RLCS2016-2017HighSchoolElectiveDescriptions1. GeneralElectives:

ConsumerMath(10) ConsumerMathisanintroductiontothemanywaysinwhichmathcanbeusedineverydaylife.Thecoursegivespracticaladviceonhowtohandlesituationsthatinvolvemoneyandmathprinciples.ConsumerMathfocusesonthebasicskillsandmethodsofarithmeticandprovidesstudentstheopportunitytodevelopexperiencewithalgebraictechniquesofevaluatingvariablesandequations,includinggeometricformulasandinterestequations.Studentswillalsobeintroducedtotopicsinstatistics.Uponcompletionofthecourse,studentsshouldbeabletodothefollowing:•Usebasicmathoperationsonfractions,decimals,andpercents.•Interpretgraphsandcharts.•Understandsetsandbasicsettheory.•Calculatesimpleprobabilities.•Calculatestatisticalmeasuresofvariation.•Usesimilarityandrighttriangleratiosforindirectmeasurement.•Calculatetaxes,discounts,andinterestamounts.•Applymathtoeverydayconcerns,aswellastotherealmsofbusinessandgovernment,suchaspersonalfinance,taxes,banksandfinancialInstruments.ChristianWorldview(10) ChristianWorldviewisanelectiveforhighschoolsstudents.Designedspecificallywith11thand12thgradersinmind,FoundationsforLivingprovidesaBible-based,sequentialdevelopmentofaChristianworldviewthroughtheuseoffundamentaltruthsfromtheBibleandtheapplicationofbiblicalprinciplestothevariousareasofcontemporarylife.Thecourseaimstopullallofastudent’seducationtogetherintoaunifiedwhole,preparingthemfortheirnewadventuresbeyondhighschoolinthehome,church,college,andsociety.Throughoutthiscourse,studentswillbuildtheskillsandknowledgeneededtoinordertodothefollowing:•UnderstandtheuniqueidentityoftheChristianworldview.•ObservehowalltruthproperlyfitstogetherintotheChristianworldview.•DiscernthedifferencebetweenChristianandnon-Christianworldviews.•Thinkandlivewithdiscernmentandconviction.•Recognizehowtheworld’sphilosophiesofthepastaffectcontemporarythinkingandliving.•Judgeandassessanyissueusingabiblicalmodel.

IntegratedMath1(10) IntegratedMathIisamathematicscourseforhighschoolstudentswhohavesuccessfullycompletedeithergeneralmathematicsforgrade8orpre-algebra.Thiscourseisthefirstinafour-part,integratedhighschoolmathematicscurriculum.Thematerialsinthiscourseintegratethetopicsofalgebra,geometry,probability,andstatistics.Throughoutthecourse,studentswillpracticealgebraicthinkingandusealgebratomodelandsolverealworldproblems.Studentsareexposedtoseveralbranchesofmathematicsandwillexplorewaysinwhicheachonecanbeusedasamathematicalmodelinunderstandingtheworld.Thecourseseekstohelpstudents

expandtheirknowledgeandskillssothattheymayachievethefollowinggoals:•Gainanincreasedawarenessofmathasalifeskill.•Understandhowmathislikealanguage,withasetofconventions.•Realizethatwhilemathematicalmodelsareusefulinstudyingtheworld,theyhavelimits.Inattainingthesegoals,studentswillbegintoseethe“bigpicture”ofmathematicsandunderstandhownumeric,algebraic,andgeometricconceptsarewoventogethertobuildafoundationforhighermathematicalthinking.IntegratedPhysics&Chemistry(10) IntegratedPhysicsandChemistryisaphysicalsciencecoursedesignedforhighschoolstudentsneedinganentrylevelsciencecoursecoveringbasicconceptsfoundinchemistryandphysics.Topicsincludedinthisstudyare:•matter,•motionandforces,•workandenergy,•electricityandmagnetism,and•waves.Throughoutthecourse,studentswillhaveopportunitiestoobservesimulations,investigateideas,andsolveproblems–bothonscreenandawayfromthecomputer.Thecourseseekstohelpstudentsexpandtheirknowledgeandskillssothattheymayachievethefollowinggoals:•Gainanunderstandingoffoundationalconceptsinphysicsandchemistry.•Makecarefulobservationsofthesurroundingenvironment.•Analyzeproblemsandsolutionsscientifically.•Integratescienceknowledgewithrealworldsituationsatlocal,regional,national,andinternationallevels.•Appreciatetheimpactofsciencediscoveryoneverydaylife. AmericanLiterature(5) AmericanLiteratureisafive-unitelectivethatengageshighschoolstudentsinaliteraryconversationwithsomeofthemostcolorfulandinfluentialmindsinAmericanhistory.Theirwordswillgivestudentsagreaterunderstandingofthemselves,theirculture,andtheideasofothers.ThecourseteachesstudentsthevariousmovementsinAmericanliterature,startingwiththerootsofAmericanliteratureinwritingsfromthePuritans.ThecourseconcludeswithworksbyDr.MartinLutherKing,Jr.,andotherblackwriterswhowerepartofthestruggleforracialfreedomduringthecivilrightsera.Throughthiscourse,studentswilldothefollowing:•Recognizethereligiousbeliefsofselectedfoundingfathers,asevidencedintheirwritings.•IdentifythebirthofadistinctivelyAmericanliterature.•Recognizetheimpactofslaveryonindividualsandsociety.•Understandandidentifytheinfluenceofmodernismuponreligionandthearts.•Recognizethedominantthemesandtechniquesusedinliteratureattheendofthetwentiethcentury.BritishLiterature(5) BeginningwithworksfromtheMiddleAges,BritishLiteratureisafive-unitcoursethatteacheshighschoolstudentsaboutsomeofthegreatestbooksofWesternCivilization.StudentswilllearnhowtoappreciatetheEnglishliteratureoftheMiddleAgesforitswisdomandbeautyandwillalsogainabetterunderstandingofthedevelopmentoftheEnglishlanguageanditsliterature.Courseunitscoveronetotwo

centuries,concludingwiththewritingsofapologistC.S.Lewisinthe20thcentury.Throughthiscourse,studentswilldothefollowing:•GainabetterunderstandingofthebeginninganddevelopmentoftheEnglishlanguageanditsliterature.•RecognizetheBible'scentralimportancetotheEnglishReformation.•Appreciatethewisdomandeloquenceoftheauthorsofeachperiod.•EvaluateliteraturebycomparingittoScripture.•Discernthecausesandtheconsequencesof"theabsenceofGod"frommodernsociety.•AppreciatetheinfluenceofChristianwritersinthetwentiethcentury.Civics(5) Inthisfive-sectionelective,high-schoolstudentswilllearnabouttherightsandresponsibilitiesofbeinganAmericancitizen.Bystudyingdifferentformsofgovernment,studentswillinvestigatewhatmotivatedAmerica'sfoundingfathersastheydraftedtheU.S.Constitution.StudentswillalsolearnaboutthebranchesoftheU.S.governmentaslaidoutintheConstitutionandaboutthestructureofstateandlocalgovernments.Ineachunit,studentswillcompleteanin-depthprojectrelatedtothatunit'stopic.Throughthiscourse,studentswilldothefollowing:•Understandthedefinitionofgovernmentandexplainitsroleinthelifeofthecitizen.•Explorewhypoliticstakesplaceanytimeagroupofindividualsisgatheredtogether.•Understandthedifferencesandrelationshipsbetweenciviclife,politicallife,andprivatelife.•AnalyzetheinfluenceofthefederalgovernmentontheAmericaneconomy.•AnalyzetheelementsofAmerica'smarketeconomyinaglobalsetting.CivilWar(5) YouareabouttoembarkonthefascinatinghistoryoftheCivilWar.Itisastoryofhumanchoicesthatlinkedthepasttothepresentandinfluencedthefuture.Itisadramaofhowonenationchangedthroughtimesofconflictandcooperation.Itisataleoftwochildren(theNorthandSouth)livingunderthesameroof(TheUnitedStates)andhowtheydisagreedovertheissuesofstates'rightsandslavery.AsyoustudytheCivilWar,youwilldetectpatternsinthewaypeoplethoughtandacted.Youwillseefamiliarpatternsinhowbattleswerewonandlost.Youwillalsonotehoweventshappeningtodayaffectthefuture.Theprincipleofcauseandeffectappliesineverythingyoudo.Eventoday,therearesomepeoplewhobelievetheSouthwontheCivilWarorthattheNorthhadnorighttoabolishslavery.OtherscannotbelievethatpeoplefromtheSouthfoundnothingwrongwithenslavingfellowhumanbeings.Forallthesepeople,theirviewofhistorydiffersfromoneanotherbasedontheirperspective.Regardlessofwhereyoustand,enjoylearningaboutthisperiodinAmericanhistory.Itisfilledwithheroismandcowardness,conflictandcooperation,heartacheandjoy,triumphandtragedy.Hopefully,youwillbeabletoapplytheenduringunderstandingsmentionedabovetoadvanceyourunderstandingAmerica.EssentialsofMath(5) EssentialsofMathematicsisasemester-lengthreviewofthefundamentalstaughtinPre-Algebra,AlgebraIandGeometrycoursesandisusefulatthehighschool

