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Graduation Academy Business

Course Offerings

Consumer Economics

Consumer Economics is a semester long class that provides an overview of the roles of the individual, business, government, and foreign trade in the American economy. The individual economic roles of earning income, consuming, and performing as a citizen are carefully examined. Special emphasis is placed on the consumer activities of buying, saving, borrowing, investing, and insuring. By the end of this class students will be able to operate more intelligently and efficiently as a member of our society and understand our economic system and relationships among the individual, business, labor, government, and foreign trade.

CWT (Cooperative Work Training)

Cooperative work training was developed to provide eleventh and twelfth grade students with maturing experiences through employment that will help them become productive, responsible individuals. Specific career objectives may be delayed to allow for social and emotional adjustments, career exploration, and development of self-awareness. Students acquire knowledge of employment requirements, their social responsibilities, and the free enterprise system.

Business Applications 1

This is an advanced Microtype Pro course that is independent and self- paced. It is the first in the Business Applications sequence. Students will become proficient in: alphabetic keyboarding, numeric keyboarding, keypad keyboarding, and word processing.

Business Applications 2

This is an advanced survey of Microsoft Office that is independent and self- paced. It is the second in the Business Applications sequence. Students will become proficient in: Windows and Office basics, formatting and editing, desktop publishing, Excel basics, advanced worksheet operations, worksheet charts, and Power Point basics.

Business Application 3

This is an advanced word processing course that is independent and self- paced. It is the third in the Business Applications sequence. Students will become proficient in: creating and editing a document, moving and copying text, formatting, tables and mail merges, text boxes, and inserting graphics and word art.

Business Applications 4

This is an advanced spreadsheet and presentation graphics course that is independent and self- paced. It is the fourth in the Business Applications sequence. Students will become proficient in: menus/dialog boxes, formulas and functions, printing text formatting, cell enhancement, modifying columns and rows, display options, consolidating data, chart basics, inserting pictures and objects, and power point basics.

Computers for Class

Computers in the classroom is a course where students build an understanding of the components and tools that are used to produce professional looking documents utilizing a variety of computer programs. Students will apply the knowledge and skills gained to complete individual and team exercises and projects. Students will focus on the application and integration of text and graphics using Microsoft Word, Inspirations, Microsoft PowerPoint, Photo Story, and Microsoft Publisher. Also included are topics such as multimedia careers, ethics and technology, and practical tips for improving documents and presentations.

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