All Career and Technical Education courses fulfill the Fine Arts and Practical Arts requirement for graduation. Students seeking a standard diploma are strongly encouraged to complete a career and technical education sequence that matches their career goal.

AGRICULTURE

AGRICULTURE COMPLETER OPTIONS
(Two Courses)
Agricultural Mechanics and Basic Plant Science I and one other agriculture course
Agricultural Mechanics and Basic Animal Science II and one other agriculture course

8006 AGRICULTURAL MECHANICS AND BASIC PLANT SCIENCE I
Grades 9-10
Pre-requisite: None
Credit: One
Students will develop basic knowledge and skills pre-requisite for advanced agricultural options. Basic principles of science, mathematics, and economics are applied to agricultural situations common to on-farm and off-farm industries and businesses. Agricultural orientation, agricultural mechanics, principles of land science, rural living, leadership training, and resource conservation are typical units of instruction.

8008 AGRICULTURAL MECHANICS AND BASIC ANIMAL SCIENCE II
Grades 9-10
Pre-requisite: None
Credit: One
Students will develop basic knowledge and skills pre-requisite for advanced agricultural options. Basic principles of science, mathematics, and economics are applied to agricultural situations common to on-farm and off-farm industries and businesses. Agricultural orientation, agricultural mechanics, principles of animal science, rural living, leadership training, and resource conservation are typical units of instruction.

8022 AGRICULTURAL BUSINESS FUNDAMENTALS III
Grades 10-11
Pre-requisite: Agricultural Mechanics and Basic Plant Science OR Agricultural Mechanics and Basic Animal Science
Credit: One; two with cooperative education option
Students will develop knowledge, skills, habits, and attitudes for employment in on-farm and off-farm agricultural businesses. Where training centers are available, cooperative arrangements are made with local agricultural businesses to provide occupational experience for students. When training centers are not available, simulated experiences may be provided. Leadership training is provided through the Future Farmers of America (FFA).

8024 AGRICULTURAL BUSINESS OPERATIONS IV
Grades 11-12
Pre-requisite: Agricultural Business Fundamentals
Credit: One; two with cooperative education option
Where possible, students will participate in on-the-job training programs with local agricultural businesses. The course emphasizes off-farm agricultural occupations, business procedures, merchandising, marketing, and agricultural business management. Instruction is provided in agricultural product knowledge, agricultural mechanics, plant science, and leadership development.

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BUSINESS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

A student who passes two Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) tests OR the IC3 certification exam and is a Business and Information Technology completer may earn two student-selected verified credits.

BUSINESS COMPLETER OPTIONS
(Two Courses)
Complete a course in Keyboarding (middle school or high school) and any two business courses.

TECH PREP OPTIONS

• Option for Tech Prep seal on the high school diploma.
• Option for Tech Prep Articulation of six (6) college credits at Paul D. Camp Community College.

New In 2005-2006
CERTIFIED INTERNET WEBMASTER (6631)
(Offered at The Pruden Center for Industry and Technology)
Grades 11-12
Pre-requisite: Good math background and a completion of business courses, particularly those involving keyboarding skills. Students interested in graphic arts or journalism may also find this course helpful.
Credit: Three
Students in this one-year program will learn advanced integrated software applications, including web site development, multimedia presentations, and printed and electronic publications. This program prepares students for the Certified Internet Webmaster – Associate certification exam. This is an entry-level certification of the student’s understanding of the common core of Internet knowledge.

6115 PRINCIPLES OF BUSINESS AND MARKETING
Grades 9-10
Pre-requisite: None
Credit: One
Students will explore the roles of business and marketing in the free enterprise system. They will learn how the American economy operates and prepare to make decisions as consumers, wage earners, and citizens.

6120 FINANCE
Grade 11 or 12
Pre-requisites: None
Credit: One
Students explore many facets of financial decision-making involved in daily life. Skills in money management, record keeping, and banking are enhanced through the study of basic concepts of economics, insurance, credit, and other related topics. The course will also prepare students occupationally to plan, manage, and analyze the financial and monetary aspects and success of business enterprises, banking institutions, or other organizations. An additional elective credit may be earned by meeting the requirements of the Cooperative Office Education (6799) program.

