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    • Employability Skills module, you will examine the transferable skills needed by an individual to make him or her employable, as well as being able to make informed and competent decisions regarding career and daily life. This module will develop the knowledge and skills necessary to prepare you for the dual role of wage earner and family member.
    1. Examine the difference between a job and a career and the role attitude plays.
    2. Describe characteristics of career ready individuals.
    3. Assess interests, abilities, values, and work environment preferences. 
    4. Research careers that align with personal preferences. 
    5. Develop short- and long-term goals and a means to achieve them.  
    6. Align personal skills and abilities with career goals and interests. 
    7. Complete job applications and employment forms accurately. 
    8. Demonstrate social interaction skills and maintain basic requirements for personal health, hygiene, and grooming to improve first impressions. 
    9. Demonstrate personal characteristics that will result in success in the workplace. 
    10. Explore topics related to job searches and interviews. 
    11. Develop an initial resume and cover letter. 

     

    • Alternative Energy module is classified under the STEM Career Cluster. Individuals who work in the STEM Career Cluster demonstrate the following skills and knowledge:
    1. Apply engineering skills in a project that requires project management, process control and quality assurance.
    2. Use technology to acquire, manipulate, analyze and report data. 
    3. Describe and follow safety, health and environmental standards related to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) workplaces. 
    4. Understand the nature and scope of the Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics Career Cluster and the role of STEM in society and the economy. 
    5. Demonstrate an understanding of the breadth of career opportunities and means to those opportunities in each of the Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics Career Pathways. 
    6. Demonstrate technical skills needed in a chosen STEM field.

     

    • Computer Graphics and Game Development module is classified under the Arts, A/V Technology & Communications Career Cluster. Individuals who work in the Arts, A/V Technology & Communications Career Cluster demonstrate the following skills and knowledge:
    1. Analyze the interdependence of the technical and artistic elements of various careers within the Arts, A/V Technology & Communications Career Cluster.
    2. Analyze the importance of health, safety and environmental management systems, policies and procedures common in arts, audio/video technology and communications activities and facilities.
    3. Analyze the lifestyle implications and physical demands required in the arts, audio/visual technology and communications workplace.
    4. Analyze the legal and ethical responsibilities required in the arts, audio/visual technology and communications workplace.
    5. Describe the career opportunities and means to achieve those opportunities in each of the Arts, A/V Technology & Communications Career Pathways.
    6. Evaluate technological advancements and tools essential to occupations within the Arts, A/V Technology & Communications Career Cluster.

     

    • Criminalistics module is classified under the Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security Career Cluster. Individuals who work in the Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security Career Cluster demonstrate the following skills and knowledge:
    1. Formulate ideas, proposals and solutions to ensure effective and efficient delivery of law, public safety, corrections and/or security services.
    2. Assess and implement measures to maintain safe and healthy working conditions in a law, public safety, corrections and/or security environment.
    3. Conduct law, public safety, corrections and security work tasks in accordance with employee and employer rights, obligations and responsibilities, including occupational safety and health requirements.
    4. Analyze the various laws, ordinances, regulations and organizational rules that apply to careers in law, public safety, corrections and security.
    5. Describe various career opportunities and the means to achieve those opportunities in each of the Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security Career Pathways.
    6. Analyze the nature and scope of the Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security Career Cluster and the role law, public safety, corrections and security play in society and the economy.

     

    • Design & Marketing module is classified under the Marketing Career Cluster. Individuals who work in the Marketing Career Cluster demonstrate the following skills and knowledge:
    1. Describe the impact of economics, economic systems and entrepreneurship on marketing.
    2. Implement marketing research to obtain and evaluate information for the creation of a marketing plan.
    3. Plan, monitor, manage and maintain the use of financial resources for marketing activities.
    4. Plan, monitor and manage the day-to-day activities required for continued marketing business operations.
    5. Describe career opportunities and the means to achieve those opportunities in each of the Marketing Career Pathways.
    6. Select, monitor and manage sales and distribution channels.
    7. Determine and adjust prices to maximize return while maintaining customer perception of value.
    8. Obtain, develop, maintain and improve a product or service mix in response to market opportunities.
    9. Communicate information about products, services, images and / or ideas to achieve a desired outcome.
    10. Use marketing strategies and processes to determine and meet client needs and wants.

     

    • Digital Audio Production module is classified under the Arts, A/V Technology & Communications Career Cluster. Individuals who work in the Arts, A/V Technology & Communications Career Cluster demonstrate the following skills and knowledge:
    1. Analyze the interdependence of the technical and artistic elements of various careers within the Arts, A/V Technology & Communications Career Cluster.
    2. Analyze the importance of health, safety and environmental management systems, policies and procedures common in arts, audio/video technology and communications activities and facilities. 
    3. Analyze the lifestyle implications and physical demands required in the arts, audio/visual technology and communications workplace. 
    4. Analyze the legal and ethical responsibilities required in the arts, audio/visual technology and communications workplace.
    5. Describe the career opportunities and means to achieve those opportunities in each of the Arts, A/V Technology & Communications Career Pathways. 
    6. Evaluate essential technological advancements and tools that are essential for occupations within the Arts, A/V Technology & Communications Career Cluster.

     

    • Digital Manufacturing module is classified under the Manufacturing Career Cluster. Individuals who work in the Manufacturing Career Cluster demonstrate the following skills and knowledge:
    1. Evaluate the nature and scope of the Manufacturing Career Cluster and the role of manufacturing in society and in the economy. 
    2. Analyze and summarize how manufacturing businesses improve performance. 
    3. Comply with federal, state and local regulations to ensure worker safety and health and environmental work practices.
    4. Describe career opportunities and means to achieve those opportunities in each of the Manufacturing Career Pathways.
    5. Describe government policies and industry standards that apply to manufacturing.
    6. Demonstrate workplace knowledge and skills common to manufacturing.

