
Course Overview
The Career Explorations III 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 human-related services.
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
- Understand the components of establishing a business.
- Describe the value of manufacturing to and its impact on American society and economy.
- Describe the nature and scope of the Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics Career Cluster and the role of transportation, distribution, and logistics in society and the economy.
- Identify skills, abilities, and talents needed for careers in Architecture and Construction and analyze how these relate to interest profiles.
- Understand what marketing is and its role both within the company and society.
Career Explorations III: 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 III: Course Outline
Unit 1: Introduction to Business and Finance
- Chapter 1: Structure and Philosophy
- Introduction to Principles of Business
- Business Structures
- Business Ethics
- Project: NAICS!
- Project: Business Ethics
- Chapter 2: Leaders and Staffers
- Human Resources
- Management and Leadership
- Entrepreneurship
- Project: Creating a Job Application
- Project: Manager of the Year
- Project: Entrepreneurship
Unit 2: Introduction to Manufacturing
- Chapter 1: Manufacturing’s Impact on the Economy
- Lesson: The Evolution of Manufacturing
- Lesson: How Manufacturers Are Organized
- Project: Learning About Your Interests
- Lesson: The Impact of Manufacturing
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- Project: Emerging Technologies
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- Chapter 2: The Structure of Manufacturing
- Lesson: Manufacturing Industries
- Project: Learning More about a Manufacturing Subsection
- Lesson: Manufacturing Technologies
- Project: Describe the Impact of a New Technology
- Lesson: Manufacturing Operations
- Lesson: Manufacturing Industries
Unit 3: Introduction to Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics
- Chapter 1: Modes of Transportation
- Lesson: Characteristics of Each Transportation Model
- Project: Create a Shipping Plan
- Lesson: A Brief History of Transportation, Logistics and the Economic Environment
- Lesson: Careers in Transportation
- Project: A Week in the Life of a Transportation Worker
- Lesson: Characteristics of Each Transportation Model
- Chapter 2: Transportation of People and the Regulatory Environment
- Lesson: Mass Transportation
- Project: FAA Guideline for Pilots
- Lesson: The Regulatory and Competitive Environment for Transportation
- Lesson: Careers in Transportation that Move People
- Lesson: Mass Transportation
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- Project: Understanding Education Requirements for Specific Jobs
Unit 4: Introduction to Architecture and Construction
- Chapter 1: Pathways: The Built Environment as an Interrelated System
- Lesson: Design and Pre-Construction: The Field At a Glance
- Project: Exploring Nonprofit Construction
- Lesson: Construction Site Management
- Project: Analyze a Local Construction Project
- Lesson: Maintenance and Operations
- Lesson: Design and Pre-Construction: The Field At a Glance
- Chapter 2: How You Can Shape the Built Environment
- Lesson: Department of Labor O*NET Career Tools
- Project: Maker Essay
- Lesson: Job Zones and Resources
- Project: Learning to Teach Others About What You Know
- Lesson: The Bigger Picture: The Role of Architecture and Construction in the US Economy
- Lesson: Department of Labor O*NET Career Tools
Unit 5: Introduction to Marketing
- Chapter 1: Marketing
- Lesson: Marketing
- Project: Is there Truth in Advertising?
- Lesson: The Marketing Process
- Lesson: Marketing Research
- Project: Identifying a Market
- Lesson: Marketing
- Chapter 2: Ethics and Sustainability
- Lesson: Ethics
- Lesson: Ethical Issues
- Project: Protecting Consumers from Harmful Products
- Lesson: Sustainability
- Project: Sustainability Initiative
Unit 6: Course Review, Project and Exam
- Course Review
- Course Project
- Final Exam