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Piano Keyboard, Grade 11 University/College Preparaon (AMK3M) This course is for students that have completed at least one previous music course. This course will provide students in both the University and College desnaons with the opportunity to learn to play increasingly complex melodies, scales, rhythmic paerns and chords in a variety of styles. Students will also have the opportunity to learn the basics of sequencer recording while composing their own music using the keyboard. Students will develop their skills in reading and performing music, and will connue their study of music theory, history and analysis. Prerequisite: Music, Grade 9 or 10 or special permission from instructor. White Pines only Music and Computers, Grade 11 University/College Preparaon (AMM3M) This course is designed for students interested in learning the art of mixing sound recordings using a wide range of digital computer tools such as compression, reverberaon and parametric equalizaon to enhance the performances of their peers and create a top quality recording. Students ulize a state-of-the-art recording facility to apply the techniques of sound engineering in a series of projects. Korah only Repertoire, Grade 11 University/College Preparaon (AMR3M) This course in Music Repertoire will provide students with the opportunity to learn an increasingly complex and extensive repertoire for their instrument or voice. They will connue to develop their sight reading, presentaon, and performance skills as well as various styles through listening and analysing selected works. Prerequisite: AMI20 Bawang, Korah, SJD and White Pines only Music Theatre, Grade 11 University/College Preparaon (AMT3M) This course develops students’ arsc knowledge and skills through the performance of music and the preparaon of music producons. Students will perform appropriate works, parcularly works in contemporary popular styles. Independently and in groups, they will also plan, market, and produce music producons, making use of appropriate technology, and will evaluate the results. Korah and White Pines only Music, Grade 11 Open (AMU3O) This course develops students’ arsc knowledge and skills through the performance of music and the preparaon of music producons. Students will perform appropriate works, parcularly works in contemporary popular styles. Independently and in groups, they will also plan, market, and produce music producons, making use of appropriate technology, and will evaluate the results. Prerequisite: Music, Grade 9 or 10, Open Elliot Lake, Hornepayne, and Michipicoten only Music, Grade 11, University/College Preparaon (AMU3M) This course emphasizes the appreciaon, analysis, and performance of various kinds of music, including baroque and classical music, popular music, and Canadian and non-Western music. Students will perform technical exercises and appropriate repertoire, complete detailed creave acvies, and analyse and evaluate live and recorded performances. They will connue to increase their understanding of the elements of music while developing their technical and imaginave abilies. Prerequisite: Music, Grade 9 or 10, Open Bawang, CASS, Elliot Lake, Hornepayne, SJD, WC Eaket and White Pines only Vocal Music, Grade 11 Open (AMV3O) This course emphasizes performance of music at an intermediate level that strikes a balance between challenge and skill. Students learning will include parcipang in creave acvies and listening percepvely. Students will also be required to develop a thorough understanding of the language of music, including the elements, terminology, and history. Prerequisite: None. White Pines only Vocal Music, Grade 11 University/College Preparaon (AMV3M) This course connues to develop and increase vocal sound quality, listening sensivity, more advanced music reading and new styles. Prerequisite: AMV2M. Korah only Media Arts, Grade 11, Open (ASM3O) This course emphasizes the development of the knowledge and skills required for the producon of media art works (e.g., robosculpture, photocopy art, computer animaon with synthesized sound). Students will develop an appreciaon of the history of media arts through analysing specific works, and will create media art works using a variety of technologies (e.g., digital camera, photo-imaging soware, computer-modelling soware, synthesizer, videotape, mul-track sound recording). Prerequisite: Any Grade 9 or 10 course in the arts Alexander Henry only Visual Arts, Grade 11, Open (AVI3O) This course focuses on studio acvies in one or more of the visual arts. Students will create art works that explore a wide range of subject maer, and will evaluate art works, providing grounds for their aesthec judgements. They will also examine historical and cultural contexts of Western art (including Canadian art) and art from various world cultures to support their study of specific media. Prerequisite: Visual Arts, Grade 9 or 10, Open Alexander Henry, CASS, Elliot Lake, Korah, Michipicoten and WC Eaket only 46 ADSB 2008-2009 Course Calendar
Visual Arts, Grade 11 University/College Preparaon (AVI3M) This course provides students with opportunies to further develop their skills and knowledge in visual arts. Students will explore a range of subject maer through studio acvies and will consolidate their praccal skills. Students will also analyse art works and study aspects of Western art history from Mannerism to the Neoclassic period, as well as art forms from Canada and other parts of the world. Studio acvies will include figure drawing, water colour painng, print making, sculpture, design, mixed media and computer-based projects. Prerequisite: Visual Arts, Grade 9 and/or 10 Open Bawang, CASS, Elliot Lake, Korah, SJD, WC Eaket, and White Pines only Business ______________________________________________________________ Financial Accounng Fundamentals, Grade 11 University/College Preparaon (BAF3M) This course introduces students to the fundamental principles and procedures of accounng. Students will develop financial analysis and decision-making skills that will assist them in future studies and/or career opportunies in business. Students will acquire an understanding of accounng for a service and a merchandising business, computerized accounng, financial analysis, and current issues and ethics in accounng. Prerequisite: None Bawang, Elliot Lake, Korah, Michipicoten, SJD, WC Eaket and White Pines only Accounng Essenals, Grade 11, Workplace Preparaon (BAI3E) This course introduces students to the accounng cycle of a service business. Students will use computer applicaons soware to record business transacons and to prepare financial statements. Students will also invesgate banking and cash management, decision making, ethical behaviour, and career opportunies in the field of accounng. WC Eaket and ELSS only Entrepreneurship: The Venture, Grade 11 College Preparaon (BDI3C) This course focuses on ways in which entrepreneurs recognize opportunies, generate ideas, and organize resources to plan successful ventures that enable them to achieve their goals. Students will create a venture plan for a student-run school-based or summer business. Through hands-on experiences, students will have opportunies to develop the values, traits, and skills most oen associated with successful entrepreneurs. Prerequisite: None Bawang, CASS, Korah, White Pines and WC Eaket only Informaon and Communicaon Technology: The Digital Environment, Grade 11 Open (BTA3O) This course prepares students for the digital environment. Using a hands-on approach, students will further develop informaon and communicaon technology skills through the use of common business soware applicaons. The concept and operaon of e- business will be explored, and students will design and create an e-business website. The skills developed in this course will prepare students for success in the workplace and/or postsecondary studies. Prerequisite: None Alexander Henry, Bawang, CASS, Elliot Lake, Korah, Michipicoten, SJD, WC Eaket, and White Pines only Markeng: Retail and Service, Grade 11 Workplace Preparaon (BMX3E) This course focuses on markeng acvies in the retail and service sectors. Students will examine trends and global influences on markeng decisions, and will learn about the importance of customer service in developing a customer base and maintaining customer loyalty. Through hands-on learning, students will develop personal selling and informaon technology skills that will prepare them for a variety of markeng-related posions in the workplace. Prerequisite: None CASS, Elliot Lake, White Pines and WC Eaket only Markeng: Goods, Services, Events, Grade 11 College Preparaon (BMI3C) This course introduces the fundamental concepts of product markeng, which includes the markeng of goods, services, and events. Students will examine how trends, issues, global economic changes, and informaon technology influence consumer buying habits. Students will engage in markeng research, develop markeng strategies, and produce a markeng plan for a product of their choice. Prerequisite: None CASS, Elliot Lake and SJD only ADSB 2008-2009 Course Calendar 47
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Page 62 and 63: Business Leadership: Becoming a Man
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