Professional Documents
Culture Documents
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Determine the correlation of personal preference, education, and training to the demands of the workforce.
Investigate the postsecondary/higher education admissions process.
Examine the employment process.
Generate an electronic portfolio using digital tools.
Certifications
Leads to MOS/IC3 Certifications
Essential Questions
1. How can you determine the opportunity costs of a decision?
2. How can you determine the trade-offs of a decision?
3. What is the best way to solve a problem that doesnt have an obvious answer?
4. Why are appropriate workplace behaviors beneficial to employees and employers?
5. Why are inappropriate workplace behaviors not beneficial to employees and employers?
6. What are procedures for addressing inappropriate workplace behaviors?
7. What does diversity in the workplace look like?
8. What are my personal areas of interest and aptitudes?
9. How do I complete a four-year high school education plan?
10. What is my individual career options from the 16 National Career Clusters based on my interest and aptitude assessments?
11. What are specific job descriptions, requirements, salaries, and employment outlooks for individual career options?
12. What are the safety and health standards in the workplace for daily procedures, emergency procedures, equipment/tools, dress, and
use of technology and work area maintenance?
13. What is the relationship between educational level and lifetime earnings?
14. How does this affect potential lifestyle?
15. What kind of postsecondary educational opportunities does your career require?
16. How do you apply for admission to college?
17. How do you complete the financial aid process for college?
18. What is the employment process?
19. How is a job search conducted?
20. How do you file out a job application?
21. How do you write a resume?
22. What are interview skills?
23. How do you interview?
24. What are employment forms?
25. How do you complete employment forms?
26. How are self-assessments beneficial in career planning?
27. How do you professionally create and develop business documents?
28. How do you create and format a variety of personal and business related documents?
29. What is an electronic portfolio and why is it important?
30. How is multimedia software used to enhance informational presentations?
31. How does preventive maintenance impact productivity?
32. How do you troubleshoot hardware?
33. How do you troubleshoot software?
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77. What are the costs associated with financial institution services?
78. What are the ways to avoid fees associated with financial services such as overdraft fees and ATM fees?
79. What is the difference between checking and savings account?
80. How do you manage a checking account?
81. How do you manage a savings account?
82. How do you balance banks statements?
83. How do you utilize online banking services?
84. How can banks assist you in managing your money?
85. How do you use credit wisely?
86. What does it mean to be credit worthy?
87. How can consumers use credit wisely?
88. How can consumers avoid bankruptcy?
89. What is insurance?
90. Why do we need insurance?
91. Which insurance should I choose?
92. What are the benefits of insurance?
93. What are the risks of not having insurance?
94. How do you protect yourself against risks?
95. How can you reduce the cost of insurance?
96. What can your family do to be better prepared for storage of financial records and personal documents in the event of a natural
disaster?
1st Nine Weeks (August 4, 2016- October 5, 2016): Kuder Assessments, personal decision making, and
academic and career development.
Projects and Papers: Needs, Wants, and Opportunity cost worksheet, Kuder login and skills assessment, Goal
setting and planning worksheet, Bureau of Labor Statistics research project, college application packet, FASFA
Application packet, completion of electronic career portfolio, workplace appropriateness brochure, Business
professional attire PowerPoint.
2nd Nine Weeks (October 6, 2016- December 16, 2016): Managing finances and budgeting, saving and
investing, and banking and financial intuitions.
Projects and Papers: Savings and Investing project, What do I really Make Project, budget creation project,
checking and savings account portfolio.
3rd Nine Weeks (January 5, 2017 - March 13, 2017): Credit and debt, risk management, and technology skill
applications.
Projects and Papers: Car Loan project, credit report research project, bankruptcy comparison research paper,
and Financial Security Disaster Plan.
4th Nine Weeks (March 14, 2017- May 24, 2017): Technology skill applications.
Projects and Papers: Operating systems research paper, cyber bullying research project, Emerging Technologies
research paper, and final class project.
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Letter Grade
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B
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Assessments/Assessment Procedures
Grades will be given in each of the following categories:
Test/Quizzes
30%
Homework/Daily Assignments
30%
Professional development
10%
Final Exam/Projects
30%
1. Respect the hardware and software. Do not alter anything on the desktop or hard drive. Do not damage
the computer, keyboard or mouse in any way. Do not install or download any programs without the
teachers permission.
2. Do not surf the Internet, read e-mail, chat or instant message when you're supposed to be listening to the
teacher or working on an assignment.
3. Store all documents on your google drive, not on the hard drive.
4. Log on using your assigned username and password.
5. Respect yourself. Do not give anyone your user name and password for any reason. Never post
comments, emails or chats under someone elses name.
6. All computer use must have an educational basis. No game playing without the teachers permission.
7. Read the instructions on the computer screen before asking for help.
8. Do not go around or use a back door proxy or server to do illegal searches.
9. Report malfunctions and glitches -- it saves time and energy.
10. Leave your workspace the way you'd like to find it. This means exit all applications, close the server
connection, and put your laptop (if needed) neatly back in its appropriate home.
ConsequencesBreaking any of these rules may result in a discipline referral.
Additional Information:
Dues: $30 (includes National, State, and Local Dues, Chapter polo styled shirt)
** Please see Ms. Williams if there are any concerns regarding the FBLA dues.
Goals: develop competent leadership, strengthen confidence, create an interest in and understand American
business enterprise, encourage members to develop projects that contribute to home, business and community,
develop character, citizenship, and patriotism, practice money management, encourage scholarship and promote
school loyalty, assist in establishing occupational goals, and facilitate transition from school to work.
Policy Related to Class Attendance
The attendance policy is outlined in the Phenix City Schools Rights and Responsibilities Handbook.
Arrangements for make-up work for excused absences must be made with the teacher as soon as the student
returns to school. It is the students responsibility to ask for the make-up work.
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