Accounting/Financial Accounting

Career and Technical Education Course

Accounting I

Course Description

This course will provide you with a solid foundation to study accounting in college and also provide you with the skills needed for entry-level jobs such as bookkeeper, bank teller, and payroll clerk. Students will analyze business transactions, prepare financial documents, and analyze information for a small, service company. Online programs and software is used to provide students with real-world accounting experiences.

Offered: Semester Course.

DUAL CREDIT: MORTON COLLEGE CREDIT MAY APPLY.

CREDIT: 0.5

TYPE: Regular

GRADE: 10-12

PREREQUISITE: None

COREQUISITES: If you take the ACCOUNTING 1 (FALL), you must also take Financial Accounting (SPRING)

CREDIT: 0.5    

TYPE: Regular  GRADE: 10-12

COREQUISITES: If you take this course, you must also take B30R0S - FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

Financial Accounting

Course Description    

Students will be introduced to the accounting cycle, the principles used to determine the value of assets, liabilities and owner’s/stockholder equity, and how to prepare financial statements. Students will analyze and interpret financial accounting data to make informed business decisions. This will include real company data and examples, corporate social responsibility situations, analyzing financial problems and writing solutions and recommendations. Students will gain a solid foundation for future study in accounting and provide them with the career and technical skills necessary for continuing college education. Students will practice the critical thinking skills required in degree programs. Finally, as students complete their studies in Financial Accounting they can earn three hours of college credit through the dual credit program.

Offered: Semester Course.

DUAL CREDIT: MORTON COLLEGE CREDIT MAY APPLY.

CREDIT: 0.5

TYPE: Regular

GRADE: 10-12

PREREQUISITE: Accounting 1

COREQUISITES: If you take the Financial Accounting (SPRING), you must also take ACCOUNTING 1 (FALL)

FEES: None

CREDIT: 0.5     TYPE: Regular  GRADE: 10-12

PREREQUISITE: Accounting 1

COREQUISITES: If you take this course, you must also take B30R0F - ACCOUNTING 1

Accounting III

Career and Technical Education Course

Course Description

Accounting III is a course that builds upon the foundation established in Accounting I. This course is planned to help students to develop deeper knowledge of the principles of accounting with more emphasis being placed on financial statements and accounting records. It is a study of previously learned principles as they apply to the more complicated types of business organizations: partnerships, corporations, branches, etc. The students may become familiar with such specialized fields of accounting as cost accounting, tax accounting, payroll accounting, and others. Some students may choose to do specialized accounting computer applications, and others may elect payroll clerk, data processing computer applications. Simulated business conditions may be provided through the use of practice sets. Skills are developed in the entry, retrieval, and statistical analysis of business data using computers for accounting business applications.

DUAL CREDIT: MORTON COLLEGE CREDIT MAY APPLY.
CREDIT: 1.0 
TYPE: Regular  
GRADE: 11-12
PREREQUISITE: ACCOUNTING I/Financial Accounting
COREQUISITES: If you take the ACCOUNTING III (FALL), you must also take ACCOUNTING III (SPRING)
FEES:  None

AP Computer Science Principles

Career and Technical Education Course

Course Description    

Offered: Year Long Course. This course follows the Advanced Placement curriculum issued by the College Board. AP Computer Science emphasizes object-oriented programming methodology with an emphasis on problem solving and algorithm development and is meant to be the equivalent of a first-semester course in computer science. This course utilizes Java and C++ to develop and run a variety of programs. It also includes the study of data structures and abstraction.

DUAL CREDIT: MORTON COLLEGE CREDIT MAY APPLY.

