Waterloo Region District School Board

FOREST HEIGHTS COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE

CAREER STUDIES GLC2OH

Course Overview 2014 - 2015

Course Type O!en Gr!"e Leve# "#

Te!$%er $s% Ga&li'(Bell Dep!r&'e(& G)idance
Course Des$rip&io(
This co)rse teaches st)dents ho& to de*elo! and achie*e !ersonal goals in
ed)cation and &or' and to contri+)te to their co,,)nities% St)dent learning &ill incl)de
assessing their o&n 'no&ledge- s'ills- and characteristics and in*estigating econo,ic
trends- &or'!lace organi.ation- &or' o!!ort)nities- and &a/s to search 0or &or'% The
co)rse e1!lores !ostsecondar/ learning o!tions- !re!ares st)dents 0or co,,)nit/(+ased
learning- and hel!s the, +)ild the ca!a+ilities needed 0or ,anaging &or' and li0e
transitions% St)dents &ill design action !lans 0or !)rs)ing their goals%
U)ITS O* STUD+
U)IT 1 The Be Real Ga,e
U)IT 2 Who A, I2
U)IT , Career E1!loration
U)IT 4 3o+ Shado&ing
U)IT 5 3o+ Search
ESSE)TIAL COURSE CO-.O)E)TS
To be successful in this course you must be able to demonstrate all of the following skills:
The st)dent can )se di00erent so)rces o0 in0or,ation to ,a'e decisions
The st)dent can inter!ret assess,ent res)lts and identi0/ co,,on the,es relating to his4her
!ersonal characteristics
The st)dent can a!!l/ the co,,on the,es4characteristics to deter,ine !ossi+le a!!ro!riate
occ)!ational 0ields
The st)dent can de,onstrate an )nderstanding o0 the secondar/ school !rogra,- grad)ation
re5)ire,ents and related ter,s
The st)dent can )se research s'ills to locate and select rele*ant career in0or,ation
6incl)ding !ossi+le ed)cation4training o!!ort)nities7 0ro, a *ariet/ o0 so)rces
The st)dent can a!!l/ *ario)s 8o+ search strategies &hen see'ing e,!lo/,ent
ASSESS-E)T A)D E/ALUATIO)
A *ariet/ o0 assess,ent tas's &ill +e )sed to e*al)ate st)dent !rogress%
L!&e !(" -isse" Assi0('e(&s 9 To achie*e s)ccess in this co)rse- all essential
co)rse co,!onents ,)st +e de,onstrated% Inco,!lete &or' is )OT an o!tion%
C%e!&i(0 !(" .#!0i!ris' 9 It is i,!ortant 0or st)dents to do their o&n +est &or'%
I0 a st)dent is s)s!ected o0 cheating or !lagiari.ing- the teacher in cons)ltation
&ith ad,inistration- &ill deter,ine the ne1t ste!s and4or conse5)ences%
Le!r(i(0 S1i##s !(" 2or1 H!3i&s 9 The areas o0 Res!onsi+ilit/- Organi.ation-
Inde!endent Wor'- Colla+oration- Initiati*e- and Sel0(reg)lation are i,!ortant and
&ill +e assessed and re0lected on the !ro*incial re!ort card%
A&&e("!($e9 Attendance and !)nct)alit/ in classes are i,!ortant !arts o0
learning and an e1!ectation o0 st)dent +eha*io)r% Lates are to +e a*oided to
+ene0it 0ro, 0)ll instr)ctional ti,e and not disr)!t other:s learning ti,e% When a
st)dent is a+sent- a !arent4g)ardian ,)st call the school:s attendance line on the
date o0 a+sence- or !ro*ide a note e1!laining the a+sence 0or the st)dent to
s)+,it the 0ollo&ing da/% St)dents are res!onsi+le 0or ,issed &or' d)ring their
a+sence%
The 0inal ,ar' &ill +e deter,ined as 0ollo&s;
CATEGOR+ 2EIGHT
Ter, Wor'
The Be Real Ga,e "<=
Who A, I2 "#=
Career E1!loration "#=
3o+ Shado&ing "#=
3o+ Search "#=
G)est S!ea'er "<=
Final E*al)ation
Who A, I2 Broch)re "<=
Career E1!loration >o&er>oint "<=
B/ signing this co)rse o)tline- I ac'no&ledge that I ha*e read and )nderstood the
e1!ectations and re5)ire,ents 0or s)ccess0)l co,!letion o0 this co)rse%


St)dent:s Na,e Date

>arent4G)ardian Signat)re Date