Prepare students for entry level jobs and/or additional education in the communication field.
Benchmark 1
Advanced Studies in Technology-Time management
Indicator 1
The student will set priorities of the order in which tasks will be accomplished.
Indicator 2
The student will determine steps involved in a specific activity.
Indicator 3
The student will estimate time required to perform tasks.
Indicator 4
The student will locate information, resources, materials, and equipment to perform tasks.
Indicator 5
The student will develop habits that save time.
Benchmark 2
Advanced Studies in Technology-Material management
Indicator 1
The student will identify and use supplies of a given occupational area.
Indicator 2
The student will perform tasks related to equipment operation and/or maintenance.
Indicator 3
The student will check incoming supplies.
Indicator 4
The student will test material properties.
Benchmark 3
Advanced Studies in Technology-Facility Management
Indicator 1
The student will demonstrate knowledge of workplace skills for a given occupational area.
Indicator 2
The student will demonstrate safe use of tools and equipment.
Indicator 3
The student will organize work space.
Indicator 4
The student will demonstrate flexibility.
Benchmark 4
Advanced Studies in Technology-Team Member.
Indicator 1
The student will contribute and take appropriately from a team.
Indicator 2
The student will work as a team member for a common goal.
Indicator 3
The student will agree and disagree with team appropriately.
Indicator 4
The student will state your "point of view."
Benchmark 5
Advanced Studies in Technology-Problem Solving
Indicator 1
The student will identify and use a 7 step solving method: a. Define the problem, b. Gather information, c. Brain storm solutions, d. Evaluate solution (go back to the drawing board), e. Select a solution, f. implement solution, g. evaluate results.
Benchmark 6
Advanced Studies in Technology-Communication Skills
Indicator 1
The student will exhibit appropriate listening skills.
Indicator 2
The student will exhibit effective verbal skills.
Indicator 3
The student will ask questions to clarify oral instructions.
Indicator 4
The student will initiate and maintain task focused conversations with others.
Indicator 5
The student will handle negative peer pressure.
Indicator 6
The student will provide feedback.
Indicator 7
The student will demonstrate technical reading skills.
Indicator 8
The student will exhibit organizational skills.
Indicator 9
The student will visualize results.
Indicator 10
The student will reduce barriers that may impede effective listening.
Benchmark 7
Advanced Studies in Technology-Work Ethics
Indicator 1
The student will exhibit punctuality.
Indicator 2
The student will have good attendance.
Indicator 3
The student will exhibit cooperation.
Indicator 4
The student will exhibit assertiveness.
Indicator 5
The student will exhibit honesty.
Indicator 6
The student will demonstrate responsibility.
Indicator 7
The student will follow rules.
Indicator 8
The student will have a positive attitude.
Indicator 9
The student will be friendly.
Indicator 10
The student will demonstrate personal discipline.
Indicator 11
The student will demonstrate accuracy.
Indicator 12
The student will practice costs effectiveness.
Indicator 13
The student will set and meet deadlines.
Indicator 14
The student will demonstrate the ability to handle pressure.
Benchmark 8
Advanced Studies in Technology-Learning Strategies
Indicator 1
The student will exhibit note taking skills.
Indicator 2
The student will develop basic reading, writing, computation, and research skills.
Indicator 3
The student will relate information.
Indicator 4
The student will recall information.
Indicator 5
The student will organize information.
Indicator 6
The student will utilize test taking skills.
Indicator 7
The student will access and evaluate resources.
Indicator 8
The student will locate and use expert sources.
Benchmark 9
Advanced Studies in Technology-Communication Technology
Indicator 1
The student will demonstrate proper use and care of equipment.
Indicator 2
The student will use technical manuals.
Indicator 3
The student will create text and graphics.
Indicator 4
The student will create a magazine cover.
Indicator 5
The student will design and create a prototype box for a product.
Indicator 6
The student will create a logo.
Indicator 7
The student will demonstrate proficiency using PhotoShop.
Indicator 8
The student will demonstrate proficiency using FreeHand and or Illustrator.
Indicator 9
The student will demonstrate proficiency using QuarkXPress.
Indicator 10
The student will demonstrate proficiency using document storage and retrieval.
Indicator 11
The student will demonstrate proficiency using document storage and retrieval.
Indicator 12
The student will demonstrate proficiency manipulating layers.
Indicator 13
The student will demonstrate proficiency importing and exporting between software.
Indicator 14
The student will demonstrate a basic understanding of web page design.
Indicator 15
The student will identify and use tool, material and processes used in offset lithography.
Indicator 16
The student will complete the following steps involved in offset lithography: a. create copy, b. Expose and process negative, c. Strip negative, d. Process offset printing plate, e. Mix fountain solution, f. Adjust inking system, g. Ink up press, h. Adjust dampening system, i. Load paper on feeding system, j. Register image, k. Print, l. Clean up press, m. Identify and use tools, material, and process used in silk screen printing.
Indicator 17
The student will complete the following steps involved in silk screen printing: create computer generated silk design: a. Prepare a stencil, b. Prepare a screen, c. Register colors, d. Print, e. Cure prints, d. Clean up.
Benchmark 10
Advanced Studies in Technology-Drafting Technology
Indicator 1
The student will identify types of mechanical and architectural templates.
Indicator 2
The student will identify and demonstrate use of precision measuring instruments .
Indicator 3
The student will be proficient in use of reproductions equipment.
Indicator 4
The student will identify standards in ANSI drafting manuals.
Indicator 5
The student will identify miscellaneous ANSI standards and or architectural symbols.
Indicator 6
The student will utilize technical manual as resource.
Indicator 7
The student will verify mating dimensions in an assembly drawing.
Indicator 8
The student will select symbols for position and form.
Indicator 9
The student will identify surface quality symbols.
Indicator 10
The student will identify surface quality notes.
Indicator 11
The student will verify mating dimensions in an assembly drawing.
Indicator 12
The student will select symbols for position and form
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