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Career Studies GLC2O Introduction http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bUt7x0A36U. “You become a professional when you behave like a professional – not when you are treated like one. In fact, the most important time to behave like a professional is when you’re not being treated like one.” ~ Anonymous.
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Career StudiesGLC2OIntroductionhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bUt7x0A36U
“You become a professional when you behave like a professional – not when you are treated like one. In fact, the most important time to behave like a professional is when you’re not being treated like one.” ~ Anonymous
Why are you taking this course? Well, it is part of the Ontario Curriculum, but why did the government choose to add this course?
To help you develop and achieve personal goals in regards to education and work • To help you explore postsecondary learning options • To prepare you for community-based learning • To help you build the capabilities needed for managing work and life transitions • To help you make decisions about your future • To help you learn about the world around you • To help you get to know yourself … And many more…
DefinitionsCareer Studies 10 Profession An occupation or career. Occupation A cluster of jobs with similar tasks and skills performed at a variety of locations.
DefinitionsCareer Studies 10 Career A chosen path, profession, or occupation; the sum of one’s life experiences. A career includes all of an individual’s work, learning, recreational, community, and family roles.
DefinitionsCareer Studies 10 Job A specific set of duties performed for a specific employer in a prescribed location or range of locations for a specific rate of pay. Work Physical or mental effort or activity directed towards the production or accomplishment of something.
DefinitionsCareer Studies 10 Vocation An occupation requiring specific training – includes areas like teaching, construction, medicine, etc.
Six Destinations: Career Choices http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4SG2i1iMBs • Where will you be after High School? • University • College • Military • Apprenticeship • Workforce (Entrepreneurship/Employment) • Private Training (Hairstylist, Massage Therapy, Pilot)
Career Studies will prepare or guide you towards all six destinations • What effort you put into this course will determine how prepared you are for your future • There are 3 main areas of study in this course: Personal Management Exploration of Opportunities Preparation for Transitions and Change
How will you be Evaluated? • Term Work 60% • Career Portfolio 20% • Career Fair/Bulletin Board Presentation 10% • Final Exam 10%
Guidelines • Homework: Very little if any if you use class time wisely • Late/Missed Work: Your responsibility to catch up Don’t hand it in = no mark (0) • Extra Time: IEP, previously agreed to by the teacher • Cheating/Plagiarism: earn a mark of zero (0) • Learning Skills/Work Habits: Life skills (Responsibility, Organization, Independent Work, Collaboration, Initiative, Self Regulation)
Ted Talks about Careers A new way to work/find a job after College/University -“Free Work”. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5qUR3tpEdA