FORSYTH COUNTY COURSE SYLLABUS
COURSE TITLE:
Directed Study
TEACHER NAME:
Mike Beckley
ROOM: 474
E-MAIL:MBeckley@forsyth.k12.ga.us
PHONE:
770-781-2264 ext 100474
The key to Georgia’s economic future is a prepared workforce. Therefore, one of the fundamental goals of the Georgia
Department of Labor’s Workforce Solutions Team is to produce an emerging workforce that is prepared to face the
challenges of a global marketplace. Employee responsibility is often the missing link in the working arena. While most
students are graduating from high school and preparing for the future with the appropriate academic credentials, many
still lack the soft skills and work ethic to succeed in today’s workforce. A survey of large, medium, and small
businesses shows that employers are having difficulty hiring people who possess adequate basic skills, thinking skills,
working competencies, work attitudes, and work habits. To address this gap and to give Georgia students an advantage
moving into the workforce, the Department of Labor created GeorgiaBEST which you will participate in this year
through WBL. The training, modeled after the business world where employees are assessed by their employers on
performance, teaches ten areas of ethics and soft skills embedded into your WBL assignments. They include:
Appearance and Professional
Image
Oral & Written Business Communication
Skills
Attendance and Punctuality
Productivity & Academic Performance
Attitude & Respect
Responsibility & Organization
Social Media Ethics
Self-Management & Time- Management
Discipline & Character
Teamwork & Work Habits
Your monthly assignments and daily on-the-job experiences will deal with those areas.
Monthly Assignment Information:
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You will have one assignment each month. This assignment will be due the last school day of every
month and is summative.
Five points will be deducted from your grade for each day your assignment is late.
Your assignments need to be submitted via the assignment DROP BOX, not through email.
Your office supervisor will also assess your performance every month. This form should be signed
and delivered along with the Hours Worked Form.
Hours Worked Form:
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Directions on how to fill out this form are found on each Hours Worked Form; please read and
follow them. All you really need to do is keep track of any days you are absent, any weekdays we
don’t have school, and be able to multiple the total number of working days by 50. This form may
be submitted the first week of the following month by bringing it to my room (leave it on my
computer or slide under the door if locked), place in my mailbox, or snap a picture and submit
electronically in monthly assignment drop box.