This one-year course is a review of basic arithmetic fundamentals and their applications to financial interactions. The course introduces many topics including checking accounts, savings accounts, loans, credit cards, interest, stocks, bonds, taxes, payroll, inventory, mortgages, depreciation, and insurance. This course may be used as a business course OR a third or fourth year of mathematics credit.

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Forbes Magazine
Business Week
CNN-Money Magazine
Brass Magazine
Time Magazine
Entrepreneur

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NADA Guides
Kelly Blue Book
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Newspaper Links:
Wall Street Journal Classroom Edition
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Students will also learn how to use the Internet as a search engine. In addition, students will perform a number of hands-on assignments that will test their knowledge and research skills. Links: Microsoft Office Online

 

 

The objective of this course is to provide a solid foundation in basic accounting concepts and techniques for students who pursue a career in accounting, as well as the general business student. The course covers the traditional topics of a first semester accounting course including the accounting cycle, financial statement analysis, and coverage of asset, liabilities and stockholders equity.

This course provides both a practical and conceptual background in microcomputer fundamentals. Students receive hands-on experience while learning the latest graphical interface technology and how it interacts with Word Processing, Spreadsheets, Database Management, Presentation Graphics and the Internet. Microsoft Windows and Windows Applications are the software products used. Lab time outside of class is required.
Students must have some familiarity with the Windows Operating System or computers using graphical user interfaces (e.g. Mac OS or Linux).

This course introduces the student to advanced information processing concepts and applications. Students will receive hands-on experience learning and applying the latest Graphical User Interface (GUI) technology, advanced features in word processing, spread sheets and database management, and the Internet. The Microsoft Office suite and the Windows Operating Systems are the software products used. Lab time outside of class is required.

Watervliet Junior Senior High School
Daniel Lindemann