Title: Technology Education – Development (13099-I)

Demonstrating Personal Qualities and Abilities
  Demonstrate creativity and innovation.
  Demonstrate critical thinking and problem-solving.
  Demonstrate initiative and self-direction.
  Demonstrate integrity.
  Demonstrate work ethic.
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Demonstrating Interpersonal Skills
  Demonstrate conflict-resolution skills.
  Demonstrate listening and speaking skills.
  Demonstrate respect for diversity.
  Demonstrate customer service skills.
  Collaborate with team members.
Demonstrating Professional Competencies
  Demonstrate big-picture thinking.
  Demonstrate career- and life-management skills.
  Demonstrate continuous learning and adaptability.
  Manage time and resources.
  Demonstrate information-literacy skills.
  Demonstrate an understanding of information security.
  Maintain working knowledge of current information-technology (IT) systems.
  Demonstrate proficiency with technologies, tools, and machines common to a specific occupation.
  Apply mathematical skills to job-specific tasks.
  Demonstrate professionalism.
  Demonstrate reading and writing skills.
  Demonstrate workplace safety.
Examining All Aspects of an Industry
  Examine aspects of planning within an industry/organization.
  Examine aspects of management within an industry/organization.
  Examine aspects of financial responsibility within an industry/organization.
  Examine technical and production skills required of workers within an industry/organization.
  Examine principles of technology that underlie an industry/organization.
  Examine labor issues related to an industry/organization.
  Examine community issues related to an industry/organization.
  Examine health, safety, and environmental issues related to an industry/organization.
Addressing Elements of Student Life
  Identify the purposes and goals of the student organization.
  Explain the benefits and responsibilities of membership in the student organization as a student and in professional/civic organizations as an adult.
  Demonstrate leadership skills through participation in student organization activities, such as meetings, programs, and projects.
  Identify Internet safety issues and procedures for complying with acceptable use standards.
Exploring Work-Based Learning
  Identify the types of work-based learning (WBL) opportunities.
  (Optional) Reflect on lessons learned during the WBL experience.
  Explore career opportunities related to the WBL experience.
  (Optional) Participate in a WBL experience, when appropriate.
Understanding Technology and Society
  Define technology.
  Identify the importance of technology in everyday life.
  List examples of developing technologies.
  Create a resume for a selected career.
  Present information regarding technological solutions to human problems.
  (Optional) Describe ways society influences the creation of certain technologies.
  (Optional) Assess how technology affects individuals, resources, society, and the environment.
Understanding the Nature of Technology
  Follow all safety best practices in a technology education lab or classroom.
  Build a basic technological system.
  Categorize technological resources.
  Compare sources of energy.
  Demonstrate how tool and machine resources provide various processes.
  Illustrate the ways processes change input resources into outputs in a technological system.
  (Optional) Identify the core concepts of technology.
  (Optional) Create a device that converts energy from one form to another.
  (Optional) Describe ways that people control technology.
Producing a Technological Solution
  Explain the engineering design process.
  Describe how specifications and constraints affect the design process.
  Describe how modifications may be made during the design process to optimize a solution.
  Demonstrate linear measurement techniques.
  Represent three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface.
  Categorize the characteristics and/or properties of materials.
  Propose a solution to an assigned technological problem.
  (Optional) Formulate a problem statement for the assigned technological problem.
  Design a product or system to solve the assigned technological problem.
  Construct a working prototype.
  Evaluate the prototype through testing.
  (Optional) Modify the solution using feedback.
  (Optional) Present the final product.
Collaborating on a Technological Solution
  Design a technological solution for a problem as part of a team.
  Select technologies and resources to solve a problem as a team.
  Refine the solution, using problem-solving and teamwork skills.
  Produce the result of the design process.
  Evaluate the solution by comparing it with the problem statement.
  Present a final project report as part of a team.
  (Optional) Assess the influence of the product on individuals, resources, society, and the environment.
  (Optional) Produce a technical report as part of a team.
Additional Course Information
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