levelforbasicskillremediationand/orpracticenecessarytoprepareforastateexam.Thecoursehighlightsbasicmathematicalskillsthroughmultiplereview,practiceandsampleexamquestions.Uponsuccessfullycompletingthecourse,thestudentshouldhavemasteredthefollowingconcepts:•Understandandknowhowtocomputeanddefinerationalnumbers•Performbasicoperationssuchasaddition,subtraction,multiplication,anddivisionwithfractions,decimals,andpercents•Applybasicfundamentalrulesofexponentsaswellasscientificnotation•Beabletoconstructbasicandcomplexgeometricshapes;solveforperimeter,area,surfacearea,andvolume•Useinductiveanddeductivereasoning,conjectures,andestimationnecessarytoconstructapicture,formulaorequationneededforanalyzingandsolvingalgebraicandgeometricwordproblemsinvolvingbasicprobabilityandstatisticalreasoning,scalefactor,graphicrepresentationofquantities,andlinearsystemsofequations•Solvesinglevariable,absolutevalue,andlinearsystemsofequations•Evaluate,solve,andgraphlinearfunctionsaswellasconceptualizetherelationshipbetweentheindependentanddependentvariableofafunction•Simplifyandperformoperationswithradicalexpressionsandpolynomials•Understandandknowhowtoapplytheslope-interceptformofaline,slopeformula,andPythagoreantheorem.Health(5) HighSchoolHealthisahealthscienceelectivecoursethatintroducesstudentstowhatgoodhealthis,whygoodhealthisimportant,andwhatstudentsshoulddoinordertoachievegoodhealth.Uponcompletionofthecourse,studentsshouldbeabletodothefollowing:•Demonstrateanawarenessofhealthasitappliestotheirownbodies,minds,andemotions.•Demonstrateanawarenessofhealthasitappliestotheirlivingenvironments.•Identifythecomponentsofahealthylifestyleandsetreasonablegoalstoachievealifestyleofwellness.•Understandthatincorporatingsoundhealthpracticescreatesalifestyleofmoderationandwellness.•UnderstandtheresponsibilityofproperlystewardingthebodiesGodhasgiventhemasdirectedintheBible.•Describehealthasitappliestobroadersociety,theworld,andtheirownresponsibilitytostimulategoodhealtharoundthem.PhysicalFitness(5) PhysicalFitnessisasemester-lengthelectivedesignedforhighschoolstudents.Thecoursefocusesonthehealthbenefitsofregularphysicalactivityandofalongtermexerciseprogram.Asstudentsworkthroughthecourse,theywilllearnaboutthemanyaspectsofphysicalfitness,includingbasicnutrition,theimportanceofflexibility,cardiovascularhealth,muscleandstrengthtraining,andrealisticgoalsetting.Alongtheway,studentswillberequiredtomaintainandsubmitanactivityloginordertomeasureprogressincourseexercises,aswellasinpersonalfitnessgoals.UponcompletionofPhysicalFitness,studentsshouldpossesstheknowledgeandskillsneededtodothefollowing:•Analyzethekeycomponentsofsuccessfulphysicalactivityandusethisanalysistodetermineifaprogramisreasonableandeffective.•Describethethreemaintypesofphysicalactivitythatshouldbeincludedinaexerciseregimeandthe

healthbenefitsofeach.•Performbasicfitnessexercisesassociatedwiththethreemaintypesofphysicalactivitydiscussedinthiscourse.•Identifythemainmotivationalstrategiesthatcanbeusedtohelpthestudentcontinueinpositivefitnesshabitsoncethiscourseiscompleted.Trigonometry(5) Trigonometryisafive-unitelectivecourseforhighschoolstudentswhohavesuccessfullycompletedAlgebraI,Geometry,andAlgebraII.Thematerialscoveradevelopmentoftrigonometryfromrighttriangletrigonometrytoobliquetrianglesandthepolarplane.Throughoutthecourse,studentswilldeveloptrigonometricformulasandusetheminreal-worldapplications,evaluatetrigonometricproofsusingcomplextrigonometricidentitiesandsolvingtrigonometricequationswithregardtotheunitcircle.Thecourseseekstohelpstudentsexpandtheirknowledgeandskillssothattheymayachievethefollowinggoals:•Usetrigonometryasatoolforindirectmeasurement.•Modelnaturalphenomenonwithtrigonometricfunctions.•Performoperationswithcomplexnumbersusingtrigonometry.•Usetrigonometricidentitiestoevaluatetrigonometricproofsandsolvetrigonometricequationswithregardtotheunitcircle.•Solveforunknownsidesandanglesofrightandobliquetrianglesusingrighttriangletrigonometry,lawofsinesandlawofcosines.Inattainingthesegoals,studentswillbegintoseethe"bigpicture"ofmathematicsandunderstandhownumeric,algebraic,andgeometricconceptsarewoventogethertobuildafoundationforhighermathematicalthinking.

TwentiethCenturyUSHistory(5) TwentiethCenturyAmericanHistoryisahistoryelectiveforhighschoolstudentsinterestedinexaminingAmericanhistoryduringacenturyofchange,continuity,andconflicts.StudentswillexamineAmerica'seconomic,political,governmental,cultural,andtechnologicalgrowingpainsduringthetwentiethcentury.Theywillalsoconsiderthecausesandeffectsofnationalandinternationalcooperation,competition,andconflict.Thiscourseseekstohelpstudentsdevelopsocialstudiesskillsandexpandtheirknowledgeofhistorysothattheymayachievethefollowinggoals:•UnderstandthattheinteractionbetweencontinuityandchangeplayedahugeroleintheeventsintwentiethcenturyAmericanhistory.•Realizethatchangehappensthroughtimesofconflictandcooperation.•Developanincreasedawarenessofhowhistoryaffectsopportunitiesthatareopentofuturegenerations.•Analyzethenumerouswaysnewtechnologiesandinnovationtransformsocietyandculture.Inattainingthesegoals,studentswilldevelopinsightandperspectiveonthethemesandpatternsofhistoryandagreaterunderstandingoftoday'sworld.

VietnamEra(5) WhatcomestomindwhenyouthinkabouttheVietnamEra?Formany,thatperiodrepresentsadifficulttimeinU.S.history.Itisdefinedbyanunpopularwarthatclaimedthelivesof58,000Americansandsome3millionVietnamese.Inthiscourse,

you'lllookatthehistoryoftheVietnamWar.Therootsoftheconflictstretchfurtherbackthanyoumightknow.You'llexaminewhytheUnitedStatesgotinvolvedintheconflictandwhytheUnitedStatesfailedtoachieveitsobjectives.Thelessonsinthiscoursewillhelpyoutoanswerthefollowingquestions:•WhereisVietnam?•WhatisthehistoryofUnitedStatesinvolvementinVietnam?•WhatfactorscausedtheVietnamWar?•HowdidinternationaleventssuchastheColdWarplayintotheconflict?•WhatwashappeningintheUnitedStatesduringthewar?•WhatwastheoutcomeoftheVietnamWar?•WhatcanwelearnfromtheVietnamWar?Also,asyougrapplewiththematerialinthiscourse,keepthesequestionsinmind:•Whatisworthfightingfor?•Whydopeoplefightwars?•Howismilitaryinterventionjustified?•Howareforeignpolicydecisionsmade?•Howdoeswaraffectciviliansandsoldiers?•Whatideasshapepeople'sviewofwar?Yourgoalsforthiscourseinclude:•ExplainwhytheUnitedStatesgotinvolvedinVietnam.•IdentifyU.S.objectivesregardingVietnam.•DescribetheUnitedStateshomefrontduringtheVietnamWar.•IdentifytheimpactoftheVietnamWaronsoldiersandcivilians.•IdentifytheoutcomeoftheVietnamWar.•ExplaintheimpactoftheVietnamWaronAmericanforeignpolicy.

