Student Name: ______________________ Block: ____
Job Search, Customer Service, Patents and Copyrights,
and Student Organizations
Outcomes for this activity:
 Explain job-acquisition and advancement skills.
 Identify good customer-service skills.
 Explain good telecommunications skills.
 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.
 Identify leadership skills through participation in student organization activities, such as meetings,
programs, and projects.
 Explain the use of patents and copyrights.
“Note: All the internet links in this document are posted on my school web site on the left
side for quick reference.”
1. How to search and apply for a job.
a. Go to: http://jobsearch.about.com/cs/justforstudents/a/parttimejob.htm read the information on “Getting
your first part time job” and then write down 6 steps you need to do to get a part time job.
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• My first part time job
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b. Now go to: http://jobsearch.about.com/od/teenstudentgrad/a/teenjobsites.htm Teen Job Sites. On this
web-page find 4 ways you can find a job and put this information into the following organizer.
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How to
find a
job
c. Go to: http://jobsearch.about.com/od/resumes/qt/profresume.htm “How to create a professional
Resume” Read the information here and then explain why is it important that your Resume and Cover Letter
are perfect?
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d. Now go to: http://jobsearch.about.com/od/interviewsnetworking/u/jobinterviews.htm “Job Interviews and
Employment Advice”. Use this web-page and links to find 5 things you need to do to ensure a successful
interview. Put this information on the following organizer.
Successful
Interview
2. How to get a promotion.
a. Go to: http://jobsearch.about.com/od/jobpromotions/a/how-to-get-a-promotion.htm read the
information and then name 5 things you need to do to get a job promotion in the following organizer.
Job
Promotion
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3. Good Customer Service.
a. Go to: http://marketing.about.com/od/relationshipmarketing/a/crmtopten.htm read the information and
then summarize the 10 Commandments of Great Customer Service.
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b. Go to: http://top7business.com/?Top-7-Tips-to-Improve-Your-Telecommunication-Skills&id=207 read the
information. Then in the following organizer write 7 ways to improve your Telecommunication (Telephone)
skills when talking to a customer.
Good Telecommunication Skills
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4. Copyright and Patents
a. Go to: http://www.brainpop.com/english/writing/copyright/ watch the Copyright Video and then write a
definition for each of the words in the following table. You will find the Q & A and FYI information on the
Brain Pop Copyright page helpful to answer the following questions.
You will have to log into Brainpop using:
Word
Copyright
User Name: lcpse
Password: elem
Definition
Intellectual Property
Trademark
b. Go to: http://www.uspto.gov/patents/index.jsp read the information on this page and then answer the
following questions.
What is a Patent?
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c. In the left column write down the name of the correct patent type for each definitions.
Patent Type
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Definition
May be granted to anyone who
invents or discovers and produces any
distinct and new variety of plant.
May be granted to anyone who
invents or discovers any new and
useful process, machine, article of
manufacture, or composition of
matter, or any new and useful
improvement.
May be granted to anyone who
invents a new, original, and
ornamental design for an article of
manufacture.
5. Youth and Adult Organizations
a. Go to: http://www.tsaweb.org/Mission-Motto-Creed read the information in the Technology Student
Association’s (TSA) Mission Statement and then record what they foster on the following organizer.
The Technology
Student Association
Fosters:
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b. Go to: https://www.rotary.org/en/guiding-principles read the information on this page and then record
what Rotary encourages and fosters in the following organizer.
Rotary encourages
and fosters:
Enrichment Activities:
a. You have just published a wildly successful young adult vampire novel. In the left column, write down
specific examples of things that your copyright would cover. In the right column, write down examples of
what would more likely be considered fair use of your work.
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b. Research a student organization of your choice. (Have the teacher approve the site you would like
to search) Then in the following chart list 4 ways this organization is beneficial to the student
participants.
Student
Organization Name:
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c. Research an adult organization of your choice. Then in the following chart list 4 ways this
organization is beneficial to the adult participants.
Adult Organization
Name:
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