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Business and Computer Education
The business and computer education curriculum is a special area of instruction that deals directly with business on several levels: computer skills, facts, business attitudes, and economic, financial and legal understandings. One-semester elective courses are offered in the following areas: Microsoft Office, Multi-Media, Web Mastering, Introduction to Law, and Accounting. Introduction to Law and Accounting are open to Strake Jesuit students.
Department Members
Jeff Wheeler, Department Chair
Sharon Kemnitz |
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Business and Computer Education Courses
705 MULTIMEDIA AND IMAGE MANAGEMENT (1/2 credit)
Learn how to turn your research projects into multimedia experiences! In this one-semester course you will develop proficiencies in designing, importing and manipulating advanced text, graphics, audio and video used in multimedia presentations. The software used in this course is the MS Office suite and Adobe Photoshop. Open to grades 10-12. Course credit goes toward the computer requirement for graduation.
716 ACCOUNTING (1/2 credit)
This one semester class will introduce the students to accounting concepts and procedures for a service business organized as a proprietorship. The students will learn the accounting cycle from debits and credits to financial statements manually and using the computer. A unit on banking will also be covered. The students will complete a business simulation at the end of the semester that will count as the final exam. This class is a must for students who want to go into business in college, those wanting to run their own business someday or those that want a basic knowledge of personal finance. While students receive computer instruction in the preparation of financial reports, this class does not satisfy the computer requirement for graduation. Open to grades 11 and 12.
Open to Strake Jesuit students.
720 INTRODUCTION TO MICROSOFT OFFICE (1/2 credit)
This one semester class will give students a broad introduction to the educational uses of Microsoft Office: Word-basic formatting, tables, graphics; Excel-worksheets, formulas, functions, charts; Access-general database design, manipulating data, reports; PowerPoint-creating effective presentations with graphics and music; Publisher-beginning desktop publishing and integration of the office tools. This class is open to all students. Open to grades 9 and 10. Course credit goes toward the computer requirement for graduation.
728 COMPUTER APPLICATIONS (1/2 credit)
Through a four-year study of computer applications, students will demonstrate the appropriate use of technology to problem solve, acquire and analyze information and communicate the results in electronic format. Students will learn to use the Internet and other electronic formats for information retrieval. They will acquire knowledge in creating documents in a variety of formats, including spreadsheets, databases, presentation designs and word processing. Additionally, students will become familiar with technology related terms and concepts and will be able to make informative decisions concerning hardware and software applications. Course credit goes toward the computer requirement for graduation.
730 WEB MASTERING (1/2 credit)
In this one semester course, students will learn how to use web editing software (WYSIWYG) to create professional web sites using graphics, hyperlinks, colors and multimedia. Creating professional looking web pages also involves an understanding of web design layout and concepts as well as a basic grasp of HTML, the programming language used to create web pages. Students will learn to create graphics for use in their web sites including backgrounds, animated images and rollover images. Course credit goes toward the computer requirement for graduation.
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