2. PracticalArts:

BusinessComputerInformationSystems(10) BCISI-Aisahighschoolelectivethatexplorestheuseoftechnologyapplicationsinbothbusinessandpersonalsituations.Thecourseprovideskeyknowledgeandskillsinthefollowingareas:•communicationskills•businesstechnology•wordprocessingapplications•spreadsheetapplications•databaseapplicationsThecourseisintendedtohelpstudentsarriveatthefollowingunderstandings:•Effectivecommunicationsskillsandproductiveworkhabitscanincreaseemployees’success.•Technologysolutionscanhelpemployeesbemoreproductiveandeffective.) BCISI-Bisahighschoolelectivethatexplorestheuseoftechnologyinbothbusinessandpersonalsituations.Thecourseprovideskeyknowledgeandskillsinthefollowingareas:•telecommunicationstechnology•desktoppublishingtechnology•presentationtechnology•computernetworks•computeroperatingsystemsThecourseisintendedtohelpstudentsarriveatthefollowingunderstandings:•Effectivecommunicationskillsandproductiveworkhabitscanincreaseemployees'success.•Technologysolutionscanhelpemployeesbemoreproductiveandeffective.BusinessLaw(5) Anonlinecareercoursedesignedforstudentsingrades10-12,BusinessLawprovidesstudentswithanunderstandingofthevitallegalconceptsthataffectcommerceandtrade.Afterlearninghowlawsarecreatedandinterpreted,studentsspendthesemester-longcourseexploringboththedifferenttypesofbusinessesthatcanbecreatedtoengageincommerceandthecontractualandliabilityconsiderationsthatcanimpactbusinesses.

CareerManagement(5) HelpstudentsatyourChristianschoolpreparetoselectacareerandentertheworkforcewithIgnitia’sCareerManagementcourse.Designedforstudentsingrades11and12,CareerManagementhelpsstudentsimproveimportantcareerskillsthatapplytoavarietyofoccupations.Specificskillsthatarerefinedduringthesemester-longcourseincludecommunication,leadership,decisionmaking,problemsolving,goalsetting,andtimemanagementskills.CollegePlanner(5) CollegePlannerisaone-semesterhigh-schoolelective,withthefollowinggoals:•guidingstudentsintheentirecollegeprocess•planningforcollege•selectingtherightschool•theapplicationprocess•financialaid•guidingstudentswhomaynotbeheadedtocollegeTheprogramfocusesonthedecision-makingprocessofchoosingaschool,coveringboththeapplicationprocessandfinancialrequirements.Additionally,forthosestudentswhowillnotbeattendingcollegeoruniversity,thecoursesurveysnon-collegeoptions.Uponcompletionofthecourse,studentsshouldbeabletodothefollowing:•Articulatereasonsforattendingcollegeandforchoosingaspecificinstitutionoveranother.•Identifytheplanningstepstobetakenbystudentsduringeachyearofhighschool.•UnderstandthebasicdifferencesbetweentheSATandACTentranceexams,knowinghowbesttoprepareforeachone.•Understandthemajorcostsofattendingcollegeandwhatfinancialaidoptionsareavailable.•Identifypost-highschooloptionsforindividualswhowillnotbeattendingcollege.Additionally,studentswillgainpracticeinreport-writing,coveringtopicslikeGod’splan,admissionsessays,collegecosts,andmore.DigitalArts-(5)

DigitalArtsisasemester-longelectivedesignedtoprovidecomputersciencestudentswithanintroductiontovisualization-graphicsprogrammingoncomputers.Toequipstudentsfortoday’sdigitallydrivenlifestyle,thiscoursefocusesonusingadigitalcameraandthepracticalapplicationofdigitalimagingandeditingprograms.Additionally,studentswillworkwithaudio-editingprograms,andwillalsoexamine3Dtechnologyandcinematography.Throughoutthecourse,studentsmaybeaskedtoanswerquestionsortoreflectonwhatthey’vereadintheirnotes.Thenotesarenotgraded.Rather,theyareawayforstudentstoextendtheirthinkingaboutthelessoncontent.Studentsmaykeephandwrittenortypednotes.EngineeringandDesign(5) EngineeringandDesignispartoftheSTEM(Science,Technology,Engineering,andMathematics)educationandcareerpath.Bybuildingreal-worldproblem-solvingandcritical-thinkingskills,studentslearnhowtoinnovateanddesignnewproductsandimproveexistingproducts.Studentsareintroducedtotheengineeringdesignprocesstobuildnewproductsandtothereverseengineeringprocess,whichenablesengineerstoadjustanyexistingproduct.ParallelsandanalogiesfromScripturalexampleswillfirmly

seatthecourseinBibletruth,sinceGodisthemasterengineer,designer,andcreatorofeverything.PopulartopicsandissuesthatarepoliticallycontroversialwillbeexploredfromaBiblicalperspective.Asecondandequallyimportantemphasiswilladdresshowfluidpowerisusedbyengineerstomakedifficultmaneuverseasier,increasingefficiencyandminimizingeffectsontheenvironment.Studentswillthenidentifyhowengineeringanddesignhaveadirectimpactonenvironmentalsustainabilityandeconomicgreening,withBibleprinciplesincorporatedwhenappropriate.Finally,studentswillincorporatetheengineeringdesignprocess,environmentallifecycle,andgreenengineeringprinciplestocreateadecisionmatrixtolearnhowtosolveenvironmentalissues,whileidentifyinghowfollowingGod’soriginalprincipleswouldhaveavoidedproducingthoseissuesinthefirstplace.Objectives:•UnderstandthebasicSTEMrequirementsofengineersandtheskillsrequiredfortheoccupation.•Defineandunderstandhowforcesaretransmittedwithfluidsystemstobuildefficiencyandincreasesustainability.Withthisknowledge,studentscansolveaproblemwithanewdesignsolutionusingfluidpower.•Utilizesketchingskillsandtechniquestoproducedetailedsketchesofcomponentsinthedesignofarealworldobjecttoscale.Thisallowsstudentstodeterminethefeasibilityofaproductordesign.•Usetheengineeringdesignprocessandreverseengineeringtechniquesandapplythemtoadesign.Theywillbeabletocreateandusedecisionmatricestomakedesigndecisionsbasedonlogicandanalysis.Studentswillbeabletoidentifyandresearchenvironmentalissuesandchallengeswithrespecttoenergyandairquality.•Identifyandanalyzetheenvironmentallifecycleofaproductorprocesstosolvesustainabilitychallengesforsocialandindustrialenvironmentalissues.EngineeringandInnovation(5) TheEngineeringandInnovationcoursewillprovidestudentswithanunderstandingofthefieldofengineeringandintroductiontotheconceptsofinventionandinnovation,aswellassomeoftheskillsandtoolsnecessarytoinventandinnovate.Thisinformationwillprovidestudentswiththeabilitytoinventandinnovateintheirfieldofchoice.Studentswilllearndetailsaboutthescopeandnatureofthefieldofengineering,aswellastheBiblicalprinciplesthatserveasthefoundationforengineeringandworkingeneral.Theywillalsolearnaboutthehistoryofinventionandinnovationandhowthoseactivitiesplayaroleintheadvancementofhumansociety.Studentswillbeintroducedtopatents,regulations,andethicalandprofessionalstandardsthatapplyinthefieldsofengineeringandinvention.Studentswillalsolearnaboutanalyticalmodelingandproblemsolving,interpretingtheresultsofmodelsandexperiments,andunderstandinghowbiasimpactsoutcomes.Inaddition,studentswilllearnaboutinnovationsandinventionsinthefieldsofbiomedicineandtheenvironmentandhowthosefieldshaveimpactedthehealthandwellbeingofsociety.Lastly,studentswilllearnaboutcareerchoicesandorganizationsandresourcesavailableforindividualswhowishtoincorporateinventionandinnovationintotheircareersandlives.Objectives:•Understandthefieldofengineeringaswellastheconceptsofinventionandinnovation.•Understandthehistoryofinventionsandinnovationsandcompare

