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About:
Our business and marketing classes at MVHS are taught by Mr. Jeremie Palko, and Mr. Dave Dillman. Classes offered can be found here and here, these classes are great if students want to learn about business and marketing. Students also have a much better chance to get a job with these classes on their resume.
Instructors:
| Teacher: | E-mail: | Phone: | Website: |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dillman, Dave | dave.dillman@thompsonschools.org | 970-613-7818 | MVHS Marketing |
| Palko, Jeremie | jeremie.palko[at]thompsonschools.org | 970-613-7853 | MVHS Business |
Classes:
Class of 2014 and later must take 0.5 credits of Applied Arts
+ Word Processing
Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12
Credit: .5
Prerequisite: NoneIn Word Processing, students will: improve proficiency in keyboarding skill, speed and accuracy; learn touch-typing by properly striking letters, numbers and symbols; format and type business letters, memos, emails, reports and tables.
Credit: .5
Prerequisite: NoneIn Word Processing, students will: improve proficiency in keyboarding skill, speed and accuracy; learn touch-typing by properly striking letters, numbers and symbols; format and type business letters, memos, emails, reports and tables.
+ Computer Applications
Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12
Credit: .5
Prerequisite: Basic keyboarding skills are recommendedIn Computer Applications, students will: learn the Microsoft Office Suite applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access; explore and create documents and projects for a variety of purposes and audiences
Credit: .5
Prerequisite: Basic keyboarding skills are recommendedIn Computer Applications, students will: learn the Microsoft Office Suite applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access; explore and create documents and projects for a variety of purposes and audiences
+ Advanced Computer Applications
Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12
Credit: .5
Prerequisite: Computer Applications recommended
Fee: $5 per semester
* Community College credit available CIS 118In Advanced Computer Applications, students will: explore advanced features of the Microsoft Office Suite applications; integrate graphic presentation materials including graphs, charts, illustrations, diagrams and merge functions in Word; apply calculations, built-in functions and spreadsheet design in Excel; emphasize effective communication through computerized presentations in PowerPoint.
Credit: .5
Prerequisite: Computer Applications recommended
Fee: $5 per semester
* Community College credit available CIS 118In Advanced Computer Applications, students will: explore advanced features of the Microsoft Office Suite applications; integrate graphic presentation materials including graphs, charts, illustrations, diagrams and merge functions in Word; apply calculations, built-in functions and spreadsheet design in Excel; emphasize effective communication through computerized presentations in PowerPoint.
+ Computer Graphics – Business I
Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12
Credit: .5
Prerequisite: None
Fee: $15 per semesterIn Computer Graphics Business I, students will: explore basic concepts used in graphic design with Photoshop, Illustrator and In Design; apply design principles to create original graphics; be proficient in visual communication and personal expression; focus on media literacy; learn about advertising, copyright and career opportunities; create a portfolio.
Credit: .5
Prerequisite: None
Fee: $15 per semesterIn Computer Graphics Business I, students will: explore basic concepts used in graphic design with Photoshop, Illustrator and In Design; apply design principles to create original graphics; be proficient in visual communication and personal expression; focus on media literacy; learn about advertising, copyright and career opportunities; create a portfolio.
+ Computer Graphics – Business II
Grades: 10, 11, 12
Credit: .5
Prerequisite: Computer Graphics I
Fee: $15 per semesterIn Computer Graphics Business II, students will: increase and compile their portfolio; understand the process of completing a product with client input; focus on the career aspect of graphic design; increase their skill and technical abilities in computer use and software; understand the various aspects of art and design; discuss ethics and observe copyright laws
Credit: .5
Prerequisite: Computer Graphics I
Fee: $15 per semesterIn Computer Graphics Business II, students will: increase and compile their portfolio; understand the process of completing a product with client input; focus on the career aspect of graphic design; increase their skill and technical abilities in computer use and software; understand the various aspects of art and design; discuss ethics and observe copyright laws
+ Multi-Media Technology
Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12
Credit: .5
Prerequisite: None
Fee: $5 per semesterIn Multi-Media Technology, students will: understand technical considerations used in multi-media digital cameras, computers, and hand-held devices; focus on current types of equipment: scanners, printers, digital cameras, computers, and handheld devices; gain hands-on experience in how technology is utilized for input and output in production and design projects; overview of software and basic design principles used in developing multi-media projects, hand-held applications, and game design
Credit: .5
Prerequisite: None
Fee: $5 per semesterIn Multi-Media Technology, students will: understand technical considerations used in multi-media digital cameras, computers, and hand-held devices; focus on current types of equipment: scanners, printers, digital cameras, computers, and handheld devices; gain hands-on experience in how technology is utilized for input and output in production and design projects; overview of software and basic design principles used in developing multi-media projects, hand-held applications, and game design
+ Accounting I
Grades: 10, 11, 12
Credit: 1.0
Prerequisite: None
Fee: $5 per semester
