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Course Title: Microsoft Applications for Business Credit Value: 0.5
Course Number: 107110 Term(s) Offered: Semester
Prerequisite(s): None Open to Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12
Career Cluster(s): Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Hospitality and Tourism
Architecture and Construction Human Services
Arts, Audio/Video Technology and Communications Information Technology
Business Management and Administration Law, Public Safety, Corrections and Security
Education and Training Manufacturing
Finance Marketing
Government and Public Administration Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Health Science Transportation, Distribution and Logistics
Description: Excel is a powerful tool that has become entrenched in virtually all professions worldwide. For students who
are planning to major in any business field in college, knowledge of spreadsheets and databases is essential. Using Excel,
students learn to manipulate data, implement functions, calculate numerical data, and present professional results using
tables and charts. In addition, students integrate Excel with the mail merge feature of Microsoft Word to create customized
bulk mailings and labels. In the latter part of the course, Microsoft Access is used as an information management tool
allowing users to create databases to store various kinds of information for reference, reporting and analysis.

Course Title: Business Communications & Presentations Credit Value: 0.5
Course Number: 107130 Term(s) Offered: Semester
Prerequisite(s): None Open to Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12
Career Cluster(s): Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Hospitality and Tourism
Architecture and Construction Human Services
Arts, Audio/Video Technology and Communications Information Technology
Business Management and Administration Law, Public Safety, Corrections and Security
Education and Training Manufacturing
Finance Marketing
Government and Public Administration Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Health Science Transportation, Distribution and Logistics
Description: This course includes presentation and professional communications skills needed for academic and
professional environments. Students learn effective techniques for planning, preparing and creating professional-quality
presentations and business documents such as memos, letters, and emails. A variety of presentation and communication
tools including Microsoft PowerPoint, and Google Applications are learned and applied within project-based scenarios.
Students will practice teamwork and collaboration as they work together on projects. Additionally, students gain practice
in oral presentations while developing a positive professional image needed for high school and college projects, college
admissions interviews, job interviews and the professional workplace.

Course Title: Photoshop Credit Value: 0.5
Course Number: 107220 Term(s) Offered: Semester
Prerequisite(s): None Open to Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12
Career Cluster(s): Arts, Audio/Video Technology and Communications Marketing
Description: Photoshop is an image-editing program used by graphic designers, photographers, illustrators, and
Webmasters to create and modify digital images. Students use painting and editing tools to create original artwork,
manipulate color images, and retouch photographs as well as manipulating digital images designed for print and Internet
distribution.

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