Students will listen to business owners share their stories and be provided with the most current information available. Students will evaluate and improve their study and time management habits as well as their listening and notetaking skills. Speedwriting, an alphabetic notetaking system, will be introduced. Students learn how the Internet and word processing, data base, spreadsheet and graphic applications are used as tools for success at the college level. Students will explore careers and target a potential career path through computerized interest inventories and self-evaluation.
Students learn how to complete job applications, prepare resumes and compete in a job interview.
This course is highly recommended for students who plan to seek employment or for those who plan to go to college. In addition to touch typing on computers, students will learn the formatting of letters, memorandums, reports and tables. Communication skills are reinforced throughout the year. Students will learn all the necessary functions of marketing prior to focusing on the sports and entertainment industry. Students learn how Coca-Cola, Nike and McDonald's target customers and develop marketing strategies.