Course Description
How is technology used to solve business problems and communicate solutions? Business and Technology is designed to prepare students with the knowledge and skills to be an asset to the collaborative, global, and innovative business world of today and tomorrow. Mastery use of spreadsheets and the ability to apply leadership skills to make informed business decisions will be a highlight of this course for students. Publishing industry appropriate documents to model effective communication and leadership will be demonstrated through project based learning. Students will use spreadsheet and database software to manage data while analyzing, organizing and sharing data through visually appealing presentation.
Various forms of technologies will be used to expose students to resources, software, and applications of business practices. Professional communication skills and practices, problem- solving, ethical and legal issues, and the impact of effective presentation skills are enhanced in this course to prepare students to be college and career ready. Employability skills are integrated into activities, tasks, and projects throughout the course standards to demonstrate the skills required by business and industry. Competencies in the co-curricular student organization, Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), are integral components of the employability skills standard for this course.
Business and Technology is the second course in the Business and Technology pathway in the Business Management and Administration cluster. Students enrolled in this course should have successfully completed Introduction to Business and Technology.
Various forms of technologies will be used to expose students to resources, software, and applications of business practices. Professional communication skills and practices, problem- solving, ethical and legal issues, and the impact of effective presentation skills are enhanced in this course to prepare students to be college and career ready. Employability skills are integrated into activities, tasks, and projects throughout the course standards to demonstrate the skills required by business and industry. Competencies in the co-curricular student organization, Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), are integral components of the employability skills standard for this course.
Business and Technology is the second course in the Business and Technology pathway in the Business Management and Administration cluster. Students enrolled in this course should have successfully completed Introduction to Business and Technology.
Basic Goals and Objectives
- Create, edit, and publish industry appropriate documents using technology as a tool to increase productivity.
- Develop organizational communication skills through professional leadership, personal ethics, and customer/business relationships.
- Manage data in spreadsheet software for effective use in a business environment.
- Master use of spreadsheet software to analyze, organize and share data from a spreadsheet while presenting the data visually in a business environment.
- Develop creditable research skills to use information from a variety of sources.
- Acquire database skills to manage data in a business environment.
- Develop personal leadership skills to work on teams, teach others, serve customers, lead, negotiate, and work effectively and efficiently in a business environment.
End of Pathway Assessment
The Microsoft Office Specialist Certification Test – PowerPoint 2013
The Business and Technology Pathway Career Opportunities
Small Business Owner, Administrative Assistant, Corporate Executive
Needed Supplies for my class
- A three-ring binder notebook with wide rule or college rule paper.
- Black or Blue ink pen.
- Flash Drive
Note from Mr. Lumpkin
Please see me to schedule an appointment if you have a matter that needs extensive discussion. Otherwise, feel free to drop by my room before school begins or after school ends. I am here to help you and work with you whenever assistance is needed.
Book used for this course
Shafefer, A., Carey, P., Ageloff, R., Parsons, J.J., & Vermaat, M. (2014). New perspectives on
microsoft office 2013, second course. Boston: Course Technology, Cengage Learning.
microsoft office 2013, second course. Boston: Course Technology, Cengage Learning.
Course Evaluation
To derive your nine weeks grade, the following calculations will be performed:
Major Test (Chapter and Unit Tests, Work Ethics Grades, and Notebooks) 57%
I will drop your lowest test grade if you do not have any 0’s whatsoever.
Work Ethics Grade (If you turn in all work, do not break any of the policies
set forth in my class, nor have any tardies for the grading
period, you will receive a work ethics grade of 100 on the
last day of each month. Grading periods will start over
every month.
Daily Grades (Classwork and Homework Grades and Vocabulary Tests) 23%
Students who participate heavily in class discussions will receive the
opportunity to be rewarded by having their lowest grade dropped.
Semester Final 20%
TOTAL 100%
Major Test (Chapter and Unit Tests, Work Ethics Grades, and Notebooks) 57%
I will drop your lowest test grade if you do not have any 0’s whatsoever.
Work Ethics Grade (If you turn in all work, do not break any of the policies
set forth in my class, nor have any tardies for the grading
period, you will receive a work ethics grade of 100 on the
last day of each month. Grading periods will start over
every month.
Daily Grades (Classwork and Homework Grades and Vocabulary Tests) 23%
Students who participate heavily in class discussions will receive the
opportunity to be rewarded by having their lowest grade dropped.
Semester Final 20%
TOTAL 100%