BUSINESS DEPARTMENT
Two semesters of Business course work are required.

Consumer Economics
Profitable for all students, this course instructs in basic consumer skills. Given our daily bread, we should be skilled in using it wisely. Secular abilities as consumers are presented, promoting the understanding and wisdom that are ours as God's children. Topics include market systems, governments' role, global economies, budgeting, investments, credit, loans, insurance, transportation, clothes, food, housing options, and social responsibilities.

Keyboarding
A prerequisite for any following computer courses, this class includes keyboard mastery, skill in speed and accuracy, and in formatting common documents. Students review the keyboard and its functions, learn how to format various types of correspondence, improve their language art skills, and develop proofreading skills.

Computer Applications
This course briefly covers the history of computing and the parts and functions of a computer. We learn the applications of an integrated office software program that includes word processing, spreadsheet, database, and presentation software. Word processing, databases, and spreadsheets are emphasized.

Publishing
Computer publishing, or desktop publishing as it is sometimes called, is an applications course that teaches general design concepts and the process of designing a publication from sketches to prepress techniques. It will give considerable "hands on" computer experience using Adobe PageMaker 7.0, a professional desktop publishing program.

Accounting
Accounting is a beginning bookkeeping course. Because our God is a God of decency and order, it is important to acquaint students with the nature of bookkeeping and the basic procedures needed to keep a proper account of monies. Students will learn the basic accounting steps in the operation of a proprietorship, and be prepared to take further courses in accounting. The emphasis is on manual procedures to focus on the concepts. The second semester builds on the concepts of the first semester, focusing on accounting applied to corporations. Students learn more accounting terms and concepts and apply them to simulated merchandising corporations. Topics include purchasing using special journals, uncollectable accounts receivable, assets and depreciation, inventory, notes and interest, accrual based accounting, dividends, and corporate financial statements.

Mechanical Drawing
Mechanical Drawing is a two-semester sequence, recommended for students interested in engineering, manufacturing, construction, and interior design. The first semester is an introduction to the fundamentals of technical drawing. Topics covered are freehand sketching, geometric constructions, lettering, orthographic projections and dimensioning. The second semester builds upon the first and includes sectional drawings, auxiliary views, perspective drawing, and some architectural applications. Shop process notes and tolerances are covered. The course is designed to help students prepare and understand technical drawings as an aid to expressing ideas clearly.