hands-on
experience in possible careers. 45 hour and 90 hour internships are available for credit. Placements are made by
Workplace Learning Connection and are available in the fall and spring. Applications available from Mr. Goodlove.
Course Name and Credit: EMPLOY SEMINAR
Course Description: Description not available.
5 CREDITS
11-12