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VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
PROGRAM STATUS MATRIX
2015 CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION--BUSINESS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
8VAC20-542-170
INSTITUTION: The University of Virginia’s College at Wise
Endorsement Competencies / Courses and Experiences*The program in business and information technology shall ensure that the candidate has demonstrated the following competencies:
1. Knowledge, skills, principles of manual and automated accounting, including:
a. Accounting concepts, terminology, and applications; / ACC 2010: Principles of Accounting 1
ACC 2020: Principles of Accounting 2
b. Accounting systems; and / ACC 2010: Principles of Accounting 1
ACC 2020: Principles of Accounting 2
c. The basic accounting cycle of source documents, verifications, analyzing, recording, posting, trial balances, and preparing financial statements. / ACC 2010: Principles of Accounting 1
ACC 2020: Principles of Accounting 2
2. Knowledge and skills necessary to:
a. Communicate basic economic principles as applied to the American economic system; and / ECO 1050: Foundations of Economics
ECO 2050: Microeconomic Principles
ECO 2060: Macroeconomic Principles
b. Apply basic economic principles to consumerism. / ECO 1050: Foundations of Economics
ECO 2050: Microeconomic Principles
ECO 2060: Macroeconomic Principles
3. Knowledge and skills in the foundations of business selected from
the following areas:
a. Business law.
(1) Ability to recognize the legal requirements affecting business organization; and
(2) Ability to apply legal principles to business situations; / BUS 3180: Principles of Marketing
BUS 3310: Principles of Management
Electives:
BUS 3150: Commercial Law 1
b. Business principles.
(1) Ability to identify, explain, and apply contemporary business principles;
(2) Ability to identify and explain the advantages and disadvantages of various business organizational structures; and
(3) Knowledgeable in the foundations of international business, the global business environment, international business communications, and global business ethics. / ACC 2010: Principles of Accounting 1
ACC 2020: Principles of Accounting 2
ECO 2050: Microeconomic Principles
ECO 2060: Macroeconomic Principles
Electives:
BUS 3150: Commercial Law 1
ECO 3120: International Trade and Policy Issues
* Description of what the institution offers to enable students to develop the knowledge and skills identified in the competency. When citing courses, provide course number, title, and catalog description. Catalog descriptions and syllabi may be attached.
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VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
PROGRAM STATUS MATRIX
2015 CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION--BUSINESS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
8VAC20-542-170
INSTITUTION: The University of Virginia’s College at Wise
Endorsement Competencies / Courses and Experiences*c. Management. Understanding and analyzing of basic management functions, tools, theories, and leadership styles to explore and solve problems in business organizations, economics, international business, and human relations issues. / BUS 3310: Principles of Management
d. Marketing and entrepreneurship.
(1) Understanding of basic marketing concepts in sales techniques, advertising, display, buying, wholesale/retail, distribution, service occupations, market analysis, warehousing, and inventory control; and
(2) Understanding of the unique characteristics of an entrepreneur and the knowledge and skills necessary for an entrepreneurial venture; / BUS 3180: Principles of Marketing
e. Finance.
(1) Knowledgeable about and skilled in the areas of money management, record keeping, and banking needed for sound financial decision making; and
(2) Understanding of the basic concepts of economics, insurance, credit, and other related topics; or / BUS 3310: Principles of Management
BUS 3180: Principles of Marketing
Electives:
FIN 1020: Personal Finance
FIN 3820: Theory of Finance
f. Insurance. Understanding of the purpose of insurance, types of property losses, types of risk insurance protection, insurance for specific business activities, and noninsurable risks. / BUS 3310: Principles of Management
BUS 3180: Principles of Marketing
Electives:
FIN 1020: Personal Finance
FIN 3100: Money, Banking, and Financial Markets
FIN 3820: Theory of Finance
4. Knowledge and skills in all of the following communications and
information technologies:
a. Communications.
(1) Ability to communicate in a clear, courteous, concise, and correct manner for personal and professional purposes through the foundations of listening, writing, reading, speaking, non-verbal cues, and following written/oral directions;
(2) Ability to use information systems and technology to expedite and enhance the effectiveness of communications and telecommunications; and
(3) Ability to gather, evaluate, use, and cite information from information technology sources. / COM 1000: Public Speaking
COM 3450: Technical Writing
BUS 4990: Capstone Business Stimulation
Electives:
COM 3400: Business and Professional Communication
BUS 3120: Business Information Systems
b. Impact of technology on society. Knowledge to assess the impact of information technology on society. / BUS 4990: Capstone Business Stimulation
Electives:
c
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VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
PROGRAM STATUS MATRIX
2015 CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION--BUSINESS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
8VAC20-542-170
INSTITUTION: The University of Virginia’s College at Wise
Endorsement Competencies / Courses and Experiences*c. Computer architecture. Ability to describe current and emerging computer architecture; configure, install, and upgrade hardware; and diagnose and repair hardware problems. / CSC 1100: Computer Literacy
d. Operating systems, environments, and utilities. Ability to identify, evaluate, select, install, use, upgrade, customize, and diagnose and solve problems with various types of operating systems, environments, and utilities. / CSC 1100: Computer Literacy
e. Application software (e.g., word processing, database, spreadsheet, graphics, web design, desktop/presentation/multimedia and imaging, and emerging technologies).
