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CAREER TECHNOLOGY ELECTIVES
ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING DRAWING & DESIGN
The purpose of these courses is to explore all aspects of drafting from basic fundamentals and basic construction to architectural drafting. Computer-aided design/drafting is utilized during all phases of drafting.
Course Name: Introduction to Engineering Drawing & Design
Course Number: 48.4410000
Term: Yearlong
Grade: 9 – 12
Prerequisites: None
Description: Introduction to Engineering Drawing & Design is a foundation course that serves as an introduction to the drafting and design field and is a prerequisite to all other courses in the Architecture program. Emphasis is placed on safety, sketching, lettering, geometric construction, fundamentals of Computer-Aided Design, multi-view drawings and basic floor plan designs. The standards are aligned with the drafting and design standards in the Georgia’s technical colleges. Further, the standards are aligned with the national standards of the American Design Drafting Association (ADDA).
Course Name: Architectural Drawing & Design I
Course Number: 48.4420000
Term: Yearlong
Grade: 10 – 12
Prerequisites: Intro to Engineering Drawing & Design
Description: Architectural Drawing & Design I introduces students to the basic terminology, concepts, and principles of architectural design. Emphasis is placed on house designs, floor plans, roof designs, elevations (interior and exterior), schedules, and foundations. The standards are aligned with the drafting and design standards in Georgia’s technical colleges. Further, the standards are aligned with the national standards of the American Design Drafting Association (ADDA).
Course Name: Architectural Drawing & Design II
Course Number: 48.4460000
Term: Yearlong
Grade: 11 – 12
Prerequisites: Architectural Drawing & Design I
Description: Architectural Drawing & Design II is a course that builds on the skills developed in Architectural Drawing & Design I. Emphasis is placed on schedules, plumbing, heating and air, graphic presentations, plot/site plans, specifications, and building estimations. CAD tools and software are used extensively throughout the course. The standards are aligned with the drafting and design standards in Georgia’s technical colleges. Further, the standards are aligned with the national standards of the American Design Drafting Association (ADDA).
BROADCAST VIDEO PRODUCTION
Course Name: Broadcast Video Production 1
Course Number: 10.4111000
Term: Yearlong
Grade: 9 – 12
Prerequisites: None
Description: This yearlong course is an introduction to video production. Students learn production techniques while producing both field and studio television programs.
Course Name: Broadcast Video Production 2
Course Number: 10.4121000
Term: Yearlong
Grade: 10 – 12
Prerequisites: Broadcast Video Production 1
Description: In this yearlong course students will learn to write, produce, direct, and edit a variety of studio and field productions.
Course Name: Broadcast Video Production 3
Course Number: 10.4131000
Term: Yearlong
Grade: 11 – 12
Prerequisites: Broadcast Video Production 2
Description: In this yearlong course, students will independently produce a full television program, write, produce, direct, and edit a variety of studio and field productions
Course Name: Broadcast Video Production 4
Course Number: 10.4141000
Term: Yearlong
Grade: 12
Prerequisites: Broadcast Video Production 3
Description: Students in this yearlong course identify and choose an area of television production in which to specialize. Students develop news broadcasts and independent video productions as part of a student portfolio.
BUSINESS
Course Name: Computer Applications I
Course Number: 07.4411000
Term: Yearlong
Grade: 9 – 12
Prerequisites: None
Description: This yearlong course places emphasis on the Microsoft Office Suite - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access. Other topics include the Internet, desktop publishing and web page development. Students will prepare projects and presentations.
Course Name: Business Essentials
Course Number: 06.4160000
Term: Yearlong
Grade: 9 – 12
Prerequisites: None
Description: This yearlong course places emphasis on management theories, changes taking place in the business world today, ethics, social responsibility, laws that affect businesses and protect workers, business communication and interviewing skills.
Course Name: Financial Literacy
Course Number: 07.4260000
Term: Yearlong
Grade: 9 – 12
Prerequisites: None
Description: This yearlong course will teach students how to live successfully on their own, create and maintain a personal budget, purchase a first car, rent a first apartment, establish and maintain good credit, file a tax return, and protect one’s self as a consumer.
Course Name: Entrepreneurial Ventures (Entrepreneurship)
Course Number: 06.4170000
Term: Yearlong
Grade: 10 – 12
Prerequisites: Sophomores, juniors, and seniors only
Description: This yearlong course explores the advantages and disadvantages of business ownership, personal characteristics and skills required for entrepreneurs, opportunity recognition and pursuit, and problem solving. Development of the components of a business plan is emphasized.
