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Career Management

Career Management assists students in their preparation for career selection. The course is designed to improve workforce skills needed in all careers including:

Communication

  • Leadership
  • Teamwork
  • Decision making
  • Problem solving
  • Goal setting
  • Time management

Students will complete activities that help identify personal interests, aptitudes, and learning styles. Students will use results of self-assessments to determine careers that may prove personally satisfying.

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Career Management

UNIT 1 – WHAT IS WORK?

  1. Course Overview
  2. The Purpose of Work
  3. Personal Benefits Of Work
  4. Wages and Employment Benefits
  5. Lifestyle Goals
  6. Societal Benefits of Work
  7. Quiz 1: What is Work?
  8. Alternate Quiz 1—Form A: What is Work?
  9. Alternate Quiz 1—Form B: What is Work?
  10. Basic Work Qualifications
  11. Work Environment
  12. Basic Employability Skills
  13. Project: Basic Employability Skills
  14. Problem Solving
  15. Lifelong Learning and Technology
  16. Career Clusters: Part 1
  17. Quiz 2: Elements of Work
  18. Alternate Quiz 2—Form A: Elements of Work
  19. Alternate Quiz 2—Form B: Elements of Work
  20. Review
  21. Test
  22. Alternate Test—Form A
  23. Alternate Test—Form B
  24. Glossary and Credits

UNIT 2 – SELF-ASSESSMENT

  1. Your Interests
  2. Skills and Aptitudes
  3. Project: Extended Activity  Play Web-based Aptitude, Skill, and Value Game
  4. Personality Traits and Values
  5. Learning Styles
  6. Quiz 1: Assessing Yourself
  7. Alternate Quiz 1—Form A: Assessing Yourself
  8. Alternate Quiz 1—Form B: Assessing Yourself
  9. Listening
  10. Speaking
  11. Writing
  12. Teamwork and Collaboration
  13. Career Clusters: Part 2
  14. Quiz 2: Developing Interpersonal Skills
  15. Alternate Quiz 2—Form A: Developing Interpersonal Skills
  16. Alternate Quiz 2—Form B: Developing Interpersonal Skills
  17. Review
  18. Test
  19. Alternate Test—Form A
  20. Alternate Test—Form B
  21. Glossary and Credits

UNIT 3 – CAREER RESEARCH

  1. Career Skills, Tasks, and Tools
  2. Career Education, Training, and Qualifications
  3. Career Wages and Benefits
  4. Career Outlook
  5. Quiz 1: Research Criteria
  6. Alternate Quiz 1—Form A: Research Criteria
  7. Alternate Quiz 1—Form B: Research Criteria
  8. Internet Research
  9. Library and Print Resources
  10. Additional Research Resources
  11. Evaluate and Use Multiple Resources
  12. Quiz 2: Research Sources and Skills
  13. Alternate Quiz 2—Form A: Research Sources and Skills
  14. Alternate Quiz 2—Form B: Research Sources and Skills
  15. Project: Career Research (Complete this project as given in the assignment on Career Research.)
  16. Career Clusters: Part 3
  17. Review
  18. Test
  19. Alternate Test—Form A
  20. Alternate Test—Form B
  21. Glossary and Credits

UNIT 4 – PLANNING FOR YOUR CAREER

  1. Workplace Etiquette
  2. Workplace Trends
  3. Emerging Careers
  4. Adjusting to Workplace Trends
  5. Self-improvement
  6. Quiz 1: Workplace Considerations
  7. Alternate Quiz 1—Form A: Workplace Considerations
  8. Alternate Quiz 1—Form B: Workplace Considerations
  9. Decision-making Steps
  10. Goal Setting
  11. Project: Setting Goals  
  12. Conflict Management
  13. Thinking Skills
  14. Extracurricular Activities
  15. Quiz 2: Decision Making
  16. Alternate Quiz 2—Form A: Decision Making
  17. Alternate Quiz 2—Form B: Decision Making
  18. Career Clusters: Part 4
  19. Review
  20. Test
  21. Alternate Test—Form A
  22. Alternate Test—Form B
  23. Glossary and Credits

UNIT 5 – PREPARING FOR YOUR CAREER

  1. Resumes
  2. Project: Resume  
  3. Cover Letters
  4. Project: Cover Letters  
  5. Job Applications 
  6. Your Professional Online Presence
  7. Quiz 1: Creating Employment Documents
  8. Alternate Quiz 1—Form A: Creating Employment Documents
  9. Alternate Quiz 1—Form B: Creating Employment Documents
  10. Finding Job Leads
  11. What to Expect During an Interview
  12. Researching Potential Employers
  13. Interview Behavior/Skills
  14. Interview Follow-up
  15. Quiz 2: Contact with Employers
  16. Alternate Quiz 2—Form A: Contact with Employers
  17. Alternate Quiz 2—Form B: Contact with Employers
  18. Review
  19. Test
  20. Alternate Test—Form A
  21. Alternate Test—Form B
  22. Glossary and Credits

UNIT 6 – COURSE PROJECT, REVIEW, AND EXAM

  1. Review
  2. Exam