6152 KEYBOARDING APPLICATIONS
Grades 9-12
Pre-requisite: None
Credit: One
Students will develop or refine touch skills for entering alphabetic, numeric and symbolic information on a keyboard. Students will apply keyboarding skills to produce a variety of personal and business documents.

6611 BUSINESS COMPUTERS AND COMMUNICATIONS
Grades 9-12
Pre-requisite: Grade C or higher in a semester Keyboarding course
Credit: One
Students will study the principles, analysis and practices of communication in the workplace; produce a variety of personal and business documents using touch-typing skills; and practice skill building techniques for high levels of speed and accuracy.
NOTES: This course is not available to those students who have successfully completed Keyboarding Applications on the high school level. Transfer students must demonstrate touch-typing skills to a business instructor before being enrolled in class.

6131 BUSINESS LAW
Grade 11 or 12
Pre-requisites: None
Credit: One
Students examine the foundations of the American legal system. Students explore economics and social concepts as they relate to legal principles and to business and personal laws. An additional elective credit may be earned by meeting the requirements of the Cooperative Office Education (6799) program.

6320 ACCOUNTING
Grades 10-12
Pre-requisite: Keyboarding Applications or Business Computers and Communications
Credit: One
Students will have a working knowledge of the methods and systems for preparing and maintaining financial records. Emphasis is placed on the necessity for accuracy in recording transactions in business operations. Areas studied include bookkeeping cycle, business journals, financial statements, and payroll records. Microcomputers will be used to automate, analyze, and interpret business applications. An additional elective credit may be earned by meeting the requirements of the Cooperative Office Education (6799) program.

6612 COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Grades 10-12
Pre-requisite: Keyboarding Applications or Business Computers and Communications
Credit: One
Students will develop skills in applying technology to word processing, spreadsheet, and database applications, graphic information, manuscripts and reports using Windows and other programs. An additional elective credit may be earned by meeting the requirements of the Cooperative Office Education (6799) program.

6621 OFFICE ADMINISTRATION
Grades 10-12
Pre-requisite: Keyboarding Applications
Credit: One
Students will enhance word processing and communication skills as they develop competencies needed by administrative support professionals, written communications, records and database management, record keeping, human relations, and information processing. An additional elective credit may be earned by meeting the requirements of the Cooperative Office Education (6799) program.

6625 WORD PROCESSING
Grades 9-10
Pre-requisite: Grade C or higher in a semester course in Keyboarding
Credit: One
Students will develop intermediate to advanced level word processing skills using a variety of software functions including graphics, desktop publishing, and telecommunications. Students will gain competence in integrating database, spreadsheet, and other applications into word processing activities. An additional elective credit may be earned by meeting the requirements of the Cooperative Office Education (6799) program.

6630 DESIGN, MULTIMEDIA, AND WEB TECHNOLOGIES
Grades 10-12
Pre-requisite: Computer Information Systems, Office Administration or Word Processing
Credit: One
Students will develop proficiency in using desktop publishing software to create a variety of printed and electronic publications. Students will incorporate journalistic principles in design and layout of publications. Students will work with hardware and software to develop web sites and multimedia presentations. An additional elective credit may be earned by meeting the requirements of the Cooperative Office Education (6799) program.

COOPERATIVE OFFICE EDUCATION
Grades 11-12
Pre-requisite: Current enrollment in a Business occupational course
Credit: One
Students attend class part of the day and work in an approved office/business position part of the day. The teacher-coordinator develops, with the on-the-job training sponsor and the student, an individualized training plan identifying learning experiences according to the student’s occupational objective. Students must be employed a minimum of 270 hours to receive one credit.

