Course Title: Computer & Technology Applications Section I: General Information and Description Grade Level: 9-12 Credit:

1-3 uggested !rere"uisite: #asic $ey%oarding &ills or $ey%oarding Applications

Course Description: tudents 'ill use computer and so(t'are applications including 'ord processing) presentation) data%ase) spreadsheets) *nternet) and e-mail to prepare elementary documents and reports+ The impact o( computers on society and ethical issues is presented+ Section II: Content Alignment Technical Content #asic computer terminology ,ocument processing using: -.ord processing - preadsheet -,ata%ase -!resentation so(t'are ,ocument enhancement (eatures using: -.ord processing - preadsheet -,ata%ase -!resentation so(t'are /perating system components .orld .ide .e% %ro'ser to search 0lectronic mail 0thical uses o( computers) in(ormation) and so(t'are Computer viruses *mpact o( computers on society Learner Activities tudents 'ill revie' %asic terminology o( computer component parts and viruses using a 1eopardy revie' game at: http:22'''+geocities+com2coll egepar&22uad2345621eo1+html tudents 'ill prepare an agenda (or 7#LA 8or other clu%9 meeting tudents 'ill prepare a ne'spaper article 'hich contains a graph and2or graphic to support the evidence tudents 'ill create a template (or a school ne'sletter tudents 'ill compose and (ormat letters to servicemen) nursing home residents) etc+ tudents 'ill prepare a simple personal %udget to re(lect their current (inancial status tudents 'ill complete a 'or&-%ased simulation related to payroll) inventory or %udgets tudents 'ill trac& the prices o( selected stoc&s and record price (luctuations on a spreadsheet and create graphs to depict trends over Skills Standards ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES SKILL STANDARDS A ! "erform Administrative Support #unctions A$$%&,evelop a plan (or organi:ing one;s o'n 'or& A$$'&Coordinate one;s o'n 'or& A$($&<aintain current technical &no'ledge ) ! Demonstrate Communication and Telecommunication Skills )$$(&!repare and deliver oral presentations )$$*&!rocess electronic mail # ! Demonstrate )asic Computer Skills #$$(&$ey documents #$$%&*nsert a graphic in a document #$$'&,esign a ta%le #$$+&,esign (orms #$$,&!rint in(ormation #$$-&=evise e>isting document #$($&Locate data #$((&,evelop and revise a data%ase #$(.&!repare document using spreadsheet so(t'are pac&age #$%(&Create charts and graphs #$%+&<anipulate operating system to improve per(ormance E) ! Exhi/it 0orkplace Skills Core Content for Assessment 1eading 2(3%4 ! Students make sense of the variet5 of materials the5 read 1D ! 6 ! %3$3- ! ?se te>t (eatures 8e+g+) illustrations) charts) lists) ta%les) graphs) ta%le o( contents) inde>es) glossaries) headings) captions9 to enhance understanding o( a passage 1D ! 6 ! %3$3(% ! <a&e predictions and dra' conclusions %ased on 'hat is read 1D ! 6 ! %3$3(' ! Analy:e the content as it applies to students; lives and2or real 'orld issues 1D ! 6 ! +3$3- ! *denti(y essential in(ormation needed to accomplish a tas& 1D ! 6 ! +3$37 ! Apply the in(ormation contained in practical2'or&place materials 1D ! 6 ! +3$3($ ! *denti(y te>t (eatures and organi:ational aids 8e+g+) %old (ace print) italics) illustrations9 that provide additional clarity 1D ! 6 ! +3$3(( ! ?tili:e page (ormat and layout 8graphics and organi:ational aids such as %ullets) Academic Expectations (3* @uanti(ying (3, Computing (3. Aisuali:ing (3- <easuring (37 <athematical reasoning (3($ Classi(ying (3(( .riting (3(' Aisual Arts (3(, ?sing electronic technology %3. Bum%er %3- <athematical procedures %3(+ ,emocratic principle %3(, tructure and (unction o( social system %3(- tructure and (unction o( economic system %3'. 0mployment s&ills '3* el(-control and sel(discipline '3, 0thical values *3( Critical thin&ing *3+ ,ecision ma&ing ,3% ,evelop ne' &no'ledge ,3' 0>panding e>isting &no'ledge