andcontrasttherolesofinnovators,inventors,andengineers.•Understandthechangesthatinventionshavebroughttosocietyandhowengineersandinventorscollaboratewithbusiness.•Understandhowtosearchandapplyforpatents,findregulations,andresearchethicalandprofessionalstandardsthatapplyinthefieldsofengineeringandinnovation.•Understandtheprocessofinventionasproblemsolving,includingusingandinterpretingmodels,andapplyamodeltoaproblemtosolveit.•Understandproblemsolvingandinnovationspecificallyinthefieldsofbiomedicineandtheenvironment.•Identifycareeroptionsandresourcesininterestareas,aswellasunderstandhowtobringaproductorideatomarket.EngineeringandProductDevelopment DesignedforChristianstudentswhoareinterestedinScience,Technology,Engineering,andMathematics(STEM)careers,EngineeringandProductDevelopmenthelpsbuildanunderstandingoftheproductlifecycle.Fromtheinitialideatodraftingrequirementstousing3-Dmodelingandotherdesigntools,studentsingrades11and12spendthesemester-longcourseanalyzingthelifecycleofaproducttoprepareitfordistributiontotargetmarkets.EssentialsofBusiness(5) Thissemester-longcourseisanintroductiontothegoals,processes,andoperationsofbusinessenterprisesforstudents.Themainfocusisonthefunctionsthatacompany–whetheramultinationalcorporationoracornergrocerystore–mustmanageeffectivelytobesuccessful.Theseincludeaccounting,finance,humanresourcemanagement,marketing,operationsmanagement,andstrategicplanning.Attentionisalsogiventothelegalenvironmentinwhichbusinessesoperate,andtheimportanceofbusinessethicsandcorporatecitizenship.Throughoutthecourse,studentsmaybeaskedtoanswerquestionsortoreflectonwhatthey’vereadintheirnotes.Thenotesarenotgraded.Rather,theyareawayforstudentstoextendtheirthinkingaboutthelessoncontent.Studentsmaykeephandwrittenortypednotes.Uponcompletionofthecourse,studentsshouldbeabletodothefollowing:•Applybusinessconceptstotheirlives•Compareandcontrastmarketeconomieswithcontrolledeconomy•Describethesixareasofhumanresourcemanagement•Listanddefinethelegalformsofbusinessownership•Nameanddescribethecomponentsofsuccessfulbusinesscommunication•Analyzewaysinwhichtechnologyischangingbusinessoperations.EssentialsofCommunication(5)

EssentialsofCommunication:AGuidetoInteractingEffectivelyinToday'sWorld™isafive-unitelectivecourseforhighschoolstudents.Thematerialscoverfundamentalsofthecommunicationprocessimportantforsuccessfulinteractioninavarietyofsocialandprofessionalsettings.Studentscanusethecoursetogainandapplyknowledgeaboutcommunicationtheories,characteristicsoflanguageandlanguageuse,interpersonalrelationships,groupdynamics,andpublicspeakinginordertointeractmoreeffectivelywithothers.Thecourseseekstohelpstudentsexpandtheir

knowledgeandskillsascommunicatorssothattheymayachievethefollowinggoals:•Knowandunderstandaspectsofcommunicationtheoriesandprocessesappropriatetobothsocialandprofessionalsettings.•Useinterpersonalcommunicationstrategiesappropriatelyinsocialandprofessionalsettings.•Effectivelycommunicateinsocialandprofessionalgroupsettings.•Plan,prepare,deliver,andevaluateformalandinformalpersonalandprofessionalpresentations.Inattainingthesegoals,studentswillbebetterequippedtousecommunicationtohoneotherlifeskills,includingexchanginginformation,fulfillingsocialobligations,developingrelationships,andunderstandingandmeetingtheneedsofothers.Family&ConsumerScience(10) FamilyandConsumerScienceisa10-unitelectivethatusesbiblicalprinciplestohelphighschoolstudentsdeveloppositiveself-esteemandlearntosuccessfullynavigaterelationshipswithfamily,friends,co-workers,andeventhoseinthemarketplace.Thecurriculumintroducesstudentstocharacterandappearancefromabiblicalperspective.Thematerialalsoteachesaboutnutrition,clothingstyles,homecareandhospitality,personalfinance,andchilddevelopmentandcare.Throughthiscourse,studentswilldothefollowing:•ExaminespecificprinciplesthatwillhelpdeveloptheirpersonallivesfromaChristianperspective.•Learnaboutpropernutritionanddemonstrateskillinpreparingvariousfooditems.•Identifythepurposesformakingspecificchoicesinclothes.•Prepareweeklyandmonthlybudgets.•Developskillsnecessarytocareforchildrenrangingfrombirthtoyoungschool-age.•Developanunderstandingofrelationaldynamicswithfamilymembers,friends,classmates,co-workers,andthoseencounteredinthemarketplace.FoundationsofFinance(5) ThisisindustryleadingandlifechangingfinancialliteracycurriculumfromFinancialPeaceUniversity.Here'stheproblemlessthanhalfthehighschoolseniorsqualifyasfinanciallyliterateweneedyoutohelpuschangethestatistic.Wecanmakeyouthreeprocessfirstfoundationsmaterialisvaluableinformationthatyourstudentswoulduseeverydaystartingtodayfortherestoftheirlives.Whatwouldyourlifelooklikeifyoudidthingsdifferently?Whatifyougotocollegewithzerodebtandthousandsofdollarsinthebank?Itcanhappenandwe'regoingtoshowyouhow.Second,itisdesignedtosatisfyournationalandstatefinancialliteracystandards.Third,thisisnotgoingtobeaboringfinanceclass.It'sengagingandentertaining.Overonemillionstudentshavehadtheirfuturechangedbythiscurriculumalready.FundamentalsofComputerSystems(5) TheComputerFundamentalscoursewillprovidestudentswithanunderstandingofcomputersandhowtheyoperateaswellasabasicunderstandingofhowtomanageandmaintaincomputersandcomputersystems.Theseskillswillprovidestudentswiththeabilitytoconfigurecomputersandsolvecomputerproblems.Studentswilllearndetailsaboutthedifferentelementsofcomputersandcomputersystems.Theywill

learntoidentifyhardwaredevicesandtheirfunctions.TheywillbeinstructedontheroleofoperatingsystemsaswellashowtoinstallandcustomizetheWindowsoperatingsystem.StudentswilllearnaboutnetworkingandtheInternet.Theywillalsobeintroducedtosecurityissuesinordertoprotectthemselvesandtheircomputersanddata.Studentswillalsolearnaboutsomeofthesoftwareapplicationstypicallyusedoncomputerstoday,suchasMicrosoftOffice.Inaddition,studentswilllearnspecificsaboutmaintainingandtroubleshootingcomputers,includingmanagingfiles,backingupsystems,andusingtheadministrativetoolsintheWindowsoperatingsystem.Lastly,thestudentswilllearnthebasicsofcustomerserviceandworkingasahelpdesksupporttechnician.Objectives•Aftercompletingthiscoursethestudentwillunderstandcomputersandtheirfunctions,aswellasdevelopbasiccustomerserviceskills,andbeabletoeffectivelymeetcustomerneeds.•Studentswillbeabletoimplementproblem-solvingtechniquestounderstandthenatureofcomputerproblems.Theywillalsounderstandhardwarecomponents,software,andtheInternet,sotheyareabletodevelop,maintain,andupdatecomputersystems.•Afterthiscourse,studentsalsowillbeabletousetheInternettoupdatecomputersystemsandcompleteotherITservice-relatedtasks.Theywillbeabletoinstall,configure,ormodifysoftwareandoperatingsystemstoensureoptimalsystemfunction.•Studentswillbeabletoperformcomputerbackupprocedurestoprotectinformation.Theyalsowillbeabletorecognizepotentialsecuritythreatsandunderstandtheproceduresformaintainingsecurity.•AfterthiscoursestudentswillbeabletoprovideITsupportandtrainingforcomputersandnetworks.FundamentalsofDigitalMedia(5) Thiscoursegivesanoverviewofthedifferenttypesofdigitalmediaandhowtheyareusedintheworldtoday.Studentsexaminetheimpactthatdigitalmediahasoncultureandlifestyle.Thecoursereviewsthebasicconceptsforcreatingeffectivedigitalmediaandintroducesanumberofdifferentcareerpathsthatrelatetodigitalmedia.Studentswillexaminesometoolsusedtocreatedigitalmediaanddiscussbestpracticesinthecreatingofdigitalmedia.Thisincludesanoverviewoftheprocessusedtocreatenewmediapiecesaswellasthebasicsconceptsofprojectmanagement.Inthecourse,studentswillexaminetheuseofsocialmedia,digitalmediainadvertising,digitalmediaontheWorldWideWeb,digitalmediainbusiness,gamingandsimulations,e-commerce,anddigitalmusicandmovies.Studentswillreviewethicsandlawsthatimpactdigitalmediauseorcreation.Objectives•Discussdifferenttypesofdigitalmedia.•Explainthevalueofusingonlinevideoandaudioforbusiness.•Discusscareersindigitalmedia.•Compareandcontrastdigitalmediaandtraditionalformsofmedia.•Discusslivinginadigitalsocietyandthechangesresultingfromit.•Discussprojectmanagementasacareer.•Describetheevolutionofsocialmedia.•Discussethicsandsocialmedia.•Identifysomechallengesthatthegamingindustrywillfaceinthefuture.•Comparethedifferenttypesofcomputerlanguages.•Determinetheroledigitalmediaplaysinglobalization.•Explainthelimitationsofdoingbusinessontheweb.•Describesomedifferentlawsthatrelatetodigitalmedia.•Explainthecannonsof

