BUISNESS AND TECHNOLOGY
TECHNOLOGY CREDIT COURSES
Business Information Management I – ATC Certification
Prerequisite: none
Grade level: 9-12
Credit: 1
Students address business applications of emerging technologies, create word-processing
documents, develop spreadsheets, formulate databases, and use electronic presentation software.
At completion of this course, students may test for MCAS - Microsoft Certified Application
Specialist certification.
Principles of Manufacturing
Prerequisite: none
Grade level: 9-12
Credit: 1
Students acquire knowledge and skills in the proper application of principles of manufacturing,
the design of technology, and the efficient production of technology, using a modular computerbased technology concept.
ADVANCED LEVEL COURSES
Accounting I
Prerequisite: Business Information Management I or
Principles of Manufacturing
Grade level: 10-12
Credit: 1
Students investigate the field of accounting, including how it is impacted by industry standards
as well as economic, financial, technological, international, social, legal and ethical factors.
Audio Video Production
Prerequisite: Business Information Management I or
Principles of Manufacturing
Grade level: 11-12
Credit: 1
Students will be expected to develop an understanding of the industry with a focus on preproduction, production, and post-production audio and video activities, while producing the CHS
news broadcast for the school.
Business Information Management II– ATC Certification
Prerequisite: Business Information Management I
Grade level: 10-12
Credit: 1
Students apply technical skills to address business applications of emerging technologies, create
complex word processing documents, and develop sophisticated spreadsheets. At completion of
this course, students may test for MCAS - Microsoft Certified Application Specialist
certification.
Business Law
Prerequisite: Business Information Management I or
Principles of Manufacturing
Grade level: 11-12
Credit: ½ - 1
Students analyze the social responsibility of business and industry regarding the significant
issues relating to the legal environment, business, ethics, torts, contracts, negotiable financial
instruments, personal property, sales and real property.
Digital and Interactive Media
Prerequisite: Business Information Management I or
Principles of Manufacturing
Grade level: 10-12
Credit: ½ - 1
Students will analyze and assess current and emerging technologies, while designing and
creating multi-media projects that address customer needs and resolve a problem. As part of the
class, students will produce the yearbook, The Sregit.
Human Resource Management
Prerequisite: Business Information Management I or
Principles of Manufacturing
Grade level: 11-12
Credit: ½
Students recognize, evaluate, and prepare for a rapidly evolving global business environment that
requires flexibility and adaptability. Students study recruitment, selection, training,
development, and compensation.
Principles of Business, Marketing, and Finance
Prerequisite: Business Information Management I or
Principles of Manufacturing
Grade level: 10-12
Credit: ½
Students gain knowledge and skills in economies and private enterprise systems, the impact of
global business, marketing of goods and services, advertising, and product pricing.
Teen Leadership
Prerequisite: None
Grade level: 12
Credit: ½
Offers students a leadership curriculum designed to provide young people with essential life
skills. The class involves goal setting, developing relationships, personal responsibility and
many other activities.
Web Technologies– ATC Certification
Prerequisite: Business Information Management I or
Principles of Manufacturing
Grade levels: 10-12
Credit: ½ - 1
Through the study of web technologies and design, students learn to make informed decisions
and apply their decisions to the field of information technology. At completion of this course,
students may test for CIW - Certified Internet Webmaster Associate certification.
Cisco Networking
Prerequisite: BCIS, strong math skills
Grade level: 11-12
Credit: 1
The Cisco Networking Academy Program is a comprehensive-learning program that provides
students with the Internet technology skills essential in a global economy. The Networking
Academy delivers web-based content, online assessment, student performance tracking, handson labs, instructor training and support, and preparation for industry standard certifications. The
Cisco Certified Networking Associate (CCNA) portion of the program is offered here at CHS.
The curriculum is divided into four “semesters,’ CCNA1, CCNA2, and CCNA3 AND CCNA4.
CCNA1 AND CCNA2 are taken as a one-year course during the student’s junior year; CCNA3
and CCNA4 as a one-year course during the student’s senior year. Prospective students should
have a general interest in how and why computers work.