Business & Public Service

Introduction to Business    Course Number:  640

This is a beginning course in the business department. It will cover topics on our economic system, business organization, technology in business, careers, being an informed consumer, having bank accounts, using credit, insurance and business communication.  This class is not intended to go into great detail on these topics, but a general knowledge necessary to understand them further will be applied.  

Introduction to Public Service    Course Number:  656

This course offers students an introduction to public service and community service. Student work is designed to provide insights into public policy and the role of public and community service in our society. This course also provides students with a strong knowledge in the process of public policy decision-making and introduces the roles and responsibilities of different players in the public sector. Students will focus on problem solving and improving practices in human relations.

Introduction to Public Administration    Course Number: 

Introduction to Public Administration is a civics/government course that will tie current political and social issues to the democratic and economic systems themselves. We will examine the positive and negative aspects of our U.S. system of government by looking at both its political and economic structures. The main question you will continually be asked is why the wealthiest nation in the world, that established its roots in democracy and “equality for all”, still struggles with poverty, homelessness, sexism, racism, corruption, and most of all, classism.

Financial Planning   Course Number:  65M

Social  Activism   Course Number:   L56

Social Issues   Course Number:  25Q

This course focuses on many of the issues that affect our society today. We will examine what makes an issue “an issue”; how these specific concerns (i.e. racism, classism, violence, death penalty, homelessness, etc.) affect society as a whole; how we personally view and relate to specific issues and how young educated adults can actually go about creating positive change in our society.

Economics   Course Number:  25K

This course allows students to gain an understanding and working knowledge of the U.S. market society and how it functions. Students will construct a model of a market society.  They will study consumers and business, and the interaction they have.  Government will be added to the model to examine its function in a market system.  The students will learn how to graph economic information. We will evaluate each Federal Reserve board meeting to try and determine how the federal policies will affect the market.  Using the economic concepts that we learned, we will participate in a 10-week stock market competition sponsored by the Boston Globe.  Students will invest competition dollars based on their economic evaluation of the existing market conditions.  The course will then expand the students’ investing knowledge to the real estate market.

Law and Justice   Course Number:  25C

This course develops student understanding of the notions of justice and the way the legal system operates. Various fields of law will be studied including criminal, civil, and constitutional law. Understanding the principals of the American justice system will deepen students' critical thinking, provide skills for resolving conflict and give insights into the work of legal professionals. At the heart of this course will be real-life experiences and practical examination of the American legal system.

Marketing   Course Number:  630

This course introduces students to product and business development and their marketing.  Students will understand the nature, function and purpose of business as well as the basic marketing principles, which govern the business world. The students will then utilize these understandings to develop an original business plan and present their ideas to community business members.

Office Technology   Course Number

The Office Technology course prepares students for wide range of office careers. Students become acquainted with the skills, abilities, and attitudes needed for successful job performance in the technical business office profession. Students explore a wide range of procedures including keyboarding, computer applications using word processing, spreadsheets, database and presentation packages, Internet exploration, operation of office machines, and general office procedures. Seniors complete a portfolio project and are encouraged to participate in a co-op program, which provides career opportunities.