Do you need help formatting reports for English papers using the standardized MLA format? Can you create presentations for school and personal applications but would like to see more options? Do you want to learn how to format tables and graphs for science and math applications, and prepare letters for personal business communication? Class instruction will focus on the utilization of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Improvement of keyboarding skills is included in coursework.

Did Microsoft Applications 1 leave you wondering what was next?  Sign up for Microsoft Applications 2 to advance your software application skills using Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and Publisher. Many state universities require advanced computer skills—this course will further develop your skills and prepare you for what many universities expect in general college coursework. Be prepared for a possible college computer requirement regardless of your major. Successful completion of this course with a grade of “A” or “B” can be used to waive AOS112 at the College of Lake County.

What influences the stock market changes?  What influences prices to change?  Why is it sometimes difficult to obtain a loan and other times it is easy?  This course takes a look at the economy from the viewpoint of consumers, businesses, and government.  We look at how business influences the economy; how consumer skills including personal money management, taxes, and investing influence consumer decisions; and how government issues such as the money supply impact the economy and consumers. Use of computer simulations enhances understanding of these issues.   Successful completion of Introduction to Business fulfills the consumer education requirement.

Do you know your rights?  Can you protect yourself against a fraudulent contract?  What if you are summoned to appear in court?  This course provides practical knowledge that applies to everyday life or to anyone planning a career in any area of business.  Topics include: civil law, contract law, employment law, copyright, wills, product liability, and sexual harassment. Students engage in several mock trials with the final trial presided over by a judge from the 19th Judicial Circuit in Waukegan.

What does it mean to run a business? This course combines classroom material with information obtained from real businesses. Class activities include projects using authentic business issues as the focus. Use of computer simulations enhance understanding of these issues. This course pairs well with Entrepreneurship and/or Sports and Entertainment Marketing.

Have you ever thought of being your own boss and owning your own business? Are you planning on majoring in business administration, management, finance, accounting, marketing, human resources, or other business-related fields? This course is a hands-on course that gives you the opportunity to create a business plan for a business you would like to open. This plan will cover the steps in creating, financing, locating, staffing, and managing a business. When completed, you will have a professional document that you can present to business professionals and college admissions. This course pairs well with Business Management and/or Sports and Entertainment Marketing

Have you ever wondered how the city of Orlando was awarded a NBA Basketball team or why the sport of NASCAR Racing is steadily increasing in popularity? What about the success of the Blair Witch Project –why did a low-budget film do so well? Sports and entertainment marketing is one of the most important parts of our modern economy.  Fans and companies spend billions of dollars each year on sports. Entertainment is one of the largest exports from the United States to the rest of the world. In this class, students will learn the principles of sports and entertainment marketing and more!

Financial education is central to helping students make better decisions for them now and in the future. This course concentrates on the generally accepted accounting principles. Topics include: analyzing, journalizing and posting transactions, worksheets, basic financial statements, and closing processes. Understanding accounting for employment, taxes, and internal cash controls are also covered. A grade of “A” or “B” in Accounting 1 fulfills the requirements for Accounting Procedures I (ACC 112) at the College of Lake County. Students are required to purchase a workbook.

Whether interested in a career in accounting, finance, marketing, or business Honors Accounting 2 can help you achieve your degree. Part of the course is financial accounting, recording transactions, preparing financial statements, inventory valuation, payroll, depreciation, and uncollectible accounts. The other part is managerial accounting including cost analysis, accounting for not-for-profit organizations, financial analysis, and budgeting decisions. This class includes a significant amount of work in Excel.

Are you interested in developing a Windows program of your own? Would you like to design text boxes and images on your own form? If so, this class is for you! Learn programming techniques using MS Visual BASIC. Check it out for enjoyment purposes or to see if programming is in your future career. This course provides necessary prerequisite for additional programming courses.

Do you feel like you just got going when BASIC Programming ended?  After scratching the surface of programming with Visual Basic for 9 weeks, would you like to learn more advanced programming concepts?  In Advanced Programming, you will manage database processing, manipulate files through Visual BASIC, and use random numbers for creating simple game programs.  Explore your creativity more deeply with Visual Basic in Advanced Programming!

Are you ready for the challenge of a high-level programming language? Java is required learning for some engineering and all computer science majors at the college level. Students who have strong problem solving and logical thinking skills are ready for Java. Java offers a greater challenge than Visual Basic Programming, and has less of a focus on graphical user interfaces to prepare for AP content. Topics include: data types, flow control, algorithm development, methods, classes, interfaces, exception handling, and recursion. This course will prepare you for the Computer Science A exam. A good score on the exam can grant you college credit in computer science at some universities. Although students will have use of the computer lab at school, students will benefit from having a computer at home to complete unfinished programs. Work outside of class varies per student based on how well he/she can complete programming assignments in class. Homework is assigned to strengthen skills.

*It is highly recommended that all students in an Advanced Placement course take the Advanced Placement Exam offered each May by the College Board.

How much time do you spend on the internet? How can you communicate your ideas in a fun, dynamic way? How can you get published at little cost? Don’t just surf the internet, become a part of it. Develop fully functional web sites that actually exist on the web. Just about everyone uses the internet for research, shopping, or entertainment. But how do you get people to your web site from the millions that are available? Web design will show you how to use color, images, animated graphics, sound, video, text, e-mail, and organizational techniques to create outstanding web sites that you and everyone else can see. HTML coding, Macromedia Dreamweaver and Fireworks will be your primary tools. You’ll leave the class with your own free web space and sites for everyone in the world to see.

Have you ever wondered how a Television show is put together? This course covers the basics of TV Production. Students will work all the positions in front of and behind the camera in an authentic TV Studio where they will create multiple talk shows and complete news broadcasts (anchors, weather, sports, commercials, etc). In addition students will produce original video stories where they will learn how to complete all the stages of a video story- planning, shooting with a camera, and editing on computer. The class is taught with a “hands on” approach to learning all about TV Production. No experience is necessary.

This course covers the basics of TV Production.  Students will work in front of and behind the camera in an authentic TV Studio creating daily morning announcements for the school.   In addition students will learn how to complete all the stages of a video story – planning, shooting, and editing on computer.  Other class projects include director centered multiple camera broadcasts of various live Mustang sports and theatre events, as well as visits to working Television Studios in Chicago. Because of the breadth of different projects, as well as increasing student skill levels; this course can be repeated for additional credit.