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, Business and Personal Law, Business as a Vocation and Web Mastering. Accounting is a half-year elective that is open to Strake Jesuit students.

Department Members Sharon Kemnitz Rodney Miles

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.

715 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 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.

725 BUSINESS AND PERSONAL LAW (1/2 credit)
Business and Personal Law is recommended for students who plan to major in business in college as well as any student who wants to be aware of her individual legal rights. The course takes an in-depth look at the subjects of crimes, torts, the judicial system, contracts, and other law-related topics. Students participate in a moot and mock trial, study and present legal cases; and have the opportunity to meet and work with legal professionals in the community. Offered in the spring semester only.

727 BUSINESS AS A VOCATION (1/2 credit)
This business course combines the economics of a free market and teachings of the Catholic Church.  It will examine the creation of jobs as one of the most central modern vocations and an essential cornerstone of social justice today.  It will explore how a business economy is a necessary foundation for democracy and is crucial for building a civil society.  The course will also examine the basics of business, such as wages, entrepreneurship, profit, immigration, tariffs and trade through the lens of Catholic teaching and show that it is possible to be successful in business, not only financially, but also spiritually. Open to Strake Jesuit and St. Agnes juniors and seniors.
Taken at Strake Jesuit.

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.

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.