*Community College credit available ACC 101In Accounting I, students will: understand the basic elements and concepts of accounting with emphasis on the procedures used for maintaining journals, ledgers and other related records; prepare accounting reports for sole proprietorships, partnerships and corporations; use a computerized accounting system
Credit: 1.0
Prerequisite: None
Fee: $5 per semester
*Community College credit available ACC 101In Accounting I, students will: understand the basic elements and concepts of accounting with emphasis on the procedures used for maintaining journals, ledgers and other related records; prepare accounting reports for sole proprietorships, partnerships and corporations; use a computerized accounting system
+ Accounting II
Grades: 11, 12
Credit: .5
Prerequisite: Accounting I
Fee: $5 per semesterIn Accounting II, students will: understand the theory and logic that underlie accounting principles; study the accounting cycle for service and merchandising companies, special journals and subsidiary ledgers, internal control principles and practices, notes and interest, inventory systems and costing, plant assets and intangible asset accounting, and depreciation methods and practices
Credit: .5
Prerequisite: Accounting I
Fee: $5 per semesterIn Accounting II, students will: understand the theory and logic that underlie accounting principles; study the accounting cycle for service and merchandising companies, special journals and subsidiary ledgers, internal control principles and practices, notes and interest, inventory systems and costing, plant assets and intangible asset accounting, and depreciation methods and practices
+ Accounting III
Grade: 11, 12
Credit: .5
Prerequisite: Accounting II
Fee: $5 per semesterIn Accounting III, students will: study accounting principles as they apply to partnerships and corporations; receive instruction in stocks and bonds, investments, cash flow statements, financial analysis, budgeting, and cost and managerial accounting
Credit: .5
Prerequisite: Accounting II
Fee: $5 per semesterIn Accounting III, students will: study accounting principles as they apply to partnerships and corporations; receive instruction in stocks and bonds, investments, cash flow statements, financial analysis, budgeting, and cost and managerial accounting
+ Introduction to Business
Grades: 9, 10, 11
Credit: .5
Prerequisite: None
Fee: $5 per semesterIn Introduction to Business, students will: focus on the operation of the American business system; develop a basic understanding of the fundamentals of the economy, threats and opportunities, marketing, management, production, governmental regulations, tools of business and social responsibilities
Credit: .5
Prerequisite: None
Fee: $5 per semesterIn Introduction to Business, students will: focus on the operation of the American business system; develop a basic understanding of the fundamentals of the economy, threats and opportunities, marketing, management, production, governmental regulations, tools of business and social responsibilities
+ Business Law
Grades: 10, 11, 12
Credit: .5
Prerequisite: None
Fee: $5 per semesterIn Business Law, students will: cover the foundations of the legal system as it applies to business and personal issues; understand the basic elements of crime and tort law, contracts, ethics and the law, cyber law, property law, marriage and divorce, landlord/tenant rights and responsibilities, wills and trusts, and employment law
Credit: .5
Prerequisite: None
Fee: $5 per semesterIn Business Law, students will: cover the foundations of the legal system as it applies to business and personal issues; understand the basic elements of crime and tort law, contracts, ethics and the law, cyber law, property law, marriage and divorce, landlord/tenant rights and responsibilities, wills and trusts, and employment law
+ Finance
Grades: 10, 11, 12
Credit: .5
Prerequisite: None
Fee: $5 per semesterIn Finance, students will: survey the basic personal financial needs of most individuals; emphasize the basics of budgeting and buying, saving and borrowing money, the intricacies of home ownership, income tax and investments and the wise use of insurance, wills and trusts; play a stock market simulation game
Credit: .5
Prerequisite: None
Fee: $5 per semesterIn Finance, students will: survey the basic personal financial needs of most individuals; emphasize the basics of budgeting and buying, saving and borrowing money, the intricacies of home ownership, income tax and investments and the wise use of insurance, wills and trusts; play a stock market simulation game
+ Management
Grades: 10, 11, 12
Credit: .5
Prerequisite: None
Fee: $5 per semesterIn Management, students will: survey the principles of management; study the primary functions of planning, organizing, directing and controlling with a balance between the behavioral, quantitative and operational approaches; play a management simulation game
Credit: .5
Prerequisite: None
Fee: $5 per semesterIn Management, students will: survey the principles of management; study the primary functions of planning, organizing, directing and controlling with a balance between the behavioral, quantitative and operational approaches; play a management simulation game
+ Career Development
Grades: 10, 11, 12
Credit: .5
Prerequisite: None
Fee: $5 per semesterIn Career Development, students will: learn how to market themselves to employers; receive information about financial aid and how to apply for scholarships; gain employability skills (resumes, interviewing, and professional appearance) and skills for personal success (professional behavior and attitude); participate in a simulated interview; complete an employment portfolio for workforce and/or college
Credit: .5
Prerequisite: None
Fee: $5 per semesterIn Career Development, students will: learn how to market themselves to employers; receive information about financial aid and how to apply for scholarships; gain employability skills (resumes, interviewing, and professional appearance) and skills for personal success (professional behavior and attitude); participate in a simulated interview; complete an employment portfolio for workforce and/or college
+ Business Technical Communications
Grades: 11, 12
Credit: .5
Prerequisite: None
Fee: $5 per semesterIn Business Technical Communications, students will: compose effective business writings, cover letters, memoranda, reports, application letters and resumes; address fundamentals of business communication and an introduction to international communication