journalism.•Describesomeexpectedchangesinsocialmediaandadvertising.•Determinewhattypeofschoolingisnecessaryfortheirchosencareer.FundamentalsofProgramming,SoftwareDev.(5)

Thiscoursewillprovidestudentswithanunderstandingofbasicsoftwaredevelopmentconceptsandpractices,issuesaffectingthesoftwareindustry,careerswithinthesoftwareindustry,andtheskillsnecessarytoperformwellintheseoccupations.StudentswilllearndetailsaboutcoreconceptsinprogrammingusingJava,includingwritinganddebuggingcode,propersyntax,flowofcontrol,orderofoperations,comparisonoperators,andprogramlogictoolsandmodels.Theywilllearnthefunctionofkeyprogramtechniquesincludingifstatements,looping,andarrays.TheywillalsolearnaboutwebdevelopmentusingHTMLanddrag-and-dropdevelopmentofuserinterfacesinanIntegratedDevelopmentenvironment.StudentswillalsolearnabouttheSoftwareDevelopmentLifeCycleandthedifferentvariationsusedtocreatesoftware.Theywilllearnaboutdifferentprogramminglanguagesandparadigms.Theywilllearnabouttheimportanceofusabilityanduser-centereddesignprocesses.Studentswillalsolearnaboutcareersinthesoftwareindustry,theeducationandskillsrequiredtoworkintheindustry,andrelatedcareerresources.Finally,thecapstoneprojectwillallowstudentstoexploreandstateopinionsonkeyissuesandtrendsimpactingthesoftwareindustry,andtolearnabouttheexperienceofworkingintheindustry.Objectives•Understandtherelationshipbetweencomputerhardwareandsoftware.•Describethepurposeandhigh-levelorganizationofthecentralprocessingunit.•Understandcategoriesofsoftwareandbeabletoproperlyassignsoftwareproductsintothecorrectcategory.•Describethekeyfunctionsofsystemssoftware.•Describethefunctionalityofpopularsoftwareapplications(e.g.,wordprocessing,databasemanagement,spreadsheetdevelopment).•Understandthefunctionandoperationofcompilersandinterpreters.

IntroductiontoInformationTechnology(5) Inthiscourse,weintroducestudentstotheknowledgebaseandtechnicalskillsthatwillhelpthemtosuccessfullycompeteforjobswithintheInformationTechnologyCareerCluster.Lessonsarestructuredsothatstudentslearnandthendemonstratenotonlycriticalassessmentandanalyticskills,butalsointerpersonalskillsthatarevaluedsohighlyamongITemployers.Weexplorearangeofcareertracksthatincludenetworkengineers,application/programmingdevelopers,andsystemsanalysts.Thesecareerpathsaredescribedindepth,discussingtypicaljobresponsibilities,educationalandlicensurerequirements,workingconditions,andjoboutlooks.Ourlessonshelpstudentsplacetheevolutionoftechnologyandjobopportunitiesincontextsothattheywillunderstandtheirimportantroleinfurtheringitsdevelopment.WebelievethatthemostsuccessfulITprofessionalscombinetechnicalknow-howwithleadershipability.Tothisend,studentslearnthattheiracquiredexpertisecomeswiththeresponsibilitytorepresentthemselvesandthecompaniestheyworkforwithinthehighestlegalandethicalstandards.Objectives•Identifythebasiccomponentsandstructureofa

computersystemanditsusewithinanetworking/communicationsenvironment.•Designandimplementabasicnetworkwhilebeingintroducedtomultipletypesofnetworksystems.•Applybothethicalandindustrystandardsecuritypoliciestonetworks.•DiscussthehistoryanddevelopmentanduseoftheInternetinbusinessandsociety.•Explainthedevelopmentofhuman-centeredtechnologyinteraction.•Applymobilecomputingtechnologycapabilitiestolearningandbusiness.•Identifythevarietyofoperatingsystemsfoundondesktops,laptops,andmobiledevices.•Understandmobileapplicationarchitecture,deployment,andmarketing.•Determinebestpracticeapplicationskillsforthevarietyofinformationtechnologysystemsavailabletoimplement.•Plan,develop,andimplementaninformationsystem.•MaximizeuseoftheInternetwithinthehomeandbusiness.•Identifythestructureofwirelesscommunicationnetworksandthemechanismsbehinditsfunctionality.•IdentifyanddevelopprotocolsforuseoftheInternetwithinbusiness.•Identifyanddevelopinformationsystemlibrariesandrepositoriesofinformation.•Developanunderstandingofthelogicbehindobject-orientedprogramming.•Identifythemultipleprogramminglanguagesforuseinmobile/Internetapplicationdevelopment.•Plan,develop,andimplementamobile/Internetapplication.IntroductiontoInformationSupport,Services(5) Thiscoursefocusesonreal-worldapplicationincludingcommonindustrybestpracticesandspecificvendorsthatoffertoolsfortechnicians,projectmanagers,andITleadership.EmphasisshouldbemadethatthepurposeoftheITdepartmentofanenterpriseistosupporttheoverallmissionofthecompany,anditisnotsimplyastandalonecomponentofthecompany’sinfrastructure.StudentswillcontinuetoapplytheirknowledgeofhardwareandsoftwarecomponentsassociatedwithITsystemswhileexploringavarietyofcareersrelatedtoITsupportandservices.Studentswillanalyzetechnicalsupportneedstoperformcustomerservice,performconfigurationmanagementactivities,andevaluateapplicationsoftwarepackagesandemergingsoftware.StudentswilldemonstrateandapplyknowledgeofITanalysisanddesignbyinitiatingasystemprojectandevaluatingapplicationswithintheITsystem.InformationTechnologyisadynamicdisciplinethatiscontinuouslyevolving.Youwillalsofindtheseobjectivesatthebeginningofeachlessonunder“LessonExpectations.”Objectives•Exploresystemsdesignandimplementation.•InvestigatetheimplementationandmaintenanceofITinfrastructure.•Reviewthebasicsofmanagementcollaborationandreporting.•DiscusseducationandcareersinITandhowtopursuesuchacareer.IntroductiontoNetworkSystems(5) Howcanweautomatethetransferofinformationfromonecomputertoanother?Toanswerthatquestion,thiscourseintroducesstudentstothefundamentaltechnologyandconceptsthatmakenetworkingsystemspossible.Thequestionitselfisaverypracticaloneandtheconceptstaughtaremoreconcernedwithpracticesandprocessesratherthantheoreticalgeneralities.ThemostimportantconceptintroducedisthatoftheOSIreferencemodelanditsbottomfourlayers,whicharemostdirectly

