Teacher

Mr. Paul Danielovich

Sections

Accounting I:

Accounting I is an elective course offered to students in grade 11 & 12 that introduces double-entry accounting concepts and practices which are used by almost every business. The course is also designed to cover basic business principles since business is the most popular major in colleges across the country. Accounting competencies, skills, and applying more general business skills are also stressed for the student going directly into a career. Students go completely through the accounting cycle for a single proprietorship business, gain a knowledge of banking practices, as well as an improved understanding of business and financial practices. Students are introduced to financial statements and their use and also sharpen their business math skills. Automated methods of accounting are also introduced.

Accounting II:

After successfully completing Accounting I, grade 12 students may continue onto Accounting II. This course goes in-depth into maintaining accounting records, almost exclusively using computer software applications. Topics include special journals, payroll practices, inventory control, plant assets, and more comprehensive financial statement analysis for partnerships and corporations. Sales order processing for merchandising businesses is also covered including discounts, allowances and returns. The student is also introduced to managerial decision-making, budgeting and cost accounting. Software applications used include Microsoft Excel, Automated Accounting 7.0, and Microsoft Project and QuickBooks.

All Aspects of Industry :

All Aspects of Industry is an elective class offered in grade 11 or 12. The course is designed to make students aware of the personal business skills and terminology that they will encounter upon leaving high school. The acquired skills and knowledge will help students make better-educated choices that will allow them to enjoy a more successful career and life.

Topics that will be covered include:

• Keyboarding and computer software skills

• Business letter writing

• Employment searching, job applications, resume writing, cover letters, and interviewing

• Pay stubs, deductions W-4 forms

• Job benefits and other miscellaneous personal business skills

Business Finance and Career Planning:

Entrepreneurship is a class offered to students in grade 11 or 12. The course is designed to prepare students for careers after high school, including components for the student as an employee and the student as an employer. The course is aligned with the Employability Knowledge, Management & Entrepreneurship, and Principles of Technology strands of the Certification of Occupational Proficiency frameworks.

The course examines topics that include the following: learning how to create spreadsheets utilizing Microsoft Excel; understanding payroll, taxes, and forms including Federal, State, FICA, Medicare, and W-2 and W-4 forms; knowing the basic rules of filing; how to maintain and balance a checkbook—both manually and computerized; learning the entrepreneurial business basics and applying them in a computerized business scenario.

Business Management :

Career Planning is a grade 12 elective.  This class has been designed to cover entry-level business skills and terminology that will benefit students as they enter the work force and remain competitive within it.  Topics that will be discussed in the course include: learning more than the basics of word processing encompassing tables, formatting, and shortcuts; creating correspondence in the correct format of a professional business letter; learning job search skills including how to fill out job applications, write cover letters, resumes, and thank you letters, and interview tips; and financial literacy around the aspects of budgeting, insurances, taxes, and credit.

Topics that will be discussed in the course include:

• Keyboarding, spreadsheets, and desktop publishing

• Filing

• Manual and computerized checkbook management

• Investments, financial literacy, and other business skills