Entrepreneurship

Explore business ownership andmanagement with this class as well as be able to write a business plan. Develop business confidence through hands-on experience, simulations, and practical applications. Use a computersimulation to run and operate your own store in a retailsetting. Students enrolled in Entrepreneurship will also be involved in the operation of the schoolstore. Students willrun and operate concessions during home basketball games.
Gr. 9-12
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Prerequisite: none


Introduction to Marketing

A course designed to give you a look at the world of marketing. This course will provide you with techniques and concepts used in contemporary marketing including: new product development, sales, promotion, customer service, pricing, the consumer market, retail management and entertainment promotion/sales techniques. Students will be involved in various projects including designing new products and sales demonstrations. It also provides you with retail store experience through the daily operation of the MASH School Store a.k.a. The Red Zone. Involvement in DECA is recommended. Students will run and operate concessions during home basketball games.
Gr. 9-12
Semester Course
Prerequisite: none

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Digital Media (formerly Web Tools)

Students will explore free tools that are available on the Internet for home, business, and educational use. Projects will be based on current Web tools as well as other open source (free) software that is available for download on any computer including: networking and communication, productivity, storage/archive, andmultimedia tools. Current news-worthy technology-related topics will also be reviewed. Students will be comfortable using web toolsin their daily lives after completing this course.
Gr. 9-12
Semester Course
​Prerequisite: none

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Game Simulation/Animation Programming

A course that is an introduction to game and simulation programming including a study of design, navigation, and graphics. Students will work with Gamemaker (free software)to develop object-oriented programming skills. Students will also develop skills in the Visual Basic/Visual Studio.Net language as it relates to game programming. More advanced features of Alice, another free object-oriented programming tool, may be incorporated if time allows. An overview of careers in game programming is included in the course. Great course for students with a personal interest in or looking to prepare for any career in computer programming.
Gr. 10-12
Semester Course
Prerequisite: None


Web Site Development (Web Design I - Dual Credit)

This course introduces HTML and Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) coding techniques. Students will create/modify web pages using HTML tags and style the web pages with CSS. For the final course project, students will create a personal website portfolio. Additional topics include: copyright considerations, text editors, image optimization, FTP utilities and browser tools. This course may offer transcripted/dual credit through Northcentral Technical College for Grades 11-12. (Refer to Special Programming Options on Page 32 for more information.)
Gr. 10-12
Semester Course
​Prerequisite: None

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Marketing II (Principles of Marketing - Dual Credit)

This is an extension of Intro to Marketing/Sports Marketing and is designed for students who wish to explore advanced marketing concepts. In this course, we will explore consumer demographics, lifestyles, and decision making; evaluate product distribution, promotion and price planning; develop effective surveys and research tools and create a strategic marketing plan. Marketing students are required to work in the Red Zone. This course may offer transcripted/dual credit through Northcentral Technical College for Grades 11-12. (Refer to Special Programming Options on Page 32 for more information.)
Gr. 11-12
Semester Course
​Prerequisite Intro to Marketing, Sports Marketing or Instructor Consent

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Sports & Entertainment Marketing

Students will apply the conceptslearned in Intro to Marketing and apply themto the world of Sports and Entertainment. Students will create a fantasy franchise of their own as well asrun a simulated Football Franchise. Students will have the opportunity to help run the Red Zone during the school day andmanage concessions during home basketball games. Introduction tomarketing is recommended.
Gr. 11-12
Semester Course
Prerequisite: Intro to Marketing or Instructor Consent