| (a) General requirements. This course is recommended
for students in Grades 10-12. Prerequisite: Business Information Management
I. Recommended Prerequisite: Touch System 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 II, students
implement personal and interpersonal skills to strengthen individual
performance in the workplace and in society and make a successful
transition to the workforce or postsecondary education. Students apply
technical skills to address business applications of emerging technologies,
create complex word-processing documents, develop sophisticated spreadsheets
using charts and graphs, and make an electronic presentation using
appropriate multimedia 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 that contain the phrase
"such as" are intended as possible illustrative samples.
(c) Knowledge and skills.
(1) The student demonstrates professional standards/employability
skills 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) show integrity by choosing the ethical course of
action and 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 demonstrates project management processes
to conduct a business project using emerging technologies. The student
is expected to:
(A) initiate a project;
(B) plan a project;
(C) execute a project;
(D) monitor and control a project; and
(E) close a business project.
(3) The student demonstrates the use of the concepts,
strategies, and systems for obtaining and conveying ideas and information
to enhance communication in a diverse workplace. The student is expected
to:
(A) employ verbal and active listening skills when
obtaining and conveying information;
(B) record information needed to present a report on
a given topic and use items such as tables of contents, indexes, tabs,
footnotes, endnotes, captions, and/or building blocks;
(C) write business correspondence using advanced word
processing features such as templates and forms; mail merge, including
letters, labels, and envelopes; and document protection and security
that convey information effectively using correct grammar, spelling,
punctuation, and capitalization;
(D) use online word processing technologies to create,
edit, and share documents;
(E) communicate with relevant parties such as coworkers
and customers by interpreting verbal and nonverbal behaviors;
(F) apply strategies for communicating about issues
in dealing with a diverse workforce such as sexual harassment and
cultural differences; and
(G) demonstrate the ability to communicate and resolve
conflicts within a diverse workforce.
(4) The student creates, evaluates, and uses information
resources to accomplish specific occupational tasks. The student is
expected to:
(A) create and interpret items such as tables, charts,
infographics, and figures to accomplish specific occupational tasks;
(B) use resources such as informational texts, Internet
websites, and technical materials to review and apply information
sources for occupational tasks;
(C) evaluate the reliability of information from sources
such as informational texts, Internet websites, and technical materials
and resources; and
(D) reference sources of information.
(5) The student develops and delivers formal and informal
presentations using appropriate media to engage and inform audiences.
The student is expected to:
(A) prepare oral presentations to provide information
for specific purposes and audiences;
(B) identify support materials that will enhance an
oral presentation;
(C) prepare support materials that will enhance an
oral presentation;
(D) deliver an oral presentation that sustains listeners'
attention;
(E) align presentation strategies to the intended audience;
(F) implement multimedia strategies for presentations;
and
(G) use online presentation management technologies
to create, edit, transport, and share documents.
(6) The student demonstrates public relations skills
to increase internal and external customer satisfaction. The student
is expected to communicate effectively when developing positive customer
relationships.
(7) The student designs solutions to mathematical business
problems using advanced spreadsheet technologies. The student is expected
to:
(A) recognize and apply spreadsheet items such as lookup
tables, what-if and built-in functions, macros, and advanced charts,
graphs, and functions; and
(B) create and interpret financial statements such
as comparisons and projections, predictions and forecasts, trend analyses,
and charts and graphs.
(8) The student follows procedures of advanced data
management. The student is expected to:
(A) design a database to solve business problems; and
(B) use advanced functions of database management such
as updating queries, creating formulas, using built-in formulas, and
creating custom format reports.
(9) The student documents technical knowledge and skills.
The student is expected to:
(A) prepare a professional electronic portfolio that
includes information such as:
(i) attainment of technical skill competencies;
(ii) licensures or certifications;
(iii) recognitions, awards, and scholarships;
(iv) extended learning experiences such as community
service and active participation in career and technical student organizations
and professional organizations;
(v) sample letter of application;
(vi) abstract of key points of accomplishments;
(vii) resume;
(viii) samples of work; and
(ix) evaluation from a teacher; and
(B) present the portfolio to interested stakeholders.
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