Prepare students for entry level jobs and/or additional education in the communication field.
Benchmark 1
Communication Technology - General
Indicator 1
The student will define communication technology.
Indicator 2
The student will identify three communication systems.
Indicator 3
The student will identify three elements of communication systems.
Benchmark 2
Applied Communication Technology - Managing Resources - 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 task.
Indicator 5
The student will develop habit that save time.
Benchmark 3
Applied Communication Technology - Managing Resources - 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.
Benchmark 4
Applied Communication Technology - Managing Resources - Facility Management
Indicator 1
The student will demonstrate knowledge of workplace skills for a given occupational area.
Indicator 2
The student will demonstrate the safe use of tools and equipment.
Indicator 3
The student will organize work space.
Indicator 4
The student will demonstrate flexibility.
Benchmark 5
Applied Communication Technology - Managing Resources - 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 express agreement and disagreement appropriately.
Indicator 4
The student will state your "point of view".
Benchmark 6
Applied Communication Technology - Managing Resources - Problem Solving
Indicator 1
The student will identify and use a problem solving method. a. Define problem b. Gather information c. Identify solutions d. Evaluate solution e. Make revision (if needed) f. Final solution g. Brain storm
Benchmark 7
Applied Communication 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 provide constructive criticism.
Indicator 4
The student will accept constructive criticism.
Indicator 5
The student will initiate and/or maintain task focused or friendly conversation with others.
Benchmark 8
Applied Communication 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.
Benchmark 9
Applied Communication Technology - Computer Skills
Indicator 1
The student will identify and use basic desktop publishing equipment.
Indicator 2
The student will identify and use basic CAD equipment.
Indicator 3
The student will save a document.
Indicator 4
The student will print/plot a document.
Indicator 5
The student will demonstrate proper use and care of equipment.
Indicator 6
The student will demonstrate proficiency using digitizing equipment.
Indicator 7
The student will demonstrate proficiency using document storage and retrieval.
Benchmark 10
Applied Communication Technology - Graphic Communication Lithography
Indicator 1
The student will identify and use tools, material, and processes used in lithography.
Indicator 2
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. Load paper on feeding system f. Register image g. Print
Indicator 3
The student will identify and use tools, material, and processes used in silk screen printing.
Indicator 4
The student will complete the following steps involved in silk screen printing: One Color: a. Create silk screen design b. Prepare a stencil c. Print d. Clean up. Multi Color: e. Create silk screen design f. Prepare a stencil g. Register colors h. Print i. Clean up.
Benchmark 11
Applied Communication Technology - Electronic Communication - Computer Graphics
Indicator 1
The student will identify systems hardware.
Indicator 2
The student will identify systems software.
Indicator 3
The student will demonstrate proficiency using PhotoShop.
Indicator 4
The student will demonstrate proficiency using FreeHand and/or Illustrator.
Indicator 5
The student will demonstrate proficiency using QuarkXPress.
Indicator 6
The student will demonstrate proficiency using digitizing equipment.
Indicator 7
The student will demonstrate proficiency in document storage and retrieval.
Indicator 8
The student will demonstrate proficiency in manipulating layers.
Indicator 9
The student will demonstrate proficiency in importing and exporting between software.
Indicator 10
The student will demonstrate a basic understanding of web page design.
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