2010 SECONDARY EDUCATION CURRICULUM

Career-Pathways in Technology and Livelihood Education

Information and Communication Technology II

Career Pathways – Technology and Livelihood Education

INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
DESKTOP PUBLISHING

General Standard: The learner demonstrates understanding of his/her Personal

Entrepreneurial Competencies (PECs), the environment and
market as well as the process/production and delivery of
quality products/services in Desktop Publishing.
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Career Pathways in Technology and Livelihood Education
Information and Communication Technology II

Quarters 3: DESKTOP PUBLISHING Topic: Personal Entrepreneurial Timeframe: 5 days

Competencies (PECs)
STAGE 1
Content Standard: Performance Standard:

The learner demonstrates understanding of Personal The learner prepares an activity plan that aligns his/her
Entrepreneurial Competencies (PECs) Desktop Publishing. PECs with the PECs of successful practitioner/entrepreneur
in Desktop Publishing.
Essential Understanding: Essential Question:

Aligning one’s PECs with the PECs of successful How does one ensure success in a chosen career?
practitioner/entrepreneur helps ensure success in a chosen
career.

Learners will know: Learners will be able to:

• Personal Entrepreneurial Competencies (PECs) • Assess their PECs vis-à-vis:
• Characteristics/Traits/Attributes • Characteristics/Traits/Attributes
• Lifestyles • Lifestyles
• Skills • Skills

• PECs of chosen successful office • Compare ones PECs with that of the
assistant/entrepreneur/graphic artist entrepreneur/practitioner
• Ways of aligning PECs • Make necessary alignment with PECs

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Career Pathways in Technology and Livelihood Education
Information and Communication Technology II

STAGE 2
Evidence at the level of
Product or Performance Task:
Understanding Performance
Activity plan that aligns ones PECs with The learners should be able to Assessment of the activity plan based
the PECs related to Desktop Publishing demonstrate understanding covering on the following criteria:
business. the six (6) facets of understanding:
• Comprehensiveness of personal
Describe your PECs focusing on plan on areas of development;
strengths and developmental areas. appropriateness of strategies in
Criteria: terms of addressing personal areas
• Comprehensiveness of development based on one’s
(Should include characteristics, PECs and improving further one’s
attributes, etc.) areas of strength
• Clarity • doability
• Conciseness
Compare your PECs with those of a
successful practitioner.
Criteria:
• Objectivity
• Details/focus
• Conclusiveness
• Illustration
Apply one’s PECs in pursuing a chosen
entrepreneurial activity.
Criteria:
• Efficiency/effectiveness
• Level of competence

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Information and Communication Technology II

• Level of confidence
• Attitude/behavior
Express your thoughts on the
importance of PECs from the
viewpoint of a seasoned
entrepreneur.
Criteria:
• Validity
• Relevance
• Critical
• Plausibility
• Sensitivity
Express your feelings if you are an
entrepreneur who finds difficulty in
coping with PECs of a chosen career.
Criteria:
• Openness
• Objectivity
• Sensitivity
Assess your level of confidence as
prospective entrepreneur in photo
editing.
Criteria:
• Reflectiveness/Insightfulness
• Depth
• Objectivity

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Career Pathways in Technology and Livelihood Education
Information and Communication Technology II

STAGE 3

Teaching-Learning sequence:
Personal Entrepreneurial Competencies (PECs)
Individuals possess different Personal Entrepreneurial Competencies (PECs). These PECs include characteristics,
attributes, lifestyles, skills, or traits that make a person different from others. When one aligns these competencies with
the competencies of successful practitioners/entrepreneurs, he/she may become ready to face the challenges of
starting a business.
1. EXPLORE

Ask learners to name people in the nearby community/municipality/city/province who are successful in
establishing their own computer related business.
• Why are they successful?
• Do you wish to be like them?

Explain to learners the importance of assessing their PECs.

Guide learners in assessing their PECs on the following:
• Character/Attribute/Trait
• Lifestyle
• Skills
(Note: Refer to Appendix A, Activity 1 Assessing Ones PECs for a copy of the PECs. This could be reproduced
according to the number of students in class).
Assist learners in analyzing and interpreting the results of the assessment of their PECs.

Ask EQ to draw out the initial understandings of learners about how practitioners/entrepreneurs succeed in their
chosen career. The teacher may distribute meta cards for learners to write their answers. These may be posted
on the wall and revisited during the Firming-up.

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Career Pathways in Technology and Livelihood Education
Information and Communication Technology II

2. FIRM-UP

In order to firm up their understanding, learners may be asked to work individually or in groups in collecting
information about how practitioners/ entrepreneurs succeed in their chosen careers. Some suggested activities:
interview with successful practitioners/entrepreneurs, inviting successful practitioners/entrepreneurs as resource
person in class, video documentaries of successful practitioners/entrepreneurs, web searching, etc…
Appendix B- Activity 2 Evaluating your PECs

Have learners analyze (in the form of a chart, Venn Diagram or Comparison Alley, etc.) the similarities and
differences among successful entrepreneurs in the following aspects: characteristics, traits, attributes, lifestyles,
skills.

Have learners reflect/rethink understanding of how practitioners/entrepreneurs succeed in their chosen field.
Refer learners to their answer posted on the wall.

Process learners’ learning and check it against EU.

Check learners’ understanding against the content standard.

3. DEEPEN

Have learners align their PECs with those of a successful entrepreneur of their choice. (See Appendix C Activity 3-
A Aligning Ones PECs).

Have learners reflect on their development areas as well as their areas of strength. Ask what they plan to do with
them.

Ask the learners to express the EU.

Assess learners at the level of understanding. (Refer to the assessment in Stage 2 using the 6 FUs).
4. TRANSFER

Have learners prepare an Activity plan that aligns their PECs with the PECs of successful practitioner/entrepreneur.
Appendix D Activity 3-B Activity Plan in Aligning Ones PECs.

Assess learners’ plan of action based on the criteria provided in Stage 2 (Assessment at the level of performance).