| (a) General requirements. This course is recommended
for students in Grades 9-12. Recommended prerequisite: Touch Systems
Data Entry. Recommended corequisite: Business Lab. Students shall
be awarded one credit for successful completion of this course.
(b) Introduction.
(1) Career and technical education instruction provides
content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical
knowledge and skills for students to further their education and succeed
in current or emerging professions.
(2) The Business Management and Administration Career
Cluster focuses on careers in planning, organizing, directing, and
evaluating business functions essential to efficient and productive
business operations.
(3) In Business Information Management I, students
implement personal and interpersonal skills to strengthen individual
performance in the workplace and in society and make a successful
transition to the workforce and postsecondary education. Students
apply technical skills to address business applications of emerging
technologies, create word-processing documents, develop a spreadsheet,
formulate a database, and make an electronic presentation using appropriate
software.
(4) Students are encouraged to participate in extended
learning experiences such as career and technical student organizations
and other leadership or extracurricular organizations.
(5) Statements that contain the word "including" reference
content that must be mastered, while those containing the phrase "such
as" are intended as possible illustrative examples.
(c) Knowledge and skills.
(1) The student demonstrates professional standards/employability
skills as required by business and industry. The student is expected
to:
(A) communicate effectively with others using oral
and written skills;
(B) demonstrate collaboration skills through teamwork;
(C) demonstrate professionalism by conducting oneself
in a manner appropriate for the profession and workplace;
(D) demonstrate a positive, productive work ethic by
performing assigned tasks as directed;
(E) comply with all applicable rules, laws, and regulations;
and
(F) demonstrate time-management skills by prioritizing
tasks, following schedules, and tending to goal-relevant activities
in a way that uses time wisely and optimizes efficiency and results.
(2) The student coordinates information management
and business management to aid in business planning. The student is
expected to:
(A) explain the strategic role of information systems
and information communication technology within an organization;
(B) determine risks and rewards of developing a strategic
role for information systems and information communication technology;
and
(C) integrate information systems planning with business
planning.
(3) The student enhances usability of systems operations
to support business strategies and operations. The student is expected
to:
(A) identify the management information requirements
and business needs of an organization; and
(B) explain issues involved in designing and developing
systems for different environments.
(4) The student analyzes available software packages
for use in business settings. The student is expected to:
(A) determine equipment and supplies needed;
(B) establish equipment and supplies maintenance systems;
(C) schedule equipment maintenance;
(D) use equipment and supplies maintenance procedures;
and
(E) use critical-thinking skills to troubleshoot equipment
and software issues.
(5) The student uses the computer's operating system
to execute work responsibilities. The student is expected to:
(A) move files in the computer operating system;
(B) create directories; and
(C) save files in various formats such as plain text,
PDF, rich text format, and older versions of word-processing software.
(6) The student applies word-processing technology.
The student is expected to:
(A) identify customary styles of business documents;
(B) improve touch-system skills using the keyboard
and keypad to input data;
(C) use hardware and software needed to produce documents
to address different computer applications;
(D) demonstrate writing techniques by generating ideas
and gathering information relevant to the topic and purpose while
maintaining accurate records of outside sources;
(E) produce business documents, including business
letters, resumes, research papers, and newsletters;
(F) edit a variety of written documents;
(G) insert and edit objects such as tables, graphics,
hyperlinks, headers, and footers into a document;
(H) prepare and distribute personalized correspondence
using mail merge; and
(I) use online word-processing technologies to create,
edit, and share documents.
(7) The student identifies database software to create
databases that facilitate business decision making. The student is
expected to:
(A) explain the principles of data analysis;
(B) explain the nature of tools that can be used to
access information in the database system;
(C) choose appropriate software;
(D) define fields and type of data;
(E) create database structure;
(F) define relationships of tables;
(G) analyze company data requirements; and
(H) design a database to meet business requirements.
(8) The student applies data entry techniques to enter
information in databases. The student is expected to:
(A) access information in the database system;
(B) build data in a data warehouse;
(C) enter and edit data into database tables and database
forms for easy data entry; and
(D) import and export databases.
(9) The student uses commands to retrieve data and
create reports from databases. The student is expected to:
(A) retrieve data from tables and queries;
(B) formulate queries; and
(C) create and print reports.
(10) The student applies data mining methods to acquire
pertinent information for business decision making. The student is
expected to:
(A) discuss the nature of data mining;
(B) describe data mining tools;
(C) demonstrate basic data mining techniques; and
(D) interpret data mining findings.
(11) The student applies spreadsheet technology. The
student is expected to:
(A) perform mathematical processes, including percentages
and decimals, order of operations principle, estimation, and prediction
of patterns of data;
(B) formulate and produce solutions to a variety of
business problems such as budgets, payroll, inventory, invoices, balance
sheets, profit-loss statements, and conversion of foreign currencies;
(C) create charts, graphs, and infographics using spreadsheet
data; and
(D) use online spreadsheet technologies to create,
edit, and share documents.
(12) The student applies presentation management technology.
The student is expected to:
(A) identify the guidelines for using graphics, fonts,
and special effects in presentations;
(B) analyze the effectiveness of multimedia presentations;
(C) determine the appropriate technology to create
and deliver an effective presentation;
(D) save documents in various formats such as template,
video, and PDF to share or transport electronically;
(E) deliver an effective presentation; and
(F) use online presentation management technologies
to create, edit, transport, and share documents.
(13) The student applies desktop publishing technology.
The student is expected to:
(A) identify technologies available for desktop publishing;
(B) identify customary standards and styles of desktop
publishing; and
(C) create desktop publications importing text and
graphics.
(14) The student uses a variety of software applications.
The student is expected to integrate multiple learned software applications
to efficiently accomplish workplace tasks.
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