For Ohio Family and Consumer Science Teachers

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Intermediate Career Issue Inquiry Unit

Standard: Design a Career Blueprint

Benchmark C. Interpret career and workplace issues.

Descriptors:

Explore social, economic, and global trends impacting employment opportunities, including:
a. Outsourcing;
b. Minimum wage;
c. Multi-cultural expectations and understandings;
d. Changes in pensions and social security;
e. Ethical workplace standards (e.g., sexual harassment, theft, financial accounting, falsifying records, technology abuse, personal and professional conduct).
Examine implications of life and work changes (e.g., multiple careers in a lifetime, work-from-home technologies, emerging careers).
Explore work and family relationship related to healthcare benefits, daycare for children, family leave, job sharing, and relocation.

Correlated Mathematics Academic Content Benchmarks

Apply mathematical knowledge and skills routinely in other content areas and practical situations.(Mathematical Processes B, 8-10)
Locate and interpret mathematical information accurately, and communicate ideas, processes and solutions in a complete and easily understood manner. (Mathematical Processes H, 8-10)

Correlated Social Studies Academic Content Benchmarks

Analyze how issues may be viewed differently by various cultural groups. (People in Societies A, 11-12)
Explain the use of a budget in making personal economic decisions and planning for the future (Economics E, 11-12)
Critique data and information to determine the adequacy of support for conclusions. (Social Studies Skills and Methods B, 11-12)