concernedwithnetworkinginsteadofcomputing.Eachnetworkinglayerisexploredinathree-lessonchapter.Bytheendofthecourse,everystudentshouldbecomfortablereadingasentencethatsayssomethinglike,“Xisaprotocolworkingatthethirdlayer.”Thecoursealsoexploresagooddealoftechnology,specificallythesoftwareandhardwaresupportingLANs,WANs,andWi-Finetworks.ParticularlyimportantaretheprotocolsintheTCP/IPstackthatareusedtocommunicateacrossanetwork,butthestudentsarealsointroducedtothehardware,includinghubs,switches,bridges,routers,andtransmissionmedia.Thestudentisexpectedtolearnthatanetworkisnotsomemysteriousideaoutthereincyberspace.Itisamechanismthatisfullydependentonitspartsworkingproperly.Oncethestudentsunderstandthefundamentalsofthelayersandnetworkhardware,theycanbeintroducedtoquestionsofsecurity,networkmanagement,andnetworkoperatingsystems.Inparticular,theyshouldunderstandtheroleoftheserver.Theyhavealreadyencounteredmanyexamplesofclient-serverrelationships,andthemateriallaterinthecourseshouldintroducethemtothemanyrolesthataservercanplayasapartofanetwork.Objectives•Statethepurposeofacomputernetwork,andexplaintheroleofnetworkhardwareinachievingthatpurpose;•ListatleastfourprotocolsfromtheTCP/IPstackandexplainhoweachcontributestodatatransmission;•ExplainthetechnicaldifferencesbetweenaLANandaWAN;•Explaintheimportanceoftechnicalstandardsinnetworks;•ListallsevenlayersoftheOSIreferencemodelandexplainwhateachofthebottomfourlayerscontributestoanetwork;•CompareandcontrasttheWindowsServerandLinuxoperatingsystems.KeyboardingandApplications(5)

Throughoutthissemester-longCTEelective,studentspracticeproperkeyboardingtechniqueswiththegoalofincreasingspeedandaccuracyduringdailylessons.Studentsalsolearntocreateavarietyofbusinessdocuments,includingelectronicpresentationsandwordprocessingdocumentsthatutilizecolumns,graphics,andbulletedlists.Thispracticalonlinecoursealsogivesstudentspracticeemployingtechnicalskills,effectivecommunicationskills,andproductiveworkhabits.Astheylearntonavigatetheweb,studentsdiscoverhowtoidentifyreliableonlinesourcesandpracticesendingandreceivingemail.Additionaltopicsofstudyincludecomputerhardware,operatingsystems,andfilemanagement.

NetworkSystemDesign(5) TheNetworkSystemDesigncoursewillprovidestudentswithanunderstandingofcomputernetworksandhowtheyoperate,aswellasabasicunderstandingofhowtomanageandmaintaincomputernetworks.Theseskillswillprovidestudentswiththeabilitytodesign,configure,andtroubleshootnetworksofallsizes.Studentswilllearnthebasicsofnetworkdesign,includinghowtoidentifynetworkrequirementsanddeterminethepropernetworkarchitecture.Theywillbeinstructedontherequirementsofnetworkmodels,aswellasbeintroducedtolocalareanetworks.StudentswillalsolearnaboutInternetProtocolandthebasicsofroutingdataonanetwork.Studentswillbeintroducedtowideareanetworksandnetworksecurityissues.Inaddition,studentswilllearnaboutnetworkmanagement,includingmonitoringandtroubleshooting.Last,

studentswilllearnaboutnetworkoperatingsystemsandtheirroleinconnectingcomputersandfacilitatingcommunications.Objectives•Understandcomputernetworksandtheirfunctions,aswellasknowhowtoanalyzebusinessandtechnicalgoalsofanetworktoeffectivelymeetcustomerneeds.•Identifyrequirementstosuccessfullysupportnetworkusers,applications,anddevices.Theywillalsounderstandnetworkarchitectureandtopology,protocols,andservicesoflocalandwideareanetworks.•Identifyprinciplesandoperationofequipmentlikewireandcircuits,aswellasofstandardssuchasopensysteminterconnection,TCP/IP,andhigh-speednetworking.•Demonstrateknowledgeofsecurityrequirementsanddataprotectiononanetwork,aswellastheroleofsecuritytoolssuchasrouters,firewalls,andvirtualprivatenetworks.•Understandnetworkoperatingsystemsandbeabletosupportcomputernetworks.Fortopicsinthiscourse,itishelpfulforstudentstobefamiliarwiththebasicsofcomputerhardware(desktopandlaptop),aswellasdesktopoperatingsystems.Ifstudentsarenotfamiliarwiththesetopics,itisrecommended,thoughnotrequired,thattheybeintroducedtocomputerhardwareanddesktoporworkstationoperatingsystemsbeforestartingthiscourse.Thatincludesexamininghardwaredevicessuchasmotherboards,harddrives,andprocessingchipsandexploringthefeaturesandfunctionsofaworkstationoperatingsystem.NewApplications:WebDevelopment(5) NewApplicationsintroducesstudentstotherapidlyevolvingworldofapps,orapplications.TheintroductionoftheAppleIIin1977followedbytheIBMPCandscoresofcompatiblecomputersjustfouryearslatercreatedstrongconsumerdemandforsoftwareprograms,astheseapplicationswerereferredtoatthetime.Capableofformattingspreadsheets,composingandproofinghundredsoflinesoftext,orsupportingclassroominstruction,computerprogramswereinitiallysoldbyspecialtystores,collegebookstores,orthroughthemail.TheexplosivegrowthoftheInternetthatfollowedatthebeginningofthetwenty-firstcenturywiththeintroductionofhigh-speednetworking,thedynamicWorldWideWeb,andmostrecentlythedevelopmentofaffordablesmartphonesandwebtabletshaveallcontributedtoglobal,cultural,andsocietalchange.ThiscoursebeginswithahistoricaltouroftheInternetandWorldWideWebaswellastheprogramsandapplicationsthatmadeitpossibleforcomputerusersoneverycontinenttobegintoexploreandbetterunderstandtheirworld.Then,throughastep-by-stepintroductiontoWordPress,studentsgainthetoolsandinsightnecessarytocreatetheirownwebpagesanddiscovertheironlinevoice.InadditiontolearninghowtouseWordPressandotherapplicationsthatpromotestudents'presenceontheWorldWideWeb,thiscoursediscusseshowthewebhasbecometheforemostchannelforthedistributionofapplicationsthatincreasethefunctionalityofthewebandsupportaglobalhubofsocialnetworkingandcommunication.Studentsareintroducedtotheevolutionofnetworkinganddata-transfercapabilitiesbeginningwithearlyHTTPprotocolscontinuingthroughtotherecentintroductionofsmartphonescapableofconnectingtositesontheWorldWideWebwithouthavingtorelyonabrowserfornavigation.Thecourseconcludeswithasurveyofthecontinuingexplosionofnewapps,orapplications,designedtooperateononeormoreoftheproprietary

mobiledevices(smartphones,tablets,andnetbooks).Studentsaregivenanopportunitytotrackfundamentalchangesinthisgrowingindustryasdevelopmenthasmovedfromtheoriginalmodelofasingleexperiencedprogrammerdevelopingasingleappfordistributionatlittleornocosttoamodelinwhichretailers,non-profitorganizations,governmentagencies,andFortune500companiescontractwithmid-sizedmarketingandcommunicationsfirmstodevelopsophisticatedappsdesignedtoraiseglobalmarketandpublicawarenessofinstitutionsandissues.Additionally,studentshaveanopportunitytounderstandthatcareeropportunitiesinappdevelopmenthaveevolvedfromprogrammingandcodingtonowincludemarketing,publicrelations,creativearts,projectandproductmanagementandsales,withagrowingnumberofcareersintheindustryrequiringlittleifanyactualprogrammingexperience.NewApplicationsisasurveycoursethattravelsfromthefirstsoftwareprogramsdevelopedtofacilitatecommunicationontheInternettothenewgenerationofmobileandnativeappsthataccesstheInternetwithoutarelianceonawebbrowser.NewApplicationsisalsoapracticalcourseinhowtodevelopapresenceontheWorldWideWebusingWordPressandotheravailableweb-applicationtools.Thegoalofthecourseistoprovidethelearnerinsightintotherapidlyevolvinguniverseofprogrammingandapplicationdevelopmentsothatheorshecanmakeinformedcareerdecisionsinanindustrythatischangingasquicklyasitisgrowing.Objectives•DescribemajoradvancesinnetworkandcommunicationstechnologybeginningwiththeearlyInternetandcontinuingthroughtheintroductionofweb-enabledsmartphonesandotherdevices.•Createawebpresenceusingsimpleapplications.•Evaluateandselectfromavarietyofwebdevelopmenttoolsandappsthosemostappropriatefortheirinterestsandneeds.•Designacurrentgenerationappforuseonasmartphoneortablet.•EvaluatetheeducationandtrainingqualitiesandexperiencesessentialtosecureapositionwithgrowthpotentialintheappindustryThisisanintroductorycourseinthehistoryanddevelopmentofnewapplicationsforuseonweb-enableddevicesincludingpersonalcomputers,tablets,smartphones,andultrabooks.Whiletherearenospecificprerequisitesforthiscourse,studentsshouldhaveabasicunderstandingoftheInternet,theWorldWideWeb,browsers,fileformats,hardware,andsoftwareapplications.StudentswhohaveworkingknowledgeofIPaddressing,programming,thedifferencesamonglocal,wide-area,andcloud-computingnetworksaswellasthecurrentstateofmobiledeviceswillbewellpreparedtocompletethiscourse.OfficeAid/Teacher’sAid(5or10) Officeaidprovidesanopportunityforstudentstodevelopandapplypractical,clerical,andadministrativemethodsandskillsforelectivecreditinthepracticalarts.Students’workfunctionstoserveactualdemandsandprocessesoftheschool,includingthefollowing:generating,manipulating,andfilingdocuments;processingphonecalls,emails,andpapermail;entering,organizing,andmanagingelectronicinformation;interactingwithandservingstudents,families,andvisitors;cleaning,maintaining,anddeliveringsuppliesaroundcampus;otheritemsunderthedirectionandsupervisionofthestaffandfaculty,suchasgradingandtutoringinclassroomsforteacher’saids.Inadditiontothesetasks,studentswilllearnthetimemanagementandgeneral

