business education
Business Education
Mission Statement:
The mission of the Business Department is to provide students with the skills needed to pursue careers in Business Education. Students are provided with hands-on experience with emphasis on professional etiquette. Students are provided with applications that require them to use the skills that are most desired by employers such as problem solving, business ethics and technological concepts.
Course Offerings and Descriptions
5031 Web Page Design 1 (Grades 10-12)
This course is designed to provide the student with the knowledge and skills needed to design Web pages. Students will develop skills in designing, implementing, and maintaining a Web site using authoring tools. (1 Credit)
Prerequisites: None
5421 Marketing (Grades 10-12)
This course introduces marketing concepts, examines economic and marketing and business fundamentals and provides an overview of the marketing functions of selling, promotion, and distribution. Human resource fundamentals are included. The standards listed are core standards for Marketing. This is the basic course in the marketing curriculum and should be taken before the specialized courses. (1 Credit)
Prerequisite: Keyboarding course or equivalent skills based on state competencies for Keyboarding
5410 Fashion Merchandising (Grades 10-12)
This course is designed to explore the concepts and practices of the fashion business to include an overview of the fashion industry, the nature of fashion, and career development. Functions of product technology, selling, advertising, visual merchandising, fashion buying, merchandising and management will be analyzed. (1 Credit)
Prerequisite: Keyboarding course or equivalent skills based on state competencies for Keyboarding.
5470 Advertising (Grades 10-12)
This course is designed to introduce the concepts of advertising, planning strategies, communication skills and professional development. Course content includes budget development, media selection, design and the preparation of ads for various media. (1 Credit)
Prerequisites: Marketing
5425 Sports and Entertainment Marketing
This program is for students who wish to pursue careers in the various areas of the sports and entertainment industry. This includes careers in box office management and sales, group sales, public sales, marketing, operations, development and sports programming. (1 Credit)
Prerequisites: Keyboarding course or equivalent skills based on state competencies for Keyboarding.