| Our Business Education Department offers a full
suite of course options in the career cluster areas of Office Technology,
Accounting, General Business Studies, and Marketing Education. These
programs are offered for students who wish to pursue a sequence of course
offerings in a particular career cluster as well as to students who merely
want to take certain offerings as practical arts and/or computer literacy
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Marketing Education
- Up-to-date specialty courses
- Hospitality, Travel, Sports and Entertainment Marketing
- Internet Marketing
- Entrepreneurship
- E-commerce; webpage design
- Student Store learning lab
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Office Technology
- Office technology courses utilize state of-the-art
- Hardware (PC Platform)
- Software (MS Office Suite)
- Model Office learning lab
- Teaching tools/methodology include computer projection systems
- Tech prep articulation agreement with Gloucester County College
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Accounting
- Automated accounting software incorporated throughout accounting
courses
- Weighted course: College Prep Accounting - uses college textbook
- Tech Prep articulation agreement with Gloucester County College
in Accounting
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General Business Areas - courses that provide
a foundation for success for all students regardless of their ultimate
goals (examples):
- International Business
- Business and Personal Law
- Financial Management
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Related Co-Curricular Opportunities: |
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Cooperative Education Opportunities: integrated
education programs linking classroom instruction with internship
experience for career success
- Marketing Education 2 - Students interested in any area of marketing
- Cooperative Business Education - students interested in all
other business/office careers
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DECA and FBLA Co-curricular and Extra Curricular Activities
- National organizations that offer students opportunities to:
- Develop skills and competence for business/marketing careers
- Build self-esteem
- Provide scholarship opportunities
- Experience leadership
- Network with the local business community
- Practice community service
- Participate in competitive events programs
- Washington Township students, in both organizations, consistently
win in both the Regional and State levels of competition
- Amplifies what is learned in the classroom
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DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America)
- Association for Marketing Education students
- One of the largest student organizations at Washington Township
- One of the largest chapters in New Jersey
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FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America)
- Association for all business areas other than Marketing
- Increasing memberships each year
- Members actively organize a career awareness program for district
third graders
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