Career Orientation provides you with an opportunity to take a closer look at your goals, values, interests, aptitudes and personality so that you will be better able to make a wise career choice. To further help make a wise career decision, you will be identifying, researching and shadowing careers that you believe you would enjoy. You will learn to use resources such as the Occupational Outlook Handbook and the Ohio Career System to help in this process. Through your career exploration, you will become aware of the importance of tentative career decisions and developing a plan to reach your goal. The course will also involve discussing job leads, filling out application forms, compiling a resume, and presenting yourself effectively when applying for a job. Career Orientation encourages you to think seriously about work and the important part it will play in your life.

Introduction to Business is concerned with providing students with realistic information about and experience with the major areas of specialization within the world of business. For students interested in pursuing careers in business, this course will provide an overview of options they can pursue in vocational education programs, in work activities directly after high school, Tech Prep and associate degree programs, and/or college level training.

Some of the topics include the following: entrepreneurship, franchising, business decision making, business organization, marketing and sales, quality control, staff supervision procedures, communications, motivation of employees, budgeting and cost control, and social and ethical problems relating to business.

Personal Finance focuses on the student's role as a citizen, student, family member, consumer and active participant in the business world Students will discover new ways to maximize their earning potential, develop strategies for managing their resources, explore skills for the wise use of credit, and gain insight into the different ways of investing money. In addition to the textbook, the students will complete a simulation. Students will open a checking account, apply for a job, find an apartment, create a budget, write checks, buy a car and pay taxes. As they compare insurance policies and premiums, they will learn about preparing for the unexpected. The importance of budgeting and saving for the future will be explored in depth. This will be a practical learning experience that every student will benefit from.

Students will learn how to start an accounting system, analyze transactions into debit and credit parts, and journalize and post business transactions. They will learn how to plan adjusting entries on a work sheet and complete end-of-fiscal period work for a proprietorship. The semester will conclude with a practice set and several applications throughout the semester will be on the computer.

The Accounting II course builds on the principles learned in the introductory course. Topics in Accounting II include journalizing purchases and cash payments, journalizing sales and cash receipts, posting to general and subsidiary ledgers, preparing payroll records, journalizing payroll transactions, completing a worksheet for a merchandising business, preparing an income statement, and recording, adjusting and closing entries for a partnership.

The Entrepreneurship course will take students step-by-step through the entire process of starting and running a business. The course will cover creating a business plan extensively. By the end of the course students will create their own business plan. Case studies and real entrepreneur pitfalls will present the realities of business ownership.

A course that develops students' ability to use word-processing, database, and spreadsheet programs. The course will focus on the following: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and FileMaker Pro. Microsoft Powerpoint also will be introduced.

A semester course designed to expose students to all aspects of Information Technology. Included in this course is: computer hardware and software, network systems, digital video, digital photography, programming, web development and professional practices.

The first course in a two year sequence designed to prepare students for a career in information technology. This course trains students to provide technical hardware and software support to users of computer systems. Included in this course: computer hardware installation, configuration and upgrades; computer system troubleshooting, computer repair, network system configuration and troubleshooting, cabling technologies and professional code of ethics.

This is the second year of a two-year sequence designed to prepare students for a career in information technology. This year focuses on advanced user support, advanced networking and professional practices. Students are also prepared for industry certifications. Some students will have opportunities for hands-on work in business locations. Upon completion of the two-year course, students may be able to enroll in area colleges and universities with advanced standings in computer science degree programs.

Video Production will cover shooting video, pre-production plaguing, types of shots, lighting and coverage as well as editing using iMovie Final Cut Pro and iDVD. Students will learn a variety of ways to deliver video content via the web, DVD and television as well as for personal video devices such as the iPod. Students will be required to assist with the recording and production of school activities for broadcast as well as the production of a morning announcements television program. Access to a Personal Digital Video camcorder is highly recommended. but not required.