Business, Computers & Careers Department

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Welcome to the Business Department

Jamie Marston - Supervisor - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Lisa Harris - Team Leader - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Janice Arsenault - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Cindy Fagan - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

The mission of the department is to inspire, promote, empower, and facilitate the following in students:

a quest for knowledge for and about business
open-minded, individual thinkers and risk takers who can demonstrate professionalism
the ability to meet professional standards and incorporate technology into everyday applications
preparation for the various roles students will play as economically literate citizens and life-long learners

Students will:

Communicate verbally by clearly articulating ideas and disseminating information through a variety of methods
Integrate business concepts & skills with other academic knowledge
Apply technology to analyze, synthesize, and evaluate situations at home, school and work
Practice skills to become an informed citizen, wise consumer, and a producer of goods and services
Effectively manage personal finances
Know themselves through self-assessment of interests, values, aptitudes, and personality
Recognize and use available resources when faced with change and/or challenge
Know how to use employment resources
Make appropriate choices based on experiential learning
Appreciate the fact that learning is life-long
Understand the significance of thinking critically and creatively when problem solving

Demonstrate the skills to work independently
Create career and education plans based on individual interests, skills, aptitudes, and values
Present information or ideas using visual, artistic and/or technological mediums
Observe critically