Course Description Book - Hortonville Area School District

Course Description Book 2012-2013Accounting (6039-40) consists of instruction in keeping a set of books, including the theory of debits and credits, recording transactions, posting,financial reports, etc. Problems in petty cash, payroll, purchase, sales, notes, and interest are surveyed. Practice sets of bookkeeping forms are used.‣ - None (1 credit) All Year 11, 12Employability Skills (6051-52) is designed to introduce you to the world of work. Choosing an occupation after high school is one of the biggestdecisions you will make in your life. You will spend time considering a number of factors that should go into making this decision. You will also gothrough the process of getting a job, and spend time figuring out how to be successful once you get the job of your dreams.Not open to students who have taken Vocational Skills.‣ - None (.5 credit) Both Semesters 11,12Microsoft Office College Series (6053-54) is a dual credit course where students earn high school credit and transcripted post-secondary credit at FoxValley Technical College. In this class, students will learn lifelong computer skills in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and Publisher. Students have theflexibility to choose which software packages they wish to study. Students will complete two software packages each time they enroll in Microsoft OfficeCollege Series, and they may take this course up to four times, which translates into the possibility of earning eight (8) Fox Valley Technical Collegecredits. This course prepares students to meet college software competency requirements at UW-Schools.‣ -None (.5 credit) Both Semesters 10, 11, 12Computer Animation* (6057-58) - students will learn to create, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot Flash animations and choreograph presentationsusing Action Scripting. Students will publish their productions on appropriate web sites for display. Emphasis will be placed on creating tutorials,interactive displays, advertisements, and games. Students will explore Flash CS5 in great depth using built in scripting language to direct activity withinanimated movies. Much of the current animation on web sites is done using Flash. Students will be working on 3D animation software 3D Max to createanimations.‣ - Multimedia Web Design (.5 credit) Both Semesters 10,11,12Digital Video CS5: Foundations of Video Design and Production*(6061-62) - is a offered both semesters, project-based curriculum that developscareer and communication skills in digital video production, using Adobe tools. Digital Video curriculum develops four key skill areas: Projectmanagement and collaboration, Design; Research and communication; Professional video production using video tools.‣ - None ( .5 credit) Both Semesters 10,11,12Computer Programming (6069-70) will familiarize students with the program development process. The QBASIC programming language will betaught. Topics covered include input, output, calculations, selection, looping and modular programming. Structured programming and good style areemphasized.‣ - Geometry B & Computer Applications or equivalent (.5 credit) Both Semesters 10,11,12Advanced Computer Programming (6067-68) teaches students correct programming structure and style while exploring advanced programmingconcepts using C++. Topics covered include variables, constants and arithmetic operators, selection, iteration, functions, strings and libraries.‣ - Computer Programming (.5 credit) Both Semesters 11,1213