WEEK	ASSIGNMENTS: DIVERSIFIED CAREER TRAINING--II	PERFORMANCE STANDARD (s)


1	Importance of long-term personal financial planning: retirement, 	04.04, 04.05, 04.06
	security, unexpected events, loans/credit.	
	Investments: securities, stocks/bonds, mutual funds, money	
	market funds, IRA, real estate	
	Prepare Federal Income tax form: 1040EZ, 1040A, W-2 Statement	
		
2	Importance of accurate checkbook balance: credit, balancing,re-	04.07, 04.08, 04.09
	turned checks, excessive charges.	
	Insurance: automobile, homeowner's, life, health	
	Housing options and types of houses	

3	Math in the workplace; job descriptions, occupational com-	04.10, 07.01
	petency, training plans	

4	Workplace trends: full, part, flex; teamwork, role of employee	07.02, 07.03, 07.04

5	Bonuses, fringe benefits, self-employment, unions	07.05, 07.06, 07.07

6	America's economic system, government economic involvement,	08.01, 08.02, 08.03
	impact of employment on economy.	

7	Supply and demand:  economy, price/price change, market 	08.04, 08.05, 08.06
	change; social security; impact of the economy: stock market, 	
	private enterprise	

8	Patterns of cycles: recesssion, depression, recovery; consumer	08.07, 08.08
	price index.	

9	Job success:  skills needed/characteristics needed; career	09.01, 09.02, 09.03
	opportunities for the future; relationship between life roles; job 	
	and career roles.	

10	Career options; Personal and professional life decisions; career	09.04, 09.05, 09.06
	ladders--advancement, requirements, training.	

11	Steps involved in planning for education, career, and life goals: 	09.07, 09.08, 09.09
	plan of action; career information sources; career choices	

12	Desires, abilities, assets matched to career; technology in the	09.10, 10.0, 10.01
	workplace:  types of workplace technology	

13	Technology applications in the workplace; market trend changes	10.02, 10.03, 10.04
	in technology; ethical issue--copyrights/netiquette	

14	Acquiring, analyzing, managing information efficiently and	10.05, 10.06, 11.01
	effectively; cross-training; roles, functions, levels, and types	
	of managers.	

15	Changes in management; management styles and employee	11.02, 11.03, 11.04
	adjustments	

16	Corporate organizational structure; chain of command, corporate	11.05, 11.06, 11.07
	culture	

17	Customer satisfaction; cultural diversity; written policies in	11.08, 11.09, 11.10
	the workplace.	

18	Management ethics and morality; marketing policies--busines	11.11, 11.12
	environment, social/political/technology factors.