Metamora Township High School

BUSINESS

Courses noted with an * have a prerequisite.

Accounting, Business Management, Marketing, and Finance Pathway

HIGH SCHOOL 101
Freshman/Sophomore

SEM. 1 – 6001 (22102A000)
SEM. 2 – 6002 (22102A000)
Semester - 0.25 credit

Scheduled concurrently with Drivers Education

High School 101 is intended to prepare incoming high school students with the needed skills to be successful in high school and beyond. This course will begin with students learning the valuable keyboarding skills that will be used throughout the course, throughout high school, and into their professional careers. Students will continue practicing these skills as they learn how to use the Google Suite of applications, mainly focusing on Gmail, Google Docs, Google Sheets and Google Presentations all of which are used in courses at MTHS.

Along with these skills, students will spend time researching their career interests and developing their 4-year high school plan. Woven throughout this course will be soft skills that will help students learn how to thrive in high school and beyond.

CONSUMER ECONOMICS
Junior/Senior - GRADUATION REQUIREMENT

SEM. 1 – 4800 (22210A000)
SEM. 2 – 4800 (22210A000)
Semester - 0.50 credit

Prerequisite:  None

This class studies the consumer’s role in the marketplace, the American economic system and principles fundamental for participation as a consumer. The importance of financial goal setting, budgeting, saving, investing, and other consumer responsibilities will be studied. Students will learn valuable life skills, such as using credit wisely, avoiding fraud, investing for the future, understanding consumer rights, filing tax forms, and making bank transactions. Current issues that affect consumers and the marketplace will be discussed too. This course fulfills the consumer education requirement for graduation.

HONORS AP MACROECONOMICS
Junior/Senior - SATISFIES GRADUATION REQUIREMENT

SEM. 1 – 4900 (04204A000)
SEM. 2 – 4900 (04204A000)
Semester - 0.50 credit

Prerequisite:  None

Honors AP Macroeconomics is a college-level course that introduces students to the principles that apply to an economic system as a whole. The course places particular emphasis on the study of national income and price-level determination. It also develops students’ familiarity with economic performance measures, the financial sector, stabilization policies, economic growth, and international economics. Students learn to use graphs, charts, and data to analyze, describe, and explain economic concepts. Students have the option of taking the AP exam in May which can lead to college credit for a one-semester introductory economics course at many colleges throughout the country. This course fulfills the graduation requirement for Consumer Economics.

BUSINESS ESSENTIALS
Freshman/Sophomore/Junior/Senior

SEM. 1 – 6020 (12053A000)
SEM. 2 – 6020 (12053A000)
Semester - 0.50 credit

Prerequisite: None

Business Essentials prepares students for the business environment. The course will help students initiate, manage, and sustain a business idea by exploring the themes of economics, leadership, marketing, financial management, and employment. Students will use what they learn to create a business plan. Additional topics could include, but will not be limited to web page design, mobile app design, and creating a social media strategy.

PC APPLICATIONS (Microsoft Office 2010)
Freshman/Sophomore/Junior/Senior

SEM. 1 – 6071 (10004A001)
Semester - 0.50 credit

Prerequisite: Students may be required to take a typing proficiency test. The student must make four errors or less on a five-minute timed writing with a minimum of 18 words per minute

This course prepares students to work with Microsoft Office 2010 in a college or career setting or for personal use. Using courseware that incorporates a step-by-step, project-based case study approach, students develop an introductory level of competency in Office 2010. First semester will include introductions to the following software components: word processing (Word), spreadsheet applications (Excel), database (Access), and presentation software (PowerPoint). Students will also develop an understanding of fundamental computer hardware and software concepts. These skills provide solid background knowledge for college-bound students as well as those seeking to enhance a job application.

ADVANCED PC APPLICATIONS (Microsoft Office 2010)
Freshman/Sophomore/Junior/Senior

SEM. 2 – 6072 (10005A001)
Semester - 0.50 credit

Prerequisite: PC Applications

This is an advanced - level course. Students will use the database component of MS Office (Access) to create, input, and update databases. The examination of spreadsheets (Excel) will continue, utilizing more advanced features of the software such as analyzing data using advanced formulas, Pivot Tables, and What-If analysis. Integration of these applications will also be included in the curriculum. Students will be able to actually work through a college final exam for both Excel and Access. The text used in class is approved courseware for the MS Office Specialist Certification. This course offers the students the opportunity to enhance their 21st century workforce skills by preparing them to be proficient in the MS Office Suite.

ACCOUNTING I
Sophomore/Junior/Senior

SEM. 1 – 6111 (12104A001)
SEM. 2 – 6112 (12104A001)
Year - 1.0 credit

Prerequisite: None

Accounting I is a one-year course open to business oriented students, particularly college bound students considering a business or accounting major, and those planning to own their own business. Accounting I presents the complete accounting cycle in its simplest form. Journaling and posting are learned and continually reinforced. Learning the skills necessary to keep the financial records of a business is a part of the course, but major emphasis is placed on understanding the accounting cycle and financial statements which are prepared as a part of that cycle. Accounting for businesses established as sole proprietorships, partnerships, and corporations will be covered.

ACCOUNTING II
Junior/Senior

SEM. 1 – 6121 (12104A002)
SEM. 2 – 6122 (12104A002)
Year - 1.0 credit

Prerequisite: Accounting I

This course is vocational and career oriented. It is planned for students who have the following objectives in mind: (a) to become an accountant or an accountant’s assistant; (b) to go to college and major in accounting, marketing, management, or some other aspect of business administration; (c) to know more about business procedures and business records than can be learned in a first-year course so that, as a future business owner or manager, he/she can direct an organization and interpret business records; (d) to better understand the relationship between automated data processing and manual processing of business data. Areas covered include review of basic accounting procedures, departmental and payroll accounting, depreciation accounting, depletion, bad debts, partnership accounting, tax and cost accounting, and corporate accounting.

SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT MARKETING
Sophomore/Junior/Senior

SEM. 1 – 6022 (12167A000)
SEM. 2 – 6022 (12167A000)
Year - 1.0 credit

Prerequisite: Business Essentials

This course is designed to teach introductory marketing concepts. While focusing on examples in the sports and entertainment industry, the information learned applies to almost all marketing related careers. Students will explore different careers related to this field of study. The basic functions of marketing will be covered, which include financing, pricing, promotion, product/service management, distribution, selling, and marketing information management.