CREDIT: 1.0

TYPE: Regular

GRADE: 10-12

PREREQUISITE: None

COREQUISITES: If you take the AP COMPUTER SCIENCE (FALL), you must also take AP COMPUTER SCIENCE (SPRING)

FEES: TBD

CREDIT: 1.0    

TYPE: Advanced Placement   

GRADE: 10-12

COREQUISITES: If you take this course, you must also take B46R0S - AP COMPUTER SCIENCE PRINCIPLES

AP Computer Science A

Career and Technical Education Course

Course Description

AP Computer Science A introduces students to computer science through programming. Fundamental topics in this course include the design of solutions to problems, the use of data structures and implementation of algorithms to process data and discover new information, the analysis of potential solutions, and the ethical and social implications of computing systems. The course emphasizes object-orientated programming and design using the Java programming language.

DUAL CREDIT: MORTON COLLEGE CREDIT MAY APPLY.

CREDIT: 1.0

TYPE: Regular

GRADE: 12

PREREQUISITE: INTEGRATED MATH 1 OR EQUIVALENT

COREQUISITES: NONE

Computer Programming/Gaming 

Career and Technical Education Course

Course Description    

Semester Course. In Computer Programming, students will learn the basics of Java in an interactive development gaming environment. Java is an object oriented language and students will use this to create interactive computer games. Students will develop knowledge in designing, writing, testing, and running programs for computer games in a collaborative, student-centered environment. After creating their own games, students will compete in game tournaments with the games they developed. They will also work collaboratively with each other to develop fun, creative games by using Greenfoot, a game development platform. This class has no pre-requisite, is an elective available for all grades, and one semester course.

DUAL CREDIT: MORTON COLLEGE CREDIT MAY APPLY.

CREDIT: 0.5

TYPE: Regular

GRADE: 10-12

PREREQUISITE: None

Digital Literacy and Fundamentals

Career and Technical Education Course

Course Description

This course prepares students to use technology in a proficient and responsible manner in school, in the workforce and in everyday life. Students will learn skills for working in an Internet or networked environment, with an opportunity to seek industry-recognized digital literacy certifications.  Students will create authentic work through the use of photo-and video, basic computer programming, Microsoft Office Suites, web design, web 2.0 tools and social media. In the end, students will have developed knowledge, values, and a wide array of critical thinking, communication and information management skills for the digital age. (1 Semester)

Semester Course: .5 Credits - Dual Credit with Morton College May Apply.
Offered: 9th-12th Graders

Entrepreneurship

Career and Technical Education Course

Course Description

Students learn the skills needed to effectively organize, develop, create and manage their own business. Emphasis is placed on: characteristics, marketing, economics, managing resources, and finances. Additional skills developed include: creativity, initiative, problem solving, flexibility and adaptability. Students will develop written components of a business plan, work in cooperative learning teams and individually, research current business news, make oral presentations, and role-play business situations. This course will allow students to communicate effectively in the workplace, learn to work independently to plan, construct, and problem-solve a variety of business situations, and use technology to create professional documents.

DUAL CREDIT: MORTON COLLEGE CREDIT MAY APPLY.

CREDIT: 0.5

TYPE: Regular

GRADE: 10-12

PREREQUISITE: None

Marketing

Career and Technical Education Course

Course Description

Semester Course; Students will be exposed to Marketing through four main areas–Product, Price, Place, and Promotion. The four areas will be covered through a variety of ways–case studies, real-world experience, and applied marketing activities. Students will also come to recognize the potential job opportunities available in marketing as they gain an understanding of how products reach the consumer through the aid of marketing.

DUAL CREDIT: MORTON COLLEGE CREDIT MAY APPLY.

CREDIT: 0.5

TYPE: Regular

GRADE: 10-12

PREREQUISITE: None

Tech Service Internship 

Career and Technical Education Course

Tech Service Internship I

Course Description

Offered: Semester Course. The Tech Service Internship (TSI) class directly supports students, teachers and administrators through the 1:1 program in the district. Students in TSI get experience working in a real life, tech support environment, rotating through four stations, each station providing students the ability to develop and maintain necessary 21st Century workplace skills. Students also work to earn certifications in a variety of programs, including Microsoft and A+, ensuring that students will better their future, regardless if they pursue a career in technology or not. In this class, students will not only learn how to troubleshoot and fix technological devices, but they will learn how to be competitive professionals in a demanding and ever-changing workforce. It is preferred that students enrolled in this course take the summer boot camp.

