Electives

Offered to Grades 11-12
0.5 Credit (Semester or Summer Term)

Prerequisite:
Keyboarding and Applications

This course is a high school elective that explores the use of technology applications in both business and personal situations. The course provides key knowledge and skills in the following areas:

• Communication skills
• Business technology
• Word processing applications
• Spreadsheet applications
• Database applications
• Telecommunications technology
• Desktop publishing technology
• Presentation technology
• Computer networks
• Computer operating systems

The course is intended to help students arrive at the following understandings:

• Effective communications skills and productive work habits can increase employees’ success.
• Technology solutions can help employees be more productive and effective.