CAREER PLANNINGModule 1: Understanding the Workplace

http://www.fldoe.org/workforce/ced/ced_workplace.asp

Warm Up1. What is your “Dream Job”

2. Why do you believe that #1 is your dream job?

3. OCSR: Who was the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence?

4. Define: No Words Today

Question of the Day• Why do you think the

government had to enact the American Disabilities Act?

FCAT Prep• Cuban dictator Fidel Castro was born near Biran on

August 13, 1926. In 1959, he used guerilla warfare to successfully overthrow Cuban leader Batista, and was sworn in as prime minister of Cuba. As prime minister, Castro's government established covert military and economic relations with the Soviet Union, leading to the Cuban Missile Crisis. He served as prime minister until 1976, when he became president of Cuba.

• Educated in private Jesuit boarding schools, Castro grew up in wealthy circumstances amid the poverty of Cuba's people. He was intellectually gifted, but more interested in sports than studies. He attended El Colegio de Belen and pitched for the school's baseball team. After his graduation in late 1945, Castro entered law school at the University of Havana and became immersed in the political climate of Cuban nationalism, anti-imperialism and socialism.

Questions:1. What type of upbringing did Fidel

Castro have?A. Poor B. Middle ClassC. Wealthy D. Scholarly

2. What position of power does Castro hold in Cuba?

A. Presidente B. Guerilla

C. Socialism D. Prime Minister

3. What was Castro’s main interest growing up?

A. Politics B. Religious StudyC. Warfare D. Sports

Module 1 Vocabulary1. American with Disabilities Act (ADA) - A 1990 federal law that forbids discrimination against

persons who are disabled.

2. Career - sequence of occupations and other roles that you play in your life, the settings in which they occur, and the major events of your life; the total series of roles and work experiences a person occupies throughout life. Life career includes schooling, continuing education, employment, leisure time activities, volunteer work, homemaking, and retirement. Each person has one lifelong career that may include many occupations and jobs.

3. Career planning - the decision-making process by which you identify the alternatives open to you in occupational, educational, and leisure areas of your life.

4. Child Labor Laws – The Fair Labor Standards Act limits the hours that youth under 16 years of age can work and lists hazardous occupations too dangerous for young workers to perform.

5. Consumers – people who buy and use goods and services.

6. Demand – amount of goods and services that consumers want to buy.

7. Economics – study of how people produce, distribute, and use goods and services.

8. Entrepreneur - a person who organizes and runs a business.

Module 1: Vocabulary9. Free Enterprise – individuals or businesses may buy, sell, and set prices with little

government control.

10. Global economy - the production, purchase, and sale of goods in a world-wide market.

11. Job – paid position with specific duties, tasks, and responsibilities in a particular place of work.

12. Occupation - a grouping of jobs with common tasks that require similar skills.

13. Producers – make or provide goods and services that consumers buy and use.

14. Profit – amount of money left over after the business pays its expenses.

15. Social Security – a federal government program that provides benefits for people of all ages.

16. Supply - amount of goods and services available for sale.

Warm Up1. Do you believe the ADA is really

needed in America? Why?

2. Do you think Child Labor laws are important? Why?

3. OCSR: Which type of states would favor the Virginia Plan

4. Define: Consumers, Economics

Question of the Day• What are two ways that the job market could change before you graduate from high school?

FCAT Prep• North Korea• After Japan's surrender at the conclusion of World War

II, the Korean peninsula was partitioned into two occupation zones, divided at the 38th parallel. The USSR controlled the north, with the U.S. taking charge of the south. In 1948, the division was made permanent with the establishment of the separate regimes of North and South Korea. The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) was established on May 1, 1948, with Kim Il Sung as president.

• Hoping to unify the Koreas under a single Communist government, the North launched a surprise invasion of South Korea on June 25, 1950. In the following days, the UN Security Council condemned the attack and demanded an immediate withdrawal.

Questions:1. After which war did Korean split

into two separate countries?A. Korean War B. WWIC. Vietnam D. WWII

2. Where are the countries divided?A. North B. Near JapanC. South D. 38th Parallel

3. What came first WWII or the Korean War?

A. WWII B. Korean WarC. Same time D. Neither

Understanding the Workplace (Day 1)• http://

www.fldoe.org/workforce/ced/pdf/UnderstandingtheWorkplace.pdf

• PDF created by the FLDOE

Warm Up1. Out of todays high school

students how many will work in jobs that don’t yet exist?

