Students must complete a real-life project at the end of the course in order to experience the standards required by the business world. Students may take this course after or instead of Introduction to Word Processing. They develop business plans and become familiar with the different forms of business organization. Through team work, students develop management and human relations skills. Numerous guest speakers share their business experiences.
Students learn to prepare, summarize, and analyze various types of financial records.
Students gain this knowledge through the experience of working with journals, ledgers, work sheets, payroll records, and financial statements. They learn and apply all accounting procedures in a computerized environment. Students who enroll in this course are eligible for articulated credit through the College of DuPage. 1 Business Law Students examine the basic principles of law which affect personal and business transactions. Students participate in several mock trials.