| (a) Implementation. The provisions of this section
shall be implemented by school districts beginning with the 2024-2025
school year.
(b) General requirements. This course is recommended
for students in Grades 11 and 12. The practicum course is a paid or
an unpaid capstone experience for students participating in a coherent
sequence of career and technical education (CTE) courses in the Marketing
Career Cluster. Recommended prerequisites: Entrepreneurship I and
Entrepreneurship II or successful completion of at least two courses
in a CTE program of study. Corequisite: Practicum in Entrepreneurship.
This course must be taken concurrently with Practicum in Entrepreneurship
and may not be taken as a stand-alone course. Students shall be awarded
one credit for successful completion of this course. A student may
repeat this course once for credit provided that the student is experiencing
different aspects of the industry and demonstrating proficiency in
additional and more advanced knowledge and skills.
(c) Introduction.
(1) Career and technical education instruction provides
content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical
knowledge and skills for students to further their education and succeed
in current or emerging professions.
(2) This course can serve in multiple CTE programs
of study, as it focuses on planning, managing, organizing, directing,
and evaluating business functions essential to efficient and productive
business management, finance, operations, and marketing related to
the student's industry focus.
(3) Extended Practicum in Entrepreneurship provides
students the opportunity to apply classroom learning and experiences
to real-world business problems and opportunities in a free enterprise
system while expanding their skill sets and professional relationships
as a real or simulated business owner versus the experience one would
have as an employee. Students will prepare for an entrepreneurial
career in their area of interest in their career cluster and build
on and apply the knowledge and skills gained from courses taken in
an array of career areas. Practicum experiences occur in a paid or
an unpaid arrangement and a variety of locations appropriate to the
nature and level of the student's need for work-based learning experience.
Students implement personal and interpersonal skills to strengthen
individual performance in the workplace and in society and to make
a successful transition to the workforce or postsecondary education.
It is recommended that students are paired with local business owners
or employers in their specific industry program of study.
(4) Students are encouraged to participate in extended
learning experiences such as career and technical student organizations,
local chamber of commerce meetings, and meetings with entrepreneurs,
mentors, or industry experts.
(5) Students are encouraged to transition from the
idea phase to action and implementation of a business, including validation
through sales in a real or simulated scenario.
(6) Statements that contain the word "including" reference
content that must be mastered, while those containing the phrase "such
as" are intended as possible illustrative examples.
(d) Knowledge and skills.
(1) The student demonstrates professional standards/employability
skills as required by business and industry. The student is expected
to:
(A) participate in a paid or an unpaid, laboratory-
or work-based application of previously studied knowledge and skills
related to entrepreneurship;
(B) participate in training, education, or preparation
for licensure, certification, or other relevant credentials to prepare
for employment;
(C) demonstrate professional standards and personal
qualities needed to succeed as an entrepreneur such as diligence,
perseverance, self-discipline, integrity, customer service, work ethic,
and adaptability with increased fluency;
(D) demonstrate use of business information management
tools with increased fluency for relevant projects;
(E) employ teamwork and conflict-management skills
with increased fluency to achieve collective goals; and
(F) employ planning and time-management skills and
tools with increased fluency to enhance results and complete work
tasks.
(2) The student applies professional communications
strategies. The student is expected to:
(A) demonstrate proper use of written, verbal, and
visual communication techniques with increased proficiency;
(B) apply active listening skills to obtain and clarify
information;
(C) create and deliver formal and informal presentations
effectively;
(D) analyze, interpret, and effectively communicate
information; and
(E) exhibit positive customer/client communication
skills to maintain effective internal and external business relationships.
(3) The student implements advanced problem-solving
methods. The student is expected to:
(A) employ critical-thinking skills with increased
fluency both independently and in groups to solve problems and make
decisions;
(B) conduct technical research to gather information
necessary for decision making; and
(C) analyze elements of a problem to develop creative
and innovative solutions.
(4) The student understands and applies proper safety
and security techniques in the workplace. The student is expected
to:
(A) demonstrate understanding of and consistently follow
workplace safety rules and regulations; and
(B) adhere to technology safety and cybersecurity policies
such as acceptable use policy and webpage policies.
(5) The student understands the ethical and legal responsibilities
in entrepreneurship. The student is expected to:
(A) apply appropriate responses to workplace situations
based on personal or professional ethical responsibilities;
(B) demonstrate integrity by choosing the ethical course
of action when making decisions; and
(C) comply with all applicable rules, laws, and regulations
for the selected industry.
(6) The student participates in an entrepreneurial
experience. The student is expected to:
(A) conduct, document, and evaluate learning activities
in a supervised experience;
(B) develop advanced technical knowledge and skills
related to the student's occupational objective;
(C) demonstrate use of information technology tools
to manage and perform work responsibilities;
(D) create customary styles of documents such as memoranda,
letters, emails, and reports, as appropriate, to an industry of choice;
(E) apply the elements and processes of entrepreneurship
to grow a business idea and meet customer expectations;
(F) demonstrate growth of technical skill competencies;
(G) evaluate strengths and weaknesses in technical
skill proficiency; and
(H) collect representative work samples.
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