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St. Edmund Campion Secondary School
Department of Business Studies


COURSE NAME: Information and Communication Technology in Business
COURSE CODE: BTT1O/BTT2O
LEVEL: Grade 9 or 10, Open


 COURSE OVERVIEW

This course introduces students to information and communication technology in a business environment and builds a foundation of digital literacy skills necessary for success in a technologically driven society. Students will develop word processing, spreadsheet, database, desktop publishing, presentation software, and website design skills.Throughout the course, there is an emphasis on digital literacy, effective electronic research and communication skills, and current issues related to the impact of information and communication technology.

PREREQUISITE:  None


 CURRICULUM STRANDS AND OVERALL EXPECTATIONS

DIGITAL LITERACY

By the end of the course students will:

  • Demonstrate an understanding of the terminology associated with information and communication technology;
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the computer workstation environment;
  • Manage electronic files and folders;
  • Analyse options for accessing the Internet;
  • Apply effective techniques when conducting electronic research.

PRODUCTIVITY SOFTWARE

By the end of the course students will:

  • Use word processing software to create common business documents;
  • Use spreadsheet software to perform a variety of tasks;
  • Manage information, using database software.

DESIGN SOFTWARE

By the end of the course students will:

  • Use presentation software to create and deliver effective presentations;
  • Use desktop publishing software to create publications;
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the uses and design of effective websites, and develop their own web pages.

BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS

By the end of the course students will:

  • Demonstrate an understanding of the characteristics of effective business documents and communications;
  • Use appropriate technology to facilitate effective communication;
  • Maintain a portfolio of exemplary work that illustrates their skills in information and communication technology, including the ability to create effective business communications.

ETHICS AND ISSUES IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY

By the end of the course students will:

  • Demonstrate an understanding of legal, social, and ethical issues relating to information and communication technology;
  • Analyse privacy and security issues relating to information and communication technology;
  • Assess the impact of information and communication technology on personal health and the environment.


 ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION

Evidence of student achievement for evaluation is collected over time from three different sources – observations, conversations, and student products. Student products may be in the form of tests or exams and/or assignments (which may include rich performance tasks, demonstrations, projects, and/or essays). The final grade will be determined based on term work (70%) and a final evaluation (30%).

Term Work

70%

Final Culminating Activity

10%

Final Exam

20%

Within these two areas, marks will be obtained using the four categories specified in the Ontario Curriculum Grades 9 to 10: Business Studies, 2006.

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING 30%

  • Knowledge of content.
  • Understanding of content.

THINKING 20%

  • Use of planning skills.
  • Use of processing skills
  • Use of critical/creative thinking processes.

COMMUNICATION 20%

  • Expression and organization of ideas and information in oral, visual, and written forms, including electronic forms.
  • Communication for different audiences and purposes in oral, visual and written forms, including electronic forms.
  • Use of conventions, vocabulary, and terminology of the discipline in oral, visual and written forms, including electronic forms.

APPLICATION 30%

  • Application of knowledge and skills in familiar contexts.
  • Transfer of knowledge and skills to new contexts.
  • Making connections within and between contexts.

Please refer to St. Edmund Campion's Evaluation Policy for further details
regarding assessment and evaluation.