Business and Computer Applications Mrs. Sharon Williams, MS.Ed. C. B. East Business Today High...

Business and Computer Applications

Mrs. Sharon Williams, MS.Ed.C. B. East

Welcome to…

Business TodayHigh School & College Computer SkillsWeb Design/Advanced Web DesignMedia DesignMarketing & Advertising Fundamentals

• Bachelor Degree in Business Education from Bloomsburg University• Master of Computers in Education from De Sales University• Have been teaching Business Education in Central Bucks since

1985:

• C.B. East (started)• C.B. West• Tamanend

• Have taught:• Personal Typing• Shorthand• Notehand• Marketing• General Business• Business Math

• Color Guard Director, Unami Middle School

Sharon E. Williams, MS. Ed.

30 HPLenovo PCs with flat screen monitors

2 HP LaserJet 4200 Printers

1 HP Color LaserJet 4700 Printer

Digital cameras & camcorder

Welcome to our lab (C-208)…

High School & College Computer Skills

Web Design

Advanced Web Design

Media Design

Marketing & Advertising Fundamentalsmeets one block daily for one marking period.

Business Today meets one block daily for one semester.

Third Marking Period 2014-15

Scheduling…

1. Respect your classmates and your teacher.

2. Respect equipment. Use of computers must be in accordance with the Central Bucks School District Technology Use Agreement.

3. Be on time to class. Remain in your seat until the ending bell rings, please.

4. No food or drinks inside the classroom.

5. Ask permission, sign out and take a pass every time you leave the room. Sign

back in and return the pass as soon as you arrive.

General Class Guidelines…

6. Turn off your cell phone and put it away while in the classroom.7. Refrain from using foul language in the classroom.

8. Come to class with a pen/pencil and folder every day.

9. It is every student's responsibility to keep up to date with their work and make up any missing assignments. Check the ‘While You Were Out’ folder regarding missed assignments/homework and returned graded assignments.

General Class Guidelines…

• Be involved:• Participate• Speak up appropriately• Ask questions• Be on time• Be prepared• Help others

• Be nice:• To everyone in every situation• Words• Actions • Expressions

Warm, Fuzzy, Nice place to be, for EVERYONE!!!

We recycle any brand of old cell phone & ink or toner cartridges.

PLEASE do not throw them away.

Collections are taken in Room #C-208 and Room #C-205 and benefit Operation Eternal Gratitude..

Thanks!

Used Cell Phones & Empty Ink Cartridges~

Business Today is a foundation course strongly recommended for all students planning a career in business. This introductory course will help students understand the basics of business, the broader economic world in which business exists and create an awareness of the countless career and personal success opportunities available within business world.

Course Content:

Unit 1 – Our Economic Environment (Chaps. 1-4)

Unit 2 – Business Operations (5-8)

East Side Treats ~ Creating a Business Project

Unit 3 – Savings & Investments (33-36)

Unit 4 – Small Business Management (12-14)

Unit 5 – Careers in our Global Economy (18-20, 9)

Unit 6 – Financial Institutions (25-27)

Unit 7 – Credit (29, 31)

Unit 8 – Risk Management (37-39, 41)

Business Today ~

Grades will be assessed on a point system, and then total categories will be weighted as per the percentages listed below. Letter grades will be assigned according to district standards:

Summative Assessment Activities (60% of total grade) ~ • Unit Tests and Chapter Quizzes ~ Each unit exam consists of objective test questions

(multiple choice, true/false, vocab, business math, and fill in the blank). No notes or books may be used on exams.

• Business Plan Project ~ Students will research, understand and prepare a comprehensive, research-based Business Plan project in which a small business (East Side Treats) will be developed and worked through including product development, marketing, management, production, sales and distribution. Proceeds will benefit a charity of student’s choice. So far, close to $1,000 has been donated (in part) to: the Bucks County Autism Coalition, the Travis Manion Foundation {in progress}, Team Greene & Puppy Love Pet Rescue (following Hurricane Sandy)

• Group & Independent Projects ~ Student and/or teacher selected groups will complete a variety of tasks related to each unit’s core material.