Course Name: Legal Environment of Business (Business Law)
Course Number: 06.4150000
Term: Yearlong
Grade: 10 – 12
Prerequisites: Sophomores, juniors, and seniors only
Description: This yearlong course presents rights and responsibilities in personal law and business law and uses application activities to examine consumer, citizen and worker roles. The course covers the US legal system and employer-employee relations.
Course Name: International Business and Marketing
Course Number: 06.4143000
Term: Yearlong
Grade: 10 – 12
Prerequisites: Sophomores, juniors, and seniors only
Description: Students ready for the global business world will learn about culture and acceptable business etiquette in other countries around the world in this yearlong course. Emphasis is placed on international business structure, economic concepts, financial systems, trade laws, and marketing strategies.
Course Name: Principles of Accounting I
Course Number: 07.4110000
Term: Yearlong
Grade: 10 – 12
Prerequisites: Sophomores, juniors, and seniors only
Description: This yearlong course prepares students for performing accounting activities for sole proprietorships and corporations following generally accepted accounting procedures. Students analyze business transactions and financial statements, perform payroll, examine the global perspective of accounting, and evaluate the effects of transactions on the economic health of a business.
Course Name: Accounting Honors
Course Number: 07.4110040
Term: Yearlong
Grade: 10 – 12
Prerequisites: Sophomores, juniors, and seniors only; 80 or higher Integrated Algebra II
Description: This yearlong uses an integrated approach to teach accounting. Students first learn how businesses plan for and evaluate their operating, financing and investing decisions and then how accounting systems gather and provide data to internal and external decision makers. This year-long course covers all the learning objectives of a traditional college level financial accounting course, plus those from a managerial accounting course. Topics include an intro to accounting, accounting information systems, time value of money, and accounting for merchandising firms, sales and receivables, fixed assets, debt and equity. Other topics include statement of cash flows, financial ratios, cost-volume profit analysis and variance analysis.
Course Name: Small Business Dev WBL (6th period)
Course Number: 06.7114000
Term: Y
Grade: 11-12
Prerequisites: Application
Description:
Course Name: Small Business Dev WBL (5th period)
Course Number: 06.7115000
Term: Y
Grade: 11-12
Prerequisites: Application
Description:
COMPUTER SCIENCE
Course Name: Computing in the Modern World
Course Number: 11.4130000
Term: Yearlong
Grade: 9 – 12
Prerequisites: None
Description: In this yearlong course, high school students can acquire a fundamental understanding of the operation of computers and computer networks and create useful programs implementing simple algorithms. By developing Web pages that include images, sound, and text, they acquire a working understanding of the Internet, common formats for data transmission, and some insights into the design of the human-computer interface. Students research career possibilities and ethical issues relating to computers.
Course Name: Beginning Programming
Course Number: 11.4180000
Term: Yearlong
Grade: 10 – 12
Prerequisites: Sophomores, juniors, and seniors only
Description: The major goal of this yearlong course is for students to develop the computer science skills of algorithm development, problem solving, and programming. While the emphasis of the course will be on programming, students will also be introduced to other important topics, such as careers, the limits of computing and the difference between interpreters and compilers.
Course Name: Fundamentals of Web Page Design
Course Number: 11.4130000
Term: Yearlong
Grade: 10 – 12
Prerequisites: Sophomores, juniors, and seniors only
Description: In this yearlong course students learn how to design Web sites. Included are site planning, page layout, graphic design, and use of markup languages. Forms and scripts are used to add interactivity and database access to Web sites.
Course Name: Advanced Web Design
Course Number: 11.4320000
Term: Yearlong
Grade: 11 – 12
Prerequisites: Juniors and seniors only
Description: Topics included in this yearlong course include the web development process, advanced layout and design features, advanced studying of scripting languages, site development with HTML editors, and web servers and databases.
Course Name: Introduction to Animation and 3D Design
Course Number: 11.4280000
Term: Yearlong
Grade: 10 – 12
Prerequisites: Sophomores, juniors, and seniors only
Description: In this yearlong course, emphasis is placed on fundamentals of modeling, storyboard creation, cameras and lighting. Students will learn how 3d technology is used for film, broadcast, and games.