Credit: .5
Prerequisite: None
Fee: $5 per semesterIn Business Technical Communications, students will: compose effective business writings, cover letters, memoranda, reports, application letters and resumes; address fundamentals of business communication and an introduction to international communication
+ Business Work Experience (BWE)
Grade: 11, 12
Credit: 3.0
Prerequisites: None
Fee: $5 per semesterIn Business Work Experience, students will: learn new developments, technology and procedures used in effective office management; apply decision-making and administrative skills related to their educational program and career objectives; work under the immediate supervision of experienced personnel at the business location and with the direct guidance of the instructor/ coordinator
Credit: 3.0
Prerequisites: None
Fee: $5 per semesterIn Business Work Experience, students will: learn new developments, technology and procedures used in effective office management; apply decision-making and administrative skills related to their educational program and career objectives; work under the immediate supervision of experienced personnel at the business location and with the direct guidance of the instructor/ coordinator
+ Web Design
Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12
Credit: .5
Prerequisite: Basic Keyboarding Skills
Fee: $5 per semester
*Community College credit availableIn Web Design, students will: learn about technology and software requirements, security issues, electronic payment and marketing strategies; stress the fundamentals of HTML syntax using a text editor to develop interactive web sites; explore web-safe colors and graphic editors; study web aesthetics and intuitive interface design; emphasize file organization and layout
Credit: .5
Prerequisite: Basic Keyboarding Skills
Fee: $5 per semester
*Community College credit availableIn Web Design, students will: learn about technology and software requirements, security issues, electronic payment and marketing strategies; stress the fundamentals of HTML syntax using a text editor to develop interactive web sites; explore web-safe colors and graphic editors; study web aesthetics and intuitive interface design; emphasize file organization and layout
+ Sports and Entertainment Marketing
Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12
Credit: .5
Prerequisite: None
Fee: $5 per semester
*Community College credit available MAR 216In Sports and Entertainment Marketing, students will: analyze the theoretical marketing processes and the strategies of product development, pricing, promotion and distribution; apply the marketing processes and strategies to business and the individual consumer; develop hands-on projects using marketing principles
Credit: .5
Prerequisite: None
Fee: $5 per semester
*Community College credit available MAR 216In Sports and Entertainment Marketing, students will: analyze the theoretical marketing processes and the strategies of product development, pricing, promotion and distribution; apply the marketing processes and strategies to business and the individual consumer; develop hands-on projects using marketing principles
+ Marketing Research
Grades: 10, 11, 12
Credit: .5
Prerequisite: None
Fee: $5 per semesterIn Marketing Research, students will: be introduced to the principles and practices of marketing research; communicate the results of creating research design, data collection and interpretation; design and implement a marketing research project
Credit: .5
Prerequisite: None
Fee: $5 per semesterIn Marketing Research, students will: be introduced to the principles and practices of marketing research; communicate the results of creating research design, data collection and interpretation; design and implement a marketing research project
+ Advertising and Research Merchandising
Grades: 10, 11, 12
Credit: .5
Prerequisite: None
Fee: $5 per semester
*Community College credit available MAR 111In Sales and Advertising, students will: develop ethical sales techniques and cover the role of selling in the marketing process; examine how social media and retail merchandising have impacted consumer trends in the 21st century examine the principles of advertising and its relationship to business; study the areas of advertising principles, strategies, media, copy and layout; become prepared to gain immediate employment in retail merchandising, including the fashion merchandising industry
Credit: .5
Prerequisite: None
Fee: $5 per semester
*Community College credit available MAR 111In Sales and Advertising, students will: develop ethical sales techniques and cover the role of selling in the marketing process; examine how social media and retail merchandising have impacted consumer trends in the 21st century examine the principles of advertising and its relationship to business; study the areas of advertising principles, strategies, media, copy and layout; become prepared to gain immediate employment in retail merchandising, including the fashion merchandising industry
+ Marketing Work Experience (MWE)
Grades: 11, 12
Credit: 3.0
Prerequisite: None
Fee: $5 per semesterIn Marketing Work Experience, students will: develop entrepreneurship planning skills and develop a comprehensive business plan; study the areas of marketing strategies, profitability, human resource management, financial management and projections, innovations, and loan negotiations; gain practical work experience related to their career pathway under the supervision of an experienced supervisor and instructor/coordinator
Credit: 3.0
Prerequisite: None
Fee: $5 per semesterIn Marketing Work Experience, students will: develop entrepreneurship planning skills and develop a comprehensive business plan; study the areas of marketing strategies, profitability, human resource management, financial management and projections, innovations, and loan negotiations; gain practical work experience related to their career pathway under the supervision of an experienced supervisor and instructor/coordinator
( Electives classes are subject to minimum enrollment number and FTE availability to be offered.)
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