Students Learn Marketing in “Computers in Business” Class

Sometime during eighth or ninth grade, students at Springville Junior High will be taking a class that teaches them how to use different computer programs that they may need in later life.  The class is called Computers in Business, and it is taught by Mr. Taylor.  According to Mr. Taylor, the class does a lot of stuff with marketing and money, and they are almost always on the computers.  “The overall goal of the class is to show students how you can use different computer programs in real life,” said Mr. Taylor.  According to Brendon Tolley, an eighth grader at SJHS, sometimes the class will go on different websites, such as E-Trade, where they will learn about stocks.

There are a few tips that Mr. Taylor offers for students taking his class.  “We do a lot of typing, so the students need to be able to type fairly well,” said Mr. Taylor.  Also, according to Mr. Taylor, students will be on a program frequently called Excel.  Excel is a type of spreadsheet program, and Mr. Taylor has used it the most in his business life personally.  “Computers in Business class is all about what it takes to start a business,” said Brendon Tolley.