Business Technology Applications Advanced

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Business Technology Applications—Advanced

Business Technology Applications—Advanced is a one-credit course that provides students with project-based applications of concepts learned in Business Technology Applications or Business Essentials. Personal computing and business skills are integrated throughout the course as students use a variety of software applications to produce and prepare documents for publication and learn how to select appropriate software for generating information. A major emphasis is placed on guiding students through real-world experiences to aid in the school-to-career transition. The prerequisite for this course is Business Technology Applications or Computer Applications.

Career and technical student organizations are integral, co curricular components of each career and technical education course. These organizations serve as a means to enhance classroom instruction while helping students develop leadership abilities, expand workplace-readiness skills, and broaden opportunities for personal and professional growth.

Teacher: Ms. Doris Holderby Supplies Needed: Flash Drive Fee: $30.00 .

Goal: The goal of Business Technology Applications – Advanced is to enable students to be more productive and knowledgeable in a variety of different computer programs. This continuation of Business Technology Applications encourages students to go beyond the requirements and exercise their individual expertise in given areas of work. There will be more project-based learning and students should leave this class with a thorough understanding of Word, Access, Excel, PowerPoint and be able to enter the workforce as a productive individual. MOS Certification will be available and required to test on at least two of the Microsoft softwares.

Grading: Students nine week grades will be determined by the following criteria:

1. Test Grades – Tests will consist of the majority of production type problems but occasionally some objective type questions will be used. 10% of grade

2. Daily Work and Employability Skills – Each day student will complete assignments in class. These assignments will be placed in his/her folder. At the end of every 3 weeks each student will receive a daily grade according to work completed. If you were on the job, you would be expected be organized, follow directions, to be at work on time, to have good attendance, to keep neat work areas, and to maintain professional behavior. To help build these important characteristics, each student will be graded on employability skills. Everyone will start with a 100. You can keep the 100 and let this portion of your grade help your average or you can lose points from your 100 by: 1. Failing to clean up you work area – 5 points. 2. Coming to class without proper supplies – 2 points. 3. Improper keying position (eyes on hands, feet not on the floor, etc.) – 2 points. 4. Failing to return books/folders to the proper place at the end of the class – 2 points. 5. Failing to turn in your headphones/flash drive at the end of class – 2 points. 6. Failing to work on the assigned task (not doing what you’re supposed to be doing – for example, on the Internet or doing math homework when you have a computer assignment) – 3 points. 7. Being disrespectful or displaying bad attitude – 5 points 8. Not being at work on time (this includes coming back from lunch and not getting back on task) – 3 points. 10% of grade

3. Assignments - At least once every 3 weeks certain pieces of work will be graded for an assignment grade. I will tell you if this is to be a graded assignment. Also, the amount of assignments is scaled for a grade, much like if you were on a production job, not just how well you do the job gets the better pay but how many you produce also……the same with my grading. You will have an “A” if you slow down and do the job correctly that I’m going to grade but also remember the assignments you get done will also keep that “A.” 50% of grade

4. Class Projects - During the nine weeks students will be assigned various class projects. This will be something that students sometimes complete on their own using their own imagination and creativity and sometimes this will be completed as a team. Teamwork encourages students to work together to jointly achieve a goal. 30% of grade This is a Career Technical Business course and you should learn a lot about working and get a lot of work experience. I hope to make this a very enjoyable course for you.

I expect the best of you. I will give you my best as a teacher and I expect to get the very best from you.

All 9th , 10th, 11th and 12th grade students are eligible for membership in FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America). The sponsor is Ms. Holderby. Club dues are included in the $30.00 FCCTC fees. You are encouraged to become active members of FBLA. This organization provides members valuable leadership opportunities as well as community service and state competition opportunities. Please consider and become a member of the Franklin County Career Technical Center FBLA!!! A T T I T U D E

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Assign each letter a number (For example A=1, B=2, C=3, etc) and put the correct number under each letter. Then add all the numbers together.

In order to be successful you must have a good attitude and give 100%. In order for us to have a successful year you and I must have both of these.

I look forward to having you in my class. Come to me with any problems and we will see what we can work out. Good luck and get ready to work and learn!

Word Processing Applications Students will: 1. Construct written communication using correct business format, including letters of application, résumés, and follow-up letters. • Identifying types of letters Examples: request, persuasive, collective, goodwill 2. Demonstrate correct procedures for creating online forms, Web page designs, document sharing, and merging information obtained from a database.

Spreadsheet Applications 3. Design spreadsheets for personal and business use. • Utilizing wizards and templates to create spreadsheets 4. Apply mathematical, statistical, and logical functions to solve problems using spreadsheets. 5. Create charts and graphs to clarify data and share information. • Creating formulas manually and with the function wizard • Auditing equations and troubleshooting errors • Formatting spreadsheets, graphs, and lists for printing

Database Applications 6. Utilize database functions for business and personal use to create tables, forms, reports, and queries. • Creating forms that manage data automatically • Optimizing the database for easy navigation and data input

Presentation Applications 7. Create a multimedia résumé. Example: electronic career portfolio

8. Present a self-designed multimedia presentation with visual elements, including using graphics, sound, and on-screen navigation and preparing a slideshow for live presentations and kiosk demonstrations.

Internet Research 9. Utilize various Internet search engines to research business topics. 10. Utilize integrated computer technology for creating projects. 11. Compare uses of information technology as they relate to major business functions, including marketing, accounting and finance, manufacturing, human resources, and management. 12. Apply skills needed to support information technology users, including supporting customer, tutoring information technology users, and assisting information technology users in updating technical skills. 13. Utilize research results to analyze new and emerging business technology applications software. 14. Determine career and entrepreneurial opportunities, responsibilities, and educational and credentialing requirements related to business technology professions.

Electronic Mail Applications 15. Utilize e-mail features safely and effectively. • Applying skills for organizing the inbox and filtering junk mail • Scheduling meetings, recurring appointments, and tasks 16. Analyzing e-mail data obtained from spreadsheets or databases.