This curriculum guide is one of five developed as part of the Illinois Plan for Business, Marketing, and Management Education for use in 9th and 10th grades. The curriculum guide includes teacher and student activities that can be implemented in many ways. Information on how to integrate the activity objectives of the Illinois Plan into the State Learning Goals also is included. A model for the curriculum is presented that suggests areas and grade levels of study. A plan for implementing the course for one semester or two semesters is provided, along with lists of 4 audiovisual materials; 32 journal articles; 66 books, workbooks, and supplemental materials; 90 software packages and related books (annotated); 7 other resources; and 42 teacher references (annotated). The guide consists of nine units that cover the following: the computer and its capabilities; hardware and software concepts; getting ready for computer software applications; word processing applications; spreadsheet applications; database applications; integrated applications; graphics applications; and telecommunications. Each unit includes an overview, a topical outline, unit objectives, and suggested student activities with suggestions for evaluation. Two appendixes consist of plans for integration of instructional activities to state learning goals; and a crosswalk of instructional activities to generalizable skills, transition skills, vocational ethics skills, and state learning goals. (KC)