6661 ORACLE INTERNET ACADEMY
Grade 12
Pre-requisite: Keyboarding and above average computer skills. This course is a good follow up to Cisco Computer Networking or Certified Internet Webmaster.
Credits: Three
Location: The Pruden Center for Industry and Technology
Students will learn the world’s leading supplier of software for information management. Students will develop strong interview, presentation, collaboration, and problem solving skills, in addition to database fundamentals and Java programming. The Academy prepares students to become Oracle Certified.
Students will complete four separate courses including: Data Modeling and Relational Database Design; Introduction to Structure Query Language (SQL); Introduction to Java; and Java Programming.

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CAREER CONNECTIONS

EDUCATION FOR EMPLOYMENT COMPLETER OPTIONS
A student may be designated a program completer by completing Education For Employment courses or Education For Employment and other career and technical programs/courses that complement his/her career objective as specified in the Individualized Education Program or Individualized Vocational Plan.

9078 EDUCATION FOR EMPLOYMENT I
Grades 9-10
Pre-requisite: Identified component of Individualized Vocational Plan (IVP) or Individualized Education Program (IEP)
Credit: One
Students explore independent living and workplace skills by identifying individual assets, interests, aptitudes, talents, and current occupational abilities. Through practical experiences related to daily living and work, students determine strategies to improve their assets and ways to emphasize their strengths at home, school, and in the workplace.

9020/9021 EDUCATION FOR EMPLOYMENT II & III
Grades 10-12
Pre-requisite: EFE I or EFE II
Credits: Two with cooperative education component
Students receive school-based and community-based instruction organized around an approved job that leads toward their career goal. The teacher-coordinator, on-the-job training sponsor, parent, and student develop an individualized training plan that identifies learning experiences according to the student's occupational objective. The on-the-job paid training is an extension of the classroom instruction coordinated by the classroom teacher with a set of performance objectives and skills.

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FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES - Brochure

FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES COMPLETER OPTIONS:
(Any of the following two (2) sequenced courses)
Resource Management and Life Planning
Food and Hospitality Services I and II
Early Childhood Education I and II
GRADS (Family Focus) and Resource Management or Life Planning
GRADS (Work Focus) and Food and Hospitality Services I or Early Childhood Education I

TECH PREP OPTIONS

• Option for Tech Prep seal on the high school diploma.
• Option for Tech Prep Articulation of six (6) college credits at Paul D. Camp Community College.

  New In 2005-2006
  TEACHER CADET (9062)
  Grades 12
  Pre-requisite: 3.0 GPA derived from predominately college preparatory classes, strong interest in teaching and education, five (5) written teacher recommendations
  Credit: One (weighted +1); 6 hours of college credit upon successful completion.
  This dual credit course (offered jointly with Paul D. Camp Community College) introduces high school seniors to a career in teaching and education. The primary elements of the curriculum components are the learner, the school, and the teacher and teaching. Components are intentionally board in scope and provide a great deal of flexibility based on the career interest of students. In addition to the fundamental curriculum components, all students are required to observe and participate in an internship outside the teacher cadet classroom. The internship may be done from the pre-school level through Grade 12. Students will have the opportunity to complete the Praxis I assessment that is required for teacher licensure.

  8219 RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
  Grades 9-10
  Pre-requisite: None
  Credits: One
  Students will focus on managing resources to balance the multiple demands of career, family, and personal life. Students will learn to make decisions that are necessary to maintain balanced work and family roles using their personal, family, work, community, and environmental assets.

  8227 LIFE PLANNING
  Grades 10-12
  Pre-requisite: None
  Credit: One
  Students will learn to set goals and determine strategies for managing areas such as wellness, interpersonal relations, career planning, and use of resources. They will learn to develop management skills that will be useful in future work and family roles.

  8202 FOOD AND HOSPITALITY SERVICES I
  Grade 11
  Pre-requisite: None
  Credit: One
  Students will begin preparation for employment in the field of Food and Hospitality and related industries by focusing on principles of operations in the travel and tourism industries, hotel and lodging facilities, food services, recreation, hospitality planning, and business operations. Critical thinking, practical problem solving, and entrepreneurship opportunities within the field of hospitality are emphasized. Teachers highlight the basic skills of math, science, and communication when appropriate in content.

