Now is the time to start understanding finance in mathematical terms and gain confidence in your ability to manage money. This course is designed to build on your prior math knowledge while taking you step by step through strategies that will help you learn the time value of money, how to evaluate the best cell phone contract, how to build a business plan by knowing costs, profits, and break even points, how to buy, sell, trade, and analyze stocks, how to manage checking and savings accounts, estimate and analyze loans, and more! \*This course meets 3rd year math requirements as a Career Pathway Option. Students will need to meet with their counselors to complete the registration, parent conference, and sign-off requirements prior to signing up for this course as a 3rd year math option.

AP Business with Personal Finance is a college-level course that introduces students to the major disciplines of business, including entrepreneurship, marketing, finance, accounting, management, and personal finance. Students apply learning through real-world case studies and two signature projects: the Business Canvas Project, where they design and present a venture model, and the Financial Advisor Project, where they develop a client financial plan. The course emphasizes ethical leadership, data-driven decision making, and communication, preparing students for success in college, career, and life.

Introduction to Marketing gives students a distinct advantage over others no matter what they choose as their future career. The concepts of the 4 P’s of marketing, target marketing, branding, selling, presentation, etc. are applied to creative and fun projects.  Our philosophy is to learn by doing and applying the concepts. I want someone who can sell rather than someone who can define how to sell. In addition, not only will we apply the material to products and services, but we also apply the material to the most important product, you. Understanding how to brand, sell, and present you will ultimately land you those coveted words “You got the job!” Finally, students will instantly have a resume talking point as they will be a part of a recognized organization Woodinville High School DECA. DECA gives students the opportunity to practice the skills learned in the class through competition and to build a network with business professionals and alumni in our community. The impact of marketing class goes beyond the walls of the school.

Advanced Marketing is designed to continue to develop and enhance skills learned in Introduction to Marketing. Students will create and develop proposals to present as if to gain commitment from a client. In addition, marketing students will also tap into their entrepreneurial spirit through business plan development. All of the skills are transferable to overall general student growth as they will develop their individual plan and develop an individual proposal to get that job! Finally, students will apply all of their skills in the Woodinville DECA program through competition and developing their network with community business professionals and alumni. We welcome your continued involvement in our comprehensive program this fall! DECA is the international student association, with 215,000 members, that all marketing students are encouraged to join. DECA provides students with many opportunities for travel, leadership development, case study competitions, DECA only scholarships, and fun. DECA is the “varsity sport of business”. Topics covered are universal in the world of business and apply to both profit and not-for-profit organizations.

This is an advanced marketing course for those students who have completed Intro and Advanced Marketing. This is the 3rd year course in the Marketing/DECA pathway and will be heavily focused on preparation for DECA competitions. In addition, management of training, hiring, firing, organization, controlling, motivating, and implementation of decisions will be covered.

This course is designed to give students exposure to the types of law they will encounter every day. Topics covered include criminal and civil issues. An emphasis on case studies, role playing and group work will allow students to use their own life experiences to bring the course material to life and to keep the class relevant. Students learn the difference between criminal and tort law, elements of contracts, liability and negligence, and study consumer rights.

This is a unique course involving on-campus work experience in a “real” retail business. Student employees are trained to operate electronic cash registers and to handle the following jobs: advertising, purchasing, inventory control, record-keeping, food preparation, stock maintenance, clothing sales, store maintenance, and cleaning. Courtesy, service, honesty, confidence, and professionalism identify the successful student working in the store.

Students may become an “expert” in Word and Excel working independently using college-level materials. Upon successful completion of this course, students are prepared to take the Microsoft Industry Standard certification tests and become more competitive in today’s job market. This course can be repeated for additional opportunities to earn multiple Microsoft Office certifications.

In this project-based course, students will learn how to build their own web pages using the languages of HTML and CSS. They will create their own live homepages to serve as portfolios of their creations. This is a one-semester course for high school students.

This introductory survey course, based on the UC Berkeley CS10 course, offers students a hands-on introduction to computer science that surrounds us every day. The course is far more than just learning to program. We will focus on some of the "Big Ideas" in computing, such as abstraction, design, recursion, concurrency, simulation, and the limits ofcomputation. We will show some beautiful applications of computing that have changed the world, talk about the history of computing, and where it will go in the future.

This course focuses on the symbolic inference, representation, and simulation by computers and software of human learning and reasoning processes and capabilities, and the computer modeling of human motor control and motion. Includes instruction in computing theory, cybernetics, human factors, natural language processing, and applicable aspects of engineering, technology, and specific end-use applications. In addition to programming and topics on logical structure, the course will also focus on how systems interact with other systems, human behaviors, and how they communicate. Topics include: Systems & Information Flow, Cognitive & Perceptual Foundations, Language & communication, Interface Design & Usability, Intelligent systems development, and Practical AI Applications.

In this course, students will learn the fundamentals of computing – including problem solving, working with data, understanding the internet, cybersecurity, and programming. Students completing this course should leave with a broadened understanding of computer science for use in diverse majors and careers. Those wanting to earn AP credit will submit two “through-course performance tasks” to the College Board for grading, and will take a multiple-choice end-of-year exam. This course is not a prerequisite for AP Computer Science A, but AP Computer Science A is the logical follow-up class for students inspired to study computer science more deeply after completing this class.