COURSE NAME: Career & Financial Management

SCHOOL DISTRICT: Berne Knox Westerlo

INSTRUCTOR: TBD

Full Year or Half Year

COURSE PREREQUISITES: none

BRIEF COURSE DESCRIPTION / OUTLINE: Introduction to Occupations is designed to prepare students with
the skills necessary to make them competitive in the 21st century job market, and is recommended for
every student as the skills taught are universal, and is the required introductory course for the Business
Occupations sequence. The class first explores our economic system as seen through the eyes of the
student as a consumer, a worker, and an entrepreneur.

The next several components blend into logical progression starting from the point at which a career is
chosen, through the employment phase, successful attainment of the job, and achieving job satisfaction.
The class will explore employment clusters: agriculture, business, human health services and technology
through field trips, guest speakers, Internet sources and hands-on activities.

Personal money management is surveyed through examination of payroll checks, taxes, budgets, and
investments and savings. Word processing, spreadsheet, and power point software is integrated throughout
the curriculum.

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