SRSS Handbook 2012_13.pdf - Steinbach Regional Secondary ...
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merchandise planning and buying & pricing<br />
merchandise. Students will learn that retailing is<br />
about more than sales. They learn that opening<br />
a store requires research, strategy, and<br />
planning. Students will learn workplace<br />
competencies such as responsibility, selfmanagement,<br />
leadership, and integrity through<br />
very up-to-date resources. At the discretion of<br />
the teacher, this could involve working in the<br />
House of Sabres, the school store.<br />
Sales & Customer Service<br />
MSC30B<br />
Dept. of Ed. Code 1272-30S Credit: 1<br />
Prerequisite: MKR20B<br />
Sales & Customer Service will identify<br />
characteristics of an effective retail sales<br />
associate, describe tasks a retail sales associate<br />
must complete, identify and discuss product<br />
information, and define customer buying motives<br />
and needs to prepare students for a career in<br />
retailing. The steps of a sale from an up-to-date<br />
perspective will help the student to understand<br />
the selling process and to become a better sales<br />
associate. Students will also learn how to<br />
overcome customer objections and identify<br />
suggestion-selling techniques. Serious<br />
commitment as demonstrated through<br />
achievement and performance will be rewarded<br />
with an opportunity for practical experience in<br />
the House of Sabres.<br />
Promotions<br />
MKP30B<br />
Dept. of Ed. Code 1265-30S Credit: 1<br />
Prerequisite: MKR20B<br />
Why do we buy the television we watch, the cars<br />
we drive, and even the toothpaste we use? We<br />
buy them primarily as a result of promotion.<br />
Promotion is a part of our daily lives. The clothes<br />
we choose to wear and the food we choose to<br />
eat are almost entirely the result of promotion.<br />
This course will teach students the importance<br />
of promotion and promotional strategies when<br />
selling goods and services or developing an<br />
image. Students will also learn the importance of<br />
visual merchandising and display; the different<br />
types of advertising media used for promotion;<br />
learning about the essential parts of print ads<br />
and how to create effective ad layouts. Serious<br />
commitment as demonstrated through<br />
achievement and performance will be rewarded<br />
with an opportunity for practical experience in<br />
the House of Sabres.<br />
Accounting Principles<br />
ACC30B<br />
Dept. of Ed. Code 0200-30S Credit: 1<br />
Prerequisite: ACL21B<br />
Reviewing and building on accounting skills<br />
learned in ACL21B, students will put into<br />
practise basic accounting concepts. There will<br />
be an increased emphasis on the use of<br />
computers in accounting with the integration of<br />
background information and activities. Some<br />
concepts are introduced in two ways; first, using<br />
a spreadsheet format and then using Simply<br />
Accounting, an accounting software program.<br />
Content: Methods of cash control, merchandise<br />
accounting, personal income tax, and<br />
accounting for bad debts, fixed assets and<br />
depreciation. This course is a Prerequisite for<br />
ACC 40B.<br />
Digital Publishing<br />
ADS30B<br />
Dept. of Ed. Code 0226/0223-25S/35S Credit: 1<br />
Prerequisite: PRC 20B<br />
This course enhances the skills learned in Print<br />
Communications. Students will learn the<br />
fundamentals of Desktop Publishing using<br />
Microsoft Word and Microsoft Publisher while<br />
learning the basics of photography and editing<br />
their pictures. Most assignments and projects<br />
will incorporate creativity and advanced word<br />
processing features. This course is required for<br />
the Administrative Assistant major.<br />
Information Management<br />
ADC30B<br />
Dept. of Ed. Code 0235/0221-35S Credit: 1<br />
Prerequisite: PRC 20B<br />
Students will have an advanced understanding<br />
of Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Access upon<br />
completion of the course. The purpose of the<br />
course is to provide students with the skills and<br />
knowledge to collect, organize, manipulate, and<br />
analyze data to solve problems using<br />
Spreadsheets. Students will also demonstrate<br />
the ability to plan, create, and use a relational<br />
database. Students will complete daily<br />
assignments as well as application projects<br />
which incorporate the business world. This<br />
course is required for the Administrative<br />
Assistant major.<br />
Accounting Systems<br />
ACC40B<br />
Dept. of Ed. Code 1227-40S Credit: 1<br />
Prerequisite: ACC30B<br />
This course is designed to give an in-depth<br />
study of the accounting system and to prepare<br />
students for employment in the accounting field<br />
and/or continued post-secondary studies in<br />
accounting. Students will learn how business<br />
management uses accounting records to make<br />
decisions and form policies, in addition to<br />
reviewing skills in recording, sorting and filing of<br />
accounting information. Students will have<br />
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