Career and Technical Education                                    Course Title: Career Choices

Model Curriculum Framework                               Program: The Business and Marketing Pathway

Exploratory     Preparatory                                   CIP Code: 320107 (180 hours)

Standards and competencies used in this curriculum framework are adapted from the Washington State Work-based Learning Curriculum Guidelines for Cooperative Education Revised May 1997. Occupationally specific skills for Career Choices are the knowledge, skills, and practices necessary to making choices that have a positive outcome for the students’ career. These are reflected in the Standards and Competencies column.

Performance Task/Assessments Standards & Competencies (Exploratory = pre-industry content standardPreparatory = industry standard) EssentialAcademicLearningRequirements Benchmark 3Washington State Goals 1 & 2 IntegratingAnalytical,Logical, &Creative Thinking Washington State Goal 3 Leadership Skills and Corresponding Activity Employability Skills Local District Goals Estimated hours of student learning time Relevance to Work Washington State Goal 4 Student will acquire, evaluate, interpret and communicate information related to their career plan. They will predict and make decisions to allocate the required time to achieve their career plan. They will communicate their career plan to a targeted audience. Students will use steps in the decision making process to develop a career plan: Identify occupational interests, aptitudes, and skills.Select a suitable career pathway.Connect career goals to post high school opportunities.Communicate career plan in a written document.Present career plan to an audience. Reading 3.1 read to learn new information3.2 read to perform a task3.4 read for career applicationsWriting 3.2 draft3.3 revise3.4 publish Communication 3.1 use language to interact effectively and responsibly with others4.2 seek and offer feedback EvaluationCompare contrastPredictDecision Making The five Career and Technical Student Organizations as identified by Washington State provide leadership activities that correlate with each of the career pathways. At a minimum:1.1 The student will analyze, refine, and apply decision-making skills through classroom, family, community, and business and industry (word-related) experiences.A corresponding activity to help student achieve this skill—customized to each specific pathway—should be identified on the local level from the Core Leadership Skills document which includes a resource table. This document can be found at www.k12.wa.us/careerteched/classapproval.aspx. Information

• Acquires and evaluates. Interprets and communicates.

Understands time required for achieving career. 15 Students use career plans to direct their future, i.e.: Self-advocacyAdvancementIndependenceEconomic productivity Performance Task/Assessments Standards & Competencies (Exploratory = pre-industry content standard Preparatory = industry standard) EssentialAcademicLearningRequirements Benchmark 3 Washington StateGoals 1 & 2 IntegratingAnalytical,Logical, &Creative Thinking Washington State Goal 3 Leadership Skills and Corresponding ActivityEmployability Skills Local District Goals Estimated hours of student learning time Relevance to WorkWashington State Goal 4 Given available resources, the student will demonstrate understanding of the employment system by acquiring and evaluating information required to conduct a successful job search. Students will conduct a job search by: Identify job openingsComplete job acquisition paperwork requirements Complete successful job interview Demonstrate appropriate oral communication skills Reading 3.1 read to learn new information3.2 read to perform a task3.4 read for career applications4.1 assess strengths & need for improvement Writing 3.2 draft3.3 revise 3.4 publish Communication 3.1 use language to interact effectively and responsibly with others 4.1 assess strengths and need for improvement4.2 seek and offer feedback Compare/ContrastAnalysisGoal SettingDecision MakingPersistence The five Career and Technical Student Organizations as identified by Washington State provide leadership activities that correlate with each of the career pathways. At a minimum:1.7 The student will conduct self in a professional manner in practical career applications, organizational forums, and decision-making bodies.A corresponding activity to help student achieve this skill—customized to each specific pathway—should be identified on the local level from the Core Leadership Skills document which includes a resource table. This document can be found at www.k12.wa.us/careerteched/classapproval.aspx. Resources

• Organizes time .

• Acquires and evaluates. Uses computers to process information.

• Understands employment system.

• Time—selects goal-relevant activities, ranks them, allocates time, and prepares and follows schedules. Money—uses or prepares budgets, makes forecasts, keeps records, and makes adjustments to meet objectives. Material and Facilities—Acquires, stores, allocates, and uses materials or space efficiently. Human Resources—Assesses skills and distributes work accordingly, evaluates performance and provides feedback.

• Acquires and evaluates information. Organizes and maintains information. Interprets and communicates information.

• Understands Systems—knows how social, organizational, and technological systems work and operates effectively with them. Monitors and Corrects Performance — distinguishes trends, predicts impacts on system operations, diagnoses deviations in systems’ performance and corrects malfunction

• Time—Selects goal-relevant activities, ranks them, allocates time, and prepares and follows schedules. Money—Uses or prepares budgets, makes forecasts, keeps records, and makes adjustments to meet objectives. Material and Facilities—Acquires, stores, allocates, and uses materials or space efficiently.

• Exercises Leadership—communicates ideas to justify position, persuades and convinces others, responsibility challenges existing procedures and policies. Negotiates—works toward agreements involving exchange of resources, resolves divergent interests. Works with Diversity—works well with men and women from diverse backgrounds.

• Acquires and Evaluates Information. Organizes and Maintains Information. Interprets and Communicates Information.

• Understands Systems—knows how social, organizational, and technological systems work and operates effectively with them. Monitors and Corrects Performance—distinguishes trends, predicts impacts on system operations, diagnoses deviations in systems’ performance and corrects malfunction. Improves or Designs Systems—suggests modifications to existing systems and develops new or alternative systems to improve performance.

• Selects Technology—chooses procedures, tools or equipment including computers and related technologies. Applies Technology to Task—Understands overall intent and proper procedures for setup and operation of equipment. Maintains and Troubleshoots Equipment—Prevents, identifies, or solves problems with equipment, including computers and other technologies

• Time—Selects goal-relevant activities, ranks them, allocates time, and prepares and follows schedules.

• Acquires and Evaluates Information. Organizes and Maintains Information. Interprets and Communicates Information.

• Understands Systems—knows how social, organizational, and technological systems work and operates effectively with them. Monitors and Corrects Performance—distinguishes trends, predicts impacts on system operations, diagnoses deviations in systems’ performance and corrects malfunction. Improves or Designs Systems—suggests modifications to existing systems and develops new or alternative systems to improve performance.

• Selects Technology—chooses procedures, tools or equipment including computers and related technologies.

• Time—Selects goal-relevant activities, ranks them, allocates time, and prepares and follows schedules. Money—Uses or prepares budgets, makes forecasts, keeps records, and makes adjustments to meet objectives. Material and Facilities—Acquires, stores, allocates, and uses materials or space efficiently.

• Acquires and Evaluates Information. Organizes and Maintains Information.

4. Analyze how communication is used in career settings.

• Time—Selects goal-relevant activities, ranks them, allocates time, and prepares and follows schedules.

• Acquires and Evaluates Information. Organizes and Maintains Information. Interprets and Communicates Information.

• Understands Systems—knows how social, organizations, and technological systems work and operates effectively with them.

• Applies Technology to Task—Understands overall intent and proper procedures for setup and operation of equipment.

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Washington State Career and Technical Education Model Curriculum Framework, December 2003