organizationskillsnecessaryforuseinaprofessionalbusinesssetting.Mostimportantly,studentswillbechallengedtogrowinChristianleadershipandserviceintheirwork.

OfficeApplications(MS)2010/20131(5each) OfficeApplicationsIisasemester-length,highschoolelectivethatexplorestheuseofapplicationskillsinMicrosoft®Word®,Publisher®,andPowerPoint®2010(or2013).Studentswillusetheseapplicationstodesign,develop,create,edit,andsharebusinessdocuments,publications,andpresentations.ThiscourseprovideskeyknowledgeandskillsinthefollowingMicrosoftOffice®applications:1.MicrosoftWord:StudentsareprovidedwithanintroductiontoadvancedskillsinMicrosoftWordthatrangefromsimplydevelopinganunderstandingofthevarioususesofWordtomorecomplexexplorationsofmailmerge,tabstops,referenceresources,andadditionalfeaturesavailableinbackstageview.2.MicrosoftPublisher:Studentslearntocreatepublications,insertandeditpublicationitems,andview,review,andsharethosepublications.3.MicrosoftPowerPoint:Studentswilllearnhowtocreatepresentations,enterandmodifycontent,modifyanddeliverpresentations,andcollaborateandsharePowerPointpresentations.Objectives•Create,modify,save,andformatstyles,text,font,pages,andfoldersinMicrosoftWord.•DemonstrateuseoftheCut,Copy,andPastecommandsandtheShow/Hidebuttonwhileeditingdocuments.•ShowhowtouseSpellCheck,FindandReplace,andAutoCorrectintheWordapplication.•Knowhowtotrackchangesandaddcommentsinadocument.•Demonstratehowtoinsert,format,modify,andeditelementsofaWorddocument.•DemonstrateknowledgeofMicrosoftWordadvancedskills.•UnderstandthebasicsofreferencesinWord.•Modifydocumentpropertiesincludingtemplates.•Recognizehowtonavigate,modify,edit,andreviewelementsoftheMicrosoftPublisherapplication.•Recallhowtoprintandshareapublicationelectronically.•Demonstrateknowledgeofhowtoopen,modify,insert,create,present,andsaveelementsofaPowerPointpresentation.StudentsmustbecomputerliterateandhaveInternetaccess.Studentsshouldhavebasicresearchskills,aswellastheabilitytoconductonlinesearchesandaccessrecommendedwebsites.Wordprocessingandpresentationsoftwareisrequiredtoproduceprojects.OfficeApplications(MS)2010/20132(5each) OfficeApplicationsIIisasemester-length,highschoolelectivecoursethatexplorestheuseofapplicationskillsinMicrosoft®Excel®andMicrosoft®Access®.Studentswillusetheseapplicationstodesign,develop,create,edit,andsharebusinessspreadsheetanddatabasedocuments.Thiscourseprovideskeyknowledgeandskillsinthefollowingareas:1.IntroductiontoadvancedskillsinMicrosoft®Excel®rangingfrombasicspreadsheetterminologytoexploringdataentry,formatting,formulas,functions,charts,graphics,andadditionalfeaturesavailableinbackstageview2.SkillsinMicrosoft®Access®,rangingfrombasicrelationaldatabaseterminologytocreatingandmodifyingtables,forms,queries,andreportsObjectives•RecognizetheelementsofanExcelspreadsheet.•DemonstrateuseofExcelnavigationandprotectiontools.•Know

howtomodify,edit,save,create,andformatExcelspreadsheets.•UsetoolstomanageExcelworksheets.•DefinetherulesforcreatingformulasandfunctionsinExcelworksheets.•Demonstratehowtocreate,modify,andeditchartsandshapesinMicrosoftExcel.•Demonstrateknowledgeofdatabasedesign.•ManagetheAccessEnvironment.•CreateanAccessdatabase.•Create,modify,andeditAccessforms,queries,andreports.OfficeApplications2CourseRequirementsStudentsmustbecomputerliterateandhaveInternetaccess.Studentsshouldhavebasicresearchskills,aswellastheabilitytoconductonlinesearchesandaccessrecommendedwebsites.Wordprocessingandpresentationsoftwaremightberequiredtoproduceprojects.PersonalFinancialLiteracy(5) PersonalFinancialLiteracyisasemester-lengthelectivedesignedtohelphighschoolstudentsprepareforsuccessinmakingfinancialdecisionsthroughouttheirlives.Topicsinthecourseaddresstheadvantagesofmakingsoundfinancialdecisionsinboththeshortandlongterm,incomeplanning,moneymanagement,savingandinvesting,andconsumerrightsandresponsibilities.UponcompletionofPersonalFinancialLiteracy,studentsshouldpossesstheknowledgeandskillsneededtodothefollowing:•Findandevaluatefinancialinformationfromavarietyofsourceswhenmakingpersonalfinancialdecisions.•Understandtheroleofincome,taxes,andresearchindevelopingandplanningacareerpath.•Developsystemsformanagingmoney(includingsavingandinvesting)tiedtopersonalfinancialgoals.•Recognizeandunderstandaconsumer’srightsandresponsibilitiesinacomplexworldmarket.SmallBusinessEntrepreneurship(5) Thissemester-longcourseisdesignedtoprovidetheskillsneededtoeffectivelyorganize,develop,create,andmanageyourownbusiness,whileexposingyoutothechallenges,problems,andissuesfacedbyentrepreneurs.Throughoutthiscourse,youwillbegiventhechancetoseewhatkindsofopportunitiesexistforsmallbusinessentrepreneursandbecomeawareofthenecessaryskillsforrunningabusiness.Youwillbecomefamiliarwiththetraitsandcharacteristicsthatarefoundinsuccessfulentrepreneursandyouwillseehowresearch,planning,operations,andregulationscanaffectsmallbusinesses.Youwilllearnhowtodevelopplansforhavingeffectivebusinessmanagementandmarketingstrategies.SmallBusinessEntrepreneurshipwillteachyoubasicprinciplesofentrepreneurshipandbusinessethics.You'lllookatthemajorstepsrelevanttostartinganewbusiness.Thesestepsincludefinancing,marketing,andmanaging.Knowinghowtoanalyzeabusinessplanwillhelpyoudevelopone,whileatthesametimemakingiteasierforyoutounderstandthereasonsbusinesseshavetowriteone.SmallBusinessEntrepreneurshipisdesignedtogiveyouanoverviewonrunningabusinessfromstarttofinish.Objectives•Understandthebasicaspectsofentrepreneurship.•Recognizethelegalenvironmentofasmallbusiness.•Describebasiceconomicprinciples.•Understandscarcityandforecasting.•Identifydifferentkindsofcosts.•Explaintheprinciplesoffinancing.•Identifykindsoffinancialrecords.•Knowthesourcesoffinancing.•Explaintargetmarkets.•Analyzemarketresearchand

