All Aspects of the Industry

1. All Aspects of the Industry SDCOE-ROP/CTE Fall 2012

2. 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

3. 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.

4. Business PlanningCareer Development Skills • Distinguish between types of decisions • Economic • Technical • Social • Utilize problem solving skills • 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

5. 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

6. ManagementCareer 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.

7. 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

8. Health, Safety and EnvironmentCareer 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

9. 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?

10. Community IssuesCareer 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

11. 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

12. Principles of TechnologyCareer 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

13. 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

14. Personal Work HabitsCareer 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 • Cooperation • Integrity • Honesty • Positive Attitude • List and defend your strong worker characteristics • List your worker characteristics that need further development

15. 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

16. Technical & Production SkillsCareer 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

17. Labor Issues • The importance of knowing your rights as a worker • Advantages/disadvantages of hourly and salaried pay • The importance of cultural sensitivity

18. Labor IssuesCareer Development Skills • Research your company’s employee rights • Develop a list of salary and hourly positions • Identify skills needed to maintain effective work relations with colleagues • Develop and present your rights as an employee • Create a spreadsheet showing the advantages/disadvantages of salary and hourly pay • Create a brochure on cultural sensitivity for your company

19. 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?

20. FinanceCareer 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