Computer Information Systems
Students apply problem-solving skills to real-life situations through word processing, spreadsheets, databases, multimedia presentations, and integrated software activities. Students work individually and in groups to explore computer concepts, operating systems, networks, telecommunications, emerging technologies, and career opportunities related to the information technology field. Contextual instruction and student participation in co-curricular career and technical student organization (CTSO) activities will develop leadership, interpersonal, and career skills. High-quality work-based learning (HQWBL) will provide experiential learning opportunities related to students' career goals and/or interests, integrated with instruction, and performed in partnership with local businesses and organizations.
Recommended prerequisite(s): Keyboarding or Digital Applications course(s) or teacher-approved demonstration and documentation of touch keyboarding skills.
Course Sequences
A combination of this course and those below, equivalent to two 36-week courses, is a concentration sequence. Students wishing to complete a specialization may take additional courses based on their career pathways. A program completer is a student who has met the requirements for a CTE concentration sequence and all other requirements for high school graduation or an approved alternative education program.
- Accounting (36 Weeks)
- Accounting, Advanced (36 Weeks)
- Business Law (36 Weeks)
- Business Law (18 Weeks)
- Business Management (36 Weeks)
- Business Management (18 Weeks)
- Computer Information Systems, Advanced (36 Weeks)
- Computer Information Systems, Advanced (18 Weeks)
- Computer Network Software Operations (36 Weeks)
- Computer Network Software Operations, Advanced (36 Weeks)
- Cybersecurity Operations (36 Weeks)
- Database Design and Management (Oracle) (36 Weeks)
- Design, Multimedia, and Web Technologies (36 Weeks)
- Design, Multimedia, and Web Technologies (18 Weeks)
- Design, Multimedia, and Web Technologies, Advanced (36 Weeks)
- Design, Multimedia, and Web Technologies, Advanced (18 Weeks)
- Digital Applications (36 Weeks)
- Digital Applications (18 Weeks)
- Entrepreneurship (36 Weeks)
- Entrepreneurship, Advanced (36 Weeks)
- Information Technology Fundamentals (36 Weeks)
- International Baccalaureate Business Management (36 Weeks)
- International Baccalaureate Information Technology in a Global Society (36 Weeks)
- Java Programming (Oracle) (36 Weeks)
- Legal Administration (36 Weeks)
- Legal Administration (18 Weeks)
- Medical Administration (36 Weeks)
- Medical Administration (18 Weeks)
- Office Administration (36 Weeks)
- Office Administration (18 Weeks)
- Office Specialist III-Preparation (36 Weeks)
- Office Specialist II-Preparation (36 Weeks)
- Office Specialist I-Preparation (36 Weeks)
- Principles of Business and Marketing (36 Weeks)
- Principles of Business and Marketing (18 Weeks)
- Programming (36 Weeks)
- Programming, Advanced (36 Weeks)
Industry Credentials (Only apply to 36-week courses)
- Cloud Essentials+ Certification Examination
- College and Work Readiness Assessment (CWRA+)
- College Level Examination Program (CLEP): Information Systems and Computer Applications
- General Management Assessment
- Human Resources Management Assessment
- IC3 Digital Literacy Certification Examinations
- Interactive Media Assessment
- Microsoft Certified Fundamentals Examinations
- Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Examinations
- National Career Readiness Certificate Assessment
- Workplace Readiness Skills for the Commonwealth Examination
Career Clusters
| Pathway | Occupation |
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| Audio and Video Technology and Film |
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| Journalism and Broadcasting |
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| Performing Arts |
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| Printing Technology |
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| Telecommunications |
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| Pathway | Occupation |
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| Administrative Support |
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| Business Information Management |
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| General Management |
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| Operations Management |
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| Pathway | Occupation |
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| Information Support and Services |
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| Network Systems |
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| Pathway | Occupation |
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| Marketing Management |
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| Pathway | Occupation |
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| Engineering and Technology |
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| Pathway | Occupation |
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| Health, Safety and Environmental Management |
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| Sales and Service |
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