Midwest City High School Course Catalog Business Computer Applications I – Computer Programming I – Web Page Design II – 000662 (SEMESTER – 0.5 unit) 000658 000611 (SEMESTER – 0.5 unit) (SEMESTER – 0.5 unit) PREREQUISITE: Web Page Design I PREREQUISITE: None PREREQUISITE: None GRADE LEVEL: 9 - 12 GRADE LEVEL: 9 - 12 GRADE LEVEL: 9 – 12 DESCRIPTION: This course DESCRIPTION: This course gives students DESCRIPTION: In this course, students covers advanced Web page design and an overview knowledge of computer use will gain an understanding of object- Web site management. Students will in society as well as a functional level of oriented programming. This class will design and build Web pages, create and computer ability. The course teaches prepare students for other programming animate graphics, optimize graphics to operating systems and file maintenance, related classes. The class will cover the reduce download time, use special beginning through advanced operating Alice programming environment as well effects, design interactive Web pages, skills plus application level knowledge of as introduce Visual Basic and Java and generate reusable artwork. the Microsoft Office Suite. Programming languages to the student. Accounting I - 000601 Computer Programming II – (YEAR – 1 unit) Computer Applications II – 000612 PREREQUISITE: None 000659 (SEMESTER – 0.5 unit) GRADE LEVEL: 10 – 12 (SEMESTER – 0.5 unit) PREREQUISITE: Computer Programming I PREREQUISITE: Computer Applications I DESCRIPTION: This course is designed to GRADE LEVEL: 9 - 12 acquaint students with the accounting GRADE LEVEL: 9 - 12 records for a small business, sole DESCRIPTION: This course proprietorship, and merchandising DESCRIPTION: This course is teaches the essential parts of the business. Additional topics such as check designed to enhance students’ use of programming language Visual Basic. writing, payroll, and taxes are computers as a business and personal Emphasis is placed on the fundamentals introduced. Since individuals also keep tool through use of the applications of Visual Basic and the Windows these records, the course is of personal software. Software applications will operating environment, how to create value as well as vocational value. include word processing, spreadsheets, forms and write code for events, and a Computerized accounting also is desktop publishing and/or other full range of Visual Basic syntax implemented in the second semester application software. Students will also necessary for constructing business perform activities using integrated with specialized accounting. oriented beginning-level applications. software programs. This course will look at the ethical and social impact of the Advanced Placement computer in student lives. Web Page Design I – 000640 Computer Science – 100666 (SEMESTER – 0.5 unit) (YEAR – 1 unit) Computer Applications III – PREREQUISITE: None COLLEGE BOARD RECOMMENDED: 000660 GRADE LEVEL: 9 - 12 Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II (YEAR – 1 unit) DESCRIPTION: This course will introduce GRADE LEVEL: 9 - 12 PREREQUISITE: Computer Applications I students to the tools, language, legal DESCRIPTION: Computer issues and culture of the Internet. GRADE LEVEL: 10 - 12 Science A emphasizes object-oriented Students will develop the ability to programming methodology with an DESCRIPTION: This course is efficiently navigate and search the World emphasis on problem solving and designed to include in-depth studies on Wide Web using a variety of search algorithm development and is meant to the use of word processing concepts, engines while focusing on business and be the equivalent of a first semester spreadsheets, databases, and technology topics. Students will learn to college course in computer science. An presentation software. This is a yearlong develop Web pages using Hypertext AP exam fee is required in October. course that will cover elements of Markup Language. Students will learn to Curriculum recommendation: Computer enhancing documents, and advanced create illustrations and manipulate Programming. skills, using writing and formatting tools digital images for use in Web publishing. with advanced techniques. Midwest City High School Course Catalog Family & Consumer Sciences (FACS) FACS Basics – 001066 Textiles & Apparel Assembly Design Application and (YEAR – 1 unit) – 001905 Analysis – 001086 PREREQUISITE: None (SEMESTER – 0.5 unit) (SEMESTER – 0.5 unit) GRADE LEVEL: 9 - 12 PREREQUISITE: None PREREQUISITE: None DESCRIPTION: This is a basic course in GRADE LEVEL: 10 - 12 GRADE LEVEL: 10 - 12 living skills for male and female students DESCRIPTION: A specialized course DESCRIPTION: This specialized course is to include the following areas and how designed to prepare students to apply designed to