BUSINESS EDUCATION COURSE

OFFERINGS
602/2 Consumer Education J/S Open to
juniors and seniors 1 semester; 1 credit
Students learn about their rights and
responsibilities as consumers. Topics
include
decision
making,
money
management, insurance, credit, savings,
marketplace frauds, and buying goods and
services in the area of foods, clothing,
housing, and new and used cars. Successful
completion of this course fulfills the state
consumer education requirement.
604/2
Applied
Keyboarding/
Introductory
Microsoft
Office
1
semester; 1 credit New key learning
technique mastery and basic word
processing, spreadsheet, and database
applications are taught. The alphabetic,
numbers/symbols, and numeric keypads
are taught and reinforced through text book
related
software.
Microsoft
Word is
used to
teach students how to format memos and
letters and to key MLA-style research
papers. Spreadsheet applications using
Microsoft Excel and basic database
construction using Microsoft Access are
taught. Students who have completed a
semester or more of touch keyboarding in
junior high school may elect to take

Computer Applications to satisfy the

computer
proficiency
graduation
requirement. Successful completion of this
course fulfills the computer proficiency
graduation requirement.
633/2
Computer
Applications
Prerequisite: none, but the ability to
type at least 30 WPM recommended 1
semester; 1 credit Students use personal
computers to learn a variety of applications
such as graphics, word processing, e-mail,
database,
spreadsheets,
PowerPoint
presentations, and exploring the Internet.

Emphasis is placed on the components of

Microsoft Office. May be combined with
Advanced Computer Applications for a
oneyear course. Successful completion of
this course fulfills the computer
proficiency graduation requirement.

632/2 Computer Applications A

Prerequisite: none, but the ability to
type at least 30 WPM recommended 1
semester; 1 credit In this honors level
course, increased emphasis is placed upon
concepts, abstract relationships, critical

thinking, and creative thinking. Students

use personal computers to learn a variety
of applications such as graphics, word
processing,
e-mail,
databases,
spreadsheets, PowerPoint presentations,
and exploring the Internet. Analytical and
investigative strategies will be the focus of
the class using the components of
Microsoft Office. Students will learn
website creation and will complete
integrated projects using Word, Access,
and Excel. May be combined with
Advanced Computer Applications for a one
year course. Successful completion of this
course fulfills the computer proficiency
graduation requirement.
649/2 Business Community Service
Internship Prerequisite: Students who
have passed any one of the following
Business Education courses: Consumer
Education, AP Economics, Sports and
Entertainment
Marketing,
Small
Business Management, Business Law, or
Accounting and Investment Principles 1
semester; 1 credit This course combines
academic instruction with experiential
learning opportunities in the form of
internship, field experiences, and volunteer
service projects in public sector agencies
across the villages of Oak Park and River
Forest. Students experience all aspects of
an agencys work, including providing
services, funding, outreach, and building

client base. Students are

expected to participate in 45
hours at the agency as well as
attend a weekly 7:15 a.m.
(period 0) classroom session to
debrief the experience, share
insights,
and
receive
instruction.
Students
maintain
a
journal of their
experience and
complete
an
end-ofsemester
project. All agencies must be
pre-approved by the Business
Education Department. 50
634/2
Small
Business
Management Open to juniors
and seniors 1 semester; 1
credit This course is designed
to provide students with
information on the free
enterprise system of our
economy and to help them
recognize the role of small
business in our economy. It will
help them identify their
potential for small business
ownership and will prepare
them for
entering the job
market. As a part of this course,

students will prepare a

business plan and may
set up and run a small
school-based business.
637 AP Economics 1-2 Open
to juniors and seniors 2
semesters; 2 credits The AP
notation included in this
course
title
indicates
Advanced
Placement.
This
course
is
an
introductory
study
of
macroeconomic
and
microeconomic principles
including evolution of the U.S.
economy, money and banking,
business cycles, unemployment,
inflation, fiscal and monetary
policy, distribution of wealth,
and the prevailing economic
philosophies of Adam Smith,
John Maynard Keynes, and
others. Course content is
designed to help students
develop critical thinking skills
through
understanding,
application, and analysis of
fundamental
economic
concepts. AP Economics is a
yearlong course for those who
want
to
take
the AP
examination in microeconomics

and/or
macroeconomics. Students who
do not wish to take the AP
exam can take either one
semester or both semesters.
Successful completion of this
course
fulfills
the
state
consumer
education
requirement. Triton College
dual credit may be available.
640/2 Sports and Music
Entertainment Marketing 1
semester; 1 credit This course
is designed to meet the needs of
students who are interested in
business
management and
marketing careers. The course
will promo the knowledge and
applications in sports and
entertainment
psychology,
ethics, entrepreneurship, human
resources
management,
negotiations, and marketing.
Past guest speakers have
included representatives from
the Illinois Film Office, ESPN,
and
Special
Olympics.
Opportunities for internships in
sports.