Career Exploration Module Layout – Career Portals Course
WEEK ONE MONDAY
Day 1
Career Module Introduction Objectives: -
Introduce the BMA cluster
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Discuss and explore career
opportunities within the BMA
Cluster
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Identify the 6 pathways within
the Business Management &
Administration Cluster (BMAC)
TUESDAY
Day 2
Administration & Information Support Objectives: -
WEDNESDAY
Day 3
THURSDAY
Day 4
FRIDAY
Day 5
Business Financial Management & Accounting Objectives: Human Resources Marketing Investigate career opportunities
within the Administration &
Information Support Pathway
which includes Customer
Service Representative, Data
Entry and Administrative
Assistant
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Objectives: Identify and investigate various
career opportunities within the
Business Financial
Management & Accounting
Pathway: Accountant, Payroll
Clerk, Auditor, Purchasing
Manager
Identify the academic and
technical skills needed for this
pathway
Explore steps required to
participate in a variety of career
opportunities
Demonstrate characteristics
required for personal and
professional success
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Identify and explore career
opportunities within the Human
Resources pathway: Corporate
Trainer, Recruiter, Benefits
Specialists, HR Generalist
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Research the academic
requirements for careers in this
cluster
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Employ effective leadership,
teamwork and conflict
management
Objectives: -
Identify and explore career
opportunities within the
Marketing pathway: Brand
Manager, Desktop Publishing,
Graphic Designer
Lesson Plan: Career Module Introduction Lesson Plan: Customer Service Representative, Data Entry and Administrative Assistant Lesson Plan: Money, Money, Money Lesson Plan: Behind the Scenes Lesson Plan: Marketing Strategy Extension: Extension: Extension: Extension: Extension: -
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Challenge students to gather a
list of skills needed to be
successful in this cluster
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Ask students to describe the
physical work environment for
jobs in this field
Challenge students to find
related jobs and explain which
aspects of that job they would
enjoy and which they would
dislike
Instruct students to complete
payroll and produce a paystub
for two classmates using their
own amounts
Invite district Human Resource
Personnel to class to speak
with students about his/her job
Allow students to research two
similar companies and study
their brands, target market and
distribution strategies
Resources: CTE at UNT – www.CTE.unt.edu ONETcenter ‐ http://online.onetcenter.org/ US Bureau of Labor Statistics – www.bls.gov States’ Career Clusters – http://careerclusters.org/ Achieve Texas ‐‐ http://achievetexas.org/ Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2014. All rights reserved
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Career Exploration Module Layout – Career Portals Course
WEEK TWO MONDAY
Day 6
TUESDAY
Day 7
WEDNESDAY
Day 8
THURSDAY
Day 9
Self‐Assessment A Cluster Journey In the News Cluster Scavenger Hunt Objectives: -
Identify and explore career
opportunities within the BMAC
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Align personal interests and
skills with a variety of BMAC
careers
Objectives: Objectives: -
Identify and explore career
opportunities within the BMAC
Cluster
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Provide a realistic exploration of
career opportunities within the
BMAC cluster
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Align personal interests and
skills with a variety of BMAC
careers
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Reevaluate and assess
personal career interests
Objectives: -
Identify, explore, and review
career opportunities within the
Business Management and
Administration Cluster
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Compare levels of education for
careers of personal interests
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Research steps required to
participate in a variety of career
and educational opportunities
FRIDAY
Day 10
Portfolio Maintenance/Career Formation/ ETC. Objectives: -
Identify, explore, and review
career opportunities within the
BMAC
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Compare levels of education for
careers of personal interests
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Research steps required to
participate in a variety of career
and educational opportunities
Lesson Plan: MAPP Assessment Lesson Plan: A Cluster Journey Lesson Plan: Cluster Report Activity Lesson Plan: Cluster Scavenger Hunt Lesson Plan: Life Span Plan Extension: Extension: Extension: Extension: Extension: -
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Have students complete the
Life Span Plan Part 1 based on
the results from the assessment
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Have students write thank you
notes to all career participants
Host an in-class Career Day
with people from the community
who work in the BMAC cluster.
Allow students to ask as many
questions as possible and
complete a summary notecard
for each career.
Complete a resume & a sample
job application
Discuss appropriate
appearance for an interview
and plan a practice dress up
day
Have students write a reflection
paper of the entire Career
Exploration Module Experience
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Instruct students to research
the outlook of a variety of
BMAC career opportunities
within their community
Have students to write a
reflection paper of the entire
Career Exploration Module
Experience Resources: CTE at UNT – www.CTE.unt.edu ONETcenter ‐ http://online.onetcenter.org/ US Bureau of Labor Statistics – www.bls.gov States’ Career Clusters – http://careerclusters.org/ Achieve Texas ‐‐ http://achievetexas.org/ Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2014. All rights reserved
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