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All Aspects of the Industry
SDCOE-ROP/CTE
Fall 2012
ALL ASPECTS
“COMPONENTS OF AN INDUSTRY OR BUSINESS THAT MAKE THE
BUSINESS SUCCESSFUL”
Forges links between schools, businesses,
and community institutions.
Prepares students with a variety of skills in
a fast-changing workplace.
Students are shown the “Big Picture” of the
industry and general technological
principles important to the specific
industry.
Integrating academic and CTE
Empowering learners to make career and
life choices
Enabling learners to adapt to technological
change
Involving learners in economic
development
Business Planning
How regulatory laws can have an impact
on a business’ operations.
Ways an employee can influence company
decision-making policy
The differences between delivering
products and delivering services.
Business Planning
Career Development Skills
Distinguish between types of
decisions
◦ Economic
◦ Technical
◦ Social
Utilize problem solving skills
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Identity the problem for resolution
Define critical issues
Analyze causes of a problem
Utilize research and assessment
skills
Examine results of a problem
Offer solutions to a problem
Select a solution to a problem
Implement an action plan
Prepare a business plan outline
the costs to open a new
business
Design a floor plan for new
equipment
Interview a company on their
hiring goals and objectives
when hiring staff
Management
What is the “chain of command”
◦ How does the “chain of command” work
What is the significance of a company’s
workplace culture
How cultural and gender diversity can have
a positive effect on an industry
Management
Career Development Skills
Outline the procedures
involved in ordering,
distributing, and
controlling supplies
Explain an ordering
decision
Requisition
◦ Supplies
◦ equipment
Prepare a booklet
outlining supply and
equipment orders.
Include examples of
forms and what
information is needed
to process the
requisition in a timely
fashion.
Health, Safety & Environment
List Management’s responsibility for a safe
workplace
◦ What are the benefits of good workplace
ergonomics.
How to avoid job-specific health threats
The benefits of good workplace ergonomics
Effects weather has on an industry
Health, Safety and Environment
Career Development Skills
Comply with safety and
health rules in a given
work environment,
including:
◦ Following established
emergency procedures
Exhibit the safe use of
tools and equipment
Maintain clean and orderly
work area(s)
Develop a set of
instructions for medical
emergencies
Create a display to
promote conservation
for a community Earth
Day Event
Research what
precautions are taken to
make the buildings and
surrounding parking lots
safe at night
Community Issues
Why is a company’s public perception
important?
Why is it important for a company to
provide access needs of the physically
challenged?
Why is it important for a company to
contribute through volunteer work?
Community Issues
Career Development Skills
In your industry,
choose a company
and list positive and
negative perceptions
Rate if your company
is accessible to the
physically challenged
Develop a short
range and a long
range goal to change
the public’s negative
perception
Create and present a
PowerPoint on your
company’s
community projects
Principals of Technology
What are the basic resources necessary
for your company
What are ergonomics and why are they
important
What academic or technical education is
needed to perform the technical and or
production skills
Principles of Technology
Career Development Skills
In your industry,
develop a resource
guide specific to your
company
Outline the level of
education and or
technical training
needed for entry level
positions
Post the resource
guide to the
company’s website
◦ Develop and present
the resource guide to
employees
Create and present a
PowerPoint on the
company’s entry level
positions
Personal Work Habits
List non-technical skills and characteristics
expected in the workplace
What are the benefits of having a positive
attitude, personal fitness and appearance
and readiness to work
Personal Work Habits
Career Development Skills
Why is it important to
being fit for work?
How would you
characterize the
company’s
expectations regarding
◦ Attitude
◦ Appearance
◦ fitness
Define and explain the importance
of the following worker
characteristics
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Cooperation
Integrity
Honesty
Positive Attitude
List and defend your strong
worker characteristics
List your worker characteristics
that need further development
Technical & Production Skills
Research the certifications requirement
for a specific position
Obtain technical information and training
for a specific position
List positions that are inter-related
Technical & Production Skills
Career Development Skills
What are the
advantages of an
industry
certification?
Research the
technical training
needed for a specific
position
List positions that
are inter-related
Locate information on
positions requiring
industry certification
Develop a brochure on
a specific position listing
the technical training
required
Develop a spreadsheet
that shows inter-related
positions
Labor Issues
The importance of knowing your rights as
a worker
Advantages/disadvantages of hourly and
salaried pay
The importance of cultural sensitivity
Labor Issues
Career Development Skills
Research your
Develop and present your
company’s employee
rights as an employee
rights
Create a spreadsheet
Develop a list of
showing the
salary and hourly
advantages/disadvantages
positions
of salary and hourly pay
Identify skills needed Create a brochure on
to maintain effective
cultural sensitivity for
work relations with
your company
colleagues
Finance
What are the key factors effecting profit
and loss
What are the implications for a company
extending credit
How does the company acquire capital to
operate?
Finance
Career Development Skills
Research financial
vocabulary
List the steps of an
accounting cycle
How has technology
increased and/or
decreased the costs of
operations
Create a glossary of
financial terms and there
meaning
Interview a financial
manager on the
accounting cycle
◦ Create a brochure
Develop and present how
technology increased
and/or decrease the costs
of operations