time tudents 'ill use (unctions and2or (ormulas to create repayment schedules (or student loans) auto loans) etc+ tudents 'ill prepare a data%ase (or a school athletic team 8roster) stats) etc+9 tudents 'ill plan) design) and create a data%ase (or a collection o( items such as C,;s) %ase%all cards) etc+ tudents 'ill invite a community leader or %usinessperson to discuss ho' they use various data%ases tudents 'ill design a 'e% page (or a local %usiness or school tudents 'ill research the *nternet and create a !o'er!oint slide sho' advertising a local postsecondary institution 8university) technical college) etc+9 tudents 'ill create a presentation to promote availa%le loan options (or a local (inancial institution+ tudents 'ill revise an agenda (or an 7#LA 8or other student organi:ation9 meeting tudents 'ill &ey2(ormat and enhance a multi-page report 8such as annual report) 1o% description manual) etc+9 'ith te>t alignment) %olding) %ullets) etc+ ,ocuments may include header2(ooter) long "uotes) (ootnotes2endnotes

E)$$'&*denti(y ethical characteristics and %ehaviors E)$$+&,i((erentiate %et'een good and poor %usiness ethics E)$$-&<aintains con(identiality and sensitivity o( company in(ormation A) ! Demonstrate Effective 0ritten Skills A)$$*&?se correct spelling A)$$.&,etect all content) (ormat) and typing errors FINANCIAL SERVICES SKILL STANDARDS A Exhi/it 8e5/oarding9Data Entr5 Skills A$$(C,emonstrate pro(icient speed and accuracy in use o( 1D-&ey A$$%C,emonstrate pro(icient speed and accuracy in use o( &ey%oard A$$'C0sta%lish a good ha%it o( proo(reading ):;tili<e Soft=are Applications )$$(C!roduce documents integrating current 'ord processing) data%ase) and spreadsheet (iles )$$%CCreate 'or&sheets using spreadsheet commands) (unctions) and (ormulas )$$'C?nderstand or utili:e electronic mail services A)&Demonstrate Listening> ral and 0ritten Communication Skills A)$$(&,emonstrate listening s&ills A)$$%&7ollo' oral2'ritten instructions A)$$'C?se correct spelling) pronunciation and grammar E) ! Exhi/it 0ork Ethic E)$($C*denti(y and practice good ethical %ehavior

%old(ace type) italics) and indentation9 to interpret in(ormation 1D ! 6 ! +3$3(' ! 0valuate the clarity o( practical 'or&place materials 0riting 2(3((4 ! Students =rite using appropriate forms> conventions> and st5les to communicate ideas and information to different audiences for different purposes 01 ! 6 ! (3+ ! Transactive .riting C is in(ormative2 persuasive 'riting that presents ideas and in(ormation (or authentic audiences to accomplish realistic purposes li&e those students 'ill encounter in their lives+ tudents 'ill 'rite in a variety o( (orms such as the (ollo'ing: -Letters - peeches -0ditorials -Articles in maga:ines) academic 1ournals) ne'spapers -!roposals -#rochures -/ther &inds o( practical2 'or&place 'riting ?ath !Students =ill perform the follo=ing mathematical operations and9or procedures accuratel5 and efficientl5> and explain ho= the5 =ork in real&=orld and mathematical situations ?A ! 6 ! (3(3% ! tudents 'ill recogni:e) de(ine) give e>amples o() and apply to %oth real-'orld and mathematical situation (inite arithmetic and geometric se"uences and series

tudents 'ill &ey2(ormat num%ered or %ulleted to-do lists 8home'or& assignment) shopping lists) etc+9 tudents 'ill develop2(ormat a spreadsheet (or student grades tudents 'ill revise a spreadsheet (or an 7#LA (undraising activity incorporating shading) %orders) centering title2headingsE (ormatting (igures (or currency) percentages) decimal places) etc+E develop charts %ased on product sales) top (undraiser) etc+ tudents 'ill develop2(ormat a payroll spreadsheet (or student employees o( a school%ased enterprise tudents 'ill prepare2(ormat a mem%ership roster (or 7#LA tudents 'ill prepare2(ormat a presentation to recruit 7#LA mem%ersE include clip art) %ulleted lists) and apply template designs) etc+ tudents 'ill prepare2(ormat an auto%iographical slide presentation tudents 'ill demonstrate and2or e>plain correct use o( a 'e% %ro'ser to access the 7#LA 'e%site tudents 'ill research the %ene(its o( various 'e% %ro'sers and present their

