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Marketing Education Student Handbook Activity
Directions: Please answer all short answer questions in complete sentences.
PART I
A. General Marketing Education Information (handbook pages 2-7)
1. How does each of these areas benefit from Marketing Education?
 Students –
 Schools –
 Employers –
 Community –
2. Marketing Education is a program designed to prepare people for
occupations in the marketing of goods and services. To accomplish that
goal, what does the program encompass and utilize?
3. Looking at the 22 major areas we use to group marketing occupations into
on page 6, which one would you use to describe someone who starts their
own business? How about someone who is a hostess at Bonefish? And a
cashier at Target? A bagger at Harris Teeter?
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4. The bottom of page 6 identifies types of jobs in the field of marketing.
Which type of job is the closest to your job title and if you are not
employed which one would you like to learn more about?
5. List the six classes offered in the marketing program in Loudoun County.
Which two can you earn two credits for having a job?
B. Marketing Cooperative Student Information (handbook pages 6-20)
6. Why is your teacher also considered a “coordinator”?
7. What is the minimum number of hours a Co-op student is required to work
to receive full course credit?
8. Do you need to remain employed even after you complete the minimum hour
requirement? Explain.
9. Are you allowed to quit your job at any time during the year? Why or Why
not?
10. What is a “training station”?
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11. After reading the ‘Lead by Example: Use your attitude to get ahead!’ tips,
which of the listed do you consider to be the three most important tips.
Why?
12. What is a training agreement and who must sign it?
13. What is the purpose of the cumulative wage and hour report? When how
often is it updated?
14. Describe the monthly wage and hour report and when is it due each month?
15. Explain the purpose of the evaluation and how it is factored into your
grade.
16. What is the role of the training plan and why is it important to use?
17. Who is your training sponsor?
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For test purposes, be familiar with all of the Words to Know on page 9!
Part II DECA (handbook pages 21-38)
18. What is DECA ?
19. What four things does a DECA membership allow members to become?
20. From the list of benefits of DECA membership how can DECA help you?
Identify four items you feel are important.
21. Who is responsible for the success of DECA?
22. What is the official DECA logo?
23. List the four guiding principles of the comprehensive learning program that
the inside of the diamond represents.
24. List the four guiding principles of the preparing the next generation that
the inside of the diamond represents.
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25. What is DECA’s mission?
26. From the list on page 25, what makes you want to join DECA?
27. How much are DECA dues and what date must they be paid by? (See page
26 to be filled in with your instructor)
28. What is the official DECA color?
29. On page 27, the program of work diagram identifies 6 areas. For each area
list an activity that you think our chapter could add to our program of work
(the activities and events we will participate in).
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30. Who are the three Broad Run HS chapter advisors?
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31. What district is Broad Run DECA in?
32. Who are the other schools in our district? Hint: there are 6 including
BRHS.
33. Who is the VA DECA Specialist?
34. Are there awards and scholarships available to you if you participate in
DECA? Identify all of them you see listed.
35. What is the objective and purpose of the DECA Annual Report?
36. What resources are available to you if you want additional information at
the Virginia DECA level and the National DECA level?
37. If you choose to compete in a DECA competitive event, which type of event
would you like to participate? Justify your answer.
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