Success at Work 91180
Dr. Kimely R. Davis, BS, MBA, VCO, D.MIN
AEC Phone: 434-528-6485, voice mail 33109
AEC email address: krdavis@amherst.k12.va.us
Course Description:
Students study basic management concepts and leadership styles as they explore business ownership, planning,
operations, marketing, finance, economics, communications, the global marketplace, and human relations. Quality
concepts, project management, problem solving, and ethical decision making are an integral part of the course.
Methods:
The course will include lecture and classroom discussion, demonstration, hands-on applications, cooperative
learning, projects, quizzes, and tests.
Grading Policy:
Grades will be earned in four specific areas:
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Tests – 20% (common assessments, benchmarks, units)
Independent Practice – 10% (warm-ups, journals)
Classwork – 40%
Other – 30% (could include: quizzes, projects, notebooks, posters)
Textbook: Succeeding in the World of Work by Grady Kimbrell & Ben S. Vineyard
Make-up Work:
It is the student’s responsibility to check for makeup work the day they return to school. Assignments and any work
needing completion will be placed in the student’s folder.
Class Expectations:
Students are expected to:
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Follow all school rules
Be present, punctual, and prepared
Be polite and respectful
Submit all work on time
Keep work area clean (computer left as found, desk area free of paper and trash, chair is pushed in under
desk when leaving)
Maintain a POSITIVE and PROFFESIONAL attitude
Tentative Assignment Schedule
Week 1
Self-Assessment – Chapter 1 You and the World of Work
Week 2
Quiz 1 & Test Chapter 1
Week 3
Chapter 2 Getting to Know Yourself
Week 4
Quiz 2 & Test Chapter 2
Week 5
Chapter 3 Exploring Careers
Week 6
Chapter 3 Researching Careers
Week 8
Chapter 4 Entrepreneurship
Week 9
Quiz 3 & Test Chapter 3 & 4
Week 10
Chapter 5 Developing an Individual Career Plan
Week 11 &12
Review & Test on First Five Chapters
Week 13 & 14
Finding a Job
Week 15
Chapter 6
Week 16
Chapter 7 Interviewing
Week 18 & 19
Finding and Applying for a Job
Quiz 4 & Test Chapter 6 & 7
Week 20
Joining in the Workforce
Week 21
Chapter 8 Beginning a New Job
Week 22
Chapter 9 Workplace and Ethics
Week 23
Quiz 5 & Test Chapters 8 & 9
Week 24
Chapter 10 Developing a Positive Attitude
Week 25
Review & Test on Chapters 6 - 10
Week 26
Chapter 11 Workplace Health and Science
Week 27
Chapter 12 Workplace and Legal Matters
Week 28
Quiz 6 & Test Chapters 11 & 12
Week 29
Chapter 13
Week 30
Chapter 14 Teamwork and Leadership
Week 31
Chapter 15 Professional Communication Skills
Week 32
Quiz 7 & Test Chapters 13 - 15
Week 33
Chapter 16 Thinking Skills on the Job
Week 34
Chapter 17 Technology in the Workplace
Week 35
Chapter 18 Time and Information Management
Week 36
Quiz 8 & Test Chapters 16 - 18
Interpersonal Relationship at Work