prepare students to they relate to adolescents: personal and fundamental principles in selecting, understand the influences affecting both social development, nutrition and food designing, and producing of apparel and residential and commercial decisions. preparation, consumer management, textile projects. Instruction will focus on Instruction will focus on space planning career preparation, child growth and sewing techniques, pattern and functionality, finishing materials, development, and clothing management. manipulation, the operation of various housing and furniture styles and sewing machines, and analyze career functions, design and presentation. Surviving & Thriving – options within the textiles and apparel Student leadership through FCCLA is an 001063 design industry. integral part of this course. (SEMESTER – 0.5 unit) Overview of Fashion Nutrition, Food, & Wellness PREREQUISITE: None Industry – 001085 – 001080 GRADE LEVEL: 11 - 12 (SEMESTER – 0.5 unit) (SEMESTER – 0.5 unit) DESCRIPTION: This course is designed for PREREQUISITE: None PREREQUISITE: None students to obtain personal management skills in preparation for GRADE LEVEL: 10 - 12 GRADE LEVEL: 10 - 12 future roles as consumers and wage DESCRIPTION: A specialized course DESCRIPTION: This is a specialized earners. Topics include life choices and designed to prepare students to evaluate course designed to prepare students to decision-making, inter-personal textile and apparel selections in the make important decisions regarding communication skills, family roles, family terms of social, cultural, and nutrition and wellness with assurance crisis management, life cycles, career psychological influences. Instruction will and competence. Topics will include the and job management, economic focus on applying knowledge of fibers, impact of daily nutrition choices on long- management, basic garment fabrics, and design when evaluating term health and wellness; the physical, construction, and housing decisions. textile products; understanding the social, and physiological aspects of There is a lab fee requirement for the basics of market economics in relation to healthy nutrition and wellness choices; construction unit. textiles, design, and promotion; and selection and preparation of nutritious analyze career options within the fashion meals and snacks based on USDA Dietary Housings, Furnishings and industry. Guidelines including the Food Guide Pyramid; safety and sanitation processes Design Concepts – 001062 and issues associated with nutrition and (SEMESTER – 0.5 unit) wellness; and career exploration in the PREREQUISITE: None nutrition and food industries. Laboratory experiences will be a major component GRADE LEVEL: 10 - 12 of the course DESCRIPTION: This course is designed as an in-depth study to increase students’ knowledge of housing alternatives, living space and its design, housing exteriors and interiors, selection and purchase of furnishings, and career opportunities. Midwest City High School Course Catalog Fine Arts Art I – 000504 Art IV – 000528 Drawing – 000452 (YEAR – 1 unit) (YEAR – 1 unit) (YEAR – 1 unit) PREREQUISITE: None PREREQUISITE: Art I, II, III PREREQUISITE: None GRADE LEVEL: 9 - 12 GRADE LEVEL: 12 GRADE LEVEL: 9 - 12 DESCRIPTION: Students study various DESCRIPTION: This is a course for DESCRIPTION: This course explores the techniques in color and design, painting experienced art students. The Advanced elements of drawing through the use of and sculpture, as well as small projects in Art student produces advanced work various media (pencil, ink, charcoal, a variety of medium. A cultural-historical that may be used for public display and pastels, and colored pencils). Class study of art helps students formulate portfolio. The work is divided between assignments are combined with aesthetic judgments of particular works formal instruction and independent individual projects to encourage of art. An art materials fee may be study. A cultural-historical study of art personal expression. An art materials fee required. helps students formulate aesthetic may be required. judgments of particular works of art. An Art II – 000505 art materials fee may be required. Humanities – 000217 (YEAR – 1 unit) (SEMESTER – 0.5 unit) Painting I – 000456 PREREQUISITE: Art I PREREQUISITE: None (YEAR – 1 unit) GRADE LEVEL: 10 - 12 GRADE LEVEL: 10 - 12 PREREQUISITE: None DESCRIPTION: This is a survey course DESCRIPTION: Art II is a continued study GRADE LEVEL: 9 - 12 of the skills covered in Art I. Course exploring the areas of art, music, content may also include work in DESCRIPTION: Through a combination of philosophy, drama, and dance within a drawing, poster making, fabrics, and class assignments and individual historical setting from prehistoric times experimenting with