Pine-Richland School District

Units of Study: 
Unit 1: Creating a Worksheet and Chart
Unit 2: Formulas, Functions, and Formatting
Unit 3: Working with Large Worksheets, Charting, and What-If Analysis
Uint 4: Determine whether to use relative or absolute addressing when creating formulas
Unit 5: Mail merge and working with multiple worksheets
Unit 6: Creating, sorting, and querying a table

Curriculum-Based Assessments: Projects, Unit Assessments, and Final Exam

Standardized Assessments: N/A

Description of Course:
Whether budgeting, organizing client sales lists or planning an office social gathering, Excel is a powerful tool that has become entrenched in business processes worldwide. For students who are planning to major in any business field in college, knowledge of spreadsheets and databases is essential. Using Excel, students learn to manipulate data, implement functions, calculate numerical data, and present professional results using tables and charts. In addition, students integrate Excel with the mail merge feature of Microsoft Word to create customized bulk mailings and labels. In the latter part of the course, Microsoft Access is used as an information management tool allowing users to create databases to store various kinds of information for reference, reporting, and analysis.

Course Title: Business Communications and Presentations   Department: Business

Time Per Day/Week: 42 mins/5 days per week  Length of Course: Semester

Primary Resources: Teacher Created Resources

Units of Study:
Unit 1: Communication Process
Unit 2: Basics of Creating Professional Presentations
Unit 3: Informative Speeches
Unit 4: Demonstration Speeches
Unit 5: Planning Effective Business Messages
Unit 6: Writing Effective Business Messages
Unit 7: Brief Messages
Unit 8: Professional Development Workshop
Unit 9: Impromptu Speeches

Curriculum Based Assessments: Projects, Presentations, Unit Assessments, and Final Exam

Standardized Assessments: N/A

Description of Course: 
This course includes a presentation and professional communication skills needed for academic and professional environments. Students learn effective techniques for planning, preparing and creating professional-quality presentations and business documents such as memos, letters, and emails. A variety of presentation and communication tools including Microsoft PowerPoint, Google Presentations and Prezi are learned and applied within project-based scenarios. Students will practice teamwork and collaboration as they work together to create some projects for the course. Additionally, students gain practice in oral presentations while developing a positive professional image needed for high school and college projects, college admissions interviews, job interviews, and the professional workplace.

Course Title: Photoshop   Department: Business  

Length of Course: Semester

Primary Resources: Teacher Created Resources

Units of Study: 
Unit 1: Photoshop Basics
Unit 2: Working with Layers
Unit 3: Making Selections
Unit 4: Incorporating Color Techniques
Unit 5: Placing Type in an Image - Using Special Filter Effects
Unit 6: Using Painting Tools
Unit 7: Working with Layer Masks
Unit 8: Liquify an Image
Unit 9: Final Project

Curriculum Based Assessments: Projects, Unit Assessments, and Final Exam

Standardized Assessments: N/A

Description of Course: 
Photoshop is an image-editing program used by graphic designers, photographers, illustrators, and Webmasters to create and modify digital images. Students use painting and editing tools to create original artwork, manipulate color images, and retouch photographs as well as manipulating digital images designed for print and Internet distribution.

Course Title: Web Page Design   Department: Business

Grade Level: 9-12

Time Per Day/Week: 42 min per day/5 days per week   Length of Course: Semester

Primary Resources: Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Adobe CC Express), Canva, Web Browsers: Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Web Creation on the cloud: Google Sites and WordPress: wpd.pinerichland.org

Units of Study:
Unit 1: Web Page Design: creation tools, site analysis, UX and UI

Unit 2: Adobe CC tools: graphic, video, webpage

Unit 3: Google Sites

Unit 4: Creating Web-Ready Graphics using PhotoShop
Unit 5: Introduction to Wordpress
Unit 6: Wordpress: using advanced widgets and plug-ins
Unit 7: Client Website project

Curriculum-Based Assessments: Final Exam: Client Website Project, Unit-Based website projects

Standardized Assessments: N/A

Description of Course:
This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the essentials of web design using a variety of development tools including Google Sites, Adobe Creative Cloud, and WordPress. Students will create professional-looking, multi-page websites as they plan and design pages enhanced with graphics, images, and multimedia. Students learn to critically evaluate website quality and how to create and manipulate web-ready images.