  8203 FOOD AND HOSPITALITY SERVICES II
  Grade 12
  Pre-requisite: Food and Hospitality Services I
  Credit: One
  Students will continue this in-depth extension of Food and Hospitality Services I by mastering occupational skills for workers serving in a variety of occupations in related industries. Critical thinking, practical problem solving, and entrepreneurship opportunities within the field of hospitality are emphasized. Teachers highlight the basic skills of math, science, and communication when appropriate in content. An additional elective credit may be earned by meeting the requirements of Cooperative (on-the-job) education.

  8285/8286 EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION I & II
  Grades 11-12
  Credits: Three per course
  Location: The Pruden Center for Industry and Technology
  Students will develop the knowledge and skills needed for careers working with young children in this two-year program. Students learn about child development; nutrition; safety and dealing with emergencies; caring for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and children with special needs; planning experiences for learning; and creating learning environments. Students are provided with hands-on experience working in preschool classrooms located at The Pruden Center for Industry and Technology.

  GRADS - FAMILY FOCUS GRADS - WORK FOCUS
  Grades 9-12
  Pre-requisite: None
  Credit: One per course
  GRADS is an in-school secondary program for pregnant students and young parents (male and female). Using the Adolescent Parent Resource Guide. GRADS students will focus on knowledge and skills related to parenting, pregnancy, positive self image, and economic independence. The goals of GRADS are for students to remain in school through graduation, appreciate the importance of prenatal care, learn practical parenting and child development skills, gain orientation to work, and set goals toward balancing work and family roles.

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HEALTH AND MEDICAL SCIENCES

Students who pass a related industry certification test or state licensing exam may earn one or more student-selected verified credits.

HEALTH AND MEDICAL SCIENCES COMPLETER OPTIONS
Veterinary Assistant I and Veterinary Assistant II

8302 INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH OCCUPATIONS
Grades 9-10
Pre-requisite: None
Credit: One
Students will be introduced to all health careers and develop basic skills common to all health occupations. This course is recommended to students considering enrollment in any health occupations course at The Pruden Center for Industry and Technology, including Emergency Medical Technology, Nurse Aide, and Veterinary Assistant. It is also recommended for students planning on pursuing training for a health occupation after high school.

8333 EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
Grades 11-12
Credits: Three
Location: The Pruden Center for Industry and Technology
Students will become skilled in identifying and dealing with emergencies such as bleeding, fractures, airway obstruction, and cardiac arrest in this one-year program. Instruction emphasizes proper care and use of common emergency equipment and safe methods
for lifting, moving, and transporting injured persons. Supervised on-the-job training and patient care experiences are part of the instructional program. Program completers may take the state certification examination administered by the State Department of Health.

360 NURSE AIDE
Grades 11-12
Credits: Three
Location: The Pruden Center for Industry and Technology
Students will study nursing occupations as related to the health care system in this one-year program. Students study normal growth and development, simple body structure and function, and medical terminology. They are introduced to microbes and disease. Students receive elementary training in patient/nurse aide relationships; taking and recording vital signs; cardiopulmonary resuscitation; bathing, feeding and dressing the patient; and transporting the patient in the hospital or nursing home. Limited on-the-job instruction in the hospital and/or nursing home is part of the class.

8310/8311 VETERINARY ASSISTANT I & II
Grades 11-12
Pre-requisite: None
Credits: Three per course
Location: The Pruden Center for Industry and Technology
Students will learn animal science and the care of animals, including animal structure and function, principles of health, and microbes and disease. They develop basic skills and techniques of assisting the veterinarian in the following areas: receptionist duties; animal examinations; examining room and laboratory work; the handling, caring, and feeding of animals; first aid and surgery; and maintenance of equipment and facilities. On-the-job clinical instruction may occur in veterinary offices or animal clinics and is coordinated by the health occupations teacher.
In Year II, the student may incorporate a cooperative work experience that combines classroom instruction with two or three hours of school released time for on-the-job training in a health care facility such as a veterinarian’s office or clinic.

