Virtual High School of Excellence - The Virtual Home School - Online High School Curriculum and resources for Homeschool, Alternative, At-Risk, and Traditional Students

Internet Technology and Computers	1.0 Credit

This course will help students learn essential computer applications and Internet technology skills for personal, academic, and professional success. Students will effectively use a current Windows operating system and appropriate file management resources; develop and refine keyboarding skills on computers for speed and accuracy; apply word processing and desktop publishing functions to create, edit, manipulate, format, cite resources, print, and store common personal and business documents; apply spreadsheet functions to solve financial, mathematical, and statistical problems in business; create and edit charts and graphs to interpret spreadsheet data; design and create databases to extract, sort, calculate, and report business data; design, create, and execute an artistic and professional PowerPoint presentation which includes appropriate text formatting, graphics, animation, and public speaking skills, and use the Internet in an ethical manner to research, communicate, collaborate, and efficiently retrieve information. This course features an employment unit designed to help students explore their career interests, set career goals, analyze and develop their workplace skills, complete online employment applications, develop interviewing techniques, prepare resumes and other employment documents useful in assembling a career portfolio. Many other hands-on projects integrating multiple office applications are also highlighted within the curriculum. Students will experience applications supporting the Florida Math Standards and the Florida Standards for Language Arts.

Business Management	1.0 Credit

This course, designed to provide a fundamental understanding of business management, will cover managing, marketing, financing and communicating within a business environment. Skills taught will include communication, problem solving and decision-making, economics, ethics, financials, and basic marketing principles. Students will experience applications supporting the Florida Math Standards. Assignments are individual and project based and will provide a solid foundation for future coursework.

Entrepreneurship	0.5 Credit Owning Your Own Business

This course provides students opportunities to determine benefits and risks of self-employment and develop a specific competence in starting a small business. Students will experience application of the following Florida Economics Standards: implications of scarcity, analysis of current events, interdependence of households and firms, comparison of different economic systems, principles of microeconomics and macroeconomics, the economic role of government, affects of international trade, and financial choices. Students will also experience application of the following Florida Math Standards: number sense data analysis, and probability, patterns and algebra, discrete math, and logic.

Marketing	1.0 Credit

This course is designed to prepare students for employment in various sales, customer service, advertising and promotion, and first line supervisory positions in wholesale, retail and service areas. Students will prepare to perform marketing and management functions and tasks as they relate to selling and retailing, e-commerce, sports and entertainment, and hospitality and tourism industries. Students will experience application of the following Florida Math Standards: number sense data analysis and probability, patterns and algebra, discrete math, and logic.

Business Law	0.5 Credit

This course involves the study of how our nation's laws were formed, the ethics behind our laws, our kinds of law, how laws are enforced, and the difference between crimes and torts. Laws for minors, families, and consumers will also be studied. However, the main emphasis of this course will be the study of contracts--different types, how they are formed and ended, and damages.

PC101	0.5 Credit

This course will prepare students to use the computer as a tool to assist in personal, business and educational use at an accelerated pace. Students will learn fundamentals of computer use in addition to software applications using Windows and Microsoft Office. Skills taught will include a keyboarding tutorial, letters, reports, tables, and an employment unit. Students will also use spreadsheet, database, and presentation software to create professional documents. The students will experience applications supporting the Florida Math Standards and the Florida Standards for Language Arts.

Internet and Web Design	0.5 Credit

This course is designed to help students create personal, business, or school web pages for the Internet. It is designed for intermediate Internet users. Topics covered include: web browser features, Internet research techniques, multimedia capabilities, and web page creation. Student web pages will include text, sound video, tables, links, and forms. The student may experience applications supporting the Florida Math Standards. Request A Call Back

Business Links

BusinessWeek

CNN Financial Network..all the latest financial news

New York Times - Business Section

Reuters

Smart Money

Case Studies in Business Ethics...articles on how to do good and do business simultaneously

FindLaw...a portal focused on law and government, providing access to an online library of legal resources for use by legal professionals, consumers and small businesses; includes Web search utilities, cases and codes, and legal news

LawTalk - Business Law and Personal Finance ...personal finance information on such topics as living wills, lemon laws, credit cards and business (audio files)

Laws.com Resources...contains Indiana University's Virtual Library-Law and the 'Lectric Law Library

The Better Business Bureau Web Server: Home Page...searchable index from the Better Business Bureau

eWeb...a how-to guide for entrepreneurs

SBA: Small Business Administration ...tips and ideas for starting your own business