9. Course Outline
COURSE OUTLINE
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate the following skills necessary for entry-
level employment.
Instructional Units and Competencies
Course
Hours
Model Curr.
Standards
CA
Academic
Content
Standard
s
CAHSEE
I. CAREER PREPARATION STANDARDS
A. Career Planning and Management.
1. Know the personal qualifications, interests, aptitudes,
knowledge, and skills necessary to succeed in careers.
a. Students will identify skills needed for job success
b. Students will identify the education and experience
required for moving along a career ladder.
2. Understand the scope of career opportunities and know the
requirements for education, training, and licensure.
a. Students will describe how to find a job.
b. Students will select two jobs in the field and map out a
timeline for completing education and/or licensing
requirements.
3. Develop a career plan that is designed to reflect career
interests, pathways, and postsecondary options.
a. Students will conduct a self—assessment and explain
how professional qualifications affect career choices.
4. Understand the role and function of professional
organizations, industry associations, and organized labor
in a productive society.
a. Contact two professional organization and identify the
steps to become a member.
5. Understand the past, present and future trends that affect
careers, such as technological developments and societal
trends, and the resulting need for lifelong learning.
a. Students will describe careers in the building trades
construction industry sector.
b. Students will identify work-related cultural
differences to prepare for a global workplace.
6. Know the main strategies for self-promotion in the hiring
process, such as completing job applications, resume
writing, interviewing skills, and preparing a portfolio.
a. Students will write and key a resume, cover letters,
thank you letters, and job applications.
b. Students will participate in mock job interviews.
B. Technology.
1. Understand past, present and future technological advances
as they relate to a chosen pathway.
2. Understand the use of technological resources to gain
access to, manipulate, and produce information, products
and services.
3. Understand the influence of current and emerging
technology on selected segments of the economy.
4. Use appropriate technology in the chosen career pathway.
C. Problem solving and Critical Thinking.
1. Apply appropriate problem-solving strategies and critical
thinking to work-related issues and tasks.
2. Understand the systematic problem-solving models that
incorporate input, process, outcome and feedback
components.
3. Use critical thinking skills to make informed decisions
22
Additional
hours are
integrated
throughout
the
course.
Hospitality,
Tourism, &
Recreation
Industry
Sector,
Model
Curriculum
Standards
3.0, 4.0, 5.0,
6.0, 7.0, 8.0,
9.0, 10.0
Language
Arts
(8)
R 1.3, 2.6
W1.3, 2.5.
LC 1.4,1.5
1.6
LS1.2, 1.3,
(9/10)
R2.1,2.3,
W2.5
LC1.4
LS 1.1, 2.3
(11/12)
R2.3
W2.5
LC1.2
Math
(7) NS1.2,
1.7
MR 1.1,1.
2.7,2.8, 3.
Lang.
Arts
R 8.2.1
(9/10)
R 2.1,
2.3
W2.5
Math
(7)
NS 1.2,
1.3, 1.7
MR 1.1,
2.1, 3.1