Finance - Business accounting and Advanced Accounting
Business Accounting Pathway
The Business Accounting Pathway offers students a preview into the amazing world of Business. If you are interested in a career in management, marketing, finance, accounting, or you want to become your own business owner someday, this pathway is for you! It offers an overview of all aspects of business, teamwork, leadership, social engagement, financial responsibility to oneself and to your business, and the importance of budgeting and taxes.
Students can become certified in Microsoft Office Word 2019 or Office 365 through Certiport in the first level, there is a WISE Financial Literacy Certification available for students in the second level, and students will take the NOCTI Accounting Basics End of Pathway Certification in the third level.
Course 1: Introduction to Business and Technology
The first course teaches students about professional communication skills, thinking like an entrepreneur, teamwork, and marketing a business. Students will engage in hands-on learning to produce business documents, create a business plan, and pitch ideas in the final weeks of the semester in a Shark Tank style business presentation. This class will also specifically focus on leadership skills displayed by management and will give students the opportunity to lead, create and implement team projects designed to meet a need in their school, local or global community.
Course 2: Financial Literacy
The second course engages students in the world of personal finance where they learn about different forms of income, budgeting, paying taxes, student loans, insurance, banking, and credit/loans. Students will engage in hands-on learning by completing the Virtual Business Finance Simulation that allows them to have a real-world experience with financial responsibility and decision making. Through project-based learning activities, student apply STEM concepts necessary to engage in problem-solving, reasoning, representing, connecting, and communicating financial data. Students use real-life software such as Intuit’s TurboTax and Mint within this course.
Course 3: Principles of Accounting I
The third course encourages students to use the “language of business” and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles to analyze financial transactions, perform payroll functions, and evaluate the effects that transactions have on the economic health of a sole proprietorship. Students engage in hands-on learning by utilizing QuickBooks and QuickBooks Online, a widely used financial software. Bookkeeping techniques and analysis of real-world business financials engage and intrigue students within this course in order for students to make decisions about planning, organizing, and allocating resources within a business. This is a skill-level course that is of high value to all students pursuing a strong background in business, marketing, management, finance, and accounting.
Advanced Accounting Pathway
The Advanced Accounting Pathway offers students a preview into the world of Accounting. If you are interested in business, investing, finance, management, business ownership/entrepreneurship or accounting, this is the pathway for you! Accounting is the “language of business” and is known to be the best way to determine the health of a company.
Students will end the pathway by taking either the Advanced Accounting NOCTI test or the QuickBooks test in Certiport.
Course 1: Introduction to Business and Technology
Course 2: Principles of Accounting I
Course 3: Principles of Accounting II
The third course builds on the knowledge acquired in Principles of Accounting by encouraging students to focus on corporations. Managerial accounting techniques are the focus within this course. Various forms of techniques will be applied as students learn how to address uncollectable accounts, plant assets, inventory, notes payable and receivable, prepaid and accrued expenses, and unearned and accrued revenues are analyzed and related adjustments are calculated. Students get to analyze real financial statements from actual live companies to determine their financial stability and economic health. Students engage in hands-on learning by utilizing QuickBooks and QuickBooks Online, a widely used financial software.
FBLA is the Career Technical Student Organization (CTSO) for this pathway. Students will have opportunities to compete with other schools in the state and nationally. This CTSO also serves as a networking platform for students and offers scholarships for college.
The Business Accounting Pathway offers students a preview into the amazing world of Business. If you are interested in a career in management, marketing, finance, accounting, or you want to become your own business owner someday, this pathway is for you! It offers an overview of all aspects of business, teamwork, leadership, social engagement, financial responsibility to oneself and to your business, and the importance of budgeting and taxes.
Students can become certified in Microsoft Office Word 2019 or Office 365 through Certiport in the first level, there is a WISE Financial Literacy Certification available for students in the second level, and students will take the NOCTI Accounting Basics End of Pathway Certification in the third level.
Course 1: Introduction to Business and Technology
The first course teaches students about professional communication skills, thinking like an entrepreneur, teamwork, and marketing a business. Students will engage in hands-on learning to produce business documents, create a business plan, and pitch ideas in the final weeks of the semester in a Shark Tank style business presentation. This class will also specifically focus on leadership skills displayed by management and will give students the opportunity to lead, create and implement team projects designed to meet a need in their school, local or global community.
Course 2: Financial Literacy
The second course engages students in the world of personal finance where they learn about different forms of income, budgeting, paying taxes, student loans, insurance, banking, and credit/loans. Students will engage in hands-on learning by completing the Virtual Business Finance Simulation that allows them to have a real-world experience with financial responsibility and decision making. Through project-based learning activities, student apply STEM concepts necessary to engage in problem-solving, reasoning, representing, connecting, and communicating financial data. Students use real-life software such as Intuit’s TurboTax and Mint within this course.
Course 3: Principles of Accounting I
The third course encourages students to use the “language of business” and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles to analyze financial transactions, perform payroll functions, and evaluate the effects that transactions have on the economic health of a sole proprietorship. Students engage in hands-on learning by utilizing QuickBooks and QuickBooks Online, a widely used financial software. Bookkeeping techniques and analysis of real-world business financials engage and intrigue students within this course in order for students to make decisions about planning, organizing, and allocating resources within a business. This is a skill-level course that is of high value to all students pursuing a strong background in business, marketing, management, finance, and accounting.
Advanced Accounting Pathway
The Advanced Accounting Pathway offers students a preview into the world of Accounting. If you are interested in business, investing, finance, management, business ownership/entrepreneurship or accounting, this is the pathway for you! Accounting is the “language of business” and is known to be the best way to determine the health of a company.
Students will end the pathway by taking either the Advanced Accounting NOCTI test or the QuickBooks test in Certiport.
Course 1: Introduction to Business and Technology
Course 2: Principles of Accounting I
Course 3: Principles of Accounting II
The third course builds on the knowledge acquired in Principles of Accounting by encouraging students to focus on corporations. Managerial accounting techniques are the focus within this course. Various forms of techniques will be applied as students learn how to address uncollectable accounts, plant assets, inventory, notes payable and receivable, prepaid and accrued expenses, and unearned and accrued revenues are analyzed and related adjustments are calculated. Students get to analyze real financial statements from actual live companies to determine their financial stability and economic health. Students engage in hands-on learning by utilizing QuickBooks and QuickBooks Online, a widely used financial software.
FBLA is the Career Technical Student Organization (CTSO) for this pathway. Students will have opportunities to compete with other schools in the state and nationally. This CTSO also serves as a networking platform for students and offers scholarships for college.