GRADES 6-12
- Prerequisite Course(s): None
- High School Credit = 1/2 credit per semester (Postsecondary credit = 0)
- This course will be offered: every year
- Pathway (Optional): Information Support and Services
- Career Cluster Area: Information Technology
- Source of Occupational Skills Standards: National Business Education Association (NBEA)
- Eligibility for Nationally Recognized Skill Certificate(s)/State License? No
- Tech Prep: No
- Is this course brokered through another institution or agency? No
- Course Description: This course will teach students to understand, develop, and use the techniques found in the occupational field of commercial publishing.
- Content Headings/Topics
- Commercial writing
- Produce publishable documents
- Revise and edit
- Computer graphic design
| Performance Standards (Learner Outcomes) | Specific Occupational Skills Standards | Alaska Reading, Writing, Math, Science Performance Standards | Alaska Content Standards | Alaska Employability Standards | Alaska Cultural Standards | All Aspects of Industry | Assessments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Demonstrate an ability to listen, speak, and write effectively in different situations for a variety of purposes and audiences. | R2.1a W4.2 | LA A | D4 | Community Issues | Presentation | ||
| 2. Correctly use the computer as a publishing tool for both electronic and proper media. | ISS 8 | Tech B | B4 | Technical | Lab | ||
| 3. Select and use multiple strategies, technology, and other resources to solve problems and complete projects independently and cooperatively. | ISS 8 | W4.2 | Tech C | A1 | C4 | Planning | Lab Assignment |
| 4. Demonstrate an ability to use research, reasoning, and reflection to explain the career field by commercial publishing. | MBEA 17 | R4.5a | LA D | B2 | Technical | Observation | |
| 5. Develop and demonstrate an awareness of the key role language plays in the transmission of culture. | R4.11 | B4 | Presentation | ||||
| 6. Convey long-term consequences of publication actions with regard to ethical and legal issues. | IT XVI NBEA B12 B14 | R.2W.4 | LA, E2 | A.1 A.5 A.7 | E7 | Tech / Prod PC |