2. Why do people work?

3. OCSR: What is the Second Amendment?

4. Define: Child Labor Laws, Entrepreneur

Question of the Day• Who are two employable traits that are 100% within your control?

FCAT Prep• Hiroshima (Atomic Bomb)• On August 6, 1945, the United States used a massive,

atomic weapon against Hiroshima, Japan. This atomic bomb, the equivalent of 20,000 tons of TNT, flattened the city, killing tens of thousands of civilians. While Japan was still trying to comprehend this devastation three days later, the United States struck again, this time, on Nagasaki.

• On August 6, 1945, the first choice target, Hiroshima, was having clear weather. At 8:15 a.m. (local time), the Enola Gay's door sprang open and dropped "Little Boy." The bomb exploded 1,900 feet above the city and only missed the target, the Aioi Bridge, by approximately 800 feet.

Questions:1. During which war was the Atomic

Bomb used??A. Korean War B. WWIC. Vietnam D. WWII

2. What was the name of the plane that dropped the bomb?

A. Little Boy B. HiroshimaC. Enola Gay D. Fat Man

3. How many atomic bombs did the U.S. drop on Japan?

A. One B. TwoC. Three D. Four

Understanding the Workplace (Day 2)• http://

www.fldoe.org/workforce/ced/pdf/UnderstandingtheWorkplace.pdf

• PDF created by the FLDOE

Warm Up1. How can technology make

some jobs obsolete?

2. What are some advantages of being your own boss?

3. OCSR: What are the first 10 Amendments known as?

4. Define: Supply, Demand

Question of the Day• How does supply and demand impact your personal life and your future career?

FCAT Prep• Presidential Election• The basic process of selecting the President of the United

States is spelled out in the U.S. Constitution, and it has been modified by the 12th, 22nd, and 23rd amendments. Many additional steps have been added over the years, by custom and by state law -- the process has changed quite a bit over time.

• The national presidential election actually consists of a separate election in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia; in these 51 elections, the voters are really voting for "electors" pledged to one of the tickets. These electors make up the "Electoral College.“

• In the rare event that no presidential candidate receives a majority of the electoral votes, then the President is chosen instead by the House of Representatives, from the top three presidential vote-getters in the Electoral College; each state delegation in Congress casts one vote. (The Vice-President would be chosen from the top two vice-presidential vote-getters by the Senate.)

Questions:1. Who chooses the president if no

candidate receives the majority of electoral votes?

A. Old Pres. B. SenateC. House D. New Election

2. Who official votes for the President?

A. People B. HouseC. Congress D. None of these

3. How we elect a president is strictly outlined in the U.S. constitution and has never change.

A. True B. FalseC. Maybe D. Sometimes

Supply and Demand (1 Day)• http://www.fldoe.org/workforce/ced/pdf/supply-and-

demand.pdf

Warm Up1. Why are some items worth

more than others?

2. How can technology help lower prices of some items (Nail Story)?

3. OCSR: Which part of our government contains part of the New Jersey Plan

4. Define: Entrepreneur, Job

Question of the Day• What are two advantages and two disadvantages of being an entrepreneur?

FCAT Prep• Bill Gates• Gates attended public elementary school and the private

Lakeside School. There, he discovered his interest in software and began programming computers at age 13.

• In his junior year, Gates left Harvard to devote his energies to Microsoft, a company he had begun in 1975 with his childhood friend Paul Allen. Guided by a belief that the computer would be a valuable tool on every office desktop and in every home, they began developing software for personal computers. Gates' foresight and his vision for personal computing have been central to the success of Microsoft and the software industry.

• Bill Gates and his wife, Melinda, have endowed the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation with more than $28.8 billion (as of January 2005) to support philanthropic initiatives in the areas of global health and learning.

Questions:1. Would Bill gates be considered an

entrepreneur?A. Yes B. NoC. D.

2. What is philanthropy?A. Caring B. Computer TermC. Donating D. None of these

3. Bill Gates was in charge of which company?

A. Amazon B. AppleC. GoogleD. Microsoft

Be an Entrepreneur• http://www.fldoe.org/workforce/ced/pdf/employ-

yourself.pdf

Warm Up1. What are some advantages of

being an Entrepreneur?

2. What are some challenges of being an Entrepreneur?

3. OCSR: What is an Amendment?

4. Define: Global Economy, Occupation

Question of the Day• What would happen to the price of electricians, if there was only one electrician in Jacksonville?

