19 Tex. Admin. Code § 130.137 - Business Communication and Technologies (One Credit), Adopted 2015
(a) General requirements. This course is
recommended for students in Grades 10-12. Prerequisite: Foundations of Business
Communication and Technologies. Recommended Prerequisite: Touch System Data
Entry. Recommended corequisite: Business Lab. Students shall be awarded one
credit for successful completion of this course.
(b) Introduction.
(1) Career and technical education
instruction provides content aligned with challenging academic standards and
relevant technical knowledge and skills for students to further their education
and succeed in current or emerging professions.
(2) The Business Management and
Administration Career Cluster focuses on careers in planning, organizing,
directing, and evaluating business functions essential to efficient and
productive business operations.
(3)
In Business Communication and Technologies, students implement personal and
interpersonal skills to strengthen individual performance in the workplace and
in society and make a successful transition to the workforce or postsecondary
education. Students apply technical skills to address business applications of
emerging technologies, create complex word-processing documents, develop
sophisticated spreadsheets using charts and graphs, and make an electronic
presentation using appropriate multimedia software.
(4) Students are encouraged to participate in
extended learning experiences such as career and technical student
organizations and other leadership or extracurricular organizations.
(5) Statements that contain the word
"including" reference content that must be mastered, while those that contain
the phrase "such as" are intended as possible illustrative
samples.
(c) Knowledge
and skills.
(1) The student demonstrates
professional standards/employability skills required by business and industry.
The student is expected to:
(A) communicate
effectively with others using oral and written skills;
(B) demonstrate collaboration skills through
teamwork;
(C) demonstrate
professionalism by conducting oneself in a manner appropriate for the
profession and workplace;
(D)
demonstrate a positive, productive work ethic by performing assigned tasks as
directed;
(E) show integrity by
choosing the ethical course of action and comply with all applicable rules,
laws, and regulations; and
(F)
demonstrate time-management skills by prioritizing tasks, following schedules,
and tending to goal-relevant activities in a way that uses time wisely and
optimizes efficiency and results.
(2) The student demonstrates project
management processes to conduct a business project using emerging technologies.
The student is expected to:
(A) initiate a
project;
(B) plan a
project;
(C) execute a
project;
(D) monitor and control a
project; and
(E) close a business
project.
(3) The student
demonstrates the use of the concepts, strategies, and systems for obtaining and
conveying ideas and information to enhance communication in a diverse
workplace. The student is expected to:
(A)
employ verbal and active listening skills when obtaining and conveying
information;
(B) record information
needed to present a report on a given topic and use items such as tables of
contents, indexes, tabs, footnotes, endnotes, captions, and/or building
blocks;
(C) write business
correspondence using advanced word processing features such as templates and
forms; mail merge, including letters, labels, and envelopes; and document
protection and security that convey information effectively using correct
grammar, spelling, punctuation, and capitalization;
(D) use online word processing technologies
to create, edit, and share documents;
(E) communicate with relevant parties such as
coworkers and customers by interpreting verbal and nonverbal
behaviors;
(F) apply strategies for
communicating about issues in dealing with a diverse workforce such as sexual
harassment and cultural differences; and
(G) demonstrate the ability to communicate
and resolve conflicts within a diverse workforce.
(4) The student creates, evaluates, and uses
information resources to accomplish specific occupational tasks. The student is
expected to:
(A) create and interpret items
such as tables, charts, infographics, and figures to accomplish specific
occupational tasks;
(B) use
resources such as informational texts, Internet websites, and technical
materials to review and apply information sources for occupational
tasks;
(C) evaluate the reliability
of information from sources such as informational texts, Internet websites, and
technical materials and resources; and
(D) reference sources of
information.
(5) The
student develops and delivers formal and informal presentations using
appropriate media to engage and inform audiences. The student is expected to:
(A) prepare oral presentations to provide
information for specific purposes and audiences;
(B) identify support materials that will
enhance an oral presentation;
(C)
prepare support materials that will enhance an oral presentation;
(D) deliver an oral presentation that
sustains listeners' attention;
(E)
align presentation strategies to the intended audience;
(F) implement multimedia strategies for
presentations; and
(G) use online
presentation management technologies to create, edit, transport, and share
documents.
(6) The
student demonstrates public relations skills to increase internal and external
customer satisfaction. The student is expected to communicate effectively when
developing positive customer relationships.
(7) The student designs solutions to
mathematical business problems using advanced spreadsheet technologies. The
student is expected to:
(A) recognize and
apply spreadsheet items such as lookup tables, what-if and built-in functions,
macros, and advanced charts, graphs, and functions; and
(B) create and interpret financial statements
such as comparisons and projections, predictions and forecasts, trend analyses,
and charts and graphs.
(8) The student follows procedures of
advanced data management. The student is expected to:
(A) design a database to solve business
problems; and
(B) use advanced
functions of database management such as updating queries, creating formulas,
using built-in formulas, and creating custom format
reports.
(9) The student
documents technical knowledge and skills. The student is expected to:
(A) prepare a professional electronic
portfolio that includes information such as:
(i) attainment of technical skill
competencies;
(ii) licensures or
certifications;
(iii) recognitions,
awards, and scholarships;
(iv)
extended learning experiences such as community service and active
participation in career and technical student organizations and professional
organizations;
(v) sample letter of
application;
(vi) abstract of key
points of accomplishments;
(vii)
resume;
(viii) samples of work;
and
(ix) evaluation from a teacher;
and
(B) present the
portfolio to interested stakeholders.
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