The Office Experience

Course Overview

This unit study course covers the fundamentals needed to navigate an office environment. In today’s world, this means balancing multiple skill sets. It covers aspects of:

• Accounting
• Business Management
• Entrepreneurship
• Human Resources
• Keyboarding / Typing
• Life Skills and Work Readiness
• Marketing and Sales
• Productivity Software
• Public Speaking
• Website Design

Students will be able to explain and describe various business functions, apply and demonstrate basic business processes, solve problems, and prepare essential documents. Additionally, they will examine and assemble standard business reports and plan, create, and design business documents. They will also evaluate and select appropriate tools, applications, and communication methods used in different scenarios.

You Will Be Able to:

Understand and Apply:

• • Identify, analyze, and interpret basic accounting concepts and principles. 
  • Perform operations on polynomials, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
  • Understand and apply the basic concepts and principles.

Solve and Simplify Rational Expressions and Equations:

• • Simplify complex rational expressions.
  • Solve equations involving rational expressions and apply them to real-world problems.

Explore Exponential and Logarithmic Functions:

• • Define and work with exponential and logarithmic functions.
  • Solve equations involving exponential and logarithmic expressions and understand their applications.

Analyze and Solve Systems of Equations and Inequalities:

• • Solve systems of linear and nonlinear equations using multiple methods (graphing, substitution, elimination).
  • Apply systems of equations to solve real-world problems.

Understand and Use Matrices in Problem Solving:

• • Perform matrix operations and understand matrix properties.
  • Use matrices to represent and solve systems of linear equations.

Work with Complex Numbers:

• • Understand the concept of imaginary numbers and complex numbers.
  • Perform operations with complex numbers and solve equations that involve them.

Study Sequences and Series:

• • Define arithmetic and geometric sequences and series.
  • Apply formulas to find specific terms and sums of sequences.

Analyze Conic Sections:

• • Identify and analyze the graphs and equations of parabolas, ellipses, circles, and hyperbolas.
  • Solve problems involving conic sections in practical contexts.

Develop Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving Skills:

• • Use algebraic methods to interpret and solve real-life problems.
  • Strengthen analytical thinking and mathematical reasoning abilities.

Preparation for Advanced Mathematics:

• • Gain foundational knowledge for calculus, trigonometry, and other higher-level math courses.