FCAT Prep• Adolph Hitler• At the outbreak of World War I, Hitler applied to serve in

the German army. He was accepted in August 1914, though he was still an Austrian citizen. Although he spent much of his time away from the front lines, Hitler was present at a number of significant battles and was wounded at the Somme. He was decorated for bravery, receiving the Iron Cross First Class and the Black Wound Badge. 

• Hitler became embittered over the collapse of the war effort. The experience reinforced his passionate German patriotism, and he was shocked by Germany's surrender in 1918. Like other German nationalists, he believed that the German army had been betrayed by civilian leaders and Marxists. He found the Treaty of Versailles degrading, particularly the demilitarization of the Rhineland and the stipulation that Germany accept responsibility for starting the war. 

Questions:1. Which country was Hitler originally

a citizen of?A. Germany B. IsraelC. Somme D. Austria

2. How did Hitler feel after WWI?A. Angry B. ShockedC. whatevs D. None

3. When did WWI End?A. 1914 B. 1945C. 1918 D. 1956

Local Businesses (Day 1)• http://www.fldoe.org/workforce/ced/pdf/local-business-cont

ribute.pdf

Warm Up1. What type of business were

you researching?

2. Does being in a large city provide more resources?

3. OCSR: What was the first document that established law for America?

4. Define: Free Enterprise, Producers

Question of the Day• Do you believe phone books are still useful in todays society?

FCAT Prep• Julius Caesar• Julius Caesar was born in 100 BC. His family was one of the

most important in Rome. Like most young men of noble birth Caesar became an officer in the Roman Army.

• His career nearly came to an end when at the age of twenty-five he was captured by pirates. Instead of killing him they demanded a ransom. His family paid the money and he was released. Caesar was furious that he should be humiliated in this way and with some friends he managed to find the pirates and had them all crucified. Later he boasted that he had warned the pirates that if they let him go he would have them killed.

• Caesar had political ambitions and when he was elected aedile in 65 BC he spent a fortune (his own money) providing gladiatorial contests for the Roman public. He was now deeply in debt but it helped him become a well known figure, and in 59 BC he was elected consul.

Questions:1. Why did Caesar spend his own money

to hold gladiatorial contests?A. Gain Fame B. He lost a

betC. Was his job D. He was rich

2. How did Caesars life almost come to an early end?

A. Loan sharks B.Wounded in BattleC. PiratesD. Assassination

3. What best describes Caesars family?A. Poor B. WarriorsC. Noble D. Political

Local Businesses (Day 1)• http://

www.fldoe.org/workforce/ced/pdf/local-business-contribute.pdf

• Do business number look up internet vs. phone book

Warm Up1. What type of projects would

you use local contractors for?

2. How would your life be different without ‘superstores’ like Wal-Mart/Publix?

3. OCSR: What was a major weakness of the AoC?

4. Define: ADA, Social Security

Review Key Topics Module 1:1. Why do people work?

2. Supply and Demand

3. Competition

4. Technology creating/destroying careers

5. Alternative types of employment1. Consulting/contracting/flexible work hours/temporary employment

2. Entrepreneur—Advantages and Disadvantages

6. Lifelong learning– Why is this important?

7. ADA—importance?

Questions Answers

1. Child Labor Laws____ A. Individuals or businesses may buy, sell, and set prices with little government control.

2. Entrepreneur____ B. Paid position with specific duties, tasks, in a particular place of work.

3. American with Disabilities Act (ADA)____ C. Amount of goods and services available for sale.

4. Demand____ D. Amount of goods and services that consumers want to buy

5. Job____ E. A person who organizes and runs their own business.

6. Profit____ F. A federal government program that provides benefits for people of all ages.

7. Supply____ G. The fair labor standards Act limits the hours that youth under 16 can work.

8. Social Security____ H. Amount of money left over after the business pays its expenses.

9. Free Enterprise____ I. 1990 Federal law that forbids discrimination against persons who are disabled.

Module I Understanding the Workplace: Quiz

1. What are three Careers that you think may disappear in the next 15 years, why? (2pts)

2. What are 3 benefits, and 3 disadvantages of being an entrepreneur? (2pts)

3. How does competition help LOWER prices for the consumer? (2pts)

4. Why do people work? (Min. 3 reasons) (2pts)

5. What is the main purpose of the ADA? (2pts)

6. Why is it important to be a lifelong learner? (Min1 Paragraph) (4pts)

7. Do you think going to a general Ed college, or a Trade school (Skill) is more important? (Min 1 paragraph) (4pts)