Course Name: AP Computer Science A
Course Number: 11.0160010
Term: Yearlong
Grade: 11 – 12
Prerequisites: Juniors and seniors only; 85 or higher in Accelerated Integrated Geometry Honors, 90 or higher in Integrated Geometry; Math Teacher Recommendation; AP Commitment Contract
Description: This yearlong course is designed to be the equivalent of one semester-long college introductory course in programming. The course is geared toward preparing students to take the College Board's Advanced Placement Exam. Major emphasis is on programming using the language JAVA, on programming methodology, and problem solving. Students will learn to create interesting projects such as business and educational computer applications using JAVA. Software engineering, computer hardware systems, new computer technologies and the social implications of computing (typical first-year collegiate computer science topics) are integrated into this course. Students are trained on the multiple-choice and free-response questions that are on the AP Exam.
CULINARY ARTS COURSES
Course Name: Introduction to Culinary Arts
Course Number: 20.531000
Term: Yearlong
Grade: 10 – 12
Prerequisites: None
Description: This yearlong course designed to introduce students to fundamental food preparation terms, concepts, and methods in Culinary Arts where laboratory practice will parallel class work. Fundamental techniques, skills, and terminology are covered and mastered with an emphasis on basic kitchen and dining room safety, sanitation, equipment maintenance and operation procedures. Course also provides an overview of the professionalism in the culinary industry and career opportunities leading into a career pathway to Culinary Arts.
Course Name: Culinary Arts 1
Course Number: 20.4321000
Term: Yearlong (2-period time block Fall Semester)
Grade: 11 – 12
Prerequisites: Introduction to Culinary Arts
Description: Culinary Arts I is designed to create a complete foundation and understanding of Culinary Arts leading to post secondary education or a foodservice career. Building from techniques and skills learned in Foundation of Culinary Arts, this fundamentals course begins to involve all-depth knowledge and hands on skill mastery of Culinary Arts.
Course Name: Culinary Arts 2
Course Number: 20.4331000
Term: Yearlong (2-period time block Spring Semester)
Grade: 12
Prerequisites: Culinary Arts I
Description: Culinary Arts II is an advanced and rigorous in-depth course designed for the student who has continued the Culinary Arts Pathway and wishes to continue their education at the post secondary level or enter the foodservice industry as a proficient and well rounded individual. Strong importance is given to refining hands on production of the classic fundamentals in the commercial kitchen
ENGINEERING COURSES
Course Name: Foundations of Engineering Technology
Course Number: 21.4250000
Term: Yearlong
Grade: 9 – 12
Prerequisites: None
Description: Alpharetta has a state-of-the-art lab utilizing industry standard equipment to learn the basics of engineering practices. During the year, individual work, group work and engineering training modules will be used as students explore basic engineering practices used in industry. Companies will be formed and students will use skills learned in the trainers to design and build projects. During the projects, a corporate structure is used as well as, teamwork, company logo, a video, brochure, web page, Power Point presentation, and company t-shirts will be made along with a fully functioning prototype of the product. Students will learn how to safely use equipment from basic hand and power tools to industrial robots and computer controlled milling machines. Foundations of Engineering Technology is the first course of a possible four-year track in Engineering.
Course Name: Engineering Concepts
Course Number: 21.4710000
Term: Yearlong
Grade: 10 – 12
Prerequisites: Foundations of Engineering Technology
Description: A more in-depth study of various engineering practices will take place in Engineering Concepts. As more advanced engineering skills are learned, students take on many of the challenges faced in real life engineering careers. Some design projects in Engineering Concepts include: Hovercrafts, Solar Fuel Cell Vehicles, Ergonomic Workstations, and Handicap Lifting Devices.
Course Name: Engineering Applications
Course Number: 21.4720000
Term: Yearlong
Grade: 11 – 12
Prerequisites: Engineering Concepts
Description: Engineering Applications continues the students’ opportunities to learn about Engineering. This third year class takes the students further into the fields of Engineering. The students continue to use the engineering training stations as well as projects. Example projects in Engineering Applications are: Water Desalination, Hydroponic Gardening, Smart House Security and Automatic Drawbridge.
Course Name: Research, Design & Project Management
Course Number: 21.4610000
Term: Yearlong
Grade: 12
Prerequisites: Engineering Applications
Description: This course provides students with the unique opportunity to design and build their own projects. After completing some of the engineering training stations the R&D students will design and build their own master project. During the first three years of this program students have been given projects to complete. In year four, the students take their gained knowledge to design and build their own projects.
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