JA Introduction to Business and Technology 1

JA Introduction to Business and Technology 1, part of the JA High School Experience courses, is a one-semester teacher-led course that introduces high school students to the basic skills necessary to succeed in business. Themes include personal skills like teamwork, innovation, decision making, and ethics. Students also learn basic technical skills like how to use word processing, presentation software, and spreadsheets effectively. Volunteers engage with students through a variety of activities that includes subject matter guest speaking and coaching or advising for case study and project course work.

Students will:

• Learn the necessary concepts applicable to state and national educational standards.

• Apply these standards-based concepts to the real world.

• Synthesize elective concepts through cumulative, tangible deliverables (projects).

• Analyze a business situation or principle through the use of a case study.

• Demonstrate the skills necessary for future career pathway success.