(1) Ability to identify, evaluate, select, install, use, upgrade, and customize application software; and
(2) Ability to diagnose and solve problems resulting from an application software’s installation and use. / CSC 1100: Computer Literacy
BUS 2110: Quantitative Analysis with Spreadsheets
Electives:
BUS 3100: Microsoft Office for Professionals
BUS 3120: Business Information Systems
BUS 3130: Information Security
f. Input technologies. Ability to use input technologies (e.g., touch
keyboarding*, speech recognition, handwriting recognition, personal digital assistants (PDAs) and other hand-held devices, touch screen or mouse, scanning, and other emerging input technologies) to enter, manipulate, and format text and data. *Touch keyboarding is required. / BUS 2110: Quantitative Analysis with Spreadsheets
Electives:
BUS 3100: Microsoft Office for Professionals
BUS 3120: Business Information Systems
BUS 3130: Information Security
g. Database management systems. Ability to use, plan, develop, and maintain database management systems. / CSC 1100: Computer Literacy
BUS 2110: Quantitative Analysis with Spreadsheets
Electives:
BUS 3100: Microsoft Office for Professionals
Adding CSC 3400: Database Design and Applications would mean adding nine credit hours, due to prerequisites, to address this competency and strengthen (h) below. The Department of Mathematics and Computer Science will work with the Department of Business and Economics to design new courses in the near future to address these two competencies more fully.
h. Programming and application development. Ability to help students design, develop, test, and implement programs that solve business problems. / CSC 1100: Computer Literacy
BUS 3120: Business Information Systems
BUS 3130: Information Security
i. Networking and communications infrastructures.
(1) Facilitate students’ development in the skills to design, deploy, and administer networks and communications systems; and
(2) Facilitate students’ ability to use, evaluate, and deploy communications and networking applications. / CSC 1100: Computer Literacy
BUS 3120: Business Information Systems
BUS 3130: Information Security
VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
PROGRAM STATUS MATRIX
2015 CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION--BUSINESS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
8VAC20-542-170
INSTITUTION: The University of Virginia’s College at Wise
j. Information management.(1) Ability to plan the selection and acquisition of information technologies (hardware and software);
(2) Ability to instruct students in the development of technical and interpersonal skills and knowledge to support the user community; and
(3) Ability to describe, analyze, develop, and follow policies for managing privacy and ethical issues in organizations and in a technology-based society. / BUS 3120: Business Information Systems
This course provides an up-to-date, business-oriented overview of information systems. The course purpose is to help the student attain a basic understanding of information technology (IT), develop a framework for analyzing business needs, evaluate IT solutions, define project goals and understand the project’s impact on an organization. This is not a course about hands-on use of computers.
5. Career development.
a. Experience in a supervised career in business and information technology through cooperative education, internship, shadowing, mentorship, and/or work experience; and / ACC 4870: Cooperative Education Project 1
ACC 4880: Cooperative Education Project 2
b. Ability to provide instruction in self-awareness as it relates to career exploration and development, career research, workplace expectation, and career planning. / ACC 3950,3960: Special Topics
6. Knowledge and skills necessary to teach leadership skills, organize
and manage an effective co-curricular student organization and implement the organization’s activities as an integral part of instruction. / BUS 3750/LDS 3750: Organizational Leadership
A multi-disciplinary examination of leadership from political and management perspectives. Topics include understanding leadership traits, abilities, behaviors, sources of power, and elements of situations that determine effectiveness of leaders to influence followers and achieve organizational objectives
7. Understanding of and proficiency in grammar, usage, and mechanics and their integration in writing. / COM 3450: Technical Writing
This course provides training in effective writing for business and professional settings. In addition to grammar, style, and editing, students will discuss and practice technical writing forms including procedural reports, problem analysis, recommendation reports and business proposals.
8. Knowledge and skills necessary to apply basic mathematical operations to solve business problems. / MTH 1150: Applications of Mathematics
An application based course in mathematics including topics in logic, personal business finance, statistical reawoning, probability and mathematical modeling. Emphasis will be given to problem solving and real world settings.
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