career management academic library
Career Management assists students in their preparation for career selection. The course is designed to improve workforce skills needed in all careers including:
  • Communication
  • Leadership
  • Teamwork
  • Decision making
  • Problem solving
  • Goal setting
  • Time management
Students will complete activities that help identify personal interests, aptitudes, and learning styles. Students will use results of self-assessments to determine careers that may prove personally satisfying.
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Students will complete an in-depth career research activity that can be repeated for each future career decision. Students will also create a career portfolio as they work through the curriculum.
CAREER MANAGEMENT ONLINE
UNIT 1 - WHAT IS WORK?
UNIT 2 - SELF-ASSESSMENT
  1. Course Overview
  2. The Purpose of Work
  3. Personal Benefits Of Work
  4. Wages and Employment Benefits
  5. Project: Time Sheet  (Complete this project as given in the assignment on Time Sheet.)
  6. Project: Earnings Statement  (Complete this project as given in the assignment on Earnings Statement.)
  7. Lifestyle Goals
  8. Project: Lifestyle Budget  (Complete this project as given in the assignment on Lifestyle Budget.)
  9. Societal Benefits of Work
  10. Quiz 1: What is Work?
  11. Alternate Quiz 1—Form A: What is Work?
  12. Alternate Quiz 1—Form B: What is Work?
  13. Basic Work Qualifications
  14. Work Environment
  15. Basic Employability Skills
  16. Project: Basic Employability Skills
  17. Problem Solving
  18. Project: Problem Solving (Complete this project as given in the assignment on Problem Solving.)
  19. Lifelong Learning and Technology
  20. Career Clusters: Part 1
  21. Quiz 2: Elements of Work
  22. Alternate Quiz 2—Form A: Elements of Work
  23. Alternate Quiz 2—Form B: Elements of Work
  24. Review
  25. Test
  26. Alternate Test—Form A
  27. Alternate Test—Form B
  28. Glossary and Credits
  1. Your Interests
  2. Skills and Aptitudes
  3. Project: Extended Activity  Play Web-based Aptitude, Skill, and Value Game  (Complete this project as given in the assignment for the Extended Activity.)
  4. Project: Interests, Skills, and Aptitudes  (Complete this project as given in the assignment on Interests, Skills, and Aptitudes.)
  5. Personality Traits and Values
  6. Project: Extended Activity  Inherited Values  (Complete this project as given in the assignment on Inherited Values.)
  7.  Learning Styles
  8.  Project: Complete a Transferable and Self-Management Skills Inventory (Complete this project as given in the assignment on Transferable and Self-Management Skills Inventory.)
  9. Quiz 1: Assessing Yourself
  10. Alternate Quiz 1—Form A: Assessing Yourself
  11. Alternate Quiz 1—Form B: Assessing Yourself
  12. Listening
  13. Speaking
  14. Writing
  15. Teamwork and Collaboration
  16. Career Clusters: Part 2
  17. Quiz 2: Developing Interpersonal Skills
  18. Alternate Quiz 2—Form A: Developing Interpersonal Skills
  19. Alternate Quiz 2—Form B: Developing Interpersonal Skills
  20. Review
  21. Test
  22. Alternate Test—Form A
  23. Alternate Test—Form B
  24. Glossary and Credits
UNIT 3 - CAREER RESEARCH
UNIT 4 - PLANNING FOR YOUR CAREER
  1. Project: Predict Career Information
  2. Career Skills, Tasks, and Tools
  3. Project: Career Skills, Tasks, and Tools  (Complete this project as given in the assignment on Career, Skills, and Tools.)
  4. Career Education, Training, and Qualifications
  5. Career Wages and Benefits
  6. Career Outlook
  7. Project: Extended Activity — Career Outlook  (Complete this project as given in the assignment on Career Outlook.)
  8. Quiz 1: Research Criteria
  9. Alternate Quiz 1—Form A: Research Criteria
  10. Alternate Quiz 1—Form B: Research Criteria
  11. Internet Research
  12. Library and Print Resources
  13. Additional Research Resources
  14. Evaluate and Use Multiple Resources
  15. Quiz 2: Research Sources and Skills
  16. Alternate Quiz 2—Form A: Research Sources and Skills
  17. Alternate Quiz 2—Form B: Research Sources and Skills
  18. Project: Career Research (Complete this project as given in the assignment on Career Research.)
  19. Project: Career Portfolio  (Complete this project as given in the assignment on Career Portfolio.)
  20. Project: Post-Secondary Education Portfolio  (Complete this project as given in the assignment on Post-Secondary Portfolio.)
  21. Career Clusters: Part 3
  22. Review
  23. Test
  24. Alternate Test—Form A
  25. Alternate Test—Form B
  26. Glossary and Credits
  1. Workplace Etiquette
  2. Workplace Trends
  3. Emerging Careers
  4. Adjusting to Workplace Trends
  5. Self-improvement
  6. Quiz 1: Workplace Considerations
  7. Alternate Quiz 1—Form A: Workplace Considerations
  8. Alternate Quiz 1—Form B: Workplace Considerations
  9. Decision-making Steps
  10. Goal Setting
  11. Project: Setting Goals  (Complete this project as given in the assignment on Setting Goals.)
  12. Conflict Management
  13. Thinking Skills
  14. Extracurricular Activities
  15. Quiz 2: Decision Making
  16. Alternate Quiz 2—Form A: Decision Making
  17. Alternate Quiz 2—Form B: Decision Making
  18. Project: Academics Portfolio (Complete this project as given in the assignment on Academics Portfolio.)
  19. Project: Activities Portfolio  (Complete this project as given in the assignment on Academics Portfolio.)
  20. Career Clusters: Part 4
  21. Project: Marketing Brochure  (Complete this project as given in the assignment on Marketing Brochure.)
  22. Review
  23. Test
  24. Alternate Test—Form A
  25. Alternate Test—Form B
  26. Glossary and Credits
UNIT 5 - PREPARING FOR YOUR CAREER
UNIT 6 - COURSE REVIEW AND EXAM
  1. Resumes
  2. Project: Resume  (Complete this project as given in the assignment on Marketing Brochure.)
  3. Cover Letters
  4. Project: Cover Letters  (Complete this project as given in the assignment on Cover Letters.)
  5. Job Applications 
  6. Project: Job Application  (Complete this project as given in the assignment on Job Applications.)
  7. Your Professional Online Presence
  8. Project: Professional Presence  (Complete this project as given in the assignment on Professional Presence.)
  9. Quiz 1: Creating Employment Documents
  10. Alternate Quiz 1—Form A: Creating Employment Documents
  11. Alternate Quiz 1—Form B: Creating Employment Documents
  12. Finding Job Leads
  13. What to Expect During an Interview
  14. Researching Potential Employers
  15. Interview Behavior/Skills
  16. Interview Follow-up
  17. Quiz 2: Contact with Employers
  18. Alternate Quiz 2—Form A: Contact with Employers
  19. Alternate Quiz 2—Form B: Contact with Employers
  20. Review
  21. Test
  22. Alternate Test—Form A
  23. Alternate Test—Form B
  24. Glossary and Credits
1. Review
​2. Exam