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Business Software Applications I

Career and Technical Education, Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE)

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Business Software Applications I emphasizes the skills required to create, edit, and publish industry-appropriate documents. Areas of instruction include the integration of word processing, desktop publishing, spreadsheets, database management, and presentation software as well as the use of emerging technologies. Competencies for the co-curricular student organizations, DECA and Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA-PBL), are also embedded in this course.

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Discuss and demonstrate ways to value diversityUtilize technology functions, including compressing files, converting files, importing files, exporting filesDiagnose problems relating to technology systems, including network systems, hardware, and softwareCreate, manage, and navigate through a variety of business-Produce and edit business documents using word processing technology, including business letters, research papersCreate, edit, and share documents using online word processing technologiesUtilize the desktop publishing process to apply design principles to publicationsImport and manipulate objects, images, shapes, and text in publicationsGenerate a variety of business publications, with and without templates, using desktop publishing softwarePrepare publications for printing and sharingCreate, manage, and navigate through industry-appropriate worksheets in spreadsheet applicationsFormulate and produce a variety of business documents using spreadsheet applicationsCreate and manage industry-appropriate slideshows using presentation softwareCreate and deliver well-organized, audience-appropriate presentations for a variety of business situationsCreate and manage data using basic database applicationsCreate tables, forms, reports, and queries for business and personal use, utilizing database softwareUse technology to increase administrative office productivity and enhance workplace performanceExplore the business applications of digital technology on the InternetDemonstrate ways to modify documents to be more accessible to people with disabilitiesDescribe the importance of professional ethics and legal responsibilities in the workplace
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