Business Department

Accounting 1a & 1b (5621-5622)

Course Description

Accounting 1 is a beginning level business finance course. It introduces accounting principles and procedures for proprietorships, partnerskips, and coroporations. If you like to work with numbers and are interested in learning about managing money, you will like accounting. Not only is this pratical for your personal life, but this class will give you the skills for certain types of office and management work. This course will prepare you to study any area of business in college or technical school after high school. Accounting is the heartbeat of business--any business. You will simulate handling the entire financial record keeping system for a small business as well as learn computer entries. This course is recommended for students who are pursuing careers in accounting, finance, business management, law, marketing, and the scretarial area.

Business Foundation 1 & 2 (5661-5662)

Course Description

Learn to file your own taxes. Know how to spend your money wisely. Test your aptitude as a business owner. Find out how business is organized and how our economy works. Practice finding a job opportunity, filling out an application, being prepared for tough interview questions you might be asked and leaning how to get along with your co-workers. Become acquainted with some of the great business leaders of the past and present. Investigate your career options in business. These are just some of the opportunities offered to the student who enrolls in Into to Business. This is an excellent class for students who are considering Marketing Field Experiences Job Training or Business Cooperative Experiences.

Business and Personal Law 1 & 2 (5671-5672)

Course Description

The Business and Personal Law course provides and exciting perspective of legal system by providing case analysis, case discussion, class debate, and mock trial. The first semester of the course covers criminal and civil law; the second semester covers contract law. Instructional strategies may include field trips, guest speakers, and use of community law libraries.

Computer Applications 1 & 2 (5760-5761)

Course Description

Computer Applications is a one-year course designed to provide the student fundamental computer concepts and in-depth software knowledge. The student will receive hands-on training on state-of-the-art software and computer harware and periphals such as digital cameras and scanners. Computer software taught in teh class will reflect that used by the employing community. Most software applications taught will be part of the Microsoft Offices suite and will be WIndows based. However, students will also be introduced to the Macintosh as well as other Windows and Macintosh applications. Spreadsheets and graphs will be taught using Excel; database management will use Access; word processing/desktop publishins will use Word; and presentation sofware and multimedia will be taught using HyperStudio and PowerPoint. Graphis units also will be incorporated. Students will receive extensive training on teh Internet and be exposed to future technology trends. Any student planning on attending college or who wants a career in business or computers should take this course.

PREREQUSITE: Computer Keyboarding/ Document Formatting

Computer Keyboarding/ Document Formatting 1&2 (5521-5222)

Course Description

Computer Keyboarding is a necessary life skill needed by almost everyone today. Have fun learning how to use the IBM compatible computers using Microsoft Word or WordPerfect for Windows. Students will develop touch keyboarding skills and strive for speed and accuracy. Communication skills will be ceveloped adn enhanced through preparation and formating of documents. Functions of the software being used will be taught. English skills will be reviewed. This course will be helpful to students who have a career interest in working in an office setting and to students who are college bound and want to become proficient in typing letters, tabls, memorandums, outlines, forms, reports, and term papers. Some Schools will be coordinating selected assignments with the English Department. Thie course meets the state computer literacy requirement as well as meeting Tech Prep standards for Business Career Cluster.

PREREQUSITE: None (Middle School Keyboarding is helpful but not required)

Marketing Foundations 1 & 2 (5951-5952)

Course Description

If you are either college or non-college bound and interested in a career in marketing, management, sales or you have thought about owning your own business after graduation from high school, you should take marketing. Marketing Foundation is a course which will provide a basic introduction to the scope and importance of marketing in the global economy. This course is based upon the national Marketing Education Framework which includes economic, human resources, abd marketing and business foundations. Emphasis will be placed on oral and written communications, mathematic applications, problem solving, and critical thinking skills as they can relate to selling, promotion, pricing, purchasing, marketing information management, product/service planing

The Riley Wildcat Den & DECA

Description

The Riley Wildcat Den is affiliated with DECA, formerly known as Distributive Education Clubs of America.  DECA is a program of youth activities related to Marketing Education and is designed to develop future leaders for marketing, merchandising, and management.

The Wildcat Den is run by students enrolled in either Marketing Foundations or Advanced Marketing.  The Den is a for-profit business that gives students real-world experience in marketing and merchandising, and offers select students management opportunities.  Part of the store's profits is used to send Marketing students to DECA sponsored conferences and competition.

Riley's DECA program is one of 80 across the state of Indiana, made up of approximately 2800 DECA members.  DECA was established in 1947, and Indiana was one of the original charter states.  Now, DECA has chartered state associations in all 50 states, plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Guam, and Canada.

The Wildcat Den's goal is to meet students' needs by providing quality products and services, which include: official Riley logo apparel, food and drink products, as well as traditional bookstore items.  All Riley students, as well as faculty, staff, and alumni, are welcome to visit our store, located on the second floor, across from the cafeteria.  The store is usually open before school and during all lunch hours, Monday through Friday.