Formative Assessment Activities (40% of total grade) ~ • Students will be graded on their contribution to the learning process; points are

earned by productively participating in all class activities, in a timely fashion, at all times. Examples of activities include: study guides, topic activities, exam reviews, project observations, chapter notes, vocabulary, East Side Treats participation and daily journal prompts. Journal Entries must be made up from any dates when absent (journal prompts are posted & students have their own log).

Business Today Grading ~

All students will have an assigned seat and are expected to be in that seat before the beginning bell rings.

Business Today Fact Sheet and Technology Use Agreement is to be signed by student & parents and returned following the first day of class.

Please read the Daily Agenda on the board up front.

‘While You Were Out’…

Students are required to make up any work missed due to absence, sports, meetings, etc.

Check wall pocket for graded work or missed assignments Homework/assignments/quizzes are due within one week, then ‘O’ YOUR (student) responsibility to make arrangements

If you are having difficulty, please see me! I encourage all students to self-advocate.

Lav Passes…ask permission, sign out, take a laminated pass, sign back in and return pass.

Hall Passes…same as above

Lateness/cuts will be dealt with through administration.

Business Today specific Guidelines…

ALL WORK (every single document) is to be saved to your Student I: Drive folder! Students are to save every single document to their personal student folder on the network; in addition to this, students are welcome to save work onto personal flash drives. Microsoft Office 2013 allows documents to be saved in earlier versions and Microsoft Office 365 is now available to all students.

No Games are permitted during class…including flash drives, proxies, cell phones, texting, Facebook, Twitter, videos, personal email, etc.

Misconduct: Any intentional break of honesty, trust, fairness, respect & responsibility in the academic process. Misconduct will be dealt with seriously and judiciously—see Academic Integrity Infractions in your Student Handbook.

Guidelines continued…

Fire/Emergency Drills Quiet, single file exit to right down hallway, down the stairs,

to the left at sidewalk, towards Holicong and group on the sidewalk between the two rows of parked cars.

Attendance will be called…YOUR responsibility to checked in or be reported missing!

Spring Business Department Trip ~ Business & Marketing Day at Great Adventure

students who are enrolled in any approved Business class at any time during this school year

$45 Fee Permission slips will be accepted on a first-come basis, but no

later than Wednesday, April 8, 2015 (seats fill first-come, first-saved)

All students have already received the necessary paperwork


The goal of High School and College Computer Skills is to reinforce and improve fundamental keyboarding skills using MicroType 4, introduce advanced word processing concepts (including the MLA Format), desktop publishing, database and spreadsheet management skills and multimedia presentations using MS Office 2013—Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Publisher.

High School & College Computer Skills ~

• KEYBOARDING

• Assessing Keyboarding Skills

• MicroType 4.0

• WORD PROCESSING

• MLA Unbound Reports

• Personal & Business Letter Formatting

• Outline Formatting

• MLA Long Report Format with in-text documentation

• ELECTRONIC PRESENTATIONS

• Planning, preparing and presenting an effective PowerPoint presentation

• EXCEL SPREADSHEET & DATASBASE MANAGEMENT

• Spreadsheets

• Charting

• Database Management

• VARIOUS INTEGRATED PROJECTS

Course Content:

Grades will be assessed on a point system , and then total categories will be weighted as per the percentages listed below. Letter grades will be assigned according to district standards:

• Summative Assessment Activities (70% of total grade) ~

• Format and Production Quizzes, Oral Presentations• Independent & Group Projects ~ Student and/or teacher selected

groups will complete a variety of tasks related to core material.

• Formative Assessment Activities (30% of total grade) ~

• Students will be graded on their contribution to the learning process; points are earned by productively participating in all class activities, in a timely fashion, at all times. Examples of activities may include: format guides, keyboarding practice, production activities, current events, presentations, etc.

HS&CCS Grading…

HS&CCS specific Guidelines… All students will have an assigned seat and are expected to be in that

seat before the beginning bell rings.

