Business & Computers

BAF3M Introduction to Accounting, Grade 11, College/University Prep.
This course introduces students to the use of accounting in business. Students will study various types of businesses and business ownership, and ways in which accounting procedures are applied in the different types of business with regard to recording transactions, preparing financial statements, and analysing the process of cash management. They will learn about risks related to credit sales and about the collection of debts, and will use accounting software.

BDI3C Entrepreneurial Studies, Grade 11, College Preparation
This course focuses on ways in which entrepreneurs recognize opportunities, generate ideas, and organize resources to plan successful ventures that enable them to achieve their personal goals by satisfying the needs of others. Students learn about values, traits, and skills most often associated with successful entrepreneurial activity.

BMX3E Introduction to Retail and Service Marketing, Grade 11, Workplace
This course focuses on developing knowledge and applying skills in the context of retail and services marketing. Students will learn about the importance of customer service, analyse the methods used to maintain customer loyalty, examine ways in which product presentation influences buyers, and investigate the critical factors in inventory control, including the role of technology.

BAN4E Accounting for a Small Business, Grade 12, Workplace
This course expands upon the fundamentals of accounting introduced in the Grade 11 course by examining each component of the accounting cycle, with emphasis on practical application. Students will learn how accounting is practised in the workplace by acquiring an understanding of payroll systems, inventory, specialized journals, subsidiary ledgers, sales taxes, and cash management, and will use accounting software programs.

BOH4M Organizational Studies, Grade 12, College/University Prep.
This course focuses on ways in which organizations deal with issues affecting their competitiveness in a changing technological and global business environment. Students will analyse various leadership techniques and study various issues such as ethics in business, social responsibility, management of group dynamics, uses of information technology, workplace stress and conflict, motivation of employees, and globalization. Students will also investigate the management of a diverse workforce within an organization and the importance of strategic planning.

BTT2O Introduction to Information Technology in Business, Grade 10
This course introduces students to the use of information technology in a business environment. Students will learn how to use information technology in a work environment, perform electronic research, communicate electronically, and use common business software. They will also explore possible future occupations in information technology.

TGJ20 Communications Technology, Grade 10
This course requires students to complete a range of communications technology projects. These may include creating printed stationery, short videos, computer-generated animations, and graphical information displays. Students will learn to transfer information using electronic, live and graphic communications methods. The knowledge and skills they will develop will provide a basis for careers in areas such as publishing, advertising, print production, animation, photography, and journalism.

BTA30 Information Technology Applications in Business, Grade 11
This course provides students with the opportunity to develop the information technology skills and knowledge required in a business. Students will learn about the information technology work environment, use industry-standard software, conduct electronic research, investigate electronic business, and explore occupations and postsecondary programs that require information technology skills.

BTX4C Information Technology in Business, Grade 12, College
This course provides students with the opportunity to develop further the information technology knowledge and skills needed in the business world. Students will develop their understanding of electronic business environments, improve their skills in electronic research and in using business applications software in the preparation of business documents, manage information, and apply project team management strategies.

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