     

    • Flight & Drone Technology module is classified under the STEM Career Cluster. Individuals who work in the STEM Career Cluster demonstrate the following skills and knowledge:
    1. Apply engineering skills in a project that requires project management, process control and quality assurance.
    2. Use technology to acquire, manipulate, analyze and report data. 
    3. Describe and follow safety, health and environmental standards related to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) workplaces. 
    4. Understand the nature and scope of the Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics Career Cluster and the role of STEM in society and the economy. 
    5. Demonstrate an understanding of the breadth of career opportunities and means to those opportunities in each of the Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics Career Pathways. 
    6. Demonstrate technical skills needed in a chosen STEM field.

     

    • Intro to Computer Science module is classified under the Information Technology Career Cluster. Individuals who work in the Information Technology Career Cluster demonstrate the following skills and knowledge:
    1. Demonstrate effective professional communication skills and practices that enable positive customer relationships.
    2. Use product or service design processes and guidelines to produce a quality information technology (IT) product or service.
    3. Demonstrate the use of cross-functional teams in achieving IT project goals. 
    4. Demonstrate positive cyber citizenry by applying industry accepted ethical practices and behaviors.
    5. Explain the implications of IT on business development.
    6. Describe trends in emerging and evolving computer technologies and their influence on IT practices.
    7. Perform standard computer backup and restore procedures to protect IT information.
    8. Recognize and analyze potential IT security threats to develop and maintain security requirements.
    9. Describe quality assurance practices and methods employed in producing and providing quality IT products and services.
    10. Describe the use of computer forensics to prevent and solve information technology crimes and security breaches.
    11. Demonstrate knowledge of the hardware components associated with information systems.
    12. Compare key functions and applications of software and determine maintenance strategies for computer systems.

     

    • Intro to Engineering & Design module is classified under the STEM Career Cluster. Individuals who work in the STEM Career Cluster demonstrate the following skills and knowledge:
    1. Apply engineering skills in a project that requires project management, process control and quality assurance.
    2. Use technology to acquire, manipulate, analyze and report data. 
    3. Describe and follow safety, health and environmental standards related to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) workplaces.
    4. Understand the nature and scope of the Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics Career Cluster and the role of STEM in society and the economy.
    5. Demonstrate an understanding of the breadth of career opportunities and means to achieve those opportunities in each of the Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics Career Pathways.
    6. Demonstrate technical skills needed in a chosen STEM field.

     

    • Personal Finance module is classified under the Finance Career Cluster. Individuals who work in the Finance Career Cluster demonstrate the following skills and knowledge:
    1. Utilize mathematical concepts, skills and problem solving to obtain necessary information for decision making in the finance industry.
    2. Utilize tools, strategies and systems to plan, monitor, manage and maintain the use of financial resources.
    3. Plan, staff, lead and organize human resources in finance to enhance employee productivity and job satisfaction.
    4. Determine effective tools, techniques and systems to communicate and deliver value to finance customers.
    5. Create and maintain positive, ongoing relationships with finance customers.
    6. Plan, monitor and manage day-to-day activities to ensure effective and efficient finance operations.
    7. Implement safety, health and environmental controls to ensure a safe and productive finance workplace.
    8. Describe and follow laws, regulations and ethical standards that affect finance operations and transactions.
    9. Plan, manage and maintain the use of financial resources to protect solvency.
    10. Plan, organize and manage a finance organization/department.
    11. Plan, monitor and manage day-to-day activities required to sustain continued business functioning.
    12. Access, evaluate and disseminate financial information to enhance financial decision-making processes.

     

    • Robotics module is classified under the STEM Career Cluster. Individuals who work in the STEM Career Cluster demonstrate the following skills and knowledge:
    1. Apply engineering skills in a project that requires project management, process control and quality assurance.
    2. Use technology to acquire, manipulate, analyze and report data. 
    3. Describe and follow safety, health and environmental standards related to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) workplaces. 
    4. Understand the nature and scope of the Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics Career Cluster and the role of STEM in society and the economy. 
    5. Demonstrate an understanding of the breadth of career opportunities and means to those opportunities in each of the Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics Career Pathways. 
    6. Demonstrate technical skills needed in a chosen STEM field.

     

    • Video Production module is classified under the Arts, A/V Technology & Communications Career Cluster. Individuals who work in the Arts, A/V Technology & Communications Career Cluster demonstrate the following skills and knowledge:
    1. Analyze the interdependence of the technical and artistic elements of various careers within the Arts, A/V Technology & Communications Career Cluster.
    2. Analyze the importance of health, safety and environmental management systems, policies and procedures common in arts, audio/video technology and communications activities and facilities. 
    3. Analyze the lifestyle implications and physical demands required in the arts, audio/visual technology and communications workplace. 
    4. Analyze the legal and ethical responsibilities required in the arts, audio/visual technology and communications workplace.
    5. Describe the career opportunities and means to achieve those opportunities in each of the Arts, A/V Technology & Communications Career Pathways. 
    6. Evaluate technological advancements and tools that are essential to occupations within the Arts, A/V Technology & Communications Career Cluster.

     

    • Veterinary Medicine module, you will practice safety techniques when dealing with animals, prepare surgical packs, prevent disease transmission, and simulate X-ray techniques. The learning objectives for this module include:
    1. Recognize how diseases are transmitted between people and animals and how to prevent disease transmission.
    2. Define major anatomy and skeletal terms for small animals.
    3. Identify how to restrain small animals and perform emergency CPR.
    4. Recognize body planes and methods for preparing to take X-rays.
    5. Define veterinary surgical tools and demonstrate how to prepare a surgical pack.
    6. Identify common animal parasites.

     

     

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