Course Overview

The Career Explorations II course is designed to give middle school students an opportunity to explore various CTE subjects. Specifically, students will be able to learn about careers involving various technical fields from computers to agriculture.

Each unit introduces one particular field and explains its past, present, and future. The goal is to whet students’ appetites for these careers. Students can then explore that career in more detail as a high school student.

Objectives

  • Identify the basic components of a computer system and its use within a networking/communications environment.
  • Discuss the history, development, and use of the Internet and mobile computing technology in business and society.
  • Explore systems design and implementation.
  • State the purpose of a computer network, and explain the role of network hardware in achieving that purpose.
  • Identify the advancement of agriculture to the present day.
  • Explain sustainable agriculture and its impact on society..
  • Understand the STEM field along with the concepts, theories, practical applications, and STEM careers.

Career Explorations II: Course Requirements

  • Access to the Internet to view various course-related Web sites and conduct research.
  • Access to Microsoft® PowerPoint® or a similar program.
  • Ability to conduct personal interviews for some projects.

 

Career Explorations II: Course Outline

    • Unit 1: Information Technology

 

      • Chapter 1: Computer Systems and Networks
        • Computer Systems and Networks
        • Network Ethics and Security
        • Information Storage
        • Project: Benefit Analysis Study: Small Business Expansion
        • Project: Correspondence Between Stringer and Newspaper Editor: Media Preview

 

    • Chapter 2: Communications Technology
      • Internet in Business and Society
      • Human-Centered Technology
      • Mobile Computing
      • Project: Biometrics Report
      • Project: Geocache Treasure Hunt

 

    • Unit 2: Introduction to Information Support and Services

 

      • Chapter One: On-Premise Systems
        • Supporting the Business Workflow Model
        • Operating Systems, Hardware, and Software Selection
        • Implementation and End-User Training
        • Project: Understanding Software Development Models
        • Project: Building a Mind Map
        • Project: Preparing a Support Plan

 

    • Chapter Two: Cloud-Based Systems
      • Public Clouds
      • Private Clouds
      • Hybrid Clouds
      • Project: Moving to the Cloud
      • Project: Companies in the Hybrid Cloud

 

    • Unit 3: Introduction to Network Systems

 

      • Chapter One: Computer Networks
        • Networking Concepts
        • Network Devices and Components
        • Network Topologies
        • Project: Report: Technology Devices
        • Project: Hardware Awareness

 

    • Chapter Two: OSI and TCP/IP Networking Models
      • The OSI Reference Model
      • The TCP/IP Networking Model
      • Data Encapsulation
      • Project: Slide Show: Networking Layers
      • Project: Slide Show: Data Encapsulation

 

    • Unit 4: Introduction to Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources

 

      • Chapter 1: Overview of Agriculture
        • People and Agriculture
        • Advances in Agriculture
        • Today’s Agricultural Consumer
        • Project: People, Agriculture, and Society
        • Project: Percent Spent

 

    • Chapter 2: Agriculture’s Role in Society
      • Sustainable Agriculture
      • Agriculture and the Economy
      • Food Distribution and Safety
      • Project: Research and Learn: The Power of Poo!
      • Project: Research and Learn: Commodities and Exchanges

 

    • Unit 5: Introduction to STEM

 

      • Chapter 1: Introduction
        • What is STEM Education?
        • The Great Discoverers and Discoveries
        • Identify Careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
        • Project: Timeline of Great Discoverers and Discoveries in the STEM Field
        • Project: Exploring Careers in the STEM Field

 

    • Chapter 2: What Lies Ahead?
      • Get Organized: Outlines and Outliners!
      • Get Organized: Mind Maps and Mind Mapping!
      • Education and Training in STEM
      • Project: Creating a Google Website
      • Project: Mind Map of Personal STEM Education and Career Plan

 

    • Unit 6: Course Review, Project and Exam

 

    • Course Review
    • Course Project
    • Final Exam
 
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