Course Description

Business Information Management 2A is the first semester course in a two-semester series that uses real-world business and career scenarios to develop students’ verbal, non-verbal, and written communications skills while further developing their word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation applications skills. In Business Information Management 2A, students will explore modern business methods and strategies by practicing effective communication and time management, using word-processing technology, building financial statements and spreadsheets, and engaging in project management. Students will learn how to use flow charts and Gantt charts to streamline project management endeavors as well as predictions, projections, and trend analysis when deciphering spreadsheet data. This course will prepare students to thrive in diverse work environments, including the increasingly popular hybrid-working model. 

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) 

UTHS courses are designed in alignment to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) which define the skills and content to be taught in each course and grade level in the state of Texas.

Semester Topics

• Unit 1: Business Communication
• Unit 2: Business Documents and Word Processing Technology
• Unit 3: Spreadhseets and Financial Statements
• Unit 4: Project Management

Course Objectives

Upon completing this course, you will be able to—

• demonstrate collaboration skills through teamwork; 
• communicate effectively with others using oral and written skills;  
• demonstrate professionalism by conducting oneself in a manner appropriate for the profession and workplace;  
• demonstrate time-management skills by prioritizing tasks, following schedules, and tending to goal-relevant activities in a way that uses time wisely and optimizes efficiency and results; 
• employ verbal and active listening skills when obtaining and conveying information;    
• write business correspondence using advanced word processing features such as templates and forms; mail merge, including letters, labels, and envelopes; and document protection and security that convey information effectively using correct grammar, spelling, punctuation, and capitalization;  
• create and interpret items such as tables, charts, infographics, and figures to accomplish specific occupational tasks; 
• recognize and apply spreadsheet items such as lookup tables, what-if and built-in functions, macros, and advanced charts, graphs, and functions; 
• create and interpret financial statements such as comparisons and projections, predictions and forecasts, trend analyses, and charts and graphs; and  
• demonstrate project management processes to conduct a business project using emerging technologies. 

Required Course Materials

Please visit the Computer Requirements page to view minimum device, internet, and application requirements for all UT High School courses. Generally, a desktop or laptop device five (5) years or newer with access to an office suite, such as Microsoft Office or Google Workspace, will be adequate to participate in most UTHS courses.

Unless otherwise noted, students are responsible for purchasing or securing all the following course materials: 

• Textbook: A textbook is not required for this course.
• Interactive Notebook: A paper or digital composition book is acceptable. For paper composition books, please also have the following items on hand:
  • Pens or Pencils
  • Tape or Glue
• Applications:
  • Google Workspace Essentials (Free) or Microsoft® 365 (Free)

Course Organization

Students must complete the course in sequence: You will not be able to access the next unit until all work in the preceding unit is completed. You may take your final exam only after completing all units and submitting all graded assignments.  

• Units: Each unit includes multiple lessons and graded assignments as well as ungraded practice quizzes to help you check your understanding of the material.
  
  
• Summative Assessments: Each course includes two online, virtually proctored summative assessments testing your understanding of the material presented in the preceding 2-3 Units.
  • Format: Online, Multiple-choice
  • Time Allowed: 1 hr 30 min
    
    
• Final Exam: Each course includes an online, virtually proctored final exam testing your knowledge of all material presented in the course.
  • Format: Online, Multiple-choice
  • Time Allowed: 3 hrs 20 min

Course Grade Weighting

Your final course grade is calculated by weighting the three assignment groups displayed in the table below:

Online Proctored Exams

All course exams, including both summative assessments and the final exam, must be completed online. Students must test online with Proctorio and are required to add the Proctorio extension to either their Microsoft Edge or Google Chrome browser—installation instructions are provided in the student's course. Proctorio uses a student's computer, web camera, and microphone to record video of both the student and their desktop during the exam. Then, UTHS instructors review the student's exam video data collected by Proctorio. Only authorized UTHS staff and instructors can view the exam recordings. Student data is not shared with any persons or organizations outside of UTHS and are deleted after one year. We encourage you to visit Proctorio's Data Security and Privacy site pages to learn more about how we protect student date.