| (a) General requirements. This course is recommended
for students in Grades 11 and 12. The practicum course is a paid or
unpaid capstone experience for students participating in a coherent
sequence of career and technical education courses in the Business
Management and Administration Career Cluster. Recommended prerequisites:
Touch System Data Entry and Business Management or Business Information
Management II. Corequisite: Practicum in Business Management. This
course must be taken concurrently with Practicum in Business Management
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.
(b) 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) The Business Management and Administration Career
Cluster focuses on careers in planning, organizing, directing, and
evaluating business functions essential to efficient and productive
business operations.
(3) Extended Practicum in Business Management is designed
to give students supervised practical application of previously studied
knowledge and skills. Practicum experiences occur in a paid or unpaid
arrangement and a variety of locations appropriate to the nature and
level of 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. Students apply technical skills to address business applications
of emerging technologies. Students develop a foundation in the economic,
financial, technological, international, social, and ethical aspects
of business to become competent consumers, employees, and entrepreneurs.
Students enhance reading, writing, computing, communication, and reasoning
skills and apply them to the business environment. Students incorporate
a broad base of knowledge that includes the legal, managerial, marketing,
financial, ethical, and international dimensions of business to make
appropriate business decisions.
(4) Students are encouraged to participate in extended
learning experiences such as career and technical student organizations
and other leadership or extracurricular organizations.
(5) 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.
(c) 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 unpaid, laboratory- or
work-based application of previously studied knowledge and skills
related to business management;
(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 be employable such as self-discipline, integrity,
customer service, work ethic, and adaptability with increased fluency;
(D) complete tasks with the highest standards to ensure
quality products and services;
(E) employ teamwork and conflict-management skills
to achieve collective goals with increased fluency; 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 public relations skills to maintain internal
and external customer/client satisfaction.
(3) The student implements advanced problem-solving
methods. The student is expected to:
(A) employ critical-thinking skills independently and
in groups with increased fluency to solve problems and make decisions;
(B) apply critical-thinking strategies with increased
fluency to develop solutions using appropriate technologies and resources;
(C) conduct technical research to gather information
necessary for decision making; and
(D) 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) understand and consistently follow workplace safety
rules and regulations;
(B) adhere to technology safety and security policies
such as acceptable use policy and web page policies; and
(C) follow policies to prevent loss of data integrity.
(5) The student understands the professional, ethical,
and legal responsibilities in business management. The student is
expected to:
(A) demonstrate a positive, productive work ethic by
performing assigned tasks as directed;
(B) describe and practice ethical and legal responsibilities
associated with business management;
(C) show integrity by choosing the ethical course of
action when making decisions; and
(D) comply with all applicable rules, laws, and regulations
in a consistent manner.
(6) The student participates in a business management
experience. The student is expected to:
(A) conduct, document, and evaluate learning activities
in a supervised business management experience;
(B) develop advanced technical knowledge and skills
related to the student's occupational objective;
(C) facilitate internal and external office communications
to support work activities;
(D) demonstrate appropriate use of information technology
tools to manage and perform work responsibilities;
(E) create customary styles of business documents such
as memoranda, letters, emails, and reports, as appropriate;
(F) perform scheduling functions electronically to
facilitate on-time, prompt completion of work activities;
(G) demonstrate growth of technical skill competencies;
(H) evaluate strengths and weaknesses in technical
skill proficiency; and
(I) collect representative work samples.
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