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page websites as they plan and design pages enhanced with graphics, images, and multimedia. Students learn to critically
evaluate website quality and how to create and manipulate web-ready images.
Course Title: Career & Professional Development Credit 0.5
Value:
Course Number: 107330 Term(s) Semester
Offered:
Prerequisite(s): None Open to 10, 11, 12
Grades:
Description: The college planning and career development process is unique to every person and evolves throughout one’s
life. This project-based course is designed to guide students through the process of investigation and the development of
a college and career plan. Using research and decision-making skills, students will explore education and career
information to explore areas of personal interest and set realistic goals. The projects of the course require students to
perform extensive research, evaluate job market information, identify educational and degree requirements, research
majors, evaluate colleges, navigate the college application process and learn job-seeking skills. The first 60% of the course
focuses specifically on the college planning and application process making this course ideal for sophomore and junior
students. The culminating project requires students to prepare a goal-setting resume and perform a mock job interview for
their first professional position.
Course Title: Personal Finance Credit 0.5
Value:
Course Number: 107400 Term(s) Semester
Offered:
Prerequisite(s): None Open to 10, 11, 12
Grades:
Description: Personal Finance is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary for successful
money management. Making wise decisions and establishing short and long-term financial goals are essential “life skills”
that young people often fail to benefit from during their early wealth-building years. Students learn to plan for their future
through in-depth lessons on money management, banking, budgeting, credit, paychecks, consumer shopping, basic saving
and investing concepts, and making major purchases such as education, automobiles and housing. Students participate in
classroom activities, banking simulations and hands-on projects to fully integrate real-life applications. This course is
recommended for all students regardless of their future career paths.
Course Title: Honors Finance & Investment Credit 0.5
Value:
Course Number: 107415 Term(s) Semester
Offered:
Prerequisite(s): Completion of Personal Finance with an 80% or higher or Open to 11, 12
teacher recommendation Grades:
Description: Honors Finance & Investing expands upon basic financial knowledge acquired in the Personal Finance course.
Finance is defined as the management of money. Topics include calculating payroll, the role of taxes, borrowing money,
retirement planning, investing in the stock market, bonds, mutual funds, and risk management through insurance.
Students participate in simulations including a Virtual Stock Market and hands-on projects. This course provides a breadth
of knowledge in finance for students interested in building their future wealth and those interested in business as a career.
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