Course Title: Career and Professional Development    Department: Business

Curriculum-Based Assessments: Unit Projects, Final Exam

Standardized Assessments: N/A

Description of Course:
The college planning and career development process is unique to every person and evolves throughout one’s life. This project-based course is designed to guide students through the process of investigation and the development of a college and career plan. Using research and decision-making skills, students will explore education and career information to explore areas of personal interest and set realistic goals. The projects of the course require students to perform extensive research, evaluate job market information, identify educational and degree requirements, research majors, evaluate colleges, navigate the college application process and learn job-seeking skills. The first 60% of the course focuses specifically on the college planning and application process making this course ideal for sophomore and junior students. The culminating project requires students to prepare a goal-setting resume and perform a mock job interview for their first professional position.

Course Title: Personal Finance  Department: Business

Grade Level: 10-12

Time Per Day/Week: 42 mins/5 days per week   Length of Course: Semester

Primary Resources: Teacher Created Resources and Personal Finance; Mcgraw Hill

Units of Study:

Unit 1: Financial Goal Setting
Unit 2: Career Planning
Unit 3: Budgeting
Unit 4: Banking
Unit 5: Credit
Unit 6: Saving, Investing & Insurance
Unit 7: Getting Paid & Taxes

Curriculum-Based Assessments: Projects, Simulations, Unit Assessments, Midterm Exam, and Final Exam

Standardized Assessments: N/A

Description of Course: 
Personal Finance is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary for successful money management. Making wise decisions and establishing short and long-term financial goals are essential “life skills” that young people often fail to benefit from during their early wealth-building years. Students learn to plan for their future through in-depth lessons on money management, banking, budgeting, credit, paychecks, consumer shopping, basic saving and investing concepts, and making major purchases such as education, automobiles, and housing. Students participate in classroom activities, banking simulations, and hands-on projects to fully integrate real-life applications. This course is recommended for all students regardless of their future career paths.

Course Title: Marketing   Department: Business

Grade Level: 10-12

Time Per Day/Week: 42 mins/5 days per week  Length of Course: Semester

Primary Resources: Teacher Created Resources

Units of Study:
Unit 1: Marketing Basics
Unit 2: Marketing Research
Unit 3: Product Planning and Branding
Unit 4: Pricing
Unit 5: Distribution
Unit 6: Advertising

Curriculum Based Assessments: Projects, Presentations, Unit Assessments, and Final Exam/Project

Standardized Assessments: N/A

Description of Course: 
Marketing is the process of developing, promoting, and distributing goods and/or services to the satisfaction of the customer. Students explore the basic marketing mix (product, price, place, and promotion) as well as Market Research, Advertising, and Selling techniques in the application of classroom concepts with hands-on projects. Students understand the importance of sales and marketing functions in today’s business environment.

Course Title: International Business & Ethics  Department: Business

Grade Level: 10-12  

Curriculum-Based Assessments: Unit Projects & Presentations, Final Exam

Standardized Assessments: N/A

Description of Course:
This project-based course provides an introduction to the national and global aspects of international business. Students will perform extensive research to explore the cultural, economic, political, and legal environments of global business including an overview of the risks, challenges, and opportunities inherent to competing in the global marketplace. Throughout the course, students research and present global affairs updates to explore the impact of international issues on domestic and global business environments.

Course Title: Entrepreneurship  Department: Business

Time Per Day/Week: 42 mins/5 days per week   

Length of Course: Semester

Primary Resources: Teacher Created Resources

Units of Study:
Unit 1: Introduction to Entrepreneurship
Unit 2: Options to Starting a Business
Unit 3: Recognizing Opportunity and Feasibility
Unit 4: Legal Form of Ownership
Unit 5: Financing and Business Risk
Unit 6: Financial Records
Unit 7: Business Plan
Unit 8: Guest Speakers

Curriculum Based Assessments: Projects, Unit Assessments, and Final Exam

Standardized Assessments: N/A

Description of Course: 
Learn what it takes to be a successful small business owner! Entrepreneurship takes students through the process of conceiving, creating, and managing their own business. Students formulate and develop a business plan to describe the organization, marketing strategies, and financial requirements of their new business based on the type of small business they would like to own. Finance, accounting, marketing, and management issues are addressed from an entrepreneurial perspective. If you’ve ever dreamed of being your own boss and running your own company, this is the course for you!