High School & College Computer Skills Fact Sheet and Technology Use Agreement is to be signed by student & parents and returned following the first day of class.




Check wall pocket for graded work or missed assignments Homework/assignments/quizzes are due within one week,

then ‘O’ YOUR (student) responsibility to make arrangements





ALL WORK (every single document) is to be saved to your Student I: Drive folder! Students are to save every single document to their personal student folder on the network; in addition to this, students are welcome to save work onto personal flash drives. Microsoft Office 2013 allows documents to be saved in earlier versions.


Misconduct: Any intentional break of honesty, trust, fairness, respect & responsibility in the academic process. Misconduct will be dealt with seriously and judiciously—please refer to the Academic Integrity Policy in the Student Handbook.


Fire/Emergency Drills Quiet, single file exit to right down hallway, down the stairs,

to the left at sidewalk, towards Holicong and group on the sidewalk between the two rows of parked cars.


Spring Business Department Trip ~ Business & Marketing Day at Great Adventure

students who are enrolled in any approved Business class at any time during this school year

$45 Fee Permission slips will be accepted on a first-come basis, but no later

than Wednesday, April 8, 2015 (seats fill first-come, first-saved)



Web Page Design: Utilizing XHTML (Notepad++) and Adobe Design & Web Premium CS6 (In-Design) , students will learn general design concepts, XHTML coding and the process of developing a Web site from sketches to publishing. Knowledge gained will be useful in both personal and college life, as well as in determining if this is a career path for you.

Web Page Design~

Unit One:

• The Evolution of Web Design

• What is a Web Page?

• XHTML Basics, Elements & Attributes, Creating Links (text, page, image),

Comments, Headings, Paragraphs, Lists, Line Breaks and Horizontal Rules

• Unit Two:

• Adding Images, Images as links, thumb nail images, understanding SYNTAX

Unit Three:

• Creating a basic table, understanding Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)

• Internal and External Style Sheets

Unit Four:

• Advanced Tables, CSS Classes and Table Styling

Unit Five:

• CSS Box Model, Nested and Floating

Elements

Course Content:

Grades will be assessed on a point system, and then total categories will be weighted as per the percentages listed below. Letter grades will be assigned according to district standards:

• Formative Assessment Activities (30% of total grade) ~

• Students will be graded on their contribution to the learning process; points are earned by productively participating in all class activities, in a timely fashion, at all times. Activities may include: unit notes (teacher and student generated), vocabulary, references, research activities, reflections & web page practice and projects.

• Summative Assessment Activities (70% of total grade) ~

• Students will complete a variety of tasks, activities, projects & presentations as they relate to each unit’s core material along with periodic written assessments including concepts and vocabulary.

Web Page Design Grading…

All students will have an assigned seat and are expected to be in that seat before the beginning bell rings.

Web Page Design Fact Sheet and Technology Use Agreement is to be signed by student & parents and returned following the first day of class.




Check wall pocket for graded work or missed assignments Homework/assignments/quizzes are due within one week, then ‘O’ YOUR (student) responsibility to make arrangements





Web Page Design specific Guidelines…

ALL WORK (every single document) is to be saved to your Student I: Drive folder! Students are to save every single document to their personal student folder on the network; in addition to this, students are welcome to save work onto personal flash drives. Microsoft Office 2013 allows documents to be saved in earlier versions.


Misconduct: Any intentional break of honesty, trust, fairness, respect & responsibility in the academic process. Misconduct will be dealt with seriously and judiciously—see Academic Integrity Infractions in the Student Handbook.


Guidelines continued…Fire/Emergency DrillsQuiet, single file exit to right down hallway, down the stairs, to

the left at sidewalk, towards Holicong and group on the sidewalk between the two rows of parked cars.


Spring Business Department Trip ~ Business & Marketing Day at Great Adventurestudents who are enrolled in any approved Business class at any

time during this school year$45 FeePermission slips will be accepted on a first-come

basis, but no later than Wednesday, April 8, 2015 (seats fill first-come, first-saved)


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Any questions ~

Please do not hesitate to contact me:

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