Garrard County High School Business Department
KOSSA—Employability
Non-Traditional Assignments
Mrs. Brogli
Introduction:
This packet contains three separate assignments. These assignments are to be
completed at home if and when Garrard County District declares a Non-Traditional
Snow Day. There will be a maximum of three such days in any one school year. You will
be notified of these days via the One-Call system, Text Alerts or by the local news
stations. Please be aware that not all snow days will be considered Non-Traditional.
Non-Traditional days are those deemed by the district as days that will not be made
up at the end of the school year because the students and staff will be participating in
a series of learning activates from the safety of their homes. On such days, you may
contact me via e-mail or call the high school with a message including your name and
phone number and I will happily return the call with assistance on the assignment. My
contact information is as follows:
e-mail: tina.brogli@garrard.kyschools.us
phone: 859-792-2146
e-mail: tina.brogli@garrard.kyschools.us
Important note:
You must complete one assignment per Non-Traditional Day. The assignments
are not intended to be completed as a group but are standalone assignments
that will be assessed on three separate occasions. You may email your
assignment to the above email address or complete the assignment on the
handout or your personal notebook paper and return the completed assignment
on the next regular school day.
Non-Traditional Assignment Goal:
The goal of this Non-Traditional process is to take advantage of that vital time
where unfavorable weather often has us stranded at home for multiple days. In the
Vocational Department, our CTE students are working diligently to prepare for the
Kentucky Occupational Skills Standards Assessment (KOSSA) in early March and
missing multiple class periods can be a real hindrance. For this reason, the Business
Department has armed students with KOSSA relevant Non-Traditional Day Packets.
Taken seriously, they will sharpen students’ KOSSA skills while they remain safely
home during these dangerous times.
Each Non-Traditional Day assignment will be a 100 pt. score on Infinite Campus.
Day 1
Assignment
Day 1-Question #1
OCCUPATION SKILLS SAMPLE ?
Jim’s t-shirt Company has decided to sell its
custom t-shirts at American Eagle. What type of
marketing decision was this?
a. price
b. product
c. promotion
d. place
Day 1-Question #2
OCCUPATION SKILLS SAMPLE ?
Lily’s job is to assist customers in finding makeup
that matches their skin type. Which of the
functions of marketing does this demonstrate?
a. selling
b. purchasing
c. promotion
d. product management
Day 1-Question #3
OCCUPATION SKILLS SAMPLE ?
Mrs. Harris took a survey of the seniors to see what
senior shirt design they liked the best. This would
be an example of what marketing function?
a. product/service management
b. financing
c. promotion
d. marketing information management.
Day 1-Question #4
ACADEMIC SKILLS SAMPLE ?
Paul has paid all of his bills for the month. He
decides to use the money that he has left over to go
out to eat and to the movies. This money would be
considered his __________________ income.
a. limited
b. discretionary
c. disposable
d. direct
Day 1-Question #5
ACADEMIC SKILLS SAMPLE ?
What type of software program would a business
owner need to use when using formulas for their
income statement calculations?
a. presentation software.
b. spreadsheet software.
c. database software.
d. writing software.
Day 1-Question #6
ACADEMIC SKILLS SAMPLE ?
When doing problem-solving, what should be
the first step?
a. gather information.
b. identify solutions.
c. define the problem.
d. evaluate alternatives.
Day 1-Question #7
EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS SAMPLE ?
In this main activity of a business, the hiring,
retirement, and health insurance is
administered:
a. human resources.
b. marketing.
c. financial analysis.
d. employee management.
Day 1-Question #8
EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS SAMPLE ?
Ginger needs to send out some information to
everyone in her business quickly. In this situation,
what would be the best format to use?
a. a standard business letter.
b. a formal business letter.
c. an interoffice memo.
d. all of these.
Day 1-Question #9
EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS SAMPLE ?
Fred had some chemicals that were mislabeled at
his business. The agency that may fine his business
if they come in and find this error is the
a. Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
b. Safety Board Agency.
c. Food and Drug Administration.
d. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Day 2
Assignment
Day 2
Interview Questions to Assess
Soft Skills
One of the best ways to tell if applicants have the
skills to perform specific tasks is to directly ask
how they’ve used those skills in the past. Answer
these sample questions to help a hiring manager
determine if you have 5 important “soft” skills:
Day 2
Interview Questions to Assess
Initiative
1. Tell me about a time you did more than was required in your job or
classwork.
2. Describe a situation where you found you had a serious problem. What did
you do to solve it?
3. How did your last big idea work out?
Day 2
Interview Questions to Assess
Decision Making
4. What was the toughest decision you made recently?
5. Describe a work or school-related problem you had to face recently. What
procedures did you use to deal with it?
Day 2
Interview Questions to Assess
Communication
6. Describe when you had to make a presentation. How did you do? Why do
you think it went that way?
7. Have you ever given instructions that someone didn’t follow? Why did that
happen?
Day 2
Interview Questions to Assess
Integrity
8. Should some rules be obeyed more than others? Why?
9. Did you ever have to deal with a co-worker who wasn’t pulling his or her
weight? What did you do about it?
Day 2
Interview Questions to Assess
Leadership
10. Have you ever had to lead a group at school or work? What approach did
you take to gain cooperation?
11. Did you ever need cooperation from a group over which you had little
authority? How effective were you?
12. Describe how you solved someone else’s problem.
Day 3
Assignment
Day 3
Interview Questions to Assess
Soft Skills-Cont.
One of the best ways to tell if applicants have the
skills to perform specific tasks is to directly ask
how they’ve used those skills in the past. Answer
these sample questions to help a hiring manager
determine if you have 5 important “soft” skills:
Day 3
Interview Questions to Assess
Persuasiveness
13. What was the best idea you’ve ever sold to a teacher? How did you do it?
14. What was the best idea you ever failed to sell?
15. What strategies have you found work best when trying to sway someone to your point
of view?
Day 3
Interview Questions to Assess
Planning
16. How do you plan your school week?
17. How do you determine your top priorities?
18. How do you develop short- and long-range plans?
Day 3
Interview Questions to Assess
Sales
19. Describe the primary types of people you find easy to convince of your ideas.
What approach do you use for each group?
20. What’s the best way to find others who support your goals?
21. Describe the toughest situation in which you convinced someone to follow your
lead.
Day 3
Interview Questions to Assess
Supervision
22. How have you made your group more efficient?
23. What is the No. 1 thing that distinguishes a superior group member from a typical one?
25. How do you confront underperforming group members?
Day 3
Interview Questions to Assess
Technical Skills
27. Give me an example of an especially difficult assignment. What was your role?
29. How do you keep informed about what’s happening in pop culture?
30. What career pathway-related publications do you normally read?