Course Title: Sports & Entertainment Management  Department: Business 

Time Per Day/Week: 42 mins/5 days per week    

Length of Course: Semester

Primary Resources: Teacher Created Resources

Units of Study: 
Unit 1: What is Sports and Entertainment Management?
Unit 2: College and Amateur Sports
Unit 3: Professional Sports
Unit 4: Sports Franchise Valuations
Unit 5: Class Produced Event
Unit 6: Final Project

Curriculum Based Assessments: Projects, Unit Assessments, and Final Exam

Standardized Assessments: N/A

Description of Course: 
This course is designed for students who have an interest in the sports and entertainment industry. The course is interdisciplinary in nature with a focus on the management of venues, sports, musicians, artists, and events. Students explore the content areas of college and professional sports, event planning, sponsorships, public image, endorsements, legal issues, and the entertainment industry. Class activities include hands-on assignments, team activities, critical thinking exercises, field trips, and speakers from places such as universities and local sports and entertainment organizations. The course is designed to provide future managers with a solid business foundation as well as knowledge of the unique facets of the Sports and Entertainment Industry. This course will focus on the “business” behind the sport with an emphasis on the four functions of management.

Course Title: Accounting 1  Department: Business 

Time Per Day/Week: 42 mins/5 days per week   Length of Course: Year

Primary Resources: Century 21 Accounting: Multicolumn Journal

Units of Study:
Unit 1: Analyzing, Journalizing, and Posting Business Transactions for a Proprietorship
Unit 2: Cash Control Systems
Unit 3: End-of-Fiscal Period Work for a Proprietorship
Unit 4: Utilizing Special Journals for a Merchandising Corporation
Unit 5: Posting to General and Subsidiary Ledgers
Unit 6: Corporate Payroll & Taxes
Unit 7: End-of-Fiscal Period Work for a Merchandising Corporation

Curriculum-Based Assessments: Projects, Unit Assessments, Midterm Exam, and Final Exam

Standardized Assessments: N/A

Description of Course:
This course is a must for students who plan to major in Accounting, Marketing, Business Management or Finance in college! All college majors related to business, in any way, require at least two college accounting credits. Build a great foundation in accounting principles, applications, and terminology. Computer integration is incorporated using Microsoft Excel.

Course Title: Honors Accounting 2     Department: Business

Grade Level: 11-12

Time Per Day/Week: 42 mins/5 days per week   Length of Course: Year

Primary Resources: Century 21 Accounting: Multicolumn Journal

Units of Study:
Unit 1: Corporate Accounting Simulation: Zenith Global Imports
Unit 2: Accounting for Uncollectible Accounts
Unit 3: Accounting for Plant Assets & Depreciation
Unit 4: Accounting for Inventory
Unit 5: Accounting for Notes and Interest
Uint 6: Accounting for Accrued Revenue & Accrued Expenses
Unit 7: End-of-Fiscal-Period Work for a Corporation
Unit 8: Partnerships, International Sales, Internet Sales
Unit 9: Cash Flow Analysis
Unit 10: Ethics, Regulations, Policy, and Law of Accounting
Unit 11: Financial Ratios, Indicators & Analysis Activity Final Project: Annual Report Analysis

Curriculum-Based Assessments: Projects, Unit Assessments, Midterm Exam, and Final Exam 

Standardized Assessments: N/A

Description of Course:
Accounting 2 expands upon basic accounting principles, partnership/corporation accounting, debt financing, payroll procedures, cost accounting, and financial statement analysis. Microsoft Excel is used to reinforce computerized accounting practices as students complete projects and simulations. Together, Accounting 1 and Accounting 2 provide a strong foundation of accounting principles required for any college business program.

Course Title: Honors Finance and Investments  Department: Business

Grade Level: 11-12

Time Per Day/Week: 42 minutes/5 days a week

Length of Course: Semester

Primary Resources: Teacher Created Resources

Units of Study: 
Unit 1: Why should I invest?
Unit 2: What is a Stock?
Unit 3: What is a Bond?
Unit 4: Managing Risk
Unit 5: Investing in Funds
Unit 6: Deep Dive into Funds
Unit 7: What’s Your Investment Strategy?
Unit 8: Investing for Retirement
Unit 9: How to Invest for Retirement
Unit 10: Modern Investing 

Curricculum-Based Assessments: Projects, Simulations, Unit Assessments, and Final Exam

Standardized Assessments: N/A

Description of Course: 
Honors Finance & Investing expands upon basic financial knowledge acquired in the Personal Finance course. Finance is defined as the management of money. Topics include what is investing and why it’s important, exploration of different types of investments such as stocks, bonds and funds, risk management, and retirement planning.  Students participate in simulations including a Virtual Stock Market and hands-on projects. This course provides a breadth of knowledge in finance for students interested in building their future wealth and those interested in business as a career.