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MARKETING

MARKETING COMPLETER OPTIONS
Marketing and Advanced Marketing
International Marketing and Internet Marketing

TECH PREP OPTIONS

• Option for Tech Prep seal on the high school diploma.
• Option for Tech Prep Articulation of six (6) college credits at Paul D. Camp Community College.

  8110 FUNDAMENTALS OF MARKETING
  Grades 10-11
  Pre-requisite: None
  Credit: One
  Students will learn the social, economic, marketing, and job search competencies necessary for successful entry-level employment in retail, wholesale, and service businesses. Students combine classroom instruction, community and /or school-based laboratory projects or work in local businesses. The competencies developed in this course are essential for successful completion of other marketing courses.

  8120 MARKETING
  Grades 11-12
  Pre-requisite: None
  Credits: Two
  Students will learn the competencies involved in the marketing of goods and services that are necessary for successful Marketing employment. Social and economic competencies including personal selling, advertising, visual merchandising, physical distribution, purchasing, market planning, product/service technology, and marketing mathematics enable students to become well-rounded marketing employees who contribute to the success of marketing businesses.
  Students receive a combination of classroom instruction and a minimum of 360 hours of continuous supervised on-the-job training throughout the school year. This training, which takes place in local marketing businesses, is planned, supervised, and documented by the Marketing Education teacher-coordinator. Students work an average of 15 hours per week for 35 weeks. On-the-job training that takes place in the summer months may be counted toward the 360 hours, if documented by a training plan and supervised by the Marketing Education teacher-coordinator.

  8125 INTERNET MARKETING
  Grade 11 or 12
  Pre-requisites: Basic computer skills recommended
  Credit: One
  Students will learn about the paperless exchange of business and marketing information, using technology (i.e., the Internet, e-mail, electronic data exchange, and electronic funds transfer). Included in this course is an overview of the technology of web servers, clients, and net infrastructure and the background of this fast growing market; the economics of electronic markets; marketing research; advertising on the web and web page basics; pricing information; security and encryption; and on-line business opportunities. This course helps prepare students for the industry certification as Certified Internet Webmaster: E-commerce Designer or Certified Internet Webmaster: Site Designer.

  8130 ADVANCED MARKETING
  Grade 12
  Pre-requisite: Marketing
  Credit: Two
  Students will develop in-depth knowledge of the marketing functions and the supervisory and management responsibilities for those functions, and competencies important for successful supervisory management employment and advance to other management positions. Competencies include professional selling, market planning, marketing mathematics, purchasing, physical distribution, advertising, visual merchandising, and economic and social competencies related to the supervision of marketing employees.
  Students receive a combination of classroom instruction and a minimum of 360 hours of continuous supervised on-the-job training throughout the school year. This training, which takes place in local marketing businesses, is planned, supervised, and documented by the Marketing Education teacher-coordinator. Students work an average of 15 hours per week for 35 weeks. On-the-job training that takes place in the summer months may be counted toward the 360 hours, if documented by a training plan and supervised by the Marketing Education teacher-coordinator.

9094 ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Grades 11-12
Pre-requisite: Interest in business ownership and management
Credit: One
Students will gain understanding of the rewards and responsibilities of owning a business and how to plan for small business ownership. Students will develop competencies related to the identification of business opportunities, the development of a marketing strategy, financial planning, and development of a management plan. Entrepreneurship typically entails the planning, direction, operation, and risks of owning a small-scale business (including franchise operation) producing or selling either goods or services.

8135 INTERNATIONAL MARKETING
Grades 11-12
Pre-requisite: None
Credit: One
Students will develop understanding of various careers in international trade, finance, shipping, and marketing. Fundamental concepts, principles, and theories of marketing in an international setting are considered. Course content blends macro and micro economic theory with international culture, concepts, practices, and applications.

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TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION

Students who pass the AutoCAD 2000 certification test and complete two years in a Drawing and Design sequence may earn two student-selected verified credits.

TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION COMPLETER OPTIONS
(Any of the following two-year sequences)
Technology Foundations and Technology Transfer
Basic Technical Drawing and Engineering Drawing
Communication Systems and Graphic Communications
Completion of Principles of Technology I and II also equates to one (1) credit of Physics

TECH PREP OPTIONS

• Option for Tech Prep seal on the high school diploma.
• Option for Tech Prep Articulation of six (6) college credits at Paul D. Camp Community College.

  8403 TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATIONS
  Grades 9-12
  Pre-requisite: None
  Credit: One
  Students will receive an introduction to technology. They will cover the major areas of technology; history of technology, computers, communication, transportation, energy, manufacturing, construction, biotechnology, careers in technology, and future of technology. Students will cover these topics through module work, related computer programs, group activities, lectures, reading, and projects.
  
  8405 TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
  Grades 10-12
  Pre-requisite: Technology Foundations
  Credit: One
  Students will transfer information learned in Technology Foundations and manifest it into projects and learning activity packages. This will be achieved through the use of modules, paper and pencil, and other technologically sound materials. Students will be required to do presentations and produce quality products based on information taught in class.

  8435 BASIC TECHNICAL DRAWING
  Grades 9-12
  Pre-requisite: None
  Credit: One
  Students will experience the basic language of industry and technology. Students gain a background of skills and an understanding of the broad scope of technical drawing. Math and science enabling objectives and measured performance objectives are a vital part of this course. It is especially recommended for students going into engineering, architecture, or Technology Education teaching.

  8436 ENGINEERING DRAWING
  Grades 10-12
  Pre-requisite: Basic Technical Drawing
  Credit: One
  Students will experience the graphic language of industry for engineers, manufacturers, and technicians. They continue in greater depth the drawing problems, skills, and techniques presented in Basic Technical Drawing. Emphasis is placed upon interpretation of industrial prints, ability to use handbooks with other resource materials, and adherence to established standards for drafting. This course covers important aspects of the applications of drafting principles to typical Engineering Drawing and Design problems.

  8437 ARCHITECTURAL DRAWING AND DESIGN
  Grades 10-12
  Pre-requisite: Basic Technical Drawing
  Credit: One
  Students will learn the principles of architecture and increase understanding of working drawings and construction techniques learned in the prerequisite course. Experiences include residential and commercial building designs, rendering, model making, structural details, and community planning. Students use computer-aided drawing and design (CAD) equipment and established standards or codes to prepare models for presentation. The course provides information helpful for the homeowner and is especially beneficial to the future architect, interior designer, or homebuilder.

  8415 COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
  Grades 9-11
  Pre-requisite: None
  Credit: One
  Students will study the visual and telecommunication systems, processes, and organizations. Learning experiences include the study of numerous technical developments such as radio, television, offset printing, and photography. Basic technical skills are developed in drafting, graphics, photography, and telecommunications.

  8458 GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
  Grades 11-12
  Pre-requisite: Communication Systems
  Credit: One
  Students will learn and implement problem solving activities through printed images such as newspaper, books, pamphlets, brochures, signs, photographs, wallpaper, and stationery. Students use a variety of graphic arts equipment and processes to make visual projects with different materials. Students design, plan, and reproduce products similar to the graphic arts industry. Desktop publishing, cameras, printing press, and copy machines are among the pieces of equipment used.

  9811 PRINCIPLES OF TECHNOLOGY I
  Grades 10-12
  Pre-requisite: Algebra I
  Credit: One
  Students will cover physics principles related to force, work, rate, resistance, energy, work, and force transformers. These principles will be accomplished through hands-on labs, projects, math labs, and lectures.
  Students earning a modified standard diploma will earn one science credit for successful completion.

  9812 PRINCIPLES OF TECHNOLOGY II
  Grades 11-12
  Pre-requisite: Principles of Technology I
  Credit: One. Upon completion of PT I and II one physics credit may be awarded.
  Students will cover physics related to momentum, waves and vibrations, energy converters, transducers, radiation, light and optical systems, and time constants. These principles will be accomplished through hands-on labs, projects, math labs, and lectures.

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