CAREER LIFE CONNECTIONS 12
Instructor: Mr. Karasmanis, MBA, MA
thanosk@stjohnsis.com
Google Classroom Code: lz6z6mi
Period: 3 (12:15-1:35)
dates: Sept 5-Jan 26
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Today’s workplace demands graduates who can adapt to unending change in their lives and careers. In
Career Life Connections 12 students will discover that careers are not simply occupational destinations
but a journey that involves lifelong preparation and learning. Students will gain meaningful and renewed
understanding into their personal transition to post-secondary education, professional employment, and
adulthood. Students will develop curricular competencies related to: self-discovery, career
exploration, post-secondary education, labour markets, finances, health, and emotional well-being.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
BIG IDEAS:
Big Ideas are the key understandings that students will achieve by the end of the course. These Big
Ideas cover the following concepts: Personal career-life development, Connections with community and
Career-life planning. Students will explore and understand these specific Big Ideas throughout the
Career Life Connections course:
Career-life development
includes ongoing cycles
of exploring, planning,
reflecting, adapting, and
deciding
Career-life decisions
influence and are
influenced by internal
and external factors,
including local and
global trends
A sense of purpose and
career-life balance
support well being
Lifelong learning and
active citizenship foster
career-life opportunities
and people and
communities
Engaging in networks
and reciprocal
relationships can guide
and broaden career -life
awareness an options
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CORE COMPETENCIES:
A Core Competency is a skill that all learners need to have to be successful in all aspects of their lives.
There are 3 main core competencies: Communication, Thinking, and Personal and Social
Responsibility. Throughout the Career Life Connections course, students will focus on assessing and
further developing these competencies.
ASSIGNMENT LATENESS POLICY
Meeting deadlines is essential in order to achieve success in your high school studies and life in
general. 20% deduction for first day, 40% deduction for second day; 50% maximum deduction (you are
encouraged to turn in an assignment no matter how late).
COURSE MATERIALS
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2-ring binder
2-hole, lined paper
Pens/pencils/highlighter
Laptop
GRADING STRUCTURE
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A
B
C+
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CF
86-100%
73-85%
67-72%
60-66%
50-59%
0-49%
Excellent
Very Good
Good
Fair
Poor
Fail
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ASSESSMENT
Formative
Assessment
Summative
Assessment
Review activities, exit tickets, observations,
comprehension-type questions, application-type
questions, concept checks, reflection journals.
Personal Management Skills (participation,
attentiveness, cooperation, in-class work habits).
Assignments/Projects/Presentations
Capstone Project
Total
10%
40%
50%
100%
ATTENDANCE POLICY
Excessive absenteeism will automatically result in a non-passing mark and no credit will be received for
the course. 5 lates will result in 1 absence. Your grades are valuable. Please do not allow yourselves to
lose points unnecessarily by being late or absent.
COURSE EXPECTATIONS
➢ Be punctual! Class begins promptly, so please considerate of others and arrive to class
prepared and on time. If you are late, get a late slip from the office, enter the class quietly, and
find out what you missed from a classmate.
➢ Please participate! Class participation means being prepared, attentive, and productive during
class. Your participation, attentiveness, and respectful attitude are expected and are also being
evaluated.
➢ Be respectful and considerate of others. Rudeness or inappropriate behaviour will not be
tolerated. Listen to the teacher and classmates when talking.
➢ Please do not use electronics during class, unless instructed by teacher.
➢ Assignments: there are no assignment re-submissions or extra credit work—do your best work
the first time.
➢ Cheating & plagiarism are unacceptable and a mark of “0” will be given to all parties involved.
Students are expected to do their own work. Consultation and collaboration are encouraged in
the research process but each student must produce their own finished product in their own
words. Plagiarism is both theft and fraud. It is theft in that one person is taking the work of
another, and it is fraud because that person is claiming that work as their own.
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COURSE CONTENT & TIME FRAME
Unit
Unit 1: Self-assessment
Unit 2: Financial Literacy
Unit 3: Labour Market
Unit 4: Capstone Project
Topics
Myers-Briggs Types + Keirsey
Temperament Sorter personality
tests; coping skills assessment;
personal values and occupational
choices assessment; personal
worldviews & decision-making
assessment; summative selfassessment presentation based on
collected data.
Intro to financial management &
early investing; personal financial
goals & compound interest; creating
a budget; benefits and shortcomings
of using credit; credit & interest rate
primer; effective credit history &
credit score management.
National Occupational Classification
(NOC) research on prospective
professions; Job Bank research on
trends, wages, & prospects;
employability & transferable skills;
job application; cover letter &
resume writing; behavioural
interview preparation; interview skills
assessment & mock interview;
business model canvas; personal
marketing plan.
Project proposal; Capstone project
action logs; final reflection journal
entry/essay; integration of data,
learning, and experiences into
capstone presentation.
Tentative timeframe
(4 weeks)
(4 weeks)
(4 weeks)
(7 weeks)
Welcome to Career Life Connections 12! I look forward to having a wonderful semester with you!
Mr. Karasmanis
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