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Welcome to the Dayton High School Business/ Technology Page


  Adv. B.C.I.S

  Beg. B.C.I.S

  Comp. Science 1

  Comp. Science 2

  Desk Top
 
Publishing

  Intro To
 
Business

  Keyboarding

  Record Keeping

  Video Tech. I

  Video Tech. II

  Web Design


Accounting

Teacher Mrs. Koonce
Period 1
Prerequisites Record Keeping
Software TBA
Credit 1/2 to 1
Course Description
Introduces general accounting concepts, principles, and procedures; emphasizes the need for financial records; provides the fundamental equation and its application to accounting procedures, including the basic steps of the accounting cycle, special journals and ledgers, work sheets, adjusting and closing entries, special problems in the purchase and sale of merchandise, notes and interest, depreciation, accruals and prepaid items, payroll records, and personal income taxes.

 

Advance Business Computer Information Systems
BCIS II

Teacher Mr. Ashley
Period 2nd & 6th
Prerequisites Keyboarding, BCIS is recommended but not required
Software Office 2003
Credit 1
Course Description:  (back to top)
A continuation of BCIS 1; this course develops advanced technology skills with applications to personal and business situations. Office 2003 concepts are emphasized and covered in-depth. Business topics such as accounting, corporate and personal finance, marketing, and management are covered as well. Other technologies such as telecommunications, presentation management, networking, operating systems, emerging technologies, and advanced - level skills are emphasized.  

This course is an excellent choice in preparing students for upper-level business courses in college where the applications used in business studies is extensive, and all projects in this course deal with business situations on a smaller scale.

The Dayton High School Business and Technology department is set up as a testing center through Certiport. Students enrolled in the BCIS II are given the opportunity to test and become certified in Microsoft Office 2003. The levels of certification are in Office 2003 are:
Word - Expert, Excel - Expert, Access Core, and PowerPoint Core.


Business Computer Information Systems
BCIS I

Teacher Ashley, Hansen, Huggins, Koonce, Roberts, TBA
Period 1,2,3,4,5,6,7
Prerequisites 1/2 credit of Keyboarding and Formatting Skills
Software Office XP
Credit 1

Course Description  (back to top)
An introduction to Office XP where students develop technology skills with applications to personal and business situations. Basic skills in in word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and graphical presentation software are emphasized.  Computer information systems hardware and the Windows operating system are covered.
 This course is required for graduation by all students.


Computer Science I

Teacher Mr. Ashley
Period 2
Prerequisites Algebra 1, BCIS I or II
Software Borland JBuilder 9.0
Credit 1
Course Description  (back to top)
An introduction to the Java programming language; this is a hands-on course that allows students to write problem-solving programs.  Algorithm process are taught to emphasize the importance of program documentation techniques such as flowcharting and structure charting.  Conditional statements, arrays, methods, loops, file processing, object-oriented design, GUI, and other structures are covered.

This is a course that exposes students to logic and problem-solving techniques. It helps students to understand how programming and logic is applied to business situations by writing math, accounting, and financial programs as well as a variety of other business engages applications.


Computer Science II

Teacher Mr. Ashley
Period 3
Prerequisites Computer Science 1, Algebra 2, Consent of Instructor
Software Borland JBuilder 9.0
Credit 1
Course Description   (back to top)
This course is a continuation of Computer Science I. Students continue working and writing programs using the Java language; however, more advanced concepts and techniques are covered. Students will be exposed to the same elements as in Computer Science I, but will be engaged in more complex problem-solving techniques. Inheritance and Exception Handling, Array-Based Lists, Linked Lists, Recursion, Stacks, Queues, and Searching and Sorting Algorithms are covered. Currently this course is approved by instructor only.


Desktop Publishing

Teacher Mrs. Huggins
Period 3
Prerequisites Keyboarding, BCIS
Software Access, Excel, Word, Power Point, and Outlook
Credit 1
Course Description (back to top)
Develops technology skills with applications to personal and business situations focusing on word processing, spreadsheets, databases, telecommunications, presentation management, networking, operating systems, emerging technologies, and advanced - level skills


Introduction to Business

Teacher Mrs. Hansen
Period 7th
Prerequisites none
Software Text book
Credit 1
Course Description  (back to top)
Introduction to Business is a 1/2 unit course that introduces students to topics such as recording and maintaining information, banking, money management, payroll, business forms, inventory and technological processes

Keyboarding

Teacher Mrs. Hansen
Period 2nd
Prerequisites none
Software Micro Type
Credit 1/2
Course Description  (back to top)
Develops psychomotor skills operating the keyboard as well as achieving acceptable speed and accuracy levels; provides for instruction in formatting of basic documents for both personal and business use; provides opportunities for students to apply keyboarding skills in real-life; emphasizes mastery of touch control of keyboard characters, correct key stroking etc.


Record Keeping

Teacher Mrs. Hansen
Period 7th
Prerequisites none
Software Financial Management and Recordkeeping (textbook)
Credit 1
Course Description (back to top)
Record keeping is a 1/2 unit course that covers topics such as recording and maintaining information, banking, money management, payroll, business forms, inventory and technological processes.


Video Technology 1

Teacher Ms. Roberts
Period  5,6
Prerequisites Sophomore or Senior Standing
Software none
Credit 1
Course Description  (back to top)
This course is an introduction to video production. Students will be involved in all aspects of developing video presentations, including pre-production, production, and post-production stages of video creation, distribution, and evaluation of a product.


Video Technology 2

Teacher Ms. Roberts
Period  1
Prerequisites Junior or Senior Standing
Software none
Credit 1
Course Description  (back to top)
Students will also be assigned a variety of video projects and taping assignments for the school and community. Students will continue to be involved in all aspects of developing a video product, including pre-production, production, and post-production.


Web Design

Teacher Mr. Ashley
Period 5
Prerequisites (BCIS 1)
Software FrontPage 2002, Dreamweaver, Flash, Photoshop
Course Description (back to top)
This course provides a basic understanding of HTML, Java Script, Web page design, networks, the Internet and Intranet. Students will learn to use Dream Weaver as a primary web-building tool and some FrontPage 2002 will be used as well to create web pages for a variety of business entities. Standardization web site criteria and trends will be emphasized. Students will also gain knowledge in multimedia tools and graphics-imaging software using Flash and Photoshop. The second semester provides an opportunity to cover more advanced topics in dealing with forms, CGI, and Java Script programming. Students in the Web Design class are responsible for maintaining the High School web site and designing new pages.



Created by:
 Charles N. and Sean N.