competition.•Describemarketingmix.•Recognizetherolesofmanagement.•Constructabusinessplan.SoftwareDevelopmentTools(5) Thiscourseintroducesstudentstothevarietyofcareersrelatedtoprogrammingandsoftwaredevelopment.Studentswillgatherandanalyzecustomersoftwareneedsandrequirements,learncoreprinciplesofprogramming,developsoftwarespecifications,anduseappropriatereferencetoolstoevaluatenewandemergingsoftware.StudentswillproduceIT-basedstrategiesandaprojectplantosolvespecificproblems,anddefineandanalyzesystemandsoftwarerequirements.Objectives•Understandthedevelopmentofthecomputer.•BeabletodescribetheorganizationoftheCentralProcessingUnit.•Demonstrateknowledgeofwidelyusedsoftwareapplications(e.g.,wordprocessing,databasemanagement,spreadsheetdevelopment).•Identitythreelevelsofprogramminglanguages.•Identityexecutiondifferencesbetweeninterpreted,translated,andcompiledlanguages.•Describehowcomputersaddressdatainmemory.•Designstructures,classes,andobjectsthatincludevariablesandmethods.•Summarizehowdataisorganizedinsoftwaredevelopment.•Understandthestandardprimitivetypesandoperationsofthejavaprogramminglanguage.•DefineandinitializeJavaarrays.•Demonstrateknowledgeofthebasicsofstructured,object-orientedlanguage.•Writesoftwareapplicationsusingwhile,dowhile,for,for-eachloops.•Definelogicstatementsusingif,elseif,elseandswitchstatements.•Developanapplicationusingconditionalstatements.•Demonstrateknowledgeofkeyconstructsandcommandsspecifictoalanguage.•Developanapplicationthatrespondstouserinput.•Developawebapplicationthatrespondstouserinput.

Technology&Business(10) TechnologyandBusinessisayear-long,highschoolelectivethatteachesstudentstechnicalskills,effectivecommunicationskills,andproductiveworkhabitsneededtomakeasuccessfultransitionintotheworkplaceorpostsecondaryeducation.Inthiscourse,studentsgainanunderstandingofemergingtechnologies,operatingsystems,andcomputernetworks.Inaddition,theycreateavarietyofbusinessdocuments,includingcomplexwordprocessingdocuments,spreadsheetswithchartsandgraphs,databasefiles,andelectronicpresentations.Thiscourseprovideskeyknowledgeandskillsinthefollowingareas:1.EmergingTechnologies2.OperatingSystems3.WordProcessing4.Spreadsheets5.Databases6.CommunicationSkills7.Telecommunications8.ElectronicPresentations9.ComputerNetworks10.ProjectManagementBytheendofthecourse,thestudentshouldbeabletodothefollowing:•Selecttheappropriatetechnologytoaddressbusinessneeds.•Describeandcomparetypesofoperatingsystems.•Usethecomputer'soperatingsystemtoexecuteworkresponsibilities.•Identifythepurposeandstyleofvariousbusinessdocuments.•Createcomplexword-processingdocumentswithcolumns,bulletedlists,tables,andgraphs.•Improvespeedandaccuracyofkeyboarding.•Usespreadsheetstocalculate,graph,

solvebusinessproblems,andmakepredictions.•Performdata-managementproceduresusingdatabasetechnology.•Demonstratecommunicationskillsforobtainingandconveyinginformation.•Sendandreceiveinformationusingelectronicmail,followingappropriateguidelines.•Describeandidentifycomponentsofthetelecommunicationsindustry.•Createanddeliveraneffectivepresentationfollowingpresentationguidelines.•Describethecomponentsrequiredtoestablishanetwork.•Identifytheinformationmanagementrequirementsandbusinessneedsofanorganization.•Useproject-managementtoolsandprocessestomanageabusinessprojectsuccessfully.

3. VisualPerformingArts:

Art(10) Thisisapaper-basedartcoursethatincludesinstructionandpracticeinthefundamentalsofdesignprinciple,painting,sculpting,linearperspective,letteringandcalligraphy,storyboardingandcomic/cartoondrawing,historicstylesofart,screenprintingandlayeringdesigns,andothercreativeexpressions.ChapelLeadership(5eachyear) StudentsapprovedforinclusioninthiscoursebyourChapelCoordinatorwilllearntheprinciplesandpracticesofleadingcorporateChristianworship.Thisincludesmusictheoryasitappliestointerpretingsongdynamics.Studentsdonotreceiveformallessonsortrainingontheirindividualperformanceinstrument,andsomeperformanceproficiencyisrequiredasarequisiteforapproval(withexceptionforpositionsrelatedtodigitalmediaorsupportpersonnel).

MusicAppreciation(5) Thegoalofthissemester-longcourseistoprovideinstructioninbasicmusicalelements,tracethedevelopmentandgrowthofclassicalmusic,andgivestudentsastrongfoundationforagreaterappreciationofmusic.Studentswillexaminemusicintheworldaroundthemanddiscoverhowtheyexperiencemusic.They'llbeintroducedtothebasicelementsandsoundsofmusicandinstruments.Studentswilllearnthenamesandbackgroundsofseveralfamousmusicalcomposers.Studentswillalsolearnhowandwhereclassicalmusicbegan,howitdevelopedoverthecenturies,andthewaysinwhichmusicandcultureaffecteachother.Lastly,studentswillexaminethewaysmodernmusichasbeeninfluencedbyclassicalmusic.Thiscoursealsoprovidesstudentswithlessonsinengagedlistening.Thesespeciallessonsallowstudentstolistenandrespondtomusic.Atemplateforhowtolistenandrespondisprovided.Uponcompletionofthecourse,studentsshouldbeabletodothefollowing:•Describeeffectivetechniquestolistenandrespondtomusic.•Identifyandnamecommoninstrumentsbysightorsound.•Identifyanddefinemusicaltermssuchasbeat,meter,notes,andtempo.•CompareandcontrastmusicfromtheMedieval,Renaissance,andBaroqueperiods.•ListwaysinwhichthesocietiesoftheMedieval,Renaissance,and

Baroqueperiodsaffectedtheirmusic.•CompareandcontrastmusicfromtheClassicalandRomanticperiods.•ListwaysinwhichthesocietiesoftheClassicalandRomanticperiodsaffectedtheirmusic.•Analyzetheeffectsofclassicalandpopularmusiconthemusicofthe20thcentury.MusicTheory(5) MusicTheoryisasemester-lengthfineartselectiveforhighschoolstudents.Thecourserequiresnopriorinstrumental,vocal,ormusictheorystudy.Usingthepianokeyboardasavisualbasisforcomprehension,thecoursematerialsexplorethenatureofmusic,integratingtheseconcepts:•rhythmandmeter•writtenmusicnotation•thestructureofvariousscaletypes•intervalqualities•melodyandharmony•thebuildingofchords•transpositionThroughouttheseriesofassignments,eartrainingexercisesareinterspersedwiththebonesofcompositiontechnique,buildinginstudentstheabilitynotonlytohearandappreciatemusic,butstep-by-step,tocreateitinwrittenformaswell.Thishighlyinteractivecourseculminatesinthestudentsproducingoriginalcompositions,whichwhilebasedonstandardnotation,demonstratefacetsofpersonalexpression.Asthestudents’abilitytoperformincreasesinthefuture,theywillbetterunderstandmusicandthereforebetterdemonstrateitsintrinsiccommunicationofemotionandideas.InstrumentalStudies-Independent(TBD) Studentsinterestedinbecomingproficientintheirskillonaparticularinstrumentorsetofinstrumentsareencouragedtoworkwiththirdpartyentitiestocompletecreditinthisarea.The3corerequirementsforcreditinthisprocessare:1.Formalinstructionfromahiredteacherortutor(curricularplantobeevaluatedandapprovedbyouradministration);2.LoggedpracticetimetobesubmittedonaregularbasistoourAcademicDean;3.Apublicperformanceschedule.Dance-Independent(TBD) Studentsinterestedinbeginning,orcontinuing,todeveloptheirunderstandingandabilityinanyareaofdance(ballet,jazz,urban,etc.)areencouragedtoworkwiththirdpartyentitiestocompletecreditinthisarea.The3corerequirementsforcreditinthisprocessare:1.Formalinstructionfromahiredteacherortutor(curricularplantobeevaluatedandapprovedbyouradministration);2.LoggedpracticetimetobesubmittedonaregularbasistoourAcademicDean;3.Apublicperformanceschedule.