BUSINESS/TECHNOLOGY Technology Applications Elective, 9-12th Grade, Semester, 0.5 credit *Internet safety module is required of all SCA students. See advisor for details. Technology Applications will produce students who are capable of being ethical digital citizens, morally responsible, competent, and creative users of technology and Cloud computing. This class reviews and builds on the foundation of Digital Citizenship and covers the use of SCA technology; Internet safety (i.e. cyber bullying, information security, responsible use of social media, etc.); Google Apps for Education; keyboarding skills; intermediate (and some advanced) Microsoft Office 2010 skills; and an introduction to Application Development. Multiple individual and collaborative projects will be used for assessment. Curriculum: TestOut
Marketing and Social Media Elective, 10th-12th Grade, Semester, 0.5 credit This class is for sophomores, juniors, and seniors with excellent computing skills who have taken previous business courses. This course helps students understand marketing by learning the method through which businesses analyze, plan, and implement products to develop and maintain valuable exchanges with target buyers. Students will learn the basic elements of social media marketing and how it applies to the current trends. Students may also assist the SCA Development Department in maintaining the SCA Facebook page and the SCA StuCo store. This course is project based.
BUSINESS Introduction to Business Elective, 10th-12th Grade, Semester, 0.5 credit This course will strengthen student awareness of the American economic system and business operation. Topics covered include the global economic environment, corporate structures, management strategy, impacting government interaction, marketing, information processing, and labor relations. Students will develop an awareness of business and career opportunities. Curriculum: Pearson, Business Essentials Online: Google Apps for Education, other online learning tools.
Personal Finance Required, 11th-12th Grade, Semester, 0.5 credit Students will increase their knowledge and understanding of personal finance concepts through a fast paced video driven curriculum produced by Dave Ramsey and his organization. The class will focus on the student’s role as a citizen, family member, consumer, and participant in the business world. Topics include financial planning, money management, compound interest, savings, credit, insurance and much more. Curriculum: Lampo Group, Foundations in Personal Finance Online: Google Apps for Education, other online learning tools.
Economics Elective, 11th-12th Grade, Semester, 0.5 Credit This course is designed to help students understand economic concepts necessary for their participation in the global socioeconomic and capitalist systems as wage earners, business owners, producers, and investors. Basic economic concepts like supply and demand, competition, growth, and stability are emphasized. Topics include the government’s role in the economy, the sharing of economic 46