Credit: 0.5
Type:  Honors          
Grade: 9-12

Tech Service Internship 2

Course Descriptions

Offered: Semester Course. The Tech Service Internship (TSI) class directly supports students, teachers and administrators through the 1:1 program in the district. Students in TSI get experience working in a real life, tech support environment, rotating through four stations, each station providing students the ability to develop and maintain necessary 21st Century workplace skills. Students also work to earn certifications in a variety of programs, including Microsoft and A+, ensuring that students will better their future, regardless if they pursue a career in technology or not. In this class, students will not only learn how to troubleshoot and fix technological devices, but they will learn how to be competitive professionals in a demanding and ever-changing workforce. It is preferred that students enrolled in this course take the summer boot camp.

DUAL CREDIT: MORTON COLLEGE CREDIT MAY APPLY.
CREDIT: 0.5
TYPE: Regular
GRADE: 9-12
PREREQUISITE: None
Credit: 0.5
Type: Honors
Grade: 9-12

How to sign up for TSI/ Cómo registrarse para TSI

Web Page Design

Career and Technical Education Course

Web Page Design I

Course Description

Web Page Design I is an entry skill-level course designed to prepare students to plan, design, create and maintain web pages and sites. Students will learn the essentials of web page design using HTML and CSS coding and text editors. Students will work in a project-based environment to create interactive websites. Students will learn to create pages, add hyperlinks, make tables and frames, create forms, integrate images, and set styles. Students will use interactive menus and buttons, and visually appealing backgrounds. Students will use hardware and software to capture, edit, create, and compress audio and video clips. After learning html coding, students use Dreamweaver, which is computer software for designing and maintaining web sites. The students will learn multi-media skills to combine Flash and Dreamweaver to make engaging and integrated web sites.

DUAL CREDIT: MORTON COLLEGE CREDIT MAY APPLY.
CREDIT: 1 TYPE: Regular GRADE: 10-12
PREREQUISITE: None.
Credit: 1.0      
Type: Regular 
Grade: 10-12

Web Page Design II

Course Description

Web Page Design II is a skill-level course for students who have completed Web Page Design I. Instruction will include using multimedia authoring applications and programming tools such as JavaScript to create a web site that combines text, hyperlinks, images, video, and sound. Instruction will include using hardware and software to capture, edit, create, and compress audio and video clips as well as create animated text, graphics, and images. Other topics will include using tables to align images with text, creating newspaper-style columns, and inserting side menus and call-outs. Students will learn how to use templates, cascading style sheets and interactive elements to enhance web pages. Students will learn to create dynamic forms that include 168 multiple-choice questions, comment boxes, and buttons. Students will learn how to connect to a database and retrieve and write data. Students are encouraged to develop a portfolio project that demonstrates their expertise in areas such as multimedia authoring, web development, audio and video editing, and advanced JavaScript applications to create interactive web pages.

DUAL CREDIT: MORTON COLLEGE CREDIT MAY APPLY.
CREDIT: 0.5
TYPE: Regular
GRADE: 11-12
PREREQUISITE: Web Page Design I
CREDIT: 1.0    
TYPE: Regular 
GRADE: 11-12

Web Page Design III

Course Description

Web Page Design III courses teach students how to design web sites by introducing them to and refining their knowledge of site planning, page layout, graphic design, and the use of markup languages-such as Extensible Hypertext Markup, JavaScript, Dynamic HTML, and Document Object Model-to develop and maintain a web page. These courses may also cover security and privacy issues, copyright infringement, trademarks, and other legal issues relating to the use of the Internet. Advanced topics may include the use of forms and scripts for database access, transfer methods, and networking fundamentals.

DUAL CREDIT: MORTON COLLEGE CREDIT MAY APPLY.
CREDIT: 0.5
TYPE: Regular
GRADE: 12
PREREQUISITE: Web Page Design I,II
CREDIT:1.0     
TYPE: Regular 
GRADE: 12