E)$((C,i((erentiate %et'een good and poor %usiness ethics

?A ! 6 ! (3%3( ! tudents 'ill per(orm addition) su%traction) multiplication) and division 'ith real num%ers in pro%lem-solving situations to speci(ied accuracy ?A ! 6 ! '3%3' ! tudents 'ill organi:e) display) and interpret statistical models 8ta%les) graphs9 o( %ivariate data "ractical Living9@ocational Studies&?an5 factores need to /e considered =hen selecting and preparing for emplo5ment or a career path3 "L ! 6 ! +3'3( ! 0mployers loo& (or employees 'ho have positive 'or& ha%its and a good 'or& ethic 8e+g+) positive attitude) initiative) punctuality) communication s&ills9 "L ! 6 ! +3'3% ! .or& ha%its2 ethics 8e+g+) cooperation) respect) time management) individual2 team responsi%ilities) dependa%ility9 can impact the success o( a group

(indings to the class tudents 'ill research the %ene(its o( various *nternet search engines and create the (ollo'ing documents -a rating sheet (or peers covering 3 search engines -a Fho'-toG %rochure on ho' to use their (avorite search engine -send an e-mail message to the school-%oard mem%ers regarding a current school issue -use e-mail to correspond to another 7#LA chapter tudents 'ill compose) &ey) and (ormat a computerusage agreement to %e signed %y students in school or employees in a %usiness organi:ation o( their choice+ tudents 'ill hear guest spea&ers) discuss legal issues concerning technology such as plagiarism) copyrights) accepta%le use o( the *nternet) etc+ tudents 'ill compose several e-mail messages on di((erent topicsE including personal) %usiness-related) in(ormal) etc+ tudents 'ill discuss the settings in 'hich each message 'ould or 'ould not %e appropriate tudents 'ill research the types o( viruses %y using di((erent media: -!reparing a ne'sletter or %rochure -,iscussing the history o( various viruses and vaccines developed to

correct them tudents 'ill compose and type in (inal (orm a one- to t'o-page un%ound report on the (ollo'ing topic: -Ho' Have Computers Changed the .ay .e LiveI tudents 'ill simulate starting their o'n %usiness and create the (ollo'ing documents: -.ord processing C advertising (lyer -,ata%ase C employee roster -!u%lisher C ne'sletter -!o'erpoint C train employees Section III: Assessment
?ethods of assessment such as dail5 grades> home=ork grades> multiple choice Auestions> open response items =ith ru/rics> simulation gamesB tests9Aui<<es and transactive portfolio pieces ma5 /e used3

Section I@: SCACS All CAB 8'or&place s&ills9 organi:ed as competencies) C1-2D and (oundation s&ills) 71-16 are utili:ed+ Section @: Supporting ?aterials i+e+ culminating and enhancement activities) resources) technology) and e"uipment 1+ Culminating and 0nhancement Activities: Transactive !ort(olio !iece: <emo that e>plains the so(t'are needed to produce the 7#LA chapter;s ne'sletter) annual report) or (inancial report 2+ =esources: Te>t%oo& and manual) activity pac&s) test%an& Application so(t'are (or 'ord processing) data%ases) spreadsheets) and presentations Administrative upport &ill tandards document 7inancial ervices &ill tandards document 3+
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Cotes: 8Botes are included (or clari(ication o( this e>ample and may not %e necessary in development o( other courses2units+9 1+ The Career and Technical Education Program of Studies Implementation Manual 'as the source (or the suggested prere"uisite) course description) technical content and learner activities+ 2+ The %road categories o( occupational) employa%ility and academic s&ill standards are listed along 'ith speci(ic s&ill standards (or one o( the occupational standards /-A+ *n actual development) speci(ic s&ill standards 'ithin each category as sho'n in the Kentucky Administrative Support Services Skill Standards and Kentucky Financial Skill Standards document should %e utili:ed+ 3+ Codes listed in the core content column represent speci(ic content statements as sho'n in the Core Content for Assessment document+ J+ Academic e>pectations are listed in numerical order) not necessarily as utili:ed+