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Digital Communications Vocats
Course Description: This course is designed to help students master advanced skills in the areas of word processing, database management, spreadsheet, telecommunications, desktop publishing, and presentation applications. Emphasis is on data communications, Internet and e-mail, as well as skill development in the integration of software applications, ethical issues pertaining to information systems, and information technologies careers. Communication skills and critical thinking are reinforced through software applications.
Requirements: Keyboarding Skill — defined as a minimum of 35 words per minute with errors corrected; format from rough draft copy of an announcement, memorandum, personal business letter, and unbound report; and exhibit proper keyboarding techniques. It is recommended that students take Digital Communications before taking this course, however it is not required. Materials needed include a three-ring binder notebook and 3.5 high density floppy disk. Diskettes may be purchased at the school. Students may bring their own flash drives. This issue will be addressed the first day of class.
What Parents Need to Know: At the beginning of the term, parents and students will be required to sign a discipline policy and a safety policy. These documents will need to be returned as soon as possible. Interim reports will be sent out on a regular basis. Interim reports should be signed and returned to the teacher. Students are required to take the state mandated VOCATs Test at the end of the term. Listed below, art the VOCATs Questions. These are sample test questions that will be used in the course.
Computer Applications 1 Vocats
Course Description: This culminating course is for seniors who are career focused in accounting and finance, business administration, business management and ownership, information technology, or office systems technology. The three parts of the course include writing a research paper, producing a product, and delivering a presentation. Students demonstrate their abilities to use content and apply knowledge to professional business situations in a selected career. In addition, they will also demonstrate their ability to write, speak, apply knowledge, problem solve, and use life skills such as time management and organization. Students work under the guidance of a teacher-advisor in collaboration with community members, business representatives, and other school-based personnel.
Requirements: Students must have had three technical credits in Business and Information Technology Education. It is suggested that students complete Computer Applications 1 and 2 before taking this course.
What Parents Need to Know: At the beginning of the term, parents and students will be required to sign a discipline policy and a safety policy. These documents will need to be returned as soon as possible. Interim reports will be sent out on a regular basis. Interim reports should be signed and returned to the teacher. Materials needed include a three-ring binder notebook and a flash drive. Students are required to write a research paper, produce a product, and deliver a presentation.
Computer clipart from Microsoft.
Vocats Tests were created using
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