Amanda Miller
May 14, 2009
Curriculum Map
Measurable Unit or Learner Outcomes

Unit One:  Career Research
	Student will determine own interests and aptitudes
	Student will relate personal interests to occupational skills
	Student will identify how self-knowledge relates to making career choices
	Student will select careers that best match interests and aptitudes
	Student will explore future trends and occupations in the world of work
	Student will identify elements of career planning
	Student will identify short and long-term goals for achieving career plan
	Student will develop a career plan
	Student will conduct searches electronically
	Student will apply basic communication skills in communicating in written form

Unit Two:  Job Hunting
	Student will apply knowledge of personal abilities, interests, and skills to the seeking of employment 
	Student will demonstrate job-getting skills, such as locating acceptable jobs
	Student will obtain needed technological and informational reference materials
	Student will apply basic communication skills in communicating orally and in writing

Unit Three:  Applying for a job
	Student will apply basic communication skills in communicating orally, in writing, or via computer
	Student will select valid and reliable references
	Student will  consider topic in relation to audience and purpose
	Student will apply knowledge of personal abilities, interests, and skills to the seeking of employment  
	Student will develop job-getting tools, including resumes, letters of application, etc.
	Student will demonstrate job-getting skills, including completing job application
	Student will  identify an awareness of employer expectations for a job

Unit Four:  Job Interviewing
	Student will  apply basic communication skills in communicating orally
	Student will use nonverbal techniques to reinforce intended verbal message
	Student will demonstrate job-getting skills, including interviewing
	Student will apply knowledge of personal abilities, interests, and skills to the seeking of employment

Unit Five:  Job Safety and Minor Labor Laws
	Student will  maintain a work area conducive to productivity 
	Student will  maintain and promote wellness
	Student will  implement safety procedures and programs
	Student will  support the provision of first aid in accordance with company policy and procedure
	Student will determine the impact of government regulations and business/industry procedures on the performance of particular job functions

Unit Six:  Job Keeping Skills
	•		Student will identify a variety of leadership strategies
	•		Student will collaborate with others to achieve a goal
	•		Student will  establish a personal code of ethics
	•		Student will  identify strategies to strengthen desirable character traits
	•		Student will  exhibit desirable personal and professional attitudes and behaviors
	•		Student will  demonstrate effective interpersonal relationships in working with others of different backgrounds 
	•		Student will  express feelings, actions, and ideas 	respectfully
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	⁃	Work Cited
Ohio Department of Education. (1999).  CORE ITAC for   Career-Focused Education. Columbus, OH:  Center on Education and Training for Employment.