BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY
Course Syllabus
Course Description: This course is designed to help students develop the qualities, knowledge, and skills necessary for working in a business. Students enhance computer application skills as they develop competencies needed by administrative support professionals. The content includes the use of technology to develop communication skills, the performance of office procedures tasks, the production of quality work using advanced features of business software applications, and the production of high quality employment portfolios and job-seeking documents. In addition, this course provides training or skills many employers find deficient: dealing with other people, using the telephone, organizing work, and handling other crucial tasks.
Instructional Philosophy: This area of instruction provides content for employment in one of the largest major occupational groups, administrative support. Demand in this career area will continue to expand as businesses utilize advanced office technology to increase their production efficiency and improve the quality of their products and services. This area of instruction benefits students by enhancing the word processing and communication competencies needed by administrative support professionals.
Major Course Goals:
1. Explore and apply career management and employability competencies.
2. Apply business English and mathematics skills.
3. Use business equipment and the Internet to apply technology to business applications.
4. Demonstrate proper workplace behaviors and interpersonal skills.
Apply business administrative skills.
Recognize and use nonverbal communication (e.g., body language, voice tone, facial expression).
Major Course Objectives / Benchmarks by Quarter:
1st Quarter:
1. Explore careers in business and prepare for employment.
2. Communicate effectively.
3. Use business equipment.
2nd Quarter:
1. Demonstrate proper workplace behaviors and apply business administrative skills.
2. Apply technology to business applications and use Internet as a business tool.
Major Course Projects and Instructional Activities:
Careers Unit
Employment Unit
Handling Illegal Questions
Job Interviewing Assignment
Proofreading Exercises
Mailing Procedures Unit
Telephone Techniques Unit
Evaluating Websites Assignment
Purchasing Business Equipment Assignment
Business Math Unit
International Business Unit
Business Travel and Conference Planning Assignment
Ergonomics Assignment
Assistive Device Assignment
Course Assessment Plan:
The following assessments will be used in Business Technology:
Objective tests
Performance tests
Projects assessed using scoring guides and peer evaluation forms
Course Expectations: Students are expected to conduct themselves in this course just as they would in a business office by always respecting themselves and others, following through on work commitments and responsibilities, and striving their best to earn a good wage, which in this course will be their grade.
Supplies and Materials Needed: Paper, pen, and a cooperative attitude.
Homework Policy and Grading Scale: Graded assignments, both written and computer, will be given a percentage grade. The grading scale for these percentage grades will be:
A 100-95 B- 82-80 D+ 69-67
A- 94-90 C+ 79-77 D 66-63
B+ 89-87 C 76-73 D- 62-60
B 86-83 C- 72-70 F 59 and below
Your Business Technology grade will be calculated as follows:
Daily Work and Assignments 40%
Tests 50%
Work Habits and Attitude 10% (partially determined by attendance)
Extra Help: Students may stay after school on Tuesdays and Thursdays for extra help or to work on the computers to catch up on assignments.
Time and Place to be Reached by Parent:
E-mail kreese@mail.bloomfield.k12.mo.us
Phone 573.568.2146
Best Time to Reach Monday through Friday from 11:55 a.m. to 12:35 p.m. or 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.