Course Outcomes Guide: Worker  

Concepts:

·    Benefits (pros)

·    Disadvantages (cons)

·    Income

·    Expenses

·    Net (income, pay, expenses)

·    Job, occupation

·    Career

·    Pay: salary, wages

·    Pay: hourly, weekly, monthly

·    Duties, responsibilities

·    Marketable skills

·    Qualifications

·    Job description

·    Resume, vita

·    Interview

·    Application

·    Cover letter

·    Vacation

·    Sick leave

·    Fringe benefits

·    Insurance

·    Worker's compensation

Themes:

·    Role of worker

·    Role of family member

·    Role of parent

·    Role of provider

Issues:

·    Working vs. staying at home

·    Part-time vs. full-time employment

·    Self-assess employability skills; family and personal needs/wants

·    Reflect and evaluate- family, job-related issues

·    Read, interpret, and construct charts, tables graphs

·    Create visual representations from data collected

·    Research information

·    Observe critically

·    Resolve conflict

·    Calculate salary, wages per week; per month

·    Solve problems

·    Make decisions

·    Make oral presentations

·    Read and interpreting for understanding-job ads

·    Write a resume and cover letter

·    Complete job application forms

·    Plan and role-play job interviews and worker-related conversations

·    Use technology: computers, internet, phones, ATM s, appliances

·    Work in pairs, teams

·    Speak

·    Listen

·    Write paragraph descriptions, summaries, and reports

·    Read with under-standing – comprehension

1.       Make informed decisions about job choices

A.      As a parent, assess the pros and cons of paid employment

2.       Identify and gain marketable skills for employment

A.      Design a job search plan

B.       Problem solve a work scenario

3.       Resolve childcare needs related to employment

1. Identify child care options
2. Visit and evaluate a provider
3. Analyze income and expenses incurred from a possible job and make final decisions

4.       Demonstrate the use of technology

1. Prepare documents using word processing software
2. Use home and community electronic devices
3. Use internet and web searches to complete assignments

1.   Make informed decisions about job choices. 

2.   Identify and gain    marketable skills for employment.

3.   Resolve childcare needs related to employment.

4.   Use technology.

What concepts, themes issues must be understood?

What skills must be learned?   

What can students do in this program to demonstrate a level of proficiency in the outcome?

What do students need to, be able to DO in real life - situations for which we must be responsible in this program?